President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to speechwriter and aide 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 substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as its sole purpose was to facilitate the connection.
On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 3:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-47 Date: February 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:41 am and 3:41 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 319-7] Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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