{"conversationCode":"840-008","tapeNumber":840,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-840-008","startDateTime":"1973-02-03T15:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-03T16:05:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Feb-1973","startTime":"10:59 AM","endDate":"3-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:05 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 840-008 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 840-8\n\nDate: February 3, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Manolo Sanchez.\n\n       Refreshments\n              -Coffee\n                     -Charles W. Colson\n              -Consumé\n\nStephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:59 am.\n\n       The President's meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n              -Timing\n\nSanchez and Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.","filename":["840-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Sanchez, Manolo","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"840-007","nextCode":"840-009","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon discussed scheduling with Manolo Sanchez and Stephen B. Bull, specifically inquiring about the availability of Henry Kissinger for a meeting. The conversation touched upon refreshments, including coffee and consommé, and the President's need to leave by 2:00 PM, with Bull attempting to arrange a meeting before noon.","topics":["Scheduling","Henry Kissinger","Meeting arrangements","Refreshments","Presidential schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-10-27T15:03:38.656Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","henry-kissinger","meeting-arrangements","refreshments","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":49,"audioFiles":[{"file":"840-008.mp3","bytes":364544,"durationSec":49.19,"bitrate":59291,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","transcript":[{"start":0,"end":6,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Oh, wait now. Coffee and consommé."},{"start":6,"end":7,"speaker":"Sanchez","text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":24,"end":31,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Why don't you see if Kissinger'd be free at 12:00, or something, you see."},{"start":33,"end":37,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Uh, let me know, and I'll, uh, work it out like that. I had to leave at two, see?"},{"start":37,"end":39,"speaker":"Bull","text":"Try to get you in before twelve."},{"start":39,"end":45,"speaker":"Nixon","text":"Well, good. An hour and a half, I'm sure it's—"}],"transcriptCreatedAt":"2026-10-27T14:57:42.268Z","transcriptModel":"google/gemini-3.8-flash","transcriptSource":"audio-llm","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/840-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/840-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/840/conversation-840-008","catalogNaId":417182319,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417182319","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}