Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 439 › Conversation 439-028

Nixon & Buzhardt on Legal counsel and Watergate investigation

Monday, May 21, 1973 · 5:34 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation439-028 on Tape 439StartMonday, May 21, 1973 at 5:34 PMEndMonday, May 21, 1973 at 5:35 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 439-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. held a brief exchange to coordinate an immediate meeting. The conversation served primarily as a logistical check to confirm Buzhardt's location following his scheduled session. The two agreed to convene shortly thereafter to review ongoing materials and case developments.

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Hello?
You in your office?
Oh, you're not over at the end of your session, yeah.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, come over.
I have to leave.
Maybe we can see what we got.
Bye.

NARA Description

On May 21, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 439-28

Date: May 21, 1973
Time: 5:34 pm - 5:35 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building

President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 46-134]

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.
  • 046-134 5:34 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone 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 439-028, 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/439-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).