Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-037
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price Jr.
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 2:24 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Raymond K. Price, Jr., a prominent speechwriter and aide. This administrative interaction highlights the routine logistical efforts required to manage the President's internal communications. No further policy or strategic developments were recorded during this brief connection.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 8, 1971, 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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-37
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 8-50]
Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.Also recorded on September 8, 1971
- 008-049 1:46 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 008-050 1:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 274-035 2:24 PM · 55 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 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 274-036 2:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 008-051 3:03 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 274-038 3:03 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:04 pm.
- 274-039 3:04 PM · 5 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 3:04 pm and 3:06 pm.
- 008-052 3:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-037, September 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/274-037 (accessed October 1, 2026).