{"conversationCode":"697-022","tapeNumber":697,"conversationNumber":22,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-697-022","startDateTime":"1972-03-30T17:30:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-03-30T17:31:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Mar-1972","startTime":"12:30 PM","endDate":"30-Mar-1972","endTime":"12:31 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:30 pm to 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 697-022 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. 697-22\n\nDate: March 30, 1972\nTime: 12:30 pm - 12:31 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n      The President's schedule\n           -Forthcoming meeting with representatives of the American Cancer Society\n                -Ann Landers\n                -Press photograph\n                -Gift\n                -[Mike Finamore]\n                -Press\n                -Family\n\nBull left at 12:31 pm.","filename":["697a.mp3","697b.mp3","697c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:57:31","tapeEnd":"02:58:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"697-021","nextCode":"697-023","tapeTranscriptFile":"697a.mp3,697b.mp3,697c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":10640.38,"end":10641.38,"text":"Because you have, after every work in this government, why, even the back is served."},{"start":10642.06,"end":10643.26,"text":"Thank you very much."},{"start":10643.28,"end":10647.21,"text":"I just wish you the very best."},{"start":10668.98,"end":10670.18,"text":"I'm sure you've read the Bible."},{"start":10670.2,"end":10670.78,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":10670.92,"end":10674.14,"text":"Would you like a Bible?"},{"start":10674.54,"end":10676.36,"text":"Well, if you'd like one, yes, indeed."},{"start":10676.98,"end":10681.38,"text":"I'm sorry, we have Bibles, but I use the word people."},{"start":10683.02,"end":10684.74,"text":"Well, this would be a great..."},{"start":10684.81,"end":10686.51,"text":"So, anybody that..."},{"start":10686.59,"end":10689.01,"text":"So, we have so many heathens that come here."},{"start":10689.05,"end":10690.53,"text":"So, I'm going to need this."},{"start":10690.81,"end":10693.23,"text":"Or the people that we may as well..."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":10640.375,"end":10716.25,"startMethod":"silence","endMethod":"silence"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details for an upcoming appointment with representatives from the American Cancer Society, including advice columnist Ann Landers. The discussion centered on arrangements for a press photograph and the presentation of a gift during the meeting. Nixon also engaged in a brief, informal exchange regarding the distribution of Bibles to visitors at the White House.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","American Cancer Society","Ann Landers","White House logistics","Public relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T02:48:55.155Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","american-cancer-society","ann-landers","white-house-logistics","public-relations"],"audioDurationSec":67,"audioFiles":[{"file":"697a.mp3","bytes":176061334,"durationSec":7335.82,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"697b.mp3","bytes":175942843,"durationSec":7330.89,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"697c.mp3","bytes":148018990,"durationSec":6167.38,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:54.978Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/697c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/697-022","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/697/conversation-697-022","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}