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February 6, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, February 6, 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.

Previous Date: Thursday, February 5, 1970

Next Date: Saturday, February 7, 1970

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 Chicago, Illinois

  • 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

    • Hanover Park, Illinois (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 143, February 6, 1970)
      The President's Remarks Upon Arrival at Schaumburg Airport.
    • Hanover Park, Illinois (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 144, February 6, 1970)
      The President's Remarks Prior to His Inspection Tour of the Hanover Sewage Treatment Facility.
    • Chicago, Illinois (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 144, February 6, 1970)
      The President's Remarks Following a Meeting of the Cabinet Commmittee on the Environment and the Council on Environmental Quality.

    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 Russell E. Train, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge, Science Advisor to the President, Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb of Indiana, Governor Richard B. Ogilvie of Illinois, Governor William G. Milliken of Michigan, and Governor Warren P. Knowles of Wisconsin following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and the Council on Environmental Quality.

  • 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.

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. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    • 178. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 6, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files, Vietnam, March 1970. Secret; [codeword not declassified]. Sent for information. In a February 5 covering memorandum Lynn informed Kissinger that this summary was done by John C. Court of the NSC’s Program Analysis Staff based on the Vietnam Special Study Group Enemy Capabilities Panel’s report. Lynn recommended that the summary be sent to the President. A note on the memorandum indicates it was “ret-d, Feb. 20, 1970.” The VSSG’s report, “A Review of Enemy Manpower Indicators in the War in Southeast Asia” SC 14685/69, December 1969, is ibid., Haig Special Files, Vietnam File, Vol. 4 (Jan–Feb, 1970) [2 of 2].

    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

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

    U.S. Troop Reductions and Related Defense Issues, November 1969-February 1971

    • 51. Minutes of a National Security Council Review Group Meeting , Washington, February 6, 1970, 2:45-3:35 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-111, Senior Review Group, SRG Minutes Originals 1970. Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. On February 3, Lynn sent Kissinger a memorandum in which he provided a progress report on the NSSM 27 study. (Ibid.) For the preliminary response to NSSM 27, see Document 27.

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Thailand

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

    The Cease-Fire Agreement

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Chemical and Biological Warfare, Safeguard Phase II, the Draft

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

    Costa Rica

    • 171. Telegram 311 From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State, February 6, 1970, 2352Z. , February 6, 1970, 2352Z

      The Embassy reported preliminary information indicating that José Figueres won the 1970 presidential elections with a 73,000 vote margin over his nearest competitor, Mario Echandi.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 14 COSTA RICA. Confidential. Repeated to Guatemala City, Managua, Panama, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, and USCINCSO. In Airgram A–44 from the Embassy in San José, February 20, the Embassy reported the official results from the election, which indicated that Figueres won 55.3 percent of the national total. (Ibid.)

  • 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-2914 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2914-02A-36A, President Nixon meeting with the Cabinet Committee on the Environment. 2/6/1970, Chicago, IL Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Russell Train, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality, Governor Ogilvie of IL, Gov. Whitcomb of IN, Gov. Knowles of WI.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2914-25A, President Nixon greeting members of the crowd and a group of young children in the entrance hall at the Field Museum of Natural History, near sculptures of Mammoths. 2/6/1970, Chicago, IL Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, crowd, children.

    Roll WHPO-2915 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2915-02-10, President Nixon meeting with Governor Richard B. Ogilvie, Senator Charles Percy and Senator Ralph Smith. 2/6/1970, Chicago, IL Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, Charles Percy, Ralph Smith.

    Roll WHPO-2916 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2916-03-37, President Nixon touring Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. 2/6/1970, Hanover Park, Illinois Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. President Nixon, Benjamin Sosewitz, Acting General Manager of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, Governors Ogilvie, Whitcomb, Milliken, Knowles, John D. Ehrlichman.

    Roll WHPO-2917 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2917-02-09, President Nixon touring the Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. Officials stand nearby looking at a water treatment pool. 2/6/1970, Hanover Park, Illinois Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. President Nixon, Benjamin Sosewitz, Acting General Manager of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, Governors Ogilvie, Whitcomb, Milliken, and Knowles, John Ehrlichman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2917-09A, President Nixon touring the Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. Officials stand nearby looking at a water treatment pool. 2/6/1970, Hanover Park, Illinois Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. President Nixon; possibly Benjamin Sosewitz, Acting General Manager of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago; Richard B. Ogilvie, Edgar Whitcomb, William Milliken, Warren Knowles, or John Ehrlichman.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2917-10-35, Cabinet Committee holding an environmental meeting with Russell Train, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, Governors Ogilvie, Whitcomb and Knowles. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Council on Environmental Quality: Russell E. Train, Robert CARN, Gordon MacDONALD, Laurence ROCKEFELLER, Governors: Ogilvie, Whitcomb, Knowles. Ssenators: Charles Percy, Ralph T. Smith. John Erlichman, H.R. Haldeman, Herbert Klein, Ron Ziegler, Lee A. Dubridge, Clifford hardin, Boyd Gibbons, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior. Walter J. HICKEL, Secretary of Interior. Robert P. MAYO, Director, BOB. George W. ROMNEY, Secretary of HUD. John A. VOLPE, Secretary of Transportation.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2917-21A, President Nixon attending a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Environment. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Russell E. Train, Robert Cahn, Gordon MacDonald, Laurence Rockefeller, Governor Richard Ogilvie, Governor Edgar Whitcomb, Governor William Knowles, Senator Charles Percy, Senator Ralph T. Smith, John Erlichman, Herbert Klein, Ron Ziegler, Lee A. Dubridge, Clifford Hardin; Boyd Gibbons, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior; Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of Interior; Robert P. Mayo, Director, BOB; George W. Romney, Secretary of HUD; John A. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation.

    Roll WHPO-2918 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2918-02, President Nixon greeting members of the crowd and a group of young children in the entrance hall at the Field Museum of Natural History, near sculptures of Mammoths. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, camera men, reporters, photographers, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2918-02-30, President Nixon meeting with the Cabinet Committee of the Environment. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Russell Train (Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality), Gordon MacDonald, Robert Cahn, Walter Hickel, Robert Mayo, George Romney, John Volpe, John Ehrlichman, Laurence Rockefeller, Charles H. Percy, Ralph T. Smith, Boyd Gibbons, Clifford Hardin, Lee DuBridge, Ron Ziegler, Maurice Stans, Herb Klein, H.R. Haldeman, GOVERNORS: Richard Ogilvie, Edgar Whitcomb, Warren Knowles.

    Roll WHPO-2919 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2919-02A-35A, President Nixon touring Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. 2/6/1970, Hanover Park, Illinois Hanover Sewage Treatment Works. President Nixon, Governors Ogilvie, Whitcomb, Milliken and Knowles, John Ehrlichman.

    Roll WHPO-2920 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2920-02A-16A, President Nixon speaking at a press briefing regarding the Cabinet Committee on the Environmental meeting. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Theatre of Field Museum of Natural History. President Nixon, Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2920-17A-33A, President Nixon during his trip from Chicago to Andrews Air Force Base. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC O'Hare Airport, Andrews Air Force Base (AFB). President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-2929 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2929-05A-08A, Pat Nixon arriving in Chicago, Illinois. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Airport?.

    Roll WHPO-2930 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-03, President Nixon's helicopter on the Chicago, IL., airport tarmac near U.S. Marines helicopters. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Airport.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-04-07, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving in Chicago, Illinois. A large sign on balcony reads Mayor Daly and President. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-08-14, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking in a theater or large hotel hallway in Chicago, Illinois. Reporters and photographers of the press corps attending them. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois unidentified location. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, officials, reporters and photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-15-17, Seen from above, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greet officials in a receiving line at large hotel ballroom area with balconies, in Chicago, Illinois. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois unidentified location. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, officials, reporters and photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-18-19, Pat Nixon walking down the stairs of a hotel entrance in Chicago, Illinois. A uniformed Doorman stands nearby, and police officer near the crowd of reporters and photographers of press corps. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois unidentified location. Pat Nixon, Hotel employeed, police officers, reporters and photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-20-24, Pat Nixon entering a train restaurant car in Chicago, IL. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Train station, train car. Pat Nixon, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-25-28, Pat Nixon with train car waiters in white uniforms while visiting a train restaurant car in Chicago, Ilinois. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Train station, train car. Pat Nixon, unidentified waiters.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2930-29-37, Pat Nixon with unidentified officials during her visit to a train restaurant car in Chicago, Ilinois. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Train station, train car. Pat Nixon, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-2931 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2931-03A-29A, Pat Nixon visiting the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant. 2/6/1970, Dresden, Illinois Dresden Nuclear Power Plant. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-2932 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2932-04-19, Pat Nixon visiting the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Dresden Nuclear Power Plant. Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2932-21-35, Pat Nixon riding in a horse-drawn wagon. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Goose Lake. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-2933 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2933-04-28, Pat Nixon in Chicago during various activities while visiting. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2933-27, Pat Nixon geeting members of a crowd during her visit to Chicago, Illinois. 2/6/1970, Chicago, Illinois outside. Pat Nixon, corwd.

  • 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-026
      Remarks by Pat Nixon at the Goose Lake Resort and Country Club in Morris, Illinois, with Robert Drake. (2/6/1970, Morris, Illinois)

      Runtime: 2:20

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by WJN (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-123
      Remarks by Constance Stuart, Harris Ward, Gannon Peterson, Samuel Jewel, and Byron Lee, Jr. (2/6/1970, Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, Morris, Illinois)

      Runtime: 20:00

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

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-700207
      Remarks by President Nixon Following a Meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and the Council on Environmental Quality in Chicago, Illinois. (2/6/1970, Lecture Hall, Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois)

      Runtime: 0:33:24

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JHP

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-700208
      Remarks by President Nixon to crowd at Schaumburg Airport in Roselle, Illinois (Hanover Park, Illinois). (2/6/1970)

      Runtime: 3:03

      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-3627
      LBJ Special: "The Decision to Halt the Bombing". Maurice Stans.
      NBC
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-3628
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:30

      8. President Nixon in Chicago, Illinois. Time Code Start: 16:05. Keywords: Presidents, travel, Nixon trips, domestic. Network: CBS.

      9. President Nixon in Chicago, Illinois. Time Code Start: 18:31. Keywords: Presidents, travel, Nixon trips, domestic. Network: NBC.

      10. President Nixon in Chicago, Illinois. Time Code Start: 20:46. Keywords: Presidents, travel, Nixon trips, domestic. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)