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March 5, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, March 5, 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: Tuesday, March 4, 1969

Next Date: Thursday, March 6, 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

    • Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 369, March 5, 1969)
      The President's Remarks Upon Presenting the Trophy to the Apollo 8 Astronauts and Upon Announcing the Nomination of Dr. Thomas O. Paine To Be Administrator of NASA, With Remarks by James M. Murray, President of the National Space Club, Mrs. Goddard, Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., USN, and Dr. Paine.

    Awards and Citations

    • Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 373, March 5, 1969)
      Announcement of Award to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army.

    Executive Orders

    Statements by the President

    • Minority Business Enterprise (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 371, March 5, 1969)
      Statement by the President Upon Signing an Executive Order Providing for a National Program.

    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.

    • Biography of Thomas O. Paine.
    • Background information on Astronauts Borman, Lovell, and Anders.
    • Background information on the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy.
    • Press conference of Maurice H. Stans and Robert J. Brown, on minority business enterprise.
    • Announcement of assignment of Maj. Gen. Oren E. Hurlbut, USA, as Army member, Joint Logistic Review Board, and of his appointment to the grade of lieutenant general.
    • List of persons attending the signing of an Executive order on minority business enterprise.

    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.

    • President Emile Derlin Zinsou of the Republic of Dahomey paid an informal call on the President at the White House.
    • Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, Senators George D. Aiken and Winston L. Prouty of Vermont, Senator Edward O. Brooke of Massachusetts, and Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire met with the President to discuss the oil shortage in New England.

  • 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.

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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

  • 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. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, 1969

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Parity, Safeguard, and the SS-9 Controversy

    • 16. Minutes of National Security Council Meeting , Washington, March 5, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–109, NSC Meeting Minutes, Originals, 1969. Top Secret; Sensitive. No drafting information appears on the minutes. The meeting lasted from 8:42 to 10:32 a.m., was held the Cabinet Room of the White House, and was attended by the President, Kissinger, Vice President Agnew, Rogers, Laird, David Kennedy, Lincoln, Wheeler, Helms, Richardson, Gerard Smith, Mayo, Lee A. DuBridge, Packard, Lynn, and Haig. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary)

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee; Seabed Arms Control Treaty

    • 67. Memorandum From Spurgeon Keeny and Morton Halperin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, March 5, 1969

      The memorandum briefed Kissinger for the next day’s Review Group. It focused on the three key issues for the ENDC, the test ban, the halting of production of fissionable material, and arms control for the seabeds. He went on to outline the “substantial” disagreement between the AEC, the JCS, the ACDA, and the DOD on each item. On the second issue, the NPT, Keeny reiterated the U.S. position of not pressuring nations to sign the agreement. Also included was an Agenda for the following day’s ENDC meeting.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–34, Senior Review Group Meeting, 3/6/69. Top Secret. Sent for action.

  • 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.

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-0437 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0437-, Interior view of the Oval Office and it's furniture. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room.

    Roll WHPO-0445 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0445-, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew at presentation of the Goddard Memorial Trophy to the Apollo 8 crew, with Capt. James A. Lovell accepting. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. Fish Room, White House. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, James A. Lovell, Thomas O. Paine, Air Force Secretary Dr. Robert Seamans, Mrs. Robert Goddard, Dr. Lee DuBridge, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-0446 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0446-, President Emile-Derlin Zinsou of Dahomey speaking with President Nixon. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Emile-Derlin Zinsou.

    Roll WHPO-0447 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0447-01-10, President Nixon signing the executive order to create the Office of Minority Business Enterprise. Executive Order title: "Prescribing Arrangements for Developing and Coordinating a National Program for Minority Business Enterprise.". 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Romney, Maurice Stans, Herbert Klein, Robert J. Brown, Hilary Sandoval, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Clifford M. Hardin, George Shultz, George W. Romney, T. M. Alexander, Richard Allen, Margaret L. Belcher, John Belindo, Darwin Bolden, Honorable Edward W. Brooke, Berkeley Burrell, Sammie Chess Jr. Esq., John Clay, Clifford Coles, Wardell Croft, John Davis, Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Charles B. Fisher, Joe Gomez, William Hamilton, Dorothy Height, Judge Alfred J. Hernandez, Dr. Edward Irons, John H. Johnson, Napoleon Johnson, Joe Kirven, Congressman Honorable Manuel Lujan, Luis Nunez, Myrtle Ollison, Hobson r. Reynolds, Eliu Romero, George Sandoval, John Torres, Clarence Townes Sr., Mayor Walter Washington, John Wheeler, Charles William, John Wooten, Dr. Harding Young.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0447-09, President Nixon signing the executive order to create the Office of Minority Business Enterprise. Executive Order title: "Prescribing Arrangements for Developing and Coordinating a National Program for Minority Business Enterprise.". 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Romney, Maurice Stans, Herbert Klein, Robert J. Brown, Hilary Sandoval, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Clifford M. Hardin, George Shultz, George W. Romney, T. M. Alexander, Richard Allen, Margaret L. Belcher, John Belindo, Darwin Bolden, Honorable Edward W. Brooke, Berkeley Burrell, Sammie Chess Jr. Esq., John Clay, Clifford Coles, Wardell Croft, John Davis, Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Charles B. Fisher, Joe Gomez, William Hamilton, Dorothy Height, Judge Alfred J. Hernandez, Dr. Edward Irons, John H. Johnson, Napoleon Johnson, Joe Kirven, Congressman Honorable Manuel Lujan, Luis Nunez, Myrtle Ollison, Hobson r. Reynolds, Eliu Romero, George Sandoval, John Torres, Clarence Townes Sr., Mayor Walter Washington, John Wheeler, Charles William, John Wooten, Dr. Harding Young.

    Roll WHPO-0448 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0448-03-09, White House, Children's Garden. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Childern's Garden.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0448-10-11, Unidentified Navy guard in the Children's Garden. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Childern's Garden. unknown.

    Roll WHPO-0449 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0449-, President Nixon with Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater holding American Indian gifts, a woven basket and a framed drawing of a Hopi Kachina dancer. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Barry Goldwater.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0449-09, President Nixon with Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater holding American Indian gifts: a woven basket and a framed drawing of a Hopi Kachina dancer. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Barry Goldwater.

    Roll WHPO-0451 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0451-04-06, President Nixon meeting with Republican Senators from New England. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Aiken, Edward Brooke, Norris Cotton, Winston Prouty, Margaret Chase Smith, unidentified man.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0451-16-21, President Nixon with members of his staff and Congressman Rogers Morton. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Rogers Morton, Ehrlichman, Haldeman, John Sears, Bryce N. Harlow.

    Roll WHPO-0452 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0452-, Pat Nixon seated with with Holly Schmidt, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Poster Child. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, Holly Schmidt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0452-19, Pat Nixon seated with with Holly Schmidt, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Poster Child. 3/5/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, Holly Schmidt.

  • 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.

    G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-G-007
      Remarks to press by Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans regarding minority businesses. (3/5/1969, Roosevelt Room, The White House)

      Runtime: 20:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by ABC; No WHCA engineer initials listed

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690308
      Remarks by President Nixon on Presenting the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy (Award) to Apollo 8 astronauts, announcement of Thomas O. Paine as Director of NASA with remarks by Thomas O. Paine, James Murray, Mrs. Goddard, Captain James Lovell. (3/5/1969, Fish Room at the White House)

      Runtime: 5:02

      Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts

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

Context (External Sources)