Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 32 › Conversation 032-110
Nixon phone call with Price on Television address and Speechwriting
Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 9:09 AM–9:10 AM ET · White House Telephone ·50 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon coordinated with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. to prepare for an upcoming televised address. Nixon directed Price to consult with Ronald Ziegler regarding specific thematic points, dismissing a draft prepared by Henry Kissinger as inadequate for his intended message. The two agreed to meet at 10:00 am to further refine the speech's structure and core arguments.
- Television address
- Speechwriting
- Henry Kissinger
- Ronald Ziegler
- Presidential messaging
Audio
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NARA Description
On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:09 am to 9:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-110 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-110
Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 9:09 am - 9:10 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
[See Conversation No. 379-7]
The President's schedule
-Meeting with John Cardinal Krol
-Meeting with Price
-Time
-The President's forthcoming television speech
-Preparation
-Help from Ronald L. Ziegler
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Notes
-TimeAlso recorded on November 1, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 379-007 9:09 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:09 am to 9:10 am.
- 032-111 9:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Christian A. ("Sonny") Jurgenson talked on the telephone from 9:15 am to 9:17 am.
- 379-008 9:15 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Christian A. ("Sonny") Jurgenson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:15 am to 9:17 am.
- 379-009 9:17 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:17 am and 9:26 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-110, 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/032-110 (accessed September 18, 2026).