Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-020

Nixon phone call with Buzhardt on Executive Communication

Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 3:07 PM–3:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation041-020 on Tape 41StartTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 3:07 PMEndTuesday, June 19, 1973 at 3:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. regarding his immediate schedule and availability for a meeting. The brief exchange served to coordinate the President's upcoming activities, resulting in Buzhardt being instructed to come to the Oval Office. This interaction facilitated direct access between the President and his legal counsel during the height of the Watergate-related investigations.

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Yeah?
Mr. President, I have Mr. Bazaard and he is in his office.
Oh.
There you are.
Okay.
Oh, you want to drop down, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 19, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-20

Date: June 19, 1973
Time: 3:07 pm - 3:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.’s schedule

The President talked with Buzhardt.

[See also Conversation No. 945-6]

     Request for meeting

Also recorded on June 19, 1973

  • 041-017 3:00 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:00 pm.
  • 041-018 3:00 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 447-023 3:00 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:00 pm.
  • 447-024 3:00 PM · 12 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 3:00 pm and 3:01 pm.
  • 041-019 3:01 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:01 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 447-025 3:01 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:01 pm to 3:04 pm.
  • 945-006 3:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 945-007 3:09 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Melvin R. Laird, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 4:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-020, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-020 (accessed October 23, 2026).