Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-046

Price phone call on Speechwriting and Presidential Address

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 9:40 AM–1:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 33 sec

ParticipantsPrice, Raymond K., Jr.; White House operatorConversation008-046 on Tape 8 (tape position 01:39:08–01:39:41)StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 9:40 AMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 1:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-046 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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 count

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  • 274-031 11:40 AM · 24 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 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
  • 008-048 1:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-046, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-046 (accessed October 10, 2026).