Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-020
Nixon & Price on Texas lawyers and Personnel recruitment
Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 10:27 AM–10:29 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon directs Raymond K. Price, Jr. to identify a pool of qualified legal talent in Texas for a specific, yet-to-be-defined purpose. The President emphasizes his interest in individuals with backgrounds in hard labor or government service for this potential assignment. This informal consultation initiates a search for professional candidates to be considered for an unspecified future role.
- Texas lawyers
- Personnel recruitment
- Legal talent
- Government service
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NARA Description
On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:29 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 283-020 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:27 am and 10:29 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr. [See Conversation No. 10-72]
Also recorded on October 6, 1971
- 010-071 10:10 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:27 am.
- 010-072 10:27 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:27 am to 10:29 am.
- 010-075 10:29 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 11:36 am.
- 010-073 10:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:30 am.
- 283-021 10:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:30 am.
- 010-074 10:31 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:31 am to 10:32 am.
- 283-022 10:31 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:31 am to 10:32 am.
- 283-023 10:32 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:32 am to 11:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 283-020, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/283-020 (accessed October 8, 2026).