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.
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 AidConversation 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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[See also Conversation No. 444-17]
Request for telephone call
-J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.