November 29, 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Congressional Restrictions, General Warfare, June 19, 1973-February 25, 1975

• 116. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, November 29, 1973, 3:21-3:49 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–117, WSAG Meeting Minutes, Originals, 1973. Secret; Nodis; Codeword. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 363. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, November 29, 1973

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 2. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Map Room at the White House.

• 364. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, November 29, 1973, 2:39-3:20 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–117, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1973. Top Secret; Nodis; Codeword. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

• 251. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, November 29, 1973

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 2, November 29, 1973. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Map Room. All brackets, except those that indicate omissions, are in the original.

• 252. Memorandum From David Elliott of the National Security Council Staff to Jan Lodal of the National Security Council Staff, Washington, November 29, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 321, Subject Files, Energy Crisis, Nov 73–Feb 74. Confidential.

• 253. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, November 29, 1973, 1:20-2:38 p.m.

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 2, November 29, 1973. Secret. All brackets, except those that indicate omissions, are in the original. This luncheon meeting took place in the White House Map Room.

• 254. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, November 29, 1973, 2:39-3:20 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–117, Washington Special Action Group, WSAG Meetings Minutes, (Originals), 10/2/73–7/22/74. Top Secret; Nodis; Codeword. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

Thailand and Burma

• 378. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of State (Pickering) to the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, November 29, 1973., Washington, November 29, 1973

  Pickering transmitted the Department of State’s view on U.S. deployments in Thailand.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Subject-Numeric Central Files, Top Secret Files, Box 4, DEF 1–1 US, 1970–1973. Secret. Barnes signed the memorandum for Pickering. Drafted by Dexter. Concurred in by Rush, Sneider, PM, and EA/RA. The DOD analysis of U.S. Deployments in Thailand, transmitted under Clements memorandum of October 13, is attached but not published. Kissinger requested this DOD study in a memorandum, attached but not published, from August 28. For NSSM 171, see Document 2.

Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

France, 1973-1976

• 317. Telegram 30644 From the Embassy in France to the Department of State, Paris, November 29, 1973, 1819Z

  Summary: The Embassy discussed the French view of détente.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 679, Country Files, Europe, France Vol. XI (2 of 2). Confidential; Exdis. Sent for information to the Mission to NATO, London, Bonn, and Moscow. In an October 30 memorandum to Kissinger, Springsteen discussed possible pressure points on France in light of its policies during the October 1973 Middle East war. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–1973, POL FR–US) In telegram 29954 from Paris, November 20, Irwin offered instances of French cooperation with the U.S. during the Middle East war. (Ibid., Central Foreign Policy Files, 1973)

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Roll WHPO-E1864 Photographer: | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1864-, President Nixon meeting in the Cabinet room with African-American University Presidents. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Herman Branson, President of Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Penna., Allix James, President of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., Milton Curry, Jr., President of Bishop College, Dallas, Texas G. Leon Netterville, President of Southern University, Baton Rouge, La., James Lawson, President of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., Luna Mishoe, President of Delaware State College, Wilmington, Del., Benjamin Perry, President of Florida A &M University, Tallahassee, Fl., James Cheek, President of Howard University, Washington, D:C., Lewis Dowdy, President of North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, N.C Lloyd Elam, President of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., Roy Hudson, President of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., Samuel Myers, President of Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland, Lionel Newsom, President of Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio Lucius Pitts, President of Paine College, Augusta, Ga. Walter Washington, President of Alcorn A &M University, Lorman, Mississippi, Granville Sawyer, President of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas Miles Mark Fisher IV, Executive Secretary of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW, Frank C. Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW, John Ottina, Commissioner of Education, Office of Education, Dept. of HEW, Peter E. Holmes, Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Dept. of HEW, CoL Dana G. Mead, Associate Director of the Domestic Council James H. Cavanaugh, Associate Director of the Domestic Council, Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant Paul H. O'Neill, Associate Director of the OMS, John C. Calhoun, Staff Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1864-08, President Nixon meeting in the Cabinet room with African-American University Presidents. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Herman Branson, President of Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Penna., Allix James, President of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., Milton Curry, Jr., President of Bishop College, Dallas, Texas G. Leon Netterville, President of Southern University, Baton Rouge, La., James Lawson, President of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., Luna Mishoe, President of Delaware State College, Wilmington, Del., Benjamin Perry, President of Florida A &M University, Tallahassee, Fl., James Cheek, President of Howard University, Washington, D:C., Lewis Dowdy, President of North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, N.C Lloyd Elam, President of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., Roy Hudson, President of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., Samuel Myers, President of Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland, Lionel Newsom, President of Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio Lucius Pitts, President of Paine College, Augusta, Ga. Walter Washington, President of Alcorn A &M University, Lorman, Mississippi, Granville Sawyer, President of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas Miles Mark Fisher IV, Executive Secretary of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW, Frank C. Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW, John Ottina, Commissioner of Education, Office of Education, Dept. of HEW, Peter E. Holmes, Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Dept. of HEW, CoL Dana G. Mead, Associate Director of the Domestic Council James H. Cavanaugh, Associate Director of the Domestic Council, Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant Paul H. O'Neill, Associate Director of the OMS, John C. Calhoun, Staff Assistant.

Roll WHPO-E1865 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1865-, President Nixon meeting in the Cabinet room with African-American University Presidents. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Herman Branson, President of Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Penna., Allix James, President of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., Milton Curry, Jr., President of Bishop College, Dallas, Texas G. Leon Netterville, President of Southern University, Baton Rouge, La., James Lawson, President of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., Luna Mishoe, President of Delaware State College, Wilmington, Del., Benjamin Perry, President of Florida A &M University, Tallahassee, Fl., James Cheek, President of Howard University, Washington, D:C., Lewis Dowdy, President of North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, N.C Lloyd Elam, President of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., Roy Hudson, President of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., Samuel Myers, President of Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland, Lionel Newsom, President of Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio Lucius Pitts, President of Paine College, Augusta, Ga. Walter Washington, President of Alcorn A &M University, Lorman, Mississippi, Granville Sawyer, President of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas Miles Mark Fisher IV, Executive Secretary of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW, Frank C. Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW, John Ottina, Commissioner of Education, Office of Education, Dept. of HEW, Peter E. Holmes, Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Dept. of HEW, CoL Dana G. Mead, Associate Director of the Domestic Council James H. Cavanaugh, Associate Director of the Domestic Council, Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant Paul H. O'Neill, Associate Director of the OMS, John C. Calhoun, Staff Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1865-11A, President Nixon meeting in the Cabinet room with African-American University Presidents. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Herman Branson, President of Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Penna., Allix James, President of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., Milton Curry, Jr., President of Bishop College, Dallas, Texas G. Leon Netterville, President of Southern University, Baton Rouge, La., James Lawson, President of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., Luna Mishoe, President of Delaware State College, Wilmington, Del., Benjamin Perry, President of Florida A &M University, Tallahassee, Fl., James Cheek, President of Howard University, Washington, D:C., Lewis Dowdy, President of North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, N.C Lloyd Elam, President of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., Roy Hudson, President of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., Samuel Myers, President of Bowie State College, Bowie, Maryland, Lionel Newsom, President of Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio Lucius Pitts, President of Paine College, Augusta, Ga. Walter Washington, President of Alcorn A &M University, Lorman, Mississippi, Granville Sawyer, President of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas Miles Mark Fisher IV, Executive Secretary of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW, Frank C. Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW, John Ottina, Commissioner of Education, Office of Education, Dept. of HEW, Peter E. Holmes, Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Dept. of HEW, CoL Dana G. Mead, Associate Director of the Domestic Council James H. Cavanaugh, Associate Director of the Domestic Council, Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant Paul H. O'Neill, Associate Director of the OMS, John C. Calhoun, Staff Assistant.

Roll WHPO-E1866 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1866-, Julie Eisenhower meeting with AAA officials. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House.

Roll WHPO-E1867 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1867-02-06, President Nixon with Louis Frey Jr. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1867-8A-11A, President Nixon with Congressman Robert Steele. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office.

Roll WHPO-E1868 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1868-, President Nixon with Vernon Loen (Timmons' staff). 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office.

Roll WHPO-E1869 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1869-, Commander Jon Howe awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Henry Kissinger. 11/29/1973, Washington DC White House.

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K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-116
  Photo opportunity with Black College Presidents-Oval Office. (11/29/1973)
  
  Runtime: 3:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

• WHCA-SR-S-386
  Press briefing by Herbert Stein. (11/29/1973, EOB Conference Room (450))
  
  Runtime: 55:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-387
  Briefing by Caspar Weinberger and Black College Presidents. (11/29/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 25:25:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-388
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (11/29/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 60:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-389
  Executive Exchange Program Conference with John Love. (11/29/1973, EOB Conference Room (450))
  
  Runtime: 43:00:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-6685
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:20:00
  
  18. Reasoner: Dwight Chapin indicted. Time Code Start: 38:18. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: CBS.
  
  19. Reasoner/Schoumacher: White House tapes with Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 39:38. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Reasoner/Jarriel: White House tapes; Attorney situation and comments from Zieger. Time Code Start: 41:48. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Reasoner/Gill: Key Biscayne Bank subpoenas. Time Code Start: 43:04. Keywords: banks, laws, courts, lawsuits. Network: ABC.
  
  22. Reasoner: House Judiciary Committee approves Gerald Ford as Vice President. Time Code Start: 45:00. Keywords: Vice Presidents, appointments, nominations, investigations. Network: ABC.
  
  23. Reasoner/Bennet: Middle East talks subside. Time Code Start: 45:19. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, peace, truce, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.
  
  24. Reasoner: Commentary on the Courts. Time Code Start: 47:15. Keywords: Supreme Court, trials, judiciary. Network: ABC.
  
  25. Chancellor/Stern: Dwight Chapin indicted; Butterfield comment; White House tapes and Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 49:07. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Chancellor/Brokaw: Buzhardt and Garment (staff changes). Time Code Start: 53:28. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, administration, resignations, appointments. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Chancellor: Investigation of 100,000 in Charles Bebe Rebozo's bank. Time Code Start: 55:32. Keywords: Presidents, friends, banks, executives, Internal Revenue Service, taxes, audits, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  28. Chancellor/Levine: The economy to slow down with Herb Stein, White House says they don’t want gas rationing. Time Code Start: 56:07. Keywords: reports, officials, energy, petroleum, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.
  
  29. Chancellor/Nessen: Representative Gerald Ford closer to becoming Vice President. Time Code Start: 58:15. Keywords: Vice Presidents, appointments, nominations, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  30. Brinkley's Journal: Social effects of the energy crisis. Time Code Start: 60:25. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: NBC.
  
  31. Cronkite: Herb Stein says economy to slow down due to oil shortage. Time Code Start: 62:23. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, energy crisis, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Cronkite: Oil companies are causing the oil shortage with Professoro Halverson. Time Code Start: 63:39. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, imports, sales, costs, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  33. Cronkite: How oil companies influence government rulings concerning oil production and sales. Time Code Start: 66:20. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, corporations, lobbying. Network: CBS.
  
  34. Cronkite: Oil men giving their excuses for energy oil crisis; FTC James Halverson believes 8 major oil companies' control contributes to present shortage; with Exxon Chairman JAMIESON, Petroleum Ind. Research Foundation Inc John Lightblau. Time Code Start: 68:50. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  35. Cronkite/Roth: Dwight Chapin indicted. Time Code Start: 70:39. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: CBS.
  
  36. Cronkite/Graham: Staff changes; Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 72:20. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
  
  37. Cronkite/Pierpoint: Ruzhardt dismissed as White House defense lawyer with Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 73:48. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  38. Cronkite: Senator Scott wants more candor from President Nixon; Representative Gerald Ford closer to Vice President's position. Time Code Start: 75:30. Keywords: Vice Presidents, appointments, nominations, investigations, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  39. Cronkite/Dean: POWs that have just gotten jobs are being laid off because of fuel shortage. Time Code Start: 76:41. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, unemployment, energy crisis, oil crisis, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, allocations. Network: CBS.

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