April 20, 1971

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.

Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

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.

• Proclamation 4048—Senior Citizens Month, 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 Tuesday, April 20, 1971

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

• Senate: April 20, 1971
• House of Representatives: April 20, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: April 20, 1971

Argued

• Astrup v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
• Dewey v. Reynolds Metals Co.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County, Tennessee
• United States v. Mitchell

Decided

• Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County
• McDaniel v. Barresi
• Moore v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
• North Carolina State Board of Education v. Swann
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

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 20 April 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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Secretary-General Succession

• 212. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, April 20, 1971, 0030Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 300, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. VI. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to Djakarta, Helsinki, London, and Moscow.

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

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

• 187. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 20, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation 483–13. 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 from 1:12 to 1:25 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

• 116. Memorandum From John H. Holdridge of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 20, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 563, Country Files, Far East, Thailand, Vol. VI. Secret. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum, indicating that he had seen it.

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

• 222. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 20, 1971, 10:13-10:25 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation No. 483–4. No classification marking. Haldeman was also present during the conversation. The editors transcribed the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. Brackets indicate unclear portions of the original recording or those that remain classified, except “[Rogers]”, added for clarity.

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

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Implementation of Safeguard System

• 52. Document Adopted by the Board of Governors, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, April 20, 1971

  This document entitled “The Structure and Contents of IAEA Safeguards Agreements Under the Nonproliferation Treaty,” outlined the objectives and applications of the agreement, including policies on cooperation, implementation, accountability, and finance.
  
  Source: Documents on Disarmament, 1971, pp. 218–244.

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

• 54-2; Unknown between 7:55 a.m. & 8:06 a.m.; Peterson, Peter G.; Harlow, Bryce N.; Poff, Richard H.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 54-3; Unknown between 8:06 a.m. & 9:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Griffin, Robert P.; Smith, Margaret Chase; Cotton, Norris; Allott, Gordon L.; Dominick, Peter H.; Ford, Gerald R.; Arends, Leslie C.; Conable, Barber B., Jr.; Poff, Richard H.; Wilson, Robert C. ("Bob"); Stafford, Robert T.; Dole, Robert J.; Shultz, George P.; Peterson, Peter G.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Schlesinger, James R. (Dr.); MacGregor, Clark; Timmons, William E.; BeLieu, Kenneth E.; Buchanan, Patrick J.; Bergsten, C. Fred; Rose, Jonathan C.; Harlow, Bryce N.; Klein, Herbert G.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House photographer
• 55-1; 5:17 p.m. - 6:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Goldwater, Barry M.; Bellmon, Henry L.; Tower, John G.; Baker, Howard H., Jr.; Dole, Robert J.; Gurney, Edward J.; Boggs, J. Caleb; Curtis, Carl T.; Hansen, Clifford P.; Miller, Jack R.; MacGregor, Clark; Timmons, William E.; BeLieu, Kenneth E.; Cowen, Eugene S.; Dent, Harry S.; Kissinger, Henry A.

Old Executive Office Building

• 251-1; Unknown between 1:26 p.m. & 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 251-2; Unknown between 1:26 p.m. & 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 251-3; 2:38 p.m. - 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 251-4; Unknown between 2:38 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 251-5; Unknown between 2:38 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 251-6; 2:39 p.m. - 2:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 251-7; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.
• 251-8; Unknown between 2:46 p.m. & 2:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 251-9; 2:55 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 251-10; Unknown between 3:00 p.m. & 3:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 251-52; Unknown between 2:38 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

Oval Office

• 483-1; Unknown between 7:55 a.m. & 7:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 483-2; Unknown between 7:55 a.m. & 8:06 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 483-3; Unknown between 8:06 a.m. & 9:46 a.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 483-4; 9:46 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 483-5; Unknown between 11:15 a.m. & 11:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 483-6; Unknown between 11:20 a.m. & 11:50 a.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 483-7; 11:50 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 483-8; Unknown between 12:15 p.m. & 12:37 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 483-9; 12:37 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 483-10; 12:40 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Naville, Marcel A.; Borsinger, Melchoir; [Unknown person(s)]
• 483-11; 1:11 p.m. - 1:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 483-12; 1:11 p.m. - 1:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 483-13; 1:12 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 483-14; Unknown between 1:25 p.m. & 3:04 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 483-15; Unknown between 1:25 p.m. & 3:04 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents
• 483-16; 3:06 p.m. - 3:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 483-17; 3:35 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hardin, Clifford M.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Flanigan, Peter M.; White House photographer; White House operator; Connally, John B.; Hughes, James D. ("Don"); Mahon, George H.; MacGregor, Clark
• 483-18; 4:10 p.m. - 4:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Maroon, Fred; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 483-19; 4:20 p.m. - 5:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Mitchell, John N.; Dean, John W., III; White House photographer; Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator; Morrison, Sue
• 483-20; Unknown between 5:14 p.m. & 5:17 p.m.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 483-21; Unknown between 5:14 p.m. & 5:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Mitchell, John N.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 483-22; 6:22 p.m. - 6:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 483-23; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 2-7; Unknown between 3:35 p.m. & 3:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-8; 3:47 p.m. - 3:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
• 2-9; Unknown between 3:48 p.m. & 3:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-10; 3:54 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hughes, James D. ("Don")
• 2-11; Unknown between 3:55 p.m. & 4:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-12; 4:04 p.m. - 4:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mahon, George H.
• 2-13; Unknown between 4:42 p.m. & 4:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-14; 4:59 p.m. - 5:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.; Morrison, Sue
• 2-15; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-16; 7:30 p.m. - 7:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 2-17; Unknown between 7:33 p.m. & 7:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-18; 7:34 p.m. - 7:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-19; 7:40 p.m. - 7:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 2-20; Unknown between 7:43 p.m. & 7:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 2-21; 7:45 p.m. - 7:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 42-58; 2:38 p.m. - 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-59; Unknown between 2:38 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 42-60; 2:39 p.m. - 2:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 42-61; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.

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-6091 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6091-03-10, Gerald Ford and Hugh Scott in the Rose Garden. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6091-11-21, Gardener in the Rose Garden. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. gardener.

Roll WHPO-6092 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6092-02A-04A, President Nixon attending a Republican Congressional Leadership meeting. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Republican Congressional leaders.

Roll WHPO-6093 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6093-01-12, Rose Garden during in bloom. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden.

Roll WHPO-6095 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6095-02A-05A, President Nixon standing at a microphone during a meeting with officials of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, unidentified Jaycee officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6095-06A-07A, President Nixon receiving a plaque during a meeting with officials of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, unidentified Jaycee officials.

Roll WHPO-6096 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6096-01A-11A, President Nixon sitting with International Red Cross President Marcel Naville, Red Cross General Delegate for Europe Melchior Borsinger, and Henry Kissinger. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Marcel Naville, Melchior Borsinger.

Roll WHPO-6097 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6097-05-07, President Nixon addressing Newspaper Farm Editors of America members. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, editors.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6097-08-34, President Nixon speaking to, and shaking hands with Newspaper Farm Editors of America members. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, editors.

Roll WHPO-6098 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6098-03-22, President Nixon attending meeting with Newspaper Farm Editors of America members. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, editors.

Roll WHPO-6099 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6099-01-02, Copies of photographs of President Nixon and Pat Nixon. 4/20/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, beach grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-6100 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6100-04A-19A, Vice Presidential staff members meeting with students. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. staff members, students.

Roll WHPO-6101 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6101-02-15, Vice Presidential staff members meeting with students. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. staff members, students.

Roll WHPO-6102 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6102-02A-17A, President Nixon sitting at his desk with Secretary Hardin and General George Lincoln, Director of OEP. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Clifford Hardin, General George Lincoln, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6102-18A-31A, White House staff meeting with Republican Senators. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clark MacGregor, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole, White House staff.

Roll WHPO-6103 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6103-02A-36A, White House staff meeting with Republican Senators. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clark MacGregor, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole, White House staff.

Roll WHPO-6104 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6104-03A-34A, White House staff meeting with Republican Senators. 4/20/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clark MacGregor, Barry Goldwater, Bob Dole, White House staff.

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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710412
  Remarks by President Nixon to US Junior Chamber of Commerce. (4/20/1971)
  
  Runtime: 16:28
  
  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-4289
  "The Mike Douglas Show".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:59:18
• WHCA-4290
  "Thirty Minutes". FTN: Herbert Klein, Director of White House Communications; "MTP": McNerney, President of Blue Cross.
  CBS, NBC
  Runtime: 00:29:27
• WHCA-4291
  "The Advocates". Civil Demonstrations, Right or Wrong? former Presidential Press Secretaries and Herb Klein.
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4292
  "Justice In America," Part I. author Joe Gelmis, actors Richard Hayes and Anthony Quayle, pop singer Paul Anka.
  Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
  Runtime: 00:59:52
• WHCA-4293
  "The David Frost Show" with Luci Johnson Nugent and Chuck Connors. Jazz Month in New York City, Chief Red Fox's Career & Memoirs, Participation in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1890s New York, Luci Johnson's book on LBJ, Vietnam Protests, Burgess' Book on Shakespeare; Italian Stereotypes in Society and the Godfather fil Joseph Blatchford, Director of the Peace Corps.
  WETA
  Runtime: 01:35:00
• WHCA-4294
  "The Dick Cavett Show" : Alan Shepard, Jane Asher, Stanley Myron Handleman.
  WCET, Los Angeles
  Runtime: 01:29:16
• WHCA-4300
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I. John Kerry.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:02
  
  36. Smith/Geer: Supreme Court. Time Code Start: 65:45. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, rulings. Network: ABC.
  
  37. Reasoner/Donaldson: Vietnam report. Time Code Start: 69:28. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  38. Smith/Clark: Vietnam vets. Time Code Start: 71:58. Keywords: Vietnam War, veterans. Network: ABC.
  
  39. Smith/Jarriel: Ping Pong diplomats (table tennis). Time Code Start: 75:00. Keywords: American, People's Republic of China, sports, games, ping pong, table tennis, organizations, groups, travel, trips. Network: ABC.
  
  40. Smith: President Nixon and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Time Code Start: 77:00. Keywords: Presidents, women, organizations, historic, military, families. Network: ABC.
  
  41. Reasoner: Commentary on White House scheme. Time Code Start: 77:23. Keywords: Presidents, issues. Network: ABC.
  
  42. Brinkley/Rich: U.S. Table Tennis Assoc. President Steenhoven announces visit invitation to Chinese Ping Pong team accepted; China export commodities fair in Canton, film shows Chinese agriculture machinery displayed,. Time Code Start: 79:14. Keywords: People's Republic of China, sports, ping pong, table tennis, games, teams, travel, trips, organizations, leaders, officials, agricultural products, technology fairs, conventions. Network: NBC.
  
  43. Brinkley/Godsey: Busing for segregation; Supreme Court rules busing of children O.K. to achieve school racial balance; spokespersons interviews NAACP Julius Chambers, William BOOE of Charlotte, North Carolina Board of Education. Time Code Start: 84:44. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans, schools, students, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Network: NBC.
  
  44. Brinkley/Duke: Vietnam Vets Against the War attend Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on bills to force end to Vietnam war. Time Code Start: 87:23. Keywords: Vietnam War, veterans. Network: NBC.
  
  45. Brinkley: Senator Mansfield on murder of officers in Vietnam; discusses problems of "fragging" in Vietnam; tells of Lieutenant killed by other Gis. Time Code Start: 89:28. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, leaders, officers, assassinations, killings, deaths, crimes, violence, homicides, murders, shootings, statistics. Network: NBC.
  
  46. Chancellor: War in Vietnam; North Vietnam films; Cambodia. Time Code Start: 90:12. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-4301
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II. John Kerry, Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor, Eric Severeid, Gill.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:58
  
  1. Chancellor: White House Youth Conference. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, young people, issues, voting age, registrations, conferences, meetings, jobs, employment, drugs, drug abuse, teenagers, teens. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Cronkite: Desegregation. Time Code Start: 03:05. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans, schools, students. Network: CBS.
  
  3. Cronkite: Vietnam vets; Mansfield on officer murders in Vietnam: Cambodia. Time Code Start: 05:15. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, veterans, military, troops, leaders, officers, assassinations, killings, deaths, crimes, violence, homicides, murders, shootings, statistics. Network: CBS.
  
  4. Kalb: Middle East; Secretary of State Rogers with Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. Time Code Start: 08:50. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Israeli, war, leaders, meetings, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  5. Cronkite/Herman: "Sell…Pentagon" controversy. Time Code Start: 10:34. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of April 20, 1971

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