Raymond K. Price, Jr. contacted Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate the final drafting stages of a speech the President was scheduled to deliver to Congress. Price, working from the Executive Office Building, requested that Nell Yates bring the current draft to his location to facilitate a review of necessary revisions. The pair confirmed that typing was underway and agreed to meet immediately to incorporate the required changes.
On September 8, 1971, Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-55
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Alexander P. Butterfield
-Nellie L. Yates' office
Price talked with Butterfield.
The President's forthcoming speech to Congress
-Draft
-Price's location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-The President's requested meeting with Yates
-Typing
-Progress
-Changes
-Butterfield and Yates
-Meeting with the President in the EOBThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.