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March 1, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, March 1, 1971, 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: Sunday, February 28, 1971

Next Date: Tuesday, March 2, 1971

Schedule and Public Documents

Archival Holdings

  • 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

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-5772 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5772-, Science group composed of young men and women. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. Room 208. young men and women.

    Roll WHPO-5773 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5773-, Closeup portrait of Bruce Kehrli. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Bruce Kehrli.

    Roll WHPO-5774 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5774-, Vice President Agnew with Prince Hussein. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew, Prince Hussein, aides.

    Roll WHPO-5775 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5775-, President Nixon individually greeting editors and publishers of farm publications. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, unidentified men, aides.

    Roll WHPO-5776 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5776-04-05, Very distant shots of President Nixon addressing a joint session of the Iowa State Legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Air National Guard Base, Capitol Building, outside Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Robert Ray, Mrs. Robert Ray, Iowa legislators, press corps members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5776-06-13, President Nixon arriving at the Fort Des Moines Hotel. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Air National Guard Base, Capitol Building, outside Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Robert Ray, Mrs. Robert Ray, Iowa legislators, press corps members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5776-14-18, President Nixon attending a Rural Development meeting with the governors of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin in attendance along with Federal officials and others. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Wedgewood Room, Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, Rumsfeld, Rogers Morton, Clifford Hardin, Stans, Romney, Jerome Rosow, Robert Ray, Warren Hearnes, Richard Ogilvie, Patrick Lucey, officials, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5776-2, Nixon and Pat Nixon being greeted by Governor and Mrs. Robert Ray upon arrival in Des Moines. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Air National Guard Base, Capitol Building, outside Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Robert Ray, Mrs. Robert Ray, Iowa legislators, press corps members.

    Roll WHPO-5777 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5777-02-15, President Nixon addressing the Iowa State Legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Robert Ray, state officials, legislators, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5777-16-34, Demonstrators outside the Capitol Building as Nixon, Pat Nixon, and others leave. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Robert Ray, state officials, legislators, aides.

    Roll WHPO-5778 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5778-03-27, Pat Nixon at various locations. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa unknown location. Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5778-28-31, Pat Nixon and President Nixon with unidentified persons prior to leaving on Air Force One. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Air National Guard Base. Pat Nixon, President Nixon, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-5779 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5779-08, President Nixon addressing the Iowa State Legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Iowa legislators and officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5779-10-14, Pat Nixon with unidentified women. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa unknown location. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Iowa legislators and officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5779-3-9, President Nixon addressing the Iowa State Legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Iowa legislators and officials.

    Roll WHPO-5780 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5780-19-36, Pat Nixon with unidentified students, women. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa unknown locations. Pat Nixon, unidentified women, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5780-3-18, President Nixon addressing the Iowa State Legislature and leaving the Capitol Building. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Iowa legislators and officials.

    Roll WHPO-5781 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5781-02A-07A, "Order of the Lunar Duffer" certificate for Captain Alan Shepard. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, unknown.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5781-08A-12A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, and Apollo 14 astronauts and their wives, posed. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Grand Stairway. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Agnew, Judy Agnew, Captain & Mrs. Alan Shepard, Captain & Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, Lt. Col. & Mrs. Stuart Roosa.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5781-10A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, and Apollo 14 (Apollo XIV) astronauts and their wives standing in the Grand Stairway for a formal state portrait. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Grand Stairway. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Agnew, Judy Agnew, Captain & Mrs. Alan Shepard, Captain & Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, Lt. Col. & Mrs. Stuart Roosa.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5781-14A-31A, President Nixon and the Apollo 14 astronauts on a speakers platform at the dinner in honor of the astronauts. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Stuart Roosa, guests.

    Roll WHPO-5782 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5782-, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and the Apollo 14 astronauts before and during the dinner in honor of the astronauts. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. Grand Stairway, Grand Hall, White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Judy Agnew, Captain & Mrs. Alan Shepard, Captain & Mrs. Edgar Mitchell, Lt. Col. & Mrs. Stuart Roosa, guests.

    Roll WHPO-5783 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5783-10A, President Nixon confers awards to the Apollo 14 astronauts, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa while at the speakers platform during the East Room dinner in honoring them. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Stuart Roosa, officials, guests.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5783-24A, President Nixon, Vice President Agnew and the Apollo 14 astronauts, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa stand at the East Room's speakers platform holidng a large framed award certificate during the East Room dinner honoring them. 3/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Stuart Roosa, guests.

    Roll WHPO-5786 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5786-08-26, President Nixon shaking hands prior to departing Des Moines. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Fort Des Moines Hotel, Air National Guard Base. President Nixon, publishers, editors, officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5786-1-7, President Nixon addressing editors and publishers of farm publications. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Fort Des Moines Hotel, Air National Guard Base. President Nixon, publishers, editors, officials.

    Roll WHPO-5787 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5787-02A-22A, President Nixon addressing the Iowa legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, state officials, legislators, press corps members, reporters.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5787-20, President Nixon addressing the Iowa legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, state officials, legislators, press corps members, reporters.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5787-23A/24-32A/33, President Nixon leaving the Capitol building and talking to the press. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, state officials, legislators, press corps members, reporters.

    Roll WHPO-5788 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5788-, President Nixon and Cabinet members at a Rural Development meeting with governors and other officials. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Wedgewood Room, Fort Des Moines Hotel. President Nixon, Robert Ray, Richard Ogilvie, Warren Hearnes, Patrick Lucey, Rumsfeld, Rogers Morton, Clifford Hardin, Stans, Romney, Jerome Rosow, officials, aides.

    Roll WHPO-5789 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5789-, President Nixon addressing the Iowa legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, state officials, legislators.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5789-10A, President Nixon addressing the Iowa legislature. 3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa Capitol Building. President Nixon, state officials, legislators.
  • 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.

    C - First Lady

    • WHCA-SR-C-062
      Remarks by Pat Nixon to the extension services, in the Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa. (3/1/1971, Federal Building, Des Moines, Iowa)

      Runtime: 0:45

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-G-083
      Briefing by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin in Des Moines, Iowa, with Ronald Ziegler. (3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa)

      Runtime: 10:00

      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-G-084
      Background briefing at Ft. Des Moines Hotel, Iowa, with Herbert Klein, Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin, Secretary of HUD George Romney, the President, and Mr. Rosow [see P-710303]. (3/1/1971, Ft. Des Moines Hotel, Iowa)

      Runtime: 3:00:00

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    H - White House Staff Member Recordings

    • WHCA-SR-H-350
      Press briefing by Midwestern Govenors Robert Ray, Warren Hearnes, Richard Ogilvie, Patrick Lucey, and Senator Jack Miller. (3/1/1971, Des Moines, Iowa)

      Runtime: 20:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-710301
      Remarks by President Nixon to Joint Legislative Session in Des Moines with Gov. Robert Ray. (3/1/1971)

      Runtime: 21:00

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-710302
      Impromptu remarks to press in Des Moines. (3/1/1971)

      Runtime: 1:45

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-710303
      Remarks by President Nixon at conference on rural development at Ft. Des Moines Hotel [see G-84]. (3/1/1971)

      Runtime: 26:55:00

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-710304
      Background briefing for the news media in Des Moines. (3/1/1971)

      Runtime: 21:55

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-710305
      Impromptu remarks to news media at Des Moines airport. (3/1/1971)

      Runtime: 4:56

      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-4201
      "The David Frost Show" with Epstein & Geary debating Black Panther leader's killings by police. A discussion of police killing suspected Black Panther leaders Representative Paul N. McCloskey (R-CA).
      WETA
      Runtime: 01:32:00
    • WHCA-4202
      President Nixon Remarks to a Joint Session of the Iowa State Legislature in Des Moines.
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:33:20
    • WHCA-4209
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      7. Reasoner/Bell: including the Laos situation. Time Code Start: 19:29. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.

      8. Reasoner: New war-limiting resolution proposed in Congress. Time Code Start: 23:03. Keywords: House of Representatives, bills, Presidents, declaration of war. Network: ABC.

      9. Smith/Gill: President Nixon in Des Moines, Iowa on Revenue Sharing; Apollo 14 dinner. Time Code Start: 23:26. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts, dinners, dining, banquets. Network: ABC.

      10. Smith/Donaldson: The Supersonic Transport (SST) Controversy (Secretary of Transportation Volpe, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator). Time Code Start: 26:10. Keywords: Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, cabinet, advisors, ecology, agencies, directors. Network: ABC.

      11. Smith: Commentary on the Washington, D. C. Capitol building bombing and militancy. Time Code Start: 28:29. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: ABC.

      12. Newman/Kaplow: President Nixon in Des Moines, Iowa on Revenue Sharing. Time Code Start: 30:15. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid. Network: NBC.

      13. Newman: Secretary of Transportation Volpe on the Supersonic Transport (SST). Time Code Start: 33:10. Keywords: Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.

      14. Cronkite/Morton: Bombing of the Washington, D. C. Capitol building (President Nixon). Time Code Start: 34:53. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: CBS.

      15. Cronkite/Webster: including the Laos Situation. Time Code Start: 39:16. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      16. Cronkite/Schieffer: Conflicting reports on Laos & possible entry of Red China into Indochina War. Time Code Start: 44:04. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite/Rather: President Nixon in Des Moines, Iowa on Revenue Sharing. Time Code Start: 45:53. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid. Network: CBS.

      18. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on the Washington, D. C. Capitol building bombing. Time Code Start: 49:11. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)