Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 447 › Conversation 447-039

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Helmut Sonnenfeldt

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 5:22 PM–7:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation447-039 on Tape 447StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 7:05 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 447-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal discussion with an unidentified participant, with Helmut “Hal” Sonnenfeldt also referenced as a subject of inquiry. The conversation focused on clarifying attendance at a specific function and verifying the status of an active call. No substantive policy decisions or historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Yeah.
Yeah, I, uh, I'm not active on the call either.

NARA Description

On June 21, 1973, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 447-39

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:22 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt 

         -Attendance at function [?]

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.
  • 447-038 5:21 PM · 11 sec — 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.
  • 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 447-039, 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/447-039 (accessed October 10, 2026).