{"conversationCode":"898-014","tapeNumber":898,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-898-014","startDateTime":"1973-04-17T19:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-17T19:30:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Apr-1973","startTime":"2:20 PM","endDate":"17-Apr-1973","endTime":"2:30 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-014 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. 898-14\n\nDate: April 17, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:30 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Henry E. Peterson\n                      -Location\n                      -Meeting with President\n                             -Executive Office Building [EOB]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.\n\f                                             -36-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["898-014.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"898-013","nextCode":"898-015","transcript":[{"start":1.4,"end":3.29,"text":"This is Ed Swanson tracking down to New York."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Peterson. The primary objective of the brief consultation was to determine the appropriate location for the encounter, specifically coordinating whether the meeting should take place in the Executive Office Building. This conversation reflects the administration's efforts to manage high-level discussions amidst the escalating pressures of the Watergate investigation.","topics":["Henry E. Peterson","Watergate scandal","Presidential scheduling","Executive Office Building","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:31:51.348Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-e-peterson","watergate-scandal","presidential-scheduling","executive-office-building","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":15,"audioFiles":[{"file":"898-014.mp3","bytes":477184,"durationSec":14.81,"bitrate":257705,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.081Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:58.654Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/898-014.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/898-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/898/conversation-898-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}