April 19, 1972

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

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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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.

• Remarks Commending the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department on the Decline in the District's Crime Rate.
• Executive Order 11667—Establishing the President's Advisory Committee on the Environmental Merit Awards Program

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.

• Federal Register of Wednesday, April 19, 1972

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: April 19, 1972
• House of Representatives: April 19, 1972
• Extensions of Remarks: April 19, 1972

Argued

• Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Company
• Gravel v. United States
• Huffman v. Boersen
• United States v. Midwest Video Corporation

Decided

• Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc.
• Sierra Club v. Morton

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)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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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 19 April 1972

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Visit the State Department website for more information.

Vol. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

The Easter Offensive, March 30-May 7, 1972

• 87. Message From the Embassy in Laos to the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Abrams), Vientiane, April 19, 1972, 0825Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 LAOS. Top Secret; Specat; Exclusive; Nodis. Repeated to the State Department exclusive for U. Alexis Johnson, JCS exclusive for Moorer, CINCPAC exclusive for McCain, 7th AF exclusive for Vogt, 7/13 AF exclusive for Searles, and 8th AF exclusive for Gerald W. Johnson.

• 88. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation 713–1. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. The transcript is part of a larger conversation, 3:27–5:01 p.m. Portions of this transcript are printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971–May 1972, Document 126.

• 89. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer) and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 19, 1972, 5:51 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of the Chairman, Moorer Diary, July 1970–July 1974. Top Secret.

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

Kissinger's Secret Trip to Moscow, April 19-25, 1972

• 125. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 21, HAK’s Secret Moscow Trip Apr 72, TOHAK/HAKTO File [1 of 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 126. Conversation Between President Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation No. 713–1. No classification marking. According to his Daily Diary, Nixon met with Kissinger in the Oval Office from 3:27 to 5:01 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editors transcribed the portion of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Poland

• 159. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for immediate action.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

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

• 259. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 21, HAK Trip Files, HAK’s Secret Moscow Trip Apr 1972, TOHAK/HAKTO File [1 of 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent for action. For the full text of the memorandum, see Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971–May 1972, Document 125.

• 260. Conversation Between President Nixon and His Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation No. 713–1. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met with Kissinger from 3:27 to 5:01 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editor transcribed the portion of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume. A fuller transcription of the conversation is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971–May 1972, Document 126.

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

U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

• 252. Telegram 67415 From the Department of State to the Embassy in India, Washington, April 19, 1972, 1650Z

  Ambassador Keating was instructed to lodge a strong objection to the statement made by the Indian Foreign Minister in Parliament on April 17 concerning Vietnam. The U.S. considered the statement to be “a further unfriendly act on part of GOI,” and Keating was instructed to minimize his contacts with Indian officials for 2 weeks.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA-US. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted on April 18 by Schneider; cleared in NEA by Davies, in EA by Deputy Assistant Secretary William H. Sullivan, and in the White House by Sonnenfeldt; and approved by Irwin.

• 253. Telegram 67420 From the Department of State to the Embassy in India, Washington, April 19, 1972, 1650Z

  The Embassy was instructed to use the details of the proposed economic assistance program for South Asia provided in telegram 67420 to brief the Indian Government on the provisional nature of the $90 million allocation for India.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, AID (US) INDIA. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Islamabad and Dacca. Drafted on April 18 by Schneider; cleared by Laingen and Van Hollen, MacDonald (AID), and Saunders (White House); and approved by Irwin.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 123. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, April 19, 1972, 10:05 a.m.-12:52 p.m., Beijing, April 19, 1972, 10:05 a.m.-12:52 p.m.

  NSC staff member Lord provided President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger with a brief summary of Senators Mansfield and Scott’s trip to China.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1038, Files for the President-China Material, Mansfield/Scott Trip to China [April-May 1972]. The precise location of the meeting is not indicated on the memorandum. Lord transferred the memorandum to Kissinger under a May 12 covering memorandum that was sent for information. No classification marking appears on the memorandum of conversation. The covering memorandum is classified Secret; Sensitive. Attached but not published at Tabs A and B are Mansfield and Scott’s reports. Attached at Tab C of the covering memorandum are the memoranda of their conversations with Chou En-lai and Ch’iao Kuan-hua. The text of the first conversation is published herein and is presumably drafted by Norvil Jones, a staff member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Texts of the subsequent conversations are published as Documents 124–26. Tabs D and E are attached but not published.

Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

• 110. Memorandum for the 40 Committee, Washington, April 19, 1972

  Summary: This memorandum requested funding for efforts to support the PIR after it left the UP governing coalition.
  
  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Chile, 1971–72. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. A notation on the first page indicates the 40 Committee approved the memorandum by telephone on April 24.

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.

Digitized versions can be found in the National Archives Catalog.

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Old Executive Office Building

• 331-11; Unknown between 9:13 a.m. & 9:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 331-12; Unknown between 9:13 a.m. & 9:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 331-13; 9:20 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 331-14; Unknown between 9:55 a.m. & 10:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 331-15; Unknown between 9:55 a.m. & 10:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 331-16; 10:11 a.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 331-17; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 331-18; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 331-19; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 331-20; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 331-21; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 331-22; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 331-23; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 331-24; 12:57 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 331-25; Unknown between 1:09 p.m. & 1:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 331-26; 1:48 p.m. - 1:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 331-27; Unknown between 1:49 p.m. & 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 331-28; Unknown between 1:49 p.m. & 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 331-29; Unknown between 1:49 p.m. & 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 331-30; 2:11 p.m. - 2:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 331-31; Unknown between 2:16 p.m. & 2:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 331-32; 2:17 p.m. - 2:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 331-33; 5:05 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Riland, W. Kenneth (Dr.); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Colson, Charles W.

Oval Office

• 713-1; 3:27 p.m. - 5:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Buchanan, Patrick J.; [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 713-2; 5:01 p.m. - 5:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 713-3; 5:02 p.m. - 5:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 713-4; Unknown between 5:05 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 23-31; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-32; 12:57 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 23-33; 1:48 p.m. - 1:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 23-34; Unknown between 1:49 p.m. & 2:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-35; 2:11 p.m. - 2:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 23-36; Unknown between 2:16 p.m. & 2:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-37; 2:17 p.m. - 2:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 23-38; Unknown between 3:27 p.m. & 4:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-39; Unknown between 3:27 p.m. & 4:41 p.m.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Buchanan, Patrick J.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 23-40; Unknown between 4:41 p.m. & 4:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-41; Unknown between 4:58 p.m. & 5:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-42; 5:01 p.m. - 5:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 23-43; Unknown between 5:20 p.m. & 5:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 23-44; 5:28 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 23-45; Unknown between 8:13 p.m. & 8:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 23-46; 8:49 p.m. - 9:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 23-169; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.;

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-8920 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8920-, Secretary Robert Finch standing with an unidentified family group. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Robert Finch, unidentified family.

Roll WHPO-8921 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8921-02-06, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and William Ruckelshaus with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP) group. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden, Oval Office. Julie Eisenhower, William Ruckelshaus, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP).
• Frame(s): WHPO-8921-07-15, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and William Ruckelshaus showing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP) group the Oval Office. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden, Oval Office. Julie Eisenhower, William Ruckelshaus, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP).

Roll WHPO-8922 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8922-, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and William Ruckelshaus giving certificates to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP) group. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. Julie Eisenhower, William Ruckelshaus, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), President's Environmental Merit Awards Program (PEMAP).

Roll WHPO-8923 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8923-, Henry Kissinger at a conference table presiding over a Washington Special Action Group meeting. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Henry Kissinger, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-8924 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8924-, Henry Kissinger at a conference table presiding over a Washington Special Action Group meeting. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. Kissinger, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-8926 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8926-, President Nixon and Washington, D.C. Police Chief Jerry Wilson shaking hands with police officers. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Jerry Wilson, D.C. police officers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8926-07, President Nixon and Washington, D.C. Police Chief Jerry Wilson shaking hands with police officers. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Jerry Wilson, D.C. police officers.

Roll WHPO-8927 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8927-, President Nixon and Washington, D.C. Police Chief Jerry Wilson shaking hands with police officers. 4/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, Jerry Wilson, D.C. police officers.

Roll WHPO-8933 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8933-02-06, Pat Nixon arriving at the airport. 4/19/1972, Cherry Point, New Bern, NC airport, house grounds and interior. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8933-07-36, Pat Nixon outside a house, at a ceremony, cutting a ribbon from across the front door, and touring the various rooms. 4/19/1972, Cherry Point, New Bern, NC airport, house grounds and interior. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-8934 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8934-01-05, Pat Nixon at various houses. 4/19/1972, New Bern, Robersonville, NC houses, outdoor stage area. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8934-06-28, Pat Nixon participating in a Centennial celebration ceremony. 4/19/1972, New Bern, Robersonville, NC houses, outdoor stage area. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8934-20A, Pat Nixon, wearing a bonnet, participating in a Centennial celebration ceremony. 4/19/1972, New Bern, Robersonville, NC houses, outdoor stage area. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8935 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8935-, Pat Nixon arriving at an airport, riding in a parade, greeting the crowd, and participating in a Centennial celebration ceremony. 4/19/1972, Robersonville, NC airport, street, outdoor ceremony area. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-8936 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8936-, Pat Nixon greeting people in the waiting crowd. Pat Nixon talking to officials. 4/19/1972, Robersonville, NC outdoor celebration are. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-8937 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8937-, Pat Nixon at various homes both inside and outside, with costumed ladies, and having refreshments at a dining room table. 4/19/1972, New Bern, NC outside and inside various homes. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-8938 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8938-, Pat Nixon greeting band members in Robersonville, North Carolina. Pat Nixon greeting people in the waiting crowd in Robersonville, NC. Pat Nixon with officials and a police officer at the Robersonville, NC airport. 4/19/1972, Robersonville, NC outdoor celebration area, airport. Pat Nixon, officials, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8938-23A, Pat Nixon handing out papers to members of the crowd during a Centennial Celbration for Robersonville, North Carolina. 4/19/1972, Robersonville, NC outdoor celebration area, airport. Pat Nixon, 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.

C - First Lady

• WHCA-SR-C-119
  Remarks by Pat Nixon at the Stanley House in Newbern, NC with Governor Scott and (Mr. or Ms.) Kellenberger. (4/19/1972, Newbern, North Carolina)
  
  Runtime: 12:10
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-C-120
  Remarks by Pat Nixon at the Centennial Celebration of Robersonville, North Carolina. (4/19/1972, Robertsonville, North Carolina)
  
  Runtime: 1:29
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by ACH (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

D - First Family

• WHCA-SR-D-029
  Julie Nixon Eisenhower's remarks at an awards ceremony for environmentalists, with William Ruckelshaus. (4/19/1972, Rose Garden, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:07:42
  
  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.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-163
  Briefing by Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson, with Dr. Passer. (4/19/1972, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 0:18:38
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by FRF (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 46 minutes and 6 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-552
  Press briefing by John D. Ehrlichman, Egil Krogh, and Gerald Warren. (4/19/1972, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 46:01:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by FRF (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-720412
  Remarks by President Nixon to DC Police Dept. representatives with Chief Jerry Wilson. (4/19/1972)
  
  Runtime: 1:10
  
  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-5291
  "Today" Show excerpt. People's Republic of China
  WMAL-TV
  Runtime: 00:16:20
• WHCA-5292
  "A Public Affair: Election '72". "Assessment: Cash and the Candidates"
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 0:30
• WHCA-5296
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  11. Report on North Vietnamese air attacks on U.S. Navy ships. Time Code Start: 11:24. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Update on North Vietnamese offensive. Time Code Start: 12:14. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Report on Senate debate over U.S. bombing. Time Code Start: 12:40. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings. Network: NBC.
  
  14. House of Representatives calls for a resolution ending bombing and setting withdrawl debate in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 13:52. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombs, bombings. Network: NBC.
  
  15. Film report on Chinese Premier Chou En-lai's interview with a British journalist. Time Code Start: 15:17. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, media, news reporters, interviews, England. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Secretary of Agriculture Butz suggests possible grain sale to Soviet Union. Time Code Start: 17:48. Keywords: Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, agriculture, grains, crops, products, sales, imports, exports, trade. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Report on the economy: Gross National Product (GNP) up, inflation surges. Time Code Start: 18:18. Keywords: gross national product, market value, products, goods and services, labor, property, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Film report on Connally defending tax "loopholes". Time Code Start: 19:09. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, taxes, taxation, revenue, exceptions,. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Vice President Agnew to attend ceremony marking reversion of Okinawa to Japan. Time Code Start: 20:32. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Japanese. Network: NBC.
  
  20. Film report on Indiana Primary and the "Middle American" voter, with man on the street interviews. Time Code Start: 20:56. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, primaries, candidates, voting, public opinions, interviews. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Second of a series of updates on Cuba: film report on the Cuban economy. Time Code Start: 24:44. Keywords: Cuban, economy, economics, debt, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Update on attacks on Navy vessels. Time Code Start: 29:07. Keywords: Vietnam War, Naval, ships, bombings. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Film report on damaged destroyer returning to port, interview with Captain. Time Code Start: 30:31. Keywords: Vietnam War, Navy, ships, damages, repairs, harbors. Network: CBS.
  
  24. Report on Senate debate on Vietnam. Time Code Start: 32:35. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, debates, Senators. Network: CBS.
  
  25. Secretary of State Rogers testifies before House Foreign Affairs Committee. Time Code Start: 34:52. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  26. Update on ground fighting in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 37:02. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  27. Film report on combat near An Loc, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 37:51. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Report on inflation statistics and GNP growth. Time Code Start: 40:05. Keywords: gross national product, market value, products, goods and services, labor, property, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  29. Federal judge upholds Pay Board on inflationary pay increase case. Time Code Start: 40:58. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, salaries, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Stock market report. Time Code Start: 41:15. Keywords: stock markets, investments, securities, Wall Street, Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Report on government's crackdown of misleading claims for over-the-counter drugs. Time Code Start: 41:31. Keywords: federal agencies, investigations, regulations, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, side effects. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Report on the effect of new campaign financing rules. Time Code Start: 44:27. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, costs, finances, funding, reforms. Network: CBS.
  
  33. Flanigan agrees to expand testimony before Senate inquiry into International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) scandal. Time Code Start: 45:51. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.
  
  34. Eric Sevareid: commentary on the renewed fighting in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 46:57. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

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