Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 445 › Conversation 445-014

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Raymond K. Price

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 1:50 PM–1:55 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation445-014 on Tape 445StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:50 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:55 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 445-014 ↗

President Nixon consulted with an unidentified staff member regarding his upcoming scheduling needs and a draft speech prepared by Raymond K. Price. He explicitly instructed that he would not require assistance during the early morning hours, signaling a desire to adjust his current work timeline. This brief interaction served to refine the President's immediate agenda and administrative expectations.

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Tell Ray Price that I won't need to be wrapped in 3 o'clock in the morning.
Okay.
I'll talk to you in 3 o'clock.

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 445-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 445-14

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:50 pm and 1:55 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person.

       President’s schedule
              -Raymond K. Price
                                               -28-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                      -Draft of speech
  • 040-071 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 445-011 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 040-072 1:46 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 445-012 1:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 040-073 1:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 445-013 1:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 040-074 1:55 PM · 2 min — George P. Shultz and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:55 pm to 1:57 pm.
  • 445-015 1:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:55 pm to 1:57 pm.

Conversation 445-014, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/445-014 (accessed October 9, 2026).