{"conversationCode":"897-001","tapeNumber":897,"conversationNumber":1,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-897-001","startDateTime":"1973-04-16T14:24:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-16T14:50:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Apr-1973","startTime":"9:24 AM","endDate":"16-Apr-1973","endTime":"9:50 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 897-001 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. 897-1\n\nDate: April 16, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:24 am and 9:50 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -John W. Dean, III\n                      -George P. Shultz\n                      -Troika meeting [?]\n                      -Henry E. Peterson\n                             -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:50 am.","filename":["897-001.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"896-006","nextCode":"897-002","transcript":[{"start":20.48,"end":26.05,"text":"I don't want to get too involved today. 1.30."},{"start":50.83,"end":51.62,"text":"General Spencer."},{"start":52.44,"end":53.2,"text":"No, that's a long one."},{"start":53.22,"end":54.66,"text":"I want to see him a long time."},{"start":54.72,"end":54.98,"text":"Tell me."},{"start":55.62,"end":56.64,"text":"Let's see who's on the record."},{"start":61.52,"end":62.43,"text":"See, I'm the theater director."},{"start":62.51,"end":63.81,"text":"I'm going to be on the record."},{"start":63.83,"end":66.35,"text":"I'll be at the EOP."},{"start":66.37,"end":66.59,"text":"And, uh..."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on managing high-stakes meetings with key figures including John W. Dean III, George P. Shultz, and Henry E. Peterson. Nixon expressed a desire to limit his direct involvement in certain sessions while emphasizing the need for extended time with specific individuals. The discussion concluded with instructions regarding the logistics and staging of these meetings at the Executive Office Building.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","John W. Dean III","Henry E. Peterson","George P. Shultz","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:28:51.715Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","john-w-dean-iii","henry-e-peterson","george-p-shultz","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":79,"audioFiles":[{"file":"897-001.mp3","bytes":2547712,"durationSec":79.47,"bitrate":256481,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.081Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/897-001.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/897-001","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/897/conversation-897-001","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}