{"conversationCode":"891-003","tapeNumber":891,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-891-003","startDateTime":"1973-04-09T20:03:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-09T20:31:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Apr-1973","startTime":"3:03 PM","endDate":"9-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:31 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 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 3:03 pm and 3:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-003 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 891-3\n\nDate: April 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:31 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull and an unknown man.\n\n     President’s signature\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -Meeting with Adm. James B. Stockdale\n                 -Arrival\n                 -Promotion\n                 -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft\n           -Barber\n           -Meeting with Stockdale\n                 -Ending\n\nBull and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:31 pm.","filename":["891-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B.","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"891-002","nextCode":"891-004","transcript":[{"start":0.37,"end":2.35,"text":"Mr. President, here come the signature items."},{"start":81.69,"end":84.56,"text":"Yes, he was just promoted today to act."},{"start":85.44,"end":85.82,"text":"All right."},{"start":86.02,"end":88.76,"text":"And did you wish to tell us about the situation?"},{"start":89.02,"end":94.09,"text":"No, I don't think you're over this."},{"start":94.15,"end":97.99,"text":"For the haircut?"},{"start":99.15,"end":101.61,"text":"At what time do I have to have it?"},{"start":102,"end":102.2,"text":"At 4.30."},{"start":102.36,"end":103.02,"text":"Right at 4?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and an unidentified individual to address routine administrative tasks, specifically the processing of presidential signatures and scheduling matters. The discussion centered on the recent promotion of Admiral James B. Stockdale and the coordination of the President's upcoming haircut appointment. The meeting concluded with confirmation of the late afternoon schedule.","topics":["Presidential schedule","James B. Stockdale","Administrative procedures","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:18:31.311Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","james-b-stockdale","administrative-procedures","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":115,"audioFiles":[{"file":"891-003.mp3","bytes":3692544,"durationSec":115.27,"bitrate":256278,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/891-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/891-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/891/conversation-891-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}