Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 284 › Conversation 284-013

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Ray Price

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 4:39 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation284-013 onTape 284 (tape position 01:09:40–01:10:00)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 4:39 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 4:39 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 284-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon summoned a White House operator to his office in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief administrative interaction. While the transcript remains largely undefined, the President issued a directive to accompany him while making a brief reference regarding speechwriter Ray Price. This meeting serves primarily as an instance of routine staff coordination within the executive workspace.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:10:00Well, come along.
1:10:03Ray Price didn't get a month for this example, Sheriff.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 284-13

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 4:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 10-95]

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  • 284-011 4:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:00 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 284-012 4:06 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:06 pm to 4:30 pm.
  • 284-014 4:40 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 010-096 5:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:16 pm.
  • 010-097 5:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 010-098 5:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 284-013, 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/284-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).