{"conversationCode":"854-011","tapeNumber":854,"conversationNumber":11,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-854-011","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 854-011 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. 854-11\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]\n              -Mrs. James A. Mulligan, Jr.\n                      -Telephone call\n                      -Gen. Brent Scowcroft's return telephone call\n              -[First name unknown] Strunk\n                      -Return to US\n                      -Statement\n                      -South Vietnam\n              -Scowcroft\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 9:34 am.","filename":["854-011.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"854-010","nextCode":"854-012","transcript":[{"start":0.53,"end":2.53,"text":"His name is James Mulligan."},{"start":2.55,"end":3.77,"text":"Mulligan."},{"start":3.79,"end":6.97,"text":"General Stoker, I was just pretending to call."},{"start":7.03,"end":10.71,"text":"Would you replace him with your still name, sir?"},{"start":13.09,"end":13.39,"text":"Sure."},{"start":13.67,"end":15.45,"text":"Well, I didn't see his statement."},{"start":15.51,"end":23.76,"text":"He was with that group that came in yesterday morning, sir."},{"start":23.78,"end":24.38,"text":"Oh, the premier."},{"start":25.2,"end":26.34,"text":"Stop that line."},{"start":26.36,"end":26.88,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":27.02,"end":27.66,"text":"I understand."},{"start":27.7,"end":30.04,"text":"I didn't see his statement either."},{"start":34.41,"end":34.97,"text":"Rastafari."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the status of recently released prisoners of war, specifically focusing on Captain James A. Mulligan, Jr. and another returnee named Strunk. The President reviewed details regarding statements made by the repatriated individuals upon their arrival from South Vietnam. Bull provided updates on communication efforts with the families and the involvement of General Brent Scowcroft in managing the information flow.","topics":["Prisoners of War","Repatriation","James A. Mulligan Jr.","Brent Scowcroft","Vietnam War"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:17:38.955Z"},"topicSlugs":["prisoners-of-war","repatriation","james-a-mulligan-jr","brent-scowcroft","vietnam-war"],"audioDurationSec":41,"audioFiles":[{"file":"854-011.mp3","bytes":980151,"durationSec":40.71,"bitrate":192627,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:59.849Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/854-011.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/854-011","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/854/conversation-854-011","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}