{"conversationCode":"918-019","tapeNumber":918,"conversationNumber":19,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-918-019","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T16:13:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T16:19:00.000Z","startDate":"15-May-1973","startTime":"12:13 PM","endDate":"15-May-1973","endTime":"12:19 PM","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 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-019 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. 918-19\n\nDate: May 15, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:19 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n     President’s schedule\n           -George P. Shultz\n                 -Possible telephone conversation\n           -Congressmen\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.","filename":["918-019.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"918-018","nextCode":"918-020","transcript":[{"start":0.17,"end":2.41,"text":"Mr. President, he also begins tomorrow at 3 o'clock."},{"start":2.43,"end":3.43,"text":"5 o'clock."},{"start":3.45,"end":7.5,"text":"He did, individually, he had a question that he covered with you on the telephone."},{"start":7.52,"end":8.22,"text":"Oh, it's here."},{"start":8.24,"end":11.02,"text":"I'm going to take a minute now."},{"start":11.04,"end":15.36,"text":"I'm going to take 5 o'clock, which I do."},{"start":15.66,"end":18.68,"text":"The phone is 5 o'clock."},{"start":19.03,"end":21.15,"text":"I've got a congressman coming now."},{"start":21.17,"end":21.87,"text":"I will listen to him."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President's upcoming schedule to manage his time and prioritize meetings. They specifically coordinated the timing of a telephone conversation with George P. Shultz alongside the President's obligations to meet with various Congressmen. The brief discussion concluded with the President finalizing his afternoon agenda to accommodate these pressing administrative and legislative appointments.","topics":["Presidential scheduling","George P. Shultz","Congressional relations","White House administration"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:09:43.631Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-scheduling","george-p-shultz","congressional-relations","white-house-administration"],"audioDurationSec":28,"audioFiles":[{"file":"918-019.mp3","bytes":894976,"durationSec":27.85,"bitrate":257053,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.082Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/918-019.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/918-019","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/918/conversation-918-019","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}