{"conversationCode":"793-002","tapeNumber":793,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-793-002","startDateTime":"1972-10-06T11:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-06T12:55:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Oct-1972","startTime":"7:55 AM","endDate":"6-Oct-1972","endTime":"8:55 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-002 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. 793-2\n\nDate: October 6, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 7:55 am and 8:55 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n        The President's schedule\n            -Henry A. Kissinger\n            -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n                -Confirmation hearings [for Army Vice Chief of Staff appointment]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:55 am.","filename":["793-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"793-001","nextCode":"793-003","transcript":[{"start":1.69,"end":5.63,"text":"All right, he's asked to see you for approximately one hour today."},{"start":5.69,"end":7.49,"text":"And hopefully, Hay could be with him."},{"start":7.51,"end":12.04,"text":"Now, Hay has to go up the hill to be there for his confirmation."},{"start":13.13,"end":15.38,"text":"That's what we're going to do at 9."},{"start":15.46,"end":16.76,"text":"Hey, Ray, and now Hay is on."},{"start":17.24,"end":18.08,"text":"Hey, I'll see you back there."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's daily schedule and manage upcoming meetings with key staff members. They specifically discussed the availability of Henry Kissinger for a one-hour meeting and the timing of Alexander Haig's confirmation hearings for his appointment as Army Vice Chief of Staff. Bull confirmed the logistical arrangements required to ensure Haig could attend his hearings on Capitol Hill while maintaining the President's planned agenda.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","Confirmation hearings","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:48:33.384Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","confirmation-hearings","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"793-002.mp3","bytes":588067,"durationSec":24.44,"bitrate":192493,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.287Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/793-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/793-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/793/conversation-793-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}