Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 398 › Conversation 398-009
Nixon & Price on Inaugural address and Foreign policy
Friday, January 19, 1973 · 5:24 PM–5:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 32 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. met to finalize the language and rhetoric of Nixon's 1973 inaugural address. They focused on refining passages concerning the changing nature of America’s global role, emphasizing the administration's foreign policy achievements regarding Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Nixon directed Price to incorporate these revisions, specifically highlighting the impact of his administration's 'boldness and steadfastness,' and instructed that the final text be delivered to Rose Mary Woods for processing.
- Inaugural address
- Foreign policy
- Vietnam War
- Diplomacy
- Speechwriting
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NARA Description
On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:24 pm to 5:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 398-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 398-9
Date: January 19, 1973
Time: 5:24 pm - 5:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Raymond K. Price, Jr.
President's Inaugural speech
-Wording
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 398-9 (cont’d)
-Central questions reference
-Re-reading
-World War II
-US role in world
-Changes since 1969
-New policies
-Vietnam settlement
-Paragraph on page 3
-Henry A. Kissinger's review
-“Peace with honor” reference
-Soviet Union
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Vietnam
-Hallowed reference
-Salutation
-Rose Mary Woods
-Final text
-Revisions
-Improvements
-Conclusion
-Woods
-President's final review
-President's schedule
-Delivery
Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
Other Inaugural speeches
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Roosevelt
-Grover Cleveland
-President’s experience
-Vice President
-Roosevelt
-Miami Dolphins Super Bowl team
-1961 Inauguration
Price left at 5:55 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 398-10 (cont’d)Also recorded on January 19, 1973
- 398-007 4:40 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:23 pm.
- 398-008 5:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:23 pm to 5:24 pm.
- 398-010 5:56 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 036-008 6:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 036-009 6:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 398-011 6:15 PM · 10 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 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 398-012 6:15 PM · 18 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 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 398-013 6:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 398-009, 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/398-009 (accessed October 11, 2026).