President Nixon contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. This brief administrative interaction serves as a bridge to a subsequent conversation with a key member of the White House staff. The exchange functions strictly as a logistical request to initiate official communication.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-43 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:42 pm and 3:56 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 313-21D] Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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