{"conversationCode":"918-009","tapeNumber":918,"conversationNumber":9,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-918-009","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T12:38:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T12:42:00.000Z","startDate":"15-May-1973","startTime":"8:38 AM","endDate":"15-May-1973","endTime":"8:42 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-009 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. 918-9\n\nDate: May 15, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 8:38 am and 8:42 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     Henry E. Petersen’s location\n          -Effect of weather\n\n     President’s forthcoming conversation with Petersen\n           -Bull’s note\n           -Grand Jury\n           -Privacy\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 8:42 am.","filename":["918-009.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"918-008","nextCode":"918-010","transcript":[{"start":0.19,"end":3.17,"text":"Mr. President, he's on the way to his office because of the rain."},{"start":3.19,"end":8.24,"text":"Hey, look, there's a very bad shattering sign up today, so it'll be 15 minutes."},{"start":8.64,"end":10.04,"text":"Perhaps I can just bring them a note."},{"start":10.76,"end":12.42,"text":"The operative's not here."},{"start":12.44,"end":13.44,"text":"15 minutes in."},{"start":13.62,"end":25.19,"text":"Nothing to do with the grand jury, so you'd be concerned about them coming so quietly."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a forthcoming discussion with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen regarding the ongoing Watergate investigation. The two discussed logistical delays caused by inclement weather and the necessity of ensuring privacy for the meeting. The conversation focused on managing the interaction to avoid premature or public association with grand jury proceedings.","topics":["Henry E. Petersen","Watergate investigation","Grand Jury","Presidential logistics","Privacy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:08:46.091Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-e-petersen","watergate-investigation","grand-jury","presidential-logistics","privacy"],"audioDurationSec":31,"audioFiles":[{"file":"918-009.mp3","bytes":987136,"durationSec":30.72,"bitrate":257066,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.647Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/918-009.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/918-009","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/918/conversation-918-009","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}