{"conversationCode":"799-018","tapeNumber":799,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-799-018","startDateTime":"1972-10-16T15:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-16T15:42:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Oct-1972","startTime":"11:40 AM","endDate":"16-Oct-1972","endTime":"11:42 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 799-018 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. 799-18\n\nDate: October 16, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:40 am and 11:42 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n         The President's schedule\n             -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n                 -Recent telephone call\n                 -John D. Ehrlichman\n\nBull left at 11:42 am.","filename":["799-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"799-017","nextCode":"799-019","transcript":[{"start":0.94,"end":2.32,"text":"Mr. President, you just called."},{"start":2.5,"end":3.72,"text":"I'll be out in a second."},{"start":4.34,"end":6.28,"text":"My father will be in a second."},{"start":6.48,"end":7.3,"text":"Have a good one."},{"start":7.78,"end":11.04,"text":"I'm going to go back in the house."},{"start":11.36,"end":12.16,"text":"I'll be back."},{"start":12.7,"end":13.24,"text":"I'll be back."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull engaged in a brief logistical exchange regarding the President's upcoming schedule and movements. The conversation touched upon the President's recent communications with H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman. The meeting served primarily as a transitional moment to coordinate the President's immediate agenda.","topics":["Presidential schedule","H.R. Haldeman","John D. Ehrlichman","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:00:45.326Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","h-r-haldeman","john-d-ehrlichman","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"799-018.mp3","bytes":578036,"durationSec":24.03,"bitrate":192464,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/799-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/799-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/799/conversation-799-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}