{"conversationCode":"871-003","tapeNumber":871,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-871-003","startDateTime":"1973-03-07T13:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-07T13:53:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Mar-1973","startTime":"8:20 AM","endDate":"7-Mar-1973","endTime":"8:53 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 871-003 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. 871-3\n\nDate: March 7, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:20 am and 8:53 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President's schedule\n             -Meetings\n                    -Photographs\n                         -Number\n                               -Press photo opportunities\n\f                                               -3-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                               Conversation No. 871-3 (cont’d)\n\n                              -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins\n             -Evening event\n                   -Item for President to look over\n             -President's meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller\n                   -Rockefeller's arrival\n             -Changes\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:53 am.","filename":["871-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"871-002","nextCode":"871-004","transcript":[{"start":0.9,"end":3.98,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":4.44,"end":9.07,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":10.31,"end":14.65,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":15.59,"end":18.95,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":19.66,"end":22.56,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":27.85,"end":29.83,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":56.53,"end":57.67,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":90.75,"end":91.34,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":142.37,"end":146.61,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the presidential schedule, specifically focusing on upcoming meetings, press photo opportunities with photographer Ollie Atkins, and an evening event. The discussion included logistical planning for a meeting with Nelson A. Rockefeller and adjustments to the President's daily calendar. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily to coordinate administrative details and agenda items.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Stephen B. Bull","Nelson A. Rockefeller","Press relations","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:49:05.532Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","stephen-b-bull","nelson-a-rockefeller","press-relations","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":152,"audioFiles":[{"file":"871-003.mp3","bytes":727040,"durationSec":152.39,"bitrate":38168,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.696Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:51.992Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/871-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/871-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/871/conversation-871-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}