{"conversationCode":"721-012","tapeNumber":721,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-721-012","startDateTime":"1972-05-08T17:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-09T00:40:00.000Z","startDate":"8-May-1972","startTime":"1:15 PM","endDate":"8-May-1972","endTime":"8:40 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"[Unknown person(s)];","description":"On May 8, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-012 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. 721-12\n\nDate: May 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nUnknown persons met.\n\n     Oval Office tour\n          -The President’s location\n                -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n          -The President’s Senate campaign\n          -President’s office in the EOB\n          -Roosevelt Room\n\fUnknown persons left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.\n\n                                                                         Conv. No. 721-13\n                                                                         Conversation      (cont.)\n                                                                                      No. 721-13\n\nDate: May 8, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nStephen B. Bull met with unknown persons [Secret Service agents].\n\n**************************************************************************\n\n[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and\nreleased 10/19/2022.]\n[Unintelligible]\n[721-013-w001]\n[Duration: 33s]\n\n     Schedule\n          -Departure\n\n**************************************************************************\n\nBull and the unknown agents left at an unknown time before 8:40 pm.","filename":["721-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:38:19","tapeEnd":"01:39:02","participantsList":["[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"721-011","nextCode":"721-013","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":0.59,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon hosted a tour of the White House facilities for unknown guests, providing commentary on his workspace and historical offices. The conversation focused on the layout and utility of the Oval Office, the Executive Office Building, and the Roosevelt Room, while also touching upon the President’s past Senate campaign. No policy decisions were made during this informal walkthrough, which concluded with logistical coordination regarding departure schedules.","topics":["Oval Office","Executive Office Building","White House tours","Senate campaign","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:18:31.481Z"},"topicSlugs":["oval-office","executive-office-building","white-house-tours","senate-campaign","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":44,"audioFiles":[{"file":"721-012.mp3","bytes":1749991,"durationSec":43.61,"bitrate":321011,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/721-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/721/conversation-721-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}