{"conversationCode":"827-011","tapeNumber":827,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-827-011","startDateTime":"1972-12-20T18:51:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-20T18:53:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Dec-1972","startTime":"1:51 PM","endDate":"20-Dec-1972","endTime":"1:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 1:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-011 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. 827-11\n\nDate: December 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 1:51 pm and 1:53 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       The President’s schedule\n\f                                               -30-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                        (rev. July-08)\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 827-11 (cont’d)\n\n             -Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler\n                  -Timing\n                        -Ziegler’s press conference\n\n       The President’s briefcase\n            -Contents\n                  -Book about Inaugural addresses\n                         -Location\n                               -Sitting Room desk\n                         -The President’s schedule\n                               -Trip to Florida\n\n       White House gifts\n            -Christmas\n                  -Bracelet\n                        -Lloyd G. Balfour Company\n                             -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n                                   -Conversation with the President\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 1:53 pm.","filename":["827-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"827-010","nextCode":"827-012","transcript":[{"start":1.67,"end":4.55,"text":"You see how the signature's still in his briefcase?"},{"start":5.26,"end":8.86,"text":"And, uh, I hope he filled my briefcase up."},{"start":9.16,"end":14.7,"text":"So, put that, if you will, on my desk."},{"start":14.72,"end":21.84,"text":"The, uh, signature is the, uh, the inauguration of the President."},{"start":23.92,"end":26.11,"text":"The president speaks."},{"start":44.73,"end":47.59,"text":"So, I'll put those photos in the briefcase."},{"start":47.69,"end":51.72,"text":"And put those in the briefcase so that they get to our photos."},{"start":51.74,"end":55.48,"text":"You know, it brings your attention to that eagle is just passing by."},{"start":55.74,"end":56.14,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":56.2,"end":60.66,"text":"Very soon, because of my mouthful."},{"start":60.69,"end":61.55,"text":"My mouthful, very soon."},{"start":61.97,"end":63.15,"text":"She just received it yesterday."},{"start":63.27,"end":64.01,"text":"She told me about it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review administrative logistics and personal arrangements before his upcoming departure for Florida. They discussed the organization of materials for his briefcase, including documentation related to inaugural addresses and photographs, and coordinated the scheduling of a press conference with Ronald Ziegler. Additionally, the President briefly touched upon a Christmas gift for First Lady Pat Nixon.","topics":["Presidential schedule","White House logistics","Pat Nixon","Ronald Ziegler","Inaugural addresses","Briefcase contents"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:37:44.474Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","white-house-logistics","pat-nixon","ronald-ziegler","inaugural-addresses","briefcase-contents"],"audioDurationSec":75,"audioFiles":[{"file":"827-011.mp3","bytes":1803672,"durationSec":75,"bitrate":192391,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/827-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/827/conversation-827-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}