February 15, 1974

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The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• Federal Register of Friday, February 15, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 15 February 1974

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Vol. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

Greece

• 10. Action Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Lord) to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, February 15, 1974

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 324, Policy Planning—History, Selected Papers. V. 3, European Affairs, 1973–75. Secret; Exdis. Printed from a copy that indicates Lord signed the original. Drafted by Thomas Thornton of the Policy Planning Staff.

Turkey

• 199. Memorandum From Harold Saunders and Henry Applebaum of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, February 15, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 634, Country Files, Middle East, Turkey, Vol. IV. Secret. Sent for information. Concurred in by Horan and Froebe of the NSC staff.

Vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

SALT II, 1972-1980

• 54. Minutes of a Meeting of the Verification Panel, Washington, February 15, 1974, 10:12-10:51 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–108, Verification Panel Minutes, Originals, 3–15–72 to 6–4–74 [4 of 5]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis; Codeword. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

• 324. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders and William B. Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, February 15, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1230, Saunders Files, Chronological Files, 2/15–2/28/74. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information.

Vol. E-15, Part 1, Documents on Eastern Europe, 1973-1976

Yugoslavia

• 67. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, February 15, 1974, 3:09-3:30 p.m., Washington, February 15, 1974, 3:09-3:30 p.m.

  Ambassador TOON met with Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense Peet to discuss the possibility of resuming military relations with Yugoslavia.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, Records of the Secretary of Defense, OSD Files: FRC 330-77-0054, 333 Yugoslavia. Confidential. Drafted by Cpt. Ronald J. Kurth (ISA) and approved on February 22 by Peet. The meeting took place in the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA).

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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S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

• WHCA-SR-S-492
  Briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (2/15/1974, Key Biscayne)
  
  Runtime: 64:00:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

The White House Communications Agency Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• WHCA-6796
  Weekly News Summary, Tape IV.
  ALL NETWORKS
  
  1. Smith/Kaplow: Wholesale price rise. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner/Jarriel: President Nixon vs. Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski. Time Code Start: 01:30. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Schoumacher: John Dean and Chapin. Time Code Start: 03:14. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, advisors, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner: Dean Burch appointment; former Vice President Agnew's protection. Time Code Start: 05:35. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, security guards, secret service. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Reasoner/Kincaid: Julie Nixon Eisenhower's condition improves. Time Code Start: 06:08. Keywords: Presidents, families, women, hospitals, illnesses, health. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Smith/Peterson: Roy Ash vs William Simon. Time Code Start: 07:25. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Smith: Commentary on Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Time Code Start: 09:15. Keywords: Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, celebrities, authors, writers, books, politics, Nobel Prize. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Levine: food prices up. Time Code Start: 11:05. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Stern: Chapin trial and John Dean controversy. Time Code Start: 13:40. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, advisors, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Goralski: Continuing gas shortage. Time Code Start: 15:30. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor/Brinkley: Commentary rationing and how it will feel, it's affects. Time Code Start: 17:55. Keywords: products, oil, gasoline, shortages, rations, lifestyles, issues. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Cronkite/McLaughlin/Henderson: food prices up. Time Code Start: 20:00. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Morton: Gas station owners boycott. Time Code Start: 22:30. Keywords: boycotts, energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, businesses. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Graham: Chapin trial and John Dean controversy. Time Code Start: 25:00. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Brokaw/Graham: Gasoline prices. Time Code Start: 26:30. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary comparison author Solzhenitsyn and French Foreign Minister Michel Jobert. Time Code Start: 28:08. Keywords: France, government politics, cabinet, advisors, diplomats, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, celebrities, authors, writers, books. Network: CBS.

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