Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 379 › Conversation 379-005

Nixon & Price on Communication Coordination and Briefing

Wednesday, November 1, 1972 · 9:02 AM–9:03 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation379-005 on Tape 379StartWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:02 AMEndWednesday, November 1, 1972 at 9:03 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 379-005 ↗

President Nixon met with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. to coordinate follow-up efforts regarding discussions held with an individual named Saylor. Nixon expressed a desire to delve deeper into specific topics previously touched upon during a briefing session. The brief exchange focused on establishing better communication alignment between the two men and scheduling further collaboration.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
What he had done was to send something over to the residence with his brother here.
It's not added to the residence.
I'd like you to talk to Saylor.
I've talked to him a considerable length yesterday.
What I really want to get into is that.
And we covered some of it in the briefing.
As you did that, as you talked to him, I should have worked with you to cover that.
Then, uh... Then, uh...
Well, let me see.
I'll be out of here in a few minutes.
But yeah, there's some of you, there's some of you have a, some of you get through, or some of you have something, or that's the thing about you coming over here, if I'm over, or if I'm doing, if I'm doing this, I have that location.
But you probably, if you are, come on.
Anytime you're ready, come on.
Okay.

On November 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:02 am to 9:03 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 379-005 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 379-5

Date: November 1, 1972
Time: 9:02 am - 9:03 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 32-108]
  • 032-105 8:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:56 am.
  • 032-106 9:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:00 am.
  • 032-107 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 379-003 9:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:00 am.
  • 379-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:02 am.
  • 032-108 9:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:02 am to 9:03 am.
  • 032-109 9:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:09 am.
  • 379-006 9:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:03 am and 9:09 am.

Conversation 379-005, November 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/379-005 (accessed October 5, 2026).