August 30, 1972

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The President's day began at San Clemente, California

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• Statement on Signing the Rural Development Act of 1972.
• Remarks on Arrival at Honolulu.
• Remarks of Welcome to Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan at Honolulu.
• Executive Order 11684—Amendment of Executive Order No. 11554, Suspending the Provisions of Section 5707(c) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relate to Promotion of Navy and Marine Corps Officers

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• Federal Register of Wednesday, August 30, 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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• President's Daily Brief of 30 August 1972

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Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

East-West Trade, 1969-1972

• 358. National Security Decision Memorandum 188, Washington, August 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 83 D 276, NSC-U/DM 60D. Secret; Nodis; Homer. Copies were sent to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Special Meetings of the Security Council

• 127. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, August 30, 1972, 2148Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 303, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. X. Confidential; Exdis. Repeated to London, New Delhi, and Panama City.

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China, March-December 1972

• 249. National Security Decision Memorandum 188, Washington, August 30, 1972

  Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 330 77 0094, China (Reds) 092, 1972. Secret; Nodis; Homer. Copies were sent to Laird and Helms.

Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

November 1971-December 1972: Toward a New Equilibrium

• 130. Memorandum of Conversation, En route to Hawaii, August 30, 1972, 3 p.m. PDT

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 926, VIP Visits, Tanaka Visit (Hawaii) 31 Aug–1 September [1972] [1 of 4]. Secret; Sensitive. Presumably drafted by Holdridge. The conversation was held aboard the Spirit of ʽ76 en route from California to Hawaii.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 304. Memorandum From the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division of the Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Shackley) to Director of Central Intelligence Helms, Santiago, August 30, 1972

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 80B01086A, Box 12, Subject Files, Chile. Secret. Sent through the Acting Deputy Director for Plans. A copy was sent to the DDCI.

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

Space and Telecommunications

• 75. National Security Decision Memorandum 187, Washington, August 30, 1972

  The President outlined objectives guiding international cooperation in space activities, approved polices governing the transfer of space technology, and promulgated guidelines for the provision of launch assistance to foreign governments or business entities.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–236, NSDM 187 (1 of 2). Confidential; Noforn. Copies were sent to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology, the Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Printed from a revised copy circulated on September 12. For Nixon’s announcement of the policy on October 9, see the Department of State Bulletin, November 6, 1972, pp. 533–534.

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

U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

• 299. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 30, 1972, 11:10-11:30 a.m.

  During his initial call on Secretary of Defense Laird, Pakistani Ambassador Sultan Mohammed Khan brought up the issue of military supplies for Pakistan and the “one-time exception” sale offer of October 1970. Laird indicated that the U.S. was prepared to consider Pakistan’s request but not until later in the year.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 75–0125, Pakistan 1972. Confidential. Drafted on September 5 by Lieutenant Colonel Gross and approved by Nutter. The conversation was held in Secretary Laird’s office.

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

• 150. Memorandum for the Record, New York, August 30, 1972, 5-5:55 p.m., New York, August 30, 1972, 5-5:55 p.m.

  Deputy Director of the White House Situation Room V. James Fazio presented a U.S. note and report to Shih Yen-hau of the Chinese Mission to the UN. The note referenced the sinking of a PRC lifeboat in the vicinity of Hon Ngu Island, while the report justified the sinking on the grounds that the boat was carrying supplies to North Vietnam.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 850, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, June 25, 1972-Oct 17, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held at the PRC Mission at the UN. Drafted by Fazio on August 31.

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Roll WHPO-D0263 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0263-04A-22A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting the crowd upon their arrival in Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac, Hickam Air Force Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0263-14A, Pat Nixon greeting a group of children upon her arrival in Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac, Hickam AFB. Pat Nixon, children and their parents in the crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0263-23A-36A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon receiving guests at a re-election campaign reception hosted at the residence of Clare Booth Luce. 8/30/1972, Honolulu, Hawaii grounds, residence of Clare Booth Luce. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Clare Booth Luce, guests.

Roll WHPO-D0264 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0264-02A-12A, Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving and greeting the crowd. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0264-09A, Pat Nixon shaking the hand of a young woman and greeting members of the crowd after her arrival at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac. Pat Nixon, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0264-13A-30A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon participate in the arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan. Also attending are Foreign Minister of Japan Masayoshi Ohira, Ambassador Nobuhiko Ushiba, Deputy Vice Minister Kiyohiko Tsurumi, Yoshio Okavara of U.S. Embassy, Ambassador Robert S. Ingersoll, Protocol Chief Marion Smoak. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac, hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka, interpreter, officials, military personnel, crowd.

Roll WHPO-D0265 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0265-, President Nixon, Pat Nixon and officials participate in the arrival ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base for the Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka, Foreign Minister of Japan Masayoshi Ohira, Ambassador Nobuhiko Ushiba, Deputy Vice Minister Kiyohiko Tsurumi, Yoshio Okavara of U.S. Embassy, Ambassador Robert S. Ingersoll, Protocol Chief Marion Smoak, interpreter, military personnel, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0265-16A, President Nixon shaking hands at the podium with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan, during Tanaka's arrival ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base. Officials and guests standing in the hangar area. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

Roll WHPO-D0266 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0266-02-19, Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving in Hawaii. They are greeted by Governor John Burns and Mrs. Burns, and other officials. President Nixon addressing the crowd. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, John Burns, Mrs. Burns, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0266-12, President Nixon, wearing a bright red floral lei, and Pat Nixon, wearing a white floral lei, walking with Governor John Burns of Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii President Nixon, Pat Nixon, John Burns.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0266-17, President Nixon, wearing a bright red floral lei, standing at the podium near Governor John Burns of Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii President Nixon, John Burns.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0266-20-25, President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, standing at a podium during the arrival welcoming ceremony. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii hangar. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

Roll WHPO-D0267 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0267-, President Nixon meeting with advisors and officials en route to Hawaii. 8/30/1972, air cabin, "Spirit of '76" Air Force One (AF1). President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, U. Alexis Johnson, Marshall Green.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0267-08A, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger meeting with William Rogers, U. Alexis Johnson, Marshall Green on Air Force One (AF1) en route to Hawaii. 8/30/1972, air cabin, "Spirit of '76" Air Force One (AF1). President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, U. Alexis Johnson, Marshall Green.

Roll WHPO-D0269 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0269-03-06, Unidentified women sunbathing on a balcony near the ocean. 8/30/1972, El Toro MCAS; unknown; California tarmac; hotel. unidentified women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0269-07, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking from a helicopter at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, prior to their departure for Hawaii. 8/30/1972, El Toro MCAS; Irvine; California tarmac; hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, aides, military personnel.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0269-08, President Nixon and Pat Nixon being greeted upon arrival in Hawaii at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac, hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Governor & Mrs. John Burns, Admiral John S. McCain.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0269-09-18, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting guests at a reception and standing with hostess Clare Boothe Luce. 8/30/1972, Honolulu, Hawaii grounds, Clare Boothe Luce residence. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Clare Boothe Luce, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0269-19-20, President Nixon and Pat Nixon attending the arrival ceremony of the Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii tarmac, hangar. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

Roll WHPO-D0270 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0270-07A, View of the ocean and a palm tree. 8/30/1972, Oahu, Hawaii oceanfront.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0270-15A-28A, President Nixon hosting a working dinner for Prime Minister Tanaka and the Japanese and American delegations. 8/30/1972, Oahu, Hawaii Kuilima Hotel, Alii Suite. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka, American and Japanese officials, Marion Smoak, William Rogers, Robert Ingersoll, Henry Kissinger, U. Alexis Johnson, Marshall Green, John Holdridge, Masayoshi Ohira, Nobuhiko Ushiba, Kiyohiko Tsurumi, Kenzo Yoshida, Hoshio Okawara, Masatada Tachibana, H.R. Haldeman, Richard Ericson, James Wickel, Ron Ziegler.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0270-24A, President Nixon seated with Prime Minister Tanaka duriing a working dinner for the Japanese and American delegations. 8/30/1972, Oahu, Hawaii Kuilima Hotel, Alii Suite. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka, Robert Ingersoll, Nobuhiko Ushiba, U. Alexis Johnson, American and Japanese officials.

Roll WHPO-D0271 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0271-02A-03A, President Nixon participating in the arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Tanaka. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB, Hawaii hangar. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka, military personnel, band.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0271-04A, View of the ocean and palm trees. 8/30/1972, Oahu, Hawaii oceanfront.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0271-05A-10A, President Nixon shaking hands with an unidentified man. 8/30/1972, Oahu, Hawaii room Presidential Suite, Kuilima Hotel. President Nixon, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-D0272 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0272-04-14, President Nixon wearing a Hawaiian lei and greeting members the crowd upon arrival at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB; Oahu, Hawaii tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Clare Boothe Luce, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0272-09A, President Nixon wearing a Hawaiian lei and greeting members the crowd upon arrival at Hickam Air Force Base. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB; Oahu, Hawaii tarmac. President Nixon, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D0272-15-34, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting guests at a reception. 8/30/1972, Hickam AFB; Oahu, Hawaii Clare Boothe Luce residence, grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Clare Boothe Luce, guests.

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P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-720814
  Remarks by President Nixon on arrival at Hickam AFB, Hawaii with Governor Burns. (8/30/1972)
  
  Runtime: 4:26
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-720815
  Remarks by President Nixon on arrival of Prime Minister Tanaka at Hickam AFB, with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. (8/30/1972)
  
  Runtime: 3:08
  
  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-5727
  "A Public Affair: Election '72 - The Elusive Youth Vote". Examining the effect new 18 year old voters will have on the 1972 Presidential election
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:33:04
• WHCA-5729
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:09
  
  23. Reasoner/Chapman: Report on U.S. business interests in Japan. Time Code Start: 57:10. Keywords: Japanese, investing, finances, businesses. Network: ABC.
  
  24. Reasoner/Cioffi: Japanese working conditions. Time Code Start: 59:16. Keywords: Japanese, employees, employment, conditions, wages,. Network: ABC.
  
  25. Reasoner: McGovern and Jewish vote. Time Code Start: 62:08. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting, Jews, Jewish, Hebrew, Judaism, Israel. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Reasoner/Collins: Vietnam, South Korean soldiers. Time Code Start: 64:36. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Reasoner/Murphy: Cattle prices down. Time Code Start: 66:41. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Chancellor/Brokaw: McGovern and the Jewish vote. Time Code Start: 69:58. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting, Jews, Jewish, Hebrew, Judaism, Israel. Network: NBC.
  
  29. Chancellor/Duke: (Secretary Richardson) attacks McGovern welfare plan. Time Code Start: 72:20. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, Family Assistance Programs, government aid, financial aid, health and welfare assistance, financial aid. Network: NBC.
  
  30. Chancellor/Stern: Senator Dole claims Democrats are in violation of campaign funds rules, (Chuck Colson) gives deposition on Watergate affair. Time Code Start: 74:36. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  31. Chancellor: Gallup poll. Time Code Start: 76:15. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Vice Presidents, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  32. Chancellor/Lord: Vietnam. Time Code Start: 76:44. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  33. Cronkite/Herman: (Dole) charges Democrats with campaign fund violations (Mott, Mankiewitz). Time Code Start: 78:50. Keywords: political parties, Democrats, Democratic Party, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, costs, finances, funding, credit, loans, cash, currency, funding, financial aid. Network: CBS.
  
  34. Cronkite/Schorr: (Charles Colson) makes deposition on Watergate affair. Time Code Start: 82:15. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  35. Cronkite/Strauser: (Richardson) on McGovern welfare plan. Time Code Start: 86:29. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, Family Assistance Programs, government aid, financial aid, health and welfare assistance, financial aid. Network: CBS.
  
  36. Cronkite/Blocker: (McGovern) in New York to win Jewish vote (Kissinger on film). Time Code Start: 88:00. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting, Jews, Jewish, Hebrew, Judaism, Israel. Network: CBS.
  
  37. Sevareid: Commentary on McGovern tax plan. Time Code Start: 91:50. Keywords: taxes, taxation, revenue. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-5730
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:59:54
  
  2. Reasoner/Bennett: Vietnam war, Thailand. Time Code Start: 02:34. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Reasoner/Kaplow: Campaign poll in Pennsylvania. Time Code Start: 05:05. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Vice Presidents, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner/Clark: Watergate affair; McGovern's tax plan attacked. Time Code Start: 08:57. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Reasoner: Commentary on the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany (XX Olympiad). Time Code Start: 10:52. Keywords: world, sports, games, Olympics, West Germany, Munich Massacre, Arabian, Arabs, Israelis, Black September, PLO, Palestinian Liberation Organization, terrorism, terrorists, kidnappings, shootings, murder, death, hijackings, aircraft, airliners. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Oliver/Valeriani: American-Japanese summit, President Nixon's arrival (Prime Minister Tanaka, Kissinger). Time Code Start: 12:57. Keywords: Presidents, travel trips, Nixon trips, domestic, Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, summits, meetings, Hawaii. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor/Brady: Vietnam. Time Code Start: 17:47. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Brokaw: (McGovern) and the polls. Time Code Start: 21:42. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Levine: O'Brien may quit McGovern's staff; Dole files more complaints against Democrats; McGovern's tax plan criticized. Time Code Start: 23:20. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, managers, taxes, taxation, revenue. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Briggs: AFL-CIO President George Meany says AFL-CIO should stay neutral in elections; Colorado labor supports McGovern. Time Code Start: 25:33. Keywords: leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor: New disclosure in Watergate affair. Time Code Start: 28:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Cronkite/Rather/Drinkwater: President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka in Hawaii (Kissinger, Bunker, Nixon on film); Japanese tourists. Time Code Start: 28:50. Keywords: Presidents, travel trips, Nixon trips, domestic, Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, summits, meetings, Hawaii. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Simon: Vietnam death toll, Bien Hoa, Ghost Base (film). Time Code Start: 32:19. Keywords: Vietnam War, Killed in Action, KIA, troops, death tolls, fatalities, casualties, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Schorr/Schanke: Watergate affair. Time Code Start: 37:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite: Film on Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka arriving at meeting with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 42:55. Keywords: Presidents, travel trips, Nixon trips, domestic, Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, summits, meetings, Hawaii. Network: CBS.

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