{"conversationCode":"041-017","tapeNumber":41,"conversationNumber":17,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-041-017","startDateTime":"1973-06-19T19:00:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-19T19:00:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Jun-1973","startTime":"3:00 PM","endDate":"19-Jun-1973","endTime":"3:00 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","description":"On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-017 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. 41-17\n\nDate: June 19, 1973\nTime: 3:00 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 447-23]\n\n     Request for a telephone call\n          -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.\n                 -Buzhardt’s location","filename":["041-017.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"041-016","nextCode":"041-018","transcript":[{"start":0.35,"end":3.42,"text":"Mr. Bazaard, please."},{"start":4.73,"end":8.8,"text":"Operator, if he's down at the Congress, don't get him down there."},{"start":8.82,"end":10.95,"text":"If he's in his office, thank you."},{"start":10.97,"end":12.05,"text":"Let me know if he's in his office."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to discuss legal or administrative matters. He specifically directed that Buzhardt should not be contacted if he was currently at the Capitol, requesting that the operator verify his presence in his office first. This exchange highlights the logistical coordination required for Nixon to communicate with his legal team during the height of the Watergate investigations.","topics":["J. Fred Buzhardt","White House communications","Logistics","Legal counsel"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:09:13.550Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-fred-buzhardt","white-house-communications","logistics","legal-counsel"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"041-017.mp3","bytes":641024,"durationSec":19.91,"bitrate":257611,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.407Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/041-017.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-017","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/41/conversation-041-017","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}