March 4, 1971

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• Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Manpower.
• Memorandum Urging Support of the Red Cross
• Executive Order 11585—Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and the Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees and Certain of Their Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
• Proclamation 4033—Red Cross Month, 1971
• Proclamation 4034—Save Your Vision Week, 1971

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• Federal Register of Thursday, March 4, 1971

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• Senate: March 4, 1971
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• James v. Valtierra

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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• President's Daily Brief of 04 March 1971

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Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

U.S. Position Papers and Assessments of General Assembly Sessions

• 95. Airgram From the Department of State to Certain Posts, Washington, March 4, 1971, 4:13 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 3 GA. Limited Official Use. Drafted by P. T. Dunn, Thomas W. M. Smith, and J. Koehring; cleared by John W. McDonald; and approved by Ward P. Allen. Sent to USUN, Geneva, Paris for OECD, Montreal for ICAO, Rome for FODAG, Vienna for IAEA, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, London, and Santiago.

Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

Operational Lam Son 719, February 8-April 7, 1971

• 145. Summary of Conclusions of a Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group, Washington, March 4, 1971, 3-3:47 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–115, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 5. Memorandum From Harold Saunders and Samuel Hoskinson of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 4, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 625, Country Files, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. IV, 1 Mar 71–15 May 71. Secret. Sent for information.

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

International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

• 256. Memorandum From Robert M. Behr of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 4, 1971

  Behr informed Kissinger of the outcome of the talks with ESC Chairman Lefevre in Washington on cooperation in the post-Apollo program. Also included are a 12-page overview of the issues with policy discussion points and a 2-page summary of European reactions.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 393, Subject File, Space Programs, 1971. Limited Official Use. Sent for action. A copy was sent to Sonnenfeldt. An extensive report of the meeting with the Europeans is in telegram 30947 to Bern et. al., February 24. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SP 10 US)

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 217. Memorandum From Michael Guhin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 4, 1971

  Guhin informed Kissinger that Secretary of State Rogers had withdrawn his request to the President that the U.S. cease the immediate use of chemical herbicides in Vietnam.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 312, Subject Files, Chemical, Biological Warfare (Toxins, etc.), Vol. III. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. Sent through Behr. Kissinger wrote on the memorandum, “OBE” (Overtaken By Events) and “(Put into personal file).” Attached is Document 214.

Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iraq 1969-1971

• 280. Telegram 36204 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nepal, Washington, March 4, 1971, 0124Z

  The Department instructed the Embassy to request that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees inquire about recent reports of arrests of Iraqi Jews in Baghdad.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 29 IRAQ. Confidential. Repeated to Dacca, Mission Geneva for RMRC, Brussels, and USUN. Drafted by Killgore; cleared by Albert P. Burleigh (NEA/INC), Frank G. Trinka (EUR/AIS), Laurence A. Dawson (S/R-ORM), Craig Baxter (NEA/PAF), J. Theodore Papendorp (EUR/FBX), Clement J. Sobotka, S/R; Seelye; and Orson W. Trueworthy, S/R-ORM; approved by Atherton.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Tunisia

• 152. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 4, 1971

  Kissinger briefed the President on the internal political situation in Tunisia and the implications for bilateral relations of the expected departure of President Bourguiba from the political scene.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 745, Country Files, Africa, Tunisia, Vol. I. Secret. Sent for information. This document is an unsigned copy. Attached but not printed is the January 22 memorandum from Rogers to the President on the “Transfer of Power in Tunisia.”

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.

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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-5808 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5808-, President Nixon standing in his EOB office with Senator Strom Thurmond, Rep. W.C. Daniel, and Patricia Perry, Maid of Cotton. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building (EOB). President Nixon, Strom Thurmond, W.C. Daniel, Patricia Perry.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5808-08, President Nixon standing in his EOB office with Senator Strom Thurmond and Patricia Perry, Maid of Cotton. (wall of framed political cartoons featuring President Nixon hang on the wall behind them). 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building (EOB). President Nixon, Strom Thurmond, Patricia Perry.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5808-17, President Nixon standing in his EOB office with Senator Strom Thurmond and Patricia Perry, Maid of Cotton. (wall of framed political cartoons featuring President Nixon hang on the wall behind them). 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building (EOB). President Nixon, Strom Thurmond, Patricia Perry.

Roll WHPO-5809 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5809-, President Nixon standing in his EOB office with Senator Strom Thurmond and Patricia Perry, Maid of Cotton. (wall of framed political cartoons featuring President Nixon hang on the wall behind them). 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building. President Nixon, Strom Thurmond, W.C. Daniel, Patricia Perry.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5809-17, President Nixon standing in his EOB office with Senator Strom Thurmond and Patricia Perry, Maid of Cotton. (wall of framed political cartoons featuring President Nixon hang on the wall behind them). 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building. President Nixon, Strom Thurmond, Patricia Perry.

Roll WHPO-5810 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5810-07-12, Views of the unoccupied Map Room. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. John Davies, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5810-3-6, John Davies receiving a drawing of an eagle from an unidentified man. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, grounds. John Davies, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-5811 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5811-, Pat Nixon with friends prior to tea. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-5812 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5812-, Ziegler escorting Yugoslavian officials inside and outside White House . Kissinger is in the last eight shots. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House grounds, various rooms. Ronald Ziegler, Henry Kissinger, Yugoslavian officials.

Roll WHPO-5813 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5813-, Closeup portrait of President Nixon at a microphone during a press conference. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-5814 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5814-, Closeup portrait of President Nixon at a microphone during a press conference. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-5815 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5815-, Closeup portrait of President Nixon at a microphone during a press conference. Closeup portrait of President Nixon's hands during a press conference. 3/4/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

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G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-086
  Press briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, with Ronald Ziegler. (3/4/1971, Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 20:00
  
  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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710310
  Remarks by President Nixon in a press conference. (3/4/1971)
  
  Runtime: 28:22:00
  
  Keywords: presidential news conferences, presidential press conferences
  
  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-4206
  "The Mike Douglas Show".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:56:86
• WHCA-4207
  President Nixon's Press Conference.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:42:00
• WHCA-4208
  Commentary On President Nixon's Press Conference. FTN: Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot Richardson; "MTP": U.S. Senator George McGovern (D-SD).
  CBS, NBC
  Runtime: 00:33:05
• WHCA-4209
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  35. Reasoner/Bell: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 84:50. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  36. Smith/Baker: Indochina War & use of anti-aircraft missiles in the Indochina War. Time Code Start: 86:57. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, military, aircraft, artillery, weapons. Network: ABC.
  
  37. Reasoner/Downs: Piece of pipe from pipeline in Laos causes controversy (Secretary of Defense Laird). Time Code Start: 89:00. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, Laos, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-4210
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  
  1. Reasoner/Clark: Senator Hughes for President. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner: Commentary on the pipe from Indochina and credibility. Time Code Start: 03:35. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, reports. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Rich/Brady: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 05:30 [taken from original tape]. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor: Secretary of Defense Laird speaks about a piece of pipe from pipeline in Laos. Time Code Start: 10:08. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Cronkite: Indochina War. Time Code Start: 11:39. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  6. Cronkite: Interview with South Vietnam's Vice President Ky; Paris peace talks. Time Code Start: 13:32. Keywords: South Vietnam, Vice Presidents, statements, speeches, media, interviews, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Cronkite: PX scandals; Dragon Lady in Vietnam seeks favors (Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, former First Lady Diem). Time Code Start: 14:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, retail stores, sales, crimes, scandals, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, Tran Lexuan, Diem Regime. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Cronkite: U.S. airmen kidnapped in Ankara, Turkey. Time Code Start: 17:20. Keywords: plots, conspiracy, conspiracies, kidnappings, terrorism, military, aircraft, troops. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite/Kalf: Senator Fulbright on Kissinger role (President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Secretary of State William Rogers, Kissinger at San Clemente, California). Time Code Start: 17:57. Keywords: Presidents, Senators, meetings, Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Webster: Integreation and Desegregation in war zone; Khe Sanh, South Vietnam film shows blacks practicing "dap" greeting meaning unity; interview comments from troops, Kane, Jackson, Spenser, Osterhoudt. Time Code Start: 22:27. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, Armed Forces, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-4212
  Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape II (Weekly News Summary).
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:22:40
  
  6. Chancellor: New strategy in Laos. Time Code Start: 05:04. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Rich: New anti-aircraft missiles used against U.S. air power. Time Code Start: 05:50. Keywords: war, military, missiles, aircraft, artillery, weapons, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Brady: U.S. troop morale at Khe Sanh in South Vietnam is low. Time Code Start: 07:10. Keywords: Vietnam War, mlitary, troops, bases, psychology. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor: Cambodia, highway 4. Time Code Start: 09:20. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, roads. Network: NBC.
  
  10. McGee: South Vietnam's Vice President Ky calls for more U.S. air power; Paris peace talks; casualties from war [in Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 09:40. Keywords: South Vietnam, Vice Presidents, statements, speeches, media, interviews, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-4246
  NBC News Excerpts: Phil Brady's Indochina Reports [Weekly News Summary]. Phil Brady.
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:34:02
  
  4. Chancellor/Brady: U.S. troop morale at Khe Sanh in South Vietnam is low. Time Code Start: 07:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, mlitary, troops, bases, psychology. Network: NBC.

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