Conversation 274-040

TapeTape 274StartWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:06 PMEndWednesday, September 8, 1971 at 3:08 PMTape start time03:07:46Tape end time03:09:33ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. consulted on last-minute revisions for the President's upcoming September 9, 1971, address to Congress regarding economic stabilization. The pair focused on refining the speech's wording, specifically coordinating the inclusion of foreign policy segments involving Henry Kissinger and addressing the Vietnam War. They established a 5:00 p.m. deadline for finalizing the draft and discussed editorial adjustments to ensure the message was prepared on time.

Economic stabilizationPresidential speechwritingVietnam WarForeign policyRaymond K. Price Jr.

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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 3:06 pm to 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 274-40

Date: September 8, 1971
Time: 3:06 pm - 3:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 8-53]

     The President's address to Congress on economic stabilization, September 9, 1971
          -Talk with Henry A. Kissinger
               -Foreign policy section
                      -John K. Andrews, Jr.
                      -Wording
                           -Vietnam war
                                 -Generation of peace

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Any problems today?

He isn't making much of a blip with that, you know.

I don't think it's hanging on here.

Okay.

Well, I'll set up a one-on-one recording for the first time in six years.

Oh, yeah, you're speaking.

My head's spinning.

We've changed that.

I'll have Ray run by and actually copy this and see if it's all right.

That's been changed already on a bunch of stuff.

Okay.

Ray.

I have something on at 6, I find.

So let's set a deadline at 5 o'clock.

I'll be here in a few weeks.

But I think 5 o'clock should be our latest time.

I think we're going to be an hour late for the last night.

But look, don't worry about it.

Don't worry about it.

Just let that go.

That line goes next.

Fine.

Or if that line goes out on the other hand, on the other one, just don't worry about it.

There's a couple of stories going on at the moment.

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