President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a direct communication line between the President and a key member of his writing staff. No further discussion or substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-71 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:27 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 283-19] Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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