{"conversationCode":"911-007","tapeNumber":911,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-911-007","startDateTime":"1973-05-03T13:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-03T13:48:00.000Z","startDate":"3-May-1973","startTime":"9:36 AM","endDate":"3-May-1973","endTime":"9:48 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-007 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. 911-7\n\nDate: May 3, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:36 am and 9:48 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\f                                               -13-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                            Conversation No. 911-33 (cont’d)\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Radio speech\n                      -Draft\n                      -Timing\n                      -Radio compared to television [TV]\n                              -Reading glasses\n                      -Press release\n              -Meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.\n              -Florida departure\n              -Signing ceremony\n                      -Henry A. Kissinger\n                      -Photograph\n                      -Radio speech\n                      -Timing\n                      -Location\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:48 am.","filename":["911-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"911-006","nextCode":"911-008","transcript":[{"start":6.17,"end":6.59,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":6.61,"end":7.77,"text":"It's, uh, 6 o'clock."},{"start":9.89,"end":10.43,"text":"Okay."},{"start":10.71,"end":17.38,"text":"I'm, uh, I'm just waiting for what I have here."},{"start":17.39,"end":20.26,"text":"I have made a couple of cuts."},{"start":53.21,"end":56.81,"text":"I think it's 1.30."},{"start":56.87,"end":62.65,"text":"I think 1 is a better time."},{"start":87.68,"end":88.34,"text":"All right."},{"start":88.68,"end":103.49,"text":"Did Henry mention anything to you with regards to the small signing ceremony for the State of the World message?"},{"start":103.61,"end":112.26,"text":"He said he was going to raise it with the U.S. and the U.S. staff, you know."},{"start":113.48,"end":113.66,"text":"All right."},{"start":114.42,"end":120.29,"text":"And this way, this would have a press photo, and it would provide a photo relating to the speech."},{"start":120.33,"end":120.55,"text":"All right."},{"start":120.57,"end":122.41,"text":"And we can do that."},{"start":122.43,"end":125.03,"text":"I'm suggesting we do that just as you walk out the door, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the logistical preparations for an upcoming radio address, including timing adjustments and visual considerations such as the use of reading glasses. They also discussed coordinating a small, photo-oriented signing ceremony for the State of the World message featuring Henry Kissinger. The pair finalized these scheduling details to ensure effective media coverage before the President’s scheduled departure for Florida.","topics":["Radio Address","Scheduling","Public Relations","State of the World message","Henry Kissinger","White House logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T23:53:15.518Z"},"topicSlugs":["radio-address","scheduling","public-relations","state-of-the-world-message","henry-kissinger","white-house-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":142,"audioFiles":[{"file":"911-007.mp3","bytes":4546560,"durationSec":141.95,"bitrate":256240,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:01.508Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/911-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/911-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/911/conversation-911-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}