June 23, 1970

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• 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.

Addresses and Remarks

• Public Land Law Review Commission (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 807, June 23, 1970)
  Remarks of the President and Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado, Chairman of the Commission, Upon the Presentation of the Commission's Report.

Announcements

• Barbers' Chairs and Parts Industry (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 808, June 23, 1970)
  Announcement of Authorization of Assistance To Adjust to Import Competition.

Appointments and Nominations

• Department of Defense (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 806, June 23, 1970)
  Announcement of Nomination of Louis M. Rousselot as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
• Agency for International Development (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 807, June 23, 1970)
  Announcement of Nomination of Donald G. MacDonald as Assistant Administrator for Near East and South Asia.

Acts Approved by the President

• H.R. 2012 -- Private Law 91-107
  An Act to amend the Act of October 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 1205), authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey a tract of land to Lillian I. Anderson.
• H.R. 9854 -- Public Law 91-286
  An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the East Greenacres unit, Rathdrum Prairie project, Idaho, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 12860 -- Public Law 91-288
  An Act to establish the Ford's Theatre National Historical Site, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 14300 -- Public Law 91-287
  An Act to amend title 44, United States Code, to facilitate the disposal of Government records without sufficient value to warrant their continued preservation, to abolish the Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, and for other purposes.

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 Senator Hugh Scott and Representative Gerald R. Ford following Republican leadership meeting.

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.

• The President today announced the retirement from regular active service of George B. Harris as United States district judge for the northern district of California, San Francisco, effective July 31, 1970.
• The President has accepted the resignation of Jack Hood Vaughn as United States Ambassador to Colombia, at a date to be determined.
• Amintore Fanfani, President of the Italian Senate, met with the President at the White House.
• Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met with the President at the White House to discuss his forthcoming trip to the Vatican, the first in a series the President has asked him to make.

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.

• DONALD G. MACDONALD, of Vermont, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Maurice J. Williams.
• Louis M. ROUSSELOT, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (new position).

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 on Receiving Report of the Public Land Law Review Commission.

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 Tuesday, June 23, 1970

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

• House of Representatives: June 23, 1970
• Senate: June 23, 1970
• Extensions of Remarks: June 23, 1970

Decided

• California v. Green
• City of Phoenix v. Kolodziejski
• Perkins v. Standard Oil Company of California

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)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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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 23 June 1970

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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

U.S. Position Papers and Assessments of General Assembly Sessions

• 90. Memorandum From the Representative to the United Nations (Yost) to Secretary of State Rogers, New York, June 23, 1970

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 3 GA. Confidential. A typed note on the memorandum indicates that it was received on June 24.

Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 333. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, June 23, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 147, Vietnam Country Files, Vietnam, 1 June 1970. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “The President has seen.”

Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

Expansion of the Kissinger-Dobrynin Channel and Further Discussions on the Middle East, December 11, 1969-July 28, 1970

• 171. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, June 23, 1970, 6:45 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Part 2, Vol. I. Top Secret; Sensitive. The conversation was held in the Map Room at the White House.

Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

December 1969-March 1971: Relations After the First Nixon-Sato Summit

• 45. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, June 23, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 535, Country File, Far East, Japan, Vol. III, 7/70–12/70. Secret. The meeting took place at Kissinger’s office. The time of the meeting is not indicated. On July 20, Holdridge sent Kissinger this memorandum of conversation. Kissinger initialed and made some changes, which are noted in footnote 2 below. On August 13 Holdridge sent the revised memorandum to Kissinger and recommended that it be passed to the Department of State since “the views expressed by you and Mr. Miki on Asian questions . . . are likely to arise again in Miki’s conversation with other American officials in the future.” Kissinger denied this request on August 14. (Ibid.)

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 39. Memorandum From Viron P. Vaky of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 23, 1970

  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Chile, 1970. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

Round Two at Vienna, April 18-August 13, 1970

• 83. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, June 23, 1970, 6:45 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Vol. 1 [Part 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive. The conversation took place in the Map Room of the White House. The memorandum of conversation is printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XII, Soviet Union, January 1969–October 1970, Document 171.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

"Bureaucratic Steamroller," January 1969-November 1970

• 29. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, June 23, 1970

  Source: Ford Library, Laird Papers, Box 2, NATO, Vol. IV. Secret.

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

Costa Rica

• 175. Telegram 1621 From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State, June 23, 1970, 2358Z. , June 23, 1970, 2358Z

  Ambassador Ploeser noted that President Figueres informed the Embassy that his government was considering a plan to allow Sandinista captive Carlos Fonseca Amador to escape to Spain. According to the Embassy, the Nicaraguan Government was aware of the plan and had no objections.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 23–8 COSTA RICA. Secret. It was repeated to Managua, Madrid, and USCINCSO for POLAD.

Ecuador

• 302. Telegram 2773 From the Embassy in Ecuador to the Department of State, June 23, 1970, 0045Z. , June 23, 1970, 0045Z

  President Velasco Ibarra assumed “supreme power” on the morning of June 21. Velasco’s main motive was to preserve his fiscal reforms, which he thought were threatened. The crackdown also served the purpose of quelling student and leftist dissenters.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 784, Country Files, Latin America, Ecuador, Vol. I, 1969–1970. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Lima, Santiago, Guayaquil, USCINCSO, and Bogotá for information. Section 2 of the telegram was not found.

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-3730 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3730-02-17, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with former President of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly Amintore Fanfani, Chief of Protocol Emil Mosbacher, Ambassador Egidio Ortona of Italy and NSC official Helmut Sonnenfeldt. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Amintore Fanfani, Emil Mosbacher, Egidio Ortona, Helmut Sonnenfeldt.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3730-16A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with former President of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly Amintore Fanfani, and Ambassador Egidio Ortona of Italy. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Amintore Fanfani, Egidio Ortona.

Roll WHPO-3731 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3731-02A-08A, President Nixon with John Swearingen, Standard Oil Company Chairman of the Board. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Swearingen.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3731-09A-26A, President Nixon and Congressman Wayne Aspinall greeting attendees at the meeting of the Public Land Law Review Commission. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Wayne Aspinall.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3731-27A-34A, President Nixon meeting with Congressman Laurence Burton, Ralph Mecham (Federal Co - Chairman, Four Corners Regional Commission, Department of Commerce), Mrs. Mecham and Special Counsel Harry S. Dent. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President, Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Laurence J. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. L. Ralph Mecham, Harry Dent.

Roll WHPO-3732 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3732-, V.P. Service Medal (with Flag Symbol). 6/23/1970, unknown unknown.

Roll WHPO-3733 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3733-03A-07A, Special Counsel Harry Dent with a group of visitors. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Harry S. Dent, unidentified people.

Roll WHPO-3734 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3734-03-07, 11-17, President Nixon seated informally in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office during a meeting with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. Executives Office Building (EOB), Presidential office. President Nixon, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3734-08-10, President Nixon seated in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office during a meeting Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and NSC staff member General Alexander Haig. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. Executives Office Building (EOB), Presidential office. President Nixon, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Alexander M. Haig.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3734-13, President Nixon seated in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office during a meeting Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and NSC staff member General Alexander Haig (not pictured). 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. Executives Office Building (EOB), Presidential office. President Nixon, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge.

Roll WHPO-3735 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-3735-01A-34A, Clay T. Whitehead, Director of Office of Telecommunications Policy. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Mr. Whitehead.

Roll WHPO-3736 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3736-01-13, Pat Nixon with the Epilepsy Foundation Poster Child. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Diplomatic Reception Room. Pat Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3736-03, Pat Nixon with the Epilepsy Foundation Poster Children for 1970, a young boy and a young girl. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Diplomatic Reception Room. Pat Nixon, children.

Roll WHPO-3737 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3737-03A-07A, Pat Nixon with the Epilepsy Foundation Poster Children for 1970, a young boy and girl. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Diplomatic Reception Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified children.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3737-04A, Pat Nixon with the Epilepsy Foundation Poster Children for 1970, a young boy and girl. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Diplomatic Reception Room. Pat Nixon, children.
• Frame(s): WHPO-3737-08A-10A, Mrs. Stuart M. Charlesworth presenting a Lincoln Plate gift to Pat Nixon. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Stuart Charlesworth.

Roll WHPO-3738 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3738-02-30, A formal portrait study of Julie and David Eisenhower prior to their Japan trip. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Mr. and Mrs. David Eisenhower.

Roll WHPO-3739 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-3739-02-06, A formal portrait study of Julie and David Eisenhower prior to their Japan trip. 6/23/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Mr. and Mrs. David Eisenhower.

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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-700614
  Remarks by President Nixon to group of the Public Land Law review Committee. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 6:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700615
  Taped message for 4th annual Sportsman's World Awards. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:11
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700616
  Taped message for testimonial dinner for W. Clement Stone. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:27
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700617
  Taped message of greeting to state of Alaska. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:37
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700618
  [same as 700617]. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:37
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700619
  Richard Nixon taped birthday tribute to Louis Armstrong. (6/23/1970, Oval Office)
  
  Runtime: 1:42
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Nolt (recorded by)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700620
  Taped message for Honor America Day--July 4, 1970. (6/23/1970)
  
  Runtime: 1:39
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-700621
  [same as 700617]. (6/23/1970)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• New York Times of June 23, 1970

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• June 1970 Broadcast Index

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