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Nixon & Buzhardt on White House administration and legal counsel

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 5:40 PM–5:41 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 19 sec

ParticipantsBuzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation443-034 on Tape 443StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 5:41 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 443-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to coordinate a follow-up meeting. Nixon requested that Buzhardt come to his office in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss ongoing legal or administrative matters. The conversation served primarily as an administrative bridge to facilitate a more substantive, private discussion between the two men.

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Hello?

Yeah.

Uh, Frank?

Oh, you're back?

You want to drop over?

I'm over at the EOB.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 5:41 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 443-34

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: 5:40 pm - 5:41 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 39-124]

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443-031 5:07 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:33 pm.
443-032 5:07 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 5:33 pm.
039-123 5:33 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
443-033 5:33 PM · 1 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
039-124 5:40 PM · 19 sec — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:40 pm to 5:41 pm.
443-035 5:43 PM · 19 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 5:43 pm to 6:00 pm.
443-036 6:00 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:04 pm.
443-037 6:04 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tran Kim Phuong, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:04 pm to 6:12 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 443-034, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/443-034 (accessed September 28, 2026).