Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-105
Nixon phone call with Price on Vietnam and Speechwriting
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 8:55 AM–8:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon consults with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. regarding the status of missing material from Henry Kissinger intended for an upcoming televised address on Vietnam. Disturbed by the delay, the President directs Price to contact Kissinger immediately to expedite the delivery of the requested text. Nixon also notes his upcoming schedule, including a meeting with Cardinal John Krol, emphasizing the need to integrate Kissinger's contribution into his speech preparations by that afternoon.
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NARA Description
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-105
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 8:55 am - 8:56 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
[See Conversation No. 379-2]
Vietnam
-The President's forthcoming television speech
-Material from Henry A. Kissinger
-Call to Kissinger
-The President's forthcoming meeting with John
Cardinal Krol
-Preparation
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
-Length
-Call to KissingerAlso recorded on November 1, 1972
- 379-002 8:55 AM · 1 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
- 032-106 9:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:00 am.
- 032-107 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
- 379-003 9:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
- 379-004 9:00 AM · 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 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
- 032-108 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
- 379-005 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
- 032-109 9:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:09 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-105, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-105 (accessed October 12, 2026).