Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 397 › Conversation 397-017
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Inaugural speech and Raymond K. Price Jr.
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 12:30 PM–12:37 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for his files regarding the development and drafting of his upcoming inaugural speech. He reviewed existing audio records and integrated suggestions provided by speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. This session served as a continuation of previous editorial efforts to finalize the address.
- Inaugural speech
- Raymond K. Price Jr.
- Speechwriting
- Presidential archives
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:37 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 397-17
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:37 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the files. This is a continuation of Conversation No.
397-15.
The President replayed a portion of a recorded memorandum.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
President’s Inaugural speech
-18-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 397-17 (cont’d)
-Raymond K. Price, Jr.
-Suggestion
-Drafting
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on January 19, 1973
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- 397-012 11:53 AM · 9 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 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 036-006 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 397-013 11:56 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:56 am to 11:59 am.
- 397-014 11:59 AM · 57 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 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
- 397-015 11:59 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:15 pm.
- 397-016 12:15 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm.
- 397-018 12:30 PM · 17 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 12:30 pm and 1:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 397-017, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/397-017 (accessed October 11, 2026).