{"conversationCode":"688-019","tapeNumber":688,"conversationNumber":19,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-688-019","startDateTime":"1972-03-18T20:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-18T21:25:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Mar-1972","startTime":"3:40 PM","endDate":"18-Mar-1972","endTime":"4:25 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 688-019 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. 688-19\n\nDate: March 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 4:25 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\fThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     Ronald S. Berman\n          -Book\n               -French Revolution\n               -Location\n                    -Alexander P. Butterfield\n                    -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 4:25 pm.","filename":["688-019.mp3"],"tapeStart":"04:47:07","tapeEnd":"04:47:48","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"688-018","nextCode":"688-020","transcript":[{"start":3.83,"end":7.04,"text":"I think it's here."},{"start":7.06,"end":10.02,"text":"I'll take it now."},{"start":10.18,"end":12.85,"text":"I'll take it now."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct administrative business and finalize the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating appointments, specifically concerning Henry A. Kissinger’s itinerary. Following the brief administrative review and the signing of documents, the session concluded with Bull departing the office.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Henry Kissinger","White House administration","Stephen B. Bull"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:40:45.694Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","henry-kissinger","white-house-administration","stephen-b-bull"],"audioDurationSec":18,"audioFiles":[{"file":"688-019.mp3","bytes":731216,"durationSec":18.15,"bitrate":322237,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.976Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:18.243Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/688-019.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/688-019","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/688/conversation-688-019","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}