{"conversationCode":"686-009","tapeNumber":686,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-686-009","startDateTime":"1972-03-17T17:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-17T17:05:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:00 PM","endDate":"17-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 686-009 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. 686-9\n\nDate: March 17, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:00 and 12:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n      The President's schedule\n           -Forthcoming meeting with William Warnock\n                -Henry A. Kissinger\n                -Photograph\n                -Gift from Warnock\n                -Reciprocal gift from Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n                       -East Wing\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:05 pm.","filename":["686a.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:37:28","tapeEnd":"00:39:35","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"686-008","nextCode":"686-010","tapeTranscriptFile":"686a.mp3","transcript":[{"start":2291.64,"end":2302.3,"text":"It's the 50th anniversary of the St. James, Ireland, uh, apparently collected by, uh, and we've made a response."},{"start":2302.4,"end":2313.91,"text":"We have five first ladies in."},{"start":2314.03,"end":2314.65,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":2314.75,"end":2315.77,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":2316.67,"end":2317.09,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":2317.11,"end":2317.53,"text":"Thank you."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":2278.25,"end":2356,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical arrangements for an upcoming visit from Irish Ambassador William Warnock. The discussion focused on protocol for the meeting, including the coordination of a photograph and the exchange of gifts between the Ambassador and First Lady Pat Nixon. This brief briefing ensured the East Wing was prepared for the presentation and the reciprocal gift-giving process.","topics":["William Warnock","Pat Nixon","Diplomatic protocol","White House scheduling","Gift exchange"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:38:17.764Z"},"topicSlugs":["william-warnock","pat-nixon","diplomatic-protocol","white-house-scheduling","gift-exchange"],"audioDurationSec":127,"audioFiles":[{"file":"686a.mp3","bytes":84904436,"durationSec":3537.62,"bitrate":192003,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/686a.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/686-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/686/conversation-686-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}