September 30, 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 Senate Transmitting a Protocol to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
• Proclamation 4085—National Newspaperboy Day, 1971

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 Thursday, September 30, 1971

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• Senate: September 30, 1971
• House of Representatives: September 30, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: September 30, 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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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 30 September 1971

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. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

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

• 263. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1971, 6-8 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 492, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 7 [Part 1]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Kissinger forwarded the memorandum of conversation to Nixon under an October 5 covering memorandum in which he emphasized that Gromyko was interested in his proposal to meet with the North Vietnamese in Moscow. The memorandum of conversation is printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970–October 1971, Document 343.

• 264. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1971, 3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 758, Presidential Correspondence, 1969–1974, Laos, Souvanna Phouma Correspondence. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office and ran until 4:10 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary) Holdridge forwarded the memorandum of conversation to Haig under an October 1 covering memorandum. Haig approved it and Holdridge’s recommendation that it be sent to the Departments of State and Defense and the CIA. Kissinger met with Souvanna on October 1. At one point, Kissinger stated that he considered the Soviet Union’s attitude toward Laos to be ambivalent: “it was not in the USSR’s interest to leave a vacuum in Southeast Asia that China could fill, so he thought the USSR would like to see independent countries in Laos and Cambodia.” (Ibid., Box 549, Country Files, Far East, Laos, 1 July–31 Dec 1971)

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 155. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 30, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 641, Country Files, Middle East, South Asia, Vol. II, Jan–Oct 1971. Confidential. Sent for action. A stamp on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

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

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

• 341. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 30, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 581–2. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Kissinger in the Oval Office—after a meeting with Bush—from 9:38 to 9:54 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 342. Conversation Among President Nixon, Secretary of State Rogers, and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 30, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 581–6. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Rogers and Kissinger in the Oval Office from 12:20 to 12:36 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 344. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1971, 6-8 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 71, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Gromyko, 1971–1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the Soviet Embassy. Lord and Rodman submitted this memorandum and another summarizing it for the President to Kissinger on October 4. Kissinger forwarded the package to Nixon the next day; notes on both memoranda indicate that the President saw them. In the summary memorandum for the President, Kissinger commented: “In sum, I believe that our conversations with Gromyko have been extremely important ones, and Dobrynin tells me that Gromyko shares this assessment. We can expect the Soviets, even in this new ‘positive’ line, to be pursuing their own interests, driving hard bargains for their friends, and doing their normal amount of tactical elbowing. But the prospects and interplay of your two summit meetings give us useful leverage. If we play our cards right, we can hope for some constructive results.” (Ibid.) For his memoir account, see Kissinger, White House Years, pp. 838–839, 1287–1288.

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

• 253. Telegram From the Department of State to the Interests Section in Egypt, Washington, September 30, 1971, 0140Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1165, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations Files, Middle East—Jarring Talks, September 1–October 1, 1971. Secret; Priority; Nodis; Cedar Plus. Drafted by Sterner on September 29, cleared by Atherton, and approved by Sisco. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, London, Moscow, Paris, Tel Aviv, and USUN.

Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

Regional Issues

• 58. Conversation Among President Nixon, British Foreign Secretary Douglas-Home, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the White House Press Secretary (Ziegler), Washington, September 30, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation 582–9. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. The exchange is part of a larger conversation, 4:10–5:31 p.m. According to the President’s Daily Diary, British Ambassador Earl Cromer was also at the meeting; Nixon, Kissinger, Douglas-Home, and Cromer met from 4:10 until 5:13 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

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

• 72. Draft Minutes of a Verification Panel Meeting, Washington, September 30, 1971, 2:55-3:55 p.m.

  Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Meeting Minutes (Originals), Verification Panel, 1971–75. No classification marking. Drafted by Commander Jonathan T. Howe, USN, of the NSC staff. Handwritten corrections have been incorporated into the text printed here.

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

Iran 1971

• 146. Telegram 5535 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, September 30, 1971, 1330Z

  Ambassador MacArthur alerted the Department that the Shah was requesting with increasing urgency an electronic counter measures capability, particularly Shrike missiles.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 IRAN. Secret; Exdis.

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

India and Pakistan: Crisis and War, March-December 1971

• 146. Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), British Foreign Secretary Douglas-Home, and the British Ambassador to the United States (Cromer), Washington, September 30, 1971, 4:10-5:31 p.m.

  Nixon, Kissinger, and Douglas-Home shared their assessments of developments on the subcontinent and agreed to maintain close contacts in dealing with Prime Minister Gandhi concerning the crisis.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of Conversation among Nixon, Kissinger, Douglas-Home, and Cromer, Oval Office, Conversation 582–9. No classification marking. The editor transcribed the portions of the conversation published here specifically for this volume.

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

American Republics Regional

• 50. Conversation Among President Nixon, Attorney General Mitchell, and the Counselor to the President (Finch), Washington, September 30, 1971., Washington, September 30, 1971

  President Nixon briefed Counselor Finch on his upcoming goodwill visit to South America, which aimed at improving United States-Latin American relations.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation No. 581–4. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. The transcript is part of a larger conversation, 10:07–11:03 a.m.

Colombia

• 163. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 30, 1971., Washington, September 30, 1971

  Colombian Minister of Finance Rodrigo Llorante and Assistant Secretary Meyer discussed commodity and trade issues.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 COL. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Little. Written at the bottom of the memorandum, in an unknown hand, was “Thus aid could be in the form of generalized preferences as part of Latin American’s concept of ‘compensation’ for commercial dislocations.”

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

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

• 84. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Department of State, Santiago, September 30, 1971, 2050Z

  Summary: This telegram recounted Korry’s unsuccessful attempt to negotiate an informal agreement with Allende on compensation for the expropriation of copper mines owned by U.S. interests.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, INCO 15–2 CHILE. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Caracas, Rome, Bonn, Paris, Brussels, London, Mexico, and Moscow. Reference telegrams 4975, September 27, and 5020, September 29, are ibid. Telegram 4987 from Santiago, September 27, is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXI, Chile, 1969–1973, Document 260.

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

• 78-2; 11:05 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Evans, John F., Jr.; Mead, Dana G.; Richardson, Elliot L.; Marland, Sidney P., Jr. (Dr.); Pierson, Lee; Holloway, Ruth (Dr.); McElroy, Neil H.; Stein, Herbert; Geissinger, John B.; Selden, David; Christian, Floyd T.; Manch, Joseph; Mallory, Elizabeth; Koob, C. Albert (Rev.); Morrison, Donald E.; Burhmaster, Kenneth E.; Rowland, James H.
• 78-3; 2:54 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bevill, Tom; Burleson, Omar; Colmer, William M.; Henderson, David N.; Lennon, Alton A.; Mahon, George H.; Teague, Olin E.; Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Shultz, George P.; MacGregor, Clark; Cook, Richard K.

Oval Office

• 581-1; Unknown between 9:00 a.m. & 9:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 581-2; 9:22 a.m. - 9:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bush, George H. W.; [Unknown person(s)]; Ehrlichman, John D.
• 581-3; Unknown between 10:05 a.m. & 10:07 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 581-4; 10:07 a.m. - 11:03 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 581-5; Unknown between 12:18 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 581-6; 12:20 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 581-7; 12:45 p.m. - 12:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Knauer, Virginia H.; Grant, Richard H.; Gregory, Marion F.
• 581-8; 12:51 p.m. - 12:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 581-9; 12:51 p.m. - 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Olson, L. Scott; Sliwa, Curtis; French, Jimmy; Markwell, Kevin; Messina, Christopher; Hynes, Bruce; Byers, David; Bell, David, Jr.; Norris, Glenn; Hall, Millard; Neeld, John; Neurschwander, John; McHale, Gretchn; Colson, Charles W.; Ball, Neal; Shumway, DeVan L.
• 581-10; 12:58 p.m. - 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 581-11; 12:58 p.m. - 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Stein, Herbert; [Unknown person(s)]; Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 582-1; Unknown between 2:15 p.m. & 2:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 582-2; Unknown between 2:22 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 582-3; 2:25 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 582-4; Unknown between 2:50 p.m. & 2:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 582-5; Unknown between 2:50 p.m. & 2:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 582-6; 3:38 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Phouma, Souvanna; Khammao, Prince; Toumayan, Alex; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 582-7; 4:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.; Bull, Stephen B.; United States Secret Service agents
• 582-8; 4:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 582-9; 4:10 p.m. - 5:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Douglas-Home, Alexander F. (Sir); Baring, George R. S.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House photographer; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 582-10; Unknown between 5:31 p.m. & 5:33 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 10-35; 12:16 p.m. - 12:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 10-36; 12:59 p.m. - 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 10-37; 1:04 p.m. - 1:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 10-38; 2:12 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rebozo, Charles G. ("Bebe")
• 10-39; Unknown between 2:15 p.m., 9/30 & 8:56 a.m., 9/8; Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator; Sidley, Toni

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-7423 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7423-02-16, President Nixon signing a proclamation for National Newspaper Boy Day as carriers, including Curtis Sliwa, and their supervisor look on. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Curtis Sliwa, newspaper boys and girl, L. Scott Olson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7423-15, President Nixon with newspaper boys and girl on the event of signing the proclamation for National Newspaper Boy Day. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Curtis Sliwa, newspaper boys and girl, L. Scott Olson.

Roll WHPO-7424 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7424-05A-22A, Portraits of Pat Price standing. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, grounds. Pat Price.

Roll WHPO-7425 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7425-02-07, President Nixon meeting with leaders of national educational organizations. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room, Oval Office. President Nixon, educational organizations leaders, aides, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7425-09-19, President Nixon standing with Lt. Gen. Herman Nickerson, Jr., Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Richard Grant, Chairman of the NCUA Board, and Marion Gregory Member of the NCUA Board, for "International Credit Union Week". 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room, Oval Office. President Nixon, aides, officials, Herman Nickerson, Jr., Richard Grant, Marion Gregory.

Roll WHPO-7426 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7426-01A-14A, President Nixon shaking hands individually with members of a group of boy and girl newspaper carriers. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Curtis Sliwa, newspaper boys and girl, L. Scott Olson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7426-15A-20A, President Nixon signing a proclamation for National Newspaper Boy Day as carriers, including Curtis Sliwa, and their supervisor look on. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Curtis Sliwa, newspaper boys and girl, L. Scott Olson.

Roll WHPO-7427 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7427-03-06, Henry Kissinger and William Rogers stand talking casually while looking out a French doorway windows. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, office,. Henry Kissinger, William Rogers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7427-06A, Henry Kissinger and William Rogers stand talking casually while looking out a French doorway windows. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, office. Henry Kissinger, William Rogers.

Roll WHPO-7428 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7428-01A-04A, President Nixon standing with Lt. Gen. Herman Nickerson, Jr., Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Richard Grant, Chairman of the NCUA Board, and Marion Gregory Member of the NCUA Board, for "International Credit Union Week". 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Herman Nickerson, Jr., Richard Grant, Marion Gregory.

Roll WHPO-7429 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7429-03-05, President Nixon sitting with Ambassador from Laos Prince Khammao, Laotian Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma, Brig. General Alex Haig, and an interpreter. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Prince Khammao, Souvanna Phouma, Alexander M. Haig, Alec Tournayan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7429-09-28, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with the British Secretary of State Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Ambassador Sir Rowley Cromer, and Henry Kissinger. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; Sir Rowley Cromer; Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from the United Kingdom; Henry Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7429-16, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with the British Secretary of State Sir Alec Douglas-Home. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from the United Kingdom.

Roll WHPO-7430 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7430-02A-34A, President Nixon attending reception for retiring AP White House news correspondent Doug Cornell. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Helen Thomas, Doug Cornell, Pat Nixon, White House Press Office Staff, White House Press Corps members.

Roll WHPO-7431 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7431-03-13, Pat Nixon attending a reception for the wives of delegates to the IMF meetings. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Entrance Hall. Pat Nixon, unidentified women.

Roll WHPO-7432 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7432-03A-15A, Pat Nixon attending a reception for the wives of delegates to the IMF meetings. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Entrance Hall. Pat Nixon, unidentified women.

Roll WHPO-7440 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7440-00A-18A, President Nixon attending reception for retiring AP White House Correspondent Doug Cornell. 9/30/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Helen Thomas, Doug Cornell, Pat Nixon, White House Press Office Staff, White House Press Corps members.

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-140
  Press briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot Richardson. (9/30/1971, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 28:08:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by LDH (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710921
  Remarks by President Nixon at correspondents' party for Doug Cornell with Cornell, Helen Thomas, PN, Ronald Ziegler, Gerald Warren. (9/30/1971)
  
  Runtime: 9:38
  
  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-4694
  "Washington Week in Review".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:30:10
• WHCA-4695
  "The Dick Cavett Show". FTN: George H.W. Bush, Ambassador to the United Nations, "MTP": S.K. Chow, Foreign Minister of the Republic of China [Taiwan].
  CBS, NBC
  Runtime: 01:29:14
• WHCA-4697
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  26. Reasoner/Chapman: The war in Vietnam; border operations and the opinions of Vietnamese students on Americans and the elections. Time Code Start: 58:48. Keywords: Vietnam War, Presidential elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results, public opinions, students, elections. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Smith/Shoumacher: The Draft; U.S.S. Constellation returning to combat operations in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 63:40. Keywords: military, conscription, selective service, lottery, laws, Vietnam War, Navy, Naval, ships, draft reform, draft evasion. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Smith/Gill: Secretary of State Rogers and United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Gromyko, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs sign war prevention agreement. Time Code Start: 66:02. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, signings, Ambassadors, cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Smith/Reynolds: Senator McGovern goes after the votes of the youth. Time Code Start: 67:46. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, elections, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, young people, issues, voting age, registrations. Network: ABC.
  
  30. Chancellor/Neal: Dock strikes. Time Code Start: 70:00. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  31. Chancellor/Levine: The economy with Secretary Connally. Time Code Start: 73:17. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.
  
  32. Chancellor: Senate backs President Nixon spending. Time Code Start: 76:00. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: NBC.
  
  33. Brinkley: The cost of arms. Time Code Start: 76:27. Keywords: war, weapons, guns, firearms, costs, prices. Network: NBC.
  
  34. Chancellor/Stern: AFL-CIO President George Meany opposes Representative Poff (Senator Bayh). Time Code Start: 78:50. Keywords: leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: NBC.
  
  35. Chancellor/Duke: Cronkite speaks on freedom of press and television. Time Code Start: 81:07. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, TV, executives, civil rights, constitutional rights, First Amendment. Network: NBC.
  
  36. Cronkite/Schorr: The American dollar (Secretary Connally). Time Code Start: 83:45. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, currency, monetary values, exchange rates, decreases, wages, costs, increases, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  37. Cronkite/Rather: A woman on the Supreme Court?. Time Code Start: 86:00. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, Feminism, Feminist movement, women's rights, Womens Liberation, equality, equal rights, gender, civil rights, activists, fashion, women. Network: CBS.
  
  38. Cronkite/Herman: Cronkite on the freedom of the press and television. Time Code Start: 89:01. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, TV, executives, civil rights, constitutional rights, First Amendment. Network: CBS.
  
  39. Cronkite: The Vietnam war; death figures. Time Code Start: 91:34. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, Killed in Action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualties. Network: CBS.
  
  40. Sevareid: Commentary on the Vietnam war. Time Code Start: 92:47. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

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