{"conversationCode":"854-010","tapeNumber":854,"conversationNumber":10,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-854-010","startDateTime":"1973-02-13T14:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-13T14:34:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Feb-1973","startTime":"9:15 AM","endDate":"13-Feb-1973","endTime":"9:34 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-010 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.4","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part IV","chronReleaseDate":"8-Dec-2010","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 854-10\n\nDate: February 13, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 9:15 am and 9:34 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Prisoners of war [POWs] leaders\n              -Planes\n              -Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.\n              -John [last name unknown]\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:34 am.\n\f                                               -5-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM","filename":["854-010.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"854-009","nextCode":"854-011","transcript":[{"start":1.09,"end":6.44,"text":"So, uh, first they get the name of the followers."},{"start":6.74,"end":11.38,"text":"And then later, uh, they build up the tree plants."},{"start":11.42,"end":15.06,"text":"The tree needs to have a natural slot in there."},{"start":15.3,"end":19.43,"text":"They always have something to watch out for."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss logistical preparations regarding the reception of returning prisoners of war. The conversation focused on the identification of specific POW leaders, including Captain Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr., and the coordination of transport aircraft for their return. No final policy decisions were finalized, but the exchange highlighted the logistical focus on managing the high-profile return of these individuals.","topics":["Prisoners of war","POW repatriation","Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.","Military logistics","Vietnam War"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:17:33.560Z"},"topicSlugs":["prisoners-of-war","pow-repatriation","jeremiah-a-denton-jr","military-logistics","vietnam-war"],"audioDurationSec":26,"audioFiles":[{"file":"854-010.mp3","bytes":629692,"durationSec":26.12,"bitrate":192861,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.850Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:48.248Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/854-010.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-010","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/854/conversation-854-010","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}