Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-038
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 6:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his speechwriter, Raymond K. Price, Jr. The interaction serves as a functional bridge to facilitate a subsequent discussion with a key member of the President's staff. No further policy-related deliberation occurs during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-38
Date: October 20, 1971
Time: 6:10 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 12-22]
Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.Also recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-022 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 282-037 6:09 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 012-023 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 282-039 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 012-024 6:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 282-040 6:11 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 282-041 6:11 PM · 8 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 282-042 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-038, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-038 (accessed September 28, 2026).