Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-030

Nixon phone call with Buzhardt

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 5:21 PM–5:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation041-030 on Tape 41StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:21 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to summon J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to the Oval Office for an immediate meeting. The discussion is strictly logistical, serving to confirm Buzhardt's location and request his presence for a follow-up consultation. No specific policy or legal matters are addressed during this brief exchange, as the conversation functions solely as a scheduling maneuver.

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Hello?
You're in your office?
Yes, sir.
Want to come over for a minute?
Yes, sir.
Are you...

NARA Description

On June 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-30

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: 5:21 pm - 5:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

[See also Conversation No. 447-38]

      Buzhardt’s schedule
           -Meeting with President
                 -Oval Office

Also recorded on June 21, 1973

  • 041-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 041-028 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 447-036 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 041-029 5:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 447-037 5:20 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 447-038 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-039 5:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 447-040 5:22 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-030, June 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-030 (accessed September 21, 2026).