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February 9, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, February 9, 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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Next Date: Tuesday, February 10, 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 The White House - Washington, D. C.

  • Appointments and Nominations

    Congress, Communications to

    • Telecommunications Reorganization (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 156, February 9, 1970)
      The President's Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1970 To Establish an Office of Telecommunications Policy in the Executive Office of the President.

    Proclamations

    Acts Approved by the President

    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 Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President, and Clay T. Whitehead, Staff Assistant, on telecommunications reorganization.

    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 Church of the Seventh-day Adventists presented its James Madison Award to the President in a ceremony at the White House.
    • Prime Minister Suleyman. Demirel of Turkey has accepted the President's invitation to visit Washington on June 11 and 12.
    • King Hassan II of Morocco has accepted the President's invitation to visit Washington on July 23 and 24.

  • 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

  • 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

    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.

  • 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. 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

    • 130. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting , Washington, February 9, 1970, 10:21-11:02 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, WSAG Minutes, Originals, 1969 and 1970. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

    Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

    December 1969-March 1971: Relations After the First Nixon-Sato Summit

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

    The Cease-Fire Agreement

    • 90. Minutes of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting , Washington, February 9, 1970, 10:21-11:02 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, Washington Special Actions Group, WSAG Minutes (Originals) 1969 and 1970. Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Poland

    • 133. Memorandum for the Record , Washington, February 9, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 698, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. I 1969–1971. Confidential. Sent for information. Drafted by Sonnenfeldt. The original was sent to Kissinger. A typed notation indicates that Hillenbrand received a copy directly from Sonnenfeldt.

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

    Opening Round at Helsinki and Preparations for Vienna, November 17, 1969-April 15, 1970

    • 51. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, February 9, 1970, 1:15 p.m.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA Files: FRC 383–98–089, Director’s Files, Smith’s Files, Memcons, January 1969–October 1970. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Smith on February 10. The meeting took place at the Soviet Embassy.

    Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    Western Europe Region and NATO

    Portugal

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

    Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

    • 183. Memorandum From the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 9, 1970

      Smith recommended Option III in the NSSM 85 report on toxin policy, renouncing the use of toxins and confining development to defensive purposes. Smith argued the other two options could incur potentially high political costs by undermining the President’s November 25 announcement and that the prohibition of synthesized toxins would not impede upon U.S. security interests enough to outweigh the prospective damage to the U.S. reputation in the international community.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–26, NSC Meeting 2/11/70, Policy on Toxins. Secret.

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

    Ecuador

    • 301. Memorandum From Viron P. Vaky of the National Security Council Staff, to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 9, 1970. , Washington, February 9, 1970

      After describing Ecuador’s fiscal problems, National Security Council staff member Vaky suggested President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger ask the Department of State to write up a specific description of the assistance it would be prepared to provide, and to write continuing status reports on Ecuador.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 784, Country Files, Latin America, Ecuador, Vol. I, 1969–1970. Confidential. Sent for action. Neither approved nor disapprove was checked. Although Kissinger signed the letter to Rockefeller, he wrote on the front of the memorandum, “I think we better forget this.” Attached but not published are Tabs A, B, C, and D. Tab A, undated, is a letter Governor Rockefeller; Tab B is a December 11, 1969, memorandum from Watts to Eliot; Tab C is a December 3, 1969 memorandum from Vaky to Kissinger; Tab D is a January 16 memorandum from Eliot to Kissinger. Rockefeller’s letter to Kissinger, November 13, 1969, is referenced in the source note to Document 300.

  • 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-2934 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2934-02-15, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Senator Ralph Smith and W. Clement Stone, President of Combine Insurance Company of America. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ralph Smith, W. Clement Stone.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2934-08, President Nixon being presented an award in the Oval office by Senator Ralph Smith and W. Clement Stone, President of Combine Insurance Company of America. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ralph Smith, W. Clement Stone.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2934-19-29, Eugene Cowan presenting a baseball to the President. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Eugene Cowan.

    Roll WHPO-2935 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2935-04-08, President Nixon standing with Congressmen charles Teague, Philbin, and Donohue. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Oval Office. President Nixon, Charles M. Teague, Philip J. Philbin, Harold D. Donohue.

    Roll WHPO-2936 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2936-01A-15A, Promotion ceremony of Air Force Colonel Dr. Walter R. Tkach to the rank of Brigadier General. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Oval Office. President Nixon, Brig. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach.

    Roll WHPO-2937 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2937-00A-15A, A ceremony held in-honor of Air Force Colonel Dr. Walter R. Tkach being promoted to Brigadier General. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Brig. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach.

    Roll WHPO-2938 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2938-02-16, Members of Seventh Day Adventists Church presenting President Nixon with the Freedoms Award. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Oval Office. President Nixon, Werner E. Carlson (State Council of Churches Member), Robert H. Pierson (World President of the Church), R.R. Bietz (Vice President of the Church in the West), Dave Olsen (Secretary of the Church State Council).

    Roll WHPO-2939 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2939-03A-05A, Presentation of a book to John Davies. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. John Davies.

    Roll WHPO-2940 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2940-03-18, A ceremony held in-honor of Air Force Colonel Dr. Walter R. Tkach being promoted to Brigadier General. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Oval Office. President Nixon, Brig. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach.

    Roll WHPO-2941 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2941-06-29, John Ehrlichman in his San Clemente Office. 2/9/1970, San Clemente, CA John Ehrlichman's Office. John Ehrlichman.

    Roll WHPO-2942 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2942-01-34, John Ehrlichman in his San Clemente Office. 2/9/1970, San Clemente, CA John Ehrlichman's Office. John Ehrlichman.

    Roll WHPO-2943 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2943-11-12, President Nixon seated at the dining table with a few cabinet and staff members during a stag dinner he is hosting. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Robert Finch, Bryce Harlow, Raymond Price, John Ehrlichman, Daniel Moynihan, Peter Flanigan, Caspar Weinberger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2943-12, President Nixon seated at the dining table with a few cabinet and staff members during a stag dinner he is hosting. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Robert Finch, Bryce Harlow, Raymond Price, John Ehrlichman, Daniel Moynihan, Peter Flanigan, Caspar Weinberger.

    Roll WHPO-2944 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2944-01-07, President Nixon meeting with the Emergency Labor Disputes Group. 2/9/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Judge George E. MacKinnon, John Ehrlichman, Edward Morgan, James Lynn, Tenny Johnson, Richard Cook, Laurence Silberman, Michael Moscow, William Gifford, Kenneth Cole Jr.

  • 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.

    H - White House Staff Member Recordings

    • WHCA-SR-H-124
      Remarks by Carol Finch to wives of secondary school principals. (2/9/1970, East Room, White House)

      Runtime: 3:15

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

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

Context (External Sources)