{"conversationCode":"827-017","tapeNumber":827,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-827-017","startDateTime":"1972-12-20T19:40:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-20T19:45:00.000Z","startDate":"20-Dec-1972","startTime":"2:40 PM","endDate":"20-Dec-1972","endTime":"2:45 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 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 827-017 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. 827-17\n\nDate: December 20, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:45 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule\n            -Press conference\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm.","filename":["827-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"827-016","nextCode":"827-018","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":2,"text":"Exeggutor, still breathing?"},{"start":2.56,"end":2.94,"text":"Oh, I know, sir."},{"start":2.96,"end":3.82,"text":"He was just down in the hall."},{"start":4.72,"end":5.42,"text":"I'll give you a raise."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss the scheduling of an upcoming press conference for Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief encounter focused on administrative logistics regarding the press office's activities. The meeting concluded quickly after these scheduling matters were addressed.","topics":["Ronald L. Ziegler","Press conference","White House scheduling","Presidential staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:38:18.225Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-l-ziegler","press-conference","white-house-scheduling","presidential-staff"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"827-017.mp3","bytes":305915,"durationSec":12.6,"bitrate":194231,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/827-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/827-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/827/conversation-827-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}