Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-136
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
Thursday, June 7, 1973 · 3:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to request an immediate meeting in the Executive Office Building. He specifically directed the operator not to interrupt Buzhardt if he was already engaged in another meeting. This brief administrative exchange facilitated a direct consultation with the President's legal counsel.
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-136 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-136
Date: June 7, 1973
Time: 3:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 441-34]
Request for meeting with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.Also recorded on June 7, 1973
- 039-134 1:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:52 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 039-135 1:57 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 441-031 1:57 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:57 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 441-032 1:58 PM · 9 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 1:58 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 441-033 3:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and David C. Hoopes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:30 pm to 3:32 pm.
- 441-034 3:48 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:58 pm.
- 441-035 3:53 PM · 3 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 934-012 5:37 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:37 pm to 5:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-136, June 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-136 (accessed October 1, 2026).