{"conversationCode":"945-006","tapeNumber":945,"conversationNumber":6,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-945-006","startDateTime":"1973-06-19T19:07:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-19T19:08:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Jun-1973","startTime":"3:07 PM","endDate":"19-Jun-1973","endTime":"3:08 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.;","description":"On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 945-006 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":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 945-6\n\nDate: June 19, 1973\nTime: 3:07 pm - 3:08 pm\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President talked with J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr.\n\f                                              -23-\n\n                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM\n\n                                       (rev. July-2011)\n\n                                                                 Conversation No. 945-6 (cont’d)\n\n[See Conversation No. 41-20]","filename":["945-006.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr."],"prevCode":"945-005","nextCode":"945-007","transcript":[{"start":6.01,"end":6.55,"text":"Okay."},{"start":7.01,"end":8.02,"text":"Oh, my God."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met briefly with White House special counsel J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. to discuss matters related to the ongoing Watergate investigation. The extremely brief interaction reflects the high level of urgency and concern surrounding the administration's legal defense at the time. No specific directives were recorded, as the conversation primarily served to acknowledge pressing developments in the case.","topics":["Watergate scandal","legal defense","presidential counsel","White House investigation"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-09T00:43:32.934Z"},"topicSlugs":["watergate-scandal","legal-defense","presidential-counsel","white-house-investigation"],"audioDurationSec":13,"audioFiles":[{"file":"945-006.mp3","bytes":423936,"durationSec":13.15,"bitrate":257973,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:06.981Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/945-006.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/945-006","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/945/conversation-945-006","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}