June 12, 1970

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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

• Housing Financing Legislation (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 753, June 12, 1970)
  The President's Remarks Urging Prompt Action by the Congress.

Appointments and Nominations

• President's Commission on School Finance (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 753, June 12, 1970)
  Announcement of Appointment of 11 Members of the Commission.

Executive Orders

• Inspection of Tax Returns (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 754, June 12, 1970)
  Executive Order 11535 Providing for Inspection of Certain Tax Returns by the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Acts Approved by the President

• S. 2339 -- Public Law 91-276
  An Act to authorize the Public Printer to fix the subscription price of the daily Congressional Record.
• H.J. Res. 1069 -- Public Law 91-277
  Joint Resolution extending for four years the existing authority for the erection in the District of Columbia of a memorial to Mary McLeod Bethune.
• H.R. 4813 -- Public Law 91-279
  An Act to extend the provisions of the United States Fishing Fleet Improvement Act, as amended, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 11628 -- Public Law 91-280
  An Act to transfer from the Architect of the Capitol to the Librarian of Congress the authority to purchase office equipment and furniture for the Library of Congress.
• H.R. 13816 -- Public Law 91-276
  An Act to improve and clarify certain laws affecting the Coast Guard.

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.

• Press conference of Dr. Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor to the President, on the appointment of 11 members to the President's Commission on School Finance.
• Press conference of George W. Romney, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, following the President's remarks urging prompt action by the Congress on housing financing legislation.

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.

• JAMES D. HODGSON, of California, to be Secretary of Labor.

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.

• Remarks Urging Prompt Congressional Action on Housing Finance Legislation.
• Executive Order 11535—Providing for Inspection of Certain Tax Returns by the House Committee on the Judiciary

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• Federal Register of Friday, June 12, 1970

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• Senate: June 12, 1970
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• President's Daily Brief of 12 June 1970

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

Trade and Commerce, 1969-1972

• 234. National Security Decision Memorandum 65 , Washington, June 12, 1970

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 83 D 305, NSDM 65. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, the CEA Chairman, the AID Administrator, and the Budget Director. On May 21 the Department of State sent a telegram to Samuels at the OECD informing him of the substance of the soon-to-be-issued NSDM. AID Deputy Administrator Poats sent a copy of the telegram to Bergsten under cover of a May 22 note: “Cheers! You deserve a medal, which your anonymous role will deny you, for this.” (Telegram 77562 to USOECD; Washington National Records Center, Agency for International Development, Executive Secretariat Files: FRC 286 73 A 518, ECF 4 International Trade FY 1970 October 1969-April 1970)

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 289. Airgram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, June 12, 1970

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Confidential. Drafted by Frederick H. Sacksteder, Jr., cleared by Kathleen McSweeney, and approved by Michael Newlin. Repeated to Hong Kong, Ottawa, Rome, Taipei, and Tokyo.

Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 325. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting , Washington, June 12, 1970, 2:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, WSAG Minutes, Originals, 1970–1971, 6/12/70, Jordan and Cambodia. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. Kissinger initialed the memorandum from Holdridge, June 19, transmitting these minutes to him.

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

The Cease-Fire Agreement

• 126. Minutes of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, June 12, 1970, 2:35-2:50 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, Washington Special Actions Group, WSAG Meetings Minutes (Originals) 1969 and 1970. Top Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

Middle East Region

• 24. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff , Washington, June 12, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1248, Saunders Files, NSSM 90—Mediterranean Policy. Secret. This paper is an analytical summary of the response to NSSM 90, Document 19. The response to NSSM 90, originally dated March 23 and referred to as the Cargo paper, was discussed at the May 21 SRG meeting. See Document 22 and footnote 3 thereto.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 281. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State, Athens, June 12, 1970, 1608Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 593, Country Files, Middle East, Greece, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. Another copy is ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 GREECE.

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

Western Europe Region and NATO

• 41. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State , Bonn, June 12, 1970, 1730Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 683, Country Files—Europe, Germany, Vol. V. Confidential. Repeated to the Missions to NATO and Berlin, USAREUR, USAFE, USEUCOM, and Ankara, Athens, Brussels, Copenhagen, The Hague, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Ottawa, Reykjavik, and Rome.

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

Nigerian Civil War

• 196. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, June 12, 1970

  Kissinger informed Rogers that the President approved increased attention to rehabilitation and long-term recovery in Nigeria, but saw no contradiction between good relations and a significant continuing U.S. contribution to relief.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 742, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret.

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

U.S.-North African Policy

• 11. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 90 , Washington, June 12, 1970

  An excerpt from the paper “U.S. Interest in and Policy Toward the Mediterranean,” prepared in response to NSSM 90, discussed the role of France in North Africa, which U.S. policymakers viewed with ambivalence.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-28, NSC Meeting Files, The Mediterranean, June 17, 1970. Secret; Exdis. The Analytical Summary of the June 12 paper, concluded that “The North Africans in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia have a character and history which distinguish them from the Eastern Arabs and give them somewhat different foreign policy options, particularly those growing out of their closer relationship with Western Europe. The North African governments are turning toward Western Europe—especially France—and away from the close association with either the United States or the USSR that characterized their policies in the 1950s and 1960s. US influence in North Africa will remain severely limited while the US remains closely identified in Arab eyes with Israel and Israel remains in occupation of Arab territory. The USSR is unlikely substantially to improve its modest political and diplomatic position in North Africa, as least as long as current regimes remain in power.” (Ibid.) The full analytical summary is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969–1972; Jordan, September 1970.

Libya

• 60. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, June 12, 1970

  Eliot sent Kissinger an informal memorandum reporting that in an official ceremony on June 11, the Wheelus commander had turned over the base to the Libyan Air Force.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 738, Country Files, Africa, Libya, Vol. I. Confidential. In telegram 1510, June 27, Ambassador Joseph Palmer took the Deputy Prime Minister to task for the criticism the Libyan Air Force Commander had leveled at Washington during the turnover ceremony, causing Palmer to boycott the remaining events. Jalluud assured Palmer that he and other RCC members had had no prior knowledge of what Farjaani intended to say. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL LIBYA–US)

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

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

• 64. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) , Washington, June 12, 1970, 11:30 a.m.

  Kissinger and Sisco discussed the President’s decision to include tanks and B–57 bombers in the one-time exception package for Pakistan. Sisco warned that to do so would increase opposition in the Congress and cause a greater reaction in India.
  
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 363, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking.

• 65. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) , Washington, June 12, 1970, 4:40 p.m.

  Sisco and Kissinger discussed the contemplated one-time exception again, and Sisco revised the proposal to eliminate the tanks and change the 6 bombers to 12 interceptor fighters.
  
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 363, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. The omissions are in the original transcript.

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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-3671 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3671-03-12, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk during a meeting with Secretary of HUD George W. Romney. 6/12/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George Romney.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3671-11, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk during a meeting with Secretary of HUD George W. Romney. 6/12/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George Romney.

Roll WHPO-3672 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3672-02-14, Vice President Agnew hosting a reception for management interns. 6/12/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-3673 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3673-02-07, President Nixon meeting with George W. Romney (Secretary of HUD). 6/12/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Area. President Nixon, George Romney.

Roll WHPO-3674 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3674-02-13, President Nixon meeting with George W. Romney (Secretary of HUD). 6/12/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Area. President Nixon, George Romney.

Roll WHPO-3675 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3675-04-14, Portrait study of General Haig. 6/12/1970, Unknown Unknown. Alexander Haig.

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G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-051
  Press briefing by Secretary of HUD George Romney regarding housing shortage, with Ronald Ziegler and intro by the President. (6/12/1970, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 15:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-700610
  Remarks by President Nixon introducing GR on the housing crisis. (6/12/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:47
  
  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-3749
  Weekly News Summary.
  All networks
  Runtime: 0:35
  
  15. Smith/Gill: Alert on Jordanian crisis eased; reports of U.S. citizens attacked. Time Code Start: 29:30. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, Jordanian, attacks, Americans. Network: ABC.

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