{"conversationCode":"786-017","tapeNumber":786,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-786-017","startDateTime":"1972-09-25T16:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-09-25T16:22:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Sep-1972","startTime":"12:18 PM","endDate":"25-Sep-1972","endTime":"12:22 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 786-017 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. 786-17\n\nDate: September 25, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:18 pm and 12:22 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n             Dr. Charles A. (“Carl”) Hoffman's schedule\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:22 pm.","filename":["786-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"786-016","nextCode":"786-018","transcript":[{"start":0.74,"end":1.49,"text":"Let's go back."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss the scheduling and coordination of Dr. Charles A. “Carl” Hoffman. The brief meeting focused on managing logistical arrangements regarding Hoffman's upcoming itinerary. No further policy or significant political actions were recorded during this short engagement.","topics":["Scheduling","Charles A. Hoffman","White House operations","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:39:33.229Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","charles-a-hoffman","white-house-operations","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"786-017.mp3","bytes":195604,"durationSec":8.09,"bitrate":193348,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:57.945Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:33.147Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/786-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/786-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/786/conversation-786-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}