{"conversationCode":"874-004","tapeNumber":874,"conversationNumber":4,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-874-004","startDateTime":"1973-03-09T14:26:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-09T14:52:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Mar-1973","startTime":"9:26 AM","endDate":"9-Mar-1973","endTime":"9:52 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 9:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-004 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. 874-4\n\nDate: March 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:26 am and 9:52 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President's schedule\n             -Radio speech [?]\n             -11 o'clock meeting\n             -Federal Regional Council Chairmen meeting\n             -Cabinet Meeting\n             -White House Photographers Association Award winners\n                    -Timing\n                         -Meeting with William P. Rogers, Ronald L. Ziegler\n\f                                               -3-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 874-4 (cont’d)\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:52 am.","filename":["874-004.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"874-003","nextCode":"874-005","transcript":[{"start":20.43,"end":22.67,"text":"I thought that reasonable chairman thing was actually going to have a meeting."},{"start":22.71,"end":23.55,"text":"That should be now."},{"start":23.57,"end":25.83,"text":"I probably won't be able to do it, Senator."},{"start":25.89,"end":26.45,"text":"They've been told."},{"start":26.47,"end":26.97,"text":"Yes, they've been told."},{"start":26.99,"end":28.67,"text":"I'll just have to see what I have to do."},{"start":28.69,"end":34.31,"text":"I don't know what your position is on it."},{"start":34.33,"end":36.75,"text":"It was the news you were talking about."},{"start":36.77,"end":38.47,"text":"It was just before Roger and St. Louis."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine the day's schedule of appointments and media obligations. The discussion focused on coordinating the logistics for several high-level meetings, including sessions with Federal Regional Council Chairmen, the Cabinet, and the White House Photographers Association. Nixon also addressed potential adjustments to his availability, expressing uncertainty regarding his ability to attend certain commitments due to competing priorities.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","White House administration","Logistics management","Cabinet meetings","Executive appointments"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:53:10.109Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration","logistics-management","cabinet-meetings","executive-appointments"],"audioDurationSec":48,"audioFiles":[{"file":"874-004.mp3","bytes":378880,"durationSec":48.11,"bitrate":63006,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:52.626Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/874-004.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/874-004","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/874/conversation-874-004","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}