{"conversationCode":"859-030","tapeNumber":859,"conversationNumber":30,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-859-030","startDateTime":"1973-02-21T16:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-21T16:33:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Feb-1973","startTime":"11:19 AM","endDate":"21-Feb-1973","endTime":"11:33 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 11:19 am and 11:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-030 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. 859-30\n\nDate: February 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:33 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Zulfiker Ali Bhutto visit\n              -Date of request\n              -Date of visit\n              -Ambassador [?]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:33 am.\n\f                                                -36-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["859-030.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"859-029","nextCode":"859-031","transcript":[{"start":3.25,"end":9.9,"text":"What day is it?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling and logistical arrangements for an upcoming state visit by Zulfiker Ali Bhutto. The discussion centered on identifying the specific date of the request, confirming the timeline for the visit, and addressing the status of the ambassador. This administrative briefing served to ensure the President was prepared for upcoming diplomatic proceedings.","topics":["Zulfiker Ali Bhutto","Diplomatic visits","White House scheduling","Presidential staff coordination","Foreign policy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:27:53.890Z"},"topicSlugs":["zulfiker-ali-bhutto","diplomatic-visits","white-house-scheduling","presidential-staff-coordination","foreign-policy"],"audioDurationSec":34,"audioFiles":[{"file":"859-030.mp3","bytes":807747,"durationSec":33.53,"bitrate":192703,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.382Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:49.349Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/859-030.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/859-030","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/859/conversation-859-030","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}