Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-108
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt Jr.
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 2:34 PM–2:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination for the President to communicate with his legal counsel regarding the ongoing Watergate investigation. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-108 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-108
Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 443-10]
Request for telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on June 6, 1973
- 443-009 2:34 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 443-010 2:34 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 2:34 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 039-109 2:35 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 443-011 2:35 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 039-110 2:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:21 pm.
- 443-012 2:36 PM · 12 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 2:36 pm and 3:21 pm.
- 039-111 3:21 PM · 29 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 443-013 3:21 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:21 pm to 3:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-108, 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/039-108 (accessed September 28, 2026).