February 25, 1971

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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• Radio Address About Second Annual Foreign Policy Report to the Congress.
• Message to the Congress Transmitting Second Annual Report on United States Foreign Policy.
• Second Annual Report to the Congress on United States Foreign Policy.

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 25, 1971

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

• House of Representatives: February 25, 1971
• Senate: February 25, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: February 25, 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.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
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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 25 February 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. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

• 85. Radio Address by President Nixon, Washington, February 25, 1971

  Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, 1971, pp. 213-214. The address coincided with the submission to Congress of the Nixon administration’s second annual comprehensive report on the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. The President spoke at 11 a.m. from the White House. The text of the report is ibid., pp. 219-345.

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

Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, 1969-1972

• 371. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files-Europe, Box 677, France, Volume VII 10/70-3/71. Secret. Attached to a March 4 memorandum from Davis to Eliot confirming that the President had decided to continue to oppose the French proposal to manufacture integrated circuits in Poland. A stamped notation indicates the President saw this memorandum, which was proposed to Kissinger by Bergsten and Sonnenfeldt; see Document 370 and footnote 1 thereto.

Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

Operational Lam Son 719, February 8-April 7, 1971

• 137. Diary Entry by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer), Washington, February 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of the Chairman, Moorer Diary, July 1970–July 1974. Top Secret.

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

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

• 125. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union, Washington, February 25, 1971, 0050Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 23–10 USSR. Confidential. Drafted by Semler and Mainland on February 24, cleared by Okun, and approved by Dubs. Repeated to USUN, Brussels, Tel Aviv, and Warsaw for Deputy Assistant Secretary Davies.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 210. Minutes of a Meeting of the Senior Review Group, Washington, February 25, 1971, 2:36-3:50 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–52, SRG Meeting, Chile. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

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

• 208. Minutes of a Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, February 25, 1971, 2:36-3:50 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, Senior Review Group, SRG Minutes (Originals) 1971. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

The Defense Budget and U.S. National Security Policy

• 178. National Intelligence Estimate, Washington, February 25, 1971

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R01012A. Top Secret. The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the AEC, and the NSA participated in the preparation of this estimate. The Director of Central Intelligence submitted this estimate with the concurrence of all members of the USIB with the exception of the representative of the FBI, who abstained on the grounds that it was outside his jurisdiction. The table of contents, a glossary, and an annex with tables of the estimated characteristics and performance of weapon systems are not printed. The full text of this NIE, excluding the glossary and annex, is in the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (www.foia.cia.gov).

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

U.S.-African Policy

• 14. U.S. Foreign Policy for the 1970ʼs: Building for Peace: A Report to the Congress by Richard Nixon, President of the United States, Washington, February 25, 1971

  President Nixonʼs second foreign policy report to Congress acknowledged Rogersʼ lengthy policy statement of March 26, 1970, (attachment to Document 11) and then elaborated on his specific goals for Africa: peace, economic development, and justice.
  
  Source: Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. No classification marking.

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

India and Pakistan: Pre-Crisis, January 1969-February 1971

• 119. Telegram 1660 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State, Islamabad, February 25, 1971, 1200Z

  Ambassador Farland reported on Pakistani President Yahya’s concern and pessimism over the political crisis developing in the country. Farland repeated that the U.S. felt it was important to maintain the unity of Pakistan, and Yahya encouraged Farland to go to Dacca and make the same point to Awami leader Mujibur Rahman.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 PAK. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated priority to the Consulate at Dacca.

• 120. Telegram 1664 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State, Islamabad, February 25, 1971, 1226Z

  Ambassador Farland explained to Pakistani President Yahya that the one-time-exception arms package could not be financed on a credit basis, and he reported that Yahya was “saddened and depressed.” Yahya noted that his Government was without the necessary funds to take full advantage of the offer, but he said that he would find the money to buy the armored personnel carriers.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 PAK. Secret; Priority; Exdis.

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

• 48-3; Unknown between 10:56 a.m. & 11:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stifflemire, Mary D.; Alexander, Bernice V.; Johnson, Judith L.; Hyland, William G.; Wright, W. Marshall; Rodman, Peter W.; Bergsten, C. Fred; Saunders, Harold H.; Nachmanoff, Arnold; Holdridge, John H.; Glancy, John; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Lord, Winston; Matthews, Dianne C.; Lopez, Sheila R.; Pineau, Julienne L.; Smith, K. Wayne (Dr.); Sonnenfeldt, Helmut ("Hal"); Kissinger, Henry A.

Oval Office

• 458-1; Unknown between 9:11 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 458-2; Unknown between 9:11 a.m. & 3:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 458-3; 3:28 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 458-4; 3:35 p.m. - 3:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Renercomb, George; Kleppe, Thomas S.; Kleppe, Glenda L. (Gompf); Kleppe, Jill; Kleppe, Jane; Anderson, Gladys; Edick, Ruth; Chase, Anthony G.; Singer, Arthur H.; Parker, Marshall J.; Eachon, Jack, Jr.; McZier, Arthur; Russell, Howard; Johnson, Einar; Gavin, Wilfred J.; Knebel, John A.; Rivard, Loren J.; Stull, Raymond E.; Young, Milton R.; Young, Patricia M. (Burne); Dole, Robert J.; Conte, Silvio O.; Evins, Joseph L. ("Joe"); Gallagher, Christine; Sharp, Lucey; Kabis, Dorothy A.; Lutnass, Magnus; Morton, Rogers C. B.; MacGregor, Clark; Stans, Maurice H.
• 458-5; Unknown between 3:46 p.m. & 4:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Herrera, Felipe; Walker, Charls E.; Costanzo, Henry J.; Hewitt, Ashley
• 458-6; Unknown between 4:05 p.m. & 4:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 458-7; 4:07 p.m. - 4:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.; Moody, Juanita Morris; Whitaker, John C.; Cook, Richard K.; White House photographer; Sanchez, Manolo
• 458-8; Unknown between 4:34 p.m. & 4:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Chapin, Dwight L.
• 458-9; 4:42 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rose, Milton C.; Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.
• 458-10; 5:05 p.m. - 5:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, David M.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House photographer; Yates, Nellie L.; Acker, Marjorie P.; Woods, Rose Mary
• 458-11; 5:44 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator

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-5743 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5743-, President Nixon signing his Foreign Policy Message while Henry Kissinger and NSC staff members look on. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Henry Kissinger, Kissinger, NSC staff members.

Roll WHPO-5744 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5744-, President Nixon during his Foreign Policy Review speech on live radio. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-5745 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5745-, President Nixon seated at his desk reading his Foreign Policy Review message to a radio audience. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5745-19A, President Nixon seated at his desk reading his Foreign Policy Review message to a radio audience. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-5746 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5746-, John Davies receiving a presentation. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-5747 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5747-, Peter Flanigan accepts a gift presentation from the Austrian Ambassador on behalf of President Nixon. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Peter Flanigan, Austrian Ambassador, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-5748 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5748-, Vice President Agnew, Secretary of State William Rogers, and others in a receiving line at Agnew's lunch for governors. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. State Department. Spiro Agnew, William Rogers, Elliot Richardson, Hugh Scott, Marvin Mandel, Ronald Reagan, Clifford Hardin, Clark MacGregor, officials, governors.

Roll WHPO-5749 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5749-, John Davies accepting a gift presentation on behalf of the president. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified young men and women.

Roll WHPO-5750 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5750-02A-09A, Swearing-in ceremony of Thomas Kleppe as Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Thomas Kleppe, Mrs. Thomas Kleppe, Judge George Revercomb, Jill Kleppe, Jane Kleppe, Gladys Anderson, SBA staff members, officials, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5750-10A-13A, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk speaking to Senator Bob Dole and Clark MacGregor (standing). 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Clark MacGregor.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5750-13A, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk speaking to Senator Bob Dole and Clark MacGregor (standing). 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Clark MacGregor.

Roll WHPO-5751 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5751-01A-04A, President Nixon with Felipe Herrera, President of the Inter-American Development Bank. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Felipe Herrera, J.M. Menefee, Joe Waggonner.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5751-08A-09A, President Nixon with J.M. Menefee and Representative Joe Waggonner. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Felipe Herrera, J.M. Menefee, Joe Waggonner.

Roll WHPO-5752 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5752-, Medal presentations to unidentified military officials. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. unidentified military man, unidentified man and woman.

Roll WHPO-5753 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5753-, President Nixon seated at his desk during a meeting with Ambassador-at-Large David Kennedy. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, David Kennedy.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5753-03A, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk reading a paper during a meeting with Ambassador-at-Large David Kennedy. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, David Kennedy.

Roll WHPO-5754 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5754-03A-12A, Pat Nixon greeting Postal Academy young men. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room. Pat Nixon, Postal Academy young men, officials, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5754-14A-19A, Ceremony for Postal Academy young men. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Pat Nixon, Postal Academy young men, officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-5756 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5756-02-06, President Nixon seated at his desk during a meeting with Milton Rose. 2/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Milton Rose.

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.

C - First Lady

• WHCA-SR-C-061
  Remarks by Pat Nixon to the Postal Academy, with Willoughby Walling and Bill Howard. (2/25/1971, Blue Room, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 1:45
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JAD (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710232
  President Nixon State of the World Address. (2/25/1971, White House Retiring Room)
  
  Runtime: 0:29:34
  
  Production credits: Mult feed supplied by ABC; Recorded by RHD (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-710233
  Remarks by President Nixon in a filmed statement on foreign policy. (2/25/1971, Oval Office, the White House)
  
  Runtime: A:00:10:32 B: 00:05:48
  
  Production credits: Mult feed supplied by ABC; Recorded by KAP (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-4196
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  6. Smith/Jarriel: President Nixon's State of the World Message. Time Code Start: 15:15. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, foreign policy, foreign relations. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Reasoner/Giggins: Laos. Time Code Start: 18:27. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Smith: Possible invasion of North Vietnam. Time Code Start: 20:48. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  9. Reasoner: Commentary on the "big picture in Vietnam". Time Code Start: 22:38. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Kaplow: President Nixon's State of the World Message. Time Code Start: 24:54. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, foreign policy, foreign relations. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor: Vietnam War. Time Code Start: 27:44. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Chancellor/Perkins: Representative Mills for Revenue Sharing, welfare. Time Code Start: 29:15. Keywords: bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid, Family Assistance Programs, government aid, financial aid, health and welfare assistance. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Cronkite: Vietnam War. Time Code Start: 33:20. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Dean: Forbes, ABC hero. Time Code Start: 34:18. Keywords: media, radio, television, TV, the press, network broadcasting corporations. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite/Mudd: Russian and Chinese reaction to Laos Capitol Hill fears invation of North Vietnam. Time Code Start: 41:21. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, Laos, Vietnam War, People's Republic of China. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite/Rather: President Nixon's State of the World Message. Time Code Start: 44:20. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, foreign policy, foreign relations. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-4211
  Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape I (Weekly News Summary).
  NBC
  
  62. Chancellor: Russia denounces invasion; peace talks; South Vietnam's President Thieu talks of invasion of North Vietnam; Senate doves proposed to outlaw U.S. Troops in North Vietnam. Time Code Start: 72:11. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, South Vietnam, Presidents, speeches, statements, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

• New York Times of February 25, 1971

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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• February 1971 Broadcast Index

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