Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 32 › Conversation 032-109

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

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 9:03 AM–9:09 AM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation032-109 onTape 32StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:03 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:09 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-109 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The brief interaction served solely as a functional request to connect with his advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this exchange.

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Ray Price, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 1, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-109 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 32-109

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:03 am and 9:09 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 379-6]

        Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Also recorded on November 1, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 032-110 9:09 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:09 am to 9:10 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-109, 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/032-109 (accessed September 18, 2026).