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Nixon & Bull on Prisoners of War and Presidential Proclamation

Friday, March 10, 1972 · 12:33 PM–12:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation682-004 on Tape 682 (tape position 00:47:21–00:49:05)StartFriday, March 10, 1972 at 12:33 PMEndFriday, March 10, 1972 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 682-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistics for a signing ceremony involving a Presidential Proclamation and Senate Joint Resolution 189. The discussion focused on preparations for hosting three wives of prisoners of war and the distribution of gift pens. The primary action item involved finalizing the arrangements to ensure the ceremonial presentation for the guests, including Senator William E. Brock, III, proceeded as planned.

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Position in tape: 00:47:21 – 00:49:05

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NARA Description

On March 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:33 pm and 12:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 682-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 682-4

Date: March 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:33 pm and 12:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Signing ceremony
          -Presidential Proclamation
          -Senate Joint [SJ] Resolution 189
          -Prisoners of war [POW] wives
                -Number
          -Gifts
                -Pens
                      -[William E. Brock, III]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:38 pm.

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  • 682-011 12:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:45 pm.
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  • 682-008 12:50 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, Dianne C. Matthews, United States Secret Service agents, Stephen B. Bull, Arthur K. Watson, White House operator, and J. William Fulbright met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:50 pm to 1:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 682-004, March 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/682-004 (accessed November 1, 2026).