April 14, 1971

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

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Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

• Statement About a Proposal for Internment of Prisoners of War in a Neutral Country
• Statement Announcing Changes in Trade and Travel Restrictions With the People's Republic of China
• Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

• Federal Register of Wednesday, April 14, 1971

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: April 14, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: April 14, 1971

The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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The President's Daily Brief is the primary vehicle for summarizing the day-to-day sensitive intelligence and analysis, as well as late-breaking reports, for the White House on current and future national security issues. Read "The President's Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to Nixon and Ford" to learn more.

• President's Daily Brief of 14 April 1971

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Visit the State Department website for more information.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Special Meetings of the Security Council

• 116. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, April 14, 1971, 0030Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 3 SC. Confidential. Repeated to London, Paris, and Moscow.

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 345. Memorandum From Melvin H. Levine of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 300, Agency Files, USUN, January–May 1971, Vol. VI. Secret. Sent for information. The memorandum is stamped: “HAK has seen,” with the date June 4, 1971.

Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971

• 181. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 154, Vietnam Country Files, Viet 9 Apr 71–30 Apr 71. Top Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads, “The President has seen.”

Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

"A Key Point in Our Relationship": Backchannel Talks on SALT, Berlin, and the Summit

• 177. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 479–1. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Kissinger in the Oval Office on April 14 from 9:10 to 9:45 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 178. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 29, Home File. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the call lasted from 8:05 to 8:12 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 179. Letter From McGeorge Bundy to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), New York, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Office Files, Box 66, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Harris, Lou (Soviet Conversations). No classification marking. In a memorandum to Kissinger on April 20, David Halperin forwarded a draft reply to Bundy’s letter. Kissinger, however, wrote in the margin: “No reply. Have handled by phone.” (Ibid.)

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

• 222. Memorandum From Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 778, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. I, Korry File. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only; Outside System. Sent for information. The memorandum was initialed by Kissinger.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

• 221. Minutes of a Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, April 14, 1971, 3:05-4 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, Senior Review Group, SRG Minutes (Originals) 1971. Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 218. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, April 14, 1971, 11:47 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1025, Presidential/HAK Memcons, Memcon—The President and Rainer Barzel, Apr. 14, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The time of the meeting, which was held in the Oval Office, is taken from the President’s Daily Diary. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files) The memorandum was evidently transcribed from Kissinger’s taped dictation. A tape recording of the conversation is ibid., White House Tapes, Conversation Between Nixon and Barzel, April 14, 1971, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m., Oval Office, OVAL 479–3. For his published accounts of the meeting, see Barzel, Auf dem Drahtseil, pp. 119–120; and Im Streit und umstritten, p. 169.

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: Policy Towards Kidnapping of U.S. Officials Abroad, April 1970-April 1971

• 44. Memorandum From the Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Brewster) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971

  The Department of State sent Kissinger a copy of the OAS Convention to Prevent and Punish Acts of Terrorism Taking the Form of Crimes Against Persons and Related Extortion That are of International Significance. The report was attached but not published.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. No classification marking. Drafted by William V. Whittington (L/T) on April 6, and cleared by Crimmins (ARA) and Jova.

Oceans Policy

• 389. Memorandum From the Legal Adviser of the Department of State (Stevenson) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, April 14, 1971

  Stevenson summarized the historical development and current status of the South American fisheries dispute.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 33-8. Confidential. Sent for information. Sent through S/S. Drafted by Horace F. Shamwell, Ocean Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser and Nordquist on April 13 and cleared by Oxman.

Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iraq 1969-1971

• 285. Telegram 63120 From the Department of State to the Embassies in the United Kingdom, Libya, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, France, The Hague, and Austria and the Consulate in Saudi Arabia, Washington, April 14, 1971, 2225Z

  The Department notified the embassies that Iraq had demanded a greater rise in prices on oil piped from Eastern Mediterranean terminals than the oil companies had offered.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, PET 6 IRAQ. Secret. Drafted by Warren E. Clark Jr. (E/ORF/FSE); cleared by Robert L. Dowell, Jr. (NEA/IRN), Brooks Wrampelmeir (NEA/ARP); approved by Akins.

Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

Bolivia

• 98. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 14, 1971., Washington, April 14, 1971

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger reported on President Torres’s favorable reaction to the U.S. decision to suspend sales of stockpiled tin.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 770, Country Files, Latin America, Bolivia, Vol. 1I 1970–1974. Confidential. Sent for information. Attached but not published at Tab A is telegram 1740 from La Paz, dated April 8.

Mexico

• 460. Memorandum From Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 14, 1971., Washington, April 14, 1971

  National Security Council staff member Nachmanoff provided background on the Colorado River salinity problem with Mexico. He recommended that President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger meet with the Mexican Ambassador to discuss the issue.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 787, Country Files, Latin America, Mexico, Vol. II, January 1, 1970–December 31, 1971. Confidential. Sent for action. The memorandum was sent through Alexander Haig. Kissinger approved the recommendation on April 16. Attached but not published at Tab A is an April 12 memorandum from Eliot to Kissinger, detailing the Colorado River salinity problem. (Ibid.) Kissinger met with Ambassador Olloqui on April 21. During the meeting, Kissinger noted that it would probably be impossible to cede to Mexico’s demands on the salinity issue, and hoped that Mexico would reconsider the U.S. July 1970 proposal. (Ibid.)

The Kissinger telephone conversation transcripts consist of approximately 20,000 pages of transcripts of Kissinger’s telephone conversations during his tenure as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1969-1974) and Secretary of State (1973-1974) during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Visit the finding aid for more information.

Digitized versions of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

The White House Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Old Executive Office Building

• 248-1; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-2; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-3; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Goode, Mark I.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-4; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 248-5; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-6; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 248-7; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 248-8; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-9; 3:05 p.m. - 3:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 248-10; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 248-11; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 248-12; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 248-13; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 248-14; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 248-15; Unknown between 3:07 p.m. & 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 248-16; 4:20 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 248-17; Unknown between 5:10 p.m. & 5:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 248-18; 5:26 p.m. - 5:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
• 248-19; Unknown between 5:29 p.m. & 5:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 248-20; Unknown between 5:29 p.m. & 5:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 248-21; 5:40 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dole, Robert J.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Oval Office

• 479-1; 9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]
• 479-2; 9:50 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stennis, John C.; Smith, Margaret Chase; Packard, David; Kissinger, Henry A.; MacGregor, Clark; Flanigan, Peter M.
• 479-3; 10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Casey, William J.; Casey, Sophia (Kurz); Casey, Bernadette; Coffinas, Gustav; Langan, Thomas (Mrs.); Blen, Mary; Kurz, Lillian; Shaheen, John M.; Hall, Leonard W.; Kirk, Constance; Virdone, Joseph; Dickey, Raymond R.; Wells, John A.; Frank, Ben; Owens, Hugh F.; Smith, Richard B.; Needham, James J.; Needham, Dolores A. (Habick); Herlong, A[lbert] Sydney, Jr.; Lasker, Bernard J. ("Bunny"); Regan, Donald T.; Morin, Charles F.; Anderson, Glenn E.; Gordon, Albert H.; Calvert, Gordon L.; Rohatyn, Felix; Melton, Andrew J., Jr.; Stans, Maurice H.; Burns, Arthur F.; Connally, John B.; Springer, William L.; Carter, Robert; Folger, John C.; Sirica, John J.; Ryan, Michale B.; Sanchez, Manolo; Mosbacher, Emil ("Bus"), Jr.
• 479-4; 12:21 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Burns, Arthur F.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 479-5; Unknown between 12:40 p.m. & 1:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 479-6; Unknown between 12:40 p.m. & 1:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 479-7; Unknown between 12:40 p.m. & 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.

White House Telephone

• 1-80; Unknown between 7:05 p.m. & 7:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-81; 7:27 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 1-82; 7:40 p.m. - 7:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-83; 7:41 p.m. - 7:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 1-84; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 7:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-85; 7:45 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 1-86; 7:54 p.m. - 7:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-87; 7:55 p.m. - 7:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Flanigan, Peter M.
• 1-88; 7:58 p.m. - 7:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-89; 7:58 p.m. - 8:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 1-90; 8:04 p.m. - 8:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-91; 8:05 p.m. - 8:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 1-92; 8:12 p.m. - 8:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-93; 8:13 p.m. - 8:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 1-94; Unknown between 8:14 p.m. & 8:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 1-95; 8:17 p.m. - 8:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, [Dwight] David, II
• 42-36; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-37; 3:05 p.m. - 3:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 42-38; 4:33 p.m. - 4:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 42-39; Unknown between 5:10 p.m. & 5:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-40; 5:26 p.m. - 5:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.

The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

Roll WHPO-6043 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6043-01-35A, Close-up portrait of Clark MacGregor. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Clark MacGregor.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6043-07A, Portrait of Clark MacGregor posing with hand on chin. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Clark MacGregor.

Roll WHPO-6044 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6044-03-12, Pat Nixon receiving medals from representatives from the Franklin Mint in front of a landscape painting. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Franklin Mint representatives.

Roll WHPO-6045 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6045-02A-05A, President Nixon sitting with Henry Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter Flanigan, John Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith and others. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter Flanigan, John Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, David Packard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6045-08A-15A, Judge John Sirica swearing in William Casey as Chairman of the SEC. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Sirica, William Casey, Mrs. Casey, Casey family members, guests, Stans.

Roll WHPO-6046 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6046-02A-13A, President Nixon sitting with German CDU/CSU chairman Dr. Rainer Barzel, German Ambassador to the U.S. Rolf Pauls, and others. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Emil Mosbacher, Rainer Barzel, Rolf Pauls, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-6047 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6047-02A-07A, Pat Nixon hosting a tea for the Women's Division of the Sons of Italy Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. 4/14/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, Mary Ciccarone, Mrs. Volpe.

The White House Communications Agency Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• WHCA-4275
  "The Great American Dream Machine".
  CBS
  Runtime: 01:29:59
• WHCA-4276
  "Newsroom". Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Elliot Richardson, musician Larry McNeely, impressionist Frank Gorshin, Pat O'Brien.
  Group W Productions
  Runtime: 00:59:39
• WHCA-4277
  "The Anatomy of Welfare".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:00:04
• WHCA-4278
  "Washington Week in Review".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:33:28
• WHCA-4282
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:28
  
  34. Reasoner/Jarriel: U.S. & Red China relations. Time Code Start: 70:03. Keywords: People's Republic of China. Network: ABC.
  
  35. Smith/Downs: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Time Code Start: 71:21. Keywords: national security, intelligence gathering, covert activities, spying, espionage. Network: ABC.
  
  36. Reasoner/Bell: Indochina report. Time Code Start: 74:47. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  37. Smith: Commentary on U. S. and Red China relations. Time Code Start: 77:21. Keywords: People's Republic of China. Network: ABC.
  
  38. Brinkley: President Nixon announces new policy, opens non-strategic goods trade with Communist China; U.S. Oil Companies may sell fuel to China ships; Film shows United States Ping Pong Team arriving in Peking, Communist China on April 10th. Time Code Start: 79:15. Keywords: People's Republic of China, petroleum, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling, sports, ping pong, table tennis, games, table tennis, teams. Network: NBC.
  
  39. Brinkley: Senator Muskie interview on FBI surveillances and fear it creates, says FBI agents spied on Earth Day rallies last year. Time Code Start: 80:21. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, spying, youth, celebrations, media, interviews. Network: NBC.
  
  40. Brinkley: Rumsfeld warns of booming population, says Federal Government must eventually do something to control population. Time Code Start: 82:38. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, populations, census, statistics, increases, warnings, theories. Network: NBC.
  
  41. McGee: Vietnam report with Senator McCloskey comment. Time Code Start: 83:20. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  42. Cronkite/Rather: White House allows trade with Red China. Time Code Start: 84:48. Keywords: People's Republic of China, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling. Network: CBS.
  
  43. Cronkite: Film of U.S. Ping Pong team in People's Republic of China (table tennis). Time Code Start: 87:08. Keywords: People's Republic of China, sports, ping pong, table tennis, games, organizations, groups, travel, trips. Network: CBS.
  
  44. Cronkite/Drinkwater: U.S. trade with Red China. Time Code Start: 88:20. Keywords: People's Republic of China, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling. Network: CBS.
  
  45. Sevareid: Commentary on Ping Pong champions (table tennis). Time Code Start: 89:55. Keywords: American, People's Republic of China, sports, ping pong, table tennis, games, organizations, groups, travel, trips. Network: CBS.

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