{"conversationCode":"041-029","tapeNumber":41,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-041-029","startDateTime":"1973-06-21T21:20:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-21T21:21:00.000Z","startDate":"21-Jun-1973","startTime":"5:20 PM","endDate":"21-Jun-1973","endTime":"5:21 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator;","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.","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. 41-29\n\nDate: June 21, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with the White House operator.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 447-37]\n\n      Request for telephone call\n           -J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.","filename":["041-029.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","White House operator"],"prevCode":"041-028","nextCode":"041-030","transcript":[{"start":3.35,"end":6.43,"text":"Mr. Bazaard, but only if he's in his office."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"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.","topics":["J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.","White House communications","Telephone protocols","Legal counsel","Administrative task"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:10:19.593Z"},"topicSlugs":["j-fred-buzhardt-jr","white-house-communications","telephone-protocols","legal-counsel","administrative-task"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"041-029.mp3","bytes":423936,"durationSec":13.15,"bitrate":257973,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.407Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/041-029.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/41/conversation-041-029","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}