{"conversationCode":"874-013","tapeNumber":874,"conversationNumber":13,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-874-013","startDateTime":"1973-03-09T17:56:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-09T18:04:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Mar-1973","startTime":"12:56 PM","endDate":"9-Mar-1973","endTime":"1:04 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 874-013 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. 874-13\n\nDate: March 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:04 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man.\n\n        President's schedule\n              -Request to see Ronald L. Ziegler\n\nThe unknown man left and Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.\n\n        Speech on law enforcement and drug abuse\n             -John D. Ehrlichman\n\n        President's schedule\n              -Dentist's appointment\n                     -Time\n              -Sunday\n              -Clear schedule for Monday\n\n        William P. Rogers\n              -Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman\n              -Meeting with President\n                     -Location\n                          -Burning Tree\n                          -Helicopter\n                          -Naval Observatory\n\n*****************************************************************\n[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 3s            ]\n\f                                                       -17-\n\n                       NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                                           Conversation No. 874-13 (cont’d)\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]\n*****************************************************************\n\n        President’s speech on crime, drugs\n              -Quotations\n              -Final draft\n                    -Review\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 1:04 pm.","filename":["874-013.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","[Unknown person(s)]","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"874-012","nextCode":"874-014","transcript":[{"start":0.27,"end":0.35,"text":"Yes."},{"start":51.13,"end":71.24,"text":"So just a suggestion was that if you would like to do that, you can arrange for a helicopter to go from someplace out of burning tree or an equal observatory someplace out of burning tree."},{"start":71.34,"end":72.92,"text":"I can't do that."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with an unknown individual and later Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative tasks and logistical planning. Discussions centered on the President's upcoming schedule, including appointments and a potential meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers, as well as the finalization of a speech regarding crime and drug abuse. Specific action items included clearing the President's Monday schedule and reviewing the final draft of the law enforcement address.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","William P. Rogers","Drug abuse policy","Speechwriting","Logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T22:54:01.716Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","william-p-rogers","drug-abuse-policy","speechwriting","logistics"],"audioDurationSec":112,"audioFiles":[{"file":"874-013.mp3","bytes":813056,"durationSec":112.33,"bitrate":57903,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.697Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:52.630Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/874-013.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/874-013","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/874/conversation-874-013","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}