{"conversationCode":"720-018","tapeNumber":720,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-720-018","startDateTime":"1972-05-05T16:43:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-05T16:43:00.000Z","startDate":"5-May-1972","startTime":"12:43 PM","endDate":"5-May-1972","endTime":"12:43 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 720-018 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. 720-18\n\nDate: May 5, 1972\nTime: 12:43 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President's schedule\n          -Camp David\n                 -Julie Nixon Eisenhower\n                 -Rose Mary Woods\n\nBull left at 12:43 pm.","filename":["720-018-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"02:29:19","tapeEnd":"02:29:50","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"720-017","nextCode":"720-019","tapeTranscriptFile":"720a.mp3,720b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":8954.38,"end":8958.82,"text":"Are you ready by any time from 3 on?"},{"start":8958.9,"end":8960.26,"text":"All right."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":8959,"end":8990,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and travel arrangements. The discussion focused on logistics for the President's visit to Camp David, specifically noting the participation of Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Rose Mary Woods. The conversation concluded with an agreement on departure timing for the afternoon.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Camp David","Travel logistics","Julie Nixon Eisenhower","Rose Mary Woods"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:17:14.909Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","camp-david","travel-logistics","julie-nixon-eisenhower","rose-mary-woods"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"720-018-splice.mp3","bytes":816946,"durationSec":34.01,"bitrate":192157,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-10-27T08:05:10.245Z","originalFilename":["720a.mp3","720b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["720b.mp3"],"cutStart":9144.5,"cutEnd":9178.5,"adjustedStart":9144.5,"adjustedEnd":9178.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-10-27T08:05:10.245Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":4,"replacedAt":"2026-10-27T08:06:15.572Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/720-018-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/720-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/720/conversation-720-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}