Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-094

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt Jr.

Tuesday, June 5, 1973 · 5:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-094 on Tape 39StartTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 5:26 PMEndTuesday, June 5, 1973 at 5:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-094 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., requesting his presence at the Oval Office. The brief communication serves as a scheduling directive to facilitate a formal meeting between the President and his White House counsel. This interaction reflects the administrative process Nixon utilized to coordinate legal consultations regarding ongoing White House matters.

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Would you see if Mr. Bazzard could come to the OB office, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-094 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-94

Date: June 5, 1973
Time: 5:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 441-20]

       Request for meeting with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Also recorded on June 5, 1973

  • 039-093 5:21 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 441-019 5:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 441-020 5:25 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 5:25 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 039-095 5:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:26 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 441-021 5:26 PM · 16 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 5:26 pm and 5:27 pm.
  • 039-096 5:27 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:27 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 441-022 5:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 441-023 5:29 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:29 pm to 7:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-094, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-094 (accessed October 12, 2026).