Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-085

Nixon phone call with Haig on J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Tom C. Huston

Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 4:08 PM–9:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Conversation046-085 on Tape 46StartWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 4:08 PMEndWednesday, May 16, 1973 at 9:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-085 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Alexander Haig discuss the urgency of consulting Tom C. Huston regarding his knowledge of sensitive matters. Nixon instructs Haig to have J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. contact Huston immediately to consolidate information and potentially preempt additional calls. The conversation concludes with a plan for a follow-up briefing in thirty minutes.

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Hello.
Yes, sir.
I'll tell Bizarre, if you can, to get to Houston as quickly as he can, because I think he knows more than anybody else, and then that'll save some of the other calls.
Right.
Actually, fine.
And I'll call you in a half hour.

NARA Description

On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-085 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-85

Date: May 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The President talked with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

     J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.’s possible telephone call to Tom C. Huston

Also recorded on May 16, 1973

  • 919-032 3:02 PM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 046-084 4:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 9:33 pm.
  • 919-033 4:08 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:08 pm.
  • 919-034 4:09 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 920-001 4:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 920-002 4:52 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:55 pm.
  • 920-003 4:55 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:55 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 046-086 4:57 PM · 12 min — J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., White House operator, and Robert C. Mardian talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 9:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-085, 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/046-085 (accessed October 12, 2026).