Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-029

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 5:20 PM–5:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation041-029 on Tape 41StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:20 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The President specified that the operator should only connect the call if Buzhardt was currently present in his office. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his legal counsel.

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Mr. Bazaard, but only if he's in his office.

NARA Description

On June 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-29

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 447-37]

      Request for telephone call
           -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Also recorded on June 21, 1973

  • 041-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 041-028 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 447-036 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 447-037 5:20 PM · 10 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 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 041-030 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-038 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-039 5:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 447-040 5:22 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-029, June 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).