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January 28, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, January 28, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Monday, January 27, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, January 29, 1969

Schedule and Public Documents

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

    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.

    Appointments and Nominations

    • Department of Agriculture (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 185, January 28, 1969)
      Announcement of Appointment of George B. Hansen as Deputy Under Secretary for Congressional Relations.

    • Office of Emergency Preparedness (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 185, January 28, 1969)
      Announcement of Nomination of Fred J. Russell as Deputy Director.

    • Department of the Interior (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 185, January 28, 1969)
      Announcement of Appointment of Russell E. Train as Under Secretary.

    News Conferences

    • Meeting With the Minority Leadership (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 181, January 28, 1969)
      Press Briefing by Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Representative Gerald R. Ford Following the President's Meeting With Republican Congressional Leaders.

    Checklist of White House Press Releases

    The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

    • Biographical data on Fred J. Russell.

    • Biographical data on Russell E. Train.

    • Background information on King Timahoe, an Irish setter given to the President by members of his staff.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • The President's staff presented him with a 6-month-old Irish setter, which he named King Timahoe at the suggestion of his cousin, author Jessamyn West. Timahoe is a city in the county of Kildare, Ireland, where the President's forebears lived.

    • President Nixon went to the House of Representatives for a visit to the House floor and luncheon with the leadership, members of the House Committee on Rules, and chairmen of various other committees.

    • At the request of the President, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg will continue as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.

  • 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.

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

Archival Holdings

  • Selective document listing

    President's Office Files

    The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • President's Handwriting, Box 1, President's Handwriting, February 1969
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to Mr. Harlow re: Appointments. January 28, 1969. 1 pg.
    • President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning January 21, 1969
      • Memo; Pat Buchanan to The President re: First meeting between the President and his Minority Leadership on Capitol Hill. January 28, 1969. 14 pgs.
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to The President's File re: Meeting with Dr. Glenn Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, January 28, 1969.
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to The President's File re: Meeting with Mr. Pat Haggerty, candidate for Administrator of NASA. January 28, 1969. 2 pgs.
      • Memo; Bryce Harlow to Staff Secretary re: Meeting with Congressional leaders. January 28, 1969. 1 pg.

  • Selective document listing

    White House Press Office

    The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • White House Press Conferences, Box 55
      • News Conference #18 at the White House with Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior; Russell E. Train, Under Secretary of the Interior; and Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary, January 28, 1969, 4:10 P.M. EST. 5 pgs.
      • News Conference #19 at the White House with Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission; and Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary, January 28, 1969, 4:25 P.M. EST. 5 pgs.
      • News Conference #20 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, January 28, 1969, 4:40 P.M. EST. 4 pgs.

  • 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.

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

    All National Archives Units

National Security Documents

  • 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.

  • 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. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    Foreign Economic Policy

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

    A "Noisy Democracy": The Decline of Eduardo Frei, January-December 1969

    • 1. National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, January 28, 1969

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Council, Job 79R01012A, NIE 94–69. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to the covering sheet, the CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the National Security Agency participated in the preparation of the estimate. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in the estimate except the Atomic Energy Commission and the FBI, on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction. For the full text of the NIE, see Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. E–16,Documents on Chile, 1969–1973, Document 1.

    Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    Western Europe Region and NATO

    Italy

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

    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Implementation of Safeguard System

    Nuclear Test Ban Issues; Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

    • 278. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 28, 1969

      Kissinger briefed Nixon on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, control of nuclear weapons, deployment of ABMs, underground testing of large yield nuclear weapons, and nuclear excavation for his meeting that afternoon with Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Glenn Seaborg.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 202, Agency Files, Atomic Energy Commission-1969, General, volume I. Secret.

    • 279. Journal Entry by the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Seaborg) , Washington, January 28, 1969

      Seaborg summarized the substance of his January 28 meeting with Nixon. He focused specifically on his discussion with the President about the peaceful nuclear explosive projects (Plowshare).

      Source: Journal of Glenn T. Seaborg, volume 18, pp. 35–39. No classification marking.

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

    Iraq 1969-1971

    • 245. Telegram 333 From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State, Tel Aviv, January 28, 1969, 1300Z

      The Embassy expressed hope that Secretary Rogers’ statement of condemnation would mollify somewhat Israeli indignation over the Iraqi hangings.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 29 IRAQ. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Amman, Jerusalem, London, Rome, and USUN.

    Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 25. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 28, 1969

      Kissingerʼs memorandum, drafted by Roger Morris, sketched the background of the Biafra relief problem, the current situation, the interplay of relief and diplomacy, and where other nations stood, and recommended that the President sign a NSSM that would get the bureaucracy moving toward consideration of alternate Biafra relief programs. Tab C is Document 26.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret. Nixon checked and initialed “Authorize NSSM.” An adjacent note reads: “NSSM 11 issued 1/28/69, distributed 1/29/69.”

    • 26. National Security Study Memorandum 11 , Washington, January 28, 1969

      NSSM 11 directed the preparation of papers on 1) alternative approaches and programs for expanding relief and 2) alternate views of the U.S. interest in Nigeria and Biafra.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–133, NSSM Files, NSSM 11. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Earle G. Wheeler.

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

    Peru

    • 576. Briefing Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State for the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, January 28, 1969. , Washington, January 28, 1969

      Peru’s expropriation of a portion of the International Petroleum Company (IPC) would require the President to suspend assistance and the sugar quota, unless Peru adequately compensated the company. The Department of State predicted and that these sanctions would precipitate widespread criticism of the United States throughout Latin America.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 794, Country Files, Latin America, Peru, 21 January–31 March 1969, Vol. I, IPC Hickenlooper Amendment. Confidential. The note at the end of the memorandum, added by the NSC staff, was based on a January 28 memorandum from Rogers to the President; National Archives, RG 59, S/S Presidential Evening Reading, 1964–7/73: Lot 74 D 164, Box 410. Kissinger informed the President in a January 29 covering memorandum that NSC IG for Inter-American Affairs was working up plans if U.S.-Peruvian relations deteriorated.

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

    A "Noisy Democracy": The Decline of Eduardo Frei, January-December 1969

    • 1. National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, January 28, 1969

      Summary: This estimate provided a comprehensive assessment of Chilean President Eduardo Frei’s administration and a prediction for the future economic and political scene in Chile in light of the 1969 and 1970 elections. It also included a discussion of the ramifications of a possible victory by the leftist coalition in the 1970 election.

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Council, Job 79R01012A: Intelligence Publications Files (1950–1975), Box 374, Folder 2: (NIE 94–69) Prospects for Chile. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, this estimate was prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency with the participation of the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the National Security Agency. The United States Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on January 28, with the exception of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of which abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.

  • 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.

    • 9:00 AM, Secy Laird; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:35 AM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 10:50 AM, Adrian Fisher; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:35 PM, Secy Packard; Mr. Kissinger
    • 2:50 PM, General Wheeler; Mr. Kissinger
    • ?, Boris Sedov (232-3426); Mr. Kissinger
    • AM, Gen. Goodpaster; Mr. Kissinger
       

Audiovisual Holdings

  • 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-0104 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0104-00-09, President Nixon seated at the dinner table during a breakfast meeting with Republican leaders; Gerald Ford, Bryce Harlow, Vice President Agnew and Everett Dirksen. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, first floor family dining room. Frame 8A Clockwise: President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bryce Harlow, Spiro Agnew, Everett Dirksen.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0104-03, President Nixon seated at the dinner table during a breakfast meeting with Republican leaders; Gerald Ford, Bryce Harlow, Vice President Agnew and Everett Dirksen. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, first floor family dining room. Clockwise: President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bryce Harlow, Spiro Agnew, Everett Dirksen.

    Roll WHPO-0114 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0114-01A-20A, Senator Everett Dirksen and Representative Gerald Ford during a press briefing. A stenographer recording the meeting nearby. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House room. Frame 2, Center, L-R: Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford. Unidentified Press reporters and staff officials.

    Roll WHPO-0115 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0115-02A-29A, Senator Everett Dirksen and Representative Gerald Ford giving a press briefing. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Frame 2A, L-R: Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford.

    Roll WHPO-0116 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0116-01-04, John Mitchell seen with his pipe, while standing in the doorway of the cabinet meeting room, speaking with unidentified staff member. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. John Mitchell, unidentified staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0116-05-14, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell discussing paperwork on the District of Columbia, seen through the doorway of the cabinet meeting room. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Frame 11, L-R: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Ehrlichman, John Mitchell.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0116-15-16, President Nixon seen through the doorway of the cabinet meeting room, receiving a briefing on the District of Columbia. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0116-17, H.R. Haldeman, Dwight Chapin and unidentified staff member walking out of a doorway. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. H.R. Haldeman, Dwight Chapin and unidentified staff member.

    Roll WHPO-0117 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0117-01-24, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew attending a Congressional Leadership meeting. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clockwise: Bob Wilson, Gordon Allott, William Cramer, Spiro Agnew, John Tower, Leslie Arends, H. Allen Smith, Richard Poff, Robert Taft, John Anderson, Milton Young, Magaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, John Rhodes, Patrick J. Buchanan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0117-23, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew attending a Congressional Leadership meeting. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clockwise: Bob Wilson, Gordon Allott, William Cramer, Spiro Agnew, John Tower, Leslie Arends, H. Allen Smith, Richard Poff, Robert Taft, John Anderson, Milton Young, Magaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, John Rhodes; Behind: Kenneth E. Belieu.

    Roll WHPO-0118 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0118-05A-27A, Birthday gift presentation of an Irish Setter dog named King Timahoe to President Nixon from White House Staff members. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. Frame 8A: L-R: Ron Ziegler, H.R. Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods (In other frames: Bob Wilson, Gordon Allott, William Cramer, Spiro Agnew, John Tower, Leslie Arends, H. Allen Smith, Richard Poff, Robert Taft, John Anderson, Milton Young, Magaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, John Rhodes, Shelley Scarney, Patrick Buchanan, Alexander Butterfield, Hebert Klein, Marjorie Acker, Gerald Warren, Manolo Sanchez, John Ehrlichman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0118-08A, Ron Ziegler, H.R. Haldeman and Rose Mary Woods watch President Nixon hold the leash of his new Irish Setter King Timahoe, after the dog was given as a birthday gift from White House Staff members. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. Ron Ziegler, H.R. Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon, Irish Setter King Timahoe.

    Roll WHPO-0119 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0119-03-30, Closeup portrait of John R. Price. (Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown. John R. Price.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0119-14A, Closeup portrait of John R. Price.(Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown. John R. Price.

    Roll WHPO-0120 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0120-03-19, Closeup portrait of Attorney Leonard S. Zartman, one of six assistants to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the executive secretary of President Nixon's Urban Affairs Council. (Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown studio. Leonard S. Zartman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0120-20-37, Closeup portrait of Christopher C. DeMuth, one of six assistants to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the executive secretary of President Nixon's Urban Affairs Council. (Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown studio. Christopher C. DeMuth.

    Roll WHPO-0121 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0121-02A-20A, Closeup portrait of Michael C. Monroe, one of six assistants to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the executive secretary of President Nixon's Urban Affairs Council. (Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Michael C. Monroe.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0121-21A-25A, Closeup portrait of Attorney Leonard S. Zartman, one of six assistants to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the executive secretary of President Nixon's Urban Affairs Council. . (Head and shoulders). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Leonard S. Zartman.

    Roll WHPO-0122 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0122-01-16, President Nixon meeting with Glenn Seaborg (Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)), Robert Ellsworth (U.S. NATO Ambassador), Lee A. DuBridge (Science Advisor), and Patrick E. Haggerty (Chairman of Texas Instruments). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Frame 12, L-R: Henry Kissinger, Robert Ellsworth, Patrick Haggerty, President Nixon, Glenn T. Seaborg, Lee A. Dubridge (Unseen: H.R. Haldeman, Chapin).
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0122-12, President Nixon meeting with Glenn Seaborg (Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission(AEC)), Robert Ellsworth (U.S. NATO Ambassador), Lee A. DuBridge (Science Advisor), and Patrick E. Haggerty (Chairman of Texas Instruments). 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Frame 12, L-R: Henry Kissinger, Robert Ellsworth, Patrick Haggerty, President Nixon, Glenn T. Seaborg, Lee A. Dubridge (Unseen: H.R. Haldeman, Chapin).

    Roll WHPO-0123 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0123-01-20, President Nixon meeting with Secretary of State William Rogers in the Oval Office. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William P. Rogers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0123-03, President Nixon meeting with Secretary of State William Rogers in the Oval Office. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William P. Rogers.

    Roll WHPO-0124 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0124-01A-06A, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Senator Henry Jackson and Supreme Allied Commander Andrew Goodpaster. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Clockwise: General Andrew J. Goodpaster, Henry Jackson, Bryce N. Harlow, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0124-02A, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Senator Henry Jackson and Supreme Allied Commander Andrew Goodpaster. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Clockwise: General Andrew J. Goodpaster, Henry Jackson, Bryce N. Harlow, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0124-08A-09A, Two unidentified men (staff members) seen through a doorway, in a two desk office. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, unidentified office. Dwight Chapin (possibly).

    Roll WHPO-0125 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0125-03A-14A, President Nixon eating lunch with House of Representatives Leaders. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. President Nixon, Howard W. Smith, John McCormack, William Colmer, Carl Albert, Gerald Ford.

    Roll WHPO-0126 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-01-02, President Nixon greeting Congressman John McCormack prior to the House Leadership Group Lunch. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. L-R: President Nixon, John McCormack.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-01A, President Nixon greeting Congressman John McCormack prior to the House Leadership Group Lunch. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. L-R: President Nixon, John McCormack.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-03, Congressmen and President Nixon walking to the House of Representatives Leaders Lunch. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. L-R: William Miller, Kenneth Harding; Background L-R: John McCormack, President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-04, President Nixon walking alongside Congressman McCormack en route to the House Leadership Group Lunch. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. President Nixon, John McCormack.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-05-06, President Nixon eating lunch with House of Representatives Leaders. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. Frame 05-06 L-R: Howard W. Smith, John McCormack, President Nixon, William Colmer, Carl Albert.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-07-08, President Nixon at the House Leadership Group Lunch. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Speaker's Dining Room. L-R: William Miller, President Nixon, Leslie Arends, John W. McCormack.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0126-09, Exterior view of entry into White House building loggia. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House.

    Roll WHPO-0148 Photographer: unknown | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0148-01, President Nixon in a meeting with Congressional Leaders. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. CW: Bob Wilson, Gordon Allott, William Cramer, Spiro Agnew, John Tower, Leslie Arends, H. Allen Smith, Richard Poff, Robert. A. Taft, Jr., John Anderson, Milton Young, Margaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, Nixon, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, John Rhodes.

    Roll WHPO-0174 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0174-, President Nixon recieves an Irish Setter dog, King Timahoe, as his birthday present from White House Staff. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. L-R: Everett M. Dirksen, President Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Milton R. Young, Gordon L. Allott, John B. Anderson, John G. Tower, William C. Cramer, Bob Wilson, Robert A. Taft, Jr.; Background, L-R: Herbert G. Klein, Gerald L. Warren, John D. Ehrlichman.

    Roll WHPO-1267 Photographer: unknown | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1267-, Gerald Ford and Everett Dirksen holding a press conference. 1/28/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown. Gerald Ford, Dirksen.

  • 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-002
      Remarks by Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel announcing appointment of Undersecretary Russell Train. (1/28/1969, Roosevelt Room, The White House)

      Runtime: 3:32

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by ABC; No WHCA engineer initials listed

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

Context (External Sources)