{"conversationCode":"853-015","tapeNumber":853,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-853-015","startDateTime":"1973-02-08T19:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-08T19:34:00.000Z","startDate":"8-Feb-1973","startTime":"2:33 PM","endDate":"8-Feb-1973","endTime":"2:34 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:33 pm and 2:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 853-015 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. 853-15\n\nDate: February 8, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:33 pm and 2:34 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan’s confirmation\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Meeting with Rogers C. B. Morton\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:34 pm.\n\f                                             -42-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["853-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"853-014","nextCode":"853-016","transcript":[{"start":2.41,"end":5.59,"text":"We have a unanimous voice vote."},{"start":5.77,"end":7.14,"text":"We have to vote."},{"start":7.22,"end":12,"text":"We have to vote."},{"start":12.18,"end":15.33,"text":"We have to vote."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding the status of Daniel P. Moynihan's confirmation, noting that a unanimous voice vote had been secured. The discussion also addressed the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically coordinating a meeting with Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton. The exchange concluded with the participants acknowledging the necessity of finalizing the pending votes.","topics":["Daniel P. Moynihan","Senate confirmation","Presidential schedule","Rogers C. B. Morton","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:16:20.626Z"},"topicSlugs":["daniel-p-moynihan","senate-confirmation","presidential-schedule","rogers-c-b-morton","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"853-015.mp3","bytes":627185,"durationSec":26,"bitrate":192980,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.850Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:47.962Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/853-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/853-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/853/conversation-853-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}