President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The President requested that Price be located at his current position in the Lincoln Sitting Room for the purpose of a direct conversation. This brief administrative exchange served solely to bridge the communication link between the President and a member of his staff.
On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-43
Date: September 7, 1971
Time: 7:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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