Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 624 › Conversation 624-007

Nixon alone in the Oval Office on Ronald Reagan and Japan

Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 8:09 AM–8:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation624-007 on Tape 624 (tape position 00:21:09–00:24:12)StartWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 8:09 AMEndWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 8:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 624-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon dictates a memorandum regarding a recent diplomatic mission conducted by Ronald Reagan. The discussion focuses on Reagan's report of his interactions with Japanese leaders, specifically Fukuda, concerning the potential for a formal textual agreement between the United States and Japan. Nixon records these observations to preserve an account of the diplomatic tensions and negotiations surrounding the bilateral relationship just days before an agreement was finalized.

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When Reagan was sent on the 17th, he told an interesting conversation he had with Xi, with Fukuda.
He said to Fukuda that the United States and Japan would never reach a textual agreement.
This was two days before the agreement was signed.
Fukuda was making the point that the U.S. and Japan should work together to provide an agreement.

NARA Description

On November 24, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 624-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 624-007

Date: November 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 8:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/11/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[624-007-w001]
[Duration: 25s]

     The President's conversation with Ronald W. Reagan, November 17, 1971
          -Ronald W. Reagan's conversation with Takeo Fukudo
               -Takeo Fukudo's conversation with Edward R. G. Heath
                      -US-Japan trade relations
                           -Textile agreement

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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.
  • 624-005 8:08 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House 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.
  • 624-008 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 624-007, 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/624-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).