{"conversationCode":"917-036","tapeNumber":917,"conversationNumber":36,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-917-036","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T20:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T21:10:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"4:36 PM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"5:10 PM","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 4:36 pm and 5:10 pm. 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Bull.\n\n       Paper\n               -President’s edits\n               -Suggestions\n\n       President’s schedule\n              -Prisoners of war [POWs]\n              -Haile Selassie\n                      -Questions and answers [Q&A]\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542\n\n                              -Briefing\n               -Bipartisan congressional leaders meeting\n               -Selassie\n                       -Exchange of gifts\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 5:10 pm.","filename":["917-036.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"917-035","nextCode":"917-037","transcript":[{"start":26,"end":33.8,"text":"I don't feel like anyone has this."},{"start":34.38,"end":53.25,"text":"If you want to work here, you know, three of the members are going to be here."},{"start":54.36,"end":54.96,"text":"You're out of the industry."},{"start":55.08,"end":56.2,"text":"Any directives to Congress?"},{"start":56.22,"end":56.36,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":56.38,"end":56.48,"text":"Good."},{"start":56.5,"end":58.03,"text":"My word, sir."},{"start":59.75,"end":61.79,"text":"Selassie."},{"start":61.87,"end":62.59,"text":"I'm out of the industry."},{"start":62.61,"end":63.05,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":63.07,"end":63.15,"text":"Good."},{"start":63.23,"end":64.8,"text":"I mean, Selassie, of course, is only a one-day visit."},{"start":64.81,"end":66.24,"text":"In fact, he's leaving tomorrow night."},{"start":66.26,"end":66.98,"text":"Very good."},{"start":67.46,"end":71.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":71.46,"end":71.62,"text":"Good."},{"start":71.64,"end":71.82,"text":"I agree."},{"start":71.84,"end":72.03,"text":"All right."},{"start":72.05,"end":73.61,"text":"Are you continuing with some of the gifts that are exchanged?"},{"start":73.63,"end":73.95,"text":"I don't care."},{"start":73.97,"end":74.23,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":74.25,"end":75.53,"text":"I don't send these."},{"start":75.55,"end":76.97,"text":"I don't do that anymore."},{"start":76.99,"end":77.17,"text":"Thanks."},{"start":77.21,"end":77.63,"text":"All right."},{"start":77.65,"end":80.08,"text":"I have a lot of gifts."},{"start":80.42,"end":80.72,"text":"Thank you, sir."},{"start":80.74,"end":81.72,"text":"All right."},{"start":81.74,"end":82.18,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. 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