{"conversationCode":"840-001","tapeNumber":840,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-840-001","startDateTime":"1973-02-03T14:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-03T14:10:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Feb-1973","startTime":"9:06 AM","endDate":"3-Feb-1973","endTime":"9:10 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:10 am. 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Sindlinger\n                      -Polls\n                      -Public schedule\n\n       Podium\n             -Roosevelt Room\n\n       Republican Congressional leadership meeting\n             -Roy L. Ash\n                    -Financial waste\n                    -Lincoln Day speeches\n\n       J. Willard (“Bill”) Marriott, Jr.\n               -1969 Inauguration\n\n       Colson\n              -Reading paper on Vietnam\n                     -Material for Republican leadership\n                            -Editorial opinion\n                            -Lincoln Day speeches\n       Event for campaign contributors\n              -Marriot\n              -Inaugural medals\n\f                                               -2-\n\n                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                           Conversation No. 840-19 (cont’d)\n\n               -Spiro T. Agnew\n               -Raymond K. Price, Jr.\n               -Top donors\n               -White House staff\n                      -Anniversary\n\n       The President’s schedule\n              -Camp David\n                     -Helicopter\n                     -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n\nBull left at 9:10 am.","filename":["840-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"839-006","nextCode":"840-002","transcript":[{"start":14.88,"end":35.11,"text":"Take a little more than that."},{"start":35.17,"end":36.55,"text":"We'll roll it out."},{"start":36.7,"end":38.72,"text":"I'll take you back to the garage."},{"start":43.65,"end":51.17,"text":"In late December, you were talking to Chuck Colson, Clay White, who was making this very powerful species."},{"start":51.19,"end":56.85,"text":"And so it would be very valuable to be able to, Clay White, to be able to meet with you, particularly since you're the only four-pastoral recurrence."},{"start":56.89,"end":59.15,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":59.29,"end":65.27,"text":"There's going to be a private meeting, September 15th, in the local office meeting."},{"start":65.29,"end":65.37,"text":"Sure."},{"start":65.39,"end":70.91,"text":"I think also Chuck spoke to you about meeting with Howard Sinley and Colson."},{"start":72.38,"end":75.06,"text":"All right."},{"start":75.53,"end":77.93,"text":"All right."},{"start":83.03,"end":84.05,"text":"All right."},{"start":84.15,"end":84.75,"text":"All right."},{"start":90.61,"end":93.25,"text":"All right."},{"start":93.42,"end":96.76,"text":"All right."},{"start":110.15,"end":113.35,"text":"Are you interested in seeing the new podium?"},{"start":113.79,"end":115.43,"text":"We might be able to set that up."},{"start":115.53,"end":120.76,"text":"We can set that up in the Roosevelt Room sometime."},{"start":121.34,"end":123.52,"text":"Just to see if it's satisfying."},{"start":123.58,"end":125.96,"text":"Well, I guess I should look at it sometime."},{"start":126.32,"end":126.62,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":126.64,"end":128.2,"text":"It needs adaptation."},{"start":128.22,"end":129.72,"text":"We'll find satisfaction."},{"start":131.01,"end":142.98,"text":"The idea is that the attendees would go out and have the same initiative to use in their Lincoln Day speeches."},{"start":143.02,"end":144.06,"text":"No hesitance."},{"start":167.11,"end":172.91,"text":"I have a good reading paper on Vietnam."},{"start":174.36,"end":184.04,"text":"The best material."},{"start":192.34,"end":193.58,"text":"You know what I mean?"},{"start":193.6,"end":193.9,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":193.92,"end":199.77,"text":"A handout for everybody, plus like the editorial comment, the various points that we made."},{"start":199.97,"end":202.99,"text":"So I'll be talking about it."},{"start":203.11,"end":211.82,"text":"I want you to have it in place with the handout that we just did."},{"start":211.86,"end":212.92,"text":"Where did it happen?"},{"start":212.94,"end":213.54,"text":"It happened in 1969."},{"start":213.66,"end":214.88,"text":"It was in San Francisco."},{"start":243.2,"end":244.64,"text":"We've had to use them really for about two years."},{"start":244.68,"end":255.97,"text":"You can get some of that to the commission when we have a staff member on the anniversary of, we might have the same anniversary, but different people, they have to be able to be together."},{"start":255.99,"end":262.71,"text":"The first one is raised for a minute."},{"start":264.73,"end":265.23,"text":"The first one."},{"start":265.27,"end":266.67,"text":"Let's go."},{"start":266.89,"end":269.12,"text":"Did you want the helicopter order to be used in the second time?"},{"start":312.7,"end":319.62,"text":"Well, about 3 o'clock, I might move it up a little bit."},{"start":319.64,"end":319.79,"text":"Right."},{"start":326.77,"end":327.47,"text":"We'll say 2 o'clock."},{"start":328.73,"end":329.04,"text":"That's right."},{"start":329.06,"end":330.3,"text":"Okay, just to go in that part of the cell phone."},{"start":330.32,"end":332.14,"text":"I don't know if this is the case."},{"start":332.18,"end":332.58,"text":"Oh, shoot."},{"start":332.8,"end":333.7,"text":"All right."},{"start":333.8,"end":335.04,"text":"Are you letting us know how many times?"},{"start":335.06,"end":336.28,"text":"Yeah, I'll give you the dollar or two."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President's upcoming schedule, focusing on key meetings with economic boards, Republican leadership, and political advisors like Clay T. Whitehead and Charles W. Colson. They discussed preparations for Lincoln Day speeches, the distribution of materials regarding Vietnam, and the evaluation of a new podium for use in the Roosevelt Room. 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