Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 283 › Conversation 283-022

Nixon & Price on Speechwriting and Public Relations

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 10:31 AM–10:32 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation283-022 on Tape 283 (tape position 01:43:59–01:44:26)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 10:31 AMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 10:32 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 283-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. discuss the strategic use of brief, illustrative anecdotes to strengthen the impact of a planned address or communication. The pair considers the efficacy of incorporating a limited selection of concise examples to better convey their message. This brief exchange serves as a tactical coordination effort regarding the drafting process for an upcoming public-facing presentation.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
Another way you're able to look at this would be to get three or four very brief examples of shooting.
Three or four, you know what I mean?
Halfway rather than .

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 from 10:31 am to 10:32 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 283-022

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 10:31 am - 10:32 am
Location: Executive Office Building

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 10-74]

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.
  • 283-020 10:27 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 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.
  • 283-023 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 283-022, 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/283-022 (accessed October 8, 2026).