Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-076

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

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 10:23 AM–10:25 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-076 on Tape 46StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 10:23 AMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 10:25 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-076 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., a member of his legal defense team. This brief administrative exchange serves as a transition to a private consultation regarding the ongoing Watergate investigations. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief interaction.

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Bazaar, please.
Bazaar, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-076 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-76

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:23 am and 10:25 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 919-13]

      Telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 919-010 9:54 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:54 am.
  • 919-012 10:23 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am.
  • 919-013 10:23 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:25 am.
  • 046-077 10:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:25 am to 10:27 am.
  • 919-014 10:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:27 am.
  • 919-015 10:27 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 10:31 am.
  • 919-016 10:31 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:31 am.
  • 919-017 10:31 AM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:31 am to 11:35 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-076, May 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-076 (accessed October 12, 2026).