Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 893 › Conversation 893-007

Nixon & Bull on Prisoners of War and Foreign aid

Wednesday, April 11, 1973 · 10:59 AM–11:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 40 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation893-007 on Tape 893StartWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 10:59 AMEndWednesday, April 11, 1973 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 893-007 ↗

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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the coordination of a photo opportunity featuring a foreign aid worker who had been a prisoner of war. This meeting served to finalize arrangements for the event as part of the administration's ongoing outreach related to repatriated veterans.

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NARA Description

On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 893-7

Date: April 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 11:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -Photographs
                 -Foreign aid worker
                       -Prisoners of War [POWs]

Stephen Bull left at an unknown time before 11:05 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 893-007, April 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/893-007 (accessed October 5, 2026).