{"conversationCode":"056-003","tapeNumber":56,"conversationNumber":3,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-056-003","startDateTime":"1971-05-07T15:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-05-07T15:56:00.000Z","startDate":"7-May-1971","startTime":"11:48 AM","endDate":"7-May-1971","endTime":"11:56 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, 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.;","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.","locationCode":"CAB","recordingDevice":"Cabinet Room","latitudeEstimated":38.8975,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":"Cabinet","chronRelease":"Cabinet Room Release","chronReleaseDate":"16-Oct-1997","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 56-3\n\nDate: May 7, 1971\nTime: 11:48 am - unknown before 11:56 am\nLocation: Cabinet Room\n\nThe President met with Robert J. Dole, Jack R. Miller, Herman E. Talmadge, Ancher Nelsen,\nAlvin E. O’Konski, William R. Poage, Robert D. Price, Garner Shriver, Vernon W. Thomson,\nClifford M. Hardin, J. Philip Campbell, Thomas K. Cowden, William E. Galbraith, David A.\nHamil, Everett C. Weitzell, James R. Wright, Harold C. Ebaugh, Warren B. French, Jr., Admiral\nWilliam C. Mott, David C. Fullarton, Ross Heller, Eldon M. Snowden, Harold G. Payne, A.\nHarold Peterson, Hyde Murray, John C. Whitaker, Richard K. Cook, and Max L. Friedersdorf;\nphotographers were present during the meeting\n\n     [General conversation/Unintelligible]\n\n     Telephone Bank Bill [S. 70, Rural Telephone Bank]\n\n     [General conversation/Unintelligible]\n\n     Telephone Bank Bill\n\n     [General conversation/Unintelligible]\n\n     Dole\n\n     Agriculture Day\n\n     Presentation of gifts\n\n     President’s schedule\n          -May 7, 1971 dinner\n                -Wine\n\n     [General conversation/Unintelligible]\n\nRecoridng was cut off at an unknown time before 11:56 am","filename":["056-003-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, 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. 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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.","topics":["Telephone Bank Bill","S. 70","Rural Telecommunications","Agriculture Day","Legislation","Ceremonial Signing"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T07:41:44.845Z"},"topicSlugs":["telephone-bank-bill","s-70","rural-telecommunications","agriculture-day","legislation","ceremonial-signing"],"audioDurationSec":138,"audioFiles":[{"file":"056-003-splice.mp3","bytes":2203473,"durationSec":138,"bitrate":127733,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T05:07:45.165Z","transcriptPrev":{"segments":32,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T05:08:03.003Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/056-003-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/056-003","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/56/conversation-056-003","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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