December 5, 1972

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, December 5, 1972

Argued

• Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
• Gulf States Utilities Company v. Federal Power Commission
• Kern County Land Company v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation
• Otter Tail Power Company v. United States

Decided

• California v. LaRue
• Union Oil Company of California v. The San Jacinto

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 05 December 1972

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Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

UN Finances and Reduction of the U.S. Assessment

• 207. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, December 5, 1972, 2358Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 10–4. Confidential; Limdis; Priority.

Vol. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973

Paris Negotiations Collapse, October 24-December 13, 1972

• 141. Message From President Nixon to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Paris, Washington, December 5, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 858, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXII (1). Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent via Kennedy and Haig.

Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

Saudi Arabia

• 167. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Rush) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, December 5, 1972

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 6–4 SAUD. Secret.

Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

Colombia

• 167. Letter From President Pastrana of Colombia to President Nixon, Bogotá, December 5, 1972., Bogotá, December 5, 1972

  President Pastrana discussed a number of the problems Colombia would face in attempting to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. In particular, he noted that displacing a large number of cattle, located in remote areas, would be costly.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Foreign Affairs, Box 32, EX FO 3–1/1–2, 1973–1974. The letter bears Pastrana’s typed signature. Nixon’s letter to Pastrana is printed as Document 166.

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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Camp David Hard Wire

• 233-1; 9:31 p.m. - 9:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cernan, Eugene A.; Evans, Ronald E.; Schmitt, Harrison H. ("Jack")
• 233-2; Unknown between 9:39 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 233-3; Unknown between 9:39 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 233-4; Unknown between 9:39 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 233-5; Unknown between 9:39 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 233-6; 10:05 p.m. - 10:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 233-7; Unknown between 10:34 p.m., 12/5 & 11:05 a.m., 10/30; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 233-23; Unknown between 9:00 p.m. & 9:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator

Camp David Study Table

• 157-1; Unknown between 9:00 p.m. & 9:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 157-2; 9:31 p.m. - 9:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cernan, Eugene A.; Evans, Ronald E.; Schmitt, Harrison H. ("Jack")
• 157-3; Unknown between 9:39 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 157-4; 10:05 p.m. - 10:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

Old Executive Office Building

• 386-1; Unknown between 2:00 p.m. & 6:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Sanchez, Manolo; Connally, John B.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 386-2; Unknown between 6:20 p.m. & 6:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 386-3; 6:29 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 386-4; Unknown between 6:30 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.; White House operator; Cox, Tricia Nixon; Monzon, Zosimo T.
• 386-5; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 386-6; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.
• 386-7; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 386-8; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 386-9; Unknown between 6:44 p.m. & 7:35 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 387-1; 7:57 a.m. - 7:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 387-2; Unknown between 7:57 a.m. & 8:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
• 387-4; 8:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 387-5; 10:13 a.m. - 10:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 387-6; Unknown between 10:13 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 387-7; 10:15 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Ehrlichman, John D.; White House photographer; Bull, Stephen B.
• 387-8; 1:09 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 387-9; 1:09 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 387-10; Unknown between 1:10 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 387-11; Unknown between 1:10 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 387-12; Unknown between 1:10 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 387-13; Unknown between 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 818-1; Unknown between 11:42 a.m. & 11:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-2; 11:43 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Winchester, Lucy A.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-3; 12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rivero, Horacio, Jr. (Adm.); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.); White House photographer; Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-4; 12:26 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dormann, Henry O.; Klein, Herbert G.; White House photographer; Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-5; Unknown between 12:30 p.m. & 12:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-6; 12:31 p.m. - 12:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Taylor, M. Harvey; Zimmerman, Leroy S.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 818-7; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 12:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-8; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 12:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 818-9; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 12:42 p.m.; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 34-16; 7:57 a.m. - 7:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-17; Unknown between 8:10 a.m. & 8:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-18; 8:26 a.m. - 8:27 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 34-19; 8:56 a.m. - 8:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.)
• 34-20; 9:44 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.; Cox, Tricia Nixon; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 34-21; 10:13 a.m. - 10:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-22; 1:09 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 34-23; Unknown between 2:00 p.m. & 2:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-24; 2:56 p.m. - 2:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 34-25; 2:58 p.m. - 2:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-26; 6:43 p.m. - 6:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 34-147; 1:09 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 34-148; Unknown between 6:30 p.m. & 6:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

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-D1056 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1056-02-11, President Nixon standing with Henry Dormann. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Dormann, Herb Klein, M. Harvey Taylor, Leroy Zimmerman.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1056-15-20, President Nixon standing with M. Harvey Taylor and Leroy Zimmerman. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Dormann, Herb Klein, M. Harvey Taylor, Leroy Zimmerman.

Roll WHPO-D1057 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1057-, President Nixon seated informally with Horacio Rivero, U.S. Ambassador to Spain. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Horacio Rivero.

Roll WHPO-D1058 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1058-, Pat Nixon receiving a bicentennial plate from Mrs. Haugan, President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and standing with Board members and others. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Kermit Haugan, Mildred Ahlgren, Grace Christian, Ruth O'Brien, Frances Shuman, Mary Taylor, Mr. & Mrs. Townsend Bright, Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer Fenton.

Roll WHPO-D1059 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1059-03-19, Pat Nixon seated with two children from the Hospital for Sick Children and standing with an adult. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Kirstin Hayward, Thomas Harvey, Jr., unidentified adult, Mrs. Kermit Haugan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1059-20-23, Pat Nixon receiving a bicentennial plate from Mrs. Haugan, President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Kirstin Hayward, Thomas Harvey, Jr., unidentified adult, Mrs. Kermit Haugan.

Roll WHPO-D1060 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1060-03-06, Pat Nixon standing with two children from the Hospital for Sick Children and adults associated with the hospital. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Library, Blue Room, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Kirstin Hayward, Thomas Harvey, Jr., Marjorie Parker, Vi Curtis Hinton, William Powers, Lorene Nagel, Gladys Hough, Army Commanders' wives, social aide, Women's Clubs board members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1060-07-12, Pat Nixon greeting Army Commanders' Wives. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Library, Blue Room, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Kirstin Hayward, Thomas Harvey, Jr., Marjorie Parker, Vi Curtis Hinton, William Powers, Lorene Nagel, Gladys Hough, Army Commanders' wives, social aide, Women's Clubs board members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1060-13-14, Pat Nixon in group photos of the Board of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Library, Blue Room, Map Room. Pat Nixon, Kirstin Hayward, Thomas Harvey, Jr., Marjorie Parker, Vi Curtis Hinton, William Powers, Lorene Nagel, Gladys Hough, Army Commanders' wives, social aide, Women's Clubs board members.

Roll WHPO-D1061 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D1061-, Guests at their dinner tables during a reception given by President Nixon's California friends, honoring top Administration appointees from California. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. Blair drawing room, Blair Lee drawing room, Blair House. President Nixon, California friends and Administration officials,Jack Wrather, Holmes Tuttle, David Packard, Jack Hume, Roy Ash, Justin Dart, William French Smith, Thomas Pike, Caspar Weinberger, Walter a. Haas, Sr. Earl Adams, Ray Watt, Arnold O. Beckman, Leonard Firestone, Taft Schrober, Ben Deane, Samuel Shumway, Theodore Cummings, Jack Drown, Marco Hellman, Alfred Hart, Gordon Luce, Jack Warner, Darius Keaton, Samuel Shulman, Otto N. Miller.
• Frame(s): WHPO-D1061-03A-30, President Nixon shaking hands with guests at a reception, given by his California friends, honoring top Administration appointees from California. Shots of guests at dinner tables. 12/5/1972, Washington, D.C. Blair drawing room, Blair Lee drawing room, Blair House. President Nixon, California friends and Administration officials,Jack Wrather, Holmes Tuttle, David Packard, Jack Hume, Roy Ash, Justin Dart, William French Smith, Thomas Pike, Caspar Weinberger, Walter a. Haas, Sr. Earl Adams, Ray Watt, Arnold O. Beckman, Leonard Firestone, Taft Schrober, Ben Deane, Samuel Shumway, Theodore Cummings, Jack Drown, Marco Hellman, Alfred Hart, Gordon Luce, Jack Warner, Darius Keaton, Samuel Shulman, Otto N. Miller.

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.

L - White House Press Office Briefings

• WHCA-SR-L-078
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (12/5/1972, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 23:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-L-079
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (12/5/1972, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 20:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  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-5941
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:01:06
  
  1. Smith/Matney: More cabinet appointments, James Lynn. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, cabinet, advisors, nominations, appointments, confirmations. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Zimmerman: Federal housing in Detroit, Michigan. Time Code Start: 02:35. Keywords: homes, residences, federally funded. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Jones: Russian [related terms: Soviet Union, USSR] grain shortage. Time Code Start: 05:04. Keywords: American, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, agriculture, crops, products, sales, business, imports, exports, trade, shortages. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner: Commentary on Scrooge, the New York Unions and the Blue Law. Time Code Start: 07:29. Keywords: Charles Dickens, books, characters, labor, unions, religion, religious, laws, Sabbath day, Sundays, shopping bans, sales, products. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Chancellor/Mackin/Simpson: New measures for preventing hijacking with sixty days. Time Code Start: 09:17. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Rosenfeld: Secretary of State Rogers and hijacking treaty with Cuba. Time Code Start: 13:10. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, cabinet, advisors, Cuban, treaties. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: Cabinet appointment, Russian ship loads American wheat. Time Code Start: 14:49. Keywords: U.S., American, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, agriculture, food, crops, products, sales, agreements, business, imports, exports, trade, offiicals, appointments, confirmations. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Brinkley: Commentary on What is on your mind? From South Carolina. Time Code Start: 16:52. Keywords: Southern states, politics. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Mudd/Davis: South Vietnam opposes secret treaty. Time Code Start: 19:57. Keywords: Vietnam War, treaties, treaty. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Mudd/Serafin: New hijacking protection and rules. Time Code Start: 22:42. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, security, rulings. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Kalb: Anti-hijacking agreement with Cuba, Secretary of State Rogers. Time Code Start: 25:35. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, Cuban, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Mudd/Schorr: New cabinet members, comment on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with James Lynn, new Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Time Code Start: 27:15. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, government agencies. Network: CBS.

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