{"conversationCode":"842-002","tapeNumber":842,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-842-002","startDateTime":"1973-01-25T16:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-01-26T04:18:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Jan-1973","startTime":"11:06 AM","endDate":"25-Jan-1973","endTime":"11:18 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On January 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 842-002 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. 842-2\n\nDate: January 25, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:18 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull at an unknown time after 11:06 a.m.\n\n       Translation\n\n       Press Relations\n             -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:18 a.m.","filename":["842-002.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"842-001","nextCode":"842-003","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":2.74,"text":"This is an error."},{"start":2.76,"end":10.01,"text":"30 minutes is no translation required."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to discuss administrative and logistical matters regarding White House press relations. The conversation specifically addressed the role and activities of official White House photographer Oliver F. “Ollie” Atkins. No major policy shifts were recorded, as the discussion focused on the management of internal personnel related to public relations imagery.","topics":["White House press relations","Oliver F. Atkins","White House administration","Photography"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:01:20.051Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-press-relations","oliver-f-atkins","white-house-administration","photography"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"842-002.mp3","bytes":640351,"durationSec":26.55,"bitrate":192973,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/842-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/842-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/842/conversation-842-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}