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May 14, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, May 14, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Tuesday, May 13, 1969

Next Date: Thursday, May 15, 1969

Schedule and Public Documents

  • The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

  • The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

    Addresses and Remarks

    • Report on Vietnam (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 692, May 14, 1969)
      The President's Address to the Nation.

    Awards and Citations

    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.

    • The President's address to the Nation on Vietnam (advance text).

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • The President met with the following persons to brief them on his address to the Nation on Vietnam: Vice President Spiro T. Agnew; Speaker of the House John W. McCormack, Representative Carl Albert, and Senator Mike Mansfield of the majority leadership; Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Representative Gerald R. Ford of the minority leadership; Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, Under Secretary of State Elliot L. Richardson, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, and Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • DONALD E. LANE, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals vice Arthur M. Smith, deceased.
    • KEITH S. SNYDER, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years vice William C. Medford, deceased.
    • SEAGAL V. WHEATLEY, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas for the term of four years vice Ernest Morgan, resigned.
    • JOHN O. OLSON, of Wisconsin, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for the term of four years vice Edmund A. Nix.

  • 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

    All National Archives Units

National Security Documents

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-1043 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1043-01-27, Pat Nixon receiving a gold vase of red paper poppies from Mrs. Arthur Hanell, President of the American Legion Auxiliary. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Arthur Hanell, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1043-15, Pat Nixon receiving a gold vase of red paper poppies from Mrs. Arthur Hanell, President of the American Legion Auxiliary. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Arthur Hanell.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1043-28-31, Unidentified man seated at his desk. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Unidentified man.

    Roll WHPO-1044 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1044-03-05, Vice President Agnew at a podium. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, William Anders, Mrs. William Anders.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1044-06-12, Vice President Agnew with Astronaut William Anders and Mrs. Anders. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-1045 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1045-03-12, Vice President Agnew at a podium. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, William Anders, Mrs. William Anders.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1045-13-20, Vice President Agnew at a podium with Astronaut William Anders. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, William Anders, Mrs. William Anders.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1045-21, Head and shoulders portrait of Vice President Agnew at a podium. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, William Anders, Mrs. William Anders.

    Roll WHPO-1046 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1046-00A, Henry Kissinger briefing the press prior to Nixon's speech on Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Henry Kissinger, unidentified press corps members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1046-02A-16A, President Nixon standing at a podium delivering a televised speech on Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Theater. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-1047 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1047-07-09, President Nixon meeting with Vice President Agnew, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird Ambassador Lodge and Congressional leaders prior to delivering a speech on Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Treaty Room. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Everett Dirksen, Mike Mansfield, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Henry Cabot Lodge, Elliot Richardson, Gerald Ford, John McCormack, Carl Albert, Bryce Harlow.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1047-09, President Nixon meeting with Vice President Agnew, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird, Ambassador Lodge, and Congressional leaders prior to delivering a speech on Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Treaty Room. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Everett Dirksen, Mike Mansfield, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, Henry Cabot Lodge, Elliot Richardson, Gerald Ford, John McCormack, Carl Albert, Bryce Harlow, Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-1048 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1048-01, Henry Kissinger speaking with Alexander Haig, Donald Rumsfeld, Ron Ziegler and other staff members in the Roosevelt Room, prior to his press conference on President Nixon's televised speech content concerning Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Donald Rumsfeld, Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1048-03-06, Henry Kissinger at a press conference speaking from a podium prior to President Nixon's televised speech concerning Vietnam. 5/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Henry Kissinger, Press Corps reporters and photographers.

  • 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.

    E - Secretary of Defense Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-E-013
      Press conference by Underscretary of Defense David Packard at the Pentagon. (5/14/1969, Pentagon)

      Runtime: 1:10:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by OPI; Recorded by JFH (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-025
      Remarks of Henry Kissinger to the press prior to president's television address. (5/14/1969, East Room, White House)

      Runtime: 30:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690515
      President Nixon's Televised Address to the Nation on Vietnam. (5/14/1969, White House Theater)

      Runtime: 26:30:00

      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-3334
      President Nixon's Address on Vietnam. Richard Nixon.
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:30:40
    • WHCA-3335
      President Nixon's Address on Vietnam. Richard Nixon.
      NBC
      Runtime: 00:58:10
    • WHCA-3336
      President Nixon's Address to the Nation on Vietnam. President spoke at 10 p.m. from the Theater in the White House.

      In his first national speech on Vietnam, the President proposed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam within a year of an agreement as long as the North Vietnamese would remove th
      WIS?
      Runtime: 01:00:24

Context (External Sources)