July 10, 1970

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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.

Addresses and Remarks

• Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 926, July 10, 1970)
  Exchange of Toasts Between the President and Secretary General U Thant of the United Nations at a White House Dinner Marking the Anniversary.

Appointments and Nominations

• National Commission on Productivity (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 924, July 10, 1970)
  Announcement of Appointments of Members.

Executive Orders

• President's Council on Youth Opportunity (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 925, July 10, 1970)
  Executive Order 11547.

Proclamations

• United Nations Day, 1970 (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 924, July 10, 1970)
  Proclamation 3996.

Statements Other Than Presidential

• Prime Minister Bjarne Benediktsson of Iceland (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 925, July 10, 1970)
  Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Deaths of the Prime Minister and Mrs. Benediktsson and Their Grandson.
• Tax Status of Discriminatory Private Schools (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 925, July 10, 1970)
  Statement by the White House Press Secretary Following Decision by the Internal Revenue Service.

Acts Approved by the President

• H.J. Res. 546 -- Public Law 91-332
  Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park, and for other purposes.
• H.J. Res. 1284 -- Public Law 91-334
  Joint Resolution authorizing the President's Commission on Campus Unrest to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1695 -- Private Law 91-112
  An Act for the relief of Alfredo Caprara.
• H.R. 3348 -- Private Law 91-113
  An Act for the relief of the estate of Pierre Samuel du Pont Darden.
• H.R. 4574 -- Private Law 91-114
  An Act to provide for the admission to the United States of certain inhabitants of the Bonn Islands.
• H.R. 12941 -- Public Law 91-314
  An Act to authorize the release of four million one hundred eighty thousand pounds of cadmium from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 13407 -- Public Law 91-315
  An Act to consent to the amendment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact.
• H.R. 13740 -- Private Law 91-115
  An Act for the relief of Kimball Brothers Lumber Company.
• H.R. 14118 -- Public Law 91-313
  An Act to amend section 213 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 15021 -- Public Law 91-317
  An Act to authorize the release of forty million two hundred thousand pounds of cobalt from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15831 -- Public Law 91-318
  An Act to authorize the disposal of bismuth from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15832 -- Public Law 91-319
  An Act to authorize the disposal of castor oil from the national stockpile.
• H.R. 15833 -- Public Law 91-320
  An Act to authorize the disposal of acid grade fluorspar from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15835 -- Public Law 91-321
  An Act to authorize the disposal of magnesium from the national stockpile.
• H.R. 15836 -- Public Law 91-322
  An Act to authorize the disposal of type A, chemical grade manganese ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15837 -- Public Law 91-323
  An Act to authorize the disposal of type B, chemical grade manganese ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15838 -- Public Law 91-324
  An Act to authorize the disposal of shellac from the national stockpile.
• H.R. 15839 -- Public Law 91-325
  An Act to authorize the disposal of tungsten from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 15998 -- Public Law 91-326
  An Act to authorize the disposal of Surinam-type metallurgical grade bauxite from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 16289 -- Public Law 91-327
  An Act to authorize the disposal of natural Ceylon amorphous lump graphite from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 16290 -- Public Law 91-328
  An Act to authorize the disposal of refractory grade chromite from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 16291 -- Public Law 91-329
  An Act to authorize the disposal of chrysotile asbestos from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 16292 -- Public Law 91-330
  An Act to authorize the disposal of corundum from the national stockpile.
• H.R. 16295 -- Public Law 91-331
  An Act to authorize the disposal of natural battery grade manganese ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
• H.R. 16297 -- Public Law 91-333
  An Act to authorize the disposal of molybdenum from the national stockpile.
• S. 4012 -- Public Law 91-316
  An Act to extend the Clean Air Act, as amended, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for a period of sixty days.

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.

• Press conference of George P. Shultz, Director, Office of Management and Budget, on the appointment of members of the National Commission on Productivity.

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.

• Officers of the National Grange met with the President at the White House.
• Secretary General U Thant of the United Nations called on the President at the White House.
• The President has designated Leonard Garment, Special Consultant to the President, as a member of the President's Council on Youth Opportunity.
• The President announced his intention to nominate Saul Haas of Washington as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for a term expiring March 26, 1976.
• The President announced his intention to nominate Charles R. Harley to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, for a term of 2 years.
• The President announced his intention to nominate Juan C. San Agustin to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam, for a term of 4 years.
• The report of the President's Task Force on Economic Growth was announced by the White House. The report is entitled, "Policies for American Economic Progress in the Seventies" (Government Printing Office, 49 pp.).

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.

• Toasts of the President and Secretary General U Thant at a Dinner Marking the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations.
• White House Statement About the Deaths of the Prime Minister of Iceland and Mrs. Bjarni Benediktsson and Their Grandson.
• White House Statement About the Internal Revenue Service Decision Concerning Tax Status of Discriminatory Private Schools.
• Executive Order 11547—Amending Executive Order No. 11330 With Respect to Membership and Chairmanship
• Proclamation 3996—United Nations Day, 1970

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• Federal Register of Friday, July 10, 1970

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• House of Representatives: July 10, 1970
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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.

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• President's Daily Brief of 10 July 1970

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Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

High-Level Meetings; Miscellaneous Issues

• 18. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, July 10, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 298, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. IV. Confidential. Kissinger initialed his approval of the memorandum of conversation on an attached memorandum from Marshall Wright, dated August 12.

Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 340. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, July 10, 1970, 11 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, WSAG Meeting Minutes, Originals, 1970, 7/17/70. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

• 76. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, July 10, 1970, 11 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, WSAG Minutes, Originals, 1969 and 1970. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 286. Message From the Ambassador to Greece (Tasca) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson), Athens, July 10, 1970

  Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Greece, 1969–1972. Secret; Sensitive.

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

Portugal

• 261. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State, Lisbon, July 10, 1970, 0814Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 701, Country Files—Europe, Portugal, Vol. I. Confidential; Priority; Exdis.

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

U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

• 174. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt and Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 10, 1970

  Sonnenfeldt and Saunders urged Kissinger to re-assert personal control over the international anti-narcotics effort because of the possibility of serious disruption of the U.S.-Turkish relationship.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 357, Subject Files, Narcotics II. Confidential. Sent for action. Kissinger approved the recommendation on July 14. Tab A was telegram 108993 to Ankara, July 9 (Ibid., Box 663, Country Files, Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II), Tab B was a letter from Johnson to Kennedy, June 29, scheduled to be printed in Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe, 1969-1972, volume XXIX. Tab C was not attached.

International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

• 237. National Security Decision Memorandum 70, Washington, July 10, 1970

  President Nixon directed that cooperation with the Soviet Union in space should be pursued, but that a direct approach to Soviet Premier Kosygin should not be undertaken.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files, (H-Files), Box H-217, NSDM Files, NSDM 70. Confidential. Copies were sent to Shultz and Flanigan.

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 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-3860 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3860-03A-09A, President Nixon meeting with officers of the National Grange: John Scott, Master, Robert Frederick, Legislative Director, Joseph Parker, Counsel. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. Scott, Mr. Frederick, Mr. Parker.

Roll WHPO-3861 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3861-02A-11A, President Nixon meeting with U Thant, Secretary General, United Nations, Charles W. Yost, U.S. Representative to the U. N. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, U Thant, Mr. Yost, U.N. Undersecretary Ralph J. Bunche, Assistant Henry Kissinger, Chief of Protocol Emil Mosbacher.

Roll WHPO-3862 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3862-04A-14A, President Nixon meeting with U Thant, Secretary General, United Nations, Charles W. Yost, U.S. Representative to the U. N. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, U Thant, Mr. Yost, U.N. Undersecretary Ralph J. Bunche, Assistant Henry Kissinger, Chief of Protocol Emil Mosbacher.

Roll WHPO-3863 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3863-00A-15A, President Nixon meeting with Jeremiah Milbank, Chairman RNC Finance Committee and Thomas Evans, Deputy Chairman RNC Finance Committee. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. Milbank, Mr. Evans.

Roll WHPO-3865 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3865-02-08, Dining tables set with dinner services for the 25th Anniversary celebration of the United Nations. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3865-02-17, President Nixon and Pat Nixon hosting the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Dinner. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room and State Dining Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Secretary General U Thant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3865-09-13, President Nixon, Pat Nixon and U.N. Secretary General U Thant pose for a formal portrait at the Grand Stairway entrance, before walking to the United Nations 25th Anniversary celebration Dinner. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Secretary General U Thant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3865-14-17, President Nixon, Pat Nixon and U.N. Secretary General U Thant on the red carpet in the Grand Hallway to attend the United Nations 25th Anniversary celebration Dinner. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Secretary General U Thant.

Roll WHPO-3866 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3866-01-04, President Nixon meeting with Vice President Agnew and Attorney General Mitchell. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro , John Mitchell.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3866-06-15, President Nixon awarding promotion to Commander Charles Larson. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Commander and Mrs. Larson and children.

Roll WHPO-3867 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3867-04-15, President Nixon meeting with U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, U Thant, Charles Yost, U.S. Representative to the U.N., Ralph Bunche, Undersecretary, U.N.

Roll WHPO-3868 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3868-02-05, Vice President Agnew with Art Sohmer. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Outside. Spiro Agnew, Mr. Sohmer.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3868-06-10, Table in Map Room. 7/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. None.

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-060
  Press briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, W.L. Gill and W.J. Usury. (7/10/1970, Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 26:10:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (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-212
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and George Shultz. (7/10/1970, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 25:10:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-213
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Leonard Garment. (7/10/1970, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 23:14
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-700708
  Remarks by President Nixon in toast to Secretary-Gen. U Thant with Secretary-Gen. Thankt, Ambassador Charles yost, Senator Mike Mansfield, Shirley Temple Black, Ralph Bunce, Dr. Norman V. Peale. (7/10/1970)
  
  Runtime: 18:17
  
  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-3788
  Weekly News Summary, Pt. 2.
  All networks
  Runtime: 0:30
  
  18. Smith: Talk with President Nixon (commentary); Nixon wants better US-China relations. Time Code Start: 23:15. Keywords: Presidents, People's Republic of China, diplomacy, Vietnam War, Indochina War, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Huntley: U.N. Secretary General U Thant likes the Soviet Mideast peace plan and discussed it with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 25:08. Keywords: Presidents, meetings, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, leaders, Middle East, Mideast, war, negotiations, proposals. Network: NBC.
  
  20. Private Schools. Time Code Start: 25:26. Keywords: schools, colleges, universities, education, businesses, management. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Reasoner: U.N. Secretary General U Thant discussed Soviet Mideast peace plan with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 26:02. Keywords: Presidents, meetings, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, leaders, Middle East, Mideast, war, negotiations, proposals. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Education Bill. Time Code Start: 28:06. Keywords: laws, bills, education, schools, schools, colleges, universities, financial aid. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Education Bill. Time Code Start: 28:30. Keywords: laws, bills, education, schools, schools, colleges, universities, financial aid. Network: CBS.
  
  24. Sevareid: Commentary on Government and the Press; if government admitted policy mistakes the press wouldn't be such an adversary. Time Code Start: 30:53. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, television, TV, publications, opinions. Network: CBS.

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