May 18, 1971

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.

Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

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.

• Statement About Approval of the Welfare Reform and Social Security Bill by the House Committee on Ways and Means
• Statement on Signing Bill Extending Negotiation Period in the Railway Labor Dispute.

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, May 18, 1971

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

• Senate: May 18, 1971
• House of Representatives: May 18, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: May 18, 1971

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)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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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 18 May 1971

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

High-Level Meetings; Miscellaneous Issues

• 35. Memorandum From Melvin Levine and Richard Smyser of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 18, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 301, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. VII. Secret; Nodis. Sent for urgent information.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 51. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, May 18, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 INDIA–PAK. Confidential. Drafted by Quainton on May 17 and cleared by Spengler, Schneider, and Van Hollen. A copy was sent to Kissinger on May 20 under a covering note from Executive Secretary Eliot. (Ibid., POL 23–9 PAK)

Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

"One of Two Routes": Soviet-American Relations and Kissinger's Secret Trip to China, April 23-July 18, 1971

• 223. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 18, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 500–10. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Kissinger in the Oval Office from 9:41 to 10 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

• 224. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin), Washington, May 18, 1971, 4 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 27, Dobrynin File. No classification marking.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Turkey

• 446. Telegram From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State, Ankara, May 18, 1971, 1145Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 633, Country Files—Middle East, Turkey, Vol. II 1 Jan 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Adana, Izmir, and Istanbul.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

MBFR and the Conference on European Security, December 1970-December 1971

• 50. Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Secretary of Defense Laird, Acting Secretary of State Johnson, and the Republican Congressional Leadership, Washington, May 18, 1971, 8:02-9:02 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 58–1. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. Attending the meeting from Congress were Robert Griffin (R–MI), Norris Cotton (R–NH), Peter Dominick (R–CO), Gerald Ford (R–MI), Leslie Arends (R–IL), John Anderson (R–CA), Barber Conable (R–NY), Richard Poff (R–VA), Bob Wilson (R–CA), John Rhodes (R–AZ), Robert Stafford (R–VT), H. Allen Smith (R–CA), and Robert Dole (R–KS). Also attending were Peter Peterson, Shultz, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, Timmons, Dent, Ziegler, Harlow, and LeBieu. The conversation took place in the Cabinet Room.

Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iraq 1969-1971

• 288. Telegram 1302 From the Mission to Geneva to the Department of State, Geneva, May 18, 1971, 1515Z

  The UN High Commissioner for Refugees conveyed his annoyance over the leak of information concerning his intervention in Baghdad, which had resulted in the release of imprisoned Jews.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 29 IRAQ. Confidential. Repeated to USUN.

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

Argentina

• 66. Talking Points Prepared by Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff for the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 18, 1971., Washington, May 18, 1971

  National Security Council staff member Nachmanoff briefed President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger for his meeting with Ambassador Lodge. Nachmanoff discussed SOUTHCOM, the role of the Ambassador, and the political and economic situation in both Argentina and Chile.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 768, Country Files, Latin America, Argentina 1969–71. Secret. Sent for information. No record of the meeting appeared in Kissinger’s schedule book. Sent under a covering May 18 memorandum from Nachmanoff to Kissinger.

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 Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Cabinet Room

• 58-1; 8:02 a.m. - 9:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Laird, Melvin R.; Johnson, U. Alexis; Griffin, Robert P.; Cotton, Norris; Dominick, Peter H.; Ford, Gerald R.; Arends, Leslie C.; Anderson, John B.; Conable, Barber B., Jr.; Poff, Richard H.; Wilson, Robert C. ("Bob"); Rhodes, John J.; Stafford, Robert T.; Smith, H. Allen; Dole, Robert J.; Peterson, Peter G.; Shultz, George P.; Ehrlichman, John D.; MacGregor, Clark; Timmons, William E.; Dent, Harry S.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Harlow, Bryce N.; BeLieu, Kenneth E.
• 58-2; Unknown between 9:33 a.m., 5/18 & 9:02 a.m., 2/23; [Unknown person(s)]
• 58-3; Unknown between 9:33 a.m., 5/18 & 9:02 a.m., 2/26; [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 500-1; Unknown between 7:26 a.m. & 7:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 500-2; Unknown between 7:26 a.m. & 7:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 500-3; Unknown between 7:26 a.m. & 7:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bolling, Landrum
• 500-4; Unknown between 7:26 a.m. & 7:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.
• 500-5; 7:55 a.m. - 7:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 500-6; 7:58 a.m. - 8:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 500-7; Unknown between 8:02 a.m. & 9:33 a.m.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 500-8; 9:34 a.m. - 9:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.
• 500-9; 9:38 a.m. - 9:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-10; 9:41 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-11; 10:26 a.m. - 11:03 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ehrlichman, John D.
• 500-12; Unknown between 11:03 a.m. & 11:06 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-13; 11:06 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 500-14; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-15; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 500-16; 11:30 a.m. - 12:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; Shultz, George P.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Frank, Joniece; Kleppe, Thomas S.; Flanigan, Peter M.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); Frank, John N.; Frank, John N. (Mrs.)
• 500-17; 12:16 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.; Linkletter, Arthur F. ("Art"); Shumway, DeVan L.; Atkins, Oliver F. ("Ollie"); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 500-18; Unknown between 2:10 p.m. & 2:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 500-19; Unknown between 2:14 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.
• 500-20; Unknown between 2:14 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 500-21; Unknown between 2:14 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 500-22; 2:30 p.m. - 3:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-23; Unknown between 3:04 p.m. & 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-24; Unknown between 3:04 p.m. & 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-25; 3:06 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 500-26; 3:42 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Colson, Charles W.; Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 500-27; Unknown between 4:05 p.m. & 4:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 500-28; Unknown between 4:06 p.m. & 4:41 p.m.; Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 500-29; 4:42 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Scali, John A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-30; 5:05 p.m. - 6:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Klein, Herbert G.; Lubar, Robert; Michaels, James W.; Young, Lewis H.; Bleiberg, Robert M.; Evans, Joseph E.; Wooldridge, [Pawhatan] Jack, Jr.; Brady, Raymond J.; Mulloney, Thomas; Fleiger, Howard W.; Loeb, Marshall; Bernstein, Lester; Gemmill, Henry; White House photographer; White House operator
• 500-32; 6:34 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 500-33; Unknown between 6:35 p.m. & 6:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 500-34; 6:38 p.m. - 6:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Shultz, George P.
• 500-35; Unknown between 6:49 p.m. & 10:43 p.m.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 500-36; Unknown between 4:41 p.m. & 4:42 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 3-58; Unknown between 9:33 a.m. & 9:34 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 3-59; 9:34 a.m. - 9:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.
• 3-60; 6:34 p.m. - 6:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Klein, Herbert G.
• 3-61; 6:34 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 3-189; 8:14 p.m. - 8:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

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-6318 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6318-03-12, President Nixon's Oval Office desk chair. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.

Roll WHPO-6319 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6319-01, President Nixon with John Frank, National Small Businessman of the Year, Manager of the Frankoma Pottery, Inc., Mrs. John Frank, Miss Joniece Frank, and Thomas Kleppe, Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Frank, Mrs. John Frank, Joniece Frank, Thomas Kleppe.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6319-04-07, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with televison celebrity host Art Linkletter, who is presenting the President a gift copy of his book, "Dear Mr. President". 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Art Linkletter.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6319-05, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with televison celebrity host Art Linkletter, who is presenting the President a gift copy of his book, "Dear Mr. President". 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Art Linkletter.

Roll WHPO-6320 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6320-02A-04A, President Nixon addressing attendees of the State Legislative Leaders' Briefing. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, state legislative leaders.

Roll WHPO-6321 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6321-08-33, Pat Nixon being attending a Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet Wives Luncheon in her honor. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. State Department, Benjamin Franklin Room. Pat Nixon, administration wives.

Roll WHPO-6322 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6322-03-11, Pat Nixon being attending a Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet Wives Luncheon in her honor. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Pat Nixon, administration wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6322-12, Pat Nixon with an unidentified serviceman. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Pat Nixon, serviceman.

Roll WHPO-6323 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6323-01-03, President Nixon accepting diplomatic credentials from Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro, Ambassador from Brazil to the U.S. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. President Nixon, Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6323-05-07, President Nixon accepting diplomatic credentials from James C.H. Shen, Ambassador from the Republic of China to the U.S. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. President Nixon, James C.H. Shen.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6323-08-09, President Nixon accepting diplomatic credentials from Epiphane Ayi Mawussi, Ambassador from the Republic of Togo to the U.S. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. President Nixon, Epiphane Ayi Mawussi.

Roll WHPO-6324 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6324-02A-17A, Pat Nixon with Military Wife of the Year finalists and their husbands. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Billie Reeves Willett, Mrs. Billie Reeves Willett, James W. Squires, Mrs James W. Squires, Carl W. Selin, Mrs. Carl W. Selin, Thomas L. Sullivan, Mrs. Thomas L. Sullivan, Nephi Berkenpas, Mrs. Nephi Berkenpas.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6324-18A-19A, Pat Nixon with Military Wife of the Year finalists, their husbands, and television celebrity Art Linkletter. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Billie Reeves Willett, Mrs. Billie Reeves Willett, James W. Squires, Mrs James W. Squires, Carl W. Selin, Mrs. Carl W. Selin, Thomas L. Sullivan, Mrs. Thomas L. Sullivan, Nephi Berkenpas, Mrs. Nephi Berkenpas, Art Linkletter.

Roll WHPO-6325 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6325-01A-12A, President Nixon shaking hands with attendees of the Business Magazine Editors' meeting. 5/18/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, business magazine editors.

Roll WHPO-6328 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6328-02-14, Vice President Agnew attending fundraisers in New York City. 5/18/1971, New York, New York unknown. Spiro Agnew, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6328-17-36, Vice President Agnew attending fundraisers in Jackson, Mississippi. 5/18/1971, Jackson, Mississippi unknown. Spiro Agnew, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-6339 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6339-03A-07, Vice President Agnew leaving a fundraiser event, and on a plane. 5/18/1971, Jackson, Mississippi, air unidentified building, airplane. Spiro Agnew, unidentified persons, aides.

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-4373
  "Justice In America: 'Justice Delayed, Justice Denied' ".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:57:30
• WHCA-4374
  "Thirty Minutes".
  WTOP
  Runtime: 00:29:46
• WHCA-4379
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  33. Reasoner: NATO report from Belgium and troop strength Europe. Time Code Start: 72:00. Keywords: N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, international, world, military, war, defence, defense, organizations. Network: ABC.
  
  34. Smith/Sherwood/Watson: Drug committee on Marijuana with President Nixon on film. Time Code Start: 76:10. Keywords: Presidents, advisors, drugs, drug abuse, cannabis, marijuana, pot smoking, addicts, addiction, prevention programs. Network: ABC.
  
  35. Reasoner/Donaldson: Indochina report. Time Code Start: 80:30. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  36. Reasoner: Commentary on taxpayers. Time Code Start: 82:50. Keywords: taxes, taxation, revenue. Network: ABC.
  
  37. Chancellor: Emission standards for automobiles by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Time Code Start: 84:44. Keywords: laws, rulings, automobiles, cars, trucks, vehicles, emissions, pollutants, air pollution, smog, smoke, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. Network: NBC.
  
  38. Brinkley: President Nixon's program for cancer research. Time Code Start: 86:30. Keywords: Presidents, programs, health, cancers, diseases, medical research, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  39. Chancellor/Hager: Voting in Senate for Supersonic Transport (SST) and Senator Mansfield's proposal for withdrawal of 1/2 of U.S. NATO forces. Time Code Start: 90:13. Keywords: Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  40. End of Tape 1. Time Code Start: 93:10. Keywords: program finishing time reminder. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-4380
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  1. Cronkite/Plante: Effect of railroad strike on the economy with Secretary of Transportation Volpe. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: railroads, trains, railroad industry, rail cars, mass transit, transportation, strikes, economy, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment. Network: CBS.
  
  2. Cronkite: Upcoming Senate votes on Mansfield Amendment and Supersonic Transport (SST). Time Code Start: 01:48. Keywords: Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, Vietnam War, troops, withdrawals, amendments, voting, losses. Network: CBS.
  
  3. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on stolen FBI files. Time Code Start: 04:14. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, espionage, spying, investigations, crime, records, theft. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of May 18, 1971

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