Raymond K. Price, Jr. contacted the White House operator to facilitate a call to his own office. The discussion primarily involved the logistical coordination of drafting the President’s forthcoming address to Congress. The parties specifically addressed the current status and word count requirements for the speech draft.
On September 8, 1971, Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-46
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Price's office
Price talked with an unknown woman
President’s forthcoming speech to Congress
-Draft
-Word countNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.