{"conversationCode":"725-032","tapeNumber":725,"conversationNumber":32,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-725-032","startDateTime":"1972-05-16T16:46:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-05-16T16:49:00.000Z","startDate":"16-May-1972","startTime":"12:46 PM","endDate":"16-May-1972","endTime":"12:49 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 12:49 pm. 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Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:46 pm.\n\n      [Enayet Karim]\n           -Arrival\n           -Press picture\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:49 pm.\n\n                                        (rev. Jan-02)\n\n      President's schedule\n          -Walk to Treasury Department\n                -Value\n                -Response of tourists\n\n      Public opinion\n          -Fear\n                -New York Times\n                -Percentage\n                      -Draft dodgers\n                      -Courageous\n          -President's actions\n                -Mingling with public\n                -Haiphong actions\n                      -Letters of support to John D. Ehrlichman\n\nBull entered at an unknown time after 12:46 pm.\n\n      Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n         -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n         -Samuel Hoskinson\n               -Bangladesh representatives\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:49 pm.\n\n      Arthur G. Linkletter\n          -Trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]\n          -Possible meeting with President\n                -President's schedule\n          -Meeting with Ehrlichman\n\nEhrlichman left at 12:49 pm.\n\n                                      (rev. Jan-02)","filename":["725a.mp3","725b.mp3","725c.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:54:25","tapeEnd":"03:56:38","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D.","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"725-031","nextCode":"725-033","tapeTranscriptFile":"725a.mp3,725b.mp3,725c.mp3","transcript":[{"start":14065,"end":14066.46,"text":"First say a few words, and then I'll follow you in."},{"start":14066.64,"end":14070.68,"text":"Yeah, we'll all talk briefly and come back."},{"start":14070.72,"end":14077.07,"text":"We'll talk briefly and then leave, and then we'll go to sleep."},{"start":14077.13,"end":14079.13,"text":"I'll talk and I'll leave, and then you're going to sleep."},{"start":14141.63,"end":14141.81,"text":"So."},{"start":14180.74,"end":14194.22,"text":"Yeah, everybody who knows anything about this gun, we're not doing anything to it."},{"start":14194.8,"end":14195.7,"text":"I understand that."},{"start":14196.82,"end":14198,"text":"You know, you just may give me the recommendation."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":14065,"end":14198,"startMethod":"tape_time","endMethod":"tape_time"},"transcriptConfidence":"low","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discussed the administration's policy on pending gun control legislation, with the President directing Ehrlichman to prepare formal recommendations. The discussion also touched upon the President's public image and the positive response to his recent foreign policy actions, specifically the mining of Haiphong. Additionally, the participants coordinated scheduling details regarding international visitors and potential meetings with public figures like Arthur Linkletter.","topics":["Gun Control","Public Opinion","Haiphong","White House Scheduling","Foreign Policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T03:25:42.667Z"},"topicSlugs":["gun-control","public-opinion","haiphong","white-house-scheduling","foreign-policy"],"audioDurationSec":133,"audioFiles":[{"file":"725a.mp3","bytes":175422484,"durationSec":7309.2,"bitrate":192001,"missing":false},{"file":"725b.mp3","bytes":176269478,"durationSec":7344.48,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false},{"file":"725c.mp3","bytes":105103777,"durationSec":4379.27,"bitrate":192002,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":true,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.687Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/725a.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/725b.mp3","https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/725c.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/725-032","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/725/conversation-725-032","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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