Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 253 › Conversation 253-036
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Nancy Hanks
Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 7:01 PM–7:10 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Nancy Hanks, the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. This brief interaction served as a logistical request to initiate communication with the administration official. No further substantive policy discussion or policy directives were recorded during this exchange.
- Nancy Hanks
- National Endowment for the Arts
- White House communications
- presidential scheduling
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NARA Description
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 253-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 253-36 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-146]
Also recorded on May 26, 1971
- 003-145 6:58 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 6:58 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 253-035 6:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:58 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 003-146 7:01 PM · 4 sec — 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.
- 253-037 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:01 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 003-147 7:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:10 pm.
- 003-148 7:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 253-038 7:10 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:10 pm.
- 253-039 7:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 253-036, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/253-036 (accessed October 12, 2026).