{"conversationCode":"778-018","tapeNumber":778,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-778-018","startDateTime":"1972-09-15T15:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-15T15:26:00.000Z","startDate":"15-Sep-1972","startTime":"11:22 AM","endDate":"15-Sep-1972","endTime":"11:26 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:22 am and 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-018 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 778-18\n\nDate: September 15, 1972\nTime: 11:22 am - unknown before 11:26 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n          Ray Charles's music style\n\n          The President's schedule\n             -Robert H. Finch\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:26 am.","filename":["778-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"778-017","nextCode":"778-019","transcript":[{"start":3.03,"end":3.23,"text":"Rock."},{"start":3.53,"end":3.89,"text":"Rock."},{"start":6.02,"end":6.26,"text":"Rock."},{"start":6.82,"end":7.08,"text":"Rock."},{"start":12.94,"end":13.4,"text":"Rock."},{"start":15.79,"end":16.64,"text":"Rock."},{"start":17.05,"end":18.41,"text":"Rock."},{"start":32.28,"end":34.18,"text":"I mean, also, I'm heavy committed."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative logistics and the President's upcoming schedule. During the brief interaction, the two touched upon the musical style of Ray Charles and reviewed scheduling commitments related to Robert H. Finch. The conversation focused primarily on managing the President's immediate calendar obligations.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Robert H. Finch","Ray Charles","White House operations","Stephen B. Bull"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:26:51.468Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","robert-h-finch","ray-charles","white-house-operations","stephen-b-bull"],"audioDurationSec":38,"audioFiles":[{"file":"778-018.mp3","bytes":907179,"durationSec":37.73,"bitrate":192334,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/778-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/778/conversation-778-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}