April 5, 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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• Federal Register of Wednesday, April 5, 1972

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• Senate: April 5, 1972
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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 05 April 1972

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Vol. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

The Easter Offensive, March 30-May 7, 1972

• 61. Summary of Conclusions of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, April 5, 1972, 10:08-11:01 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–085, Washington Special Actions Group Meetings, WSAG Meeting Vietnam 4/5/72. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

• 62. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 5, 1972

  Source: National Security Council, NSC Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Vietnam, 17 Jan 72–2 Oct 73. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for action; Outside System. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

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

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

• 83. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 5, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 67, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Sonnenfeldt Papers [1 of 2]. Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Haig also initialed the memorandum.

Vol. XIX, Part 1, Korea, 1969-1972

Republic of Korea Troops in Vietnam and Force Modernization, April 1971-December 1972

• 132. National Security Decision Memorandum 161, Washington, April 5, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 364, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda, Nos. 145–264. Top Secret; Nodis. A copy was sent to Helms.

Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

Nuclear Test Ban Issues; Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

• 312. Memorandum From the President’s Science Adviser (David) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, April 5, 1972

  The President’s Science Adviser recommended against making any further moves toward a Comprehensive Test Ban and forwarded a paper on the subject.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–8, Verification Panel Meeting Folders, 6/14/72 NSSM 128. Secret.

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

• 330-1; Unknown between 8:33 a.m. & 8:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-2; Unknown between 8:33 a.m. & 8:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-3; 8:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 330-4; 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.
• 330-5; Unknown between 9:10 a.m. & 9:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 330-6; Unknown between 9:10 a.m. & 9:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 330-7; 9:16 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.)
• 330-8; Unknown between 9:55 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 330-9; 9:57 a.m. - 9:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 330-10; Unknown between 9:58 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 330-11; Unknown between 9:58 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 330-12; 10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 330-13; 10:05 a.m. - 11:39 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Ehrlichman, John D.
• 330-14; Unknown between 11:39 a.m. & 11:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 330-15; 11:43 a.m. - 11:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 330-16; Unknown between 11:44 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Jackson, Henry M. ("Scoop")
• 330-17; 11:45 a.m. - 12:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-18; Unknown between 12:23 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-19; Unknown between 12:23 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-20; Unknown between 12:23 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 330-21; Unknown between 12:23 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo

Oval Office

• 703-1; 2:54 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Edward R. F.; Cox, Tricia Nixon; Eisenhower, [Dwight] David, II; Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Parker, David N.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]
• 703-2; Unknown between 4:30 p.m. & 4:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 703-3; Unknown between 4:30 p.m. & 4:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 703-4; 4:36 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Andrews, John K., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 703-5; Unknown between 4:55 p.m. & 4:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 703-6; 4:59 p.m. - 6:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Rogers, William P.; Andrews, John K., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 703-7; Unknown between 6:19 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; United States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 22-78; 8:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-79; Unknown between 9:16 a.m. & 9:27 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-80; 9:27 a.m. - 9:32 a.m.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 22-81; 9:56 a.m. - 9:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-82; 9:57 a.m. - 9:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 22-83; 9:59 a.m. - 9:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-84; 10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 22-85; Unknown between 11:39 a.m. & 11:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-86; 11:43 a.m. - 11:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 22-87; Unknown between 2:54 p.m. & 4:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-88; Unknown between 2:54 p.m. & 4:05 p.m.; Eisenhower, Julie Nixon; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 22-89; Unknown between 6:19 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-90; 7:00 p.m. - 7:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 22-91; Unknown between 7:09 p.m. & 7:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-92; Unknown between 7:09 p.m. & 7:12 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator
• 22-93; 7:12 p.m. - 7:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

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-8826 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8826-, Pat Price receiving a gift from a group of young girls. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. Pat Price, girls.

Roll WHPO-8827 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8827-, Posed seated portraits of an unidentified man. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-8828 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8828-, President Nixon and family in a formal portrait of the First Family. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8829 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8829-, President Nixon and family in a formal portrait of the First Family. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8830 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8830-, President Nixon and family in a formal portrait of the First Family. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8831 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8831-, President Nixon and family in a formal portrait of the First Family. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8832 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8832-03A-05A, 15A-16A, 18A-21A, 30A-32A, 34A-36A, Portraits taken outdoors of President Nixon and Pat Nixon (wearing a purple print blouse, lilac skirt). 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon & Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8832-03A-36A, Portraits taken on a White House balcony of President Nixon and family in married couple groupings; President Nixon & Pat Nixon (wearing a purple print blouse, lilac skirt), Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon & Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8832-06A, 17A, 22A-26A, Portraits taken outdoors of Julie Eisenhower (waring bargello pattern knit top) & David Eisenhower. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon & Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8832-07A-14A, 27A-29A, 32A-33A, Portraits taken outdoors Tricia Nixon Cox (in red sleeveless dress) & Edward Cox. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon & Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8832-19, Portrait of President Nixon and Pat Nixon (wearing a purple print blouse, lilac skirt) taken while standing on a White House balcony. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon,Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8833 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8833-, President Nixon and family in a formal portrait Arranged as married couples, then as a group, and then Julie Eisenhower alone. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8833-04A, Julie and David Eisenhower standing next to Pat Nixon (face not showing). Julie wears a colorful bargello patterned knit vest and white shirt, David wears a dark 3-piece pin-striped suit. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8833-08A, Portrait of Edward Cox and Tricia Nixon Cox. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. Edward Cox, Tricia Nixon Cox.

Roll WHPO-8834 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8834-, A formal group portrait of the Nixon family. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8875 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8875-[DASH], Portraits taken on a White House balcony of President Nixon and family in married couple groupings; President Nixon & Pat Nixon (wearing a purple print blouse, lilac skirt), Julie Eisenhower & David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox & Edward Cox. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. South Portico, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-8925 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8925-[DASH], Formal family portrait taken outdoors of President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward Cox standing behind a low wrought iron fence flanked by pink azalea bushes. See also WHPO 8832 and 8875. 4/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, South Portico. Edward Cox, Tricia Nixon Cox, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, President Nixon, Pat Nixon.

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-111
  Remarks by Pat Nixon at lunch in her honor at the Renwick Gallery, D.C. with Chet Huntley, Olie Algard and Robert Anderson. (4/5/1972, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 2:47
  
  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.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-547
  Press briefing by Herbert Klein and Robert Finch. (4/5/1972, Herb Klein's office)
  
  Runtime: 25:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by CBW (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-5258
  "Wisconsin Primary II".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 0:30
• WHCA-5259
  "CBS Morning News".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:59:34
• WHCA-5260
  "Great Decisions 1972"; "A Public Affair: Election '72"; AND "This Week". FTN: U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME); "MTP": Assistant Secretary of State Marshall Green; "I&A": U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-MN).
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-5264
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:21
  
  1. Reasoner/Pearson: Segment on North Vietnamese offensive. Republic of South Vietnam's President Thieu requests more U.S. ai. Film report of combat in Quang Tri province and at Dong Ha. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: South Vietnam, Presidents, speeches, statements, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner/Smith: Report on President Nixon meeting with Special Action group and views from Congress on communist invasion. Time Code Start: 03:41. Keywords: Presidents, meetings, House of Representatives, leaders, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Reasoner/Geer: Review of Harrisburg 7 (Berrigan) trial. Film report with comments from co-defendant Sister Elizabeth McAlister. Time Code Start: 04:36. Keywords: Protests, militants, bombings, violence, sabotage, shootings, kidnappings, courts, trials, investigations, prosecutions. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith: Segment on the outcome from Wisconsin Primary. Film report of McGovern victory with comments from McGovern, Governor George Wallace, Muskie, and Humphrey. Time Code Start: 07:28. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegates. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith: News reports from Britain that President Nixon would stop off in Ireland on the way to Russia. Time Code Start: 14:44. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Irish. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Smith/Chapman: Report on Soviet preparations for President Nixon trip, film of Soviet champagne factory. Time Code Start: 15:10. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Soviet Union, Russia, USSR. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Reasoner: Commentary on baseball strike. Time Code Start: 17:08. Keywords: sports, baseball, games, strikes, boycotts. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Laurie: Communist offensive in Vietnam, film report of battle for Dong Ha. Time Code Start: 19:04. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Rich: Film of North Vietnamese infantry in training. Washington quiet on NVA [North Vietnam] gains. Time Code Start: 24:18. Keywords: North Vietnamese Army, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Stern: Verdict in Berrigan conspiracy trial (Harrisburg 7). Time Code Start: 27:09. Keywords: Protests, militants, bombings, violence, sabotage, shootings, kidnappings, courts, trials, investigations, prosecutions. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor: Wisconsin Primary results. Time Code Start: 30:44. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Utley: Candidates response. Time Code Start: 31:43. Keywords: elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, speeches, debates. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Delaney: Preparations for Pennsylvania Primary. Time Code Start: 34:54. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  14. Chancellor/Duke: North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford enters Democratic primary race. Time Code Start: 37:25. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  15. Cronkite: North Vietnamese offensive in Quang Tri. Time Code Start: 39:22. Keywords: North Vietnamese Army, NVA, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Simon: Film report of fighting near Dong Ha, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 40:59. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Cronkite: Soviet MIG-19 jet seen in South Vietnamese airspace for the first time. Time Code Start: 43:16. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, South Vietnam, aircraft, jets. Network: CBS.
  
  18. Henderson: Japanese film of NVA [North Vietnam] infantry in training. Time Code Start: 44:14. Keywords: Vietnam WarNorth Vietnamese Army, NVA, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  19. Cronkite/Serafin: Berrigan trial ends with jury deadlocked on several counts (Harrisburg 7). Time Code Start: 45:41. Keywords: Protests, militants, bombings, violence, sabotage, shootings, kidnappings, courts, trials, investigations, prosecutions. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Cronkite: McGovern wins Wisconsin primary. Time Code Start: 47:51. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegates. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Morton: Report on Democratic Primary candidates. Time Code Start: 48:49. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Cronkite/Mudd: Senator Ted Kennedy criticizes U.S. escalation of bombing raids. Time Code Start: 53:10. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Sevareid: Commentary on Wisconsin primary. Time Code Start: 55:11. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: CBS.

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