Paul W. Keyes was an Emmy-winning comedy writer and producer who served as a trusted informal advisor and friend to President Richard Nixon. During the Nixon administration, particularly during the taping period, Keyes leveraged his background in television to help shape the President's public image, famously orchestrating Nixon's 1968 appearance on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." He also produced entertainment for formal White House dinners and wrote humorous speeches for administration officials.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 8:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-012 of the White House Tapes.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 8:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-001 of the White House Tapes.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-013 of the White House Tapes.
On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:16 pm to 9:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-002 of the White House Tapes.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-036 of the White House Tapes.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 6:45 pm to 6:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-152 of the White House Tapes.
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:46 pm to 9:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-095 of the White House Tapes.
On December 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 8:14 pm to 8:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-115 of the White House Tapes.
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-055 of the White House Tapes.
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-022 of the White House Tapes.
On April 30, 1973, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. Keyes, and John A. Volpe talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:09 pm and 10:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-039 of the White House Tapes.
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-096 of the White House Tapes.
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-031 of the White House Tapes.
On May 25, 1973, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 12:57 am to 12:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-014 of the White House Tapes.
On May 25, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 1:25 am to 1:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-017 of the White House Tapes.