{"conversationCode":"797-013","tapeNumber":797,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-797-013","startDateTime":"1972-10-13T16:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-13T16:22:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Oct-1972","startTime":"12:22 PM","endDate":"13-Oct-1972","endTime":"12:22 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-013 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. 797-13\n\nDate: October 13, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 12:22 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n        The President's schedule\n            -Meeting with Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca, Claire (Hodgson) Ruth\n                -[Tony Butrico]\n                -Photograph session\n                -Gift presentation\n                     -Golf balls\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:22 pm.","filename":["797-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"797-012","nextCode":"797-014","transcript":[{"start":2.17,"end":3.39,"text":"What do we have?"},{"start":32.87,"end":36.91,"text":"Turned surprisingly good shape."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistics for a scheduled appearance with former baseball players Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca, and Claire Ruth. The discussion focused on the agenda for this meeting, which included a photo session and the presentation of commemorative golf balls. This interaction served to finalize the President's public relations schedule and ensure the smooth execution of the planned gift exchange.","topics":["Presidential Schedule","Public Relations","Bobby Thomson","Ralph Branca","Claire Ruth","White House Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-07T23:55:30.293Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","public-relations","bobby-thomson","ralph-branca","claire-ruth","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":46,"audioFiles":[{"file":"797-013.mp3","bytes":1113442,"durationSec":46.32,"bitrate":192304,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:35.086Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/797-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/797/conversation-797-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}