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February 14, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, February 14, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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    Checklist of White House Press Releases

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    • Announcement of intention to nominate Rear Adm. Robert L. Townsend, USN, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
    • Biography of Rear Adm. Robert Lee Townsend.
    • Announcement of intention to nominate Rear Adm. Vincent P. de Poix, USN, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Deputy Director for Administration, Evaluation and Management, Office of Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
    • Biography of Rear Adm. Vincent Paul de Poix.
    • Biography of Nils A. Boe.
    • Press conference of the Vice President concerning the Office of Intergovernmental Relations.
    • Biography of Gen. Robert L. Schulz.
    • Biography of Gen. Frank Schaffer Besson, Jr., assigned as Chairman, Joint Logistics Review Board.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

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    • The President visited the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Treasury Department to speak to employees.
    • The President today received and approved the CAB order vacating the previous order and certificates in the international phase of the trans-Pacific route investigation.
    • The President met with members of the Civil Rights Commission at the White House.

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Archival Holdings

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    President's Office Files

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    • President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning February 9, 1969
      • Memo; Alexander P. Butterfield to The President's File re: Late afternoon meeting in the Cabinet Room with Mr. Moynihan and the Civil Rights Commission (4:15 -5:05). February 14, 1969. 2 pgs.

    President's Personal File

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    • Memoranda from the President, Box 1, Memos--February 1969
      • Memo; The President to Dr. Arthur Burns re: Maury Stans trip to Europe. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman re: Relationship with the Los Angeles Times. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Henry Kissinger re: Graham Martin. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to The Secretary of State re: Soviet appraisal of American NATO capabilities. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Henry Kissinger re: Talk with Linen re: conversation with comand.
      • Memo; The President to Henry Kissinger re: Dr. Franklin Murphy. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Henry Kissinger re: Invitation to the Dutch Prime Minister and Canadian visit. 1 pg.
    • President's Speech File, Box 46
      • February 14, 1969, Science Foundation
      • February 14, 1969, Visit to HEW
      • February 14, 1969, Visit to Treasury Department

  • Selective document listing

    White House Press Office

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    • White House Press Conferences, Box 55
      • News Conference #48 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 14, 1969, 11:20 A.M. EST. 8 pgs.
      • News Conference #49 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 14, 1969, 4:20 P.M. EST. 5 pgs.

  • 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, February 14.

      President pushing at staff meeting for plans to get things rolling. Wants weekly program with plan for major event each day - especially now a major legislative proposal every day. Game plan instead of reaction.

      More discussion of plan for Presidential action regarding campus disorders. Feels Congress will overreact, and we should get the jump with our own plan. Told me to have Finch and Mitchell develop plan - precisely drawn by Monday. Later, after I talked with them and they urged caution, President changed approach and decided to give a national radio address right after return from Europe. Has Price working on it. Wants to use the "bully pulpit" to give leadership - but now recognizes actual action should be local - not Federal.

      Decided to bite the bullet on the Willie May Rogers flap. Will ask her to withdraw - too much criticism to make her role possible - and more to come from Congress. Better to withdraw now as gracefully as possible.

      Thinking of Garment for OEO - Moynihan says he's interested. Would be good, except not an administrator.

      Made decision to remove Hershey - I've urged ever since election - will have good effect on youth. Problems with Congress and veterans.

      President met with Civil Rights Commission and came out all jazzed up - as he did yesterday after National Science Board. Wants to make something of the Commission - and utilize its staff productively. Long talk afterwards with Moynihan. Going to ask Father Hesburgh to take Chairmanship.

      Later, family, Julie and David, Tricia and Pat Nixon, all came over to office - President discussed decor, etc. - lots of advice, all conflicting.
    • Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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National Security Documents

  • 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 14 February 1969 [consult link for visuals and extent of redactions]
      The President's Daily Brief

      14 February 1969
      19
      Top Secret

      LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF
      14 FEBRUARY 1969

      [redacted]

      15 February 1969

      LATE NOTES FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF OF
      14 FEBRUARY 1969

      I. MAJOR PROBLEMS

      MIDDLE EAST
      There is nothing significant to report.

      EUROPE
      The East German restriction on land travel to West Berlin by members of the presidential electoral college went into effect this morning. It was preceded by a period in which travelers passing through two checkpoints leading into West Germany were exposed to "more severe examinations than usual" by East German police. They were also handed propaganda leaflets warning of unspecified consequences if the elections are held. (Press, 15 Feb 69)

      * * *

      [redacted]

      * * *

      A lecturer at the East German Institute of Marxism-Leninism told an officer of our mission in Berlin yesterday that there would be no harassment in the air corridors during the West German presidential election, that the autobahn would not be blocked, and that there would be no military maneuvers. To emphasize fast German restraint, he said "we will not play cowboys and Indians as we did in 1965" (date of the last presidential election). He added that the recent note from the East German Government to Bonn, the restriction on land travel scheduled to go into effect today, and the current propaganda campaign are to establish a "GDR case for future reference." [redacted]

      SOVIET AFFAIRS
      There is nothing significant to report.

      VIETNAM
      Ambassador Sullivan in Vientiane notes that while the return to Hanoi of the North Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia may be related to the Tet holidays, it is significant that he has usually been in Hanoi each time major decisions with respect to peace negotiations have been under discussion, and that these visits have coincided with those of Le Due Tho, who arrived in Hanoi Thursday. [redacted]

      The Viet Cong Tet cease-fire began at 7:00 AM today local (6:00 PM Friday EST). All South Vietnamese troops are confined to barracks and on the alert against a repetition of last year. In the first few hours after the truce, the Viet Cong assassinated a hamlet chief in the central highlands and invaded the docks at Saigon to plant Viet Cong flags and take potshots at US guards, but they fled when chased. (Various press, 15 Feb 69)

      President Thieu has decided that Tet cease-fire for allied forces will be for only 24 hours from 6:00 PM Sunday local (5:00 AM Sunday EST) to 6:00 PM Monday local (5:00 AM Monday EST). This decision was made because Gen Tri, commander of the South Vietnamese III Corps, said 36 hours stand-down would mean no B-52 bombings for two nights, which he felt might be critical in his sector. [redacted]

      II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

      USSR-GHANA
      [redacted]

      JAPAN-COMMUNIST CHINA
      A seven-man Japanese trade delegation has left for Peking to negotiate a renewal of the one-year Sino-Japanese trade agreement which expired at the end of last year. Two Liberal-Democratic members of the Diet are in the delegation, and one press report out of Tokyo claims that Prime Minister Sato has asked them to sound out China's attitude on the possibility of ambassadorial-level talks in a third country aimed at breaking the deadlocked relations between the two countries. [redacted]

      II. MAJOR PROBLEMS

      MIDDLE EAST
      There is nothing of significance to report.

      EUROPE
      Britain's erratic trade picture improved markedly in January. January exports rose by $53 million and imports dropped by $29 million; the resulting merchandise trade deficit is the smallest for any month since devaluation. The improvement in the trade balance and predictably strong performances in certain other elements of the balance of payments may lead to a three-month (November-January) surplus on current account for the first time since early 1967.

      The requirement that importers must deposit half of the value of certain imports before the goods clear customs seems not to have had much impact on January imports. If the deposit scheme, which has been in effect since November, does begin to exert a braking effect, the chances are good that there will be continued strong performance in trade statistics.

      SOVIET AFFAIRS
      Moscow has extended assurances that Allied rights in Berlin will not be challenged, but appears to be giving East Germany more leeway to harass the West Germans.

      A Soviet note delivered to Chancellor Kiesinger on 13 February used considerably harsher language than earlier notes in protesting the decision to hold the presidential election in West Berlin. It implied that the East Germans might be given a relatively free hand to take action against
      land access to West Berlin and warned that the USSR would assume "only those responsibilities" specified in the quadripartite decisions, i.e., Allied travel only.

      In Moscow the Soviets finally accepted a tripartite Allied protest note after having evaded acceptance on Wednesday. The delay had apparently been used to formulate a reply which was delivered to the Allied representatives immediately after receipt of their protest. The Soviet reply reiterated earlier charges against the West Germans and gave support for measures being taken by Pankow: presumably the restrictive measures which are to go into effect Saturday against land travel by West German officials.

      As part of its campaign to heighten tensions, Moscow has also launched a spirited rumor campaign. Reports that Soviet and East German forces will begin maneuvers shortly to block land access routes to Berlin and that some action might be taken to impede air travel are totally unsubstantiated at this time.

      Current military activity in the Berlin area seems to be limited to routine training. Warsaw Pact commander Marshal Yakubovsky and military representatives from each of the member countries, who had been meeting in East Germany since 10 February, returned home yesterday. Soviet air exercises west of Berlin, apparently held for the visiting Pact officials, terminated on 12 February [redacted]

      VIETNAM
      No significant shifts of positions were discernible to us in yesterday's formal presentations by the Communist side or in the follow-up press conferences. Xuan Thuy and Tran Buu Kiem soft-pedaled their earlier emphasis on the priority of political issues in the same way they have done outside the talks. In effect, they stuck to their basic demand that military and political issues will have to be treated as a package. The Communists described the questions of troop withdrawals and military bases as "fundamental," thus suggesting they might be prepared to take up military questions first. The Communists may indeed be prepared to open substantive discussions with such military matters, but they have made it quite clear that no agreements will be reached on these issues without parallel understandings on broader political questions.

      * * *

      President Thieu probably hopes that he has taken some of the wind out of Vice President Ky's sails by selecting Interior Minister General Khiem to supervise the pacification and revolutionary development programs. Ky has, at the least, made a major nuisance of himself recently by politicking for the replacement of Prime Minister Huong, whom Thieu installed last May to replace a Ky man. Thieu presumably expects that Ky will continue his campaign against Huong while he is back in South Vietnam for the Tet holidays, and he appears to have undercut Ky by admitting that Huong is getting old and somewhat frail and needs help. The Khiem appointment is expected to take some of the load off Huong's staff, which should then be able to give him better support.

      Thieu's principal motive for giving this additional assignment to Khiem, however, seems to be his desire to have a close associate run programs which will have a great deal to do with the government's political position in the countryside during any future political competition with the Communists. Khiem is one of the few top leaders who seems to have developed a fairly close relationship with the President.

      The President also sees the government's land reform program as offering a major opportunity to develop support among the rural population. [redacted]

      Thieu's recent refusal to make greater use of civilian politicians in top government posts, as suggested by Huong, partly reflects his low estimate of the political value of these men. There are only a handful of politicians in South Vietnam with whom even a significant fraction of the people identify, and the government is unlikely to acquire a broader political base merely by bringing some new faces into the cabinet. Thieu clearly prefers the government to concentrate on extending its control over the people--and possibly building its popularity among them--through land reform, by improving pacification and revolutionary development, and by achieving a more impressive military record.

      II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

      PERU
      [redacted]

      * * *

      At Annex we discuss the background of the dispute with Peru.

      INDONESIA
      General Suharto [redacted] has decided to seek Soviet economic and technical assistance for Indonesia's.five-year development plan, which begins this April. This decision was taken partly out of concern that the Western consortium would not meet Djakarta's 500-million-dollar aid request for this year [redacted]

      During the Sukarno regime the Soviets poured aid of all types into Indonesia to the tune of over one billion dollars. Most of this sum is still owed Moscow. The Soviets up to now have maintained that Indonesia must arrange to repay these substantial debts before aid can be discussed. They have agreed only to sell the Indonesians limited amounts of military spare parts on a hard cash basis.

      PAKISTAN
      The government's announcement that the three-year-Qld state of emergency will be lifted Monday is the latest in a number of steps Ayub has taken to improve the climate for the "dialogue" with opposition elements that he hopes to begin that day. Opposition leaders will give Ayub an answer on his offer of negotiations tomorrow. [redacted]

      These talks may ease the situation, but the opposition, its appetite whetted by the concessions Ayub has already given, may increase its demands. Although Ayub may yet retrieve the situation, speculation in Pakistan is increasingly centering not on whether the President will go but when and how.

      The opposition should be further emboldened by today's general strike. All reports so far suggest that it was extremely effective, bringing activity in most cities to a standstill.

      ANNEX

      PERU AND THE UNITED STATES
      SIGNIFICANCE: The serious impasse between the US and Peruvian governments over expropriation of the International Petroleum Company (IPC) is the culmination of nearly forty-five years of recurrent wrangling between the company and the Peruvian government. The IPC issue, however, has been only one, although the most serious of a number of irritants that have from time to time troubled generally friendly relations. Most incidents have involved either the threat or the actual suspension of US economic aid in response to actions taken by the Peruvian government. The basic issues have often been economic--a reflection of latent but very real resentment in Peru over the country's heavy dependence on the US economy. Peru's present military rulers are strong nationalists; apparently determined to set the country on the road toward greater political and economic independence of the US.

      Recent US-Peruvian Relations:
      The rioting that greeted Mr. Nixon in Lima on 8 May 1958 was, for Peru, a rare outburst of open hostility against the US. Communist "students" were mainly responsible for that affair. There had been other destructive riots earlier that year which had not involved relations with the US. President Prado was trying to maintain a democratic government in a time of serious economic and political deterioration.

      Except for a brief but bitter period later in 1958 when the US import quota for Peruvian lead and zinc was cut back, relations with the US were friendly during Prado's tenure. The military coup that overthrew him in 1962, however, prompted the US to suspend diplomatic relations and economic aid for one month. They were resumed after the US had secured guarantees that constitutional government would be restored within a reasonable time.

      The military government did step down in June 1963, after Fernando Belaunde had been elected president. Belaunde's campaign had inflamed the IPC issue to a new intensity, but he failed to fulfill his campaign promise to solve the IPC problem within 90 days. He did, however, declare void an arbitration agreement of 1922 on which IPC's ownership of the La Brea y Parinas oilfields was based. He thus laid the basis for the present claim that the company had been operating illegally in Peru since it bought the fields in 1924.

      The IPC issue bedeviled Belaunde throughout the five and a half years of his tenure. During late 1964 and early 1965, he seemed to be moving toward outright expropriation. A large part of the US aid program was held up, prompting charges that the US was using aid to coerce Peru into settling
      on IPC's terms. In 1966, US aid was substantially increased and these charges died down, but the IPC issue would not go away.

      Problems of a different nature arose in 1967 which were especially galling to the Peruvian military. Peru's decision to upgrade its armed forces by buying French tanks and Mirage fighter planes--despite strong criticism from the US Congress-raised the prospect that amendments to the us Foreign Assistance Act (the Symington and Conte-Long Amendments) would require a decrease or suspension of US aid. The Peruvian cries of "economic aggression" were quick and loud. No new US loans have been programmed for Peru since July 1967 and implementation of existing aid projects has been considerably slowed.

      Another periodic irritant involves seizure of US fishing boats within the 200-mile territorial sea claimed by Peru. It appeared for a while in 1967 that this issue also might force application of US laws imposing economic sanctions.

      The October 1968 Coup
      The pretext for the coup was President Belaunde's "settlement" with the IPC in August 1968. The agreement provided for reversion of the disputed La Brea y Parinas oilfields to Peru in return for cancellation of the large debt which Peru claimed the company owed for "illegally" exploiting the fields for so long. The settlement was instantly attacked by a wide segment of Peruvians as a "sellout" for dropping the debt and not including the Talara refinery in the takeover. As the controversy wore on into the autumn, the President's own party split over the issue.

      On 3 October, the army seized power in a quick, bloodless coup. Six days later the military government formally nationalized both the La Brea y Parinas oilfields and the refinery complex at Talara. Moreover, it reaffirmed that IPC still owed a multimillion-dollar debt for the "unjust profits" it made while "illegally" exploiting the oilfields since 1924.

      Factors other than the IPC issue played an equal if not greater role in bringing about the coup. For one thing, the split in Belaunde's party all but assured victory for Victor Raul Haya de la Torre in the presidential elections then scheduled for June 1969. Haya and the military have a history of bitter mutual animosity going back more than 35 years, and this was not the first time that the military had used force to keep him from power.

      For all this, however, President Velasco and his closest military advisers are strong nationalists. Their prompt and decisive action against the IPC brought them general public acclaim and a greater degree of popularity than any previous military regime had enjoyed.

      Velasco, however, is not well regarded by many of his military colleagues, some of whom have been pressing for a more moderate course. Velasco has thus far been able to outmaneuver his rivals by playing on the nationalism of the public and keeping the IPC issue in the forefront, but dissatisfaction with his leadership has been growing within the military during the past two weeks.

      Consequences
      The present military government in Peru is unlike anything in the country's past. [redacted] Their plans are still vague, but one thing is clear: they are in no mood to be intimidated by the prospect of US economic sanctions. US aid, they feel, has too often in the past been used to interfere with sovereign Peruvian decisions.

      The ranking generals are all strong nationalists, though they vary in the bluntness of the tactics they would use to assert Peru's "independence." Velasco may be replaced as President, perhaps soon, but his successors would be military men dedicated to the same goals.

  • 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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    The NSC System

    Managing the Department of State

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Czechoslovakia

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Parity, Safeguard, and the SS-9 Controversy

    • 7. Notes of National Security Council Meeting , Washington, February 14, 1969, 10:40 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–20, NSC Meeting, February 14, 1969. Top Secret; Sensitive. No drafting information appears on the notes. These notes were transcribed from Alexander Haig’s handwritten notes, which are ibid. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the following attended the meeting, held in the Cabinet Room of the White House: Nixon, Agnew, Rogers, Laird, Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy, Gerard Smith, Lincoln, Helms, Elliot Richardson, David Packard, General John P. McConnell, Ellis H. Veatch, Director of the Bureau of the Budget’s National Security Programs Division, Kissinger, and Haig. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary)

    Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    • 9. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 14, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 689, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Berlin), Vol. I. Secret; Noforn. Urgent; sent for action. Drafted by Lesh. A checkmark indicates that Kissinger saw the memorandum. With minor revisions and deletions, Kissinger transmitted the text of the memorandum in his written intelligence brief for the President on February 15. (Ibid., Box 2, President’s Daily Briefs, February 15–18, 1969) Several of the President’s markings on the text of the brief are noted below.

    • 10. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State, Moscow, February 14, 1969, 1205Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 28 GER B. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Bonn, Berlin, USNATO, London, Paris, CINCUSAREUR, CINCEUR, and USELMLO. Kissinger forwarded the text of the telegram in a February 15 memorandum to the President. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 2, President’s Daily Briefs, February 15–18, 1969)

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

    Western Europe Region and NATO

    • 7. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, February 14, 1969, 12:30 p.m.

      Source: Ford Library, Laird Papers, Accession 2001–NLF–020, Box 1, NATO, Vol. 1. Secret. Drafted by Frederick Wyle, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. The meeting took place in Laird’s office. Brosio spent February 13–14 in Washington in order to discuss NATO-related topics. On February 13 he met with Nixon and Kissinger and attended a dinner party at the White House. (President’s Daily Diary; National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files)

    France

    Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

    Iraq 1969-1971

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

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 40. Memorandum From Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 14, 1969

      In anticipation of the NSC meeting later that day, Morris outlined the latest developments regarding relief flights, prospects for a neutral relief airstrip, the war, and French policy on Biafra.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–20, NSC Meeting, Biafra, Strategic Policy Issues 2/14/69. Secret.

    • 41. Issues Paper , Washington, February 14, 1969

      This paper, prepared for President Nixon, outlined issues for decision at the NSC meeting on February 14. Attached was a letter to Nixon from Major-General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, to President Nixon, January 16, 1969.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–20, NSC Meeting, Biafra, Strategic Policy Issues 2/14/69. Secret.

    • 42. Issues Paper Prepared for President Nixon, Washington, February 14, 1969

      The paper outlined issues for decision at the NSC meeting on February 14 and recommended courses of action.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–20, NSC Meeting, Biafra, Strategic Policy Issues 2/14/69. Secret; also, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 312, NSC Meetings Feb–Mar 1969. Secret.

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

    Peru

    • 579. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 14, 1969, 2:45 p.m. , Washington, February 14, 1969, 2:45 p.m.

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger informed President Nixon that he would explore with Ambassador Jones the advantages and disadvantages of sending a presidential emissary to Peru. In addition, Kissinger reviewed recent incidents of Peruvian harassment of U.S. fishing vessels and concluded that the incidents were not necessarily related to the IPC issue.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 794, Country Files, Latin America, Peru, 21 January–31 March 1969, Vol. I, IPC Hickenlooper Amendment. Confidential. No other substantive record of the meeting has been found.

  • 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.

    Folder February 12-22, 1969

    • 1:30 PM, Mr. Pete Vaky; Mr. Kissinger
    • 5:00 PM, Secretary Romney; Mr. Kissinger
    • 5:40 PM, Secy Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:10 PM, The President; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:15 PM, Secy Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:10 PM, Richard Goodwin; Mr. Kissinger
    • John Cannon (in Gov. Rockefeller's office); Mr. Kissinger

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  • 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-0287 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0287-01-13, President Nixon signing an executive order creating a new Office of Intergovernmental Relations. Vice President Agnew and Nils A. Boe are present but not pictured. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro T. Agnew, Nils A. Boe.

    Roll WHPO-0288 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0288-01-15, President Nixon signing an executive order creating a new Office of Intergovernmental Relations. Witnesses present are: Vice President Agnew, Nils A. Boe, Charles Byrley, John Gunther, Pat Healy, Bernie Hillenbrand, Bill Leonard, Bill Coleman, David Walker, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and unidentified officials. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Nils A. Boe, Charles Byrley, John Gunther, Pat Healy, Bernie Hillenbrand, Bill Leonard, Bill Coleman, David Walker, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-0291 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0291-02A, 06A-15A, Vice President Agnew, Nils A. Boe, and other government officials at a Press Conference concerning the establishment of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. See Also: WHPO 0288. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. Spiro Agnew, Nils A. Boe, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0291-03A-05A, Closeups of Vice President Agnew's face while speaking at a Press Conference concerning the establishment of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. See Also: WHPO 0288. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-0292 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0292-03-12, Vice President Agnew, Nils A. Boe, and other government officials (most unseen) at a Press Conference concerning the establishment of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. See Also: WHPO 0288. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Nils A. Boe, Charles Byrley, John Gunther, Pat Healy, Bernie Hillenbrand, Bill Leonard, Bill Coleman, David Walker, unidentified officials, White House Press Corps reporters.

    Roll WHPO-0293 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-01A-03A, President Nixon speaking to an unseen audience at the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department. Secretary of HEW Robert Finch sitting on stage nearby. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building auditorium (HEW). President Nixon, Robert Finch.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-04A-06A, President Nixon Secretary of HEW Robert Finch greet officials in a receiving line on stage at the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building auditorium (HEW). President Nixon, Robert Finch, various HEW officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-07A-16A, President Nixon and Secretary of HEW Robert Finch smiling as they leave the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department building. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building (HEW). President Nixon, Robert Finch, various HEW officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-12A, President Nixon and Secretary of HEW Robert Finch smile and wave as they leave the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department building. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building (HEW). President Nixon, Robert Finch, unidentified official.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-18A-20A, President Nixon with Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy walking to the Treasury Department building. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department building. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy, various Treasury officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-21A-24A, President Nixon with Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy greeting officials at the Treasury Department. Officials include Director U.S. Secret Service James J. Rowley, Director of the Mint Eva Adams, Director U.S. Savings Bonds Glen R. Johnson, Commissioner Public Debt Donald M. Merritt, Deputy Commissioner IRS Internal Revenue Service William Smith, Commissioner of Customs Lester D. Johnson, Deputy Treasurer William T. Howell, Special Assistant to Secrectary (Enforcement) James Hendrick, Comptroller of the Currency John K. Carlock, Acting Director Executive Secretariat James E. Ammerman, Asst. Sec. designate Edwin S. Cohen, Deputy General Counsel Roy T. Englert, Commissioner of Accounts Sidney Sokol, Undersecretary of Treasury Charles E. Walker, Asst. Sec. for Administration A. E. Weatherbee, Asst. Sec. Donald A. Webster. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department building. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy, Eva Adams, James J. Rowley, Glen R. Johnson, Donald M. Merritt, William Smith, Lester D. Johnson, William T. Howell, James Hendrick, John K. Carlock, James E. Ammerman, Edwin S. Cohen, Roy T. Englert, Sidney Sokol, Charles E. Walker, A. E. Weatherbee, Donald A. Webster.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-25A-26A, President Nixon speaking at the Treasury Department to an unseen audience, Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy sitting nearby. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy, various Treasury officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-27A-31A, President Nixon, Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy and others looking at the Liberty Bell on display, in front of the Treasury Department. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy, various Treasury officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-30A, President Nixon, Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy and others looking at the Liberty Bell on display, in front of the Treasury Department. View is from behind the Bell with the Bell on the left of the frame. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy, various Treasury officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0293-32A-35A, President Nixon with Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy leaving the Treasury Department building. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department building. President Nixon, David M. Kennedy.

    Roll WHPO-0294 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0294-01A-02A, Secretary of HEW Robert Finch introduces President Nixon on stage, to an unseen audience at the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department. President Nixon sitting on stage nearby. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building auditorium (HEW). President Nixon, Robert Finch.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0294-04-19, President Nixon gestures while speaking to an unseen audience at the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Health, Education and Welfare building auditorium (HEW). President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0294-04-19, President Nixon addressing officials from microphone. (Profile). 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon, David Kennedy.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0294-20-32, Closeup portrait of President Nixon's face while speaking at the Treasury Department. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0294-33-34, President Nixon standing with Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy at the Department of the Treasury. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Treasury Department. President Nixon, David Kennedy.

    Roll WHPO-0295 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0295-01-03, President Nixon speaking with Dwight Chapin in an office, view from outside the door, looking into the office area. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, unspecified office. President Nixon, Dwight Chapin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0295-04-06, President Nixon with members of the Commission on Civil Rights, Howard Glickstein, John A. Hannah, Frank M. Freeman, Theodore M. Hesburgh, Robert s. Rankin, Maurice Mitchell, Dr. Hector P. Garcia. 2/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Howard Glickstein, John A. Hannah, Frank M. Freeman, Theodore M. Hesburgh, Robert s. Rankin, Maurice Mitchell, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, White House staff members.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-008
      Press conference-Roosevelt Rm., White House. (2/14/1969)

      Runtime: 16:23

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690217
      Remarks by President Nixon to employees at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, with additional remarks by Robert Finch. (2/14/1969, Auditorium, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC)

      Runtime: 0:22:28

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA (mult feed by ABC); (initials of WHCA engineer not provided)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-690218
      Remarks by President Nixon to Top Personnel at the Department of the Treasury Department,. (2/14/1969, Department of the Treasury)

      Runtime: 16:22

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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