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Nixon & Price on Speechwriting and Public relations

Thursday, November 2, 1972 · 10:49 AM–10:50 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation376-024 on Tape 376StartThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:49 AMEndThursday, November 2, 1972 at 10:50 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 376-024 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. discuss the tone and political messaging of upcoming public remarks. Nixon expresses concern that a specific draft sounds overly smug and complacent, advising against the inclusion of certain policy details like those related to banking. The brief consultation serves to refine the President's rhetorical strategy to ensure his presentation does not alienate the audience.

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Yeah.
Great.
On reflection, the Tuesday thing definitely will not be a test.
Of course, Monday will not be a test, but Tuesday can, because I think it sounds too smug and complacent that the fellow had it all written out for banks and all that sort of thing.
Do you know what I mean?
And I didn't read
Bye.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1972, 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 10:49 am and 10:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 376-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 376-24

Date: November 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:49 am and 10:50 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 32-138]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 376-024, November 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/376-024 (accessed October 10, 2026).