Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-067

Buzhardt phone call on Doug Parker and Administrative communication

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 5:21 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsBuzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; White House operatorConversation046-067 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 5:21 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-067 ↗

AI Summary

J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. requested that the White House operator connect him to Doug Parker for an outgoing telephone call. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between legal staff. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Give me Doug Parker, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1973, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-67
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:21 pm and 5:45 p.m.
Location: White House Telephone

J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-40A]

     Telephone call to Doug Parker

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  • 046-065 4:19 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:19 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 046-066 5:01 PM · 8 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 046-068 5:21 PM · 23 sec — J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Doug Parker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 046-069 5:21 PM · 52 sec — Doug Parker and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 046-070 6:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 046-071 6:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-067, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-067 (accessed October 1, 2026).