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February 6, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, February 6, 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: Wednesday, February 5, 1969

Next Date: Friday, February 7, 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

    • Post Office Department (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 231, February 6, 1969)
      The President's Remarks to Employees at the Department.

    News Conferences

    Statements by the President

    • The President's European Visit (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 231, February 6, 1969)
      Statement by the President on His Forthcoming Visit to Western Europe.

    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.

    • Itinerary for the President's trip to Europe.
    • Press conference of Dr. John A. Hannah.
    • Biography of John Alfred Hannah.

    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.

    • Representative Charles M. Teague of California met with the President to discuss the oil leakage disaster caused by off-shore drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel.
    • The President has named Dr. John A. Hannah to be Administrator of the Agency for International Development.

  • 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 Handwriting, Box 1, President's Handwriting, February 1969
      • Memo; Henry Kissinger to The President re: Your Memorandum of February 1, 1969 on Peru. February 6, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; Robert Ellsworth to The President re: Federal Communications Commission. February 6, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to The President; Attorney General Mitchell; Mr. Ehrlichman re: Attached Confidential memorandum discussing selecting a new FBI director, incl. attachment. February 6, 1969. 3 pgs.
    • President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning February 2, 1969
      • Memo; Alexander P. Butterfield to The President's File re: Meeting in the President's Office with Congressman Charles M. Teague (R-Calif.)…(4:20-4:30 p.m.). February 6, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to The President's File re: Meeting with Governor Shafer of Pennsylvania. February 6, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; H. R. Haldeman to The President's File re: Meeting with Governor Rhodes of Ohio. February 6, 1969. 2 pgs.
      • Memo; Alexander P. Butterfield to The President's File re: Mid-afternoon meeting in the President's office with Mr. Roy Ash (3:35 - 4:40). February 6, 1969. 2 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.

    • President's Speech File, Box 46
      • February 6, 1969, Press Conference

  • 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 #35 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President; and Congressman Charles M. Teague, February 6, 1969, 4:18 P.M. EST. 8 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.

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

    Foreign Economic Policy

    • 6. Volcker Group Paper , Washington, February 6, 1969

      Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Volcker Group Masters: FRC 56 86 30, VG/LIM/31-VG/LIM/50. Confidential; Limited Distribution. Circulated to members of the Volcker Group on March 18 under cover of a routing memorandum from Willis that indicated the paper was discussed at a February 28 meeting.

    International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, 1969

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

    The Rogers Plan

    • 6. National Security Study Memorandum 17 , Washington, February 6, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–135, National Security Study Memoranda. Secret; Exdis. A copy was sent to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness.

    • 7. Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts , Washington, February 6, 1969, 0214Z

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1187, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations Files, Middle East Settlement—Jarring Cables, 1969. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Betty J. Jones (IO/UNP); cleared in NEA/IAI, NEA/UAR, and EUR; and approved by Sisco. Sent to Amman, Beirut, Jidda, London, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, Cairo, and USUN.

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Parity, Safeguard, and the SS-9 Controversy

    • 4. Notes of Review Group Meeting , Washington, February 6, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–111, SRG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1969. No classification marking. The original is a transcription of handwritten notes in an unknown hand, the only record of the meeting found. The notes do not indicate when the meeting began, but give an ending time of 4:20 p.m. The following attended: Henry A. Kissinger, James Schlesinger, Philip J. Farley, Counselor of the Department of State Richard F. Pedersen, Deputy Director of ACDA Adrian S. Fisher, R. Jack Smith representing the Central Intelligence Agency, Director of USIA Frank Shakespeare, Haakon Lindjord of OEP, Lieutenant General William B. Rosson of the Joint Staff, JCS, Defense Adviser to the U.S. Mission to NATO Ralph Earle II, and Alexander M. Haig, Laurence E. Lynn, Spurgeon Keeny, Helmut Sonnenfeldt, and Morton Halperin of the NSC Staff.

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

    Nigerian Civil War

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

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

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

    Peru

    • 577. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 6, 1969. , Washington, February 6, 1969

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger wrote President Nixon about a possible meeting with Ambassador Jones.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 794, Country Files, Latin America, Peru, 21 January–31 March 1969, Vol. 1, IPC Hickenlooper Amendment. Confidential. Nixon checked the option “Prefer you [Kissinger] see him,” and wrote, “and bring him in to say hello at end of conversation.” In a February 5 memorandum to Kissinger, Haig wrote, “I have little doubt that this is going to be one of President Nixon’s first major crises.” (Ibid.)

  • 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.

    • 8:40, Bob Ellsworth
    • 8:55 AM, Amb Lucet; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:40 AM, Prof E. van der Beugel (Hague); Mr. Kissinger
    • 10:40 AM, The President; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:45, Dwight Chapin
    • 2:20 PM, Secy Kennedy; Mr. Kissinger
    • 2:45 PM, Nancy Dickerson; Mr. Kissinger

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-0209 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0209-01A-24A, President Nixon standing and gesturing while speaking at a press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0210 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0210-00A, An open briefcase with a contact sheet in it, next to camera tripod leg, and camera flash light. Possibly in the WHPO office area. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0210-01A-17A, Formal standing portrait of Vice President Agnew and wife Judy Agnew. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, Judy Agnew.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0210-02A, Formal standing portrait of Vice President Agnew and wife Judy Agnew. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, Judy Agnew.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0210-18A-20A, Formal seated head and shoulder portrait of Vice President Agnew. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-0211 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0211-01-06, Formal seated portrait of Vice President Agnew, Mrs. Judy Agnew and their children with one grandchild, Judy Agnew, Pamela Agnew, James Agnew, Susan Agnew, Kimberly Agnew. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, Pamela Agnew, James Agnew, Susan Agnew, Kimberly Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-0212 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0212-01-07, President Nixon seated in an Oval Office meeting with Ohio Governor Rhodes and H.R. Haldeman. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James A. Rhodes, H.R. Haldeman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0212-07, President Nixon seated in an Oval Office meeting with Ohio Governor Rhodes and H.R. Haldeman. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James A. Rhodes, H.R. Haldeman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0212-08-10, President Nixon seated in an Oval Office meeting with Ohio Governor Rhodes. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James A. Rhodes, H.R. Haldeman.

    Roll WHPO-0213 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0213-03-37, Seated head and shoulder portrait of Budget Director Robert Mayo at a desk. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Robert Mayo.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0213-27, Seated head and shoulder portrait of Budget Director Robert Mayo at a desk. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Robert Mayo.

    Roll WHPO-0214 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0214-03-08, Unidentified White House staff members setting up the East Room for a press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Unidentified White House staff, photographers, reporters, White House Press Corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0214-09, While unidentified White House staff members set up the East Room for a press conference, White House reporter Faye Gillis Wells looks at the chair seating. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Unidentified White House staff, Faye Gillis Wells, photographers, reporters, White House Press Corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0214-10-37, President Nixon speaking and answering questions from a large group of news reporters and White House correspondents, during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, photographers, reporters, White House Press Corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0214-25, President Nixon speaking and answering questions from a large group of news reporters and White House correspondents, during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room.

    Roll WHPO-0215 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0215-02A-15A, President Nixon gestures while speaking during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0216 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0216-02-06, Televison news cameramen standing behind video cameras, on a podium in the back of the White House East Room set up for a press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. photographers, White House Press Corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0216-07-31, President Nixon answers a standing reporter's question during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, reporters, White House Press Corps, Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0216-32-33, President Nixon speaking to a female reporter (possibly Helen Thomas seen from behind) as he leaves with Ron Ziegler, after the close of his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, photographers, reporters, Helen Thomas (possibly), White House Press Corps, Ron Ziegler.

    Roll WHPO-0217 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-03, Ron Ziegler and WHPO Director Oliver ("Ollie") Atkins, stand near the microphone on stage, before the beginning of President Nixon's second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Oliver ("Ollie") Atkins, Ronald Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-04-05, An unidentified man wearing a PRT I.D. holds a banner near his head that reads "Washington Post," while standing near the microphone on stage, before the beginning of President Nixon's second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Unidentified man.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-06, Ronald Ziegler at the microphone, before the start of President Nixon's second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-07-37, President Nixon speaking during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, reporters, White House Press Corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-14A, President Nixon speaking at the microphone during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0217-36A, President Nixon speaking at the microphone during his second press conference. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0218 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0218-02A-03A, During his visit to the Post Office Department President Nixon signs his autograph on a woman's leg cast, while she sits in her wheelchair. Postmaster General Winton M. Blount standing nearby. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0218-04A-10A, President Nixon meeting with Postmaster General Winton M. Blount, Holman Head, James Backhous, Elmer T. Klassen, James Hargrove, John L. O'Marra, Kenneth A. Housman, and David A. Nelson at the Post Office Department Office. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount, Holman Head, James Backhous, Elmer T. Klassen, James Hargrove, John L. O'Marra, Kenneth A. Housman, and David A. Nelson, Military aide Jack Brennan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0218-11A-14A, President Nixon speaking alone with Postmaster General Winton M. Blount. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0218-15A-19A, President Nixon addressing employees and officials at a gathering in the Post Office Department. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount, Post Office Dept. employees and well-wishers.

    Roll WHPO-0219 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0219-00A-07A, Profile portraits of President Nixon speaking to Post Office Department employees and officials. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0219-01A, Profile portrait of President Nixon speaking to Post Office Department employees and officials. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0219-08A, President Nixon leaving the Post Office Department. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Post Office Department. President Nixon, Winton M. Blount, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-0220 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0220-01-06, President Nixon during a seated Oval office meeting with AID Administrator John A. Hannah and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John A. Hannah, William P. Rogers.

    Roll WHPO-0221 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0221-01-02, H.R. Haldeman talking with members of the White House Staff in the Oval Office, while President Nixon meets with Rep. Olin E. Teague, in the background. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, Olin E. Teague, White House Staff.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0221-03-08, President Nixon meeting with Texas Congressman Olin Earl Teague in the Oval Office, concerning the oil problem. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Olin E. Teague.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0221-06, President Nixon meeting with Texas Congressman Olin Earl Teague in the Oval Office, concerning the oil problem. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Olin E. Teague.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0221-09-12, Surrounded by White House Press Corps reporters and photographers in the Oval Office, President Nixon speaks with Texas Congressman Olin Earl Teague, concerning the oil problem. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Olin E. Teague, reporters, White House and WH Press Corps photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0221-13, Dwight Chapin and an unidentified official standing in the Oval Office. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dwight Chapin, unidentified man.

    Roll WHPO-0222 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-01A-03A, 28A-32A, President Nixon speaking to the gathered group of attendees, at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Howard Baker, John Williams, Brock, Lesllie C. Arends, Carl T. Curtis, J. Caleb Boggs, Karl E. Mundt, Roman L. Hruska, Louis C. Wyman, Clifford P. Hansen, Robert J. BOB Dole, Frank T. Bow, Norris Cotton, Glenard P. Lipscomb, Henry Bellmon, James G. Fulton, Strom Thurmond, John G. Tower, Clark MacGregor, Paul J. Fannin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-04A-05A, 07A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader Howard Baker, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Howard Baker.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-06A, 08A-15A, 17A, 18A, 20-22A, 26A-27A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting an unidentified Republican leaders attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Howard Baker, John Williams, Brock, Lesllie C. Arends, Carl T. Curtis, J. Caleb Boggs, Karl E. Mundt, Roman L. Hruska, Louis C. Wyman, Clifford P. Hansen, Robert J. BOB Dole, Frank T. Bow, Norris Cotton, Glenard P. Lipscomb, Henry Bellmon, James G. Fulton, Strom Thurmond, John G. Tower, Clark MacGregor, Paul J. Fannin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-16A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader Robert J. BOB Dole, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Robert J. BOB Dole.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-19A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader Senator John J. Williams, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, John James "Whispering Willie" Williams.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-23A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader Strom Thurmond, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Strom Thurmond.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-24A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader John Tower, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, John G. Tower.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0222-25A, President Nixon personally shaking hands and greeting a Republican leader Clark MacGregor, an attendee at a White House Reception for Republican Senators and Congressmen. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Yellow Oval Room. President Nixon, Clark MacGregor.

    Roll WHPO-0753 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0753-, President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0756 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0756-, Close-up of President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0757 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0757-, Close-up of President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0759 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0759-, President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0759-[DASH], President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C.

    Roll WHPO-0760 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0760-, President Nixon gesturing while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0762 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0762-, President Nixon talking while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0763 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0763-, President Nixon talking while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0765 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0765-, President Nixon pointing straight ahead while standing at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0766 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0766-, President Nixon talking at a microphone. 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0908 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0908-05-15, President Nixon at a microphone (Head and shoulders). 2/6/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

  • 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-002
      Remarks of John Hannah to press. (2/6/1969, Press Lobby Entrance, White House)

      Runtime: [N/A]

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-H-003
      Remarks of Henry Kissinger to press. (2/6/1969, Fish Room, White House)

      Runtime: 70:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; 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-690208
      Remarks by President Nixon in a press conference. (2/6/1969)

      Runtime: 30:26:00

      Keywords: Presidential press conferences, presidential news conferences, interviews, media

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-690209
      Remarks by President Nixon to Post Office officials. (2/6/1969, Auditorium, Post Office Department)

      Runtime: 0:11:26

      Production credits: Mult feed supplied by ABC; Recorded by WHCA

      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-3211
      The President's [Second] Press Conference.
      NET (National Educational Television, PBS)
      Runtime: 01:04:57

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