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.
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 AidConversation 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.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.