April 13, 1972

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The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the National Science Board.
• Letter to Delegates of the 1971 White House Conference on Youth Transmitting a Report of Executive Branch Review of Conference Recommendations
• Remarks on Arrival at Ottawa, Canada.
• Toasts of the President and Governor-General Roland Michener of Canada.
• Proclamation 4123—National Maritime Day, 1972

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• Federal Register of Thursday, April 13, 1972

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• House of Representatives: April 13, 1972
• Senate: April 13, 1972
• Extensions of Remarks: April 13, 1972

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 13 April 1972

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

The Intelligence Community and the White House

• 268. Memorandum From the Director of the Net Assessment Group, National Security Council (Marshall) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 13, 1972

  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Intelligence Files, Log Numbered Series, 1971–1973. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. Kissinger wrote the following message to Marshall on page 1: “See my notes. I also want to discuss ASAP.” The memorandum was returned to Marshall through Haig who initialed it.

• 269. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Director of Central Intelligence Helms, Washington, April 13, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 7, HAK Administrative and Staff Files—Memoranda Dispatched from WB, Sept. 1971–1974. Secret. Drafted by Marshall. On April 14 Helms forwarded the memorandum to Tweedy with the following comment on the routing slip: “I don’t know whether this is cause and effect yesterday, or the clanking machinery of the bureaucracy clanking.” (Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry Files, Job 80–R01284A, Box 4, Folder 2, I–23, Intelligence Community Reorganization)

The Nixon Administration and War Powers Legislation

• 389. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for Congressional Relations (Korologos) to President Nixon, Washington, April 13, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 315, Congressional, Vol. 4. No classification marking. Marked “Red Tag.” A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. Sent through MacGregor.

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

U.S.-Soviet Relations and the Spring Offensive in Vietnam, March 30-April 18, 1972

• 99. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, April 13, 1972, 10:06-10:58 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–116, WSAG Minutes, Originals. Top Secret; Sensitive. No drafting information appears on the minutes. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 353. Memorandum From Peter Rodman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 13, 1972

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Advisor Files, Kissinger & Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 35, West Germany—Egon Bahr Communications. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A handwritten note indicates that the memorandum was “OBE,” overtaken by events. According to another covering memorandum, Kissinger received a copy of the attached report on April 7. For a discussion between Kissinger and Rush on the report, see Document 351.

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

Iraq 1972

• 305. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 13, 1972

  Eliot compared the new Soviet-Iraqi treaty with the one that Moscow had signed earlier with Egypt.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL IRAQ-USSR. Secret. Drafted by Seelye and Killgore; cleared by Atherton, Miklos, Perry, and Philip H. Stoddard (INR).

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

U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

• 247. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Washington, April 13, 1972

  With the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s approval, Haig authorized a presentation to Congress on economic assistance for South Asia for the fiscal year that called for $90 million for India, $75 million for Pakistan, and $135 million in an unallocated reserve.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 642, Country Files, Middle East, South Asia, Vol. IV. Confidential. Sent for action. Kissinger’s handwritten comment on the first page of the attached memorandum reads: “There is no chance of giving $200 million to India.” There is a note in the margin of that document in a hand that is apparently Saunders’ that reads: “75–75.” Haig wrote “OK” on the Use 90/75 option, and added: “Hal I’ve checked W/ HAK.” Saunders noted on the memorandum that he notified AID and OMB on April 13 of the revised decision.

Afghanistan, 1969-1972

• 360. Telegram 2042 From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State, Kabul, April 13, 1972, 0945Z

  On instructions, the Embassy replied to Daud’s initiative.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL AFG. Secret; Exdis.

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

Peru

• 634. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), to President Nixon, Washington, April 13, 1972., Washington, April 13, 1972

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger recommended making the flood zone in northern Peru eligible for U.S. Government reconstruction assistance.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 792, Country Files, Latin America, Peru, Vol. 3, January 1972–31 December 73. Confidential. Sent for action. Kissinger initialed for Nixon. Attached but not printed at Tab A is an April 11 memorandum in which Davis informed Eliot of Nixon’s approval on April 19.

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

• 329-27; Unknown between 1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 329-28; Unknown between 1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 329-29; Unknown between 1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 329-30; Unknown between 1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 329-31; Unknown between 1:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 329-32; Unknown between 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Woods, Rose Mary; Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 708-1; Unknown between 4:05 p.m. & 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 708-2; Unknown between 4:10 p.m. & 4:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dively, Michael A.; Garcia, Christiane; Cameron, Alan; Hess, Stephen; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Hanzlik, Rayburn D.; Cohen, Howard A.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House photographer; [Unknown person(s)]
• 708-3; 4:28 p.m. - 4:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hess, Stephen; Hess, Elena (Shayne); Hess, Charles P.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House photographer
• 708-4; 4:31 p.m. - 4:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 708-5; 4:31 p.m. - 4:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 708-6; 4:31 p.m. - 4:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); DeMarco, Frank, Jr.; Dean, John W., III
• 708-7; Unknown between 4:34 p.m. & 4:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 708-8; Unknown between 4:34 p.m. & 4:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 708-9; 4:37 p.m. - 4:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator
• 708-10; Unknown between 4:46 p.m. & 4:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 708-11; 4:47 p.m. - 4:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 708-12; 4:47 p.m. - 4:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Walters, Vernon A.; Woods, Rose Mary; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 708-13; Unknown between 5:05 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 22-122; 2:56 p.m. - 2:57 p.m.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 22-123; Unknown between 4:38 p.m. & 4:46 p.m.; Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator
• 22-124; Unknown between 4:38 p.m. & 4:46 p.m.; Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator

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-8874 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8874-, Robert Finch seated with three men and a woman. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Finch, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-8876 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8876-, President Nixon seated at his desk autographing a copy of the White House Conference on Youth, as conference members Stephen Hess (National Chairman) Christiane Garcia, Alan Cameron (Vice Chairman) and Mike Dively (Chairman and Adult Delegate) look on. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Michael Dively, Christiane Garcia, Alan Cameron, Stephen Hess, Mrs. Hess, Charles Hess, James Hess, Vernon Walters.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8876-02-18, President Nixon standing with members of White House Conference of Youth. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Michael Dively, Christiane Garcia, Alan Cameron, Stephen Hess, Mrs. Hess, Charles Hess, James Hess, Vernon Walters.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8876-19-27, President Nixon with Stephen Hess and his family. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Michael Dively, Christiane Garcia, Alan Cameron, Stephen Hess, Mrs. Hess, Charles Hess, James Hess, Vernon Walters.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8876-28-30, President Nixon seated at the Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vernon Walters. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Vernon Walters.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8876-29, President Nixon seated at the Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vernon Walters. 4/13/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Vernon Walters.

Roll WHPO-8879 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8879-02-10, President Nixon speaking at a microphone upon arrival and the Uplands Airport in Ottawa. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, military guard.

Roll WHPO-8881 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8881-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon at their Ottawa, Canada trip arrival ceremony. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, William Rogers, Adele Rogers, Kissinger, American and Canadian officials, military personnel.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8881-05A, President Nixon reviewing troops during the arrival ceremony for his trip to Canada inside a hangar at Ottawa's Uplands Airport. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, American and Canadian officials, military personnel.

Roll WHPO-8882 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8882-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon during their Ottawa arrival ceremony. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, D. Roland Michener, Mrs. Michener, American and Canadian officials, military personnel.

Roll WHPO-8885 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8885-03-06, President Nixon and Pat Nixon during the arrival ceremony in Ottawa, Canada. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada Uplands Airport, hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, Mrs. Trudeau, D. Roland Michener, Mrs. Michener, military personnel, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8885-03-06, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Mrs. Trudeau with the Micheners greeting guests in a receiving line and at a state dinner. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada Government House, Ballroom. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, Mrs. Trudeau, D. Roland Michener, Mrs. Michener, military personnel, guests.

Roll WHPO-8891 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8891-02-09, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and Governor-General Michener hotst the arrival ceremony in Ottawa for President Nixon and Pat Nixon. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, D. Roland Michener, Mrs. Michener, military personnel, officials.

Roll WHPO-8892 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8892-02-09, Arrival ceremony in Ottawa, Canada, for President Nixon and Pat Nixon. Attended by Prime Minister Trudeau, and Governor-General Michener. 4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada hangar, Uplands Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, D. Roland Michener, Mrs. Michener, military personnel, officials, crowd.

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-720404
  Remarks by President Nixon upon arrival at Upland RCAFB in Ottawa, Canada. (4/13/1972, Ottawa, Canada)
  
  Runtime: 0:15:12
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JHP (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-720405
  Remarks by President Nixon at a state dinner in his honor in Ottawa, with opening remarks by Governor General Roland Michener. (4/13/1972, Government House, Ottawa, Canada)
  
  Runtime: 0:23:03
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DEM (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  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-5271
  "The David Frost Show" with Secretary of Transportation John Volpe. Interview with Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 01:30:21
• WHCA-5274
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:12:10
  
  17. President Nixon's trip to Ottowa, Canada;l Film of President Nixon's arrival and speech on U.S.-Canadian relations; Report on U.S. control of Canadian economy. Time Code Start: 42:04. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada, economy, economics, debt, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  18. U.S. vs China table tennis tournament (Ping Pong). Time Code Start: 46:41. Keywords: People's Republic of China, Canadians, Americans, sports,ping pong, table tennis, games, contests. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Communist invasion of South Vietnam. Film reports on battles at An Loc and Binh Long province. Time Code Start: 48:33. Keywords: Vietnam War, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  20. General Alexander Haig on fact finding mission in South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 52:14. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, leaders, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Report on secret President Nixon offer to resume Paris Peace Talks. Time Code Start: 53:06. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, government, officials, endings. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Brinkley: Commentary on Senate's war powers legislation. Time Code Start: 53:51. Keywords: bills, laws, Senators, power to wage war,. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Report on new casualty figures from Vietnam. Time Code Start: 55:48. Keywords: Vietnam War, killed in action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualty, casualties, military, troops. Network: NBC.
  
  24. President Nixon's trip to Canada, with film comments from Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau. Time Code Start: 56:15. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Canadian, Prime Ministers. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Report on situation in Vietnam and possible fall of An Loc, Vietnam, Film from fighting in An Loc. Report on B-52 raids into North Vietnam and Cambodia. Time Code Start: 60:10. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, aircraft, aircraft, bombings. Network: CBS.
  
  26. Latest casualty figures from Vietnam. Time Code Start: 63:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, killed in action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualty, casualties, military, troops. Network: CBS.
  
  27. U.S. conditions for resumption of Peace Talks. Time Code Start: 63:47. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Justice Department files anti-trust suits against the three television networks. Time Code Start: 65:30. Keywords: law officials, courts, media, television, TV, lawsuits. Network: CBS.
  
  29. President Nixon's trip to Canada, with film of President's arrival. Time Code Start: 66:24. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Canada. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Sevareid: Commentary on President Nixon trip to Ottawa, Canada and strained U.S.-Canada relations. Time Code Start: 66:59. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Canadian. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Reasoner: Commentary on investigation of crooked tax preparation services and Democratic talk of tex reform. Time Code Start: 69:08. Keywords: political parties, Democrats, Democratic Party, bills, laws, taxes, taxation, revenue, reforms, businesses,. Network: ABC.

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