Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-134

Nixon phone call with Buzhardt on White House Counsel

Monday, May 21, 1973 · 5:34 PM–5:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation046-134 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 21, 1973 at 5:34 PMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-134 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs White House Counsel J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to relocate from his office to the President's location for a private briefing. The meeting serves to coordinate their ongoing efforts regarding an unspecified administrative problem that the President is currently addressing. This brief exchange functions as a logistical prompt to facilitate an immediate, in-person consultation on sensitive legal or political matters.

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Hello?

Yes, sir.

You and your office?

Yes, sir.

You're not over at the editing section yet?

No, sir.

I'm still working on this other problem.

Oh, come over a minute.

I have to leave and maybe we can see what we got.

All right, sir.

Good.

NARA Description

On May 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-134 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-134

Date: May 21, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Time: 5:34 pm - 5:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

[See also Conversation No. 439-28]

      Buzhardt’s location

      President’s schedule

Also recorded on May 21, 1973

046-129 5:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
046-130 5:25 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 5:25 pm.
046-132 5:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:28 pm to 5:29 pm.
439-026 5:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:28 pm to 5:29 pm.
046-133 5:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 5:34 pm.
439-027 5:29 PM · 10 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 5:29 pm and 5:34 pm.
439-028 5:34 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:34 pm to 5:35 pm.
439-029 5:40 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 5:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-134, May 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-134 (accessed October 12, 2026).