{"conversationCode":"820-012","tapeNumber":820,"conversationNumber":12,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-820-012","startDateTime":"1972-12-12T16:54:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-12T16:54:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:54 AM","endDate":"12-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:54 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 820-012 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. 820-12\n\nDate: December 12, 1972\nTime: 11:54 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n       The President’s foot\n            -Sprain\n                  -Press story\n\f                                             -24-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 820-12 (cont’d)\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Meeting with J. Willard Marriott\n                  -Dwight L. Chapin\n\nBull left at 11:54 am.","filename":["820-012.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"820-011","nextCode":"820-013","transcript":[{"start":2.45,"end":5.53,"text":"I have a spring."},{"start":5.73,"end":7.93,"text":"Well, yes, I understand."},{"start":9.65,"end":10.91,"text":"That's good."},{"start":11.29,"end":12.95,"text":"That's good."},{"start":13.13,"end":14.15,"text":"That's good."},{"start":14.21,"end":15.27,"text":"That's good."},{"start":15.49,"end":16.57,"text":"That's good."},{"start":16.91,"end":17.48,"text":"That's good."},{"start":17.91,"end":21.86,"text":"That's good."},{"start":22.54,"end":23.64,"text":"That's good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss an injury to the President’s foot and the associated press coverage. Additionally, the two reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically addressing a planned meeting with J. Willard Marriott and the involvement of Dwight L. Chapin. The discussion concluded shortly thereafter as Bull departed the Oval Office.","topics":["Richard M. Nixon","Stephen B. Bull","press relations","presidential schedule","J. Willard Marriott","Dwight L. Chapin"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:28:53.635Z"},"topicSlugs":["richard-m-nixon","stephen-b-bull","press-relations","presidential-schedule","j-willard-marriott","dwight-l-chapin"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"820-012.mp3","bytes":782973,"durationSec":32.48,"bitrate":192850,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:58.478Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:40.099Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/820-012.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/820-012","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/820/conversation-820-012","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}