{"conversationCode":"826-005","tapeNumber":826,"conversationNumber":5,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-826-005","startDateTime":"1972-12-19T16:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-19T16:52:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Dec-1972","startTime":"11:51 AM","endDate":"19-Dec-1972","endTime":"11:52 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 11:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 826-005 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. 826-5\n\nDate: December 19, 1972\nTime: 11:51 am - 11:52 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Meeting with Richard C. Van Dusen\n                  -Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.\n                  -White House gifts\n                         -Ashtray\n                         -Cuff links\n\n       White House gifts\n\nBull left at 11:52 am.","filename":["826-005.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"826-004","nextCode":"826-006","transcript":[{"start":25.97,"end":29.93,"text":"What else do we have to do?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting involving Richard C. Van Dusen and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. The discussion centered on logistics and the arrangement of White House gift distributions, specifically concerning ashtrays and cuff links. The brief exchange served to finalize these administrative appointments and protocol details.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House gifts","Richard C. Van Dusen","Kenneth R. Cole Jr.","Administrative protocol"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:36:00.296Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-gifts","richard-c-van-dusen","kenneth-r-cole-jr","administrative-protocol"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"826-005.mp3","bytes":1155394,"durationSec":48,"bitrate":192565,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/826-005.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/826-005","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/826/conversation-826-005","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}