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Conversation 319-006

TapeTape 319StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:15 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 3:16 PMTape start time00:11:47Tape end time00:17:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Price, Raymond K., Jr.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. discussed preparations for an upcoming address to the White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead. The pair debated the strategic value of the President delivering a formal, prepared speech versus a more spontaneous presentation style, while considering the time commitment required. Additionally, they briefly touched on incorporating John B. Connally’s views on the Productivity Commission and confirmed the President’s intent to meet with volunteers.

White House Conference on the Industrial World AheadSpeechwritingProductivity CommissionPublic relationsJohn B. Connally
AudioNARA Description

On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 319-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 319-6

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: 3:15 pm - 3:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

     Material for forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]

     President’s forthcoming speech
           -White House Conference on the Industrial World Ahead
           -Content
                -John B. Connally’s views
                      -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                -Productivity Commission
                -Controls
          -Presentation
                -Price’s view
                      -Talk on productivity
                      -Suggested presentation styles
                -Compared to forthcoming meeting with volunteers
          -Preparation
                -Time involved
          -Length

     Volunteers
          -Timing

Price left at 3:16 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Is this covered?
I mean, does this cover the points that you commented on?
if you ever get those from Congress.
Yes, I did, yeah.
And that was, that's it.
I don't quite, I had forgotten what they were, but I'm not sure.
At least the ones you mentioned, the ones that he'd given you were written into the Productivity Commission.
Yeah, go, go.
That's, they were, they were, they were, they were written into that.
Controls of Work, is that right?
Controls of Work, Controls of Work, and Abuse, Motion of Productivity, Abuse.
Good, good.
Do you prefer to read the speeches or something like that?
I think my own preference on this would be that if your essential purpose, as I gather it was, was to give a little pep talk, I thought I could read the pep talk.
But I think it's worth it.
But I think I could take the words.
You mean I could read it?
Yep.
And it would do something pretty awesome.
I want to think about that.
I'm just right now involved here.
That I will come to this wing.
So I'm just getting here.
A couple of people talking to me.
That's what I'm doing.
That's what I'm doing.
I'm just wondering whether it's worth my time to take off a couple of hours and prepare something.
I deserve it.
I would think that since this is a subject that you talk on a good amount of time, if it didn't take a couple of hours, if it does take a couple of hours, it's better to do it for an hour.
I think probably for this, yes.
I'd rather, I think if you were going to make it a major address,
Other than, you know, the way I was going to bring this in, I'd rather be grim.
If you're doing just a short talk, you know, it might be a better way to do it.
It takes time.
You've got to make a short talk.
You've got to decide how to make a short talk.
But I've got to do it.
Maybe this is it.
I feel it.
I feel it.
I feel it.
I feel it.
I feel it.
I feel it.
Again, it's an exercise in the spirit of Mr. Gregory.
No, no, no, no.
I'm not going to read that.
Don't bother.
Don't bother with that.
Volunteers, I will definitely do that.
I know that has to be for that kind of people.
Okay.
I'll call you if I need to find it.
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