September 13, 1971

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting First Annual Report on Location of New Federal Facilities in Rural Areas.
• Proclamation 4079—National Hispanic Heritage Week, 1971

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• Senate: September 13, 1971
• House of Representatives: September 13, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: September 13, 1971

The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

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• President's Daily Brief of 13 September 1971

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Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971

• 254. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, September 13, 1971, 11:25 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Box 1039, Files for the President, Vietnam Negotiations, HAK II 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place at the North Vietnamese Residence in Paris, 11 Rue Darthe. Kissinger noted in a telephone conversation with Nixon, September 8, 3:05 p.m., that Le Duc Tho had not attended the National Day celebration in Hanoi and may have been on his way to Paris. Kissinger told Nixon, “Then it would be clear something will happen.” (Ibid., Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Box 11, Chronological File)

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

Between Beijing and Moscow: Summit Announcement, July 19-October 12, 1971

• 326. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, September 13, 1971, 8:45-10:40 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, China Exchanges, July–October 20, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Although no drafting information appears on the memorandum, Lord forwarded a draft to Kissinger on September 15; Kissinger initialed his approval. The full text of the memorandum of conversation is published in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume E–13, Documents on China, 1969–1972, Document 19.

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China,January-September 1971

• 156. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File—China Trip, China Exchanges. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

Vol. XIX, Part 1, Korea, 1969-1972

Republic of Korea Troops in Vietnam and Force Modernization, April 1971-December 1972

• 108. Memorandum From John H. Holdridge of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 542, Country Files, Far East, Korea, Vol. IV, 1 Jan–31 Dec 1971. Confidential. Sent for information. Froebe initialed the memorandum for Holdridge. Kissinger initialed the memorandum on September 27.

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Philippines

• 240. Memorandum From John H. Holdridge of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 13, 1971

  [Source: National Security Council Files, Nixon Administration Intelligence Files, Subject File, 303/40 Committee Records, Philippines. Secret; Eyes Only; Outside the System. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 259. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 775, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. V. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only; Outside System. Sent for action. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

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

Persian Gulf States

• 105. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in the United Kingdom and Iran, Washington, September 13, 1971, 2106Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 729, Country Files, Europe, United Kingdom, Vol. VII. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Twinam; cleared in NEA, NEA/IRN, NEA/ARP, and EUR/BMI; and approved by Rogers. It was repeated to Dhahran, Ankara, Kuwait, and Jidda.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

• 58. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, RAD RFE. Confidential. Drafted by Baker on September 4. Cleared by Davies, Skoug, and Okun (SOV) and concurred in by Symmes (H), Coerr, Huffman (H), Alexander (USIA), and Strait (OMB). Attached to the memorandum are a copy of S. 18 as amended by Senator J. William Fulbright, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on July 30; a memorandum from Abshire to Haig, August 16, on Congressional strategy regarding RFE and RL; a memorandum from Hillenbrand to Rogers, September 4; and a letter from Kissinger to Rogers, November 1. None is printed.

Yugoslavia

• 230. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 129, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–185, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 129. Secret. Prepared by the NSC Interdepartmental Ad Hoc Group for Yugoslavia. NSSM 129 is printed as Document 227.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Yugoslavia

• 231. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 734, Country Files—Europe, Yugoslavia, Vol. III 1 Sep 71. Confidential. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates Kissinger saw it on September 27.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Cyprus

• 381. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey, Washington, September 13, 1971, 1722Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 592, Country Files—Middle East, Cyprus, Vol. I Jan 69–June 30, 1974. Secret; Exdis. Another copy is also ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 CYP. Drafted by Sisco, cleared by DePalma and Eliot, and approved by Rogers. Repeated to London, USUN, USNATO, USDOCOSOUTH, and EUCOM. In a September 13 memorandum to Kissinger transmitting the telegram to the White House, Eliot stated: “I am attaching for your information a telegram the Secretary today sent to our Embassies in Ankara, Athens, and Nicosia which I thought you would like to see in light of the recent Senior Review Group meetings on the subject.” (Ibid.)

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

From SALT Announcement to Summit Announcement, May 27-October 12, 1971

• 195. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis (Tucker) to Secretary of Defense Laird and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Packard), Washington, September 13, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–009, Verification Panel Meeting SALT 9/15/71. Top Secret; Eyes Only.

Vol. XLII, Vietnam: The Kissinger-Le Duc Tho Negotiations

Discovering the Possible, May 1971-September 1971

• 13. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, September 13, 1971, 11:25 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1039, Files for the President, Vietnam Negotiations, HAK II 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place at the North Vietnamese Residence at 11 Rue Darthé.
  
  In a September 13 memorandum to Nixon, Kissinger described the discussion as “the shortest meeting on record.” Le Duc Tho did not attend, and they were at an impasse and agreed not to plan another meeting. (Ibid.) Kissinger observed in his memoirs: “The absence of Le Duc Tho could leave no further doubt that we had run out the string on this series of meetings. Xuan Thuy made no effort to say anything new, in effect reading a propaganda speech of the kind put forth repetitively in the plenary sessions of Avenue Kléber. The meeting adjourned after two hours, the shortest secret session ever. We parted with the understanding that either side could reopen the channel if it had something new to say.” (Kissinger, White House Years, p. 1036)
  
  Xuan Thuy had pushed for the meeting at Politburo direction. In a September 7 cable from Le Duc Tho and Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh, Thuy was told: “Our strategy for the diplomatic struggle at this time is directly linked to our strategy on the battlefield, so at least for the moment we cannot resolve anything with the Americans and we must instead patiently and steadfastly prolong the [secret] discussions.” (Message from Nguyen Duy Trinh and Le Duc Tho to Xuan Thuy, 7 September 1971, in Doan Duc, et al., compilers, Major Events: The Diplomatic Struggle and International Activities during the Resistance War Against the Americans to Save the Nation, 1954–1975, volume 4, pp. 299–300)

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 237. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer), Washington, September 13, 1971

  Nutter forwarded draft instructions to Geneva concerning the draft Biological Weapons Convention and asked for JCS’s comments.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–74–83, 384 Jan–1971. Secret. For text of the August 5 draft convention, see Document 235.

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

Iran 1971

• 144. Letter From Secretary of State Rogers to the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Douglas-Home), Washington, September 13, 1971

  Rogers encouraged Douglas-Home to urge the sheikhs to accept the tentative islands agreement, which represented the maximum that the Shah could offer.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 33 PERSIAN GULF. Secret. Drafted by Twinam; and cleared by Davies, Burns, Dowell, and Murphy. In Telegram 167813 to London, September 9, Sisco requested that the Ambassador ask Douglas-Home to consult with the United States prior to the Iranians if the sheikhs’ reaction to the plan should be negative, so that Washington itself could approach the disputing parties if need be. (Ibid.) In telegram 175137 to Dhahran, London, Jidda, Kuwait, and Tehran, September 21, the Department transmitted Douglas-Home’s reply, in which he said that “Increasingly he [the Shah] may have anxieties about having his bluff called since he cannot want to use force if he can avoid it, thus jeopardising his relations both with the Gulf States and the whole Arab world… He is, of course, as we all know, a very accomplished brinkman.” (Ibid.)

Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

Afghanistan, 1969-1972

• 347. Telegram 5641 From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State, Kabul, September 13, 1971, 1305Z

  The Embassy supported the Afghan request for an additional 150,000 tons of wheat.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, SOC 10 AFG. Limited Official Use; Priority. Sent as a joint AID/Embassy message.

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

Panama

• 555. National Security Decision Memorandum 131, Washington, September 13, 1971., Washington, September 13, 1971

  President Nixon stated that Special Representative for Inter-Oceanic Canal Negotiations Anderson would be permitted to inform Panama that the United States would consider the possibility of a termination formula for the Canal Treaties. In addition, Anderson should attempt to obtain a guarantee from the Panamanians that the Canal would be open to all world commerce without discrimination at reasonable toll levels.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–227, NSDM Files, NSDM 131. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the NSC Under Secretaries Committee, the Secretary of the Army, the Chairman, Joint chiefs of Staff, the DCI, and the Special Representative for Interoceanic Canal Negotiations. Anderson’s August 20 letter to Nixon is referenced in the source note to Document 554.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 19. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, September 13, 1971, 8:45-10:40 a.m., Paris, September 13, 1971, 8:45-10:40 a.m.

  After confirming his upcoming 4-day interim visit to China in October, President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger predicted that Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko would formally invite President Nixon to visit the Soviet Union during his visit to the United States to address the United Nations on September 19.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File—China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Drafted by Lord, who sent it to Kissinger under a covering memorandum. All ellipses in the source text. The meeting was held at the Chinese Embassy. Attached but not published are Tabs B-C. Tab A is published in its entirety as Document 20.

• 20. Message From the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the Government of the United States, Beijing, September 13, 1971, Beijing, September 13, 1971

  The message discussed whether or not the two countries should announce President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s October 20 interim visit before or upon his arrival.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 24. Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the Military Attaché at the Embassy in France (Walters), Washington, September 13, 1971, Washington, September 13, 1971

  Haig instructed Walters to inform Chinese Ambassador to France Huang Chen that President Nixon wanted his Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s trip announced during the third week of September in order to avoid the impression that the announcement was a reaction to Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko’s visit to the United States.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. A notation on the message reads: “9/13/71.”

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.

Cabinet Room

• 73-5; Unknown between 8:01 a.m. & 3:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cabinet officers; Rogers, William P.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Rogers, Adele (Langston); Connally, John B.; Connally, Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill); Laird, Melvin R.; Mitchell, John N.; Mitchell, Martha (Beall); Morton, Rogers C. B.; Morton, Anne (Jones); Hardin, Clifford M.; Hardin, Martha L. (Wood); Stans, Maurice H.; Stans, Kathleen; Hodgson, James D.; Hodgson, Maria (Denend); Richardson, Elliot L.; Richardson, Anne; Romney, George W.; Romney, Lenore L.; Volpe, John A.; Volpe, Jennie (Benedetto); Kennedy, David M.; Kennedy, Lenora (Bingham); Shultz, George P.; Shultz, Helena M. ("Obie"); Finch, Robert H.; Finch, Carol (Crothers); Rumsfeld, Joyce (Pierson); Bush, George H. W.; Bush, Barbara (Pierce); Dole, Robert J.; Fletcher, Arthur A. (Dr.); Hampton, Robert E.; Hannah, John A. (Dr.); Kleppe, Thomas S.; Knauer, Virginia H.; Kunzig, Robert L.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Schlesinger, James R. (Dr.); Shakespeare, Frank J.; McCracken, Paul W.; Weber, Arnold R.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.; MacGregor, Clark; Timmons, William E.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Peterson, Peter G.; Klein, Herbert G.; Price, Raymond K., Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Klein, Herbert G.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 73-6; Unknown between 10:42 a.m. & 3:07 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 74-1; Unknown between 2:58 p.m. & 3:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Council on International Trade and Investment Policy; Connally, John B.; Stans, Maurice H.; Rogers, William P.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Peterson, Peter G.; Allen, Richard V. ("Dick"); Williams, Albert L.; Frank, Isaiah (Dr.); Binger, James H.; Borch, Fred J.; Brown, Courtney C. (Dr.); Freeman, Gaylord; Gardner, Richard N.; Knoppers, Antonie T.; Lee, Stewart M. (Dr.); Littlefield, Edmund W.; Naden, Kenneth N.; Neal, Alfred C.; Pearce, William R.; Smith, Dan Throop (Dr.); Stinebower, Leroy D.; Stinson, George A.

Old Executive Office Building

• 276-13; 7:43 p.m. - 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 276-14; 7:51 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 276-15; 7:55 p.m. - 7:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 276-16; Unknown between 7:58 p.m. & 8:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 276-17; Unknown between 7:58 p.m. & 8:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 276-18; 8:50 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 278-33; Unknown between 8:50 p.m. & 10:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo

Oval Office

• 570-10; 8:02 a.m. - 8:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 570-11; Unknown between 8:04 a.m. & 8:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 570-12; 10:42 a.m. - 10:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 571-1; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 2:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Dole, Robert J.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House photographer; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Connally, John B.; White House operator; Rockefeller, Nelson A.

White House Telephone

• 8-110; Unknown between 8:01 a.m. & 1:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 8-111; 1:15 p.m. - 1:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
• 8-112; Unknown between 1:16 p.m. & 1:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 8-113; 1:31 p.m. - 1:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rockefeller, Nelson A.
• 8-114; Unknown between 1:38 p.m. & 7:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 8-115; 7:43 p.m. - 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 8-116; Unknown between 7:47 p.m. & 7:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 8-117; 7:51 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 8-118; 7:54 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 8-119; 7:55 p.m. - 7:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

Roll WHPO-7247 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7247-01-13, President Nixon and Pat Nixon meeting with Cabinet members and their wives to discuss the 90-day wage-price freeze. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Ambassador George Bush, Barbara Bush, Rogers, Connally, Laird, Mitchell, Morton, Hardin, Stans, Hodgson, Richardson, Romney, Volpe, David M. Kennedy, Shultz, Finch, Rumsfeld, Bob Dole, Dr. fletcher, Hampton, Dr. Hannah, Johnson, Kleppe, Knauer, Kunzig, Schlesinger, Shakespeare, McCracken, Weber, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, Timmons, Flanigan, Peterson, Klein, Ray Price, Ziegler, Butterfield and all of their wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7247-07A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon meeting with Cabinet members and their wives to discuss the 90-day wage-price freeze. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Ambassador George Bush, Barbara Bush, Rogers, Connally, Laird, Mitchell, Morton, Hardin, Stans, Hodgson, Richardson, Romney, Volpe, David M. Kennedy, Shultz, Finch, Rumsfeld, Bob Dole, Dr. fletcher, Hampton, Dr. Hannah, Johnson, Kleppe, Knauer, Kunzig, Schlesinger, Shakespeare, McCracken, Weber, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, Timmons, Flanigan, Peterson, Klein, Ray Price, Ziegler, Butterfield and all of their wives.

Roll WHPO-7248 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7248-01A-11A, President Nixon meeting with U.S. business leaders to discuss possible actions following the 90 day wage-price freeze. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. President Nixon, Connally, Peter Flanigan, Wilson Johnson, Robert C. Bassett, Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., Berkley Burrell, Edward W. Carter, Archie K. Davis, Edward J. Dwyer, William M. Batten, Wilson Johnson, R. Heath Larry, James M. Roche, Walter B. Wriston, Maurice Stans, George Shulz, Arthur Burns, Paul McCracken, Flanigan, Herbert Stein, james Lunn, Charles Colson.

Roll WHPO-7249 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7249-01A-12A, President Nixon meeting with the Cabinet members and their wives. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Ambassador George Bush, Barbara Bush, Rogers, Connally, Laird, Mitchell, Morton, Hardin, Stans, Hodgson, Richardson, Romney, Volpe, David M. Kennedy, Shultz, Finch, Rumsfeld, Bob Dole, Dr. fletcher, Hampton, Dr. Hannah, Johnson, Kleppe, Knauer, Kunzig, Schlesinger, Shakespeare, McCracken, Weber, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, Timmons, Flanigan, Peterson, Klein, Ray Price, Ziegler, Butterfield and all of their wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7249-05, President Nixon meeting with the Cabinet members and their wives. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Ambassador George Bush, Barbara Bush, Rogers, Connally, Laird, Mitchell, Morton, Hardin, Stans, Hodgson, Richardson, Romney, Volpe, David M. Kennedy, Shultz, Finch, Rumsfeld, Bob Dole, Dr. fletcher, Hampton, Dr. Hannah, Johnson, Kleppe, Knauer, Kunzig, Schlesinger, Shakespeare, McCracken, Weber, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, Timmons, Flanigan, Peterson, Klein, Ray Price, Ziegler, Butterfield and all of their wives.

Roll WHPO-7250 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7250-02A-07A, President Nixon sitting at his desk during a meeting with H.R. Haldeman, Senator Bob Dole, and General Alexander Haig. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Harry Robbins Haldeman, Bob Dole, Alexander Haig.

Roll WHPO-7251 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7251-02-10, The President's Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy members standing before a meeting with President Nixon. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Albert Williams, Isaiah Frank, Peter Peterson, Commission members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7251-11-17, President Nixon standing with Williams Committee members Albert Williams, Isaiah Frank, and Presidential Assistant Peter Peterson. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Albert Williams, Isaiah Frank, Peter Peterson, Commission members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7251-18-20, The President's Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy members during a meeting with President Nixon. 9/13/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Albert Williams, Isaiah Frank, Peter Peterson, Commission members.

Roll WHPO-7257 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7257-04A-14A, Vice President Agnew addressing a session during the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Vice President Agnew, governors.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7257-15A-26A, Judy Agnew attending a private luncheon for wives of Governors. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Judy Agnew, wives of governors.

Roll WHPO-7258 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7258-04-25, Vice President Agnew addressing a session at the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Spiro Agnew, governors.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7258-26, Vice President Agnew shaking hands with an unknown man at a session at the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Spiro Agnew, governors.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7258-27-28, An airplane flying over a construction site. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown.

Roll WHPO-7259 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7259-05A-36A, Vice President Agnew at a session at the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Spiro Agnew, governors.

Roll WHPO-7260 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7260-06, Gerald Ford at the podium at the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Gerald Ford, governors.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7260-07-35, Vice President Agnew sitting during the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, governors.

Roll WHPO-7261 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7261-03A-29A, Vice President Agnew addressing crowd from the podium during the Governors Conference. 9/13/1971, San Juan, Puerto Rico unknown. Spiro Agnew.

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.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-437
  Press briefing by Peter Peterson, Mr. Williams, and Dr. Frank. (9/13/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 25:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  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.

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-4650
  "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in".
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 00:59:38
• WHCA-4651
  ABC Special: "Attica Prison Riot". FTN: Sidney Marland, U.S. Commission of Education; "MTP": U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson (D-IL); "I&A": George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 0:15
• WHCA-4652
  CBS Special: "The Tragedy at Attica". Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell.
  Griffin Productions
  Runtime: 00:29:46
• WHCA-4653
  "The Tonight Show". Johnny's guests include Miss America 1972, Laurie Lea Schaefer (Miss Ohio) Pearl Bailey, singer & entertainer, Mr. Luke (President Westchester Kennel Club) with top show dogs, singer Cab Calloway, Broadway producer David Merrick, attorney Edward Bennett Williams, Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton.
  Group W Productions
  Runtime: 01:27:13
• WHCA-4660
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  28. Reasoner/Johnson/Jackson: Attica Prison riot (New York). Time Code Start: 65:05. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Smith/Jarriel/Sherwood: Committee report on world trade, White House meeting on the economy, labor on Capitol Hill with AFL-CIO President George Meany. Time Code Start: 69:40. Keywords: Presidents, meetings, economics, foreign relations, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling, imports, exportsial Organizations. Network: ABC.
  
  30. Smith: Vice President Agnew on the economy at Governors conference. Time Code Start: 73:35. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings, economy, economics, debt, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  31. Smith: Commentary on Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 74:00. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  32. Chancellor/Delaney/Debrine: Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 75:47. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-4661
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:00
  
  1. Chancellor/Levine: Economy, White House meeting; AFL-CIO President George Meany at Congress on labor. Time Code Start: 03:20. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Duke: Vice President Agnew at National Governors Conference. Time Code Start: 06:47. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Lewis: Vietnam elections. Time Code Start: 09:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, Congress, elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Cronkite/Schakne: Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 12:33. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: CBS.
  
  5. Cronkite/Rather; White House meeting on economy; AFL-CIO President George Meany at Capitol Hill. Time Code Start: 19:18. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: CBS.
  
  6. Cronkite: World Trade Commission report. Time Code Start: 22:40. Keywords: foreign relations, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling, imports, exports. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Cronkite/Dean: Vice President Agnew at Governors Conference. Time Code Start: 23:06. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Sevareid: Commentary on Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 25:56. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: CBS.

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