December 9, 1971

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

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting Reports on the Military Incentive Awards Program.
• Veto of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971
• Executive Order 11635—Continuation of Souris-Red-Rainy-River Basins Commission
• Proclamation 4096—Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day
• Statement on the Death of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche.

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• Federal Register of Thursday, December 9, 1971

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• Senate: December 9, 1971
• House of Representatives: December 9, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: December 9, 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 09 December 1971

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Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 254. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, December 9, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 37, Presidentʼs Daily Briefs, Dec 1–Dec 16, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Codeword. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

• 255. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, December 9, 1971, 10:09-11 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–115, WSAG Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Codeword. No drafting information appears on the minutes. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

• 257. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, December 9, 1971, 4-4:41 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 643, Country Files, Middle East, India/Pakistan, December 1–10. Top Secret; Sensitive. The heading on the memorandum describes the report of the conversation as an extract. The meeting was held in the White House Oval Office. The time of the meeting is from the Presidentʼs Daily Diary, as is the fact that it was also attended by Kissinger and Deputy Assistant to the President Alexander Butterfield, who apparently took the notes on the meeting. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 258. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, December 9, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 643, Country Files, Middle East, India/Pakistan, December 1–10. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. A stamp on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. The Presidentʼs Daily Diary indicates that the meeting was held as scheduled in the Cabinet Room. (Ibid., White House Central Files) A tape recording of the meeting was made, but the tape is essentially unintelligible. (Ibid., White House Tapes, Recording of a conversation among Nixon, Irwin, Packard, Helms, Moorer, and Kissinger, December 9, 1971, 4:41–4:54 p.m., Cabinet Room, Conversation No. 86–1)

• 259. Backchannel Message From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Pakistan (Farland), Washington, December 9, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 643, Country Files, Middle East, India/Pakistan, December 1–10. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. No time of transmission appears on the message; received in the White House Situation Room at 6:46 p.m.

• 260. Telegram From the Department of State to the the Embassy in Pakistan, Washington, December 9, 1971, 0036Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 575, Indo-Pak War, South Asia Military Supply, 11/23/71–12/31/71. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by W. Scott Butcher (NEA/PAF) on December 8, cleared by Laingen and Van Hollen, and approved by Sisco. Repeated to New Delhi.

• 261. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India, Washington, December 9, 1971, 0152Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Schneider on December 8; cleared by Laingen, Chief of the Evacuation and Relocation Staff James P. McDonnell (A/OPR/WLG), Under Secretary Johnson, and in the White House by Saunders and Henry Kissinger; and approved by Sisco. Also sent to Islamabad and repeated to Calcutta, Dacca, London, and USUN.

Vol. XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971-May 1972

Announcement of Summit Through the South Asia Crisis, October 12-December 1971

• 22. Note From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 9, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 492, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 8. Secret; Sensitive.

• 23. Memorandum for the President’s File, Washington, December 9, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box 86, Memoranda for the President, Beginning December 5, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for information. Drafted by Kissinger. Kissinger sent the President a December 9 briefing memorandum, which stressed that the point of the upcoming meeting was to “convey to the Soviet leadership your view of the India/Pakistan conflict and its potential implications for US-Soviet relations.” A stamped note indicates Nixon read it. (Ibid., NSC Files, Box 492, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 8) In his diary, December 9, Haldeman noted that “Henry then made an urgent pitch that the P see the Soviet agriculture minister who was here today, because he’s a strong personal friend of Brezhnev’s and has a message from Brezhnev, and also the P can give him a message back, laying it out very sternly.” Haldeman also stated that he, Haig, and the President agreed that Kissinger was so “physically tired, that he doesn’t realize that he is at fault in the failure in India–Pakistan to date and doesn’t like that feeling. Also Haig pointed out that Henry basically is bored. He’s just tired of fighting the bureaucracy on all these things.” (The Haldeman Diaries: Multimedia Edition)

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

Proximity Talks and the Backchannel: Separate Department of State and White House Negotiating Tricks

• 269. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 9, 1971, 4:55-5:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation No. 628–18. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. Brackets indicate unclear portions in the original recording or those omitted by the editors except “[laughter]”, added for clarity.

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

Indian Ocean

• 65. Telegram From the Embassy in Ceylon to the Department of State, Colombo, December 9, 1971, 0645Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Records of Admiral Moorer, Box 113, Work File (Indian Ocean). Confidential; Immediate. It was repeated to Islamabad, New Delhi, and USUN.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

U.S.-North African Policy

• 12. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Irwin) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Newsom), Washington, December 9, 1971

  Based on the November 5 Policy Analysis and Recommended Action review, Irwin presented the conclusions with respect to U.S. policy toward and interests in North Africa. The memorandum emphasized the need to work with North African nations bilaterally, as regional tensions prevented U.S. policymakers from developing a comprehensive strategy for approaching the region as a whole. Oil and natural gas interests in the region, while significant, should not be overemphasized. Finally, the current U.S. programs in North Africa were achieving the appropriate results and should be continued.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 1 AFR-US. Secret; Exdis. The Summary Sheet is attached but not printed. No record of the review itself was found.

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

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

• 167. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, December 9, 1971, 6:59 a.m.

  General Colin Hamilton responded to an Indian allegation of U.S. military assistance to Pakistan.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, NEA Files: Lot 73 D 69, Miscellaneous–SOA 1971. Secret; Limdis. Prepared by Brigadier General Colin C. Hamilton, USAF.

• 168. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 9, 1971, 12:44-1:27 p.m.

  Nixon and Kissinger again weighed the moves they could make to prevent India from dismembering West Pakistan.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of conversation between Nixon and Kissinger, Oval Office, Conversation No. 633–11. No classification marking. The editor transcribed the portions of the conversation published here specifically for this volume.

• 169. Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), the Soviet Minister of Agriculture (Matskevich), and the Soviet Chargé d’Affaires (Vorontsov), Washington, December 9, 1971, 4:00-4:41 p.m.

  Nixon reviewed progress toward détente and asked Maskevich to inform Chairman Brezhnev that such progress would be seriously jeopardized if the Soviet Union did not act to restrain India from attacking West Pakistan. If India were to attack West Pakistan, Nixon warned there would be a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of conversation among Nixon, Kissinger, Matskevich, and Vorontsov, Oval Office, Conversation No. 634–12. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Butterfield also attended the meeting. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The comments by Matskevich were translated by an interpreter. The editor transcribed the conversation published here specifically for this volume.

• 170. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, December 9, 1971

  Intelligence assessment of the implications of an Indian victory over Pakistan.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–083, WSAG Meeting, South Asia, 12/9/71. Secret. Prepared for the Washington Special Actions Group.

• 171. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 9, 1971, 5:57-6:34 p.m.

  Nixon and Kissinger concluded that, while East Pakistan could not be saved, they would have “accomplished a lot” if they managed to “save a strong West Pakistan.”
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of conversation between Nixon and Kissinger, Oval Office, Conversation No. 634–19. No classification marking. The editor transcribed the conversation published here specifically for this volume.

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

Brazil

• 143. Memorandum for the President’s File, Washington, December 9, 1971., Washington, December 9, 1971

  Presidents Nixon and Médici agreed that U.S. policy towards Cuba should remain the same. The two presidents also discussed the situations in Chile and Peru, and the construction of new highways in the interior of Brazil.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1025, Presidential/HAK Memcons, President-President Médici. Top Secret; Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the President’s Office at 10 a.m. The proposed draft communiqué referred to in the penultimate paragraph is attached to a memorandum from Kissinger to the President, December 8. (Ibid., VIP Visits, Box 911, Brazil.) For text of final communiqué, see Department of State Bulletin, January 2, 1971, p. 14.

Cuba

• 247. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 9, 1971, 9:13–10:04 a.m., Washington, December 9, 1971, 9:13-10:04 a.m.

  During a discussion with President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger on Latin American efforts to reintegrate Cuba into the OAS, President Nixon asserted that he would not change U.S. policy toward Cuba.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation No. 633–4, Oval Office. No classification marking. The discussion transcribed here is part of a larger conversation from 9:13–10:04 a.m. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume.

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

• 94. Memorandum of Conversations, Washington, December 9, 1971

  Summary: Chilean Senator Pedro Ibáñez of the National Party informed NSC Staff members Nachmanoff and Hewitt about President Salvador Allende’s strategy of attempting to squelch the opposition media in Chile. The NSC officials told Ibáñez to keep the U.S. Ambassador in Chile apprised of Allende’s strategy.
  
  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Chile, 1971–72. Secret. The meetings took place in Room 380 of the Old Executive Office Building. The memorandum was sent to Kennedy by Hewitt under cover of a January 4 memorandum.

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.

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Cabinet Room

• 86-1; Unknown between 4:41 p.m. & 4:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Irwin, John N., II; Packard, David; Helms, Richard M.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Kissinger, Henry A.

Oval Office

• 633-1; 9:05 a.m. - 9:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; White House operator
• 633-2; 9:12 a.m. - 9:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bunche, Ruth A.
• 633-3; Unknown between 9:13 a.m. & 10:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Sanchez, Manolo
• 633-4; Unknown between 9:13 a.m. & 10:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 633-5; 10:04 a.m. - 10:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 633-6; 10:04 a.m. - 11:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Medici, Emilio Garrastuzu; Walters, Vernon A.
• 633-7; 11:04 a.m. - 11:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Walters, Vernon A.
• 633-8; Unknown between 11:16 a.m. & 11:22 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 633-9; 11:22 a.m. - 11:23 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Wilde, Christine; Huntsman, Jon M.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 633-10; Unknown between 11:23 a.m. & 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 633-11; 11:25 a.m. - 1:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Jonas, Charles R.; White House operator; Smith, Anna Lee; Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 634-1; Unknown between 11:55 a.m. & 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 634-2; Unknown between 11:55 a.m. & 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 634-3; 2:38 p.m. - 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mills, Wilbur D.
• 634-4; Unknown between 2:39 p.m. & 2:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 634-5; 2:43 p.m. - 2:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Byrnes, John W.; [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.
• 634-6; 2:59 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 634-7; 3:00 p.m. - 3:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Maga, Hubert; Porson, Sophia K.; White House photographer; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 634-8; Unknown between 3:29 p.m. & 3:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.
• 634-9; 3:32 p.m. - 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arguelles, Jaime; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 634-10; Unknown between 3:36 p.m. & 3:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 634-11; 3:57 p.m. - 3:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 634-12; 4:00 p.m. - 4:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Marskevich, Vladimir V.; Vorontsov, Yuli M.; Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 634-13; Unknown between 4:54 p.m. & 4:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 634-14; Unknown between 4:54 p.m. & 4:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 634-15; 4:56 p.m. - 4:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 634-16; 4:59 p.m. - 5:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
• 634-17; Unknown between 5:54 p.m. & 5:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 634-18; Unknown between 5:54 p.m. & 5:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 634-19; 5:57 p.m. - 6:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 634-20; Unknown between 6:36 p.m. & 6:47 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 16-65; Unknown between 9:04 a.m. & 9:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-66; 9:12 a.m. - 9:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bunche, Ruth A.
• 16-67; Unknown between 9:13 a.m. & 11:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-68; 11:33 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Jonas, Charles R.
• 16-69; Unknown between 11:35 a.m. & 11:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-70; 11:53 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scheel, Walter
• 16-71; Unknown between 11:55 a.m. & 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-72; 2:38 p.m. - 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mills, Wilbur D.
• 16-73; Unknown between 2:39 p.m. & 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-74; 2:46 p.m. - 2:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Byrnes, John W.
• 16-75; Unknown between 2:48 p.m. & 7:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 16-76; 7:42 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

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-7967 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7967-01A-06A, ACTION group for Pat Price in the driveway. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico Entrance Driveway. unidentified men and woman.

Roll WHPO-7969 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7969-01-14, Portrait of Eugene Cowen sitting at his desk. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Wing. Eugene Cowen.

Roll WHPO-7970 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7970-02-04, President Nixon escorting Brazilian President Emilio Medici to a limousine, follwed by U.S and Brazilian officials. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon, Emilio Medici, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7970-06-11, President Nixon standing with Staff Assistant Jon Huntsman and his departing Secretary, Christine Wilde. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Jon Huntsman, Christine Wilde.

Roll WHPO-7971 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7971-01A-09A, President Nixon seating in Oval Office armchairs with Hubert Maga, President of the Republic of Dahomey. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Hubert Maga.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7971-10A-12A, President Nixon receiving a letter concerning Spain's law-of-the-sea position from President Franco of Spain, from Jaime Arguelles, Ambassador from Spain. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Jaime Arguelles.

Roll WHPO-7972 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7972-03A-07A, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger sitting in Oval Office armchairs and sofas with Vladimir Matskevich, Minister of Agriculture of the USSR and Yuli Vorontsov, Minister Counselor of the USSR. 12/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Vladimir Matskevich, Yuli Vorontsov.

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-475
  Press briefings by Ronald Ziegler and Frank Carlucci, and by Gerald Warren. (12/9/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 45:00:00
  
  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.
• WHCA-SR-H-476
  Statement by Ronald Ziegler. (12/9/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 8:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also 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-4868
  "Harambee".
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:00:48
• WHCA-4869
  "Dinah's Place".
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:28:58
• WHCA-4870
  "Appointment with Destiny, The Plot to Murder Hitler".
  Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
  Runtime: 01:01:13
• WHCA-4871
  "Thirty Minutes". FTN: U.S. Senator William Proxmire; "MTP": Dr. Arthur S. Flemming; "I&A": George Shultz.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 00:30:57
• WHCA-4873
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:52:19
  
  13. Smith/Clark: Tax cut bill reaches the White House. Time Code Start: 32:08. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, bills, laws, taxes, taxation, revenue, reforms, reductions, decreases. Network: ABC.
  
  14. Smith: President Nixon vetoes poverty bill. Time Code Start: 33:44. Keywords: Presidents, vetoes, bills, laws, anti-poverty, destitution. Network: ABC.
  
  15. Chancellor: Corporate tax cut bill to be signed by President Nixon; President Nixon vetoes child care bill; PR men get 42% pay hike. Time Code Start: 37:40. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, signings, vetoes, children, family, daycare, child care, aid, corporations, taxation, revenue, reforms, reductions, decreases, employees, staff, payments, raises, increases. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Levine: Grayson (Pay Board) comments on pay raises. Time Code Start: 38:45. Keywords: House of Representatives, Congress, economy, money, wages, wage freezes, increases. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Brinkley: The dilemma of old age. Time Code Start: 40:42. Keywords: aging issues, senior citizens, elderly. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Chancellor/Scherer: NATO (N.A.T.O.) considers reduction of forces, waits for Muskie move (Secretary of Defense Laird). Time Code Start: 43:02. Keywords: N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, military, cabinet, advisors, war, troops, reductions, withdrawals. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Chancellor: Casualty figures. Time Code Start: 45:16. Keywords: Vietnam War, killed in action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualty, casualties, military, troops. Network: NBC.
  
  20. Chancellor/Stern: Should FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover retire?. Time Code Start: 45:33. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, leaders, retirement. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Cronkite/Rather: Corporate tax bill to be signed; President Nixon vetoes Family Care bill. Time Code Start: 46:49. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, signings, vetoes, children, family, daycare, child care, aid, business corporations, taxation, revenue, reforms, reductions, decreases. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Cronkite/Schorr: President Nixon advised to set up Crime Statistic Organization rather than letting the F.B.I. do it. Time Code Start: 49:40. Keywords: bills, laws, House of Representatives, anti-crime, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking. Network: CBS.

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