{"conversationCode":"831-017","tapeNumber":831,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-831-017","startDateTime":"1973-01-03T20:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-03T20:05:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Jan-1973","startTime":"3:03 PM","endDate":"3-Jan-1973","endTime":"3:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On January 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 831-017 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.3","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part III","chronReleaseDate":"23-Jun-2009","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 831-17\n\nDate: January 3, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:05 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Photograph\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -Meetings\n                  -Photograph session\n                  -J. Bennett Johnston group\n                  -David M. Abshire\n                  -Baseball players\n                  -Truck driver of the year\n                  -Gifts\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm.\n\f                                              -45-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["831-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"831-016","nextCode":"831-018","transcript":[{"start":10.71,"end":14.05,"text":"He's got a whole crew of people in here."},{"start":14.07,"end":19.06,"text":"Senator Johnson and then Senator and Mrs. And we bring the kids in and then the whole family."},{"start":19.08,"end":22.46,"text":"And he runs this entire place."},{"start":23.18,"end":23.96,"text":"And Asher comes in."},{"start":26.08,"end":31.79,"text":"Now look, with Asher, he doesn't have to come."},{"start":33.27,"end":34.13,"text":"He would not have to."},{"start":42.15,"end":45.97,"text":"I don't know anything at all, unless there's a special reason, but there's nothing for the baseball players."},{"start":48.16,"end":51.48,"text":"And, uh, what was this guy?"},{"start":51.5,"end":58.22,"text":"I can't remember his name."},{"start":58.42,"end":61.27,"text":"I can't remember his name."},{"start":62.11,"end":64.41,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":66.27,"end":66.65,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":66.67,"end":67.01,"text":"I don't know."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule of meetings and photo sessions. They discussed the logistics for hosting Senator J. Bennett Johnston’s group, David M. Abshire, and various guests including baseball players and the 'Truck Driver of the Year.' Nixon provided instructions on trimming the guest list, specifically noting that Abshire's attendance was not required for the session.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Oval Office protocol","J. Bennett Johnston","David M. Abshire","Photo opportunities"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:46:48.302Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","oval-office-protocol","j-bennett-johnston","david-m-abshire","photo-opportunities"],"audioDurationSec":74,"audioFiles":[{"file":"831-017.mp3","bytes":1771085,"durationSec":73.65,"bitrate":192369,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.848Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:42.728Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/831-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/831-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/831/conversation-831-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}