Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-032
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt
Tuesday, June 12, 1973 · 1:16 PM–1:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The primary purpose of the communication was to establish contact with Buzhardt regarding ongoing legal or administrative matters. No further substantive details regarding the conversation were recorded as the call served strictly as a logistical request for assistance in reaching the counsel.
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NARA Description
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 40-32
Date: June 12, 1973
Time: 1:16 pm - 1:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[See also Conversation No. 444-17]
Request for telephone call
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.Also recorded on June 12, 1973
- 040-030 1:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:15 pm.
- 040-031 1:15 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft talked on the telephone from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 444-015 1:15 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 1:15 pm and 1:16 pm.
- 444-016 1:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 444-017 1:16 PM · 11 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 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 444-018 1:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:24 pm.
- 040-033 1:24 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 444-019 1:24 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:24 pm to 1:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 040-032, June 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-032 (accessed September 28, 2026).