Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-104

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

Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 4:36 PM–4:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-104 on Tape 46StartThursday, May 17, 1973 at 4:36 PMEndThursday, May 17, 1973 at 4:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to be connected with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. The purpose of the call is to establish contact with his legal counsel for ongoing administrative or legal matters. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange as the President waits for the connection to be completed.

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Mr. Fred Bazaar, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 4:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-104

Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 4:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

      Telephone call to J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

Also recorded on May 17, 1973

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  • 438-019 3:54 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 046-102 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 438-020 4:01 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:01 pm to 4:02 pm.
  • 438-021 4:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:08 pm.
  • 046-103 4:08 PM · 26 sec — Rose Mary Woods and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:08 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 438-022 4:08 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:08 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 046-105 4:58 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:58 pm to 5:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-104, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-104 (accessed October 12, 2026).