January 19, 1970

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• 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

• Federal National Mortgage Association (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 52, January 19, 1970)
  Announcement of Recess Appointment of Allan Oakley Hunter as President and Chief Executive Officer.
• Supreme Court of the United States (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 52, January 19, 1970)
  Announcement of Intention To Nominate Judge George Harrold Carswell as Associate Justice.

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.

• Remarks of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Secretary of State William P. Rogers on the Vice President's return from his trip to Asia.

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.

• Members of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation met with the President in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

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.

• GEORGE HARROLD CARSWELL, of Florida, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Abe Fortas, resigned.

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No Federal Register published on this date

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

• Senate: January 19, 1970
• House of Representatives: January 19, 1970
• Extensions of Remarks: January 19, 1970

Argued

• Arkansas v. Tennessee
• Hill v. California
• Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee

Decided

• Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County
• Cowgill v. California
• Gutknecht v. United States
• Maryland and Virginia Eldership of Churches of God v. Church of God at Sharpsburg, Inc.
• Molinaro v. New Jersey
• Turner v. Fouche

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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• President's Daily Brief of 19 January 1970

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

The NSC System

• 93. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Defense Program Review Committee, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–098, Defense Program Review Committee, DPRC General 1969–Feb. 1970. Secret; Sensitive.

Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 170. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 91, Vietnam Subject Files, Vietnamization, Vol. II, January 1970–June 1970. Secret; Eyes Only. Initialed by Kissinger. This memorandum is cited in Kissinger, White House Years, p. 435.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

A Spoiling Operation: The 1970 Chilean Presidential Election, January 1-September 4, 1970

• 28. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–01440A, File AA–7, WH Division 1970. Secret. Drafted in DDP/WH on January 30. A March 19 memorandum of this meeting, prepared from notes by James Gardner (INR), is in the Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR/IL Historical Files, Documents on Chile to the Department of Justice.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 267. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State, Athens, January 19, 1970, 1700Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 593, Country Files—Middle East, Greece, Vol. I Jan 69–Oct 70. Secret; Exdis. Another copy is ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 30 GREECE.

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

France

• 136. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 676, Country Files—Europe, France, Vol. IV. Secret; Nodis. Sent for action.

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

Nigerian Civil War

• 170. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Kissinger provided the President with a status report on relief, comparing the findings of Dr. Karl Western, CDC, based on a survey of Biafra in October/November 1969, with those presented in an attached memorandum from Rogers. Western stressed that there would be a completely unacceptable magnitude of starvation and suffering. Rogers disagreed, noting that FMG claimed to have the situation under control.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 742, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret; Sensitive. Tab B is not published.

• 171. Briefing Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Kissinger presented talking points for the Presidentʼs meeting with Secretary of State Rogers, Special Coordinator on Relief Ferguson, and Assistant Secretary of State Newsom the next day. He stated that the purpose was to impress State with the urgency of the relief situation and the need for action by Nigeria.
  
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 3, Chronological Files, 1969–1975. Secret; Sensitive. At Tab A presumably was Document 170.

• 173. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Newsom) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, January 19, 1970

  Newsomʼs briefing memorandum for Rogersʼ meeting with the President emphasized Nigerian sensitivity to interference, the need for cooperation, and the very incomplete and inconclusive information about the situation in Biafra. Tab A indicated food supplies in Biafra were adequate and conditions were improving.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Special Coordinator on Relief to Civilian Victims of the Nigerian Civil War, February 1969–June 1970, Lot 70 D 336, Box 517. Confidential. The memorandum is an unsigned copy that may have been sent to Ferguson for clearance and thus was not necessarily forwarded to Rogers in this form. Commenting on the last paragraph on page one, Ferguson wrote in the margins: “misunderstanding here of Western Jan memo which gave 4 choices & was addressed to total needs of 4 groups. Also, Western Appendix IV was misconstrued—airlift plus local food plus local commerce trade.” Tabs B through E, entitled “Relief Organization and Tactics,” “External Assistance (Excluding US),” “Food Requirements and Availability,” and “US Actions,” respectively, are not published.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

U.S.-North African Policy

• 4. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 19, 1970

  In light of recent regional developments, Kissinger recommended that the President authorize a review of U.S. programs in North Africa.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-169, NSSM Files, NSSM 87. Secret. Sent for action. The President approved the recommendation on January 21.

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 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-2798 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2798-02A-16A, Ice Capades skaters present skates to Tricia Nixon. 1/19/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Tricia Nixon, professional skaters.

Roll WHPO-2799 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2799-01-30, Tricia Nixon receives skates from Ice Capades. 1/19/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Tricia Nixon, Ice Capades people.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2799-21A, Tricia Nixon receives skates from Ice Capades. 1/19/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Tricia Nixon, Ice Capades people.

Roll WHPO-2800 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2800-02A-15A, President Nixon meets with Committee on Mental Retardation. 1/19/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon; committee members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2800-16A-21A, Ron Ziegler speaking at a press briefing. 1/19/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Ronald Ziegler, reporters from the White House Press Corps.

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.

B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

• WHCA-SR-B-058
  Remarks upon return to Andrews AFB. (1/19/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:49
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-700108
  Remarks by President Nixon in a taped message on the 1970 census (to be released 3/29/1970). (1/19/1970, Retiring Room, the White House)
  
  Runtime: 00:01:55/00:24:17
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JLS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700109
  Remarks by President Nixon in a taped message for the Presidential Prayer Breakfast. (1/19/1970)
  
  Runtime: 4:21
  
  Keywords: Church service, worship service, prayer service, religion
  
  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-3600
  "The David Frost Show" with Ralph de Toledano. 1/12/1970 to 1/16/1970.
  All networks
  Runtime: 00:16:12
• WHCA-3601
  "A Glimpse of China". People's Republic of China. 1) George Wallace; 2) Senator Hugh Scott and Representative Gerald Ford.
  1)CBS 2)NBC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-3602
  "The Dick Cavett Show":H. Ross Perot, Blythe Danner, John Sebastian, Bob & Ray. H. Ross Perot, Blythe Danner, John Sebastian, Bob & Ray Ralph de Toledano, author-journalist.
  Group W Productions
  Runtime: 00:46:40
• WHCA-3605
  Weekly News Summary on V.P. Agnew's Asian trip. Vice President Spiro Agnew, Bill Gill.
  All networks
  Runtime: 00:33:00
  
  10. Vice President Agnew Return from Asian Trip. Time Code Start: 31:07. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Asia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, China, Thailand, Nepal, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-3613
  Weekly News Summary.
  All networks
  Runtime: 01:06:38
  
  1. Report on G. Harrold Carswell. Time Code Start: 00:31. Keywords: Supreme Court, nominees, law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations. Network: ABC.

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