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February 22, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, February 22, 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.

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Next Date: Sunday, February 23, 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.

    Announcements

    • Disaster Relief for California (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 305, February 22, 1969)
      Announcement of Allocation of Additional Funds for Repair of Rain and Flood Damage.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    • Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Traffic in the District of Columbia (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 305, February 22, 1969)
      The President's Memorandum to the Attorney General Requesting Action on the Problem.
    • Student Unrest (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 317, February 22, 1969)
      The President's Letter to the Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame. Dated February 22, 1969. Released February 24, 1969.

    Proclamations

    Statements by the President

    • Nigerian Civil War (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 305, February 22, 1969)
      Statement by the President on the Appointment of a Special Coordinator on Relief to Civilian Victims.

    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.

    • List of members of the President's party for the trip to Europe.
    • Information on previous Presidential visits abroad.
    • Biography of Hamer H. Budge.
    • Biography of Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr.

    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 intends to appoint Hamer H. Budge as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

Archival Holdings

  • Selective document listing

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • Memoranda from the President, Box 1, Memos--February 1969
      • Memo; The President to Secretary Rogers; Dr. Henry Kissinger re: Domestic political considerations and foreign policy. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman re: George W. Landau. 1 pg.
      • Memo; Rose Mary Woods to Henry Kissinger re: Possible plan for helping the situation in Vietnam, incl. attachment. 7 pgs.

  • Selective document listing

    White House Press Office

    The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • White House Press Conferences, Box 56
      • News Conference #62 at the White House with Ron Ziegler and Jerry Warren, February 22, 1969, 12:55 P.M. EST. 4 pgs.
      • News Conference #63 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 22, 1969, 3:55 P.M. EST. 6 pgs.

  • 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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    • 24. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam, Washington, February 22, 1969, 2151Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Bundy, cleared by Moor, and approved for transmission by Richardson. Repeated to Paris for Vietnam Mission and CINCPAC for POLAD.

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

    North Korean Shootdown of a U.S. Reconnaissance Flight and Contingency Planning, January-November 1969

    • 2. National Security Study Memorandum 27 , Washington, February 22, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 365, Subject Files, National Security Study Memoranda, Nos. 1–42. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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

    The Rogers Plan

    Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 46. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 22, 1969

      Nixon approved decisions made at the February 14 NSC meeting, including designation of a Relief Coordinator not closely associated with the U.S. Government, and continuing to regard an ultimate Nigerian victory as best suited to U.S. interests.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–20, NSC Meeting, Biafra, Strategic Policy Issues 2/14/69. Top Secret; Sensitive. 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.

    • 1:10 PM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 1:15 PM, Secy Laird; Mr. Kissinger
    • 1:20 PM, Elliot Richardson; Mr. Kissinger
    • 2:45 PM, Amb. Dobrynin; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:35 PM, Secy Laird; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:40 PM, Senator Mansfield; Mr. Kissinger
    • 8:50 PM, The President; Mr. Kissinger

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-0344 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0344-02-09, 14-28, First Lady Pat Nixon greeting unidentified women, with their children in a reception's receiving line. 2/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified women, children and guests.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0344-10-13, First Lady Pat Nixon greeting unidentified women, mothers with their children while standing near to a table set with silver trays, tall candles and a coffee urn. 2/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified women, children and guests.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690224
      Remarks by President Nixon to Reporters on the Forthcoming European Trip. (2/22/1969)

      Runtime: 20:36

      Keywords: 1969 trip to Europe

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

Context (External Sources)