Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-103

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

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 12:56 PM–1:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-103 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 12:56 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 1:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-103 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., who was serving as Special Counsel to the President during the Watergate investigation. This brief interaction was strictly administrative, facilitating direct communication between the President and his legal advisor regarding ongoing confidential matters. No further policy discussions or substantive decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Fred Bizarre, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-103 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-103

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 443-1]

       Request for telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

  • 933-012 12:53 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm.
  • 933-014 12:53 PM · 42 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 443-001 12:56 PM · 9 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 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 443-002 12:56 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 039-104 1:00 PM · 4 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:00 pm to 1:04 pm.
  • 443-003 1:00 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:00 pm to 1:04 pm.
  • 039-105 1:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:09 pm.
  • 443-004 1:04 PM · 9 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 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-103, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-103 (accessed October 12, 2026).