Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-076

Nixon phone call with Price on Economic policy and Congressional relations

Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 2:13 PM–2:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation008-076 on Tape 8 (tape position 02:43:41–02:45:11)StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:13 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 2:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-076 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 645078823 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Raymond Price discussed the positive reception and effective delivery of Nixon's recent address to Congress regarding his new economic policy. They analyzed the congressional climate, specifically noting a concerning trend toward isolationism and the political challenge of securing bipartisan support. Nixon concluded by emphasizing that the burden of action now rests with Congress to pass his legislative priorities, including revenue sharing, welfare reform, and government reorganization.

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NARA Description

On September 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-076 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-76

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: 2:13 pm - 2:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 278-17]

     The President's recent speech to Congress
          -Tricia Nixon Cox
                -Subject of economics
          -Price's reaction
          -Congress
                -Isolationism
                -Interruptions by applause
                      -Number
                -Isolationism
          -Delivery
                -Television
          -Congress
                -Revenue sharing
                -Welfare reform
                -Government reorganization
                -New economic policy

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Yeah.
Mr. Ray Price, Mr. President.
Hello.
There you are.
Hello.
Sir.
Ray?
Well, Tricia made a very interesting comment.
She said the economics is a very dull subject, and that was about as interesting as you could make it.
Well, congratulations.
It was really a beautiful job.
Well, of course, it sure is an isolationist Congress, isn't it, though?
The biggest hand was that.
That's why it was so important having what I had at the last.
Mm-hmm.
I counted 25 interruptions by a bus.
But we couldn't possibly leave it there that all we're going to do is take care of ourselves because there's too much of a tendency to be hard to sell.
I thought it was a beautiful job and beautifully delivered.
And I haven't yet had it played back, but people who saw it on TV said it just came through superbly.
And that your expressions were wonderful and in complete command.
It couldn't have been better.
Well, I think we've got certainly the ball in their court and putting in those things that telling them to act in this session on revenue sharing, welfare reform, government reorganization, and the new economic policy.
These guys have now got the whole damn thing there.
It's up to them.
Welcome back, fellas.
Right.
Okay.
Well, have a little rest.

Also recorded on September 9, 1971

  • 008-073 2:08 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 008-074 2:08 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 278-014 2:08 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 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 278-015 2:08 PM · 4 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 2:08 pm and 2:11 pm.
  • 008-075 2:11 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 278-016 2:11 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 278-017 2:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:13 pm to 2:14 pm.
  • 008-077 2:19 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:19 pm to 2:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-076, September 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 645078823). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-076 (accessed October 28, 2026).