Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 293 › Conversation 293-004
Nixon & Bull on Presidential strategy and Strategic restraint
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:26 PM–1:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull for a brief discussion regarding a specific strategic response. The dialogue focuses on the President's instructions to avoid escalating a conflict by countering "fire with fire." No specific subsequent action items were recorded beyond this directive for restraint.
- Presidential strategy
- Political communication
- Stephen B. Bull
- Strategic restraint
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Position in tape: 00:03:49 – 00:06:46
part A, 3:47
NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-4 Date: November 17, 1971 Time: 1:26 pm - 1:27 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. [See Conversation No. 14-153]
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Also recorded on November 17, 1971
- 014-153 1:26 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-005 1:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-006 1:27 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
- 293-024 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:32 pm.
- 293-025 1:32 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 293-026 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 293-027 1:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 293-004, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-004 (accessed October 30, 2026).