Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 56 › Conversation 056-003

Nixon, Dole & Miller on Telephone Bank Bill and S. 70

Friday, May 7, 1971 · 11:48 AM–11:56 AM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Dole, Robert J.;  Miller, Jack R.;  Talmadge, Herman E.;  Nelsen, Ancher;  O'Konski, Alvin E.;  Poage, William R.;  Shriver, Garner;  Thomson, Vernon W.;  Hardin, Clifford M.;  Campbell, J. Philip;  Cowden, Thomas K.;  Galbraith, William E.;  Hamil, David A.;  Weitzell, Everett C.;  Wright, James R.;  Ebaugh, Harold C.;  French, Warren B., Jr.;  Mott, William C. (Adm.);  Fullarton, David C.;  Heller, Ross;  Snowden, Eldon M.;  Murray, Hyde;  Whitaker, John C.;  Payne, Harold G.;  Peterson, A. Harold;  Cook, Richard K.;  Friedersdorf, Max L.Conversation056-003 onTape 56StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 11:48 AMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 11:56 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 056-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a bipartisan group of congressional members and administration officials in the Cabinet Room for the ceremonial signing of the Telephone Bank Bill (S. 70). The meeting featured general discussion regarding rural telecommunications policy, the recognition of Agriculture Day, and the presentation of commemorative gifts. Attendees also engaged in casual conversation concerning the President's upcoming schedule and domestic matters.

  • Telephone Bank Bill
  • S. 70
  • Rural Telecommunications
  • Agriculture Day
  • Legislation
  • Ceremonial Signing

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1:07:51It was a busy schedule, and I visited nine countries.
1:08:13I attended two international conferences, and had an audience which was open all 12 days.
1:08:23Let me begin by making an observation which was quite surprising to me, and that is that, although I attended a CETO meeting which
1:08:37As you know, it's an organization dealing principally with the Asian area.
1:08:44And, you know, China.
1:08:46The central region which consists of the countries in the central region.
1:08:51And nine other nations.
1:08:53And now the press conference, when we're home, and the television, the national television show in London,
1:09:05I saw a lot of other people who had no questions about Vietnam, which demonstrates to me that as far as the Western world is concerned, including our own population, they're satisfied with the present program.
1:09:25They think it's working well, and they don't have any questions to ask me about it.
1:09:31The friendship that exists in the rest of the world toward the United States and toward the President
1:10:01It's surprising, not only in its warmth, but in the general nature of the reaction.
1:10:14I cite that because in several of the countries I visited, I had no idea which street I was going to travel on because of security considerations.
1:10:23In a couple of cases, such as in Jordan, I was the first to...
1:10:26The person outside the train that's gone through some of these areas, the location of one of the couples, and I went right through the middle of it for three or four miles, and people knew who was there, and I was thinking, he called my name, and would come out of the street and wave and cheer, and there was no hostility of any kind.
1:10:54In fact, the only...
1:10:56Sign of hostility that I saw in nine countries was in the holy city outside of Holy Sepulchre.
1:11:08It was a young, brash American with his girlfriend on top of an automobile, seeing Russians go home.
1:11:14Except for that, there was war.
1:11:18There were planned demonstrations before I got to Lebanon.
1:11:22But once I got there, there was absolutely no hostility.
1:11:25So, of course, the needs of which none of us have risen to the acceptability of in general for a long time.
1:11:32In fact, I'm the first secretary of state to finish this, and she's not supposed to do this.
1:11:39The reception was amazing.
1:11:40I mean, everyone.
1:11:44Delhoffs.
1:11:46Hello, Fort Rockwood.
1:11:47Welcome to one of the best on this street.
1:11:50I went to visit Mrs. Nassau and her family.
1:11:55There was a large crowd outside.
1:11:57I say these things because I think we sometimes forget how many friends we have.
1:12:03And the politicians know it.

NARA Description

On May 7, 1971, during the signing of the Telephone Bank Bill [S. 70], President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Dole, Jack R. Miller, Herman E. Talmadge, Ancher Nelsen, Alvin E. O'Konski, William R. Poage, Robert D. Price, Garner Shriver, Vernon W. Thomson, Clifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Thomas K. Cowden, William E. Galbraith, David A. Hamil, Everett C. Weitzell, James R. Wright, Harold C. Ebaugh, Warren B. French, Jr., Adm. William C. Mott, David C. Fullarton, Ross Heller, Eldon M. Snowden, Harold G. Payne, A. Harold Peterson, Hyde Murray, John C. Whitaker, Richard K. Cook, Max L. Friedersdorf, and press photographers met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:56 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 056-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 56-3

Date: May 7, 1971
Time: 11:48 am - unknown before 11:56 am
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with Robert J. Dole, Jack R. Miller, Herman E. Talmadge, Ancher Nelsen,
Alvin E. O’Konski, William R. Poage, Robert D. Price, Garner Shriver, Vernon W. Thomson,
Clifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Thomas K. Cowden, William E. Galbraith, David A.
Hamil, Everett C. Weitzell, James R. Wright, Harold C. Ebaugh, Warren B. French, Jr., Admiral
William C. Mott, David C. Fullarton, Ross Heller, Eldon M. Snowden, Harold G. Payne, A.
Harold Peterson, Hyde Murray, John C. Whitaker, Richard K. Cook, and Max L. Friedersdorf;
photographers were present during the meeting

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Telephone Bank Bill [S. 70, Rural Telephone Bank]

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Telephone Bank Bill

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Dole

     Agriculture Day

     Presentation of gifts

     President’s schedule
          -May 7, 1971 dinner
                -Wine

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

Recoridng was cut off at an unknown time before 11:56 am

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 056-003, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/056-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).