March 17, 1970

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.

Appointments and Nominations

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 376, March 17, 1970)
  Announcement of Appointment of Chairman and 58 Members of the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the Center.

Statements by the President

• Combating Construction Inflation and Meeting Future Construction Needs (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 376, March 17, 1970)
  Statement by the President.

Acts Approved by the President

• H.R. 13008 -- Public Law 91-216
  Job Evaluation Policy Act of 1970.
• H.R. 13300 -- Public Law 91-215
  An Act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act to prvide for the extension of supplemental annuities, and for other purposes.

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 Senator Hugh Scott and Representative Gerald R. Ford following Republican leadership meeting.
• Press conference of George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, Robert P. Mayo, Director, Bureau of the Budget, and Paul W. McCracken, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, on the President's statement on combating construction inflation and meeting future construction needs.

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.

• Ambassador William Warnock of Ireland presented his credentials to the President in a ceremony at the White House. The Ambassador and Mrs. Warnock also gave the President and Mrs. Nixon the traditional St. Patrick's Day gift of shamrocks in a Waterford vase.
• Foreign Minister Gregorio Lopez Bravo of Spain met with the President at the White House.

Nominations Submitted to the Senate

Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

• The following to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term expiring 15 years after he takes office (reappointments) HOWARD A. DAWSON, JR., of Arkansas. BRUCE M. FORRESTER, of Missouri. LEO H. IRWIN, of North Carolina. SAMUEL B. STERRETT, of Maryland.

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 Combating Inflation in the Construction Industry and Meeting Future Construction Needs

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 Tuesday, March 17, 1970

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

• Senate: March 17, 1970
• House of Representatives: March 17, 1970
• Extensions of Remarks: March 17, 1970

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)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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.

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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 17 March 1970

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. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 202. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 17, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 506, Country Files, Far East, Cambodia, Vol. II, September 1969–9 April 1970. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information.

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

The Cease-Fire Agreement

• 102. Memorandum From President Nixon to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, March 17, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 652, Country Files, Middle East, Middle East, Vol. I. Confidential.

• 103. Aide-Mémoire From President Nixon to the Government of Israel , Washington, March 17, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 652, Country Files, Middle East, Middle East, Vol. I. No classification marking. The aide-mémoire, originally prepared by Nixon, was re-written by Kissinger at 5 p.m. on March 17 after a meeting with Rabin that morning (see Document 104). Rabin saw a draft of the aide-mémoire on March 12. See Document 99.

Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

Indian Ocean

• 40. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, March 17, 1970

  Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330–76–067, Box 73, Indian Ocean 1970. Secret.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Romania

• 193. National Security Council Under Secretaries Study Memorandum 47B , Washington, March 17, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–252, U/SM 45–49, U/SM 47. Confidential.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Cyprus

• 352. Telegram From the Embassy in Cyprus to the Department of State , Nicosia, March 17, 1970, 1200Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Secret; Priority; Limdis; Noforn. Repeated priority to Ankara and Athens.

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

Canada

• 101. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) , Washington, March 17, 1970, 5:10 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of U. Alexis Johnson, Lot 96D695, Telecons, March–April 1970. Confidential. A note on the transcript reads: “aprx. 5:10 p.m.” According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon and Johnson spoke from 4:57 to 5:01 p.m. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files)

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

International Environmental Policy

• 294. Memorandum From Secretary Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, March 17, 1970

  Rogers reported that at the first meeting of the International Standing Committee on the Environment he had set 1972 as a target date for tangible results in international environmental cooperation.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, President’s Evening Reading: Lot 74 D 164. Secret. Richardson signed for Rogers

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-3175 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3175-01A-27A, President Nixon meeting with Paul Eggers, General Counsel of the Treasury Department. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Oval Office. President Nixon, Paul W. Eggers.

Roll WHPO-3176 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3176-01-20, President Nixon receiving diplomatic credentials from Ambassador William Warnock of Ireland. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Emil B. Mosbacher, Ambassador and Mrs. Warnock, children.

Roll WHPO-3177 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3177-00A-27A, President Nixon receiving diplomatic credentials from Ambassador William Warnock of Ireland. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Emil B. Mosbacher, Ambassador and Mrs. Warnock, children.

Roll WHPO-3178 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3178-02A-25A, President Nixon meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Gregario Lopez Bravo. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gregario Lopez Bravo, Jose Aragones, Jaime Arguelles e Armada, Emil B. Mosbacher, George Landau, Donald Barnes.

Roll WHPO-3179 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3179-02-15, Vice President Agnew working. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-3180 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3180-03-37, Vice President Agnew working. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-3181 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3181-02-15, Vice President Agnew working. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-3182 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3182-03A-08A, Paul McCracken, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors meeting Prof. Hansen in the Executive Office Building. 3/17/1970, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building. Paul McCracken and Prof. Hansen.

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-042
  Remarks on the "Today" show by Secretary of State William P. Rogers. (3/17/1970, NBC Network)
  
  Runtime: 10:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by NBC; Recorded by JFH (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-148
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler, Paul McCracken, George Shultz, Robert Mayo. (3/17/1970, Roosevelt Room, White House)
  
  Runtime: 38:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by ADS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• New York Times of March 17, 1970

• AP Images photos from March 17, 1970
• Getty Images photos from March 17, 1970

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.

• March 1970 Broadcast Index

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• March 17, 1970