Raymond Kissam Price Jr. (May 6, 1930 – February 13, 2019) was an American writer who was the chief speechwriter for President of the United States, U.S. President Richard Nixon, working on both Inauguration, inaugural addresses, Richard Nixon's resignation speech, his resignation speech, and Gerald Ford's Pardon of Richard Nixon, pardon speech. During Richard Nixon 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon's presidential campaign of 1968, the candidate made use of the contrasting style of two speechwriters (the other being Pat Buchanan) with Price becoming known to colleagues as Mr Outside because his work was aimed at broadening Nixon's appeal.
A native of New York City, Price graduated from Yale University in 1951. There, he was a member of the Conservative Party of the Yale Political Union and also belonged to Skull and Bones.
Price wrote a retrospective on the presidency titled ''With Nixon'' and assisted Nixon in the writing of several books. John Dean mentioned Price as one person suspected (falsely) of having been Deep Throat (Watergate), Deep Throat. For 19 years, Price was a member of the Economic Club of New York.
Career
*''Collier's'' magazine, New York City, assistant to editor, 1955–1957
*''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine, New York City, reporter, 1957
*''New York Herald Tribune'', New York City, member of editorial staff, 1957–1964, editorial board, editor of editorial page, 1964–1966
*assistant to Richard M. Nixon, 1967–1969, special assistant, 1969–1973, special consultant, 1973–1974, 1980. Writer. Chief speechwriter for President Nixon
*Fellow at John F. Kennedy School of Government, John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics, Harvard University, 1977
*visiting fellow at American Enterprise Institute, 1977
*Nixon Professor at Whittier College, Whittier, California, 1978.
Other memberships
*Aurelian Honor Society
*Economic Club of New York
*Federal City Club
*The Metropolitan Club
*Overseas Press Club, Overseas Press Club of America
*Skull and Bones
*Yale Club of New York City
Further reading
* ''The New York Times Book Review'', November 20, 1977;
* ''Newsweek'', November 28, 1977;
* ''New York Review of Books'', April 6, 1978.
References
External links
PBS Biography*
C-SPAN ''Q&A'' interview with Price, December 28, 2008
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1930 births
2019 deaths
American speechwriters, Ray Price
Deaths from cerebrovascular disease
Harvard Kennedy School staff
Nixon administration personnel
White House Directors of Speechwriting
Writers from New York City
Yale University alumni