Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-109
Nixon phone call with Buzhardt on Watergate and Archibald Cox
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 2:35 PM–2:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consults with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. regarding his upcoming meeting with Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox to gauge the potential for a hostile confrontation. The President expresses concern that Cox might intentionally provoke a conflict to justify a resignation, prompting the two to strategize on how to manage the interaction. They conclude by scheduling a follow-up briefing to occur after the President finishes a concurrent meeting with Congressional leadership.
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NARA Description
On June 6, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:35 pm to 2:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-109 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-109
Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 2:35 pm - 2:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Incoming telephone call
The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
[See also Conversation No. 443-11]
Watergate
-Buzhardt’s forthcoming meeting with Archibald Cox [?]
-Timing
-Objectives
-Possible resignation
-Forthcoming conversation with President
President’s schedule
-Bipartisan Congressional leadership meetingAlso recorded on June 6, 1973
- 039-108 2:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:35 pm.
- 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.
- 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 039-109, 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/039-109 (accessed September 28, 2026).