{"conversationCode":"679-009","tapeNumber":679,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-679-009","startDateTime":"1972-03-07T17:31:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-07T17:40:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:31 PM","endDate":"7-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 679-009 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 679-9\n\nDate: March 7, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:40 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President’s schedule\n          -Meeting with Richard C. Gerstenberg\n               -John D. Ehrlichman\n               -Photographs\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:40 pm.","filename":["679-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:37:28","tapeEnd":"02:38:16","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"679-008","nextCode":"679-010","transcript":[{"start":0.15,"end":4.3,"text":"Was he a great jock, or did he have somebody who'd bring him right in, and I'll be right back?"},{"start":4.34,"end":6.91,"text":"Or is he one of all these invictus?"},{"start":6.93,"end":7.07,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":7.11,"end":8.63,"text":"Mr. Kirsten?"},{"start":8.75,"end":8.91,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling and logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with General Motors chairman Richard C. Gerstenberg. Accompanied by John D. Ehrlichman, the session was planned to include a photo opportunity with the executive. The participants briefly discussed the protocols for Gerstenberg’s arrival and his entry into the Oval Office.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Richard C. Gerstenberg","John D. Ehrlichman","White House logistics","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:30:24.983Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","richard-c-gerstenberg","john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-logistics","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":9,"audioFiles":[{"file":"679-009.mp3","bytes":381175,"durationSec":9.4,"bitrate":324480,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/679-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/679-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/679/conversation-679-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}