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March 5, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, March 5, 1970, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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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

    Executive Orders

    Proclamations

    Statements by the President

    • Family Assistance Program (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 321, March 5, 1970)
      Statement by the President Following Approval of the Family Assistance Act of 1970 by the House Ways and Means Committee.

    Acts Approved by the President

    • H.R. 14464 -- Public Law 91-205
      An Act to amend the Act of August 12, 1968, to insure that certain facilities constructed under authority of Federal law are designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped.
    • H.R. 15931 -- Public Law 91-204
      Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1970.

    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 George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, Dr. Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor to the President, John G. Veneman, Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and Robert E. Patricelli, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, on the family assistance program.

    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 met at the White House with 35 black officials in key positions in the administration.
    • The President was host at a dinner for the National Alliance of Businessmen, in the State Dining 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.

    • ARTHUR K. WATSON, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to France.

  • 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

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

    International Development Policy, 1969-1972

    • 128. Memorandum From President Nixon, Washington, March 5, 1970

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80 D 212, NSSM 45. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Director of Central Intelligence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

    Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

    Special Meetings of the Security Council

    • 111. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, March 5, 1970, 2158Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 3 SC. Confidential. Drafted by Assistant Secretary Samuel De Palma and Virginia F. Hartley, cleared by John A. Armitage and Robert L. Brown, and approved by Assistant Secretary De Palma. Repeated to Helsinki, London, Moscow, Paris, and Brussels for USNATO.

    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

    • 138. National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, March 5, 1970

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R1012A, NIEs and SNIEs. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a prefatory note, the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Department of State, Defense, and the National Security Agency participated in the preparation of this estimate, which was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence and concurred by all members of the USIB, except the Assistant General Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction. This NIE superseded NIE 11–6–67.

    Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

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

    • 29. Memorandum for the 40 Committee, Washington, March 5, 1970

      Source: National Security Council, Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Chile, 1970. Secret; Eyes Only. A notation in an unknown hand at the bottom of the first page reads, “On 25 March 1970 the 40 Committee approved this proposal as stated, including the funding level.”

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

    Middle East Region

    • 20. National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, March 5, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–044, Senior Review Group Meetings, Review Group NSSM 90 5/21/70. Secret. The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, and NSA participated in the preparation of this estimate. The Director of the CIA submitted this estimate with the concurrence of all members of the USIB with the exception of the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that it was outside their jurisdiction. This NIE is partially based on the undated paper, “DIA Assessment of the Soviet Threat in the Mediterranean.” (Ibid., Box H–170, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 90)

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

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

    • 51. Letter From the Indian Chargé d’Affaires (Rasgotra) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, March 5, 1970

      Rasgotra transmitted a letter from Foreign Minister Singh to Rogers. Singh explained that the Indian decision to close the U.S. cultural centers was part of an effort to establish a uniform policy with regard to such centers and was not directed against the United States. No suggestion of improper activities on the part of the U.S. was intended.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, NEA/INS Files: Lot 73 D 377, India 1970, US Cultural Centers. No classification marking. The text of the letter was also conveyed to the Department from New Delhi on March 5 in telegram 2505. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 596, Country Files, Middle East, India, Vol. II, 10/69–8/70)

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

    American Republics Regional

    • 26. National Security Decision Memorandum 46, Washington, March 5, 1970. , Washington, March 5, 1970

      President Nixon approved in principle waiving the aid penalty provision of Section 119 of the Foreign Assistance Act for Chile, Colombia, and Brazil to allow those countries to purchase jet military aircraft, but demurred on the waiver of FMS credit restrictions, pending further consultations with Congress.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–214, NSDM 46. Secret; Nodis. A copy was sent to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the DCI, and the Chairman of the JCS.

    Colombia

    • 158. Letter From President Lleras Restrepo of Colombia to President Nixon, Bogotá, March 5, 1970. , Bogotá, March 5, 1970

      President Lleras Restrepo praised President Nixon’s annual foreign policy report to the U.S. Congress for its recommendations for regional economic integration and liberalized tariff preferences that favored the developing countries.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 779, Country Files, Colombia, Vol. 1. No classification marking. For Nixon’s First Annual Report to the Congress on United States Foreign Policy for the 1970s, see Public Papers: Nixon, 1970, pp. 115–190. The document bears Lleras Restrepo’s typed signature. Nixon’s February 18 letter has not been found.

    Nicaragua

  • 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-3076 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3076-03-11, Cabinet Room interior, Presidential blotter with pens, clock and ashtray. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. none.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3076-10A, Cabinet Room interior, Presidential blotter with pens, clock and ashtray. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room.

    Roll WHPO-3077 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3077-01A-04A, President Nixon meeting with top level administration appointees from the Black community. Photo credit card reads: Top Negro appointees. See also WHPO 3081. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Leonard, Samuel Adams Jr., Robert J. Brown, William Brown III, Beverly Carter, Clay Claiborne, Jack Crawford, Joseph Daniels, Frank DeCosta, Alfred L. Edwards, Arthur Fletcher, James Farmer, William Greene, George Haley, Benjamin Holman, Samuel Jackson, Howard Jenkins, Charles C. Johnson Jr., James Johnson, Frank Kent, Elizabeth Koontz, Donald B. Lee, Colston A. Lewis, Dr. Vincent McCrea, Arthur McZier, Edward Mitchell, Chris Roggerson, William Sharp, Joseph J. Simmons III, Samuel Simmons, Morris Sorrell, Stanley B. Thomas, William Thompson, Abraham S. Venable, Thaddeus V. Ware, (mayor) Walter Washington, James Washington, John Wilkes.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3077-03A, President Nixon meeting with top level administration appointees from the Black community. See also WHPO 3081. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Leonard, Samuel Adams Jr., Robert J. Brown, William Brown III, Beverly Carter, Clay Claiborne, Jack Crawford, Joseph Daniels, Frank DeCosta, Alfred L. Edwards, Arthur Fletcher, James Farmer, William Greene, George Haley, Benjamin Holman, Samuel Jackson, Howard Jenkins, Charles C. Johnson Jr., James Johnson, Frank Kent, Elizabeth Koontz, Donald B. Lee, Colston A. Lewis, Dr. Vincent McCrea, Arthur McZier, Edward Mitchell, Chris Roggerson, William Sharp, Joseph J. Simmons III, Samuel Simmons, Morris Sorrell, Stanley B. Thomas, William Thompson, Abraham S. Venable, Thaddeus V. Ware, (mayor) Walter Washington, James Washington, John Wilkes.

    Roll WHPO-3078 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3078-01-08, Presidential Yacht "Sequoia," interiors, including long round table and wooden chairs. 3/5/1970, unknown Yacht, interior. none.

    Roll WHPO-3079 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3079-04-20, President Nixon attending Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Deposit Ceremony. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William P. Rogers, Gerald Smith, and Bill Mosbacher, Jr.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3079-16, President Nixon attending Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Deposit Ceremony. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William Rogers.

    Roll WHPO-3080 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3080-02-14, President Nixon attending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Deposit Ceremony. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William P. Rogers, Gerald Smith, and Bill Mosbacher, Jr., unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-3081 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3081-03-09, President Nixon meeting with top level administration appointees from the Black community. Photo credit card reads: Top Negro appointees. See Also: 3077. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Black American government appointees, Negro appointees, Samuel Adams Jr., Robert J. Brown, William Brown III, Beverly Carter, Clay Claiborne, Jack Crawford, Joseph Daniels, Frank DeCosta, Alfred L. Edwards, Arthur Fletcher, James Farmer, William Greene, George Haley, Benjamin Holman, Samuel Jackson, Howard Jenkins, Charles C. Johnson Jr., James johnson, Frank Kent, Elizabeth Koontz, Donald B. Lee, Colston A. Lewis, Dr. Vincent McCrea, Arthur McZier, Edward Mitchell, Chris Roggerson, William Sharp, Joseph J. Simmons III, Samuel Simmons, Morris Sorrell, Stanley B. Thomas, William Thompson, Abraham S. Venable, Thaddeus V. Ware, (mayor) Walter Washington, James Washington, John Wilks.

    Roll WHPO-3096 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3096-31A-36A, Pat Nixon attending student meeting. 3/5/1970, Denver, Colorado Brown Palace Hotel, Stratton Room. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3100 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3100-02-36, Pat Nixon touring the School of the Ozarks. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks, Friendship House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-3102 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3102-02-20, Pat Nixon deplaning at Springfield and addressing crowd. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO Springfield Airport. Pat Nixon, Betty Hearnes, Mayor and Mrs. Carl Stillwell.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3102-21-34, Pat Nixon touring the School of the Ozarks. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks. Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3102-24, Pat Nixon sitting next to and speaking with a young women who is working with a hand loom during her tour of the School of the Ozarks. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks. Pat Nixon, unidentified woman.

    Roll WHPO-3103 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3103-02-09, Pat Nixon at a presentation at the School of the Ozarks. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3104 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3104-02-32, Pat Nixon touring the School of the Ozarks in Springfield, Missouri. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3104-16, Pat Nixon watches young male students in a print shop working, while touring the School of the Ozarks in Springfield, Missouri. 3/5/1970, Springfield, MO School of the Ozarks. Pat Nixon, unidentified male students and officials.

    Roll WHPO-3105 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3105-02A-11A, Peter Flanigan, Assistant for Trade, looking at documents with planning group. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Peter Flanigan, unidentified men.

    Roll WHPO-3106 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3106-02-22, President Nixon attending a dinner for the National Alliance of Businessmen. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3108 Photographer: unk. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3108-01-02, Helicopter in flight. 3/5/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. none.

  • 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-037
      First Lady press conference at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado with David Purdy. (3/5/1970, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado)

      Runtime: 4:17

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-C-038
      Remarks by Pat Nixon on arrival at Springfield Airport, Missouri with Dr. Graham Clark. (3/5/1970, Springfield Airport, Missouri)

      Runtime: 0:05

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-C-039
      Remarks by Pat Nixon at Friendship House, School of the Ozarks, Lookout Point, Missouri. (3/5/1970, School of the Ozarks, Lookout Point, Missouri)

      Runtime: 0:21

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-C-040
      Remarks by Pat Nixon after presentation of a Citation of Merit from the student body of School of the Ozarks, Missouri, with Dr. Graham Clark and Gary Workman. (3/5/1970, Williams Chapel, School of the Ozarks, Lookout Point, Missouri)

      Runtime: 0:45

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RHD (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-138
      Briefing by George Shultz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Veneman, Robert Patricelli on Committee on Ways and Means passage of Family Assistance Act of 1970. (3/5/1970, Roosevelt Room, White House)

      Runtime: 16:06

      Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)

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

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-700302
      Signing of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with Secretary Rogers, Mr. Stevenson. (3/5/1970)

      Runtime: 6:30

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-700303
      Remarks by President Nixon at Nat'l Alliance of Businessmen dinner with Don Kendall, Bob Ingram, Gilbert Hayes, Call Youngblood, Lynn Townsend. (3/5/1970)

      Runtime: 17:56

      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-3647
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:45

      14. President Nixon signing non-proliferation treaty. Time Code Start: 22:55. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: CBS.

      15. President Nixon signing non-proliferation treaty. Time Code Start: 25:46. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: NBC.

      16. President Nixon signing non-proliferation treaty. Time Code Start: 28:30. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)