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Nixon & Shoup on Social interaction and Political relationship

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:49 AM–11:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shoup, Richard G.Conversation625-022 on Tape 625 (tape position 04:07:24–04:09:14)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:49 AMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 625-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Representative Richard G. Shoup in the Oval Office for a brief, informal exchange characterized by personal pleasantries and mutual congratulations on past collaborative efforts. The conversation focused on social rapport rather than substantive policy matters, reinforcing their political relationship through lighthearted remarks about age and shared experiences. No official business or specific action items were recorded during this brief encounter.

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You know, when we were riding around that other outground area, I didn't realize you were so old, but I can't tell if you had a birthday today.
But you look very young, so just don't get any older.
Everything's going well.
We had that great product.
We had that, that was the, we had that, that brought on the biggest carol I ever saw in our city.
Delicious, delicious food.
Well, we were working hard enough, weren't we?
That's right.
That's right.
We worked that hard and we deserved it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, we've done it, done it.
I hope you're there many years.

NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 625-22

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: 11:49 am - 11:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Richard G. Shoup.

[See Conversation No. 15-151]

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.
  • 015-151 11:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Richard G. Shoup talked on the telephone 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 625-022, 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/625-022 (accessed October 9, 2026).