President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to establish communication with a key member of the President's staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
On October 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:37 am and 9:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-36 Date: October 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:37 am and 9:44 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 797-1] (rev. Oct-06) Request for a call to Raymond K. Price, Jr.
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