February 28, 1971

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The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland

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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.

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

• 212. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 28, 1971, 11:30 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Henry Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 4, Chronological File. No classification marking. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

• 213. Telegram From the Department of State to the Interests Section in the United Arab Republic, the Mission to the United Nations, and the Embassy in Israel, Washington, February 28, 1971, 1738Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 129, Country Files, Middle East. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Cedar. Drafted by Sisco, cleared by Kissinger, and approved by Rogers. Repeated Immediate to Amman and to Beirut, London, Moscow, and Paris.

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

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

• 121. Telegram 540 From the Consulate General in Dacca to the Department of State, Dacca, February 28, 1971, 0824Z

  Ambassador Farland reported on his meeting with Awami leader Mujibur Rahman in Dacca. Mujib expressed his personal friendship for the U.S. as well as that of the “people of Bangla Desh.” Farland found that Mujib favored a form of confederation rather than the separation of East Pakistan, but he insisted that “his people” be accorded their rights and not be kept in a “colonial status.”
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL PAK–US. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore.

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

• 48-4; Unknown between 10:00 a.m. & 12:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Rogers, William P.; Laird, Melvin R.; Helms, Richard M.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Irwin, John N., II; Kissinger, Henry A.; Bush, George H. W.; Johnson, U. Alexis; Shakespeare, Frank J.; Sisco, Joseph J.; Atherton, Alfred L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Holdridge, John H.; Saunders, Harold H.; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Bull, Stephen B.

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-4199
  "Face The Nation" AND "Meet The Press".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 01:00:15
• WHCA-4200
  "Issues And Answers" with guest James Hodgson. Senator George McGovern (D-SD), Bonnie Raitt.
  Group W Productions
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4209
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  5. Newman/Lewis/Streithorst: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. Time Code Start: 10:56. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Mudd/Williams: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Time Code Start: 16:10. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-4211
  Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape I (Weekly News Summary).
  NBC
  
  68. Newman: South Vietnam sends reinforcements into Laos. Time Code Start: 83:02. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  69. Lewis: Military secrecy in Laotian operations; press not allowed into Laos. Time Code Start: 84:00. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War, Armed Forces, media,. Network: NBC.
  
  70. Streithorst: Supply depot at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 85:40. Keywords: Vietnam War, mlitary, troops, bases. Network: NBC.
  
  71. Newman: Cambodia; in South Vietnam U.S. troops arrested for drug abuse. Time Code Start: 87:37. Keywords: pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, military, troops, arrests, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

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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.

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