April 28, 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.

Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

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 on Transmitting to the Congress Proposals To Establish New National Wilderness Areas.
• Letter to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House Transmitting Proposals To Establish New National Wilderness Areas

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 28, 1971

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

• House of Representatives: April 28, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: April 28, 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 28 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

UN Finances and Reduction of the U.S. Assessment

• 162. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, April 28, 1971, 2134Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 10–4. Confidential. Drafted by Hennes and Pelcovits, cleared by Allen and Robert L. Yoder, and approved by Assistant Secretary De Palma.

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

• 193. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 28, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 121, Vietnam Subject Files, Viet (POW), Vol. II. Secret; Nodis; Paris Meetings. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads, “The President has seen.” Holdridge forwarded it to Kissinger under an April 28 covering memorandum, and Haig initialed it for Kissinger.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 36. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 28, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 625, Country Files, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. IV, 1 Mar 71–15 May 71. Secret. Sent for action.

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

"One of Two Routes": Soviet-American Relations and Kissinger's Secret Trip to China, April 23-July 18, 1971

• 198. Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the White House Chief of Staff (Haldeman), Washington, April 28, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 252–20. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Kissinger in the Executive Office Building from 4:51 to 5:49 p.m.; Haldeman joined the meeting at 5:20. (Ibid., White House Central Files) Haldeman described the discussion in his diary as follows: “We had another session in the afternoon at the EOB, and Henry had his thoughts more in line then and made the point that he was the only one who really could handle this [secret trip to China], and that the way to go at it was in effect to set it up for the P, with a secret meeting prior to that with Henry; and that’s the way it was left as Henry took off late this afternoon for a week in Palm Springs. No action will be taken for a week or ten days, and then we’ll start moving from there.” (Haldeman, Haldeman Diaries: Multimedia Edition)

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

• 118. Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to the Department of State, London, April 28, 1971, 0545Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, SEATO 3. Secret. Repeated to Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong, and USUN.

Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 225. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 28, 1971

  Kissinger briefed the President on the Soviet draft convention prohibiting biological weapons and summarized the main points of an attached memorandum from Rogers on the subject.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 312, Subject Files, Chemical, Biological Warfare (Toxins, etc.), Vol. IV [Part I]. Confidential. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicated the President saw it. The instructions at Tab C were transmitted in Document 226.

• 226. Telegram 72644 From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva, Washington, April 28, 1971, 1647Z

  The telegram transmitted the U.S. response to the Soviet draft convention banning the production and stockpile of biological weapons that had been discussed at the March 30 Conference of the Committee on Disarmament. It also included instructions on the negotiating strategy for a possible biological weapons convention.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 312, Subject Files, Chemical, Biological Warfare (Toxins, etc.), Vol. IV [Part I]. Confidential; Priority. It was repeated to USNATO, Moscow, USUN, USDel SALT, and London. Drafted by McCormack (ACDA/IR); cleared by Farley (ACDA), Pickering (PM), Anderson (DOD/ISA), DE PALMA (IO), Rhinelander (L), and Kissinger; and approved by Rogers.

• 227. Telegram 72645 From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva, Washington, April 28, 1971, 1648Z

  The telegram transmitted the revised draft text of the Biological Weapons Convention.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 312, Subject Files, Chemical, Biological Warfare (Toxins, etc.), Vol. IV [Part I]. Confidential. It was repeated to USNATO, Moscow, USUN, USDel SALT IV, and London. Drafted by McCormack and Neidle (ACDA/IR); cleared by Farley (ACDA), Pickering (PM), Anderson (DOD/ISA), De Palma (IO), Rhinelander (L), and Kissinger; and approved by Rogers.

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

Mexico

• 461. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Secretary of State Rogers and Secretary of the Interior Morton, Washington, April 28, 1971., Washington, April 28, 1971

  President Nixon directed that vigorous efforts be made to negotiate as expeditiously as possible a practical settlement of the Colorado River salinity problem.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 787, Country Files, Latin America, Mexico, Vol. II, January 1, 1970–December 31, 1971. Confidential; Limdis.

Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 65. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Department of State, Santiago, April 28, 1971, 1935Z

  Summary: In this telegram, Korry reported that Allende was not adequately attending to the details of state and concluded that, despite the President’s considerable political abilities, Allende’s behavior would hurt Chile in the long run.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 CHILE. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis.

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

• 252-14; 3:53 p.m. - 3:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 252-15; Unknown between 3:57 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 252-16; Unknown between 3:57 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 252-17; 4:33 p.m. - 4:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 252-18; Unknown between 4:47 p.m. & 4:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 252-19; 4:49 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 252-20; 4:51 p.m. - 6:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 252-21; Unknown between 8:14 p.m. & 9:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 252-22; Unknown between 8:14 p.m. & 9:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 252-23; 9:08 p.m. - 9:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 252-24; Unknown between 9:08 p.m. & 9:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 252-25; 9:20 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 252-26; Unknown between 9:30 p.m. & 9:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 252-27; 9:35 p.m. - 9:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 252-28; Unknown between 9:36 p.m. & 11:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 252-29; Unknown between 9:36 p.m. & 11:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 252-30; Unknown between 9:36 p.m. & 11:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo

Oval Office

• 489-35; Unknown between 9:28 a.m. & 11:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 491-1; Unknown between 9:34 a.m. & 11:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 491-2; Unknown between 11:37 a.m. & 11:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 491-3; 11:42 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Laird, Melvin R.; Johnson, James E.; Hughes, James D. ("Don"); Chafee, John H.; Malek, Frederic V.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 491-4; 11:59 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 491-5; 12:00 p.m. - 12:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Cox, Tricia Nixon; Conant, Howell
• 491-6; Unknown between 12:16 p.m. & 12:35 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 491-7; Unknown between 12:16 p.m. & 12:35 p.m.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 491-8; Unknown between 12:16 p.m. & 12:35 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 491-9; 12:37 p.m. - 12:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon; Coffin, Ann; Conant, Howell
• 491-10; 12:39 p.m. - 1:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Schroeder, Gerhardt; Kissinger, Henry A.; Sonnenfeldt, Helmut ("Hal"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 491-11; 1:07 p.m. - 1:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Sanchez, Manolo
• 491-12; Unknown between 1:56 p.m. & 2:05 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 491-13; Unknown between 2:07 p.m., 4/28 & 9:04 a.m., 4/12; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 2-53; 11:03 a.m. - 11:06 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 2-55; 7:33 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 2-56; Unknown between 7:45 p.m. & 7:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-57; 7:48 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 2-58; 7:52 p.m. - 7:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 42-66; Unknown between 3:57 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-67; Unknown between 3:57 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-68; 4:33 p.m. - 4:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 42-69; 4:49 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 42-70; Unknown between 8:14 p.m. & 9:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-71; 9:08 p.m. - 9:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-72; Unknown between 9:08 p.m. & 9:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-73; 9:20 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 42-74; Unknown between 9:30 p.m. & 9:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-75; 9:35 p.m. - 9:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

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-6171 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6171-02-05, Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, James E. Johnson, and others sitting at the Cabinet Room table. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense; James E. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs-designate; Brigadier General James D. Hughes, Military Aide; Frederic V. Malek, Special Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6171-06-17, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with with Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs-designate James E. Johnson, and an unidentified man, (possibly Fred Malek). 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense; James E. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs-designate; Brigadier General James D. Hughes, Military Aide; Frederic V. Malek, Special Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6171-10, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with with Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs-designate James E. Johnson, and an unidentified man, probably Fred Malek. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense; James E. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs-designate; probably Frederic V. Malek, Special Assistant.

Roll WHPO-6172 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6172-02-22, Interior Secretary Rogers Morton briefing the press during a news conference. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Briefing Room. Rogers Morton, George Hartzog, Jr., F. Victor Schmidt.

Roll WHPO-6173 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6173-01A-21A, Interior Secretary Rogers Morton and others briefing the press during a news conference. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Briefing Room. Rogers Morton, George Hartzog, Jr., F. Victor Schmidt, press corps members.

Roll WHPO-6174 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6174-02A-04A, Unidentified persons in an office. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6174-05A-23A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defense Minister of West Germany Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry Kissinger, NSC staff member Helmut Sonnenfeldt, and interpreter Heinz Weber. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry Kissinger, Heinz Weber.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6174-13, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defense Minister of West Germany Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry Kissinger, NSC staff member Helmut Sonnenfeldt (not in frame), and interpreter Heinz Weber. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry Kissinger, Heinz Weber.

Roll WHPO-6175 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6175-02A-09A, Ken BeLieu with a group from North Carolina. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Ken BeLieu, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-6176 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6176-03-34, President Nixon standing with winners of the annual White House News Photographers Association photo contest. (WHNPA). 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Ron Ziegler, Richard Durrance II, Chick Harrity, Bruce Dale, James L. Amos, Margaret Thomas, Matthew Lewis, Thomas V. Dukehart, Jr., Duff Thomas Robert Peterson, Eugene J. Gerlach, David L. Moubray.

Roll WHPO-6177 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6177-03-08, Portrait of Frank Leonard of the RNC. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Frank Leonard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6177-11-17, Vice President Agnew standing with the Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew, VFW Commander, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6177-18-23, Vice President Agnew standing with an unidentified man. 4/28/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew, unidentified man.

The White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-104
  Briefing by Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton on proposed wilderness areas, with Gerald Warren, Hartzog, and Schmidt. (4/28/1971, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 26:25:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JGB (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-380
  Interview of Ronald Ziegler by Cliff Evans of WGMS Radio; recorderd in Studio 79. (4/28/1971, Studio 79)
  
  Runtime: 36:00:00
  
  Keywords: interviews, media, radio
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by "FM TUNER"; Recorded by RRS (Bob Schroder, WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-381
  Press briefing by Caspar Weinberger of the Office of Management and Budget and Ronald Ziegler. (4/28/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 38:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RWF (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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-4333
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:00
  
  31. Smith/Geer: Suspect in the Washington, D.C. Capitol building bombing case. Time Code Start: 82:33. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: ABC.
  
  32. Reasoner/Giggins: Indochina war; drugs and rehabilitation in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 85:25. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs. Network: ABC.
  
  33. Smith/Clark: Anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 89:04. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: ABC.
  
  34. End of Tape 1. Time Code Start: 93:07. Keywords: program finishing time reminder. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-4334
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  1. Smith/Sherwood: POWs and war crimes. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner: Possible Presidential trip to People's Republic of China. Time Code Start: 02:09. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, People's Republic of China. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith: Commentary on People's Republic of China/Russia confrontation. Time Code Start: 02:40. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, People's Republic of China. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Chancellor: Former Sgt. Danny Notley on war atrocities. Time Code Start: 04:27. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, violence, atrocity, crimes, death, murder, shootings, torture. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor/North: Indochina war. Time Code Start: 06:54. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Brinkley/Quinn: Secretary of Defense Laird says North Vietnam will discuss release of U.S. POWs only after withdrawal date set; Film shows police arresting demonstrators at Selective Service headquarters, Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 10:00. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, military, conscription, selective service, lottery, laws, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, anti-war, military, conscription, arrests. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Cronkite/Schumacker: Suspect in Washington, D. C. Capitol building bombing case. Time Code Start: 12:44. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Morton: Anti-war demonstrations. Time Code Start: 14:52. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite: Indochina war. Time Code Start: 17:49. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Sevareid: Commentary on Secretary of the Treasury Connally as a personality. Time Code Start: 18:24. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, reports, psychology. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of April 28, 1971

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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

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