Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-037

Nixon phone call with Bull on Prisoners of war and Speechwriting

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 9:00 AM–9:01 AM ET · White House Telephone · 48 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation044-037 on Tape 44StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 9:00 AMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 9:01 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs Stephen Bull to follow up with Brent Scowcroft regarding a requested compilation of patriotic statements made by returning prisoners of war. These quotes are intended for inclusion in the President's upcoming March 29 speech. Bull is instructed to secure the materials directly from Scowcroft rather than Henry Kissinger and to deliver them to the President as soon as they are available.

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Mr. Volk.
Yes, sir.
Did I ask you, or was it Scowcroft, just before we went to Florida, I said I wanted the Gergen outfit or somebody to work me up about a couple of pages of the quote's
the best statements by the POWs on their love of country and that sort of thing.
It may have been Scowcroft.
All right, fine, fine.
I'll check it.
I'll check it, Mr. President.
Tell Scowcroft I haven't got it yet and that it's for my speech.
I just want something to pick up and he'll remember it.
Then it was Scowcroft and just call him, not Kissinger.
As soon as we get it, do you want to bring it right over to you?
Just send it over, yeah.
I just want to see if they've got any kind of a quote I want to use.
Sir, fine.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:01 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-037

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:01 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 421-24]

       Prisoners of war’s [POWs] statements
             -Bull’s role
             -Brent G. Scowcroft
             -Florida
             -David R. Gergen
             -President’s March 29 speech
             -Scowcroft
                    -Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on March 28, 1973

  • 044-036 8:26 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:26 am and 9:00 am.
  • 421-020 8:35 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:40 am.
  • 421-021 8:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:45 am.
  • 421-022 8:45 AM · 15 min — 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 8:45 am and 9:00 am.
  • 421-023 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
  • 421-024 9:00 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:00 am to 9:01 am.
  • 044-038 9:01 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:44 am.
  • 421-025 9:01 AM · 10 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 9:01 am and 9:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-037, March 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-037 (accessed October 2, 2026).