President Nixon initiated this brief exchange to coordinate an in-person meeting with White House counsel J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The President requested that Buzhardt come to the Oval Office immediately to discuss urgent matters. This logistical communication facilitated a follow-up session between the two key figures during the height of the Watergate investigation.
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 2:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-083 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 46-83
Date: May 16, 1973
Time: 2:57 pm - 2:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.
President’s location
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