{"conversationCode":"869-001","tapeNumber":869,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-869-001","startDateTime":"1973-03-06T13:06:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-06T13:20:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:06 AM","endDate":"6-Mar-1973","endTime":"8:20 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 8:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-001 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. 869-1\n\nDate: March 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:06 am and 8:20 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President's schedule\n             -Meeting with Sudanese ministers\n                    -Time\n                    -Condolences\n                    -Scheduling\n             -Meeting with Earl L. Butz on March 6, 1973\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler\n            -Attendance at luncheon\n                  -Paul N. (\"Pete\") McCloskey, Jr.\n                         -Presence\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:20 am.","filename":["869-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"868-023","nextCode":"869-002","transcript":[{"start":10.66,"end":11.56,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":11.68,"end":12.48,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":14.12,"end":15.96,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":16.56,"end":16.92,"text":"Yeah."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of upcoming executive appointments and official functions. The discussion primarily focused on arranging a meeting with Sudanese ministers, including the timing and the delivery of condolences, as well as a separate meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz. Additionally, the participants addressed protocol concerns regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler’s attendance at a luncheon where Representative Paul N. 'Pete' McCloskey, Jr. would be present.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","Sudanese ministers","Earl L. Butz","Ronald L. Ziegler","Pete McCloskey"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:45:25.227Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","sudanese-ministers","earl-l-butz","ronald-l-ziegler","pete-mccloskey"],"audioDurationSec":71,"audioFiles":[{"file":"869-001.mp3","bytes":624640,"durationSec":70.99,"bitrate":70395,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/869-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/869/conversation-869-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}