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February 18, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, February 18, 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.

Previous Date: Monday, February 17, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, February 19, 1969

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

    • American Heart Association (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 278, February 18, 1969)
      Remarks by the President, Mrs. Nixon, Dr. Walter B. Frommeyer, Dr. Paul Dudley White, and Dr. Irvine Page at the Annual Awards Presentation Ceremony.

    Announcements

    • American Heart Association (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 278, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of Presentation of Awards to Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. Irvine H. Page.
    • National Science Board (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 281, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of Transmittal to the Congress of the Board's Annual Report.

    Congress, Communications to

    • National Science Board (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 281, February 18, 1969)
      The President's Message to the Congress Transmitting the Board's Annual report.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    News Conferences

    • Meeting With the Minority Leadership (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 277, February 18, 1969)
      Presss Briefing by Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Representative Gerald R. Ford Following a Meeting With the President.

    Reports to the President

    • Bureau of Indian Affairs (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 282, February 18, 1969)
      Announcement of a Study of the Bureau's Structure and Programs Under Consideration by the President.

    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 White House Police presented the President with a badge as an honorary member of the force.

    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.

    • ROGER T. KELLEY, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

  • 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.

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

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.

    • Annotated News Summaries, Box 28, News Summaries - February 1969 [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 dated February 18, 1969, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]
    • President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning February 16, 1969
      • Memo; Patrick J. Buchanan to The President re: Third Legislative Conference of the Republican Leadership with the President. February 18, 1969. 7 pgs.

  • Selective document listing

    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 56
      • News Conference #53 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 18, 1969, 11:30 A.M. EST. 7 pgs.
      • News Conference #54 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, February 18, 1969, 4:02 P.M. EST. 10 pgs.

  • 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.

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

      18 February 1969
      #19
      Top Secret

      19 February 1969

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

      I. MAJOR PROBLEMS

      MIDDLE EAST
      Three of the Arab guerrilla organizations, including Al Fatah, announced today formation of a joint military command. Notable for its absence from the combine, however, was the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which quickly accepted responsibility for yesterday's attack on an El Al airliner in Zurich as well as the hijacking of an El Al plane last summer and the attack on an El Al craft in Athens in December. The PFLP reportedly stayed out because it did not want to give up independent political action. The announcement of the joint "armed struggle command" came after a two-day meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Amman and "left the door open" for other organizations such as the PFLP to share in it. [redacted]

      EUROPE
      There is nothing significant to report.

      SOVIET AFFAIRS
      The East Germans continued their harassment of Berlin traffic today but apparently switched their attention from the Babelsberg checkpoint at the Berlin end of the autobahn to the Marienborn checkpoint opposite the West German control stop at Helmstedt. The delay this time lasted only two hours (midnight to 2:00 AM) but backed up traffic, mainly trucks, for more than two miles. Border officials said the delay was to check identification papers. Yesterday traffic passed through this checkpoint normally. [redacted]

      VIETNAM
      There is nothing significant to report.

      II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

      PAKISTAN
      The meeting between Ayub and his opposition leaders, scheduled to begin today, has been postponed. The leader of the coalition group known as the Democratic Action Committee (DAC) said this decision was reached after a conference with his colleagues. They decided the opposition needed more time to confer among themselves and were planning another meeting for later today. Their action was largely based on the decision of the leader of the Awami League, largest and most important component of the DAC, not to attend unless the conspiracy case against him is withdrawn; Ayub had agreed to parole him to attend the talks but has not yet agreed to withdraw the case, and the prospects for holding a conference unless he does are bleak. Five other major leaders who do not belong to the DAC joined ex-foreign minister Bhutto in declining to attend the session. [redacted] Press, 19 Feb 69)

      USSR-GHANA
      [redacted]

      I. MAJOR PROBLEMS

      MIDDLE EAST
      An Israeli response to the latest attack on its airline should be expected after the identity and place of origin of the attackers is established.

      EUROPE
      Demonstrating once again their disdain for the franc, Frenchmen pushed the Paris price of the 1-kilo ingot to a record $46.32 (per-ounce, dollar equivalent) on 17 February, a rise of $0.91 over the previous day's price. The rise in the Paris gold price was not matched outside France (the London price rose only $0.15 to $42.65). The fundamental reason for the sharp increase in the Paris price is the continuing weakness of the French franc. Frenchmen continue to flee from francs to goods, real property, and gold--access to other currencies having been made costly by the French exchange controls currently in force. The Paris gold price is one of the important barometers of the franc's health, and its erratic upward jump yesterday could be the first unsettling sign of renewed, serious troubles for the franc.

      SOVIET AFFAIRS
      Berlin traffic today returned to a more or less normal pace by early afternoon, after delays which lasted from midnight to noon. During that time, only ten trucks an hour were cleared through the checkpoints. compared to a normal rate of 40-50. Private cars and buses were held up leaving Berlin, but incoming vehicles were processed without delay. The US mission in Berlin comments that the delays appear deliberate. The East Germans have not given the heavy snow of last weekend as the reason for the slow-up; on other occasions recently they have been careful to pass the word if they anticipated an unavoidable delay.

      VIETNAM
      North Vietnamese infiltration activity has picked up markedly in the past few days. [redacted] If the current rate is sustained this month's total will far exceed that of February 1968. [redacted]

      * * *

      [redacted]

      * * *

      An examination of military indicators throughout South. Vietnam points toward a significant rise in enemy activity in the near future. Unlike the Tet period last year, however, there is no consistent pattern running throughout the country.

      The most significant enemy threat exists in III Corps, where at least four and possibly five Communist divisions are now deployed, mainly to the north and northwest of Saigon. At the moment they pose a greater threat to outlying bases than to the capital itself. To the east of Saigon, regimental subordinates of the Viet Cong [redacted] have been concentrating for early attacks on the Bien Hoa - Long Binh sector.

      In I Corps provinces, the danger of major enemy action is less immediate than at this time last year. There has, however, been some recent movement of enemy combat forces toward coastal urban centers such as Da Nang and Hue.

      There has been some reshuffling of Communist forces in the central provinces, but the failure of major combat units to move toward likely targets suggests the enemy probably will not mount a major offensive in the immediate future. [redacted] prisoners, however, have alluded to plans for increased action by local force units in the coastal areas of II Corps.

      In the delta provinces, Communist forces totaling some 32 battalions are nearing combat readiness. Some provincial capitals of IV Corps, including Can Tho and My Tho, as well as nearby allied military installations and airfields, are currently threatened by main force Viet Cong, units.

      II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPf1ENTS

      USSR-GHANA
      [redacted]

      PAKISTAN
      Talks between Ayub and opposition leaders will finally get under way tomorrow. In addition to members of the moderate coalition of opposition parties, Ayub at the last minute invited such figures as ex-foreign minister Bhutto, an erratic but popular leftist only recently released from prison, and the widely respected former air force chief, Asghar Khan Bhutto later today rejected the invitation.

      We doubt that the negotiations will accomplish much, but Ayub may be forthcoming enough on possible constitutional changes to split the opposition. [redacted]

      ITALY
      The Annex discusses internal pressures on the Italian Government.

      NIGERIA
      Fighting is a little heavier. Biafran elements are threatening important oil installations in the south, including the pipeline that Shell - British Petroleum has been using to take out about half of the 300,000 barrels it produces daily. The Biafrans so far have not sabotaged the pipeline. They may intend to capture it intact.

      Elsewhere in the south, Biafran units have moved 20 miles below Owerri on the main road to Port Harcourt. The Biafrans seem to lack the firepower, however, for a serious attempt to take the town.

      In the north, the federal forces seem to have the initiative. They have cut off a secessionist brigade northeast of Onitsha. Nigerian forces have also attacked south and southeast of Onitsha, -but have met heavy Biafran resistance after advancing a few miles.

      ANNEX

      INTERNAL PRESSURES ON THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
      The two-month-old government of Premier Mariano Rumor, like its most recent predecessors, is a vulnerable coalition. In addition to the competition between its major components, the Christian Democratic and Socialist parties, it is also subject to strains brought on by internal differences in these parties. From inside and outside the government come pressures for economic and social reforms, reinforced by growing popular expectation of a steadily rising standard of living. Most of the reforms will be accomplished slowly at best because of political rivalries and a cumbersome bureaucracy. The Italian Communist Party, which has wide electoral appeal and hopes some day to achieve participation in the government via the ballot box, is a constant critic of the failure to move faster. In addition, agitation and violent criticism of the government come from the extremist fringe of political and student circles.

      * * *

      The Coalition Parties
      The installation of the Rumor government on 13 December 1968 ended a public estrangement of the Christian Democratic and Socialist parties which began with the parliamentary elections of May 1968. Losses by the Socialists in that election led them to withdraw from the governing center-left coalition pending determination of the party's future strategy. The restoration of the center-left was thus a major achievement, but factional rivalries in the two parties undermine any assurance which Premier Rumor would otherwise have of remaining for a specific term in office. Each of the two principal parties is badly splintered, in part by differences over program but more by ideological bias and by personal rivalries. Christian Democrats, for instance, differ little among themselves in their attitudes toward proposed reforms, but are divided over possible cooperation with Communists. The major divisions, however, are caused by- competition for important party and government posts. One of the plums now most hungrily sought after by Christian Democrats is President Saragat's job. His term runs out in 1971.

      The Socialist Party is similarly splintered. Its leadership, for instance, was able to muster the support of a bare 53 percent of the delegates to the party's recent congress. Only the third member of the coalition, the very small Republican party, is united.

      Reforms
      The long overdue reforms are many and varied. Among the most important are those touching labor, education, tax structure, the economic disparity between northern and southern Italy, and the administration of justice.

      The beginning of the year has been marked by a series of strikes affecting almost every part of the country and every segment of the economy. Labor's most important objectives were an increase in pensions and reform of the social security system, matters on which the three major labor confederations and the government reached agreement in mid-February. Other labor demands are expected to be heavy this year. Some 59 union contracts covering 5 million workers expire in 1969; there were 34 covering only l.5 million in 1968.

      Demands for reform of university and secondary school education are increasingly vociferous and have led to student demonstrations throughout the country. The increase in the student population at the university level during one year recently ran to a record 20 percent. Teaching staff and facilities, on the other hand, have expanded only slightly, and the curriculum has remained inflexible. Reform in this field now seems to have top priority.

      Taxes in Italy are numerous, complicated, and overlapping. It has been estimated facetiously that if all taxes due annually were collected, the total revenue would amount to 110 percent of Italy's gross national product. Considerable preliminary legislative work on tax reform has already been done, but the opponents of reform are strong, and the prospect of any early action is remote.

      Many Italians have long considered the sharp disparity in living standards between the prosperous northern and the poor southern parts of the country a national scandal. The government has already made the decision to step up investments in the South by state controlled enterprises and has passed special incentive legislation to stimulate private investment in the area. While these actions may show some small immediate gain, complete elimination of the income gap remains far in the future.

      The administration of Italian justice is arbitrary, slow, and expensive. At the formal opening of the court year in January, lawyers and judges who are critical of the system demonstrated outside Rome's Palace of Justice while President Saragat presided inside. Proposed reforms are designed to get rid of time-consuming trivia, bolster the rights of the defendant, and replace penal laws which were adopted under Mussolini.

      Economic conditions are good now and will probably improve this year given the expansionary effects of increased spending for reforms. The elaboration of bureaucratic procedures and the intricacy of the parliamentary process are obstacles to progress, however. For example, it is estimated to take 500 days on the average from appropriation to expenditure. The government hopes to bypass these procedures by transferring responsibility for certain investment projects to autonomous agencies and state controlled enterprises. In the longer run, however, reform of the budgetary process is also necessary.

      Communist and Extremist Pressures
      The Italian Communist Party, which polled 26.9 percent of the electorate in the national elections last May, hopes to achieve power through parliamentary means. It points to the shortcomings of the center-left and stresses that it is not subservient to Moscow. To prove this point, the Italian Communists at their recent congress expressed support for Czechoslovak sovereignty despite Soviet threats to cut Moscow's subsidy of the party by some $1.5 million unless the Czech issue was played down. The increasing acceptance of the Italian Communists as a quasi-democratic political party which might someday enter the government gives added force to Communist criticism of inertia on reforms.

      The extremist fringe includes the very small Chinese-financed Marxist-Leninist parties as well as much of the dissident Proletarian Socialist arty. The latter polled almost five percent in the last elections. Both these political groups have fomented agitation among a small minority of students.

      Near-term Prospects
      The prospect for Italy is uncertain politically but bright economically. The tensions within and between the coalition parties are such that the government always faces some risk of parliamentary ouster. In addition, the leaders of the Christian Democrats are likely to spend much of the next several months in political maneuver preparatory to the Christian Democratic congress in June. The parliamentary program is likely to suffer from this activity and from similar Socialist preoccupations: the coalition will thus be additionally vulnerable to attack. On the economic side, on the other hand, the rate of growth is expected to continue high for the next year or so, barring any radical change in government, and consumption by those on the lower economic levels is likely to expand.

  • 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

    Foreign Economic Policy

    Vol. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    • 115. Talking Paper Prepared in the Department of the Treasury , Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Volcker Group Masters: FRC 56 86 30, VG/LIM/1-VG/LIM/30. Confidential; Limdis. An attached cover note from Willis to members of the Volcker Group, dated February 19, indicates that page 1 was a corrected copy. A February 17 draft, labeled “2nd draft,” indicates Willis prepared it. (Ibid., Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs: FRC 56 83 26, Current Problems and Contingency Planning 11/68-4/69) President Nixon traveled to Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, and France February 23-March 2. See Document 116 for a Talking Paper prepared for the President’s use in France.

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    • 16. Memorandum From the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Toon) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 1 US–USSR. Secret; Nodis. In a covering memorandum for the record, Toon wrote, “After consultation with Mr. Kissinger and Mr. Ziegler, I called Dobrynin to inform him that the White House would make a brief statement on his call on the President, identifying the participants in the meeting, and indicating that the meeting was a constructive one. I told Dobrynin that there would be no reference to the fact that Ambassador had met privately with the President.”

    • 17. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 340, Subject Files, USSR Memcons Dobrynin/President 2/17/69. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for information.

    • 18. Paper Prepared for the National Security Council by the Interdepartmental Group for Europe , Washington, February 18, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–020, NSC Meeting, Strategic Issues—East/West Relations 2/19/69. Confidential. Sent under a February 18 covering memorandum from Richard M. Moose of the National Security Council staff to the Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Director of OEP, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of Central Intelligence, and the Under Secretary of State. The memorandum stated that “The NSC Meeting on Wednesday, February 19, will be devoted to continuation of a discussion of Strategic Issues and—time permitting—to a discussion of East-West Relations.” The minutes of the meeting do not include the latter topic. This paper on East-West Relations was a response to Document 6 and reflected revisions from the NSC Review Group. No record of a Review Group meeting discussing it has been found. A 3-page summary was also prepared for the NSC. (Ibid., Box H–109, NSC Meeting, Strategic Issues—East/West Relations 2/19/69)

    Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

    Regional Issues

  • 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

    • 9:30 AM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • AM, Robert B. Anderson; Mr. Kissinger
    • 5:00, Ron Ziegler
    • 5:10, Pres. Eisenhower
    • 5:45, Jerry van der Huevel (press sec. to Mrs. Nixon)

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-0301 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0301-03-08, Seated formal portrait of Air Force Colonel Dr. Walter R. Tkach, senior White House physician to President Nixon. 2/18/1969, unknown Col. Dr. Walter R. Tkach.

    Roll WHPO-0310 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-02A-05A, White House staff member Nancy H. Buzard I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. Nancy Buzard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-07A-10A, Closeup portrait study of White House military aide Maj. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. Maj. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-11A, 17A, An unidentified male White House staff member sitting at his desk talking on the telephone with one arm folded behind his head. One shot with black rimmed glasses, one shot taken without them. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-12A-15A, White House military aide staff member, James Hughes I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. James D. Hughes.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-16A, An unidentified Blonde female White House staff member (possibly a secretary) working at her desk. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified female staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-18A - 19A, An unidentified male White House staff member with white hair, sitting at his desk talking on the telephone. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified office. unidentified male staff member.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-21A-25A, Plaque gift of the White House Police Honorary Membership Badge that was given to President Nixon. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0310-26A-36A, Pat Nixon holding up many feet of a long unfolded scroll labeled Centennial White Pine 1869-1969, with names written on it, and a personal dedication note to Pat Nixon, under the title. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified female staff member.

    Roll WHPO-0311 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0311-02-08, White House military aide staff member, Lt. Col. Vernon Coffey I.D. mug shot closeup, holding a name tag. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Vernon C Coffey, Jr.

    Roll WHPO-0312 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-00A-06A, Pat Nixon presenting the American Heart Association's Distinguished Volunteer Service Award to Dr. Paul Dudley White with Dr. Irving H. Page and Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., standing nearby. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr..
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-07A-10A, President Nixon presenting the Association's Heart of the Year Award to Dr. Irving H. Page with Dr. Paul Dudley White and Dr. Walter Frommeyer standing nearby. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr..
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0312-11A-17A, Pat Nixon and President Nixon standing with Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., Mrs. White and Mrs. Page after the award ceremony. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Fish Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Irving H. Page, Dr. Walter Frommeyer, Jr., Mrs. White, Mrs. Page, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-0313 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0313-01-11, President Nixon receiving an Honorary Membership Badge plaque, from White House Police Officer Force members: Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, White House Police Force members Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0313-13-15, President Nixon pins a White House Police badge onto an unidentified officer's uniform. 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, White House Police Force members Glenard E. Lanier, Laurence B. Quimby, Roy E. Hill, and Charles W. Higginbotham.

    Roll WHPO-0314 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0314-01-27 No negatives - contact sheet only., Closeup portraits of Barbara Pathe outside the White House. (No Negative; Oliver Atkins Log Note: "Please Destroy.". 2/18/1969, Washington, D.C. Barbara Pathe.

    Roll WHPO-0320 Photographer: unknown | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0320-[DASH], Photo of "Best wishes Richard Nixon" on blank white paper. Written on Transparency frame; 320 Copy 18 Feb 69. 2/18/1969, unknown
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0320-01, Photo of "Best wishes Richard Nixon" on blank white paper. Written on Transparency frame; 320 Copy 18 Feb 69. 2/18/1969, 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.

    E - Secretary of Defense Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-E-002
      Press conference by Sec. Def. Melvin Laird at the Pentagon. (2/18/1969, Pentagon)

      Runtime: 64:00:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by OPI; Recorded by JLS (initials of WHCA engineer)

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690220
      Remarks by President Nixon presenting Heart of Year award to Dr. Irving Page. (2/18/1969)

      Runtime: 3:36

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

Context (External Sources)