{"conversationCode":"855-015","tapeNumber":855,"conversationNumber":15,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-855-015","startDateTime":"1973-02-14T17:19:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-02-14T17:23:00.000Z","startDate":"14-Feb-1973","startTime":"12:19 PM","endDate":"14-Feb-1973","endTime":"12:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-015 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. 855-15\n\f                                                -33-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                                              Conversation No. 855-15 (cont’d)\n\nDate: February 14, 1973\nTime: 12:19-unknown before 12:23 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President met with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n       Telephone call for President\n             -Adm. Thomas H. Moorer\n             -Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft\n                     -Prisoners of war [POWs] debriefing\n                             -Positive comments about President\n                             -Support for December 1972 bombing\n                     -Meeting with President\n\nBull left at an unknown time before 12:23 pm.","filename":["855-015.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"855-014","nextCode":"855-016","transcript":[{"start":11.41,"end":13.49,"text":"before I called her to answer, and so I spoke to her."},{"start":13.51,"end":19.99,"text":"For instance, Carl, which reports to you on some of the very positive comments that you've made about you"},{"start":45.92,"end":53.02,"text":"three or four"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to discuss an incoming telephone call from Admiral Thomas H. Moorer and General Brent Scowcroft. The conversation focused on the positive feedback received from returning prisoners of war (POWs), specifically regarding their support for the December 1972 bombing campaign. Bull facilitated the coordination of this intelligence and a potential follow-up meeting between the President and the military officials.","topics":["Prisoners of War","Operation Linebacker II","Military Strategy","Thomas Moorer","Brent Scowcroft"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-08T01:21:33.286Z"},"topicSlugs":["prisoners-of-war","operation-linebacker-ii","military-strategy","thomas-moorer","brent-scowcroft"],"audioDurationSec":63,"audioFiles":[{"file":"855-015.mp3","bytes":1516815,"durationSec":63.08,"bitrate":192367,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:00.382Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:44:48.470Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/855-015.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/855-015","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/855/conversation-855-015","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}