Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-075

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Wednesday, January 12, 1972 · 8:40 PM–9:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-075 on Tape 18 (tape position 03:30:06–03:30:22)StartWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 8:40 PMEndWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 9:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-075 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place urgent telephone calls to two key associates. He specifically requested to reach Raymond K. Price, Jr. at his residence and John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate these high-level communications.

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yes please brave right please he was just removed home can i leave the residence for him

NARA Description

On January 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 9:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-75

Date: January 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:40 pm and 9:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
         -Price's location

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on January 13, 1972

  • 018-071 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 8:09 pm.
  • 018-072 8:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:09 pm to 8:11 pm.
  • 018-073 8:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 018-074 8:13 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:13 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 018-076 9:26 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 9:26 pm to 9:42 pm.
  • 647-001 10:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:12 am.
  • 647-002 10:12 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:19 am.
  • 647-003 10:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-075, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-075 (accessed October 12, 2026).