{"conversationCode":"944-003","tapeNumber":944,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-944-003","startDateTime":"1973-06-18T19:45:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-18T19:46:00.000Z","startDate":"18-Jun-1973","startTime":"3:45 PM","endDate":"18-Jun-1973","endTime":"3:46 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On June 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. 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(“Pat”) Nixon\n                 -Receiving line\n                       -Leonid I. Brezhnev\n                       -Rose Mary Woods\n\n     Presidential remarks\n           -State dinner\n           -Timing\n\n     Brezhnev’s arrival ceremony\n          -Television [TV] networks\n                -Coverage\n          -Presidential signature\n\n     President’s remarks\n           -Preparation\n                 -Timing\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 3:46 pm.","filename":["944-003.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"944-002","nextCode":"944-004","transcript":[{"start":1.03,"end":4.95,"text":"Do you have anything for this thing tonight?"},{"start":5.05,"end":6.29,"text":"What'd you say?"},{"start":6.33,"end":12.56,"text":"Did you want to have a president in the afternoon or receiving one?"},{"start":12.62,"end":20.91,"text":"Rose was in a discussion that you said."},{"start":33.12,"end":41.33,"text":"Well, they were supposed to have... Let me get that down a little bit."},{"start":41.38,"end":48.43,"text":"I was wondering if it was supposed to be there in the shots."},{"start":48.51,"end":51.49,"text":"I'm not sure about that."},{"start":60.45,"end":63.19,"text":"This was the condition."},{"start":63.85,"end":66.33,"text":"This is something that somebody should have known."},{"start":66.35,"end":67.27,"text":"That was me."},{"start":67.49,"end":68.47,"text":"That was me."},{"start":68.51,"end":69.23,"text":"I had words."},{"start":69.25,"end":71.07,"text":"I had an objective."},{"start":71.09,"end":72.53,"text":"I don't want to speak anymore."},{"start":72.55,"end":72.85,"text":"I'm sorry."},{"start":72.97,"end":76.83,"text":"I don't want to speak anymore."},{"start":76.94,"end":77.5,"text":"I must have."},{"start":77.56,"end":78.06,"text":"I must have."},{"start":78.16,"end":79.04,"text":"I must have."},{"start":79.06,"end":79.52,"text":"I must have."},{"start":79.6,"end":86.86,"text":"I must have."},{"start":86.94,"end":87.58,"text":"I must have."},{"start":87.6,"end":88.2,"text":"I must have."},{"start":90.09,"end":112.92,"text":"The first time I went to Washington, I was told that I had to run to the United States, and I never heard of it again."},{"start":115.09,"end":117.94,"text":"Well, it's only a theory."},{"start":122.38,"end":123.8,"text":"That doesn't mean much."},{"start":124.06,"end":125.62,"text":"I hope they did."},{"start":125.66,"end":131.22,"text":"Well, that was a great, great sermon."},{"start":131.24,"end":135.34,"text":"Thank you, Senator Marshall."},{"start":135.98,"end":138.2,"text":"Quarter to five."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate final logistics for an upcoming state dinner honoring Leonid Brezhnev. The discussion focused on managing the guest list, the structure of the receiving line, and the timing of remarks to accommodate television network coverage. Nixon emphasized the necessity of precise preparation for the event's ceremonial elements.","topics":["State dinner","Leonid Brezhnev","Event planning","White House logistics","Television coverage"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:42:15.915Z"},"topicSlugs":["state-dinner","leonid-brezhnev","event-planning","white-house-logistics","television-coverage"],"audioDurationSec":144,"audioFiles":[{"file":"944-003.mp3","bytes":4599808,"durationSec":143.64,"bitrate":256185,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.981Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:45:07.007Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/944-003.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/944-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/944/conversation-944-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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