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Conversation 056-003

TapeTape 56StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 11:48 AMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 11:56 AMParticipantsNixon, 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.Recording deviceCabinet Room
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 BillS. 70Rural TelecommunicationsAgriculture DayLegislationCeremonial Signing
AudioNARA 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
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

It was a busy schedule, and I visited nine countries.
I attended two international conferences, and had an audience which was open all 12 days.
Let me begin by making an observation which was quite surprising to me, and that is that, although I attended a CETO meeting which
As you know, it's an organization dealing principally with the Asian area.
And, you know, China.
The central region which consists of the countries in the central region.
And nine other nations.
And now the press conference, when we're home, and the television, the national television show in London,
I 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.
They think it's working well, and they don't have any questions to ask me about it.
The friendship that exists in the rest of the world toward the United States and toward the President
It's surprising, not only in its warmth, but in the general nature of the reaction.
I 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.
In a couple of cases, such as in Jordan, I was the first to...
The 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.
In fact, the only...
Sign of hostility that I saw in nine countries was in the holy city outside of Holy Sepulchre.
It was a young, brash American with his girlfriend on top of an automobile, seeing Russians go home.
Except for that, there was war.
There were planned demonstrations before I got to Lebanon.
But once I got there, there was absolutely no hostility.
So, of course, the needs of which none of us have risen to the acceptability of in general for a long time.
In fact, I'm the first secretary of state to finish this, and she's not supposed to do this.
The reception was amazing.
I mean, everyone.
Delhoffs.
Hello, Fort Rockwood.
Welcome to one of the best on this street.
I went to visit Mrs. Nassau and her family.
There was a large crowd outside.
I say these things because I think we sometimes forget how many friends we have.
And the politicians know it.
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