{"conversationCode":"916-018","tapeNumber":916,"conversationNumber":18,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-916-018","startDateTime":"1973-05-11T16:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-11T16:53:00.000Z","startDate":"11-May-1973","startTime":"12:50 PM","endDate":"11-May-1973","endTime":"12:53 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 916-018 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. 916-18\n\nDate: May 11, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:53 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with an unknown man and Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s schedule\n           -Lawrence M. Higby\n           -Meeting with President\n\nBull and the unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:53 pm.","filename":["916-018.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"916-017","nextCode":"916-019","transcript":[{"start":0.92,"end":6.66,"text":"Let's see if we can find out when Bob is coming in."},{"start":6.74,"end":9.99,"text":"I'm supposed to see him in a couple of minutes."},{"start":10.01,"end":11.87,"text":"Hey, Bob, he's with Larry."},{"start":11.89,"end":12.53,"text":"He's over here."},{"start":12.57,"end":13.93,"text":"He's with Larry."},{"start":14.03,"end":16.69,"text":"I'll have you come in now."},{"start":16.75,"end":17.03,"text":"And, uh, Bob."},{"start":17.05,"end":17.17,"text":"Okay."},{"start":17.57,"end":18.39,"text":"He's right here."},{"start":18.41,"end":19.7,"text":"I saw him in the hallway."},{"start":19.82,"end":20.18,"text":"He's fine."},{"start":20.22,"end":20.5,"text":"He's fine."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate an upcoming meeting with H. R. Haldeman. The discussion focused on locating Haldeman, who was reportedly conferring with Lawrence M. Higby at the time. Bull facilitated the scheduling, confirming that Haldeman was nearby and ready to meet with the President.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Stephen B. Bull","White House scheduling","Lawrence M. Higby"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:03:29.560Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","stephen-b-bull","white-house-scheduling","lawrence-m-higby"],"audioDurationSec":33,"audioFiles":[{"file":"916-018.mp3","bytes":1064960,"durationSec":33.18,"bitrate":256755,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/916-018.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/916-018","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/916/conversation-916-018","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}