{"conversationCode":"837-002","tapeNumber":837,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-837-002","startDateTime":"1973-01-10T14:05:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-10T14:14:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Jan-1973","startTime":"9:05 AM","endDate":"10-Jan-1973","endTime":"9:14 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 837-002 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. 837-2\n\nDate: January 10, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:05 am and 9:14 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a letter.\n\f                                               -6-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 837-5 (cont’d)\n\n       Birthday acknowledgement\n              -Steven B. Bull\n              -President's comment on age\n              -Appreciation of support\n              -1973 Inauguration","filename":["837-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"837-001","nextCode":"837-003","transcript":[{"start":6.48,"end":15.48,"text":"people relayed to me your birthday, uh, uh, greetings."},{"start":16.58,"end":21.61,"text":"And I wanted to tell you, uh, how much I appreciated, uh, the, your romantic character."},{"start":26.25,"end":30.41,"text":"I, uh, realize I now get into the age where, uh,"},{"start":68.15,"end":72.49,"text":"Here's one of the"},{"start":119.51,"end":127.35,"text":"by having the courage, period, period."},{"start":127.61,"end":145.62,"text":"Your friendship and support through the years, through, over the years, through good times and bad times, has been a great source of strength for me, period."},{"start":157.19,"end":161.16,"text":"I look forward to seeing you at the inauguration ceremony."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictated a formal birthday acknowledgement letter addressed to Steven B. Bull. In the message, Nixon expressed his appreciation for Bull’s long-standing friendship and steadfast support throughout his career. The President also reflected on his advancing age and confirmed his expectation to see Bull at the upcoming 1973 inauguration ceremony.","topics":["Steven B. Bull","Birthday greetings","1973 Inauguration","Presidential correspondence","Personal loyalty"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T00:54:27.403Z"},"topicSlugs":["steven-b-bull","birthday-greetings","1973-inauguration","presidential-correspondence","personal-loyalty"],"audioDurationSec":184,"audioFiles":[{"file":"837-002.mp3","bytes":4428301,"durationSec":184.39,"bitrate":192131,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:44.115Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/837-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/837-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/837/conversation-837-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}