March 2, 1971

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• Remarks About a Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Law Enforcement.
• Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Law Enforcement.
• Proclamation 4032—Law Day, U.S.A., 1971

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, March 2, 1971

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• Senate: March 2, 1971
• House of Representatives: March 2, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: March 2, 1971

Argued

• Tilton v. Richardson
• United States v. District Court in and for the County of Eagle
• United States v. District Court in and for Water Division No. 5

Decided

• Boddie v. Connecticut
• Citizens To Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
• Tate v. Short

Among Pat Buchanan’s duties was the compilation and coordination of background briefing materials for Presidential and a few Vice Presidential press conferences. The briefings—for both the larger, announced press conferences and the smaller, informal ones held in the Oval Office—related to a widespread number of topics and were in the form of probable questions which the White House staff members anticipated news reporters would address to the President. Along with the questions, were answers recommended by Buchanan, other members of the White House staff, and the heads of major departments of the government.

The briefing books are primarily in the form of potential questions and suggested answers (often with heavy annotation by President Nixon), along with associated memos. A listing of briefing books is below, with indication of whether President Nixon annotated the book or not. Each book has an index to the potential questions with direct links to the National Archives Catalog. You should consult the full digital folder for suggested responses, President Nixon's annotations, and other documents and topics not covered by the index.

Foreign Policy Briefing Book, March 2, 1971 (Pat Buchanan) (Annotated)

Citation: Foreign Policy Briefing Book, March 2, 1971 (Pat Buchanan); box 166; White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files: President's Personal File; Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda, CA

Consult the full digital folder for other briefing materials not in the form of prepared questions and answers.

• FULBRIGHT COMPLAINT
  • Senator Fulbright has indicated he is dissatisfied with his access to both Dr. Kissinger and Secretary Rogers. Does the Administration plan to make them available as witnesses before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- the Senator is thinking of introducing a bill requiring this?
• INCURSIONS INTO THE NORTH
  • President Thieu and Vice President Ky have indicated the time is not far off when ARVN forces move into North Vietnam. You yourself have not ruled out such an eventuality, although you indicated that any American participation would require your advance approval. Can you tell us what you think is the likelihood of such a move?
  • How would you view a Congressional attempt to prevent the U.S. from providing any help to a South Vietnamese invasion of North Vietnam?
• U.S. ASSISTANCE TO ARVN
  • Fierce fighting is taking place in Laos; if the ARVN is suddenly in danger of major disaster, is there any possibility that U.S. troops will go in to pull their chestnuts out of the fire?
• NORTH VIETNAMESE REACTION IN NORTH LAOS
  • Does it not appear that the operation in Southern Laos may have released a holocaust, since the North Vietnamese are now attacking in Northern Laos?
• PEACE HOPES IN VIETNAM
  • In your State of the World address you stated that if there is no solution at the conference table, Vietnamization would result in a North-South war which might well continue well after we departed. Can you tell us if you have given up hope for the Paris Peace Talks; and if we continue to withdraw, what do you feel the ultimate outcome will be?
• OBJECTIVE IN LAOS
  • There has been some confusion as to the objectives of the South Vietnamese move into Laos. Can you tell us if our objective was to seize and occupy Tchepone and cut all the supply lines from the North? Or what? The objective seems to change with each edition of the daily paper.
• OUR HELICOPTER EVACUATION FORCES "GROUND TROOPS"
  • Can you tell us how to square the presence of American ground troops -- protecting our helicopter medevac units -- in Laos, with your explicit statement several weeks ago that no ground combat troops would enter Laos?
• U. S. POW'S
  • You said that as long as North Vietnam holds onto American prisoners, U.S. troops will remain in South Vietnam. Can you tell us how many troops you would feel required to keep in South Vietnam, and for how long, if the North Vietnamese are not forthcoming on U.S. troops?
• HUMPHREY
  • Senator Humphrey has said that if he had been elected, all American troops would now be home from South Vietnam. Have you any comment on this?
• U. S. NEWSMEN IN LAOS
  • Why are American newsmen not permitted to fly in American aircraft into Laos to report on the war to the American people?
• U. S. Oil Companies in South Vietnam
  • Is the South Vietnamese Government planning to grant off-shore oil leases to American companies? Are rich oil possibilities one of the reasons leading to continue U. S. presence in Vietnam?
• LAM SON 719
  • How do you assess the results of the LAM SON 719 operation to date?
• UN: CHINESE REPRESENTATION
  • What are your views on the possible admission of Communist China to the United Nations and diplomatic relations between Peking and Washington?
• SALE OF U.S.-BUILT CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT TO CHINA
  • An American businessman has claimed that the Chinese Communists are interested in buying a large quantity of U.S.-built civilian aircraft. In view of your attitude toward China expressed in the Annual Review, would you allow such a sale?
• USE OF FORMAL NAME: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
  • Can you tell us if there was any significance in your first-time use of the official name of the Communist Chinese Government, the People's Republic of China, in your Foreign Policy Report? Does this reflect a more conciliatory posture on the part of the United States?
• WASHINGTON-TAIPEI RELATIONS
  • Can you tell us how Nationalist China has reacted to your conciliatory gestures toward Mainland China?
• MIDDLE EAST Talks and Peace
  • How do you feel about the progress of the Jarring talks and the prospects for peace? Do you expect Israel to withdraw to pre-war borders with only "minor adjustments"?
• MIDDLE EAST Guarantees
  • Both the President and the Secretary of State have alluded to guarantees for a Mid-East settlement, and the Four Powers are discussing the subject. What is the U.S. position?
• PERMANENT SOVIET MILITARY PRESENCE
  • Last week's Annual Review seems to represent United States' acceptance of a permanent Soviet Military Presence in Egypt. Would that be a fair interpretation?
• US-SOVIET STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP
  • The figures in your Foreign Policy Report show that the Soviets have moved ahead of us, by several hundred, in ICBMs that they are rapidly catching up in Polaris submarines. In addition, their navy is showing the flag on the Seven Seas. Are you concerned that we are falling behind in military power?
• SS-9 SLOWDOWN
  • How do you assess the apparent slowdown in Soviet construction of SS-9 ICBM's?
• SALT
  • The next round of SALT begins less than two weeks from now. Are you optimistic about the prospects? Will our side have new instructions and, in particular, could we accept the Soviet proposal for an ABM limitation together with a tacit freeze on their ICBM construction?
• SAFEGUARD
  • What are the Administration's plans for the Safeguard ABM system? Have you held a meeting on this subject recently? Are changes to be expected?
• GERMANY-EASTERN POLICY
  • Is it correct to interpret the passages dealing with Germany and East-West negotiations in your Report to Congress as reflecting apprehension about Chancellor Brandt's policy?
• BERLIN FOUR POWER TALKS
  • What do you see as the prospects for a satisfactory settlement in the Berlin Talks?
• SOVIET NAVAL ACTIVITY IN CUBA
  • In view of the Understanding with the USSR regarding offensive weapons in Cuba, are you concerned about the extended visit of a submarine tender, guided missile cruiser and a nuclear submarine?
• CHILE
  • President Allende publicly invited the USS Enterprise to visit Chile to "see its democracy in action." Why didn't it go?
• CHILE AND THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
  • In your report on U. S. Foreign Policy for the 1970's you describe the Chilean Government's decision to establish relations with Cuba as a challenge to the Inter-American system. Would you amplify this statement and what are we doing about it.
• NATIONALIZATION IN CHILE
  • What are we going to do about the Chilean Government's proposed Constitutional amendment providing for nationalization of US copper companies in Chile?
• SEIZURE OF TUNA BOATS BY ECUADOR
  • What are we doing about the continuing seizure of U. S. fishing boats in international waters off the coast of Ecuador?
• YOUTH AND THE ALL-VOLUNTEER ARMY
  • Considering the lack of enthusiasm among the young for the military, what do you think are the realistic chances for a volunteer military?
• TRADE LEGISLATION
  • Do you still support the trade legislation you submitted last year? Do you support textile quota legislation? When will the Administration submit a bill to Congress?
• TEXTILES
  • What is your position on the offer of the Japanese textile industry to unilaterally restrain its exports to the United States? How does this effect your previous support for textile quota legislation?
• WORSTHORNE INTERVIEW
  • Senator Fulbright has said that he does not believe the State of the World Report. He believes Mr. Worsthorne, the British Journalist, who wrote last Sunday that there was a mood of "infectious optimism" at the White House" that "developing triumphs in Cambodia and Laos have rendered the South virtually invulnerable," that, after talks with you, it is "more reasonable to be optimistic than pessimistic," that "just as America succeeded in guaranteeing a non-Communist, Independent Korea south of the 38th parallel, free of norther infiltration, so now America seems poised on the brink of succeeding in its long struggle to do the same for South Vietnam." Do these comments reflect White House sentiment and objectives?
• BRITISH ARMS SALES TO SOUTH AFRICA
  • Prime Minister Heath has announced that his Government will sell helicopters to the South African Navy. What is your opinion of this decision?
• FY 1972 DEFENSE PROGRAM
  • Secretary Laird has announced that defense expenditures in FY 1972 will be up above FY 1971. Since we are now withdrawing forces from Asia and reducing our overall force structure, why is this increase necessary?
• LATIN AMERICAN POLICY
  • What do you mean by a "new" Latin American policy?
• EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF SOVIET JEWRY
  • What is the U. S. Government doing to help the Jews in the Soviet Union?
• USSR
  • Is it accurate to interpret your Foreign Policy Report as being less optimistic about relations with the Soviets than last year? If so, why has there been a deterioration?
• SOVIET COOPERATION TO END THE VIETNAM WAR
  • Can you tell us if you have given up on Soviet cooperation in bringing the Vietnam war to an end?
• WHY ATTACK THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL?
  • If the operations in Laos are considered so decisive, why have we delayed cutting the Ho Chi Minh Trail with ground troops until now?
• WIDENING THE WAR
  • Through United States military action, as well as support, the war which was once confined to South Vietnam has now been extended to Laos and Cambodia. How do you square this with your professed desire to reduce American involvement in Southeast Asia?
• SINO-SOVIET CONFLICT
  • Is your simultaneous easing of policy toward Peking and toughening toward Russian any indication of an attempt to develop a Washington-Peking accommodation to thwart Soviet ambitions? Does the US have more to gain from good relations with China than does Russia?
• US ATTITUDE TOWARDS UN
  • Some observers have described the section of the U. N. as being unusually frank for an American President. Do your comments in fact reflect a mistrust or hostility toward the UN? What improvements in the UN should be made?
• FOREIGN AID
  • Your foreign policy report reiterated your desire to reform the U.S. foreign aid program and indicated that you will submit legislation to do so. When will such legislation be submitted? There seems to be quire a delay from your message of last September 15 in which you announced your proposals.
• INVASION OF NORTH: THIEU STATEMENT & U.S. 'RESTRAINTS'
  • At your last press conference here, you were asked, "If the Army of South Vietnam sought to cross the DMZ in force, would you give a mind to restraining such action?" Your response was that you would not speculate on what the ARVN may do in defense of their country, that South Vietnam "will have to make decisions with regard to its ability to defend itself," that you would only speak of the American role in such an incursion. Can we take that to mean that if ARVN should decide on its own to move into North Vietnam, without U.S. air support, we would exercise no restraints at all on the South Vietnamese Government and Army -- either by pressure or persuasion. In other words, we would do nothing if President Thieu decided to go north, and went North? What makes this question important, Mr. President, is that today (Wednesday) President Thieu is quoted as saying that unless the Communists stop their aggression in the South and withdraw their troops back to the North, there may be an ARVN invasion of the North.
• SOUTH VIETNAMESE FIGHTING CAPABILITY
  • In your February 18 press conference you said and I quote: "The operation -- and I read a complete report from General Abrams -- has gone according to plan…They (the South Vietnamese) are fighting, he (General Abrams) said, in a superior way." Do you still believe that the South Vietnamese are fighting in a superior way and that this operation is going "according to plan?"
• REACTION TO PRESIDENT THIEU STATEMENT
  • What is the U. S. reaction to the recent statement by President Thieu that the Vietnamese armed forces might strike into North Viet-Nam?
• MIDDLE EAST
  • The discussions on the Middle East seem to have reached an impasse. What are your views on the matter?
• "STATE OF THE WORLD" MESSAGE Israel's Borders
  • In the section on the Middle East you referred to Israeli withdrawal allowing for only insubstantial alternations. Israel seems to be talking about "defensible" and secure and recognized borders and there are indications that Israel wants to keep, as a minimum, Sharm al-Sheikh, the former Arab part of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Aren't we on a collision course with Israel on the matter of withdrawal?
• "STATE OF THE WORLD" MESSAGE BERLIN HARASSMENT
  • Does the warning in your report to Congress that new access procedures on Berlin will not necessarily prevent administrative harassment mean that you don't put much faith in any Berlin agreement worked out with the Soviets?
• "STATE OF THE WORLD" MESSAGE CHINA
  • What significance can we attach to your use of the term "PRC" in your foreign policy report?
• PRESS CONFERENCE
  • What is the likelihood in your view of the South Vietnamese going North, considering President Thieu's statement. If they decide such a move is in their interest, would U.S. airpower support it? Have there been any White House discussions on American support for a move North, or American restraint upon the South Vietnamese?
• PRESS CONFERENCE
  • Can you tell us whether that emerges from the White House, or the more pessimistic view that emerges from the front about Las is your own assessment of how that operation is going? Has it gone "according to plan"? Are they not "bogged down"? Do you not consider it a success? What is the basis for this "optimism?"
  • There has been some confusion as to what our objective really is in Laos; some White House aides had hinted that the South Vietnamese were headed for Tchepone; some said they sought to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- what were our objectives, what are our objectives; and are they being achieved? How long will it take to achieve them?
  • You indicated in your State of the World that Vietnamization was not a guarantee that the fighting would end; it could go on for some time. Further, with regard for our POW's you have said that enough American troops would be left in Vietnam to provide the enemy an "incentive" to let them go. How many men; how long; and aren't you really saying that the United States plans to keep a significant residual military force in Vietnam for some time?
  • (The Marvin Kalb Special) -- Apparently South Vietnamese troops went into Laos to protect Americans in South Vietnam; then American helicopters went into Laos to protect the South Vietnamese; then Medevac units went in to protect the downed helicopters; then army ground units went in to protect the Medevac Units. If we really want to protect American troops -- why don't we just pick them up and bring them all home? Where does all this "protection of American troops end?"
  • Have we given up hope on Paris negotiations; the SOTW would seem to indicate so.
  • Your assessment of SALT?
  • Will we pressure the Israelis?
  • Any foreign travels in prospect or any forthcoming meetings with President Thieu?
  • Considering the American apprehension over the metamorphosis of the Eastern Mediterranean into a seemingly Soviet lake; what is our view of the increasing Soviet naval presence -- in addition to the subtender -- in the Caribbean. Is this acceptable to the United States?
  • SOTW and Administration seem to be taking a tougher stance toward Soviets than last year. Is this so and why?

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.

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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 02 March 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. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

Foreign Economic Policy

• 54. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Shultz) to the Members of the Council on International Economic Policy, Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 218, CIEP. No classification marking. Sent through Peterson. The memorandum is the attachment to Document 55.

Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Foreign Assistance Policy, 1969-1972

• 50. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 2, 1971, 11 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Confidential. According to attached routing memoranda, Bergsten drafted the memorandum of conversation on March 3, based on Rudolph Peterson’s report of the meeting. A copy for the President’s record was sent by Houdek to Jon Huntsman on April 26.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 332. Telegram From the the Embassy in Australia to the Department of State, Camberra, March 2, 1971, 0338Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to London, Taipei, Tokyo, Wellington, Hong Kong, and USUN.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 3. National Security Decision Memorandum 101, Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 365, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda, Nos. 97–144. Secret. A copy was sent to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

• 4. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco) and the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Green) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson), Washington, March 2, 1971

  [Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 40 Committee Files, 1971. Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]

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

"A Key Point in Our Relationship": Backchannel Talks on SALT, Berlin, and the Summit

• 130. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 490, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 4 [part 2]. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. A notation indicates that the President saw the memorandum and its attachments.

• 131. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 647, Country Files, Middle East, General, Vol. 8. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. Cleared by Saunders. Kissinger initialed the memorandum.

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

• 214. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff, Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1161, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations Files, Jarring Talks Edited and Indexed, March 1–4, 1971. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Saunders. All brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Romania

• 204. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 2, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files) Box H–270, Under Secretaries Decision Memorandum, U/DM 1–19, U/DM 14. Confidential. Sent for action. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

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

Cuba

• 235. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 2, 1971., Washington, March 2, 1971

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger reported on the status of the Cuban fishing boat case.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 781, Country Files, Latin America, Cuba, Vol. III, 1971. Confidential. Sent for information. Although not initialed by Kissinger, an attached NSC routing sheet indicates that this memorandum was sent to the President on March 8.

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

• 49-1; Unknown between 9:25 a.m. & 12:44 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 49-2; Unknown between 12:44 p.m. & 1:07 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 49-8; Unknown between 1:07 p.m., 3/2 & 8:32 a.m., 2/21; [Unknown person(s)]
• 49-10; Unknown between 1:07 p.m., 3/2 & 8:32 a.m., 2/21; [Unknown person(s)]
• 49-11; Unknown between 1:07 p.m., 3/2 & 8:32 a.m., 2/21; White House tour group

Oval Office

• 461-1; 10:25 a.m. - 10:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 461-2; 10:26 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Mitchell, John N.; White House operator; Albert, Carl B.
• 461-3; Unknown between 11:00 a.m. & 11:04 a.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 461-4; 11:06 a.m. - 11:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Peterson, Rudolph A.; Peterson, Peter G.; Mosbacher, Emil, Jr. (Bus); MacGregor, Clark; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 461-6; Unknown between 11:56 a.m. & 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 461-7; 11:59 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 461-8; Unknown between 11:59 a.m. & 12:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 461-9; 12:01 p.m. - 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 461-10; 12:07 p.m. - 12:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Menemencioglu, Targut; Mosbacher, Emil ("Bus"), Jr.; Van Hollen, Christopher; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Burger, Warren E.; Dean, John W., III; Mitchell, John N.; Wright, Edward L.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 461-11; Unknown between 12:44 p.m. & 12:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ulmer, Ralph E.; Ulmer, Ralph E. (Mrs.); Ulmer, Gary; Ulmer, Tana; Johnson, Roger E.; Parker, David N.; White House photographer
• 461-12; Unknown between 12:53 p.m. & 1:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Heltemes, Peter; Heltemes, Jack; Heltemes, Jack (Mrs.); Heltemes, Jack, Jr.; Heltemes, Holly; Dole, Robert J.; Young, Robert; Young, Robert (Mrs.); Parker, David N.; Bill, George
• 461-13; 1:07 p.m. - 1:08 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.
• 461-14; 1:08 p.m. - 1:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lyons, Kenneth R.; Colson, Charles W.; White House photographer
• 461-15; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 461-16; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 461-17; 1:35 p.m. - 1:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Acker, Marjorie P.; Woods, Rose Mary; Sanchez, Manolo

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-5784 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5784-03-05, President Nixon accepting diplomatic credentials from Orlando Letelier, Ambassador from Chile. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Orlando Letelier, Abdessadek El Glaoui.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5784-07-09, President Nixon accepting diplomatic credentials from Abdessadek El Glaoui, Ambassador from Morocco. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Orlando Letelier, Abdessadek El Glaoui.

Roll WHPO-5785 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5785-, Closeup portraits of Larry Higby. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Larry Higby.

Roll WHPO-5791 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5791-01A-03A, President Nixon seated informally with his international economic affairs assistant Peter Peterson, Bank of America Executive Committee Chairman Rudolph Peterson, Kissinger, and Clark MacGregor. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter Peterson, Rudolph Peterson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5791-07A-33A, Scenes before, during, and after a Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Capt. Harold Fritz & family, Capt. Robert Howard & family, Platoon Sgt. Finnis McCleery & family, Capt. Wesley Fox & family, Staff Sgt. Don Jenkins & family, Sgt. Gordon Roberts & family, Spec. Four George Lang & family, officials, aides.

Roll WHPO-5792 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5792-, President Nixon with Kenneth Lyons, President of the National Association of Government Employees. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Kenneth Lyons, Charles W. Colson.

Roll WHPO-5793 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5793-, President Nixon and John Mitchell conducting a press briefing on the Law Enforcement Revenue Sharing Act of 1971. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Press Room, White House. President Nixon, John Mitchell, press corps members.

Roll WHPO-5794 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5794-, President Nixon with Peter Heltemes, 1971 Easter Seal Child, and his family. National Easter Seal Society Campaign Chairman (and actor) Robert Young and Senator Bob Dole are also present, as is an unidentified man. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Peter Heltemes, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Heltemes, David Heltemes, Holly Heltemes, Robert Young, Bob Dole, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5794-21, President Nixon with Peter Heltemes, 1971 Easter Seal Child, and his family. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Peter Heltemes, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Heltemes, David Heltemes, Holly Heltemes, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-5795 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5795-, President Nixon with Peter Heltemes, 1971 Easter Seal Child, and his family. National Easter Seal Society Campaign Chairman (and actor) Robert Young and Senator Bob Dole are also present, as are unidentified men and women. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Peter Heltemes, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Heltemes, David Heltemes, Holly Heltemes, Robert Young, Bob Dole, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-5796 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5796-, President Nixon seated at his desk surrounded by Chief Justice Warren Burger, John Mitchell, and American Bar Association President Edward Wright. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Mitchell, Warren Burger, Edward Wright.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5796-04A, President Nixon seated at his desk surrounded by Chief Justice Warren Burger, John Mitchell, and American Bar Association President Edward Wright. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Mitchell, Warren Burger, Edward Wright.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5796-20A, President Nixon seated at his desk surrounded by Chief Justice Warren Burger, John Mitchell, and American Bar Association President Edward Wright. Nixon is shown shaking hands with John Mitchell. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Mitchell, Warren Burger, Edward Wright.

Roll WHPO-5797 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5797-, President Nixon seated informally with Secretary General of CENTO Turgut Menemencioglu, Alexander Haig, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Van Hollen and Chief of Protocol Emil Mosbacher during an Oval Office meeting. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Haig, Turgut Menemencioglu, Christopher Van Hollen, Emil Mosbacher.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5797-08A, President Nixon seated informally with Secretary General of CENTO Turgut Menemencioglu, Alexander Haig, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Van Hollen and Chief of Protocol Emil Mosbacher during an Oval Office meeting. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Alexander Haig, Turgut Menemencioglu, Christopher Van Hollen, Emil Mosbacher.

Roll WHPO-5798 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5798-, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with his former neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Ulmer, Gary Ulmer, and Tana Ulmer. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Ulmer, Gary Ulmer, Tana Ulmer.

Roll WHPO-5799 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5799-, Vice President Agnew taking golf swings and then leaving a building. 3/2/1971, Palm Springs, California golf course, unidentified building. Agnew, Judy Agnew, Randy Agnew, Mrs. Randy Agnew, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-5800 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5800-, Pat Nixon greeting Medal of Honor recipients and their families. 3/2/1971, Palm Springs, California White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, Medal of Honor recipients and their families.

Roll WHPO-5801 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5801-, Head and shoulders shots of Ray Zook. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Ray Zook.

Roll WHPO-5802 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5802-, Pat Nixon hosting a Junior College Reception. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Red Room, White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified women.

Roll WHPO-5803 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5803-01, President Nixon and John Mitchell at a press briefing. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Press Room, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Mitchell, Henry Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter Peterson, Rudolph Peterson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5803-03-06, President Nixon seated with Rudolph Peterson, Peter Peterson, Henry Kissinger, and MacGregor. 3/2/1971, Washington, D.C. Press Room, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Mitchell, Henry Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, Peter Peterson, Rudolph Peterson.

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-710306
  Remarks by President Nixon at dinner in honor of Apollo 14 astronauts. (3/2/1971)
  
  Runtime: 20:36
  
  Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-710307
  Remarks by President Nixon to news media in DC. (3/2/1971)
  
  Runtime: 2:20
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-710308
  Medal of Honor presentation ceremony with remarks by President Nixon. (3/2/1971, East Room, the White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:16:50
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 23 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.
• WHCA-SR-P-710309
  Private taping for 25th anniversary of Jewish War Veterans. (3/2/1971)
  
  Runtime: 1:55
  
  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-4203
  "The Mike Douglas Show". Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-MN).
  Group W Productions, Inc.
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4204
  "60 Minutes". features a report on a state dinner at the White House Herbert Klein, Director of White House Communications.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4209
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  19. Smith/Clark: Investigation of Washington, D. C. Capitol building bombing. Time Code Start: 51:54. Keywords: Vietnam War, Laos, bombings, Weather Underground Organization, weathermen, terrorism, terrorists, activists, militants, violence, sabotage, protests. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Reasoner/Farmer: Indochina War & damaged helicopters repaired. Time Code Start: 55:51. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Smith/Donaldson: Defense Department civilian surveillance files; Senate Committee hearings on Supersonic Transport (SST) with Stewart Udall; U of Arizona physicist Dr James McDONALD explains SST flights possibly increase skin cancer risk. Time Code Start: 58:46. Keywords: espionage, spying, national security, Senators, hearings, investigations, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners, risks, warning, health risks, cancers. Network: ABC.
  
  22. Smith: Apollo 14 crew speaks to joint session of Congress. Time Code Start: 61:10. Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space, space program, astronauts, moon, flights. Network: ABC.
  
  23. Newman: President Nixon awards medals to soldiers (no footage). Time Code Start: 62:36. Keywords: Presidents, awards, medals, Armed Forces, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, organizations. Network: ABC.
  
  24. Chancellor/Lewis/Striethorst: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 62:51. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Chancellor: Senator Symington claims Kissinger is acting Secretary of State. Time Code Start: 65:52. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.
  
  26. McGee/Trotta: "Coalition" of Hippies and Harthats (Hard Hats ?) against President Nixon's Administration. Time Code Start: 66:28. Keywords: counterculture, activists, construction workers, political groups. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Cronkite/Duval/Kalb: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 69:26. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Cronkite: Senator Symington claims Kissinger is acting Secretary of State. Time Code Start: 74:30. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-4211
  Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape I (Weekly News Summary).
  NBC
  
  72. Chancellor: Vietnam war action; copters flying South Vietnam reinforcements into Laos; Laos forces, CIA trained guerrillas and Thailand begin attack on North , last Green Beret forces withdraw from South Vietnam,. Time Code Start: 88:17. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, withdrawals,. Network: NBC.
  
  73. Lewis: Action at fire base (FSB) Alvi. Time Code Start: 89:00. Keywords: Vietnam War, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports, fire support base, firebases, temporary military encampments, artillery air strike coordination center. Network: NBC.
  
  74. Streithorst: Action at Laotian border. Time Code Start: 90:00. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

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