August 31, 1973

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• Special Message to the Congress Proposing Deferment of Federal Pay Increases
• Labor Day Message.
• Statement on the Death of John Ford.

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• Federal Register of Friday, August 31, 1973

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 59, News Summaries - August 1973 [14 of 14] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, August 31, 1973, (Thurs. nets, wires)
  • Digest of Recent Comment, August 31, 1973

Among Pat Buchanan’s duties was the compilation and coordination of background briefing materials for Presidential and a few Vice Presidential press conferences. The briefings—for both the larger, announced press conferences and the smaller, informal ones held in the Oval Office—related to a widespread number of topics and were in the form of probable questions which the White House staff members anticipated news reporters would address to the President. Along with the questions, were answers recommended by Buchanan, other members of the White House staff, and the heads of major departments of the government.

The briefing books are primarily in the form of potential questions and suggested answers (often with heavy annotation by President Nixon), along with associated memos. A listing of briefing books is below, with indication of whether President Nixon annotated the book or not. Each book has an index to the potential questions with direct links to the National Archives Catalog. You should consult the full digital folder for suggested responses, President Nixon's annotations, and other documents and topics not covered by the index.

PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING BOOK 8/31/73 (Annotated)

Citation: PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING BOOK 8/31/73; box 6; White House Central Files: Staff Member and Office Files: Patrick J. Buchanan; Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda, CA

Consult the full digital folders ([1 of 2] and [2 of 2]) for other briefing materials not in the form of prepared questions and answers.

• THE PRESIDENT
  • Governor Dan Evans, a friend and a Republican, has criticized what he terms the "isolation" of the President. Along with Senator Goldwater he has called for more press conferences. Do you consider this "isolation" a problem for your Presidency?
• THE PRESIDENT -- A NEW OPENESS?
  • In recent weeks, there has been a new accessibility of the White House staff to the national press. And this is the second press conference in two weeks -- after a dry spell of five months. Does this reflect a new Administration policy of communication, more regularly, with the press and the American people?
• THE PRESIDENT -- STAFF STRUCTURE
  • Do you think that if your staff had been structured differently, if there had been no Haldeman-Ehrlichman "Berlin Wall," if there had been more press conferences, you might have known earlier and Watergate might have been avoided?
• THE PRESIDENT -- CREDIBILITY
  • In light of what appears to have been an unprecedented number of misleading and false statements from the White House, on Watergate, do you think Presidential credibility can ever be restored?
• THE PRESIDENT -- STAFF
  • Since Mr. Ziegler was the instrument of so many misleading statements, is it likely he will ever again be the official White House spokesman?
  • There have been a number of reports of strife within your new White House staff, and criticism that a new "Berlin Wall," is being built, with Mr. Ziegler and Al Haig replacing Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Can you comment on this?
  • Looking back on Watergate, we find involved or apparently involved, almost a dozen of your closest political associates and friends over the last decade and a half. Does this not reflect badly upon your capacity to choose men?
• VICE PRESIDENT
  • In your last press conference, your endorsement of Vice President Agnew seemed less unequivocal than that of Messrs. Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Or so it has been interpreted. Do you think in light of recent reports, that Vice President Agnew will emerge from this crisis in his career, "exonerate," and as one of the "finest public servants" it has been your privilege to know?
  • From what the Attorney General has told you, do you anticipate that the Vice President will be indicted?
  • Is there any truth to reports that the White House is looking over lists of potential replacements to Vice President Agnew -- should he resign or be forced to resign -- and that Mr. Connally stands at the top of the list?
  • If the Vice President is indicted, will you seek his resignation?
  • What would you do if it were discovered that someone within the White House was leaking the investigation background damaging to the Vice President?
  • Do you expect Secretary Richardson to consult with you -- prior to a decision to go or not to go with a possible indictment of the Vice President?
  • Are you concerned by the reports of sharp rifts between the Vice President's and the Presidential staff?
• ERVIN COMMITTEE
  • Do you agree with your attorneys that the investigation of the Ervin Committee is "unconstitutional," and do you feel that the public hearings by Senator Ervin and his committee should be halted?
  • Were you consulted on that brief Wednesday last?
  • If those hearings continue, do you think they should be televised publicly?
• HRH & THE TAPES
  • Since your press conference, Mr. Haldeman has testified that he was given more than one tape -- after he left the White House. Can you tell us A) what tapes Mr. Haldeman was asked to hear, and why he has given this privilege, and secondly, who else on the present or former White House staff has heard any of those tapes, besides you, Mr. Bull and Mr. Haldeman?
• TAPES
  • If the Supreme Court simply upholds Judge Sirica's decision, will you turn over the tapes for the Judge's inspection?
  • Can you tell us what you would consider a "definitive" decision of the Supreme Court, and who will be the judge of what is definitive?
• JOHN N. MITCHELL
  • Would you consider former Attorney General John Mitchell one of the finest public servants you have ever known?
  • According to Mrs. Mitchell, her husband, John, has been broken by the Watergate matter, feels cut off and isolated from his old friends and associates. Are you concerned by these reports, and have you spoken with Mr. Mitchell, who used to be your closest political confidant?
  • Are you confident that John Mitchell, like Mr. Haldeman and Ehrlichman, will also be "exonerated."
  • Have you any response to the charges made by Martha Mitchell about a two-inch thick campaign strategy book containing plans for the DNC break-in, and also about your involvement in the Watergate. Is there any truth in these charges?
• DO PAST CRIMES JUSTIFY PRESENT ONES?
  • Do you think that the fact that the FBI committed burglaries and break-ins, under other Presidents, justified what was done under your Administration.
• THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
  • Can you give us your impression of the performance to date of your Special Prosecutor, Mr. Cox? And do you share the reported view of some of your staff that his staff has become a veritable hotbed of Kennedy-McGovern liberal Democrats?
• WESTERN WHITE HOUSE
  • Since every President has Camp David as a retreat, don't you think it was exccessive personal extravagance on your part to have spent $10 million of taxpayers money to set up retreats in both California and Florida, as well as the Bahamas.
  • When you turned over that parcel of San Clemente to Mr. Abplanalp in 1970, did you register a capital gain, on the enhanced value of the property, on your 1970 income tax?
  • When you purchased San Clemente in 1969, how did you propose to finance the large payment of 1970, considering that when it came due, it was equal to more than your annual salary? My question is really then: Was the purchase of San Clemente not outside the limits of your prospective income altogether?
• ELLSBERG BREAK-IN
  • Even if there was no impropriety on your part, in authorizing the offer of the FBI directorship to Judge Bryne, don't you agree that, for you a lawyer, there was at least the appearance of impropriety?
  • Still, was there not an error on your part, in not informing the trial judge for some six weeks when you had knowledge of that break-in -- and he did not.
  • If you did not order or know of the break-in, is it possible that Mr. Krogh misconstrued your directive, and thought he had your authorization for the attempted burglary?
  • If you knew nothing of the break-in until mid-March, what activities of the plumbers were you seeking to shield?
• DIRTY TRICKS
  • Were you aware that Mr. Chotiner employed two journalists to spy on Seantor McGovern's campaign -- as well as that of several other Democrats. And can you tell us what you think of this practice of using newsmen as political spies?
  • Were you aware of the Caulfield-Ulasewitz team, and some of the purposes to which it was put in your Administration, investigating the private and sex lives of political opponents?
  • Did you know that Howard Hunt forged a Statement Department cable, attempting to implicate President Kennedy in the assassination of President Diem?
  • Do you share John Ehrlichman's view that the drinking and sex habits of candidates are legitimate campaign fodder?
  • Did you know that Haldeman had authorized the hiring of a political saboteur, for use against the Democrats?
  • Did you know of the wiretap on Joe Kraft's phone?
  • Did you order or know of the tap on Bill Safire's phone?
  • Did you ask Mr. Haldeman to request the FBI file of CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr? And were you not aware that the subsequent "cover-up" story about his being considered for a job was a phony, a lie?
  • Were you aware or did you direct Mr. Haldeman to have a 24-hour surveillance on Senator Kennedy?
• ENEMIES LIST
  • Mr. Dean testified that you told him to keep a list of press people giving the Administration a bad time on Watergate, so you could retaliate after the election was over. Did you make such a statement?
  • Were you aware of the enemies list?
  • Did you tell John Dean to use the Internal Revenue Service to go after the political enemies of the White House, as he testified?
  • Were you aware the Secret Service was being used to provide political information to your staff?
• PRESS RELATIONS
  • How would you characterize your present state of relations with the national press corps?
  • Do you think it truly fair to say that some, or many, in the national press corps want this Administration to fail?
• PRESS RELATIONS
  • If you can have a détente with the Soviets and the Chinese why not the White House press corps?
• CAMBODIA
  • Does the United States hold out any hope for the survival of the Lon Nol Government -- in light of the military crisis in that country? Is there any realistic hope the Cambodian Government can survive the year?
  • If Cambodia asks for American air support as the requisite of survival, would you request such authority from Congress?
  • Is the United States concerned by the Communist build-up around Khe Sanh -- in violation of the peace agreement -- and is there anything we can do about it, other than verbal protests, since you no longer have the authority to use American air power?
  • Would the U.S. accept Sihanouk as the head of a neutral Cambodia?
  • Is Mike Mansfield dealing with Prince Sihanouk on behalf of the United States, as has been suggested by one of your principal advisers?
• MIDDLE EAST
  • The Israelis are debating a policy of settling and developing the territories taken in the 1967 war. Would you comment on implications of such a step for a peace settlement?
  • Is the United States concerned by the new Saudi-Egyptian alliance in the Middle East, with the Saudis both supporting Egyptian arms purchases, and threatening not only to limit, but to cut back, on oil production on which the United States is depending. Will the use of this Arab oil leverage influence American policy at all in the Middle East?
• SOVIET UNION
  • In recent weeks, several Soviet intellectuals, among them Sakharov and Sohlzenitzen, have warned against a détente with the Soviets which exchanges Western goods, without getting Soviet concessions to human rights in return. Are you concerned about the apparently increases suppression of internal dissent by the Soviet Government? How seriously do you think Western statesmen and Western peoples should take their warnings?
  • When do you intend to name a U.S. envoy to Moscow?
• DEFENSE & WEAPONS
  • Some critics have contended that the successful Soviet testing of MIRV makes the first SALT agreement no longer worth the paper it is written on. Can you respond to this -- and tell us if you think Soviet advances in MIRV have now threatened the potential success of Phase II of SALT?
  • Is there any truth in these reports that the U.S. Poseidon missile has a 58 percent failure in its tests?
• YEAR OF EUROPE
  • In light of the rather meager accomplishments so far, do you not think that the "Year of Europe" was somewhat oversold? More specifically, can you give us some details about your proposed trip to the capitals of Western Europe and what you expect to accomplish. Is that trip a certainty and in what time frame can we expect it?
• CHINA
  • Are you concerned by the growing belligerency of Soviet propaganda attacks upon the Communist Chinese Government -- attacks that seem to have been stepped up in recent weeks, accusing China of seeking nuclear domination of Asia?
  • What do you see as the significance of the recent Chinese Communist Party Congress?
• KISSINGER TO CHINA
  • Can you tell us when Dr. Kissinger is schedule to go to Peking?
• ARVN INTERVENTION
  • What would the United States position be, should the ARVN intervene in Cambodia?
• CHILE
  • Is the United States concerned by developing events in Chile, where that nation seems on the verge of civil war and potential chaos?
• SONNENFELDT CONFIRMATION
  • Can you tell us your feeling on the conservative opposition in Congress to the appointment of Mr. Sonnenfeldt to the Treasury post, and is there any truth to reports you intend to withdraw that nomination?
• LATIN AMERICA TRIP
  • Is it true that your proposed trip to Latin America had to be canceled because of Watergate, as Henry Kissinger implied two weeks ago?
• INTEREST RATES/ECONOMY
  • Chase Manhattan and others banks have raised the prime rate to almost 10%. In some communities, middle class and working class families cannot get mortgages for new homes. Are you concerned by these unprecedented interest rates, and the fact that in the past they have often been the harbingers of a major recession?
• INTEREST RATES/ECONOMY -- TAX INCREASE?
  • Secretary Shultz has warned us to expect the August figures to show another major bulge in prices. With inflation seemingly worse than ever before -- in spite of Phases I through IV -- would you entertain a recommendation from your advisors for a temporary tax increase?
• INTEREST RATES/ECONOMY -- AUTO PRICE INCREASE?
  • In light of the on-going inflation, do you think the auto companies' request for price increases is in the public interest?
• CREDIBILITY ON THE ECONOMY
  • Given the rather uneven record of the Nixon Administration, both in prediction and performance, why should the American people have confidence that you can halt an inflation, this country seems to have been unable to halt for four years?
• BLACK PROGRESS
  • Ten years have now passed since the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream," speech. In the last two years, statistics show that the black-white gap, economically, seems to be widening slightly, rather than closing. Are you concerned by this problem and what does the Administration intend to do about it?
• CAMPAIGN REFORM
  • In light of Watergate, would you support public funding of political campaigns for national office in the future?
• MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION
  • Do you intend to veto the minimum wage legislation?
• ENERGY CRISIS
  • Is the Administration going to sacrifice our environment goals to meet the "energy crisis?"
  • Do you expect a heating oil shortage this winter?
• HOUSING CASH ALLOWANCES
  • There has been considerable speculation that the Administration will emerge in coming days with legislation calling for cash assistance for the poor for housing. Is there truth to these reports of new legislation to replace the existing proposals?
• BUSING
  • Now that the schools have re-opened, the issue of busing has re-arisen in various parts of the country. Can you give us your view on that subject?
• QUELLO
  • Do you intend to appoint Mr. James Quello to the FCC, despite the opposition to his nomination by consumer groups?
• PRICE CONTROLS
  • Arguments for lifting beef price ceilings prior to September 12.
  • Why are we maintaining the ceilings.
• HEALTH INSURANCE
  • Do you support the HEW's proposal calling for elimination of tax deduction for medical expenses?
• LIBYA OIL NEGOTIATIONS
  • Over the last two months, Libya nationalized one U.S. company (Bunker Hunt) and forced two others (Occidental and the Oasis group) to acquiesce to partial nationalization. Elsewhere in the Middle East sharp increases in the price of oil have occurred with an almost 20 percent rise since January alone. Now the Libyans are also threatening more sharp increases in price of oil and are also threatening to refuse to accept dollars in payment. What is the U.S. government doing to prevent this wave of nationalization from spreading to effefct the other U.S. companies' agreements with Saudi Arabaia and Iran and to contain future increases in the price of oil?

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• President's Daily Brief of 31 August 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Congressional Restrictions, General Warfare, June 19, 1973-February 25, 1975

• 104. Memorandum From Richard Kennedy and William Stearman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 31, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1338, Unfiled Material, NSC Unfiled, 1973 (7). Secret; Sensitive; Outside the System.

Vol. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 85. Telegram From the U.S. Interests Section in Cairo to the Department of State, Cairo, August 31, 1973, 0955Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Jerusalem, Jidda, London, Moscow, Paris, Tel Aviv, and USUN.

Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

France, 1973-1976

• 313. Memorandum of Conversation, San Clemente, California, August 31, 1973, 10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

  Summary: Kissinger, Galley, and U.S. and French officials discussed U.S.-French nuclear cooperation.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 56, Country Files, Europe, General, French Exchanges (2 of 2). Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text that remains classified, “[the]”, and “[be]”, added for clarity. The meeting took place on the patio of Kissinger’s office in the Western White House. On July 27, Kissinger, Schlesinger, Galley, and U.S. and French officials held an exploratory meeting in Washington, where they discussed French requests and future procedures. (Ibid.)

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Roll WHPO-E1419 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1419-, President Nixon departing. 8/31/1973, California El Toro MCAS.

Roll WHPO-E1421 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1421-, President Nixon meets with Haig, Harlow, and Laird. 8/31/1973, unknown unknown.

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• WHCA-SR-S-278
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (8/31/1973, San Clemente)
  
  Runtime: 45:10:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JBA (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-6519
  "Theatre of the Deaf".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 0:30
• WHCA-6520
  "60 Minutes".
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:58:57
• WHCA-6534
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:29:52
  
  1. Reasoner/Jarriel: Vice President Agnew may resign, meets with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings, resignations, terminations. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner: Gainesville Eight freed. Time Code Start: 01:55. Keywords: Presidential elections, conventions, veterans, trials, conspiracy, conspiracies, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Reasoner: Chou En Lai speech. Time Code Start: 04:13. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, speeches, statements. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner: Chinese and American trade. Time Code Start: 06:14. Keywords: People's Republic of China, imports, exports, business. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Reasoner: Cost of living up; President Nixon freezes government wages. Time Code Start: 07:51. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, employment, employees, salaries, salary, payments, freezes, controls. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Reasoner: Commentary on President Nixon's tapes. Time Code Start: 08:35. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Chancellor/Valeriani/Nesson: President Nixon meets with Vice President Agnew about political corruption charge in the Agnew case; changes in Maryland campaign collecting. Time Code Start: 10:37. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Jones/Stern: Gainesville Eight acquitted. Time Code Start: 15:31. Keywords: Presidential elections, conventions, veterans, trials, conspiracy, conspiracies, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Briggs: Gas shortage, fuel oil shortage. Time Code Start: 19:08. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, allocations, sales, costs, increases, rationing, natural resources. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor: China releases a speech from Chou En Lai. Time Code Start: 21:15. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, speeches, statements. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Cronkite/Rather/Agnew: President Nixon meeting; Vice President Agnew may resign. Time Code Start: 22:14. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite: Watergate committee asks is it their responsibility to investigate Vice President Agnew's case; President Nixon cuts government and military pay. Time Code Start: 24:03. Keywords: Senate, committees, investigations, Vice Presidents, taxes, Armed Forces, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, money, wages, salaries, salary, payments, decreases. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Bahm: Gainesville Eight freed. Time Code Start: 25:05. Keywords: Presidential elections, conventions, veterans, trials, conspiracy, conspiracies, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite: Speech from Chou En Lai. Time Code Start: 30:30. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, speeches, statements. Network: CBS.

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