{"conversationCode":"709-020","tapeNumber":709,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-709-020","startDateTime":"1972-04-17T17:28:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-04-17T17:31:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Apr-1972","startTime":"12:28 PM","endDate":"17-Apr-1972","endTime":"12:31 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operator;","description":"On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-020 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. 709-20\n\nDate: April 17, 1972\nTime: 12:28 pm - unknown before 12:31 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     The President's schedule\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator at 12:28 pm.\n\n[Conversation No. 709-20A]\n\n[See Conversation No. 23-3]\n\n[End of telephone conversation]\n                                                 44\n\n                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF\n\n                                      Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. 10/06)\n                                                               Conv. No. 709-20 (cont.)\n\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -Call to William P. Rogers\n          -Meeting with William M. Colmer\n                -Trip to and from Capitol Hill\n                      -Clark MacGregor\n                      -William E. Timmons\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.","filename":["709-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:50:56","tapeEnd":"03:52:07","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","White House operator"],"prevCode":"709-019","nextCode":"709-021","transcript":[{"start":5.95,"end":7.99,"text":"You can get Secretary Robertson off."},{"start":8.03,"end":11.31,"text":"He's finished his testimony."},{"start":13.05,"end":18.99,"text":"It's like a regular ride up with you and Timmy to ride back."},{"start":19.03,"end":20.05,"text":"Maybe more than that."},{"start":20.11,"end":32.98,"text":"Well, I'll get greater than that."},{"start":33.14,"end":33.76,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":37.44,"end":39.48,"text":"I'll decide what I do on the way back home."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding his upcoming schedule and travel arrangements. The conversation focused on the President's planned meeting with Representative William M. Colmer and the management of travel to and from Capitol Hill. Nixon also instructed Bull to facilitate a phone call with Secretary of State William P. Rogers to discuss ongoing administrative matters.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Capitol Hill","William P. Rogers","logistics","William M. Colmer"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:02:49.531Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","capitol-hill","william-p-rogers","logistics","william-m-colmer"],"audioDurationSec":43,"audioFiles":[{"file":"709-020.mp3","bytes":1719689,"durationSec":42.85,"bitrate":321027,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:55.376Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/709-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/709/conversation-709-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}