Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-022
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Raymond K. Price
Saturday, January 20, 1973 · 10:01 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to speechwriter Raymond K. Price. This brief communication serves solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a member of his staff. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange.
- Raymond K. Price
- White House operations
- Presidential communication
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-22
Date: January 20, 1973
Time: 10:01 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to the White House operator.
Request for a telephone call to Raymond K. PriceAlso recorded on January 20, 1973
- 036-020 8:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 9:32 am.
- 036-021 9:32 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:59 am.
- 036-023 10:01 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:29 am.
- 036-025 10:01 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:29 am.
- 036-024 10:29 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:29 am.
- 036-026 10:49 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 4:35 pm.
- 036-015 12:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 036-027 4:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-022, January 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-022 (accessed October 11, 2026).