{"conversationCode":"046-069","tapeNumber":46,"conversationNumber":69,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-046-069","startDateTime":"1973-05-15T21:21:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-15T21:45:00.000Z","startDate":"15-May-1973","startTime":"5:21 PM","endDate":"15-May-1973","endTime":"5:45 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Parker, Doug; Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.;","description":"On May 15, 1973, Doug Parker and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. 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 046-069 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":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 46-69\n\nDate: May 15, 1973\nTime: Unknown between 5:45 and 6:45 p.m.\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nDoug Parker talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 435-40C]\n\n     Watergate\n          -John W. Dean, III’s documents\n                -Delivery to Earl J. Silbert\n\f                                               -41-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal reviewed 05/20/2019. Segment will remain closed.]\n[Statute]\n[046-069-w001]\n[Duration: 6s]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n     Watergate\n          -John W. Dean, III’s documents\n                -Reasons for delay\n                     -Buzhardt’s forthcoming call to Henry E. Petersen","filename":["046-069.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Parker, Doug","Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr."],"prevCode":"046-068","nextCode":"046-070","transcript":[{"start":0.52,"end":20.11,"text":"The papers will be delivered to Silbert's office between 9.15 and 9.30 tomorrow."},{"start":30.05,"end":33.48,"text":"We'll be there at that point and look at them and get a copy."},{"start":33.84,"end":34.2,"text":"Okay."},{"start":35.28,"end":36.26,"text":"What's the holdup?"},{"start":36.28,"end":36.92,"text":"Did he tag you?"},{"start":36.94,"end":37.67,"text":"He didn't say."},{"start":39.09,"end":40.59,"text":"I hope for heaven's sakes."},{"start":40.61,"end":42.13,"text":"I'll call Henry right now in a few minutes."},{"start":42.72,"end":43.34,"text":"Okay, great."},{"start":43.36,"end":45.58,"text":"Bye-bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Doug Parker and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. coordinated the delivery of sensitive documents belonging to John W. Dean, III to Assistant Attorney General Earl J. Silbert. The discussion addressed the reasons for a delay in the transfer and confirmed plans to inspect and copy the materials once they reached Silbert’s office. To resolve the lingering issues causing the holdup, Buzhardt committed to placing an immediate follow-up call to Assistant Attorney General Henry E. Petersen.","topics":["Watergate","John W. Dean III","Earl J. Silbert","Henry E. Petersen","Legal documents","Department of Justice"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:27:02.622Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate","john-w-dean-iii","earl-j-silbert","henry-e-petersen","legal-documents","department-of-justice"],"audioDurationSec":52,"audioFiles":[{"file":"046-069.mp3","bytes":1665024,"durationSec":51.92,"bitrate":256552,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.104Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:44.996Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/046-069.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-069","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/46/conversation-046-069","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}