{"conversationCode":"803-003","tapeNumber":803,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-803-003","startDateTime":"1972-10-18T15:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-18T15:12:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Oct-1972","startTime":"11:05 AM","endDate":"18-Oct-1972","endTime":"11:12 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:05 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-003 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. 803-3\n\nDate: October 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 11:05 am and 11:12 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n        Meetings\n           -Smoking arrangements\n                -Heads of state and foreign ministers\n                -Masayoshi Ohira\n\n        Request to meet with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n\nBull left at an unknown time 11:12 am.","filename":["803-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"803-002","nextCode":"803-004","transcript":[{"start":1.19,"end":7.16,"text":"So you can do all these, uh, you can check in advance and see whether they do them or not."},{"start":7.17,"end":12.22,"text":"If you have one that's a smoker, there should always be cigarettes in the little red, little, little case there."},{"start":12.34,"end":25.15,"text":"We've been doing it with the head of state and all that, but basically what the departments are doing is just, just, and don't put a choice, just put, just put a cigarette in the smoker and, you know, the smoker's in for that."},{"start":25.7,"end":27.68,"text":"All right, so here, it's always a smoker."},{"start":28.14,"end":33.93,"text":"Yeah, that's part of our checklist from head to table."},{"start":34.07,"end":38.47,"text":"It's bottom two."},{"start":41.55,"end":42.8,"text":"You see him."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss formal protocol and logistical arrangements for upcoming visits by foreign dignitaries, specifically focusing on Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira. Nixon instructed Bull to ensure that standard amenities, such as cigarettes, are consistently provided for heads of state who are known smokers. Additionally, the pair coordinated an upcoming meeting between the President and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","topics":["White House protocol","Diplomatic visits","Masayoshi Ohira","Alexander M. Haig Jr.","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:06:28.983Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-protocol","diplomatic-visits","masayoshi-ohira","alexander-m-haig-jr","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":52,"audioFiles":[{"file":"803-003.mp3","bytes":1255130,"durationSec":52.23,"bitrate":192258,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:36.255Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/803-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/803-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/803/conversation-803-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}