{"conversationCode":"917-041","tapeNumber":917,"conversationNumber":41,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-917-041","startDateTime":"1973-05-14T09:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-14T21:17:00.000Z","startDate":"14-May-1973","startTime":"5:15 AM","endDate":"14-May-1973","endTime":"5:17 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 5:15 am and 5:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-041 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. 917-041\n\nDate: May 14, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:15 am and 5:17 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Request for meeting with Lawrence M. Higby\n             -Executive Office Building [EOB] office\n\nThe Bull left at an unknown time before 5:17 pm.","filename":["917-041.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"917-040","nextCode":"917-042","transcript":[{"start":0.11,"end":7.92,"text":"Oh, uh, I'm curious if you could see if, uh, Larry could be convenient with you and me processing the reports from the device."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a meeting involving Lawrence M. Higby to discuss the processing of reports derived from the White House taping system. This administrative request sought to streamline the management of sensitive recordings housed in the Executive Office Building. Bull was tasked with arranging the logistics for this consultation to ensure the President and his staff could effectively review the material.","topics":["White House Tapes","Lawrence M. Higby","Executive Office Building","Administrative Procedures","Records Management"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:07:26.485Z"},"topicSlugs":["white-house-tapes","lawrence-m-higby","executive-office-building","administrative-procedures","records-management"],"audioDurationSec":8,"audioFiles":[{"file":"917-041.mp3","bytes":333824,"durationSec":8.25,"bitrate":323524,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.082Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:02.597Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/917-041.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/917-041","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/917/conversation-917-041","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}