{"conversationCode":"869-016","tapeNumber":869,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-869-016","startDateTime":"1973-03-06T17:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-06T17:19:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Mar-1973","startTime":"12:00 PM","endDate":"6-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:19 PM","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 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-016 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. 869-16\n\nDate: March 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Chief Jerry V. Wilson\n             -Arrival\n             -Meeting with President and John D. Ehrlichman\n             -John D. Ehrlichman\n                   -Arrival\n\n       President’s meeting with Henry A. Kissinger\n\n       Meeting with a secretary\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.","filename":["869-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"869-015","nextCode":"869-017","transcript":[{"start":2.81,"end":3.19,"text":"Is he ready?"},{"start":3.21,"end":6.11,"text":"Did you want to see the secretary?"},{"start":7.55,"end":10.09,"text":"Let's see him, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling and sequence of upcoming official meetings. The discussion focused on managing the arrival and logistics for briefings involving Metropolitan Police Chief Jerry V. Wilson, John D. Ehrlichman, and Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served to organize the President’s immediate agenda and ensure the efficient movement of key advisors and personnel through the Oval Office.","topics":["Presidential Scheduling","Jerry V. Wilson","John D. Ehrlichman","Henry A. Kissinger","White House Operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:46:52.805Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","jerry-v-wilson","john-d-ehrlichman","henry-a-kissinger","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"869-016.mp3","bytes":184320,"durationSec":28.36,"bitrate":51994,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/869-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/869/conversation-869-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}