{"conversationCode":"919-014","tapeNumber":919,"conversationNumber":14,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-919-014","startDateTime":"1973-05-16T14:25:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-16T14:27:00.000Z","startDate":"16-May-1973","startTime":"10:25 AM","endDate":"16-May-1973","endTime":"10:27 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.;","description":"On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:25 am to 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-014 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":"Abuse of Governmental Power Release","aogpSegment":"Segment 0","lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 919-14\n\nDate: May 16, 1973\nTime: 10:25 am - 10:27 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.\n\n[See Conversation No. 46-77]","filename":["919-014.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr."],"prevCode":"919-013","nextCode":"919-015","transcript":[{"start":0.33,"end":0.83,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.91,"end":2.13,"text":"Hi."},{"start":2.39,"end":2.81,"text":"Hi, friend."},{"start":2.83,"end":4.98,"text":"Uh, did you get the stuff yet?"},{"start":5,"end":11.89,"text":"Did that, uh..."},{"start":35.92,"end":56.69,"text":"yeah yeah yeah and the whole business of this thing came home as well i can assure you it was done and uh hey it wasn't very successful either"},{"start":75.34,"end":75.76,"text":"Right."},{"start":76.24,"end":76.62,"text":"Right."},{"start":77.42,"end":77.8,"text":"Good."},{"start":78.28,"end":78.52,"text":"Good."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and legal counsel J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. held a brief meeting to verify the status of undisclosed materials or records. Buzhardt confirmed that the requested items had been secured and reviewed, though he noted that the effort yielded unsuccessful or unproductive results. This exchange served as a status update regarding the handling of sensitive documentation amidst the unfolding Watergate investigation.","topics":["Watergate investigation","legal counsel","document management","White House records","J. Fred Buzhardt Jr."],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:12:17.419Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate-investigation","legal-counsel","document-management","white-house-records","j-fred-buzhardt-jr"],"audioDurationSec":87,"audioFiles":[{"file":"919-014.mp3","bytes":2789376,"durationSec":87.07,"bitrate":256297,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.413Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/919-014.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/919-014","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/919/conversation-919-014","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}