President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The President explicitly requests that Price come to the Oval Office immediately. This brief administrative interaction serves as a call for consultation with a key member of the Nixon speechwriting staff.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-47 Date: January 22, 1973 Time: 4:51 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 400-12] Request for Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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