President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Nancy Hanks, the Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts. The brief exchange serves as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and Hanks regarding arts policy or administration business. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short segment of the telephone recording.
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-146 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-146 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 253-36] Call to Nancy Hanks
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