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 · 23 sec
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.
- White House operations
- Ray Price
- Administrative coordination
- Executive office procedures
Audio
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Position in tape: 01:09:40 – 01:10:00
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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]
Also recorded on October 6, 1971
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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.
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).