Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 274 › Conversation 274-038
Nixon & Price on Economic stabilization and Speechwriting
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 3:03 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. regarding the final preparations for his upcoming address to Congress on economic stabilization. The discussion focused on the drafting process, urgent deadlines, and the logistical coordination required for the speech. Furthermore, the participants addressed the President's schedule and planned communication with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally.
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NARA Description
On September 8, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-38
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: 3:03 pm - 3:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
[See Conversation No. 8-51]
The President’s address to Congress on economic stabilization, September 9, 1971
-The President's schedule
-Draft
-Deadline
-President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Deadline
-Other draft
-John B. Connally
-Telephone conversation with the PresidentAlso recorded on September 8, 1971
- 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.
- 274-039 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.
- 008-053 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 274-040 3:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 008-054 3:08 PM · 41 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 008-055 3:08 PM · 2 min — Raymond K. Price, Jr., White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 008-056 3:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 7:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-038, 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/274-038 (accessed October 1, 2026).