April 16, 1974

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The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• Memorandum About the Federal Summer Employment Program for Youth.
• Proclamation 4285—Mother's Day, 1974

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, April 16, 1974

Argued

• Cass v. United States
• Cooper Stevedoring Company, Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
• Pell v. Procunier
• Snow v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Decided

• Arnett v. Kennedy
• Super Tire Engineering Company v. McCorkle

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• President's Daily Brief of 16 April 1974

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Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

March 29-August 3, 1974

• 350. Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 321, Subject Files, Energy Crisis, Part 2, April 74. No classification marking.

• 351. Paper Prepared in the Office of Policy Development and Analysis, Bureau of Program and Policy Coordination, Agency for International Development, Washington, April 16, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 321, Subject Files, Energy Crisis, Part 2, April 74. No classification marking. Drafted by Keith E. Jay and Constantine Michalopoulos (PPC/PDA/TP).

Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

Drug Control, 1973-1976

• 157. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Ash) to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, April 16, 1974

  Ash asked Kissinger to review the managerial and financial resources devoted to international drug control efforts.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 359, Subject Files, Narcotics Vol. VI, January 1974 (1 of 1). No classification marking. Tab A has not been found.

Vol. E-14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1973-1976

• 41. Statement by the United States Representative to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament (Martin), Geneva, April 16, 1974

  Summary: Martin reviewed the status of ongoing negotiations, including MBFR and SALT, noted collaborative efforts in the area of nuclear nonproliferation, and stated the U.S. position on chemical weapons and a comprehensive test ban.
  
  Source: Documents on Disarmament, 1974, pp. 80–84. The 25th session of the CCD resumed in Geneva on April 16 and concluded on May 23.

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Roll WHPO-E2627 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2627-04A-06A, people pose for group photos with after attending Easter service at Community Congregational Church in Key Biscayne. 4/16/1974, Florida Key Biscayne. unidentified people.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2627-07A-12A, Departure from Andrews Air Force Base. 4/16/1974, Florida Andrews Air Force Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2627-11A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ron Ziegler, Alexander Haig, and others walking away from the presidential helicopter parked on the tarmac at Homestead Air Force Base. 4/16/1974, Washington, D.C. Homestead Air Force Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Ron Ziegler Alexander Haig, unidentified officials.

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-6891
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:58
  
  17. Smith: Lieutenant Calley sentencing (Lt. Calley and My Lai Massacre trial). Time Code Start: 30:54. Keywords: Vietnam War, Lt. Calley, My Lai Massacre, military trials, massacres, war crimes, atrocities, mass murders, civilians deaths, shootings. Network: ABC.
  
  18. Smith/Shoumacher/Jarriel: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski subpoenas White House tapes. Time Code Start: 32:02. 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.
  
  19. Reasoner/Reynolds: Michigan campaigns. Time Code Start: 35:30. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Reasoner: Commentary on Middle East fighting. Time Code Start: 37:45. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Chancellor/Stern: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski demands more White House tapes with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 39:10. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Chancellor/Hager: Mitchell, Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 43:00. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Chancellor/Paxton: Congressional election in Michigan with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 44:55. Keywords: Presidents, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Brinkley's Journal: Senator Ted Kennedy and the Presidency. Time Code Start: 46:54. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Cronkite/Graham: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski wants more White House tapes; Pierpoint: White House reply to Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 49:00. 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.
  
  26. Cronkite/Schorr: Kalmbach talking to Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 52:19. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, Presidential elections, fundraising, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  27. Cronkite/Threlkeld: Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Hibernia bank robbery in San Francisco, California. Time Code Start: 53:34. Keywords: militants, activists, Patty Hearst kidnapping, robbery, murder, vanguard army, Donald DeFreeze, Nancy Ling Perry, Patricia Soltysik, Emily Harris, William Harris, Angela Atwood, Camilla Hall, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, l. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Cronkite/Wagner: More on Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) members. Time Code Start: 56:38. Keywords: militants, activists, Patty Hearst kidnapping, robbery, murder, vanguard army, Donald DeFreeze, Nancy Ling Perry, Patricia Soltysik, Emily Harris, William Harris, Angela Atwood, Camilla Hall, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, l. Network: CBS.
  
  29. Cronkite/Plante: Special Congressional election in Michigan. Time Code Start: 59:14. Keywords: House of Representatives, elections, campaigns, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Cronkite/Schakne: Mitchell, Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 60:30. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Cronkite/Schieffer: Calley sentence reduced (Lt. Calley and My Lai Massacre trial). Time Code Start: 62:38. Keywords: Vietnam War, Lt. Calley, My Lai Massacre, military trials, massacres, war crimes, atrocities, mass murders, civilians deaths, shootings. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Sevareid: Analysis of the world economy. Time Code Start: 64:08. Keywords: World, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: CBS.

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