{"conversationCode":"900-016","tapeNumber":900,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-900-016","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 900-016 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. 900-16\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           -William G. Bray\n                 -Delay\n           -George P. Shultz\n                 -Congress\n                 -Telephone call\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:48 pm.\n\f                                              -27-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["900-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"900-015","nextCode":"900-017","transcript":[{"start":0.59,"end":1.45,"text":"Well, all right."},{"start":1.49,"end":5.27,"text":"We're keeping the Congress in place, which is great."},{"start":5.31,"end":11.52,"text":"Well, you might just keep talking to your attorney."},{"start":11.74,"end":12.4,"text":"I don't know."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and manage administrative priorities. The discussion centered on adjusting the meeting time for Representative William G. Bray and facilitating communication between the President and Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz regarding congressional matters. These logistical adjustments were part of the administration's ongoing efforts to maintain legislative momentum during the heightened political pressure of the Watergate era.","topics":["Presidential schedule","George P. Shultz","William G. Bray","Congress","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:35:19.352Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","george-p-shultz","william-g-bray","congress","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":32,"audioFiles":[{"file":"900-016.mp3","bytes":1017856,"durationSec":31.69,"bitrate":256926,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.081Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:59.089Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/900-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/900/conversation-900-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}