{"conversationCode":"859-017","tapeNumber":859,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-859-017","startDateTime":"1973-02-21T15:17:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-21T15:19:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Feb-1973","startTime":"10:17 AM","endDate":"21-Feb-1973","endTime":"10:19 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 10:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-017 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. 859-17\n\nDate: February 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:17 am and 10:19 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Meeting with Harry S. Dent\n             -Pictures\n                     -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n             -Ronald L. Ziegler\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 10:19 am.","filename":["859-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"859-016","nextCode":"859-018","transcript":[{"start":0.56,"end":2.64,"text":"I'm getting out of the way."},{"start":2.82,"end":5.94,"text":"We'll have all of you ready for the picture."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly to coordinate an upcoming session with Harry S. Dent. The discussion focused on logistical arrangements for a photography session involving official White House photographer Oliver F. Atkins. Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler was also mentioned as part of the preparations for the meeting.","topics":["Harry S. Dent","Oliver F. Atkins","Ronald L. Ziegler","Photography","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:26:43.231Z"},"topicSlugs":["harry-s-dent","oliver-f-atkins","ronald-l-ziegler","photography","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"859-017.mp3","bytes":277357,"durationSec":11.44,"bitrate":193955,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/859-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/859/conversation-859-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}