{"conversationCode":"869-011","tapeNumber":869,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-869-011","startDateTime":"1973-03-06T16:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-06T16:49:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Mar-1973","startTime":"11:20 AM","endDate":"6-Mar-1973","endTime":"11:49 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 11:20 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-011 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. 869-11\n\nDate: March 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 11:20 am and 11:49 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Executive Order [11705]\n                                                -38-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                       Tape Subject Log\n                                        (rev. May-2010)\n                                                          Conversation No. 869-11 (cont’d)\n\n\n\n             -Flags at half-mast for slain diplomat\n                   -State Department\n                         -Stations worldwide\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:49 am.","filename":["869-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"869-010","nextCode":"869-012","transcript":[{"start":14.39,"end":15.55,"text":"We did it the other day."},{"start":17.34,"end":18.58,"text":"We look at the flags here."},{"start":18.6,"end":21.56,"text":"They're ordering it around the world."},{"start":21.58,"end":22.66,"text":"We'll show some stations."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discuss the implementation of Executive Order 11705, which mandated that American flags be flown at half-mast worldwide to honor a recently slain diplomat. The two review the progress of this directive as it is disseminated to State Department stations globally. This conversation serves as a status update confirming the administration's compliance with the ceremonial order.","topics":["Executive Order 11705","State Department","Diplomacy","Flag etiquette","Ceremonial protocols"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:46:22.574Z"},"topicSlugs":["executive-order-11705","state-department","diplomacy","flag-etiquette","ceremonial-protocols"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"869-011.mp3","bytes":202752,"durationSec":30.35,"bitrate":53449,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/869-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/869/conversation-869-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}