{"conversationCode":"803-014","tapeNumber":803,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-803-014","startDateTime":"1972-10-18T17:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-18T18:33:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Oct-1972","startTime":"1:40 PM","endDate":"18-Oct-1972","endTime":"2:33 PM","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 1:40 pm and 2:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 803-014 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. 803-14\n\nDate: October 18, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:33 pm\n\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n         The President's schedule\n             -Forthcoming meeting with Soviet officials\n                 -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n                 -Congressional adjournment\n                      -Possible telephone call from the Speaker of the House [Carl B. Albert]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:33 pm.","filename":["803-014.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"803-013","nextCode":"803-015","transcript":[{"start":1.38,"end":6.16,"text":"We have to tell them that I am not here."},{"start":30.41,"end":30.91,"text":"I'm sorry."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's schedule and manage accessibility regarding upcoming engagements. The discussion centered on managing the President's availability for meetings with Soviet officials, consultations with Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and potential communications with Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert concerning Congressional adjournment. Ultimately, Nixon directed Bull to restrict his availability, explicitly instructing him to inform callers that he was not present.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Soviet relations","Congressional adjournment","Carl B. Albert","Alexander M. Haig Jr.","Access control"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:07:32.819Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","soviet-relations","congressional-adjournment","carl-b-albert","alexander-m-haig-jr","access-control"],"audioDurationSec":47,"audioFiles":[{"file":"803-014.mp3","bytes":1119711,"durationSec":46.6,"bitrate":192225,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.477Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:36.258Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/803-014.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/803-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/803/conversation-803-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}