Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-068

Buzhardt & Parker on Henry E. Petersen and Watergate investigation

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 5:21 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec

ParticipantsBuzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; Parker, DougConversation046-068 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 5:21 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-068 ↗

AI Summary

J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Doug Parker engaged in a brief check-in regarding the status of communication with Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen. The primary purpose of the call was to ascertain whether Parker had received any updates or outreach from Petersen. No substantive developments occurred, as Parker confirmed he had not yet heard from him and agreed to notify Buzhardt upon receiving any further information.

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Thank you.
Hello?
Yes, have you heard anything from Henry Green?
Henry Peterson yet?
Uh, no.
Okay.
Let me know if you will, please, sir.
I will.
Okay.
Very good.
Thank you.
I'm in the EOB office.
Right.
Right.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1973, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Doug Parker 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 046-068 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-68

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

J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked with Doug Parker.

[See also Conversation No. 435-40B]

     Parker’s contact with Henry E. Petersen

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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-068, 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/046-068 (accessed October 1, 2026).