{"conversationCode":"900-015","tapeNumber":900,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-900-015","startDateTime":"1973-04-18T17:33:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-18T17:48:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Apr-1973","startTime":"12:33 PM","endDate":"18-Apr-1973","endTime":"12:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On April 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-015 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. 900-15\n\nDate: April 18, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:48 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -George P. Shultz\n                 -Economic Stabilization Act\n                      -Capitol Hill\n                 -Energy message\n                 -Arthur F. Burns\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:48 pm.","filename":["900-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"900-014","nextCode":"900-016","transcript":[{"start":0.86,"end":6.29,"text":"Mr. President, Secretary Shultz was here earlier asking for five minutes if he was happy if we couldn't do it."},{"start":6.35,"end":13.41,"text":"Secretary Shultz, you would like to discuss economic stabilization because it's going up a hill today."},{"start":14.05,"end":18.34,"text":"Generally, it feels that the crime would have been seen prior to Kerry Clarkson."},{"start":18.36,"end":22,"text":"Secretary Shultz, does this concern you?"},{"start":22.86,"end":23.92,"text":"Well, he's here now."},{"start":24,"end":25.04,"text":"He's right there."},{"start":25.08,"end":29.22,"text":"Don't run these people in."},{"start":29.28,"end":35.42,"text":"He can come in and do this energy film clip, do I?"},{"start":35.59,"end":35.89,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":57.36,"end":58.3,"text":"Come on."},{"start":58.41,"end":59.01,"text":"Just talk to him."},{"start":59.05,"end":60.07,"text":"Yeah, that's right."},{"start":60.09,"end":61.23,"text":"I'm going to get him."},{"start":61.29,"end":62.57,"text":"Just talk to him."},{"start":62.59,"end":62.57,"text":"245."},{"start":62.79,"end":63.19,"text":"All right."},{"start":63.29,"end":64.02,"text":"I'll let him come."},{"start":64.12,"end":64.54,"text":"Fair enough."},{"start":64.66,"end":65.06,"text":"Yes, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate scheduling priorities for Treasury Secretary George Shultz to discuss the Economic Stabilization Act and an upcoming energy message. Nixon emphasizes the importance of managing the flow of visitors to the Oval Office while authorizing Shultz to proceed with a film clip appearance. The exchange serves as a brief logistical planning session to prepare the President for briefings on legislative and energy policy.","topics":["George P. Shultz","Economic Stabilization Act","Energy policy","Presidential scheduling","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:35:13.718Z"},"topicSlugs":["george-p-shultz","economic-stabilization-act","energy-policy","presidential-scheduling","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":72,"audioFiles":[{"file":"900-015.mp3","bytes":2310144,"durationSec":72.12,"bitrate":256255,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.080Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/900-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/900/conversation-900-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}