December 4, 1970

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.

Addresses and Remarks

• National Association of Manufacturers (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1623, December 4, 1970)
  The President's Remarks at the Association's Annual Meeting in New York City.

Appointments and Nominations

• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1622, December 4, 1970)
  Announcement of Intention To Nominate 12 Persons To Be Officers of the Corporation.

Swearing-In Ceremonies

• Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1621, December 4, 1970)
  The President's Remarks at the Swearing In of William D. Ruckelshaus, With Mr. Ruckelshaus' Response.

Checklist of White House Press Releases

The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

• The President's remarks to the National Association of Manufacturers (advance text).

Digest of Other White House Announcements

Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

• The President announced the retirement of Sterry R. Waterman as United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
• The President has accepted the resignation of Martin G. Castillo as Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People.

Nominations Submitted to the Senate

Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

• ROBERT E. VARNER, of Alabama, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, vice a new position created by Public Law 91-272, approved June 2, 1970.

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.

To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

• Remarks at the Swearing In of William D. Ruckelshaus as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers.

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 Friday, December 4, 1970

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: December 4, 1970
• Extensions of Remarks: December 4, 1970

Selective document listing

President's Office Files

The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Annotated News Summaries, Box 29, News Summaries - December 1970 [1 of 2]
• Annotated News Summaries, Box 29, News Summaries - December 1970 [2 of 2] [During this period, the Staff Secretary only removed pages from the News Summaries which contained President Nixon's handwriting, often leaving the document with no date. Although there are no specific documents with this date, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]
• President's Daily Schedule, Box 101, [President's Daily Schedule, Nov.-Dec. 1970] [2 of 3]
  • The President's Schedule, Friday - December 4, 1970

President's Personal File

The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• President's Speech File
  • Box 62, December 4, 1970, NAM National Association of Manufacturers Speech [1 of 2]
  • Box 62, December 4, 1970, NAM National Association of Manufacturers Speech [2 of 2]

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.

DOMESTIC POLICY BRIEFING BOOK December 4, 1970 (Annotated)

Citation: DOMESTIC POLICY BRIEFING BOOK December 4, 1970; box 2; 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 folder for other briefing materials not in the form of prepared questions and answers.

• TRADE LEGISLATION
  • What is your position on the Trade Bill passed by the House? Will you veto it?
• RAIL STRIKE
  • Why didn't you intervene in the rail strike?
• CREDIBILITY GAP
  • Considering the almost daily expansions of Secretary Laird on what took place at Son Tay, do you feel there is a "credibility gap" developing in this Administration?
• "BRING US TOGETHER"
  • Do you feel that the nature of your campaign and that of the Vice President contributed to your goal of "bringing the country together."
• ON ARTHUR BURNS
  • Following your economic address, Dr. Burns made a speech calling for a wage-price board -- going considerably beyond your own actions to curb inflation. Do you disagree with the Chairman of the Fed on incomes policy?
• PRESS CONFERENCES
  • Since you have taken office you have had fewer press conferences than any other President since Mr. Hoover; there has not been a press conference for four months; there have only been three conferences in a year. Can you tell us how you square this with your concept of an "open Administration" and whether you intend to continue this practice over the next two years of your administration, and why you have chosen to somewhat downgrade and ignore this institution for a communication with the American people?
• 70 CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
  • Looking back, would you decide on a different campaign strategy for 1970 if you had the chance?
• CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION
  • There are those who contend that this was a dirty campaign -- and certainly a divisive one; and that in taking part in it you have "diminished" the Presidency and your capacity to lead the country. Can you comment on this?
• PURGING THE GOP
  • Senator Goodell said he fears that his purge portends a purge in 1972 of other progressive Republicans from the Party. Is that a realistic possibility? Will Senators Brooke and Percy and others who have disagreed as often as Mr. Goodell confront similar challenges?
• GEORGE MEANY & LABOR
  • Considering COPE's active role in the campaign against your candidates, do you have any second thoughts about the public courting of George Meany -- and will there be more of it?
• GOVERNORSHIPS
  • You don't think that the loss of key Governorships, in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin portend trouble for 1972?
• SAN JOSE
  • Do you feel the charge is justified that you exploited the San Jose incident to political advantage in the fall election?
• SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
  • Despite the reported desegregation that has taken place this fall, there are many reports coming in of segregation within schools by classrooms. What is the Administration doing with regard to this?
• RIBICOFF PROPOSAL
  • Senator Ribicoff has proposed that all schools in a metropolitan area be integrated to reflect at least half the black-white ratio in the entire area. Would you support such a proposal?
• INTEGRATING THE SUBURBS
  • It appears that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving toward an attempt to integrate suburban areas by getting them to build more housing for low-income people. Is this the Administration's policy?
• THE VICE PRESIDENT
  • In his first major address since the election, the Vice President took a considerably more moderate tone, especially about the media, than he has in recent months. Can we expect a change in his posture and performance in the months ahead?
• DUMP-AGNEW MOVEMENT
  • Can you give us your thoughts on the Dump-Agnew Movement within the Republican Party? Is there any possibility Mr. Agnew might be dropped from the ticket in 1972?
• L'AFFAIRE HICKEL
  • Can you tell us why you fired Mr. Hickel in the fashion you did?
• HICKEL
  • Secretary Hickel was fired rather unceremoniously; then six members of his staff were chopped in an afternoon. Is this abrupt fashion to be the way with future Administration dismissals as well? Will there be further changes at Interior?
• HICKEL
  • Do you see anything wrong in walking into an employee's office and asking him to be out by the end of the afternoon?
• CABINET/STAFF CHANGES
  • Do wholesale changes in the White House Staff and the Cabinet that have taken place or are underway reflect more concern about the results of the election and the performance of the Administration than has been made public to date?
• RUMORED DEPARTURES
  • There are reports of new changes in the Cabinet and the White House Staff; talk of Messrs. Mitchell, Kennedy, Romney and Hardin leaving have all been reported. Is there any truth in these reports.
• NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
  • Senator Kennedy, the AFL-CIO, and others have urged passage of legislation to institute a system of National Health Insurance. What is your position?
• WAR ON DRUGS
  • Questions have been raised about the success of your Administration's war on drugs. There have been charges that little or no headway is being made to stop narcotics from coming into the United States from France and Turkey. Will you comment on this?
• KENT STATE FEDERAL GRAND JURY
  • Does the Administration plan to call for a Federal grand jury on Kent State, in view of the conflict among reports from the State of Ohio, the Justice Department and the Scranton Commission?
• CAMPAIGN SPENDING REFORMS
  • Your veto of the TV-radio campaign spending measure has been upheld -- can you tell us what you intend to propose in the way of reforms next year -- as you promised? Do you favor Congressman Anderson's proposal?
• NEW TAXES
  • Does the Administration envision new taxes to prevent a massive deficit next year?
• ECONOMIC GAME PLAN
  • Have you changed your economic game plan because the old game plan has failed to work?
• FAMILY ASSISTANCE PLAN
  • What do you think the chances are for passage of Family Assistance?
• TRADE BILL
  • Can you tell us if you will veto the trade bill, if it comes to you in its present form?
• RAIL STRIKE
  • Senator Mansfield has indicated that it may be a little late for emergency legislation to head off a rail strike and some leaders indicate even if a law is passed it may not be possible. Do you have any thoughts on this situation you would want to convey?
• DR. BURNS' RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Have you any comment on Dr. Arthur Burns' recommendations -- about looking at compulsory arbitration and a "price and wage review board" -- which seemed to go further than some of yours. Is there not some disagreement between your position and that of Dr. Burns?
• MR. RINFRET'S VIEWS
  • Reportedly, Mr. Rinfret indicated to you that unemployment would be at eight percent in 1971 and 10 percent in 1972. Do you credit those reports in any way?
• THE SST
  • Can you tell us what you think the chances are of saving the SST?
• POW RAIDS
  • Would you consider that POW raid a "failure?" Will there be more such attempts in the future. Was there, do you believe, an intelligence leak?
• HARRIS POLL
  • The Harris Poll shows Mr. Muskie leading you by six points in a trial heat for the Presidency. Does this concern you?
• TED KENNEDY
  • You have been quoted as saying in your view, Edward Kennedy is the strongest candidate the Democrats could put up in 1972 -- and that Mr. Muskie may turn out to be the "Romney of 1970." Is that an accurate portrayal of your views of the political situation in the other party?
• SENATOR MUNDT
  • Have you been in touch, or your staff in touch, with Senator and Mrs. Mundt regarding his possible resignation before the new Congress?
• SCOTT AND GRIFFIN
  • Are you supporting Senators Scott and Griffin for re-election to their leadership posts?
• HOOVER - CONSPIRACY
  • Mr. Hoover went up to the Hill the other day and indicated there was a conspiracy to kidnap a government official on the part of the "East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives." Members of that group contend that either the charge should be withdrawn -- or prosecuted. Can you comment on this?
• HOOVER/CLARK
  • Do you have any comment on the exchange between J. Edgar Hoover and Ramsey Clark?
• DEBRA SWEET
  • Do you have any comment on Debra Sweet's contention that she did not feel you were sincere about ending the war. Do you think this points up a problem of communication between your Administration and young people?
• SCRANTON COMMISSION
  • Can you tell us when or if you are going to respond to the Scranton Commission Report?
• BLACK POSTER CHILD
  • Can you tell us why you refused to pose with the first black retarded poster girl -- the first black child used by the National Association for Retarded Children?
• PERSONNEL CHANGES
  • There have been frequent rumors of additional personnel changes in the Administration. Do you plan additional changes?
  • Will any more Cabinet members be fired?
  • Did you order the firing of the Director of the Office of Legal Services?
  • Any question on Hickel, the Republican National Committee, OEO or Rumsfeld.
• DEFEATED REPUBLICANS
  • Does the Administration have any program to see to it that defeated Republicans get jobs in the Administration?

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)
  Friday, December 4.
  
  I stayed in New York and did some shopping and worked at the hotel. President worked most of the day on his speech for tonight, and then came on up to New York at about 7:00. Called me in right away, got back into the State Department problem. Wanted to be sure that we had the lists racked up of those who had leaked, etcetera. He wants me definitely to go ahead on the talk with Rogers, making the point that there are two different fights involved here. One is with Kissinger and Rogers, and that the President, of course, has to side with Rogers on. But the second one is much more important: that's the foreign service versus the President. There it's unforgivable, and the President is going to have heads rolling. Since Cambodia, they've been taking on the President, leaking, etcetera. These things don't just happen, and from now on, it's us or them. State can't be told anything, and that's the way it is.
  
  Speech went very well. On the plane on the way home, the President had me up for the whole trip, because he didn't want to talk with the Cabinet officers. We got into the Connally thing. It turns out that he had meeting with Connally this morning for about an hour, the last 15 minutes of which he used to make a pitch to Connally to take the Secretary of Treasury. He now wants me to call Connally and give him a further push on it. He had originally thought of having Billy Graham call, but decided that wouldn't be too good an idea. In reviewing this, the President wanted me to make the points that he had only discussed this thing with me, and then had asked me to call John. That the President wanted him to know that he feels urgently that Connally is desperately needed in this position now, and for another more important position in the future. That he needs you as an advisor and counselor, that we've got to change the Treasury's system and that's important, but really he wants you here as a counselor, advisor, and friend.
  
  He wanted me to say that I hope and pray you won't turn him down. He's fought a long, lonely fight. He has no one in the Cabinet to talk to. If you come in, you and Mitchell will be his closest confidantes. The President does not want to use you politically, he doesn't want you to give up your Democratic registration; he wants you because he thinks you're the best man in the country that he could have as his advisor on national and international affairs. He feels you're the only man in the Democratic Party that could be President, and that we have to have someone in the Cabinet who is capable of being President. In some way, the President has a simpatico feeling for you. Please don't turn him down on this. The President, as you know, is a man to keep his own counsel; nobody except me knows that you're under consideration, and I want to tell you how strongly I feel that this will change the future of the country. The President doesn't have a man in the whole shop that he respects in this way, and he's very concerned about the whole question of determining whether the US or Russia is going to be number one. He's not interested in the idea of political purposes, either in Texas or to get a Democrat in the Cabinet, and you'd be free to do what you want. He wants you because of what you are. That occupied most of the trip home.
  
  End.
• 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 04 December 1970

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Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Committee of 24

• 63. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, December 4, 1970, 2018Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 8–4. Confidential.

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 316. Telegram From the Consulate General in Hong Kong to the Department of State, Hong Kong, December 4, 1970, 0800Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis.

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

U.S. Troop Reductions and Related Defense Issues, November 1969-February 1971

• 82. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, December 4, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 542, Country Files, Far East, Korea, Vol. III, 6/70–Dec 70. Secret; Nodis. Presumably drafted by Kent Crane, who attached it to a December 29 memorandum to Jeanne Davis.

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

December 1969-March 1971: Relations After the First Nixon-Sato Summit

• 62. Memorandum From Secretary of Commerce Stans to the President’s Assistant for Economic, Commercial, and Financial Issues (Flanigan), Washington, December 4, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, Staff Member and Office Files, Box 12, Peter Flanigan, Sub Files, Textile Memo, June 1969–Feb 1971, 3 of 4. Confidential.

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

Italy

• 201. Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency, December 4, 1970, 1442Z

  [Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DO/EUR Files, Job 79–00399R. Secret; Eyes Only; Rybat; KMBALL. 8 pages not declassified.]

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

International Environmental Policy

• 304. Telegram 4070 From the Mission to the Economic Commission for Europe to the Department of State, Geneva, December 4, 1970, 1745Z

  The Mission reported that at the meeting of the ECE senior environmental advisers, Soviet senior advisers tried to play down the importance of international environmental action.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41 ECE. Confidential. Repeated to OECD, USUN, USNATO, Bonn, London, Moscow, Paris, Prague, and Stockholm.

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

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

• 208. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, December 4, 1970

  Kissinger recommended the President approve a memorandum to Laird authorizing him to proceed with the Defense Department’s plans for the destruction of biological and toxin agents.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 311, Subject Files, Chemical, Biological Warfare (Toxins, etc) Vol. III. Secret. Sent for action. A handwritten notation on page two indicates that Kissinger approved the memorandum for the President. It was sent to Laird on December 15. (Ibid.) The attachments at Tabs A, B, C, H, and I are not published. NSDMs 35 and 44 (at Tab G) are Documents 165 and 190; [11/25/69; 2/20/70] Laird’s July 6 memorandum and the inventory of weapons (at Tabs E and F) are Document 199 and its attachment; and Kissinger’s memorandum at Tab D is an attachment to Document 207. [9/14]

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.

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-5208 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5208-03-06, President Nixon shaking hands with former Governor John Connally. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, John Connally.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5208-04, President Nixon shaking hands with former Governor John Connally. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, John Connally.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5208-07-20, President Nixon participating in the swearing-in ceremony for William D. Ruckelshaus (Environmental Protection Agency, EPA). 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, William D. Ruckelshaus, Jill Elizabeth (Strickland) Ruckelshaus, Justice Warren Burger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5208-13, President Nixon participating in the swearing-in ceremony for William D. Ruckelshaus (Environmental Protection Agency, EPA). 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, William D. Ruckelshaus, Jill Elizabeth (Strickland) Ruckelshaus, Ruckelshaus' children, Justice Warren Burger.

Roll WHPO-5209 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5209-02A-23A, President Nixon participating in the swearing-in ceremony for William D. Ruckelshaus (Environmental Protection Agency, EPA). 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, William D. Ruckelshaus, Mrs. Ruckelshaus, Ruckelshaus' children, unidentified judge.

Roll WHPO-5210 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5210-06, President Nixon sitting and meeting with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and John Mitchell in the Oval Office. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Warren Burger, John N. Mitchell.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5210-06-09, President Nixon sitting and meeting with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and John Mitchell in the Oval Office. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Warren Burger, John N. Mitchell.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5210-09A, President Nixon sitting and meeting with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and John Mitchell. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Warren Burger, John N. Mitchell.

Roll WHPO-5211 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5211-, Close-up portrait study of Vice President Agnew. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-5212 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5212-8 images on contact sheet; only 7 negatives, Former close up portrait of Vice President Agnew. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. unknown. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-5213 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5213-02A-05A, Vice President Agnew meeting with Choi Kyu-hah, the Foreign Minister of South Korea. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Spiro Agnew, Choi Kyu-hah.

Roll WHPO-5214 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5214-00-34, White House Photo Office (WHPO) Director-photographer Oliver Atkins posing for portraits while leaning close to a stack of cameras, lenses and other photo equipment articles. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. unknown. Oliver Atkins.

Roll WHPO-5215 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5215-01-08, Vice President Agnew sitting and meeting with Choi Kyu-hah, the Foreign Minister of South Korea. 12/4/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Vice President Agnew, Choi Kyu-hah, unidentified male.

Roll WHPO-5219 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5219-02-36, National Association of Manufacturers Dinner. 12/4/1970, New York City unknown.

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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-701202
  Remarks by President Nixon at the swearing-in of William Ruckelshaus as Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency with remarks by William Ruckelshaus and Justice Burger. (12/4/1970, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 0:06:53
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by ABC (probably pool feed); No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

WHCA-SR-P-701203

• Remarks by President Nixon to Nat'l Assn. of Manufacturers in NYC with William Keeler, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. (12/4/1970)
  
  Runtime: 26:34:00
  
  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-4014
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  All networks
  Runtime: 00:25:45
  
  1. Report on the unemployment rate. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: jobs, unemployment, statistics. Network: ABC.
  
  2. President Nixon to speak later tonight. Time Code Start: 00:53. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, speeches speeches. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Film report on the Supersonic Transport (SST). Time Code Start: 02:00. Keywords: Supersonic Transport, SST, aircraft, speed of sound, subsonic airliners. Network: ABC.
  
  4. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first Administrator Ruckelshaus. Time Code Start: 07:04. Keywords: Presidents, appointments, confirmations, cabinet, advisors, ecology, agencies, nominees, directors, environment, environmental, ecology, polution, mountains, lakes, rivers, clean air, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Network: ABC.
  
  5. Frank Reynolds: commentary on his last ABC Evening News show. Time Code Start: 08:00. Keywords: news, reporters, media, radio, television, TV, the press, network broadcasting corporations, retirement. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Unemployment. Time Code Start: 10:26. Keywords: jobs, unemployment, statistics. Network: NBC.
  
  7. President Nixon in New York to speak later tonight. Time Code Start: 11:25. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, speeches speeches. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Update on Lithuanian defector (asylum case). Time Code Start: 12:25. Keywords: Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Simas Kudirka, fishing ships, Martha's Vineyard, USCGC Vigilant, US Coast Guard, defections, asylum denials, arrests. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Report on the Conference on Hunger. Time Code Start: 13:01. Keywords: conferences, conventions, world hunger, poverty, food, nutrition, health, hunger. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Report on the Economy. Time Code Start: 17:38. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Unemployment. Time Code Start: 19:23. Keywords: jobs, unemployment, statistics. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Presidential appointees. Time Code Start: 21:56. Keywords: Presidents, appointments, confirmations, cabinet, advisors, agencies, nominees. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Update on Lithuanian defector (asylum case). Time Code Start: 23:37. Keywords: Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Simas Kudirka, fishing ships, Martha's Vineyard, USCGC Vigilant, US Coast Guard, defections, asylum denials, arrests. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Eisenhower room at Blair House. Time Code Start: 24:05. Keywords: Presidents, guest house, mansions, historic homes, Washington, D.C.. Network: CBS.

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