December 20, 1972

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

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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.

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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.

• Federal Register of Wednesday, December 20, 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.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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The President's Daily Brief is the primary vehicle for summarizing the day-to-day sensitive intelligence and analysis, as well as late-breaking reports, for the White House on current and future national security issues. Read "The President's Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to Nixon and Ford" to learn more.

• President's Daily Brief of 20 December 1972

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

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

Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, 1969-1972

• 385. Letter From the Under Secretary of Commerce (Lynn) to the Acting Staff Director of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Weiss), Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 83 D 305, NSDM 159. Secret. The letter is Tab C to a December 30 memorandum from Armstrong to Irwin; see footnote 1, Document 387.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

U.S. Position Papers and Assessments of General Assembly Sessions

• 108. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, December 20, 1972, 0143Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 8–3. Limited Official Use.

Vol. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973

The Christmas Bombings, December 14-29, 1972

• 203. Backchannel Message From Richard T. Kennedy of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) in Saigon, Washington, December 20, 1972, 0207Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1019, Alexander M. Haig Special File, Gen. Haig’s Vietnam Trip, Tohaig/Haigto & Misc., December 17–22, 1972 [1 of 3]. Top Secret; Sensitive.

• 204. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, December 20, 1972, 0353Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 859, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXIII. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 205. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, December 20, 1972, 0410Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 859, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXIII. Top Secret; Immediate; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 206. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, December 20, 1972, 1020Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1020, Alexander M. Haig Special File, Gen. Haig’s Vietnam Trip, Tohaig/Haigto & Misc., December 17–22, 1972 [2 of 3]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 207. Backchannel Message From Richard T. Kennedy of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) in Saigon, Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1020, Alexander M. Haig Special File, Gen. Haig’s Vietnam Trip, Tohaig/Haigto & Misc., December 17–22, 1972 [3 of 3]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Printed from a copy that was approved for transmission as WHS 29929.

• 208. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 859, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXIII. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “The President has seen.”

• 209. Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the Assistant to the President (Haldeman), Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 827–10. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met with Haldeman beginning at 11:32 a.m. and Kissinger beginning at 11:33 until 12:16 p.m. in the Oval Office. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editors transcribed the portions of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume.

• 210. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), December 20, 1972, 1653Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1020, Alexander M. Haig Special File, Gen. Haig’s Vietnam Trip, Tohaig/Haigto & Misc., December 17–22, 1972 [2 of 3]. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 211. Message From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Gayler) and the Pacific Command Senior Commanders, Washington, December 20, 1972, 2106Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of the Chairman, Records of Thomas Moorer, Box 71, Linebacker II Messages, December 1972. Top Secret; Immediate; Specat; Exclusive.

Vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

SALT II, 1972-1980

• 10. Backchannel Message From the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Smith) to President Nixon, Geneva, December 20, 1972, 1503Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 427, Backchannel Files, Backchannel Messages–1972–SALT. Top Secret; Immediate; Exclusive Eyes Only.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973

• 122. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 248, Agency Files, CSCE and MBFR. Confidential. Hyland wrote on an attached correspondence profile: “No action necessary.”

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 388. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, December 20, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 689, Country Files, Europe, East Germany, Vol. I. Confidential. Sent for information. Butterfield stamped the memorandum to indicate that the President had seen it; according to a typewritten note attached to a copy, Nixon still had the memorandum as of December 26. (Ibid.) In a memorandum forwarding a draft to Kissinger on December 19, Sonnenfeldt wrote: “We have now reached the stage where the State Department is about to initiate contacts with the GDR. Steps in this direction so far have been made without overall guidance from us, except on the Four-Power Declaration, and indeed without the President having been fully informed. The contact with the GDR now proposed by State will put us on the path to diplomatic relations. I think the time has therefore come to give Secretary Rogers Presidential guidance for the steps which he proposes to take.” (Ibid.)

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 274. Memorandum From Michael Guhin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 20, 1972

  Guhin recommended updating three aspects of the NSSM 157 study to allow for analyses of ensuing Soviet proposals, possible shelf-life restrictions, and recent developments in the U.S. binary weapons program.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Boxes H–192 and H–193, NSSM 157. Secret. Sent for action. The memorandum was sent through Elliot. A handwritten notation that was crossed out indicates it was also sent through Scowcroft. At Tab A is Document 275.

Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

The Horn

• 333. Research Study Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1972

  This study of “Somalia: The Soviet Presence” assessed the USSRʼs position in Somalia, Soviet interests and objectives in the Horn, and prospects for Somali-Soviet relations.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL Somali-USSR. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem. Only the abstract is published.

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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Cabinet Room

• 110-11; Unknown between 12:00 a.m. & 11:24 a.m.; Stein, Herbert; Meany, George; Lyons, John H. ("Jack"); Dennis, C. L.; Hall, Paul; Abel, I[lorwith] W.; Fitzsimmons, Frank E.; Greathouse, Pat; Brennan, Peter J.; Rumsfeld, Donald H.; Shultz, George P.
• 111-1; Unknown between 11:24 a.m. & 11:32 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); National Commission on Productivity; Meany, George; Lyons, John H. ("Jack"); Dennis, C. L.; Hall, Paul; Abel, I[lorwith] W.; Fitzsimmons, Frank E.; Greathouse, Pat; Brennan, Peter J.; Shultz, George P.; Stein, Herbert; Rumsfeld, Donald H.

Old Executive Office Building

• 392-3; Unknown between 12:18 p.m. & 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 392-4; Unknown between 12:18 p.m. & 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 392-5; Unknown between 12:18 p.m. & 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 392-6; 12:29 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 392-7; 12:32 p.m. - 12:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 392-8; 12:32 p.m. - 12:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 392-9; 12:33 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Bull, Stephen B.; White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)

Oval Office

• 827-1; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-2; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 827-3; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 827-4; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-5; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-6; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-7; Unknown between 10:20 a.m. & 11:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 827-8; Unknown between 11:05 a.m. & 11:20 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-9; Unknown between 11:24 a.m. & 11:32 a.m.; Bull, Stephen B.; United States Secret Service agents
• 827-10; Unknown between 11:32 a.m. & 12:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 827-11; Unknown between 1:51 p.m. & 1:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-12; 1:53 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Woods, Rose Mary; Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-13; 2:20 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Jones, Edward V.; Jones, Edward V. (Mrs.); Balling, James, Jr.; Balling, James, Jr. (Mrs.); Balling, Nella; Balling, Maria; White House photographer
• 827-14; Unknown between 2:25 p.m. & 2:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 827-15; 2:36 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 827-16; Unknown between 2:40 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 827-17; Unknown between 2:40 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 827-18; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 827-19; 2:47 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 827-20; 2:56 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 827-21; 3:05 p.m. - 3:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Pett, Saul; Burroughs, Henry; White House photographer; Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 827-22; 3:51 p.m. - 4:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Shultz, George P.
• 827-23; 4:25 p.m. - 4:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Chotiner, Murray M.
• 827-24; Unknown between 11:24 a.m. & 11:32 a.m.; United States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 827-25; Unknown between 10:16 a.m. & 10:20 a.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 827-26; Unknown between 4:32 p.m. & 4:37 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 34-139; 12:29 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-140; 12:32 p.m. - 12:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.
• 34-141; Unknown between 12:33 p.m. & 12:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-142; 12:47 p.m. - 12:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 34-143; Unknown between 12:48 p.m. & 12:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-144; 12:49 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.

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-D1145 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1145-, Vice President Agnew standing with Tom Winter and Alan Ryskind. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. Vice Presidential Office, Executive Office Building. Spiro Agnew, Tom Winter, Alan Ryskind.

Roll WHPO-D1146 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1146-03-11, 12-14, President Nixon leaving Bethesda Naval Hospital accompanied by Ron Ziegler, and Rear Admiral Felix Ballenger, and Major General Dr. Walter Tkach, and a secret service agent (probably Bob Taylor in the trenchcoat) after having his annual physical exam. 12/20/1972, Bethesda, Maryland helipad, Bethesda Naval Hospital. President Nixon, Maj. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach, Rear Adm. Felix Ballenger, Ron Ziegler, Reporter Helen Thomas, members of the press, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1146-12, President Nixon after leaving Bethesda Naval Hospital accompanied by Press Secreatary Ron Ziegler, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Felix Ballenger, while an unidentified secret service agent looks down a hedge lined stairway. 12/20/1972, Bethesda, Maryland helipad, Bethesda Naval Hospital. President Nixon, Maj. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach, Rear Adm. Felix Ballenger, Ron Ziegler, Reporter Helen Thomas, members of the press, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1146-15-19, Marine One helicopter taking off from the heliport field at Bethesda Naval Hospital. 12/20/1972, Bethesda, Maryland helipad, Bethesda Naval Hospital. President Nixon, Maj. Gen. Dr. Walter R. Tkach, Rear Adm. Felix Ballenger, Ziegler, Helen Thomas, members of the press, aides.

Roll WHPO-D1147 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1147-01A-02A, 05A, George Shultz, Donald Rumsfeld and Ben Stein seated with labor leaders around the conference table. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. Cabinet Room, room, White House. George Shultz, labor leaders, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Ben Stein, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1147-03A, 06A-12A, Henry Kissinger standing individually with an unidentified man in an unidentified White house office. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. office room, White House. Henry Kissinger, unidentified staff members.

Roll WHPO-D1148 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1148-03A-14A, Pat Nixon with White House secretaries and staff members during a Christmas reception for them. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Grand Hallway. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jones, Mr. & Mrs. James Balling, Jr., Balling daughters, staff members, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1148-15A-17A, Staff members. Unidentified men standing at the front entrance. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico Entrance. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jones, Mr. & Mrs. James Balling, Jr., Balling daughters, staff members, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1148-18A-26A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon with Edward Jones and family. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jones, Mr. & Mrs. James Balling, Jr., Balling daughters, staff members, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-D1149 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1149-01-09, President Nixon and Pat Nixon visit with Edward Jones and family. 12/20/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jones, Mr. & Mrs. James Balling, Jr., Balling daughters.

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-676
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Dr. Walter Tkach. (12/20/1972, Press Lobby, White House)
  
  Runtime: 32:35:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GET (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-5955
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  6. Reasoner/Smith/Koppel/Clark: Vietnam; J. Riedhaim; peace talks stalled; Congressional comment. Time Code Start: 17:46. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, cancellations. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Reasoner: POWs interviewed in Hanoi; President Nixon physical checkup OK. Time Code Start: 24:03. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, Presidents, health, fitness, examinations, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Smith/Donaldson: White House Director of Communications Herb Klein interview. Time Code Start: 28:51. Keywords: advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, newspapers, magazines, publications, radio, television, TV, the press. Network: ABC.
  
  9. Smith: Commentary on First Amendment Rights, the press and TV. Time Code Start: 31:13. Keywords: Freedom of the Press, media, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, constitutional rights. Network: ABC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Brady: More bombing in North Vietnam. Time Code Start: 32:57. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombs, bombings. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor/Duke/Rosenfeld: Paris peace talks may be cancelled; Congress may cut war fund in next session with Scott, Mansfield; world reaction to bombing. Time Code Start: 35:31. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, endings, military, aircraft, bombing, reactions. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Chancellor: POWs shown in Hanoi, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 41:44. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, treatment. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Cronkite/Schieffer/Kalb: Intense bombing in North Vietnam; Pentagon comment with Reidhaim; Hanoi, Vietnam may have been pre-warned about bombing resumption. Time Code Start: 45:16. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Wagner: Wagner leaves Saigon, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 50:35. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite: POWs shown off in Hanoi, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 53:48. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, treatment. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite/Mudd: President Nixon wants National Football League (NFL) to lift TV blackout on pro football play-offs; Attorney General Kleindienst asks NFL Commissioner Rozelle to lift blackout. Time Code Start: 56:00. Keywords: Presidents, sports, football, games, television, programs, broadcasting, requests, Washington Redskins, Greenbay Packers. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Sevareid: Government spending. Time Code Start: 57:45. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of December 20, 1972

• AP Images photos from December 20, 1972
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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

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• December 20, 1972