{"conversationCode":"828-015","tapeNumber":828,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-828-015","startDateTime":"1972-12-27T17:01:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-12-27T17:03:00.000Z","startDate":"27-Dec-1972","startTime":"12:01 PM","endDate":"27-Dec-1972","endTime":"12:03 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-015 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. 828-15\n\nDate: December 27, 1972\nTime: Unknown between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       White House gifts\n            -Women [Bess (Wallace) Truman]\n                 -Pins\n                        -Diamonds\n                              -Location\n                                   -[Executive Office Building]\n                        -Pearls\n\n       The President’s schedule\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:03 pm.","filename":["828-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"828-014","nextCode":"828-016","transcript":[{"start":0.38,"end":15.59,"text":"Steve, see if you would have out there one of those, uh, expensive, uh, uh, ends for women, one of the diamonds."},{"start":15.61,"end":19.88,"text":"Ah, well, Steve, you may have one of those."},{"start":19.89,"end":21.58,"text":"Do you have any of the pearls?"},{"start":21.6,"end":23.96,"text":"We have, I believe we have a pearl here."},{"start":24.16,"end":29.6,"text":"Well, I, I want to be, I may not use you, Steve, for the diamond, one of the pearls."},{"start":30.22,"end":30.67,"text":"Thank you very much."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consults with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, regarding the inventory of high-end jewelry items, specifically diamonds and pearls, currently available in White House holdings. The President expresses an intent to potentially utilize these items for personal gifts, though he remains undecided between the two gemstone options. The brief discussion concludes with Bull confirming the availability of a pearl, providing Nixon with the information necessary for a future selection.","topics":["White House inventory","gift-giving","Stephen B. Bull","jewelry"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:40:35.849Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-inventory","gift-giving","stephen-b-bull","jewelry"],"audioDurationSec":36,"audioFiles":[{"file":"828-015.mp3","bytes":871418,"durationSec":36.16,"bitrate":192791,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:42.016Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/828-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/828-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/828/conversation-828-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}