{"conversationCode":"917-003","tapeNumber":917,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-917-003","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T14:50:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T15:00:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"10:50 AM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"11:00 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-003 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. 917-003\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 10:50 am and 11:00 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Request for meeting with Lawrence M. Higby\n\n       Weather\n\n       Weekend\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 11:00 am.","filename":["917-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"917-002","nextCode":"917-004","transcript":[{"start":0.34,"end":1.94,"text":"Listen, if you see him though, Larry, hate me for that."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to discuss administrative logistics and scheduling. The primary action item involved a request for a meeting with Lawrence M. Higby. Additionally, the two engaged in brief casual conversation regarding the weather and weekend plans.","topics":["Lawrence M. Higby","Scheduling","Oval Office logistics","Staff management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:03:58.698Z"},"topicSlugs":["lawrence-m-higby","scheduling","oval-office-logistics","staff-management"],"audioDurationSec":11,"audioFiles":[{"file":"917-003.mp3","bytes":425984,"durationSec":10.57,"bitrate":322288,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.648Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:02.594Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/917-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/917/conversation-917-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}