Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-032
Nixon & Price on Presidential archives and Presidential transition
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 3:14 PM–3:25 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. to discuss the transfer and handling of sensitive personal or historical documents. Nixon expressed a reflective mood regarding his impending departure from office and the broader legacy of his presidency. The conversation centered on the President's desire to entrust Price with specific materials and provided a brief moment of introspection on the challenges of his tenure.
- Presidential archives
- Raymond K. Price Jr.
- Presidential transition
- Historical legacy
- Document management
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NARA Description
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-32
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 3:14 pm - 3:25 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 380-30 (cont’d)
The President talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
[See Conversation No. 35-31]Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 035-031 3:14 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:25 pm.
- 035-032 3:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 380-033 3:25 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 380-034 3:25 PM · 16 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 3:25 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 035-033 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 380-035 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 035-034 3:43 PM · 2 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
- 380-036 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 380-032, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-032 (accessed October 10, 2026).