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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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Schedule and Public Documents

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

    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

    Executive Orders

    Statements by the President

    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.

    • 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

    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 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Archival Holdings

  • 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.

    • 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

    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.

    • 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

    The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • 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.

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

    All National Archives Units

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.

  • 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

    • 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

    • 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.

    Digitized versions of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

    • 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

Audiovisual Holdings

  • 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.

Context (External Sources)