Conversation 895-003

TapeTape 895StartFriday, April 13, 1973 at 8:29 AMEndFriday, April 13, 1973 at 8:49 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office

On April 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 8:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 895-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 895-3

Date: April 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:29 am and 8:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule

     Paper
             -Addressed to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

     Signature
          -Paul W. Keyes [?]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                       (rev. April-2011)

                                                              Conversation No. 895-3 (cont’d)

     White House social affairs
          -Ethnic balance
          -Blacks
          -Prisoners of War [POWs] [?]
                -Sammy Davis, Jr.
                -Voluntary action
                      -Foundation for children of Missing in Action [MIA]
                      -Fundraising
                      -Scholarships
                -Charity
                      -Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope
                      -Vietnam

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:49 am.

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It says here that, I don't think that's a change, honestly.
Oh, no, it is.
It says on the papers, you know.
Sorry.
My mind was the wrong way.
You asked for a piece of paper.
I was scared.
It was addressed to my team.
It was addressed to my team.
It's actually the same thing.
Thank you.
Paul hasn't done it.
If you're asking me to, I wouldn't fix it.
I'm not sure.
In that line up there, Paul is trying to achieve a balance, ethnically.
Ethnically, he doesn't need to use all the rules required.
Only a second date is important.
We have to get a second date.
That's what we've got.
The rest of the same date is going to be.
having a program in one of the voluntary action areas where they'll be doing a fundraiser.
I don't know if you've heard of it.
Well, no, later on this year, a fundraising thing for children of the men who did not come home.
Scholarship type thing.
Certain private sector area there, the voluntary action area.
And this would be a good way to launch into this area.
Of course, all of these people are teaming together at one time, including Sam Davis.
And most of them, for a good many of them, were withholding.
I got this.