Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 625 › Conversation 625-023
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on White House operator
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:51 AM–11:53 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with the White House operator. The conversation consisted of a polite greeting, specifically the expression 'Shabbat shalom.' No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.
- White House operator
- Social exchange
- Greetings
- Operational routine
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 625-23 Date: November 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 11:53 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-152]
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 625-023, 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/625-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).