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 · 2 min
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
Audio
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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]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 056-003, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174159). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/056-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).