March 24, 1971

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1971 To Establish ACTION.
• Telegram Congratulating Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy on His Election as District of Columbia Delegate to Congress.
• Statement About Senate Action Disapproving Funds for the Supersonic Transport Program

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, March 24, 1971

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

• Senate: March 24, 1971
• House of Representatives: March 24, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: March 24, 1971

Argued

• Johnson v. United States
• Nelson v. O'Neil

Decided

• Radich v. New York
• United States v. District Court in and for the County of Eagle
• United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5
• United States v. Randall

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 24 March 1971

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

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

• 152. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 24, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 765, Presidential Correspondence, USSR Premier Alexei Kosygin Corres. Secret; Nodis. Sent for action. Saunders and Sonnenfeldt forwarded a draft of this memorandum in an attached March 19 memorandum to Kissinger. Kissinger wrote in the margin: “Get approval before departure for San Clemente [March 26].” A notation on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.

• 153. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 24, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 66, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Soviet Party Congress. Secret. Sent for action. Drafted by Hyland. Haig initialed the memorandum. Kissinger wrote two notes in the margin: “Excellent memo” and “Want to read on plane to San Clemente.” Kissinger departed for San Clemente on March 26 at 4:58 p.m. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–76, Record of Schedule)

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Poland

• 149. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and Representative Roman C. Pucinski, Washington, March 24, 1971, 10:55 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 698, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. I 1969–1971. No classification marking. Pucinski was a Democratic Representative from Illinois.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

MBFR and the Conference on European Security, December 1970-December 1971

• 43. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 24, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 714, Country Files, USSR, Vol. XII. Confidential. Sent for action.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 207. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Bonn, March 24, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 1 [2 of 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The message was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt; a handwritten note indicates that it was received in Washington at 2028Z. Evidently on the basis of this message from Rush, Kissinger briefed the President by telephone at 7:25 that evening: “There was a little screwup—Abrasimov asked for a private meeting with Rush to ratify some things Dobrynin and I had to discuss—little screwup in the bureaucracy but Rush handled it beautifully.” Nixon replied: “Fine.” (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 366, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File)

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

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: U.S. Response to Hijackings by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Additional Anti-Hijacking Measures, September 1970-June 1972

• 84. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 24, 1971

  The Department of State sent to the President, for submission to the Senate, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Aircraft.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. No classification marking. Drafted by Sylvia Nilsen.

International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

• 260. Memorandum From Robert M. Behr of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 24, 1971

  Behr updated Kissinger on the question of European cooperation in the post-Apollo program prior to a meeting with the President’s Science Adviser David. He also recommended that Kissinger advise the President not to take a position at this time.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 393, Subject Files, Space Programs, 1971. Confidential. Sent for information. Tab A is Document 259.

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

Iran 1971

• 120. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 24, 1971, 11:30 a.m.

  Iranian Ambassador Afshar, reminding Under Secretary Irwin and Country Director Miklos of the Iranian role in the Gulf region, expressed the hope that Iran would be able to secure additional military equipment from the United States.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 IRAN. Confidential. Drafted by Miklos. Approved in U. The meeting took place in the Under Secretary’s office.

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

Brazil

• 135. Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten and Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 24, 1971., Washington, March 24, 1971

  National Security Council staff members Bergsten and Nachmanoff reported the Department of State’s belief that there was an opportunity for Brazil and the United States to settle a dispute over Brazilian coffee exports. Resolving the dispute had larger ramifications for other coffee producing nations.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 771, Country Files, Latin America, Brazil, Vol. 2, September 1970–July 31, 1971. No classification marking. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum. Brazil and the United States reached an agreement on soluble coffee on April 2. See U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements, Vol. 22, Part 1 (1971), pp. 654–659.

Jamaica

• 422. Telegram 49571 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jamaica, March 24, 1971, 2249Z., March 24, 1971, 2249Z

  The Department of State instructed the Embassy to influence the Jamaican Government to maintain a dialogue with the bauxite companies and avoid direct involvement in any potential negotiations.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 786, Country Files, Latin America, Jamaica, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. A stamped notation on the telegram indicates that it was received in the White House Situation Room at 11:43 a.m. on March 25.

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.

Oval Office

• 471-4; 9:32 a.m. - 9:47 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]
• 471-5; 9:47 a.m. - 10:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hansen, Clifford P.; MacGregor, Clark
• 471-6; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, Clark
• 471-7; 10:05 a.m. - 10:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dominick, Peter H.; MacGregor, Clark; [Unknown person(s)]
• 471-8; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 471-9; 10:45 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Byrd, Harry F., Jr.; Timmons, William E.
• 471-10; 10:56 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Miller, Jack; MacGregor, Clark; [Unknown person(s)]
• 471-11; 11:16 a.m. - 11:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 471-12; 11:16 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nunn, Louie B.; Young, Whitney M., Sr.; Hodgson, James D.; Fletcher, Arthur A.; Brown, Robert J.
• 471-13; 11:26 a.m. - 11:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Blatchford, Joseph H.; Khosrovi, Carol M.; Shultz, George P.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 471-14; 11:37 a.m. - 11:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 471-15; 11:38 a.m. - 11:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Massarini, Aldo; Moniez, Paul; Bullet, Jacques; Wickham, Kenneth G.; Anderson, Earl E.; Paiva, Maocyr; Rieke, Willi; Lee, Jae Chul; McNamara, William G.; Mollet, Raoul; Hughes, James D. ("Don"); White House photographer
• 471-16; 11:44 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Firestone, Harvey; O'Donnell, Emmett; Bell, George T.; White House photographer
• 471-17; 11:50 a.m. - 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 471-18; 11:51 a.m. - 11:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Campbell, Craig S.; Larson, Charles R.; Hughes, James D. ("Don"); White House photographer
• 471-19; Unknown between 11:54 a.m. & 11:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 471-20; Unknown between 11:54 a.m. & 11:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 471-21; Unknown between 11:54 a.m. & 11:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Ford, Gerald R.
• 471-22; Unknown between 11:58 a.m. & 12:10 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 471-23; 12:10 p.m. - 12:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 471-24; 12:12 p.m. - 12:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 471-25; Unknown between 12:12 p.m., 3/24 & 8:30 a.m., 2/26; United States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]

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-5914 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5914-02-07, President Nixon and Gerald Ford listening to the Creston High School Choir of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members, chaperones.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5914-05, President Nixon and Gerald Ford listening to the Creston High School Choir of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members, chaperones.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5914-08-10, President Nixon and Gerald Ford with the Creston High School Choir of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members, chaperones.

Roll WHPO-5915 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5915-02-06, Roosevelt Room, (Fish Room) interior. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5915-07-11, West Lobby, interior. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, West Lobby.

Roll WHPO-5916 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5916-02-16, President Nixon working with Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher and Robert Brown. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher, Robert J. Brown.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5916-17-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval office with Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher and Robert Brown. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher, Robert J. Brown.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5916-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval office with Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher and Robert Brown. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Louie Nunn, Whitney Young, Sr., James Hodgson, Arthur Fletcher, Robert J. Brown.

Roll WHPO-5917 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5917-02-09, President Nixon sitting at his desk with Peace Corps Director Joseph Blatchford and Vista Director Carol Khosrovi. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Joseph Blatchford, Carol Khosrovi.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5917-12-23, President Nixon receiving the Grand Medal of Honor from officers and members of the International Military Sports Council. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Joseph Blatchford, Carol Khosrovi, Adm. Aldo Massarini, Gen. Paul Moniez, Gen. Jacques Bullet, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Wickham, Maj. Gen. Earl Anderson, Col. Maocyr Paiva, Col. Willi Rieke, Col. Jae Chul Lee, William McNamara, Raoul Mollet.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5917-26-36, President Nixon standing with Commander Charles Larson and Commander Craig Carpenter. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Charles Larson, Craig Carpenter.

Roll WHPO-5918 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5918-01A-16A, President Nixon with Commander Charles Larson, outgoing Naval Aide and Cmdr. Campbell, incoming Naval Aide with Military Aide Brigadier General James Hughes. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, CMDR Charles Larson, Craig Campbell, Brig. Gen. James Donald Hughes.

Roll WHPO-5919 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5919-00A-02A, President Nixon standing with Harvey Firestone, National Chairman of the United Service Orgs. National Council, and Gen. Emmett O'Donnell, Jr. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Harvey Firestone, Emmett O'Donnell, Jr.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5919-07A, President Nixon and Gerald Ford standing with the Creston High School Choir of Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members.

Roll WHPO-5920 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5920-01A, President Nixon and Gerald Ford listerning to the the Creston High School Choir from Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5920-01A-06A, President Nixon and Gerald Ford with the Creston High School Choir from Grand Rapids, Michigan. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Creston High School Choir members.

Roll WHPO-5921 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5921-02-12, Vice President Agnew presenting a medal to Lt. Cdr. L. Palmer. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew, L. Palmer, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-5922 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5922-01A-13A, Pat Nixon hosting a reception for International Neighbors Club members. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified women, aide.

Roll WHPO-5923 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5923-01A-21A, Pat Nixon in the audience at the circus. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5923-03, Pat Nixon sitting with a group of children in the audience at the circus. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults.

Roll WHPO-5924 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5924-02-35, Pat Nixon with circus officials, performers, and the audience at the circus. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults, circus officials, performers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5924-20, Pat Nixon with circus officials, performers, and the audience at the circus. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults, circus officials, performers.

Roll WHPO-5925 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5925-02-04, Pat Nixon in the audience at the circus.. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults, circus officials, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5925-05-09, Pat Nixon leaving the Coliseum. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum. Pat Nixon, children, adults, circus officials, aides.

Roll WHPO-5926 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5926-03-08, President Nixon giving a press briefing, standing at a podium with Attorney General John Mitchell. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Briefing Room. President Nixon, John Mitchell.

Roll WHPO-5930 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5930-02-05, President Nixon sitting at his desk with Joseph Blatchford and Carol Khosrovi. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Joseph Blatchford, Carol Khosrovi, Harvey Firestone, Emmett O'Donnell, Jr.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5930-06-07, President Nixon standing with Harvey Firestone, National Chairman of the United Service Orgs. National Council, and Gen. Emmett O'Donnell, Jr. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Harvey Firestone, Emmett O'Donnell, Jr.

Roll WHPO-5938 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5938-02-05, President Nixon sitting at the head table at the Republican Fund Raising Dinner. 3/24/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Robert Dole, Peter Dominick, unidentified men and women.

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-095
  Press briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, Governor Louis Nunn (R-TN), and Whitney Young, Sr., with Ronald Ziegler. (3/24/1971, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 0:11:34
  
  Keywords: African Americans, Civil Rights
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by LRR (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-359
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler, Joseph Blatchford (Director of the Peace Corps), and Mrs. Cozrovey. (3/24/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 20:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary, Peace Corps, volunteer programs, related: ACTION (U.S. government agency), volunteerism
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by LRR (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-360
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and William Magruder of the Transportation Department. (3/24/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 35:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RSM (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710324
  Remarks by President Nixon at Republican fund-raising dinner at Washington Hilton. (3/24/1971)
  
  Runtime: 15:20
  
  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-4238
  The President in Williamsburg, Virginia speaking before the Judiciary Conference.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:07:22
• WHCA-4241
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:44:00
  
  25. Smith/Clark: Today's Supersonic Transport (SST) vote in the Senate. Time Code Start: 83:43. Keywords: Senate, Senators, voting, votes, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, investigations, reports. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Wordham: Supersonic Transport (SST) defeat and results in Seattle. Time Code Start: 86:25. Keywords: elections, voting, votes, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Bergman: Japan may buy rights to Supersonic Transport (SST) from U.S.. Time Code Start: 87:49. Keywords: Japan, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, sales, purchases. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Smith/Bell/Gill: Indochina War: South Vietnamese withdrawal from Laos. Time Code Start: 93:00. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, troops, withdrawals. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-4242
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:00
  
  1. Smith: results of incursion into Laos. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War, reports. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner/Giggans: More on Indochina war. Time Code Start: 00:51. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Geer: The President's power in peacetime; Democratic Policy Committee. Time Code Start: 04:12. Keywords: political parties, Democrats, Democratic Party. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith: Commentary on advance planning to combat pollution. Time Code Start: 06:23. Keywords: ecology, environment, pollutants, air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, smog, smoke, fossil fuels, litter, sludge, contamination, debris. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Brinkley: Today's Supersonic Transport (SST) vote in the Senate; Oliver on reactions in Seattle. Time Code Start: 08:00. Keywords: Senate, Senators, voting, votes, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, investigations, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Lewis/Brinkley: Indochina War and Paris peace talks. Time Code Start: 12:54. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: Commentary on television coverage of the Indochina War. Time Code Start: 18:52. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, media, news programs, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Cronkite/Mudd: Today's Supersonic Transport (SST) defeat in the Senate vote. Time Code Start: 19:41. Keywords: Senate, Senators, voting, votes, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, investigations, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite/Drinkwater: Reactions in Seattle to Supersonic Transport (SST) defeat. Time Code Start: 23:20. Keywords: Senate, Senators, voting, votes, Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, investigations, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Cronkite/Duvall: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 25:40. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Cronkite/Scheiffer/Kalb: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 29:42. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite: Democratic Policy Committee. Time Code Start: 33:09. Keywords: political parties, Democrats, Democratic Party. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on Indochina War. Time Code Start: 34:04. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

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