President Nixon met with his legal counsel, J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., to address legal strategies concerning the ongoing Watergate investigation. The discussion focused on coordinating the administration’s response to inquiries and managing the complexities of potential testimony or evidence disclosure. No specific action items are detailed in the available record, as the conversation primarily served to align legal defenses during a critical phase of the scandal.
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 919-31 Date: May 16, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 3:02 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. [See Conversation No. 46-83]
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