Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 945 › Conversation 945-006

Nixon & Buzhardt on Watergate scandal and legal defense

Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 3:07 PM–3:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation945-006 on Tape 945StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 3:07 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 3:08 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 945-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with White House special counsel J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to discuss matters related to the ongoing Watergate investigation. The extremely brief interaction reflects the high level of urgency and concern surrounding the administration's legal defense at the time. No specific directives were recorded, as the conversation primarily served to acknowledge pressing developments in the case.

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NARA Description

On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 945-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 945-6

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: 3:07 pm - 3:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                                 Conversation No. 945-6 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 41-20]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 945-006, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/945-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).