Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-159
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Raymond K. Price Jr.
Friday, November 3, 1972 · 8:03 AM–8:42 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to place an outgoing call to speechwriter and advisor Raymond K. Price, Jr. The interaction serves solely as a logistical request to connect the President with his staff member. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occur during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:42 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-159 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-159
Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:03 am and 8:42 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See Conversation No. 391-17]
Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.Also recorded on November 3, 1972
- 391-011 8:03 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:07 am.
- 391-012 8:03 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:03 am and 8:07 am.
- 391-013 8:07 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:08 am.
- 391-014 8:08 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:15 am.
- 391-015 8:15 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:15 am to 8:31 am.
- 391-016 8:33 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:33 am to 8:34 am.
- 391-017 8:34 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 an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
- 391-018 8:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-159, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-159 (accessed September 28, 2026).