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Nixon & Buzhardt on White House administration and Legal counsel

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 5:21 PM–5:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.Conversation447-038 on Tape 447StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:21 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 447-038 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon summoned J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to his office for a brief, informal meeting. The discussion primarily functioned as a prompt to facilitate an immediate in-person consultation between the two men. No substantive policy or legal matters were detailed during this brief exchange.

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So, you in the office?
Wanna come over for a minute?

NARA Description

On June 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-038 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 447-38

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: 5:21 pm - 5:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 41-30]

Also recorded on June 21, 1973

  • 041-027 4:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 041-028 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 447-036 5:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:18 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 041-029 5:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 447-037 5:20 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 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 041-030 5:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 447-039 5:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 447-040 5:22 PM · 1 hr 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 447-038, June 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/447-038 (accessed October 24, 2026).