September 23, 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.

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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.

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• Remarks at a Question-and-Answer Session With a 10-Member Panel of the Economic Club of Detroit.
• Proclamation 4082—Child Health Day, 1971
• Proclamation 4083—Veterans Day, 1971

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 Thursday, September 23, 1971

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

• Senate: September 23, 1971
• House of Representatives: September 23, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: September 23, 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 23 September 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. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

International Development Policy, 1969-1972

• 143. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and Secretary of the Treasury Connally to President Nixon, Washington, September 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 306, IBRD/IMF. Confidential.

Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971

• 260. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 872, For the President’s Files—Lord, Vietnam Negotiations, Encore September 1971–15 February 1972, President’s Speech January 25, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent for information. The date is handwritten.

Vol. XIX, Part 1, Korea, 1969-1972

Republic of Korea Troops in Vietnam and Force Modernization, April 1971-December 1972

• 109. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea, Washington, September 23, 1971, 0005Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 KOR S. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Ranard on September 21, cleared by Green and Johnson (S/S), and approved by Eliot.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

• 249. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 756, Presidential Correspondence 1969–1974, Israel Prime Minister Golda Meir. Secret; Nodis; Cedar Plus. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Hungary

• 124. Memorandum From Arthur Downey of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 693, Country Files—Europe, Hungary, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. Sent for action.

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

• 209. Memorandum from the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 23, 1971

  Kissinger submitted a bi-weekly report on the narcotics problem in Southeast Asia to the President.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 358, Narcotics IV. Confidential. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates that the President did not see it.

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 241. Telegram 175047 From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva, Washington, September 23, 1971

  The telegram transmitted instructions for the final text of the draft convention on biological weapons.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–1973, DEF 18–3 Switz (GE). Confidential; Immediate. Repeated immediate to All NATO Capitals, USUN, Moscow, Tokyo, and USDel SALT V. Drafted by Rodes (ACDA/IR); cleared in PM/DCA, DOD/ISA, EUR/RPM, IO/UNP, L, the White House, ACDA/IR, and ACDA/GC; and approved by Farley.

• 242. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Packard) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 23, 1971

  Responding to the IPMG report on the Geneva Protocol, Packard stated that, while the ratification of the Protocol remained a desirable object, the military had used herbicides to successfully decrease civilian and military casualties in warfare. The DOD wanted to preserve the option to use riot control agents and chemical herbicides in future conflicts.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–74–83, 40 NSC (September 1971). Secret.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 25. Memorandum for the Record, Paris, September 23, 1971, 5 p.m., Paris, September 23, 1971, 5 p.m.

  Military Attaché Walters recounted his meeting with Chinese Ambassador to France Huang Chen concerning the American submission of a “two Chinas” resolution to the United Nations. Chinese officials indicated that the resolution prompted them to delay announcement of President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s visit until October 5.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. No classification marking. The meeting was held at the Chinese Embassy.

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.

Old Executive Office Building

• 280-1; Unknown between 9:15 a.m. & 10:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-2; Unknown between 9:15 a.m. & 10:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-3; 10:01 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 280-4; 10:35 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 280-5; 10:35 a.m. - 10:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
• 280-6; Unknown between 10:38 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 280-7; Unknown between 10:38 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-8; Unknown between 10:38 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 280-9; 11:15 a.m. - 11:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 280-10; Unknown between 11:16 a.m. & 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-11; Unknown between 11:16 a.m. & 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 280-12; 12:58 p.m. - 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 280-13; 12:58 p.m. - 1:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 280-14; 1:06 p.m. - 1:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 280-15; Unknown between 1:16 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-16; Unknown between 1:16 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-17; Unknown between 1:16 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-18; 2:20 p.m. - 2:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Sanchez, Manolo; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 280-19; Unknown between 2:42 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-20; Unknown between 2:42 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-21; 3:30 p.m. - 3:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 280-22; Unknown between 3:31 p.m. & 4:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 280-23; Unknown between 3:31 p.m. & 4:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 280-24; 3:31 p.m. - 4:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 280-25; 4:09 p.m. - 4:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 280-26; Unknown between 4:13 p.m. & 4:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 280-27; Unknown between 4:40 p.m. & 4:54 p.m.; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 9-138; 10:35 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-139; 10:35 a.m. - 10:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
• 9-140; 12:58 p.m. - 12:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-141; 12:58 p.m. - 1:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 9-142; 4:09 p.m. - 4:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

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-7341 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7341-02A-05A, Pat Nixon sitting with Michael Greer. 9/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Diplomatic Reception Room. Pat Nixon, Michael Greer.

Roll WHPO-7343 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7343-04-10, President Nixon addressing the approximately 5000 members of the Economic Club of Detroit. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Cobo Hall. President Nixon, A.H. Aymond, Virgil Boyd, H.B. Cunningham, Carl Gerstacker, Robert Hastings, Dwight Havens, Francis Kornegay, Dean Richardson, Stanley Winkelman, Charles Younglove, audience.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7343-11-13, President Nixon with a ten-man panel from the Economic Club of Detroit. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Cobo Hall. President Nixon, A.H. Aymond, Virgil Boyd, H.B. Cunningham, Carl Gerstacker, Robert Hastings, Dwight Havens, Francis Kornegay, Dean Richardson, Stanley Winkelman, Charles Younglove.

Roll WHPO-7344 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-01-08, President Nixon and Pat Nixon bring arriving at the airport and being greeted by Governor William G. Milliken and others. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-09-17, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving and being greeted at the hotel. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Metropolitan Airport Hotel, exterior. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-18-19, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving at Cobol Hall, with Walker Cisler, Chairman of the Board of the Economic Club of Detriot, and Russel Swaney, President of the Economic Club of Detroit. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Cobo Hall. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-20-22, The crowd of approximately 5000 members of the Economic Club of Detroit, with President Nixon addressing them from a dias. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Cobo Hall. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-23, President Nixon shaking hands with a police escort. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Cobo Hall, exterior. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-24, President Nixon with Congressman Gerald R. Ford at the airport. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7344-24, President Nixon with members of the Michigan State Police at the airport. 9/23/1971, Detroit, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Milliken, Mrs. William Milliken, Robert Griffin, Mrs. Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Walter Greene, Mrs. Walter Greene, Roman Gribbs, Mrs. Roman Gribbs, Elias Manolakas, David Parker, Walker Cisler, Russel Swaney, policemen, audience, unidentified men and women.

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.

K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-026
  Impromptu remarks-Detroit, MI. (9/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 1:32
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-K-241
  Impromptu remarks, Detroit, MI. (9/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 1:32
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710909
  Remarks by President Nixon to members of Detroit Economic Club in Cobo Hall, Detroit. (9/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 55:04:00
  
  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-4675
  "McCaffery at Large". FTN: U.S. Senator William Proxmire; "MTP": Governors Ronald Reagan, John Gilligan, Linwood Holton, Milliken, Ferre and Hearn.
  CBS, NBC
  Runtime: 00:59:45
• WHCA-4676
  "Washington Week in Review". Brian Falkner, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
  ABC
  Runtime: 00:30:43
• WHCA-4677
  "The David Frost Show" : U.S. Senator Henry Jackson (D-WA) and Jim Bishop.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 01:31:31
• WHCA-4679
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  39. Geer/Jarriel/Smith: President Nixon is first President this century to be elected without his party winning either House or Senate, but he may be the first since Eisenhower to appoint a majority to the Supreme Court. Justice Hugo Black retired and Justice. Time Code Start: 01:13:52. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
  
  41. Reasoner: 13 US soldiers dead, 111 wounded in latest casualty report. Total Americans dead in the war stands at more than 55,000.. Time Code Start: 01:17:23. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
  
  42. Chapman/Reasoner: South Vietnam allies have computer evaluation system, a program to tell just how much control the government has over the South Vietnamese countryside. For the first time in 3 years Saigon has lost loyalty of a number of villages across . Time Code Start: 01:17:36. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
  
  43. Smith: US Justice Department files first suit for the violation of President Nixon's wage price freeze. Based off an internal revenue investigation into the Jefferson Parish School Board's teacher pay scale. The board plans to give teachers a $400 raise b. Time Code Start: 01:20:38. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
  
  44. Gale/Smith: President Nixon to go to Detroit to defend his economic policy. The National Urban Coalition issued a report stating city will become "Black, Brown and Bankrupt" by 1980 unless racial divisiveness ends. March included 5,000 people and organize. Time Code Start: 01:21:08. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
  
  45. Reasoner: Commentary. President Nixon's major achievement in US government may be he was in office when at least 4 vacancies occurred on the Supreme Court. He has already named 2 men. Nixon Court. . Time Code Start: 01:23:04. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
• WHCA-4680
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  1. Chancellor/Brinkley: (Brinkley's Journal) Associate Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan resigns. His resignation means President Nixon will make at least 4 appointments to the Supreme Court. The Warren Court had assumed tremendous powers, moving in. Time Code Start: 00:03:20. Keywords: Supreme Court, justices, resignations, retirement, appointees, candidates, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor: President Nixon in Detroit answering questions from American businessmen. To be aired by NBC Radio.. Time Code Start: 00:02:45. Keywords: Presidents, interviews, businesses, leaders, meetings, conferences, media, radio, programs, broadcasts. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Levine: American Motors to raise prices on cars despite price freeze by as much as $72, worked out with Cost of Living Committee and smaller than American Motors wanted. Debate on Wage Price Freeze continues in Congress as economist Milton Frie. Time Code Start: 00:02:57. Keywords: automobiles, cars, manufacturers, production, businesses, Europe, West Germany, trade, economy. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor: Government releases stats concerning the cost of welfare for the fiscal year that just ended, and they're the highest in history. In 1968, costs were under $8.9 billion. 1971 was $16.3 billion with 14.3 million people on welfare. That number i. Time Code Start: 00:05:09. Keywords: Family Assistance Programs, government aid, financial aid, health and welfare assistance, costs, budgets, finances, jobs, employees, unemployment, statistics, analysis. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor: Communist China remains silent on what is going on, and people haven't been told about the cancelation of the parade in Peking. US State Department states no significant military movement in China. Polish newspaper claims important political c. Time Code Start: 00:06:33. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, death, rumors, media, journalists, Europe, newspapapers. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Frederick: Nationalist Chinese fighting to remain in the United Nations, repudiating America's 2-China Plan. (Interview) Ambassador George Bush speaks on policy, less interested in vocal reactions about the plan than "what's fair and right… and. Time Code Start: 00:07:01. Keywords: Ambassadors, proposals, People's Republic of China, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, inclusion, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: Congressman Sam Ervin's life work has been defense of individual freedoms. Criticized the Subversive Activities Control Board, claiming it is not the function of government in a free society to protect citizens against thoughts or associations. Time Code Start: 00:08:36. Keywords: Senators, speeches, philosophy, criticisms, National Security, organizations, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Cronkite/Rather: Supreme Justice John Harlan quits. Claims it is widely believed a Southerner will be nominated for one of the spots, and a woman may get the other. Based on conversations with those within President Nixon's circle, aids and even Mrs. Nixo. Time Code Start: 00:10:30. Keywords: Supreme Court, justices, resignations, retirement, appointees, candidates, investigations, citizens, civil rights, Pat Nixon. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite/Schieffer: White House acknowledges that President Nixon approved large, successful, airstrikes against North Vietnam, but News Secretary Ziegler denies attacks represented any change in policy and that Nixon is still committed to protecting troo. Time Code Start: 00:12:45. Keywords: Vietnam War, Indochina War, military, bombings, gas, gasoline, gasoline shortage, oil shortage, petroleum, oil supply, fuel. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Cronkite: 13 Americans died infighting Indo-China last week, 111 wounded. 10th straight week the toll has been less than 20. South Vietnamese death to1l at 397, North Vietnamese at 1,527.. Time Code Start: 00:14:38. Keywords: Vietnam War, Indochina War, Cambodia, battles, killed in action, KIA, fatalities, casualties. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Cronkite/Jones: With upcoming South Vietnamese presidential referendum 10 days away, US forces are alerted and confined to their posts in anticipation of enemy activity. President Thieu is affirmed the election will be held as scheduled. President Thieu k. Time Code Start: 00:14:57. Keywords: South Vietnam, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Benton(?): Senator George McGovern said he was making the economy number 1 issue in his presidential campaign, but back in Washington from a trip to Vietnam the long time dove was talking about the war. Claims President Thieu engineered an attack. Time Code Start: 00:17:54. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, South Vietnam, travel, attacks, terrorism, troops, killed in action, KIA, fatalities, casualties, military, conscription, selective service, lottery, laws, Vietnam War, draft reform, draft evasio. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite: Feeling that something is happening in China continues, concern that whatever is happening could affect President Nixon's trip to China.. Time Code Start: 00:19:44. Keywords: Presidents, travel, People's Republic of China, leaders, changes, secrets. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Sevareid: 2 vacancies on the Supreme Court give President Nixon rare opportunity. The Constitution helps maintain stability by acting as a living instrument, evolving slowly with the people and changing conditions of life. It changes when the Jud. Time Code Start: 00:20:12. Keywords: Supreme Court, justices, resignations, retirement, appointees, candidates, investigations. Network: CBS.

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