{"conversationCode":"833-001","tapeNumber":833,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-833-001","startDateTime":"1973-01-04T13:35:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-04T13:46:00.000Z","startDate":"4-Jan-1973","startTime":"8:35 AM","endDate":"4-Jan-1973","endTime":"8:46 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-001 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. 833-1\n\nDate: January 4, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:46 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Offer to Margaret Truman of Blair House\n             -Bess (Wallace) Truman\n\n       The President’s schedule\n            -John Ehrlichman\n                  -Request to see the President\n                  -National Security Advisers meeting\n            -Gerard C. Smith\n                  -Meeting with the President\n                  -Henry A. Kissinger\n                  -Timing\n            -Elliot L. Richardson\n                  -Meeting with the President\n                  -Timing\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:46 am.","filename":["833-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"832-012","nextCode":"833-002","transcript":[{"start":2.01,"end":8.67,"text":"of how you really give Margaret Truman a call and offer it at the Black House."},{"start":8.69,"end":10.11,"text":"Is that been done?"},{"start":10.31,"end":10.45,"text":"Is it?"},{"start":10.47,"end":11.87,"text":"Oh, I understand."},{"start":12.27,"end":14.25,"text":"Not for Mrs. Trump."},{"start":14.35,"end":16.07,"text":"I meant for the kids."},{"start":16.85,"end":17.71,"text":"For two men, two men."},{"start":18.73,"end":20.77,"text":"She isn't coming."},{"start":22.81,"end":24.15,"text":"Is it?"},{"start":24.37,"end":24.51,"text":"Okay."},{"start":36.14,"end":45.32,"text":"Mr. President, Chairman, we have been requested to sit here for 30 minutes today."},{"start":46.16,"end":48.38,"text":"Well, I don't know, may I?"},{"start":48.74,"end":49.76,"text":"Oh, we don't want to."},{"start":49.9,"end":54.97,"text":"Mr. President, we have been requested to sit here for 30 minutes today."},{"start":54.99,"end":56.55,"text":"Well, I don't know, may I?"},{"start":56.61,"end":64.01,"text":"Mr. President, we have been requested to sit here for 30 minutes today."},{"start":64.8,"end":72.99,"text":"Well, it'll be right."},{"start":73.03,"end":78.25,"text":"It'll be this morning."},{"start":78.27,"end":80.79,"text":"That's what it'll be."},{"start":80.91,"end":87.23,"text":"And so we just have to work it out."},{"start":93.15,"end":93.25,"text":"Yes."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical arrangements, including an offer of the Blair House to Margaret Truman and her children. They also reviewed the President’s daily schedule, specifically addressing requested meetings involving John Ehrlichman, Gerard C. Smith, and Elliot L. Richardson. The discussion focused on coordinating the timing of these engagements with key staff and cabinet members.","topics":["Blair House","Presidential scheduling","Margaret Truman","John Ehrlichman","Elliot L. Richardson","Gerard C. Smith"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:48:16.018Z"},"topicSlugs":["blair-house","presidential-scheduling","margaret-truman","john-ehrlichman","elliot-l-richardson","gerard-c-smith"],"audioDurationSec":125,"audioFiles":[{"file":"833-001.mp3","bytes":2996747,"durationSec":124.72,"bitrate":192222,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/833-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/833-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/833/conversation-833-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}