Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-151

Nixon phone call with Shoup on Montana and Public relations

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:49 AM–11:51 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Shoup, Richard G.Conversation015-151 on Tape 15 (tape position 04:11:53–04:13:12)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:49 AMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-151 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon placed a congratulatory call to Representative Richard G. Shoup to wish him a happy birthday. Shoup took the opportunity to express his gratitude for the President’s recent visit to Montana and noted the positive reception Nixon received in his district. The two discussed the favorable press coverage of the trip, which highlighted the collaborative efforts between the administration and local leadership, including Senator Mike Mansfield.

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Hello.
Congressman Shoup, Mr. President.
Hello.
Good morning, Mr. President.
Good morning.
When you were riding around in that helicopter out there, I didn't realize you were so old.
But Jimmins tells me you had a birthday today.
Thank you, sir, I have.
Well, you look very young, so just don't get any older.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you very, very much.
Everything going well?
Very well, very well.
I might pass on to you, sir, that the reception was indicative of the increased support that you have in my district of Montana, I'm sure clear across Montana.
It was still a topic of conversation.
That had great fun, and we had brought home the biggest trout I ever saw, I must say.
It was tremendous.
I don't know where they all came from.
Delicious, too.
It was.
And I'm very flattered that a freshman congressman to receive the national coverage being with you and Mike on all the front pages.
That's right.
Well, we were working hard enough, weren't we?
That's right.
Get a little credit out of it.
That's right.
If we'd worked that hard, we deserve it.
Well, I certainly enjoyed it.
I again want to thank you and Mrs. Nixon.
We enjoyed having you, and I hope you're there many years.
Thank you, sir, very much.

NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Richard G. Shoup talked on the telephone from 11:49 am to 11:51 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-151 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-151

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 11:49 am - 11:51 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Richard G. Shoup

The President talked with Shoup.

[See also Conversation No. 625-22]
     Birthday greetings
          -William E. Timmons

     The President's reception on Montana visit
          -Trout
          -Press coverage
                -Michael J. Mansfield
          -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on November 29, 1971

  • 015-149 11:27 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:27 am to 11:28 am.
  • 015-150 11:28 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
  • 625-021 11:28 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:49 am.
  • 625-022 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Shoup met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 11:51 am.
  • 015-152 11:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
  • 625-023 11:51 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
  • 015-153 11:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:53 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 625-024 11:53 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:53 am to 12:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-151, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-151 (accessed October 9, 2026).