Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 274 › Conversation 274-031
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price Jr.
Wednesday, September 8, 1971 · 11:40 AM–1:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact speechwriter and aide Raymond K. Price, Jr. The President requested that Price come to the Executive Office Building for an in-person meeting. This administrative exchange facilitated a direct communication link between the President and a key member of his writing staff.
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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 11:40 am and 1:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 274-31
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:40 am and 1:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 8-47]
Request for Raymond K. Price, Jr. to come to the Executive Office Building [EOB]
Request for a call to PriceAlso recorded on September 8, 1971
- 008-046 9:40 AM · 33 sec — Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 1:27 pm.
- 274-028 10:06 AM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:06 am to 11:40 am.
- 274-029 11:40 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
- 274-030 11:40 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 1:27 pm.
- 008-048 1:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 274-032 1:27 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:27 pm to 1:28 pm.
- 274-033 1:28 PM · 1 min — 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 1:28 pm and 1:34 pm.
- 274-034 1:34 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 274-031, 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/274-031 (accessed September 18, 2026).