Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 437 › Conversation 437-009
Nixon & Buzhardt on White House counsel and Administration logistics
Wednesday, May 16, 1973 · 2:51 PM–2:52 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his counsel, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., to coordinate their schedules following an ongoing meeting. The discussion functioned primarily as a brief administrative exchange to ensure they were prepared to convene once Buzhardt became available. No substantive policy or legal strategy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 437-9 Date: May 16, 1973 Time: 2:51 pm - 2:52 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. [See Conversation No. 46-81]
Also recorded on May 16, 1973
- 046-079 2:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:44 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 437-007 2:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 046-080 2:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 437-008 2:46 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 2:46 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 046-081 2:51 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:52 pm.
- 046-082 2:52 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 2:58 pm.
- 046-083 2:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:57 pm to 2:58 pm.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 437-009, 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/437-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).