{"conversationCode":"039-136","tapeNumber":39,"conversationNumber":136,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-039-136","startDateTime":"1973-06-07T19:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-07T19:48:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Jun-1973","startTime":"3:48 PM","endDate":"7-Jun-1973","endTime":"3:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","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.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 39-136\n\nDate: June 7, 1973\nTime: 3:48 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 441-34]\n\n       Request for meeting with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.","filename":["039-136.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"039-135","nextCode":"039-137","transcript":[{"start":0.39,"end":5.92,"text":"Would you ask Mr. Bazzard if he's free to come to the EOB office?"},{"start":6.18,"end":8.37,"text":"Now, if he's in a meeting, don't bother him, okay?"},{"start":8.59,"end":9.86,"text":"All right, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.","White House scheduling","Executive Office Building","Presidential communication"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:55:15.379Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-fred-buzhardt-jr","white-house-scheduling","executive-office-building","presidential-communication"],"audioDurationSec":17,"audioFiles":[{"file":"039-136.mp3","bytes":561152,"durationSec":17.43,"bitrate":257606,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.071Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/039-136.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-136","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/39/conversation-039-136","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}