{"conversationCode":"867-023","tapeNumber":867,"conversationNumber":23,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-867-023","startDateTime":"1973-03-02T21:08:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-02T22:05:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Mar-1973","startTime":"4:08 PM","endDate":"2-Mar-1973","endTime":"5:05 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Moot, Robert C.; Moot, Robert C. (Mrs.);","description":"On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Robert C. Moot, and Mrs. Robert C. Moot met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm. 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Moot; Stephen Bull and the White House\nphotographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.\n\f                                              -38-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 867-23 (cont’d)\n\n       Photographs\n            -Arrangements\n\n       President's appreciation for job performance\n             -Melvin R. Laird\n\n       Moot's new job\n            -Roger Lewis\n            -Challenge\n            -Lewis\n                  -President's acquaintance\n                        -Stanford University\n                        -Jack Drown, David Packard\n\n       David Packard\n\nMr. and Mrs. Moot left.","filename":["867-023.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","Moot, Robert C.","Moot, Robert C. (Mrs.)"],"prevCode":"867-022","nextCode":"867-024","transcript":[{"start":9.62,"end":10.42,"text":"Well, hello there."},{"start":10.44,"end":10.7,"text":"How are you?"},{"start":10.72,"end":11.36,"text":"Nice to see you."},{"start":11.38,"end":14.46,"text":"Michelle, thank you for calling up to save us so much money."},{"start":14.52,"end":15.72,"text":"We've got to get a picture of you."},{"start":15.74,"end":16.05,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":16.07,"end":18.53,"text":"Why don't you just stand on either side so we can look out here."},{"start":18.55,"end":29.46,"text":"I want you to know we've appreciated your work for this country for so many years."},{"start":29.5,"end":35.64,"text":"And you're brave to know how much is over for you."},{"start":36.8,"end":45.7,"text":"I know about it because Larry and others have told me about it."},{"start":45.72,"end":50.4,"text":"I appreciate that."},{"start":50.5,"end":52.48,"text":"I'm sure they've ever since."},{"start":52.62,"end":53.62,"text":"I'm hearing that."},{"start":53.72,"end":54.92,"text":"That's right."},{"start":54.95,"end":55.51,"text":"I'm enjoying it."},{"start":55.55,"end":56.59,"text":"That's a great challenge."},{"start":56.74,"end":57.74,"text":"It works."},{"start":57.93,"end":58.37,"text":"It works out."},{"start":59.15,"end":62.11,"text":"If you and Liz got me to go, I won't go."},{"start":62.25,"end":63.39,"text":"It wasn't designed to go."},{"start":64,"end":64.82,"text":"Oh, this is great."},{"start":64.86,"end":68.83,"text":"He went to Stanford with a friend of mine."},{"start":69.67,"end":70.15,"text":"That's right."},{"start":70.19,"end":70.87,"text":"That's right."},{"start":71.55,"end":74.23,"text":"That's right."},{"start":94.05,"end":95.38,"text":"Thank you very much."}],"audioDurationSec":104,"audioFiles":[{"file":"867-023.mp3","bytes":811008,"durationSec":103.93,"bitrate":62425,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen Bull and Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Moot to take photographs and express his appreciation for their service. The conversation touched upon Moot's new job, a significant challenge, and Nixon's acquaintance with Roger Lewis, who attended Stanford University with David Packard. The meeting concluded with the departure of the Moots.","topics":["Photography arrangements","President's appreciation","Melvin Laird","Robert C. 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