February 13, 1969

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.

Appointments and Nominations

• Oil Spillage Problem (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 257, February 13, 1969)
  Announcement of Appointment of Panel To Meet in Santa Barbara To Study the Problems.

Proclamations

• National Poison Prevention Week, 1969 (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 257, February 13, 1969)
  Proclamation 3893. Dated February 13, 1969. Released February 14, 1969.

Reports to the President

• Railway Labor Dispute (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 257, February 13, 1969)
  Announcement of Report of Emergency Board No. 174 Investigating the Dispute Between Certain Railroads and Conductors and Engineers.

Swearing-In Ceremonies

• District of Columbia Government (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 256, February 13, 1969)
  Remarks of the President and Walter Washington aat the Swearing In of Mayor Washington, With the Introduction of Three Nominees to the D. C. Council.

Checklist of White House Press Releases

The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

• Biography of Gilbert Hahn, Jr.
• Biography of Sterling Tucker.
• Biography of Jerry A. Moore, Jr.
• List of members of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation.
• List of winners of the Arthur S. Flemming Award for 1968.

Digest of Other White House Announcements

Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

• The President met with members of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation at the White House.
• The President met with the 10 winners of the Arthur S. Flemming Award for 1968. The award is given to outstanding young men in the Federal Government.
• NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio was the President's guest at a private dinner at the White House.
• Arnold Palmer, professional golfer, Chris Schenkel of ABC, Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers, and Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers visited the President at the White House.

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.

• Remarks at the Swearing In of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of the District of Columbia.
• Proclamation 3893—National Poison Prevention Week, 1969

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, February 13, 1969

Selective document listing

President's Office Files

The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning February 9, 1969
  • Press Release; Panel appointed to consider the Santa Barbara oil spill. February 13, 1969. 1 pg.
  • Memo; Safire to Haldeman re: Report on meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy, February 13, 1969, Cabinet Room. February 13, 1969. 7 pgs.
  • Memo; Charles B. Wilkinson to The President's File re: February 13, 1969, Meeting in President's Office with Arnold Palmer, Bart Starr, Al Kaline, and Chris Schenkel. February 13, 1969. 1 pg.
  • Memo; Alexander P. Butterfield to The President's File re: Early afternoon meeting in the Cabinet Room with Dr. DuBridge and the National Science Board (2:05 - 3:15). February 13, 1969. 3 pgs.
  • Memo; re: Memorandum of Conversation from meeting with Congressmen, incl. attachment. February 13, 1969. 6 pgs.

President's Personal File

The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Memoranda from the President, Box 1, Memos--February 1969
  • Memo; The President to RMW re: Writing letters each week to good friends and influential supporters. 1 pg.
  • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman re: Ford Foundation. 1 pg.
  • Memo; The President to The Attorney General re: Supreme Court. 1 pg.
  • Memo; The President to RMW re: Louis Strauss. 1 pg.
  • Memo; The President to Henry Kissinger re: European Commander of NATO. 1 pg.

Selective document listing

White House Press Office

The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• White House Press Conferences, Box 55
  • News Conference #46 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 13, 1969, 11:10 A.M. EST. 7 pgs.
  • News Conference #47 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 13, 1969, 4:15 P.M. EST. 5 pgs.

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)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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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 13 February 1969

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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

The NSC System

• 25. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 13, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–136, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 21. Secret; Sensitive.

• 26. National Security Study Memorandum 21 , Washington, February 13, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–207, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 21. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of the U.S. Information Agency.

• 27. Memorandum for the Record , Washington, February 13, 1969

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry Files, Job 80–B01086A, Box 7, Folder 223, NSC Review Group Meeting. Secret. Drafted by Smith on February 15.

Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

International Development Policy, 1969-1972

• 106. Memorandum From President Nixon to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, February 13, 1969

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, NSC/Misc. No classification marking. Attached to an undated memorandum from Secretary Rogers to AID Administrator Hannah and Assistant Secretary Greenwald asking that they prepare the analysis requested by the President.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 240. Memorandum of Conversation , Rome, February 13, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 593, Country Files—Middle East, Greece, Vol. I Jan 69–Oct 70. Confidential. Drafted by Mosbacher. The date was added to the memorandum in an unknown hand. A copy was sent to Saunders.

Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

Chemical and Biological Warfare, Safeguard Phase II, the Draft

• 94. National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, February 13, 1969

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R01012A. Secret; Controlled Dissem. The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, Department of Defense, and the National Security Agency participated in the preparation of this estimate. The Director of Central Intelligence submitted this estimate with the concurrence of all members of the United States Intelligence Board with the exception of the representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained on the grounds that it was outside his jurisdiction. The table of contents is not printed. The full text of this NIE is in the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (www.foia.cia.gov). The NIE later served as a source for discussion at the NSC Review Group meeting of October 30 and the NSC meeting of November 18 regarding chemical and biological warfare issues. See Documents 97 and 103.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 8. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, February 13, 1969, 2:45-3:40 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 14 GER W. Confidential. Drafted by Dubs and approved in S on February 18. The memorandum is part III of V. The time of the meeting is from Rogers’ Appointment Book. (Personal Papers of William P. Rogers) Rogers summarized his conversation with Dobrynin for the President’s Evening Reading on February 13. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 2, President’s Daily Briefs, February 9–14, 1969) In a February 14 memorandum forwarding this summary to the President, Kissinger commented: “The conversations appeared to be exceptionally forthcoming although his [Dobrynin’s] comments on Berlin might suggest some fairly severe actions by the East Germans were in the wind.” (Ibid.)

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

Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee; Seabed Arms Control Treaty

• 65. Memorandum From the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 13, 1969

  Smith reviewed the issues on the agenda for the March ENDC meeting. The items included a comprehensive test ban (CTB), seabed arms control, chemical and biological warfare (CBW), prohibitions on nuclear weapons or fissionable material, nuclear free zones, conventional disarmament, general and complete disarmament, and ENDC enlargement.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 319, Subject Files, Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Conference (ENDC). Confidential.

Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

Nigerian Civil War

• 39. Memorandum From Richard V. Allen of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 13, 1969

  Allen commented that the three Biafra situation papers had given insufficient attention to the roles of Western Europe and the United Nations. Anticipating that when a policy decision was made, Nixonʼs two statements on the Nigerian Civil War made during his Presidential campaign might be recalled, he attached a composite of Nixonʼs statements from July 17 and September 10, 1968.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. A copy was sent to Morris.

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

Afghanistan, 1969-1972

• 324. Memorandum From the Political Counselor of the Embassy in Afghanistan (Naas) to the Ambassador to Afghanistan (Neumann) , Kabul, February 13, 1969

  NAAS recalled the assurance Neumann had received from King Zahir that Afghanistan did not plan military expenditures large enough to trigger congressionally mandated constraints on economic assistance to Afghanistan.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, NEA/PAB Files: Lot 75 D 129, AID 1–1, Conte–Symington amendments 1969. Secret. Neumann’s meeting with King Zahir on December 30, 1968, was reported to the Department on January 4 in telegram 42 from Kabul. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, DEF 1 AFG) The Conte–Long amendment was section 119 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Appropriations Act of 1968. The amendment directed the President to withhold economic assistance in an amount equivalent to the amount spent by any underdeveloped country other than Greece, Turkey, Iran, Israel, the Republic of China, the Philippines, and Korea for the purchase of sophisticated weapons systems. (PL 90–249; 81 Stat. 936) The Symington amendment was section 620(s) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1967. The amendment required the President to withhold economic assistance if in his view the recipient country excessively and unnecessarily diverted resources to military expenditures. (PL 90–137; 81 Stat. 445)

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.

• 9:55 AM, Professor Hoffman; Mr. Kissinger
• 10:15 AM, David Rockefeller; Mr. Kissinger
• 10:25, Secy Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
• 2:20, Egil Krogh (Ehrlichman's office)
• 3:50 PM, Herbert Brownell; Mr. Kissinger
• 4:00 PM, Secy Genl Galo Plaza; Mr. Kissinger
• 5:50 PM, Ambassador Ortona of Italy; Mr. Kissinger
• 6:40 PM, The President; Mr. Kissinger
• 7:15 PM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger

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-0271 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0271-01-08, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger speaking in the Oval Office seated at the President's desk. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0271-02, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger speaking in the Oval Office seated at the President's desk. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.

Roll WHPO-0272 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-02, 04, Pat Nixon sits next to Mrs. Walter Washington while they wait for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to conduct the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Pat Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-03, Pat Nixon speaking with an attendee before Mrs. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducts the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Pat Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-05-10, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducts the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Walter Washington, holding the Bible, with President Nixon standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-08, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducts the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Walter Washington, holding the Bible, with President Nixon standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-11-13, President Nixon congratulates Walter E. Washington after he was sworn in as Mayor of the Washington, D. C. Mrs. Walter Washington stands nearby with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who conducted the swearing-In ceremony. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-11-13, President Nixon introduces Gilbert Hahn as Chairman of the D.C. city council. Newly Sworn in Mayor Walter E. Washington and Mrs. Washington standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-14-15, Pat Nixon speaking with an attendee before Mrs. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducts the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-16, President Nixon shaking hands with Sterling Tucker as Vice Chairman of the D.C. city council. Gilbert Hahn and newly sworn in Mayor Walter E. Washington and Mrs. Washington standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Sterling Tucker.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-17, President Nixon shaking hands with Rev. Jerry Moore as a member of the Washington, D.C. city council. Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker and newly sworn in Mayor Walter E. Washington and Mrs. Washington standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Washington, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-18-20, President Nixon speaking at the microphone, with Mayor Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, and Rev. Jerry Moore standing nearby after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Washington, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-21-22, President Nixon speaking at the microphone, with Mayor Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Rev. Jerry Moore standing nearby after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Washington, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, Thurgood Marshall.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-23, Mayor Walter E. Washington speaking at the microphone, with President Nixon, Mrs. Washington, and Gilbert Hahn standing nearby after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0272-24, President Nixon, Walter E. Washington, and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Thurgood Marshall, Walter E. Washington.

Roll WHPO-0273 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-02-04, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducts the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Benetta Washington, holding the Bible, with President Nixon standing nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Walter Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-05-10, President Nixon speaking at the microphone, with Mayor Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Rev. Jerry Moore standing nearby, after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Walter Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-11, Mayor Walter E. Washington speaking to a large audience after Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducted his swearing-In ceremony as Mayor of Washington, D. C. President Nixon, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, and Rev. Jerry Moore, stand nearby. A large group of Press Corps photographers stand at the back of the room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington, unidentified audience members and Press Corps photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-12-15, Mayor Walter E. Washington speaking after Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducted his swearing-In ceremony as Mayor of Washington, D. C. President Nixon, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, and Rev. Jerry Moore, stand nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Walter E. Washington.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-16, President Nixon shaking hands with Mayor Walter Washington, after Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducted Walter E. Washington's swearing-In ceremony as Mayor of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Benetta Washington, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, and Rev. Jerry Moore, stand nearby. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Walter Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0273-17, President Nixon speaking to female attendees after Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducted the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, unidentified women.

Roll WHPO-0274 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0274-02A-07A, President Nixon speaking at the microphone, with Mayor Walter E. Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Rev. Jerry Moore standing nearby, after the swearing-In ceremony of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of Washington, D. C. A large group of Press Corps photographers stand at the back of the room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Walter Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0274-08A, Mayor Walter E. Washington speaking to a large audience after Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall conducted his swearing-In ceremony as Mayor of Washington, D. C. President Nixon, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, and Rev. Jerry Moore, stand nearby. A large group of Press Corps photographers stand at the back of the room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Justice Thurgood Marshall, Walter Washington, Mrs. Benetta Washington, Gilbert Hahn, Sterling Tucker, Rev. Jerry Moore, unidentified audience members and Press Corps photographers.

Roll WHPO-0279 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0279-01-28, President Nixon meeting with Vice President Agnew and members of the National Science Board in the Cabinet conference room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, Vernice Anderson, Harvey Brooks, Mary I. Bunting, H. E. Carter, William A. Fowler, Julian R. Goldsmith, Norman Hackerman, Philip Handler, Leland J. Haworth Roger W. Heyns William J. Hoff Thomas F. Jones, Louis Levin, James G. March, Grover E. Murray, Robert S. Morison, Harvey Picker, Mina S. Rees, Joseph M. Reynolds, Frederick E. Smith, Richard H. Sullivan, Athelstan F. Spilhause, F. P. Thieme.

Roll WHPO-0280 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0280-00A-08A, President Nixon meeting in the Oval Office with celebrity sports figures: golf pro Arnold Palmer, baseball player Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers, Green Bay Packer football star Bart Starr, and football Hall of Fame player, coach and broadcaster turned politician Charles Bud Wilkinson, Sportscaster Chris Schenkel in the Oval Office. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Arnold Palmer, Al Kaline, Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr, Charles Bud Wilkinson, Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0280-08A, President Nixon meeting in the Oval Office with celebrity sports figures: golf pro Arnold Palmer, baseball player Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers, Green Bay Packer football star Bart Starr, and football Hall of Fame player, coach and broadcaster turned politician Charles Bud. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Arnold Palmer, Al Kaline, Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr, Charles Bud Wilkinson, Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel.

Roll WHPO-0281 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0281-01-02, 07-12, 15-21, President Nixon personally congratulating an Arthur S. Flemming Award recipient. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Norman F. Ness of the Extraterrestrial Physics Branch, Goddard Space Flight Center NASA. Dr. Martin Glicksman the Section Head, Metal Physics U.S. Naval research Laboratory Dept. of Navy. Edward Stone II the Chief Landscape Architect, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. Dr. Bertram Brown the Deputy Director National Institute of Mental Health, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. James Dramer the Chief of Propulsion Systems Acoustics Branch NASA. John R. Petty the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Treasury Dept. Edward F. Rose the Director of Selective Placement Programs, U.S. Civil Service Commission. Robert A. Wilson, the General Chairman of the Awards Commission.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0281-03-04, President Nixon congratulating Terence A. Todman, accepting for Arthur S. Flemming Award recipient Glenn W. Ferguson, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, in the Department of State category. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Terance A. Todman.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0281-05-06, President Nixon congratulating Arthur S. Flemming Award recipient Barry R. Flamm, Supervisory Forester, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Barry R. Flamm.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0281-13-14, President Nixon congratulating Arthur S. Flemming Award recipient Dr. Richard E. Hallgren, Director World Weather Systems, Environmental Science Servies Administration, Department of Commerce. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Richard E. Hallgren.

Roll WHPO-0282 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0282-01-13, President Nixon with Dr. Arthur S. Flemming in the Oval Office with the 1969 Arthur S. Flemming Award recipients. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Norman Ness, Dr. Martin Glicksman, Barry Flamm, Edward Stone II, Richard Hallgren, Dr. Bertram Brown, Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, James Dramer, Terence A. Todman, John Petty, Edward Rose, Robert Wilson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0282-14-20, President Nixon with Dr. Arthur S. Flemming in the Oval Office with the 1969 Arthur S. Flemming Award recipients group, while Press Corps photographers crowd in to take photos. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Norman Ness, Dr. Martin Glicksman, Barry Flamm, Edward Stone II, Richard Hallgren, Dr. Bertram Brown, Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, James Dramer, Terence A. Todman, John Petty, Edward Rose, Robert Wilson, Press Corps photographers and reporters.

Roll WHPO-0283 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0283-02-11, 15-21, 25-35, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew meeting with the National Science Board in the Cabinet conference room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, Vernice Anderson, Harvey Brooks, Mary I. Bunting, H. E. Carter, William A. Fowler, Julian R. Goldsmith, Norman Hackerman, Philip Handler, Leland J. Haworth, Roger W. Heyns, William J. Hoff, Thomas F. Jones, Louis Levin, James G. March, Grover E. Murray, Robert S. Morison, Harvey Picker, Mina S. Rees, Joseph M. Reynolds, Frederick E. Smith, Richard H. Sullivan, Athelstan F. Spilhause, F. P. Thieme.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0283-12-14, Press Corps photographers taking photos of President Nixon and Vice President Agnew's meeting with the National Science Board in the Cabinet conference room. J. Bruce Whelihan, press assistant standing behind them. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, Vernice Anderson, Harvey Brooks, Mary I. Bunting, H. E. Carter, William A. Fowler, Julian R. Goldsmith, Norman Hackerman, Philip Handler, Leland J. Haworth, Roger W. Heyns, William J. Hoff, Thomas F. Jones, Louis Levin, James G. March, Grover E. Murray, Robert S. Morison, Harvey Picker, Mina S. Rees, Joseph M. Reynolds, Frederick E. Smith, Richard H. Sullivan, Athelstan F. Spilhause, F. P. Thieme, Press Corps photographers and reporters, Helen Thomas, J. Bruce Whelihan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0283-22-24, Ron Ziegler standing with the group of Press Corps photographers taking photos while reporters listen to President Nixon and Vice President Agnew's meeting with the National Science Board in the Cabinet conference room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, Ron Ziegler, Helen Thomas, unidentified Press Corps photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0283-34, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew meeting with the National Science Board in the Cabinet conference room. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Vernice Anderson, Harvey Brooks, Mary I. Bunting, H.E. Carter, William A. Fowler, Julian R. Goldsmith , Norman Hackerman, Roger W. Heyns, William J. Hoff, Thomas F. Jones, Louis Levin, James G. March, Grover E. Murray, Robert S. Morison, Harvey Picker, Mina S. Rees, Joseph M. Reynolds, Frederick E. Smith, Richard H. Sullivan, Athelstan F. Spilhause, F.P. Thieme.

Roll WHPO-0284 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0284-01A-04A, President Nixon standing with Secretary of State William Rogers, NATO Secretary General Manlio Giovanni Brosio, and the Ambassador to NATO Harlan Cleveland, before a private dinner honoring Brosio. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room and Family Dining Room. L-R: William Rogers, President Nixon, Manlio G. Brosio, Harlan Cleveland.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0284-05A, Two White House butlers (the nearest one probably is Eugene Allen) standing at either end of the dining table, while guests file in for President Nixon's private dinner honoring NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room and Family Dining Room. President Nixon, William Rogers, Manlio G. Brosio, Harlan Cleveland, John M. Leddy, Melvin Laird , Maurice Stans, Dr. Arthur Burns, Henry Kissinger, Robert Ellsworth, Dr. Franklin Murphy, James A. Linen, unidentified butlers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0284-05A-10A, President Nixon hosting a private dinner honoring NATO Secretary General Manlio Brosio. 2/13/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room and Family Dining Room. President Nixon, William Rogers, Manlio G. Brosio, Harlan Cleveland, John M. Leddy, Melvin Laird , Maurice Stans, Dr. Arthur Burns, Henry Kissinger, Robert Ellsworth, Dr. Franklin Murphy, James A. Linen.

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-005
  Remarks of Lee DuBridge to the press. (2/13/1969, Indian Treaty Room, Executive Office Building)
  
  Runtime: 36:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by CBS; Recorded by ADS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-690216
  Remarks by President Nixon at the Swearing In of Walter E. Washington as Mayor of the District of Columbia. (2/13/1969, East Room, White House)
  
  Runtime: 4:45
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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