Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 624 › Conversation 624-005

Nixon & MacGregor on Legislative process and Congressional relations

Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 8:08 AM–8:09 AM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, ClarkConversation624-005 on Tape 624 (tape position 00:05:38–00:07:12)StartWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 8:08 AMEndWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 8:09 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 624-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Clark MacGregor to briefly discuss the status of a bill that had passed the previous evening. The two men acknowledged the competitive nature of the legislative outcome. No further specific actions or policy directives were established during this brief exchange.

Audio

Download MP3 · 1.4 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Yeah, I mean, what does it go from today?
I mean, I see you got through with the bill last night.
Yeah.
They're fairly competitive, too, huh?

NARA Description

On November 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:08 am to 8:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 624-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 624-005

Date: November 24, 1971
Time: 8:08 am - 8:09 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Clark MacGregor.

[See Conversation No. 15-133]

Also recorded on November 24, 1971

  • 015-132 8:02 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:08 am.
  • 624-002 8:02 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 8:08 am.
  • 624-003 8:02 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 8:02 am and 8:08 am.
  • 015-133 8:08 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 8:08 am to 8:09 am.
  • 624-006 8:09 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:49 am.
  • 624-007 8:09 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:49 am.
  • 624-008 8:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:49 am.
  • 624-009 8:09 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:49 am.

All 50 conversations from November 24, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 624-005, November 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/624-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).