{"conversationCode":"812-002","tapeNumber":812,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-812-002","startDateTime":"1972-11-03T15:16:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-11-03T15:19:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Nov-1972","startTime":"10:16 AM","endDate":"3-Nov-1972","endTime":"10:19 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 812-002 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.2","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part II","chronReleaseDate":"2-Dec-2008","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 812-2\n\nDate: November 3, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 10:16 am and 10:19 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Meeting [with Mistislav V. Keldysh]\n                  -Henry A. Kissinger\n                  -Arrangements\n                         -Seating\n                               -Time constraint\n\f                                                -2-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 812-13 (cont’d)\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.","filename":["812-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"812-001","nextCode":"812-003","transcript":[{"start":10.24,"end":11.7,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming meeting with Mstislav V. Keldysh. The discussion centered on administrative arrangements, specifically involving Henry Kissinger and the protocol for seating configurations. The President emphasized the need to adhere to strict time constraints during the scheduled appointment.","topics":["Mstislav V. Keldysh","White House logistics","Presidential scheduling","Henry Kissinger","protocol"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:16:54.737Z"},"topicSlugs":["mstislav-v-keldysh","white-house-logistics","presidential-scheduling","henry-kissinger","protocol"],"audioDurationSec":23,"audioFiles":[{"file":"812-002.mp3","bytes":548806,"durationSec":22.75,"bitrate":193015,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.478Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:37.942Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/812-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/812-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/812/conversation-812-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}