{"conversationCode":"040-068","tapeNumber":40,"conversationNumber":68,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-040-068","startDateTime":"1973-06-13T15:37:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-13T15:38:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Jun-1973","startTime":"11:37 AM","endDate":"13-Jun-1973","endTime":"11:38 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.;","description":"On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:37 am to 11:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-068 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. 40-68\n\f                                                  -59-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\nDate: June 13, 1973\nTime: 11:37 am - 11:38 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 445-5]\n\n      President’s schedule\n            -Buzhardt’s schedule\n                  -Meeting","filename":["040-068.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr."],"prevCode":"040-067","nextCode":"040-069","transcript":[{"start":0.45,"end":1.07,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.09,"end":1.8,"text":"Yes, Mr. President."},{"start":2,"end":6.04,"text":"I'm between drafts, and I thought maybe we could do about an hour of that stuff."},{"start":6.07,"end":9.45,"text":"You know, running everything maybe and get it done today, because I noticed... All right, sir."},{"start":9.77,"end":10.44,"text":"Want to come over now?"},{"start":10.68,"end":11.06,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":11.08,"end":12.24,"text":"Or are you busy with something else?"},{"start":12.36,"end":12.7,"text":"No, sir."},{"start":12.82,"end":14.62,"text":"I can run over and get my notes right now."},{"start":14.64,"end":14.79,"text":"Fine."},{"start":14.8,"end":15.71,"text":"Take your time."},{"start":15.73,"end":16.15,"text":"Don't hurry."},{"start":16.17,"end":17.23,"text":"Don't hurry."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. coordinate a meeting to review drafts and notes related to ongoing legal or administrative matters. The President requests an hour of Buzhardt’s time to work through these materials comprehensively during the day. Buzhardt confirms his availability and agrees to head to the White House immediately to begin the session.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Drafting documents","Legal counsel","White House operations"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:02:27.556Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","drafting-documents","legal-counsel","white-house-operations"],"audioDurationSec":24,"audioFiles":[{"file":"040-068.mp3","bytes":772096,"durationSec":24.05,"bitrate":256794,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.407Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:43.131Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/040-068.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-068","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/40/conversation-040-068","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}