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.
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 AidConversation 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]
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