President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his speechwriter, Raymond K. Price, Jr. The call served as a routine administrative request to initiate a conversation with a member of his communications staff. No further substantive policy discussions were captured in this brief exchange.
On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-16 Date: January 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:42 pm and 4:46 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 315-24E] Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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