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.
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 AidConversation 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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