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February 18, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, February 18, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Monday, February 17, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, February 19, 1969

Schedule and Public Documents

  • The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    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.

    Addresses and Remarks

    • American Heart Association (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 278, February 18, 1969)
      Remarks by the President, Mrs. Nixon, Dr. Walter B. Frommeyer, Dr. Paul Dudley White, and Dr. Irvine Page at the Annual Awards Presentation Ceremony.

    Announcements

    • American Heart Association (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 278, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of Presentation of Awards to Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. Irvine H. Page.
    • National Science Board (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 281, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of Transmittal to the Congress of the Board's Annual Report.

    Congress, Communications to

    • National Science Board (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 281, February 18, 1969)
      The President's Message to the Congress Transmitting the Board's Annual report.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    News Conferences

    • Meeting With the Minority Leadership (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 277, February 18, 1969)
      Presss Briefing by Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Representative Gerald R. Ford Following a Meeting With the President.

    Reports to the President

    • Bureau of Indian Affairs (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 282, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of a Study of the Bureau's Structure and Programs Under Consideration by the President.

    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 White House Police presented the President with a badge as an honorary member of the force.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • ROGER T. KELLEY, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

Archival Holdings

  • 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 16, 1969
      • Memo; Patrick J. Buchanan to The President re: Third Legislative Conference of the Republican Leadership with the President. February 18, 1969. 7 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 All Cabinet Officers re: Cabinet officers returning phone calls to ranking Republicans on House Committees. 1 pgs.

  • 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 56
      • News Conference #53 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 18, 1969, 11:30 A.M. EST. 7 pgs.
      • News Conference #54 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 18, 1969, 4:02 P.M. EST. 10 pgs.

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

    All National Archives Units

National Security Documents

  • 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.

  • 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

    Foreign Economic Policy

    Vol. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    • 115. Talking Paper Prepared in the Department of the Treasury , Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Volcker Group Masters: FRC 56 86 30, VG/LIM/1-VG/LIM/30. Confidential; Limdis. An attached cover note from Willis to members of the Volcker Group, dated February 19, indicates that page 1 was a corrected copy. A February 17 draft, labeled “2nd draft,” indicates Willis prepared it. (Ibid., Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs: FRC 56 83 26, Current Problems and Contingency Planning 11/68-4/69) President Nixon traveled to Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, and France February 23-March 2. See Document 116 for a Talking Paper prepared for the President’s use in France.

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    • 18. Paper Prepared for the National Security Council by the Interdepartmental Group for Europe , Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–020, NSC Meeting, Strategic Issues—East/West Relations 2/19/69. Confidential. Sent under a February 18 covering memorandum from Richard M. Moose of the National Security Council staff to the Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Director of OEP, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of Central Intelligence, and the Under Secretary of State. The memorandum stated that “The NSC Meeting on Wednesday, February 19, will be devoted to continuation of a discussion of Strategic Issues and—time permitting—to a discussion of East-West Relations.” The minutes of the meeting do not include the latter topic. This paper on East-West Relations was a response to Document 6 and reflected revisions from the NSC Review Group. No record of a Review Group meeting discussing it has been found. A 3-page summary was also prepared for the NSC. (Ibid., Box H–109, NSC Meeting, Strategic Issues—East/West Relations 2/19/69)

    Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

    Regional Issues

  • 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.

    • 9:30 AM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • AM, Robert B. Anderson; Mr. Kissinger
    • 5:00, Ron Ziegler
    • 5:10, Pres. Eisenhower
    • 5:45, Jerry van der Huevel (press sec. to Mrs. Nixon)

Audiovisual Holdings

  • 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-0301 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0301-03-08, Seated formal portrait of Air Force Colonel Dr. Walter R. Tkach, senior White House physician to President Nixon. 2/18/1969, unknown Col. Dr. Walter R. Tkach.

    Roll WHPO-0310 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-02A-05A, White House staff member Nancy H. Buzard I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. Nancy Buzard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-07A-10A, Closeup portrait study of White House military aide Maj. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. Maj. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-11A, 17A, An unidentified male White House staff member sitting at his desk talking on the telephone with one arm folded behind his head. One shot with black rimmed glasses, one shot taken without them. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-12A-15A, White House military aide staff member, James Hughes I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. James D. Hughes.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-16A, An unidentified Blonde female White House staff member (possibly a secretary) working at her desk. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified female staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-18A - 19A, An unidentified male White House staff member with white hair, sitting at his desk talking on the telephone. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified male staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-21A-25A, Plaque gift of the White House Police Honorary Membership Badge that was given to President Nixon. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-26A-36A, Pat Nixon holding up many feet of a long unfolded scroll labeled Centennial White Pine 1869-1969, with names written on it, and a personal dedication note to Pat Nixon, under the title. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified female staff member.

    Roll WHPO-0311 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0311-02-08, White House military aide staff member, Lt. Col. Vernon Coffey I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Vernon C Coffey, Jr.

    Roll WHPO-0312 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-00A-06A, Pat Nixon presenting the American Heart Association's Distinguished Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Paul Dudley White with Dr. Irving H. Page and Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., standing nearby. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr..
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-07A-10A, President Nixon presenting the Association's Heart of the Year Award to Dr. Irving H. Page with Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. Walter Frommeyer standing nearby. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr..
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-11A-17A, Pat Nixon and President Nixon standing with Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., Mrs. White and Mrs. Page after the award ceremony. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., Mrs. White, Mrs. Page, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-0313 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0313-01-11, President Nixon receiving an Honorary Membership Badge plaque, from White House Police Officer Force members: Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, White House Police Force members Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0313-13-15, President Nixon pins a White House Police badge onto an unidentified officer's uniform. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, White House Police Force members Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham.

    Roll WHPO-0314 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0314-01-27 No negatives - contact sheet only., Closeup portraits of Barbara Pathe outside the White House. (No Negative; Oliver Atkins Log Note: "Please Destroy.". 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. Barbara Pathe.

    Roll WHPO-0320 Photographer: unknown | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0320-[DASH], Photo of "Best wishes Richard Nixon" on blank white paper. Written on Transparency frame; 320 Copy 18 Feb 69. 2/18/1969, unknown
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0320-01, Photo of "Best wishes Richard Nixon" on blank white paper. Written on Transparency frame; 320 Copy 18 Feb 69. 2/18/1969, unknown

  • 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.

    E - Secretary of Defense Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-E-002
      Press conference by Sec. Def. Melvin Laird at the Pentagon. (2/18/1969, Pentagon)

      Runtime: 64:00:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by OPI; Recorded by JLS (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690220
      Remarks by President Nixon presenting Heart of Year award to Dr. Irving Page. (2/18/1969)

      Runtime: 3:36

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

Context (External Sources)