Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-133
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Raymond K. Price Jr.
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 2:21 PM–3:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The primary purpose of the communication is to connect with Price regarding ongoing administrative tasks. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate further discussion between the President and his staff.
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NARA Description
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-133 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-133
Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 253-015]
Call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.Also recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-130 2:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward J. Kiernan talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:19 pm.
- 003-131 2:19 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 253-011 2:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:19 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 003-132 2:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.
- 253-012 2:20 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.
- 253-013 2:21 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 253-014 2:21 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 253-015 2:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 3:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-133, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-133 (accessed October 12, 2026).