Introduction
This almanac page for Tuesday, August 15, 1972, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.
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Schedule and Public Documents
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The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.
The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland
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The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.
Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.
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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.
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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.
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The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.
Archival Holdings
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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.
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National Security Documents
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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.
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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. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972
Foreign Assistance Policy, 1969-1972
97. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Weinberger) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 15, 1972
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 324, Foreign Aid, Volume II 1972. No classification marking. Attached to an August 16 memorandum from Kennedy to Kissinger suggesting the memorandum was a follow-up to Kissinger’s budget discussion with Laird. Kennedy called Kissinger’s attention to Weinberger’s focus on the total level of the program and noted that some countries could not afford additional debt and that most had limited abilities to replace MAP grants with FMS loans. He thought the increase in FMS at the expense of MAP could be problematic and also doubted that the unusually large recoupments and reimbursements in MAP and private credit in FMS could be realized. Regarding Kissinger’s budget discussion with Laird, see footnote 1, Document 95 and Document 96.
Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972
U.S. Position Papers and Assessments of General Assembly Sessions
106. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts, Washington, August 15, 1972, 2219Z
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 3 GA. Confidential; Routine. Drafted by the IO/UNP staff; approved by Assistant Secretary De Palma, and cleared by Chase, Goott, Monsma, Walker, McNutt, McDonald, Armitage, and Hennes. Repeated to USUN, Paris for OECD, Geneva, and Brussels for USEC and USNATO.
Vol. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972
The Parties Move Toward Agreement, July 19-October 7, 1972
240. Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 15, 1972, 2132Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 23, HAK Trip Files, HAK’s Secret Paris Trip, Switzerland, Saigon, Tokyo, 14–19 August 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. After meeting with Le Duc Tho on August 14, Kissinger flew to Laax-Flims, Switzerland, to help celebrate his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. On the evening of August 15 he departed for Saigon. It is not known whether this message was sent from Switzerland or while en route to Saigon.
Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972
Oceans Policy
435. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Haig) to President Nixon, Washington, August 15, 1972
Haig recommended accepting a compromise on the question of international straits at the July-August UN Seabeds Committee meeting. Nixon approved the recommendation.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-235, NSDM Files, NSDM 177 [1 of 2]. Confidential. Sent for action. Nixon indicated his approval of the position taken by the Departments of State, Commerce, and Interior. Tab A, an August 14 memorandum from Irwin to Nixon, outlined in more detail the issues summarized by Haig. (Ibid.) Kissinger communicated the President’s decision to the Secretaries of State, Commerce, and Interior in an August 15 memorandum. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 33-8)
Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972
Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention
265. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Laird to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)\, Washington, August 15, 1972
Laird expressed his support for Option 2 in the NSSM 157 study calling for a treaty that prohibited the production and transfer of chemical weapons but did not limit present stockpiles.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–66, SRG Meeting, NSSM 157, 3/5/73. Top Secret. The memorandum at Tab A is not published.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–66, SRG Meeting, NSSM 157, 3/5/73. Top Secret. The memorandum at Tab A is not published.266. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Farley) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 15, 1972
Farley believed the U.S. should seek the most comprehensive feasible controls on chemical weapons. Given this perspective, he supported Option 2 of the NSSM 157 study banning production and transfer of chemical weapons, but not placing restrictions on present stockpiles.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–66, SRG Meeting, NSSM 157, 3/5/73. Secret.
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
117. Memorandum for the 40 Committee, Washington, August 15, 1972
Summary: This fourth status report to the 40 Committee on U.S. financial aid to opposition parties in Chile discussed the money given to Chilean parties and how they spent it.
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR/IL Historical Files, Box 1, Chile, July–December 1972. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The first three status reports are Documents 99, 107, and 115.
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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.
Audiovisual Holdings
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Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.
Camp David Hard Wire
- 202-9; 8:17 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator; Cox, Tricia Nixon
- 202-10; Unknown between 8:25 p.m. & 8:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 202-11; 8:41 p.m. - 8:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
- 202-12; Unknown between 8:43 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 202-13; 9:30 p.m. - 9:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Camp David Study Desk
- 176-1; 8:17 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator; Cox, Tricia Nixon
- 176-2; Unknown between 8:25 p.m. & 8:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 176-3; 8:41 p.m. - 8:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
Camp David Study Table
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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-9805 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-9805-, Shots of a meeting of the Domestic Council. 8/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Domestic Council members.
Roll WHPO-9806 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-9806-00-06, Pat Nixon preparing for an interview in the White House Red Room, by a female CBS reporter. 8/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9806-03, Pat Nixon seated on a red couch during an interview in the White House Red Room by a female CBS reporter. 8/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room, Grand Hall. Pat Nixon, unidentified female reporter.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9806-07-09, Pat Nixon with an unidentified group of people. 8/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room, Grand Hall. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9806-10-11, Pat Nixon standing with an unidentified young woman. 8/15/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Red Room, Grand Hall. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-9807 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-9807-03-25, Julie Eisenhower seated on a stage set with a news reporter during a television show interview in Kansas City for KMBC-TV. ETC signs on the walls. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified news reporter.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9807-15, Julie Eisenhower seated on a stage set with a news reporter during a television show interview in Kansas City for KMBC-TV. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified news reporter.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9807-20, Julie Eisenhower seated on a stage set with two news reporters during a television show interview in Kansas City for KMBC-TV. ETC signs on the walls. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified news reporters.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9807-26-32, Julie Eisenhower shaking hands with unidentified persons in Kansas City. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-9808 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-9808-03-15, Julie Eisenhower during a television interview at the Kansas KMBC-TV station studio. ETC signs on the walls. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9808-14, Closeup portrait of Julie Eisenhower at the microphone, during a television news interview at the Kansas KMBC-TV station studio. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9808-16-20, Julie Eisenhower shaking hands and standing with unidentified persons at the Kansas KMBC-TV station studio. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9808-21-37, Julie Eisenhower speaking at a podium at the Kansas KMBC-TV station studio. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-9809 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-9809-02-04, Julie Eisenhower speaking from a podium at a fashion show. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri unknown, Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, officials, guests, model, campaign workers.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9809-05-12, Julie Eisenhower at the Committee to Re-Elect The President (CRP) headquarters. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri unknown, Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, officials, guests, model, campaign workers.
Roll WHPO-9810 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-9810-01-04, Julie Eisenhower during a television interview at the Kansas KMBC-TV station studio. ETC signs on the walls. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9810-05-17, Julie Eisenhower speaking from a podium at the Committee to Re-Elect The President (CREEP) headquarters. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9810-09, Julie Eisenhower speaking from a podium at the Committee to Re-Elect The President (CREEP) headquarters. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV studio, Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-9811 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-9811-, Julie Eisenhower at the Committee to Re-Elect The President (CRP) headquarters. speaking from a podium, cutting a ribbon, speaking to a crowd, and during an interview by a young woman. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
- Frame(s): WHPO-9811-11, Julie Eisenhower cutting a ribbon to open the Committee to Re-Elect The President (CRP) headquarters. 8/15/1972, Kansas City, Missouri Ramada Inn. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-D0001 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0001-03-18, Unidentified staff members on a plane an arriving at the airport. 8/15/1972, air airplane. staff.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0001-21-25, Staff meeting in a large room. 8/15/1972, Miami, Florida unknown room. staff.
Roll WHPO-D0002 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0002-, Exterior of the Convention Center building in Miami Beach, Florida. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida convention Center floor, exterior, Miami Convention Hall; buildings.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0002-, The unoccupied Convention Center floor of the Convention Center building in Miami Beach, Florida. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida convention Center floor, exterior, Miami Convention Hall; buildings.
Roll WHPO-D0003 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0003-02-03, Miami Beach, Florida , buildings and skyline. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. Jacob Javits, John Tower, Bob Dole, unidentified men and woman.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0003-04-06, Unidentified persons seated with microphones at a panel-type table on a stage. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. Jacob Javits, John Tower, Bob Dole, unidentified men and woman.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0003-08-36, Senators Jacob Javits, John Tower, Bob Dole, and another man talking at a podium. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. Jacob Javits, John Tower, Bob Dole, unidentified men and woman.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0003-30A, Senator Bob Dole speaking at the podium. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. Bob Dole.
Roll WHPO-D0004 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0004-, Young volunteers at a campaign office for President Nixon. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown. young men and women.
Roll WHPO-D0005 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0005-, George Shultz, Romney, Herb Stein, and unidentified people at a podium. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida room, Fontainebleau Hotel. George Shultz, Romney, unidentified men and woman.
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0005-17, An unidentified young woman speaking at the podium while Herb Stein sits nearby on the platform during a campaign rally. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida room, Fontainebleau Hotel. unidentified young woman, Herb Stein.
Roll WHPO-D0006 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0006-, Views of the unoccupied Convention Center floor. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida convention floor, Miami Convention Hall. convention building staff.
Roll WHPO-D0007 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0007-, Unidentified man speaking at the podium. Panelists speaking at a table. Unidentified man at a bank of microphones. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida room, Fontainebleau Hotel; unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. unidentified men and women.
Roll WHPO-D0008 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0008-, Panelists at a table. George Shultz and an unidentified man at a podium. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida unknown; room, Fontainebleau Hotel. George Shultz, unidentified men and women.
Roll WHPO-D0009 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0009-, Various scenes in Miami Beach locations. Bob Dole standing with a man. Persons seated before microphones. Demonstrators outside a building. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida various locations. Bob Dole, unidentified men and women, demonstrators.
Roll WHPO-D0010 Photographer: Shannon, John | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0010-, The Doral and Eden Roc buildings in Miami. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida Doral, Eden Roc, buildings.
Roll WHPO-D0011 Photographer: Shannon, John | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-D0011-, Various Miami Beach, Florida downtown buildings, including the Doral and Eden Roc. 8/15/1972, Miami Beach, Florida Doral, Eden Roc, buildings.
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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.
H - White House Staff Member Recordings
- WHCA-SR-H-640
Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Senior Staff Member, National Security Council, speaks to Summer Interns. (8/15/1972, Room 305, Executive Office Building)
Runtime: 58:00:00
Keywords: Briefings, private briefings
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.
L - White House Press Office Briefings
- WHCA-SR-L-002
Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (8/15/1972, White House Press Lobby)
Runtime: 25:01:00
Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-H-640
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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-5652
"Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition".
Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
Runtime: 00:30:00 - WHCA-5655
Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 01:29:30
12. Smith/Jarriel: Henry Kissinger in Saigon, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 30:07. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
13. Reasoner/Kaplow: Republican hearings in Miami with Secretary of Defense Laird. Time Code Start: 31:38. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, Cambodia, Vietnam War, speeches, statements. Network: ABC.
14. Reasoner/Giggans: Saigon, Vietnam B-52 strikes and the military base in Guam. Time Code Start: 34:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, aircraft, bombings, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports. Network: ABC.
15. Smith/Sherwood: United Automobile Workers (UAW) supports McGovern, Mrs. McGovern. Time Code Start: 36:45. Keywords: labor, unions, United Auto Workers, Senators, families, wife, travel, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning. Network: ABC.
16. Smith/Koppel: Youth vote. Time Code Start: 40:35. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, young people, issues, voting age, registrations. Network: ABC.
17. Geer: Edward M. Kennedy (Senator Ted Kennedy) on Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in cattle feed. Time Code Start: 44:15. Keywords: drugs, estrogens, growth hormones, cancer research, diseases, cattle food additives. Network: ABC.
18. Reasoner: Commentary on the author Mario Puzo of the Godfather. Time Code Start: 46:52. Keywords: books, movies, authors, Mafia, Mafioso, Italian organized crime, Corleone family. Network: ABC.
19. Chancellor/Valeriani: Peace signals and Kissinger travels. Time Code Start: 48:21. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
20. Chancellor: Vietnam. Time Code Start: 50:25. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
21. Chancellor/Utley/Pettit: Republican party reform. Time Code Start: 51:08. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, reforms. Network: NBC.
22. Utley: More on reform, clashes between liberals and conservatives (Senator Towers, Texas). Time Code Start: 53:12. Keywords: political ideology. Network: NBC.
23. Chancellor/Mackin: McCloskey wants a truth campaign. Time Code Start: 55:33. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
24. Chancellor/Kiker: Resolutions on women's rights. Time Code Start: 58:25. Keywords: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), debates, Feminism, Feminist movement, women's rights, Womens Liberation, equality, equal rights, gender, civil rights, activists, women. Network: NBC.
25. Chancellor/Nessen: O'Brien says there is new evidence concerning the bugging of Democratic HQ in Watergate. Time Code Start: 60:25. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, managers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, scandals, Watergate. Network: NBC.
26. Chancellor/Bell: McGovern says President Nixon had something to do with bugging at Watergate with McGovern. Time Code Start: 62:30. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate,. Network: NBC.
27. Chancellor/Stern: Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark and father in San Francisco, California. Time Code Start: 65:00. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings, protests, lawyers, attorneys, activists. Network: NBC.
28. Brinkley: Commentary on the chances of the Republicans in November. Time Code Start: 67:33. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning. Network: NBC.
29. Collingwood/Pierpoint: Henry Kissinger in Saigon, Vietnam, Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho in Hanoi, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 70:30. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
30. Kalb: State Department view of Kissinger's secret talks. Time Code Start: 73:12. Keywords: cabinet, advisors,. Network: CBS.
31. Quint: Kissinger visits his parents during their anniversary. Time Code Start: 73:12. Keywords: officials, families, marriages, celebrations. Network: CBS.
32. Collingwood: McGovern says Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark is OK. Time Code Start: 75:05. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, Vietnam War, bombings, protests, lawyers, attorneys, activists. Network: CBS.
33. Cronkite/Schieffer: Platform Committee meeting, Secretary of Defense Laird says Clark didn't say anything new. Time Code Start: 75:55. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, military, Cambodia, Vietnam War, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, political parties. Network: CBS.
34. Dean: Rules Committee meeting results, Mrs. Ginns and William Cramer. Time Code Start: 77:30. Keywords: House of Representatives, legislature committees, women, leaders. Network: CBS.
35. Cronkite/Schieffer: Paul McCloskey says Republicans should run a truth campaign. Time Code Start: 80:08. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP. Network: CBS.
36. Pappas: Demonstrators, Leaders say they will hold several protests, Bob Lamb. Time Code Start: 81:49. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
37. Cronkite: McGovern and Daley to get together and discuss politics. Time Code Start: 86:35. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
38. Sevareid: Commentary on the quotas in delegate strength for the convention. Time Code Start: 87:22. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegations, delegates. Network: CBS.
- WHCA-5652
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