President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a meeting with his speechwriter, Raymond K. Price, Jr. The President requested that Price be summoned to his office in the Executive Office Building for a consultation. This administrative call functioned to coordinate immediate staff assistance for the President's ongoing work.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-2 Date: January 18, 1972 Time: 5:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 314-14] Request for Raymond K. Price, Jr. at Executive Office Building [EOB]
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