Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-108

Nixon phone call with Price on Vietnam and Speechwriting

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 9:02 AM–9:03 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation032-108 on Tape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:02 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-108 ↗

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President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. discuss necessary revisions to an upcoming television address regarding Vietnam, specifically criticizing current drafts as inadequate. Nixon directs Price to consult with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to better align the speech with his recent strategic briefings. Price is instructed to refine the material and meet with the President later that day for further review.

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What he had done was to send something over to the residents, which they just brought in to me here.
It's not adequate.
It won't be helpful to you.
I'd like for you to talk to Ziegler.
I talked to him at considerable length yesterday as to what I really want to get in this thing.
And he covered some of it in his briefing after you've talked to him as to what needs to be covered.
then you can, you know, get your own thoughts down as to how you think it can be worked, and it's very hard to work it into this.
I mean, it's hard to find the place, so it should be high up.
But talk to Zegler, because I went into it in great detail with him before his briefing, and sort of get the feel from him, and then after you've done that and done some thinking about it, I'll talk to you about it, see if we can get it done by noon, okay?
Do you want me to call you back on it then?
Well, let me see.
I'll be out of here in a few minutes to see Crow.
Yeah, as soon as you get through, as soon as you have something or done some thinking about it, you come in.
You come on over here.
If I'm over to Crow or if I'm doing the radio, just come in after that, okay?
All right.
You probably won't be in the let's in, but if you are, fine.
Anytime you're ready, come on over.
All right.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-108 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-108

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 9:02 am - 9:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 379-5]

        Vietnam
            -The President's forthcoming television speech
                -Material from Henry A. Kissinger
                     -Residence
                -Price’s meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
                     -The President’s previous meeting with Ziegler
                -Price's work
                     -Help from Ziegler
                -Return call
                -Price’s forthcoming meeting with the President
                     -The President’s schedule
                          John Cardinal Krol

Also recorded on November 1, 1972

  • 032-105 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone 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.
  • 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.
  • 379-006 9:03 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 9:03 am and 9:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-108, 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/032-108 (accessed October 5, 2026).