{"conversationCode":"868-009","tapeNumber":868,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-868-009","startDateTime":"1973-03-03T16:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-03T17:01:00.000Z","startDate":"3-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:50 AM","endDate":"3-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:01 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 12:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 868-009 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. 868-9\n\nDate: March 3, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:50 am and 12:01 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n        Jack L. Dreyfus, Sr.\n\f                                                -25-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                             Conversation No. 868-8 (cont’d)\n\n             -Location\n\n       Swearing-in group for G. Bradford Cook\n            -Arrival\n            -Meeting with President\n                  -Biography\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:01 pm.","filename":["868-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"868-008","nextCode":"868-010","transcript":[{"start":0.72,"end":3.54,"text":"Mr. President, can I find Mr. Gratis?"},{"start":3.98,"end":8.15,"text":"We thought that he had arrived, but it was in his office."},{"start":8.51,"end":8.89,"text":"Oh, I see."},{"start":9.39,"end":11.09,"text":"Now, the swearing-in group is here."},{"start":11.63,"end":12.39,"text":"All right, yeah, sure."},{"start":12.43,"end":16.79,"text":"Mr. Gratis, did they confirm this morning that he had the microphone?"},{"start":16.83,"end":18.75,"text":"Yeah, he was still arriving a little early."},{"start":18.82,"end":21.6,"text":"Well, they might have had a little, uh, weather update."},{"start":21.64,"end":22.42,"text":"We're checking on it right now."},{"start":23.12,"end":24.08,"text":"Fine, this group will, uh..."},{"start":24.16,"end":25.32,"text":"I'll bring you the microphone."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the logistics for an upcoming swearing-in ceremony for G. Bradford Cook. The conversation focused on the arrival status of the attendees and logistical preparations, specifically regarding the availability of a microphone for the event. Bull proceeded to manage the group's entry and ensure the necessary equipment was ready for the President.","topics":["G. Bradford Cook","swearing-in ceremony","White House logistics","presidential scheduling","Stephen B. Bull"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:43:58.589Z"},"topicSlugs":["g-bradford-cook","swearing-in-ceremony","white-house-logistics","presidential-scheduling","stephen-b-bull"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"868-009.mp3","bytes":256000,"durationSec":31.99,"bitrate":64026,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:51.502Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/868-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/868-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/868/conversation-868-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}