Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-118

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

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-118 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:51 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-118 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a phone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., legal counsel for the White House. He instructed the operator to leave a message for Buzhardt to return his call upon returning to his office. The President explicitly requested that Buzhardt not be disturbed if he was currently unavailable.

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Operator?

Operator, would you ring Mr. Bazaar's office?

He may be out, and if he is, I don't want to bother him where he is.

Okay.

But you can just tell his secretary if she'd have him call me when he comes in, please.

I will.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-118 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-118

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 4:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 443-25]

       Request for telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
             -Buzhardt’s secretary
                      -Possible message

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

039-116 4:44 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
039-117 4:46 PM · 29 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:46 pm.
443-024 4:46 PM · 28 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm.
039-119 4:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.
443-025 4:51 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:51 pm.
443-026 4:51 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 4:51 pm and 4:56 pm.
039-120 4:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:02 pm.
443-027 4:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Hugh Scott met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 5:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-118, 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/039-118 (accessed September 28, 2026).