President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate communication with his speechwriter, Raymond K. Price. The President requested that Price report to his office in the Executive Office Building for a meeting. The operator confirmed the request and initiated the process to locate and connect Price.
On September 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-47 Date: September 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 274-31] Request for Raymond K. Price to come to the Executive Office Building [EOB] office Request for call to Price
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