{"conversationCode":"870-001","tapeNumber":870,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-870-001","startDateTime":"1973-03-06T20:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-06T20:42:00.000Z","startDate":"6-Mar-1973","startTime":"3:39 PM","endDate":"6-Mar-1973","endTime":"3:42 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 3:39 pm and 3:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 870-001 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. 870-1\n\nDate: March 6, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:39 pm and 3:42 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull; the recording began at an unknown time while the\nmeeting was in progress.\n\n       President's meeting at State Department\n             -Families of Cleo A. Noel, Jr. and George C. Moore\n                   -Funeral arrangements\n                   -Presence at State Department meeting\n\n       President’s meeting with Domestic Council\n             -Timing\n             -Press photos\n                   -Announcement\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:42 pm.","filename":["870-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"869-025","nextCode":"870-002","transcript":[{"start":2.23,"end":2.52,"text":"Sure."},{"start":2.9,"end":3.31,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":3.33,"end":4.81,"text":"I've asked to obtain resources."},{"start":5.73,"end":8.87,"text":"They're both occurring at the same scene."},{"start":9.79,"end":19.27,"text":"Defendants are a little bit more important in the arrangements for these."},{"start":19.59,"end":26.65,"text":"They are, as you know now, they are unable to attend."},{"start":26.67,"end":30.11,"text":"We have both that and that being optimal for 30 hours."},{"start":30.17,"end":30.53,"text":"Correct, sir."},{"start":30.61,"end":31.79,"text":"Let's see, 415, please proceed."},{"start":33.43,"end":39.24,"text":"General, we initially suggested a press program for the council to serve it."},{"start":39.82,"end":40.62,"text":"Oh, hell no."},{"start":40.74,"end":42.79,"text":"We had a press program."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for upcoming administrative engagements, specifically focusing on funeral arrangements for the families of diplomats Cleo A. Noel, Jr. and George C. Moore. The discussion addressed the families' inability to attend a planned State Department meeting and finalized the scheduling of a Domestic Council meeting. Nixon firmly rejected a proposed press program for the Council, emphasizing the need to adjust the meeting’s public presentation.","topics":["Cleo A. Noel Jr.","George C. Moore","Funeral arrangements","Domestic Council","White House scheduling","Press relations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:47:51.671Z"},"topicSlugs":["cleo-a-noel-jr","george-c-moore","funeral-arrangements","domestic-council","white-house-scheduling","press-relations"],"audioDurationSec":56,"audioFiles":[{"file":"870-001.mp3","bytes":415744,"durationSec":56.11,"bitrate":59279,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/870-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/870-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/870/conversation-870-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}