{"conversationCode":"874-009","tapeNumber":874,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-874-009","startDateTime":"1973-03-09T14:54:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-09T14:57:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Mar-1973","startTime":"9:54 AM","endDate":"9-Mar-1973","endTime":"9:57 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 9:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-009 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. 874-9\n\nDate: March 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:54 am and 9:57 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s speech on crime, drugs\n             -John D. Ehrlichman’s editing\n                   -Deadline\n\n       President's signature\n             -Delay\n\f                                              -6-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                       (rev. June-2010)\n                                                              Conversation No. 874-9 (cont’d)\n\nAn unknown man entered at an unknown time after 9:54 am.\n\n       President’s location\n\n       Greeting\n\nThe President, Bull, and the unknown man left at 9:57 am.","filename":["874-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"874-008","nextCode":"874-010","transcript":[{"start":21.31,"end":21.51,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the finalization of a speech addressing crime and drug policy. The discussion focused on John D. Ehrlichman’s edits and the urgency of meeting a deadline for the President’s signature. The brief meeting concluded after an unidentified individual joined the group to discuss logistics regarding the President’s schedule and location.","topics":["Crime policy","Drug policy","John Ehrlichman","Speechwriting","Presidential schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:53:37.621Z"},"topicSlugs":["crime-policy","drug-policy","john-ehrlichman","speechwriting","presidential-schedule"],"audioDurationSec":27,"audioFiles":[{"file":"874-009.mp3","bytes":208896,"durationSec":27.2,"bitrate":61440,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/874-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/874-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/874/conversation-874-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}