{"conversationCode":"690-004","tapeNumber":690,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-690-004","startDateTime":"1972-03-21T14:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-21T15:07:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Mar-1972","startTime":"9:20 AM","endDate":"21-Mar-1972","endTime":"10:07 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-004 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. 690-004\n\nDate: March 21, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:07 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     [Nihat Erim]\n          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n                -Office\n                      -Use of names\n                           -One or two\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["690-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:44:15","tapeEnd":"00:45:36","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"690-003","nextCode":"690-005","transcript":[{"start":1.1,"end":9.06,"text":"A's office to find out whether both names are used for one, or whether it's optional."},{"start":9.08,"end":10.54,"text":"This indicates both my contacts are incorrect."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discuss the proper nomenclature and usage of names concerning a contact, likely Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim. The conversation centers on verifying whether two names refer to the same individual or are distinct entities. Nixon tasks Bull with consulting Alexander Haig’s office to clarify the correct identification to avoid further confusion.","topics":["Nihat Erim","Alexander Haig","White House protocol","Names","Communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:42:00.226Z"},"topicSlugs":["nihat-erim","alexander-haig","white-house-protocol","names","communication"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"690-004.mp3","bytes":621501,"durationSec":15.41,"bitrate":322738,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.977Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:18.564Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/690-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/690-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/690/conversation-690-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}