Raymond K. Price, Jr. was a prominent speechwriter and trusted confidant in the Nixon administration, known for his moderate political views and elegant prose. He initially served as a Special Assistant to the President from January 1969 to February 1973, taking on the additional role of Director of Speechwriting in December 1970. During the White House taping period, Price stepped down as chief speechwriter in February 1973 and transitioned to the role of Special Consultant to the President, a position he held until August 1974, when he famously drafted Nixon's resignation speech.
On November 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 390-005 of the White House Tapes.
On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-018 of the White House Tapes.
On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:42 am to 8:46 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-160 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-031 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-032 of the White House Tapes.
On January 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 8:17 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-016 of the White House Tapes.
On January 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:55 am to 1:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 396-007 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:35 am to 10:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-005 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-007 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-008 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-016 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-025 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-007 of the White House Tapes.
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-009 of the White House Tapes.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 10:48 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 399-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:40 pm and 4:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 400-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-042 of the White House Tapes.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Walter R. Tkach, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 400-014 of the White House Tapes.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-017 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-006 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:14 pm to 4:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 407-007 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George P. Shultz, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, William L. Safire, Leonard Garment, George H. W. Bush, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:38 pm to 9:05 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-002 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:44 pm to 10:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-091 of the White House Tapes.
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and George H. W. Bush, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 6:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 113-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert Stein, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., George H. W. Bush, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 6:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-004 of the White House Tapes.
On February 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, Aram Bakshian, Jr., Richard M. Fairbanks, III, James H. Cavanaugh, Geoffrey C. Shepard, Dana G. Mead, James H. Falk, Tod R. Hullin, John L. Campbell, Hank Paulson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:38 am to 10:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 847-008 of the White House Tapes.
On February 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, George H. W. Bush, Bryce N. Harlow, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:39 am to 11:59 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 114-001 of the White House Tapes.
On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Richard G. Kleindienst, John C. Whitaker, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, George H. W. Bush, Donald E. Johnson, William D. Ruckelshaus, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Leonard Garment, Ronald L. Ziegler, Richard A. Moore, Arthur J. Sohmer, Kenneth W. Clawson, William J. Baroody, Jr., David N. Parker, David R. Gergen, Stanley S. Scott, Franklin R. Gannon, John S. Guthrie, Jr., Tod R. Hullin, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lawrence M. Higby, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Frederic V. Malek, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 3:10 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 117-007 of the White House Tapes.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William J. Casey, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Richard G. Kleindienst, Joseph T. Sneed, John C. Whitaker, Stephen A. Wakefield, Earl L. Butz, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, William N. Letson, Peter J. Brennan, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, Floyd H. Hyde, Claude S. Brinegar, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., David R. Gergen, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Herbert Stein, Kenneth W. Clawson, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:35 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 123-002 of the White House Tapes.
On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 10:52 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-048 of the White House Tapes.
On May 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:36 am to 12:04 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-042 of the White House Tapes.
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-042 of the White House Tapes.
On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-071 of the White House Tapes.
On May 18, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, William E. Simon, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Frank C. Carlucci, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, John A. Scali, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Arthur J. Sohmer, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., General Brent G. Scowcroft, Frederic V. Malek, David N. Parker, Herbert G. Klein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 121-002 of the White House Tapes.
On May 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:31 pm to 2:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-003 of the White House Tapes.
On May 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John B. Connally, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, William E. Timmons, Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Leonard Garment, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-002 of the White House Tapes.
On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, William P. Clements, Jr., Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Floyd H. Hyde, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, John A. Scali, Melvin R. Laird, Peter J. Brennan, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush, John B. Connally, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Gerald L. Warren, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, Herbert Stein, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:19 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-006 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-014 of the White House Tapes.
On June 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:17 pm and 9:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 444-024 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 11:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:22 pm to 3:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-020 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-023 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, Rogers C. B. Morton, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Virginia H. Knauer, David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:42 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 126-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:02 pm to 11:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-103 of the White House Tapes.
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, Rogers C. B. Morton, Earl L. Butz, Frederick B. Dent, Peter J. Brennan, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, Claude S. Brinegar, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, Melvin R. Laird, Bryce N Harlow, John B Connally, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John A. Love, Ronald L Ziegler, Peter M. Flanigan, Raymond K. Price, Jr., William E. Timmons, Frederic V. Malek, Arthur J. Sohmer, David R. Gergen, and David N. Parker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:39 am and 10:32 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 128-003 of the White House Tapes.