May 15, 1972

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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• Statement About Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 1972
• Statement About Attempt on the Life of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama
• Remarks at a Reception Marking the Reopening of the Blue Room Following Its Redecoration.

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No Federal Register published on this date

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• Senate: May 15, 1972
• House of Representatives: May 15, 1972
• Extensions of Remarks: May 15, 1972

Decided

• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
• Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Erie Lackawanna R. Co.
• Dukes v. Warden, Conn. State Prison
• Huffman v. Boersen
• National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc.
• United States v. Biswell
• Wisconsin v. Yoder

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.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
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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 15 May 1972

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Vol. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

The Intelligence Community and the White House

• 272. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (Hall) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 330 77 094, 350.09 (March–Dec) 1972. Secret.

Vol. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

The North Vietnamese Offensive Falters, Negotiations Resume, May 8-July 18, 1972

• 147. Memorandum From President Nixon to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 341, Subject Files, HAK/President Memos, 1971. Personal and Confidential.

• 148. Memorandum for the President’s Files by the President’s Military Assistant (Scowcroft), Washington, May 15, 1972, 10:30 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office File, Box 88, Memoranda for the President, Beginning May 14, 1972. No classification marking.

• 149. Minutes of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, May 15, 1972, 11:14-11:42 a.m.

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 79, National Security Council, Committees and Panels, Washington Special Actions Group, May 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. All brackets are in the original.

• 150. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330–77–0095, 385.1, Viet (January–May 1972). Top Secret; Sensitive.

Vol. XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971-May 1972

Nixon at the Summit, May 13-May 31, 1972

• 226. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 15, 1972, 5 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 494, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1972, Vol. 12, Part 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Accordingly to Kissinger’s Record of Schedule, the meeting, which was held in General Scowcroft’s office, ended at 6:15 p.m. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–1976)

• 227. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 478, President’s Trip Files, The President, Bilateral Agreements. Secret; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. According to a May 16 memorandum from Kissinger to Nixon, this was part of the fifth briefing book for the summit delivered to the President before books one to four. (Ibid., RG 59, S/P Files: Lot 77 D D112, Box 335, Lord Chronology, 1972)

• 228. Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, White House, Conversation No. 24–126. No classification marking. According to his Daily Diary, Nixon met with Kissinger from 9:29 to 9:35 p.m. The editors transcribed the portion of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, President Nixon placed the call. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

Kissinger's Secret Trip to Moscow and Aftermath, April 19-May 17, 1972

• 276. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Smith), Washington, May 15, 1972, 0252Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 427, Backchannel Files, Backchannel Messages, 1972 SALT. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

• 277. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Laird to President Nixon, Washington, May 15, 1972

  Source: Ford Library, Laird Papers, Box 26, SALT, Chronological File. Top Secret.

Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

Bangladesh, December 1971-December 1972

• 422. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 15, 1972

  In response to the President’s expressed desire to convert as much multilateral economic assistance to Bangladesh as possible into bilateral assistance, Eliot forwarded the Department’s recommendations as to how the remaining $130 million of a $200 million Congressional appropriation for South Asian relief could be channeled to Bangladesh in the form of bilateral assistance.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, AID (US) BANGLADESH. Limited Official Use. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The attachment cited in the memorandum is not published. On May 22 NSC Staff Secretary Davis sent a memorandum to Eliot which reads: “In response to your May 15 memorandum, bilateral assistance of $75 to $100 million in the current U.S. fiscal year has been approved. Your recommendations on the mix of other relief assistance for Bangladesh is (sic.) also approved.” (Ibid.) On May 30 the Department of State announced that the United States and Bangladesh had signed a bilateral agreement providing for $90 million in U.S. assistance to Bangladesh as a grant for rehabilitation. (Telegram 94906 to Dacca, May 30; ibid., AID (US) 4 BANGLADESH)

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

Mexico

• 478. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, May 15, 1972, 3–3:30 p.m., Washington, May 15, 1972, 3-3:30 p.m.

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger and Foreign Secretary Rabasa discussed the Colorado River salinity issue and illegal immigration. On salinity, Rabasa suggested third party arbitration, to which Kissinger responded “that if we decided we could go the arbitration route, the approach outlined by Rabasa seemed quite fair.” On illegal immigrants, Rabasa suggested that the United States and Mexico issue a joint communiqué announcing the creation of a Joint Commission to study the problem.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 788, Country Files, Latin America, Mexico, Vol. III. Secret; Sensitive. It was prepared by Jorden. Jorden signed WJJ above his typeset signature. The memorandum to which Kissinger referred is published as Document 477.

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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Old Executive Office Building

• 339-3; Unknown between 6:33 p.m. & 7:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; [Unknown person(s)]; Rowley, James J.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Kelley, Thomas J.
• 339-4; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 8:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Clawson, Kenneth W.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Connally, John B.; Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)
• 339-5; Unknown between 8:10 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Yates, Nellie L.; Felt, W. Mark
• 339-6; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-7; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-8; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-9; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-10; 9:16 p.m. - 9:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 339-11; Unknown between 9:19 p.m. & 9:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-12; Unknown between 9:19 p.m. & 9:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-13; 9:23 p.m. - 9:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 339-14; 9:25 p.m. - 9:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 339-15; 9:29 p.m. - 9:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 339-16; Unknown between 9:35 p.m. & 9:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 339-17; 9:36 p.m. - 9:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 339-18; 9:40 p.m. - 9:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lukash, William M.
• 339-19; 9:44 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Duggan, Ann
• 339-20; Unknown between 9:45 p.m. & 9:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 724-1; Unknown between 1:39 p.m. & 2:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 724-2; Unknown between 2:25 p.m. & 3:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Connally, John B.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 724-3; 3:32 p.m. - 4:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Connally, John B.
• 724-4; 4:06 p.m. - 4:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kendall, Donald McI.; Flanigan, Peter M.; [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.
• 724-5; 4:54 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 724-6; 5:06 p.m. - 5:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 724-7; Unknown between 5:14 p.m. & 5:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 724-8; 5:16 p.m. - 6:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Connally, John B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Wallace, Cornelia; Kennedy, Edward M.; Rossides, Eugene T.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 724-9; Unknown between 9:48 p.m. & 10:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 724-10; 5:06 p.m. - 5:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

White House Telephone

• 24-81; Unknown between 4:00 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-82; Unknown between 5:06 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-83; 5:10 p.m. - 5:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 24-84; Unknown between 5:16 p.m. & 5:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 24-85; 5:21 p.m. - 5:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 24-86; Unknown between 5:24 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-87; Unknown between 5:24 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Connally, John B.; Rossides, Eugene T.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-88; Unknown between 5:30 p.m. & 5:38 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-89; 5:38 p.m. - 5:41 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Wallace, Cornelia
• 24-90; Unknown between 5:41 p.m. & 5:45 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 24-91; Unknown between 5:41 p.m. & 5:45 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Connally, John B.; Kennedy, Edward M.
• 24-92; Unknown between 5:52 p.m. & 5:54 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-93; Unknown between 5:52 p.m. & 5:58 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Connally, John B.; Rossides, Eugene T.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-94; Unknown between 6:33 p.m. & 6:45 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.
• 24-95; Unknown between 6:45 p.m. & 7:07 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Rowley, James J.
• 24-96; Unknown between 6:45 p.m. & 7:07 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 24-97; Unknown between 6:45 p.m. & 7:07 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kleindienst, Richard G.
• 24-98; Unknown between 6:45 p.m. & 7:07 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-99; 7:07 p.m. - 7:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-100; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Kelley, Thomas J.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-101; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Holm, Holly
• 24-102; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]; Clawson, Kenneth W.
• 24-104; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-105; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-106; Unknown between 7:07 p.m. & 7:37 p.m.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 24-107; 7:37 p.m. - 7:42 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-108; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 7:57 p.m.; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-109; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 7:57 p.m.; White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Felt, W. Mark
• 24-110; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 7:57 p.m.; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Hall, Joan
• 24-111; Unknown between 7:42 p.m. & 7:57 p.m.; Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Clawson, Kenneth W.
• 24-112; Unknown between 7:57 p.m. & 7:59 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator
• 24-113; Unknown between 7:57 p.m. & 7:59 p.m.; Kleindienst, Richard G.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 24-114; Unknown between 7:59 p.m. & 8:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-115; 8:02 p.m. - 8:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)
• 24-116; 8:15 p.m. - 8:18 p.m.; Felt, W. Mark; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 24-117; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-118; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-119; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-120; Unknown between 8:18 p.m. & 9:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-121; 9:16 p.m. - 9:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 24-122; Unknown between 9:19 p.m. & 9:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-123; Unknown between 9:19 p.m. & 9:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-124; 9:23 p.m. - 9:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 24-125; 9:25 p.m. - 9:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 24-126; 9:29 p.m. - 9:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 24-127; Unknown between 9:35 p.m. & 9:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-128; 9:36 p.m. - 9:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 24-129; 9:40 p.m. - 9:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Lukash, William M.
• 24-130; 9:44 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Duggan, Ann
• 24-131; Unknown between 10:15 p.m. & 11:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-132; Unknown between 10:15 p.m. & 11:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-133; Unknown between 11:07 p.m. & 11:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-134; 11:12 p.m. - 11:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 24-135; Unknown between 11:41 p.m. & 11:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 24-136; 11:42 p.m. - 11:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Waggonner, Joe D., Jr.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

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-9060 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9060-, President Nixon and others meeting with representatives of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia (POW-Vietnam Prisoner of War, Missing in Action). 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Mrs. James Stockdale, Mrs. Joseph Dunn, Mrs. Paul Galanti.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9060-11A, President Nixon and others meeting with representatives of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia (POW-Vietnam Prisoner of War, Missing in Action). 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Mrs. James Stockdale, Mrs. Joseph Dunn, Mrs. Paul Galanti.

Roll WHPO-9061 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9061-, President Nixon and others meeting with representatives of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia (POW-Vietnam Prisoner of War, Missing in Action). 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, Mrs. James Stockdale, Mrs. Joseph Dunn, Mrs. Paul Galanti.

Roll WHPO-9062 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9062-02A-06A, President Nixon receiving the diplomatic credentials from Andres Aguilar, Venezuela. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Andres Aguilar, Mrs. Aguilar, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, Mrs. Kosciusko-Morizet, Kifle Wodajo, Mohammad Khan, Mrs. Mohammad Khan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9062-08A-13A, President Nixon receiving the diplomatic credentials from Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, France. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Andres Aguilar, Mrs. Aguilar, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, Mrs. Kosciusko-Morizet, Kifle Wodajo, Mohammad Khan, Mrs. Mohammad Khan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9062-15A-16A, President Nixon receiving the diplomatic credentials from Kifle Wodajo, Ethiopia. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Andres Aguilar, Mrs. Aguilar, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, Mrs. Kosciusko-Morizet, Kifle Wodajo, Mohammad Khan, Mrs. Mohammad Khan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9062-18A-23A, President Nixon receiving the diplomatic credentials from Sultan Mohammad Khan, Pakistan. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Andres Aguilar, Mrs. Aguilar, Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet, Mrs. Kosciusko-Morizet, Kifle Wodajo, Mohammad Khan, Mrs. Mohammad Khan.

Roll WHPO-9063 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9063-, President Nixon standing with Brazilian Ambassador Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro.

Roll WHPO-9064 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9064-, Alexander Haig standing with William Robinson of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. West Wing Colonnade, White House. Alexander Haig, William Robinson.

Roll WHPO-9065 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-02-12, Pat Nixon speaking to guests and the press in the reopened Blue Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-13-15, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Vermeil Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Vermeil Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-16-18, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Map Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Map Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-19-21, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Yellow Oval Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Yellow Oval Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-22-24, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Central Hall. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Central Hall, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-25-27, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Blue Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9065-28, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Red Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Red Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-9066 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9066-02-09, Pat Nixon speaking to guests and the press in the reopened Blue Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9066-10-13, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Green Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9066-15-17, Various groupings of unidentified persons in the Red Room. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-9067 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9067-, Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9067-, Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9067-, Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.

Roll WHPO-9068 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9068-02-07, President Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9068-08-24, Pat Nixon in a receiving line with unidentified persons. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.

Roll WHPO-9069 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9069-02-05, President Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9069-06-11, Pat Nixon in a receiving line with unidentified persons. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.

Roll WHPO-9070 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9070-02-04, President Nixon addressing guests upon the reopening of the Blue Room, with Pat Nixon at his side. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9070-05-07, Pat Nixon in a receiving line with unidentified persons. 5/15/1972, Washington, D.C. East Room, Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, guests.

Roll WHPO-9093 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9093-, Vice President Agnew greeting people, taking photos, and making a toast at a reception. 5/15/1972, Tokyo, Japan unknown. Agnew, Eisaku Sato, Japanese officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-9094 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9094-, Vice President Agnew at a reversion ceremony in Tokyo. 5/15/1972, Tokyo, Japan unknown. Spiro Agnew, Japanese officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-9095 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9095-03-16, Vice President Agnew at a reversion ceremony in Tokyo. 5/15/1972, Tokyo, Japan unknown. Spiro Agnew, Japanese officials, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9095-18-23, Vice President Agnew and officials speaking outdoors in a park. 5/15/1972, Tokyo, Japan unknown. Spiro Agnew, Japanese officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-9098 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9098-04-24, Vice President Agnew at a dinner at the U.S. Embassy. 5/15/1972, Tokyo, Japan U.S. Embassy. Agnew, Japanese officials, guests.

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-127
  Remarks by Pat Nixon at the dedication of the newly-decorated Blue Room. (5/15/1972, Blue Room, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:12:35
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JAD (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-571
  Remarks of POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives after a meeting with Nixon. (5/15/1972, West Driveway, White House)
  
  Runtime: 21:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by BAC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-720505
  Remarks by President Nixon at dedication of the Blue Room. (5/15/1972)
  
  Runtime: 6:46
  
  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-5372
  "Panorama".
  CBS
  Runtime: 01:28:44
• WHCA-5373
  "Closer Look '72". PSA for education for the handicapped Robert Finch.
  Southern Educational Communications Association
  Runtime: 00:05:54
• WHCA-5374
  "Conversation with Julie", Detroit, Mich. AND "Conversation with Julie", Houston, Texas. Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
  
  Runtime: 01:05:33
• WHCA-5383
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:07
  
  26. Smith/Geer/Reasoner: Governor George Wallace is shot in Laurel, Maryland. Time Code Start: 72:50. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Smith: President Nixon sends personal physician to Governor George Wallace's hospital with Senator Hubert Humphrey. Time Code Start: 79:45. Keywords: Presidents, Senators, Governors, reports, assassinations, shootings, hospitals. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Reasoner/Reynolds: Michigan primary coverage. Time Code Start: 81:00. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Reasoner/Shoumacher: South Vietnam offensive. Time Code Start: 84:10. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  30. Smith: Pentagon releases photo of North Vietnam. Time Code Start: 87:30. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, Vietnam War, photography, photographs. Network: ABC.
  
  31. Smith/Jarriel: President Nixon meets with POWs families and they comment on the meeting. Time Code Start: 88:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, families, Presidents, meetings. Network: ABC.
  
  32. Reasoner: McGovern wishes Governor George Wallace a speedy recovery. Time Code Start: 90:10. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  33. Smith: Commentary on gun control laws. Time Code Start: 91:27. Keywords: bills, laws, weapons, sales, controls, registrations, licenses. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-5384
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:15
  
  1. Chancellor/Mackin: Governor George Wallace shot while campaigning (film). Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Mackin: Governor George Wallace campaigning. Time Code Start: 04:90. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor: President Nixon, Senators McGovern and Humphrey comments on shooting of Governor George Wallace. Time Code Start: 06:00. Keywords: Presidents,Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, reports, assassinations, shootings. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Duke: Film of Senator Humphrey at Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Springs, MD after shooting of Governor George Wallace. Time Code Start: 06:00. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, reports, assassinations, shootings, hospitals. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Brinkley's Journal: Commentary on political shootings. Time Code Start: 08:30. Keywords: politicians, assasinations, violence, attacks,. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Kiker: Campaign '72, Michigan (Senators Humphrey, McGovern). Time Code Start: 10:00. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, primaries, candidates, voting, speeches. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: More ships to war; Secretary of State Rogers questioned by Senate committee. Time Code Start: 13:54. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Navy, warships, Senate Committee Hearings, testimony, testify. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor: Vietnam. Time Code Start: 16:30. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Brady: Vice President Agnew at return of Okinawa to Japan. Time Code Start: 17:12. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Japanese. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Cronkite/Dick: Governor George Wallace shot at campaign rally. Time Code Start: 22:20. Keywords: Senators, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, assassinations, shootings. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Dick: Governor George Wallace campaigns in Maryland. Time Code Start: 26:14. Keywords: Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite: Slow motion of Governor George Wallace shooting; comment on political murders. Time Code Start: 29:30. Keywords: Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, assassinations, shootings. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Mudd: Reaction to shooting of Governor George Wallace. Time Code Start: 33:38. Keywords: Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, assassinations, shootings, reactions, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Rather: President Nixon comment on Governor George Wallace shooting. Time Code Start: 34:43. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, assassinations, shootings, reactions, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite/Threlkeld: Vietnam; Hue. Time Code Start: 36:52. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

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