{"conversationCode":"890-020","tapeNumber":890,"conversationNumber":20,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-890-020","startDateTime":"1973-03-30T17:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-03-30T17:21:00.000Z","startDate":"30-Mar-1973","startTime":"12:18 PM","endDate":"30-Mar-1973","endTime":"12:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On March 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 890-020 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. 890-20\n\nDate: March 30, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:18 pm and 12:21 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n             -Next meeting\n                   -Length\n\n       Gifts for Chet Holifield and Perkins McGuire\n             -William E. Timmons\n             -Cufflinks\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.","filename":["890-020.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"890-019","nextCode":"890-021","transcript":[{"start":4.08,"end":7.29,"text":"I'm not going to be able to spend that."},{"start":7.43,"end":10.25,"text":"It got it out for 15 minutes for him."},{"start":10.29,"end":12.01,"text":"No, but you made sure."},{"start":12.37,"end":14.05,"text":"It's supposed to be gifted."},{"start":14.97,"end":15.53,"text":"All right."},{"start":15.55,"end":22.36,"text":"Also, Mr. Tennyson, is it possible to give a presidential gift for Mr. Halthill and Mr. McGuire?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule and discussed the allotment of time for a future meeting. They also coordinated the distribution of presidential gifts, specifically cufflinks, for Chet Holifield and Perkins McGuire. The conversation concluded with instructions for Bull to consult with William E. Timmons regarding the logistics of these gift presentations.","topics":["Presidential Schedule","Presidential Gifts","Chet Holifield","Perkins McGuire","William E. Timmons"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:16:35.560Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","presidential-gifts","chet-holifield","perkins-mcguire","william-e-timmons"],"audioDurationSec":42,"audioFiles":[{"file":"890-020.mp3","bytes":303104,"durationSec":42.01,"bitrate":57715,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.069Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/890-020.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/890-020","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/890/conversation-890-020","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}