{"conversationCode":"891-008","tapeNumber":891,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-891-008","startDateTime":"1973-04-09T23:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-09T23:29:00.000Z","startDate":"9-Apr-1973","startTime":"6:21 PM","endDate":"9-Apr-1973","endTime":"6:29 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 891-008 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. 891-8\n\nDate: April 9, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 6:21 pm and 6:29 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President’s request for unknown man\n           -Unknown man’s schedule\n                 -Symphony\n\n     President’s request\n           -Paper for tomorrow [?]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 6:29 pm.","filename":["891-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"891-007","nextCode":"891-009","transcript":[{"start":0.24,"end":2.72,"text":"What are you laughing at?"},{"start":2.78,"end":3.24,"text":"Huh?"},{"start":4.06,"end":7.22,"text":"You have a, uh..."},{"start":7.24,"end":14.4,"text":"I don't have a guess."},{"start":15.78,"end":16.32,"text":"Oh, I don't either."},{"start":16.45,"end":17.12,"text":"Okay, I got it."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss scheduling matters involving an unidentified individual. The brief exchange touched upon the individual's availability, including a reference to a symphony performance. Additionally, the President requested specific documentation to be prepared for the following day.","topics":["Scheduling","Presidential Staff","White House Operations","Documentation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:19:00.799Z"},"topicSlugs":["scheduling","presidential-staff","white-house-operations","documentation"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"891-008.mp3","bytes":1032192,"durationSec":32.11,"bitrate":257190,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.081Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/891-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/891-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/891/conversation-891-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}