February 20, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• Proclamation 4189—Modification of Trade Agreement Concession and Extension of Increased Rate of Duty on Imports of Certain Pianos
• Remarks to a Joint Session of the South Carolina General Assembly

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, February 20, 1973

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• House of Representatives: February 20, 1973
• Senate: February 20, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: February 20, 1973

Argued

• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.
• Davis v. United States
• Norwood v. Harrison
• Tollett v. Henderson

Granted

• United States v. Calandra

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President's Office Files

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• News Summaries, Annotated News Summaries, Box 43, Feb. 19-27, 1973 [2 of 6] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, February 20, 1973, (Nets, wires, mags)
  • Special Report, Newspaper Coverage of RN's Visit to AFL-CIO Meeting (Tuesday, February 20, 1973 papers)

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• President's Speech File
  • Box 84, Tuesday, February 20, 1973, South Carolina Legislature

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)
  Tuesday, February 20th. The President came up to South Carolina at noon today, and then, where I met him, and then back to DC Rogers called me this morning concerned, because he has to testify at Senate Foreign Relations tomorrow and then goes to Paris over the weekend, and needs to be phased in on the Kissinger reports and all of what's going on. He needs guidance on what to say, and maybe he can refer to the President's press conference. He's concerned that the conference in Paris will be tricky, and so on, so I reviewed this with the President on the plane on the way up, and also covered it with Henry when he got back.
  
  The South Carolina visit went very well. Good crowds at the airport and along the streets, very enthusiastic, and it was a good move as far as getting some public acclaim for the peace move and all, and it sure made the trip worthwhile. The President gave a good talk, although not outstanding, at the State Legislature; made his points very well.
  
  Henry--, or the President told me to spend some time with Henry. Let's see, going back to the South Carolina trip. He got into a review of it on the airplane, felt that it was well worthwhile, and that we need to do this to get some reaction from time to time through the country. And then he got into the Kissinger problem. I reviewed the cable that I had gotten from Henry about the President's press conference, Henry's China briefing, and all the concerns on that, and the President felt that I need to talk to Henry and get him off his.
  
  [Tape reel AC-31(A) drops out 3 seconds]
  
  The President is concerned that Rogers has, that Kissinger has again lost his sense of proportion in it all, and told me to talk to Henry about Rogers. And make the point that he had invited him to breakfast tomorrow morning, which, incidentally, later got changed to the next day after Henry got back. And that Henry has to see Rogers today on Vietnam, make the point that Congress is not going to be concerned about China. The obsession here is on the aid to North Vietnam, which is the trouble with both the Left and the Right. We have to arm Bill with all possible arguments for that. I covered this with Henry when he got back. He was furious because his plane had been parked behind the President's plane, so that the press couldn't get a picture of him coming off, but I jumped on him on that, and he became much more tractable.
  
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  DECLASSIFIED - E.O. 13526, Sect. 3.4: by MS, NARA, June 12, 2013
  Audio Cassette 31, Side A, Withdrawn Item Number 4 [AC-31(A) Sel 5]
  Duration: 55 seconds
  
  He's concerned primarily about China at this point. His meetings apparently went extremely well. He said that they are now the best friends we've got in the world. They're extremely anxious to build a solid working relationship, and he's very optimistic about what we can accomplish there, if we can avoid driving the Soviets up the wall in the process. He says that Mao seems to be in considerably better physical and mental shape. And, that he had not known a year ago whether he could trust the President or not, but has concluded as he's thought about it over the year that he can. And he obviously was very much impressed both with the President and his actions since the meeting last year.
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  The President also mentioned his concern that we have tough days ahead on the domestic side, because we have no Connally-type, the schmaltz who can sell our programs. Shultz, Cap, and Ash just don't have any of that. We got into the problem of Pat Hitt versus Balzano for the head of ACTION. The President has, doesn't want to get into the problem, but wants it resolved, so Ehrlichman and I had a couple hour meeting with Balzano this afternoon. And I think that helped to convince John that he would be a much better candidate for ACTION than Pat would be, and we have to get her to take the State Department job, which John is taking on himself now.
  
  Then John and I had a long meeting this evening with John Dean on the whole Watergate question. Dean is very concerned, especially about the financial support aspects, but doesn't know how to handle his concern, and feels that we've got to get Mitchell into it and get some help from him.
  
  End of February 20th.
  
  An addendum on February 20th. The President said that, or Kissinger said that it was absolutely amazing in Hanoi to all of them, how remarkably precise the American bombing had been. There's virtually no destruction in the city of Hanoi of anything but military targets. The railroad yard is completely wiped out, the airports are completely wiped out, but all the other buildings and facilities still stand. Large storage areas have been demolished, but virtually nothing adjacent to them. And Henry feels that it's a really remarkable tribute to the bombing operation, and a total refutation of the attacks on the President for his so-called carpet bombing, etcetera.
  
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  DECLASSIFIED - E.O. 13526, Sect. 3.4: by MS, NARA, June 12, 2013
  Audio Cassette 31, Side A, Withdrawn Item Number 7 [AC-31(A) Sel 6]
  Duration: 1 minute 6 seconds
  
  On the meeting with Mao, he said, and all the Chinese, I guess, he said, they emphasize over and over the enormous importance of the US maintaining our troop strength in Europe, and our forces in Asia, etcetera. That in other words, the Chinese are super-concerned that we not pull back in our defensive posture vis-à-vis the Soviet Union. Obviously, they're very much concerned about the Soviets, the pressure on the Soviets being relieved and thus enabling them to focus on the China front.
  
  The clear evidence is that the Chinese have determined that they can trust Nixon and that they have to tie with one of the two great powers in order to avoid their own destruction. And they've selected us as the more trustworthy choice.
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  [End of February 20, 1973]
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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• President's Daily Brief of 20 February 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

• 20. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Laos (Godley) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Beijing, Vientiane, February 20, 1973, 1000Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 411, Backchannel Messages, Southeast Asia, 1973. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only; Flash. Sent to the White House for transmittal to Kissinger. Repeated Flash to Ambassador Green.

• 21. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Beijing, February 20, 1973, 1020Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 29, HAK 

• 22. Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 20, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation No. 43–127. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Kissinger spoke with Nixon on the telephone from 7:30 to 7:41 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editor transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume.

Vol. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

Summit Preparations; Jackson-Vanik Amendment; Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons, December 1972-April 1973

• 77. Note From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 20, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 67, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Map Room, Aug. 1972–May 31, 1973 [1 of 3]. Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

Vol. XXXVIII, Part 2, Organization and Management of Foreign Policy; Public Diplomacy, 1973-1976

The Intelligence Community: Investigation and Reorganization

• 1. Memorandum From the Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Anderson) to President Nixon, Washington, February 20, 1973

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Schlesinger Papers, Box 15, PFIAB. Top Secret; Sensitive. An attached cover sheet, hand-dated February 20, reads “DCI/Eyes Only.”

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973

• 128. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 20, 1973

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 214, Geopolitical Files, Soviet Union, Dobrynin, Anatoliy, Background Papers (“Talkers”). Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Urgent; sent for information.

Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

United Nations Affairs

• 6. Memorandum of Conversation, New York, February 20, 1973., New York, February 20, 1973

  Waldheim and Scali discussed issues of importance to the U.S. relationship with the United Nations.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, USUN Files, Lot 84–83–0001, UN 10–4 Contributions Assessed, 1973. Confidential. Ambassador Christopher Phillips, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was also present. Only the first two pages of the four-page memorandum are published.

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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Old Executive Office Building

• 411-1; Unknown between 3:01 p.m. & 3:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 411-2; Unknown between 3:01 p.m. & 3:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 411-3; 3:12 p.m. - 3:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 411-4; 3:14 p.m. - 3:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 411-5; 3:17 p.m. - 3:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 411-6; 3:18 p.m. - 3:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
• 411-7; Unknown between 3:22 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 411-8; Unknown between 3:22 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 411-9; 4:15 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House photographer; White House operator; Timmons, William E.; [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo; Ormandy, Eugene
• 411-20; Unknown between 3:22 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 411-21; Unknown between 6:10 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 43-115; Unknown between 3:01 p.m. & 3:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-116; Unknown between 3:01 p.m. & 3:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-117; 3:12 p.m. - 3:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 43-118; 3:14 p.m. - 3:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 43-119; 3:18 p.m. - 3:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-120; 3:18 p.m. - 3:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.
• 43-121; Unknown between 3:22 p.m. & 4:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-122; 4:17 p.m. - 4:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Timmons, William E.
• 43-123; Unknown between 4:18 p.m. & 4:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-124; 4:46 p.m. - 4:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ormandy, Eugene; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 43-125; 7:21 p.m. - 7:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 43-126; Unknown between 7:22 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-127; 7:30 p.m. - 7:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 43-128; Unknown between 7:41 p.m. & 7:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-129; 7:43 p.m. - 7:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 43-130; Unknown between 7:44 p.m. & 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-131; Unknown between 7:54 p.m. & 8:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-133; Unknown between 8:21 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

Roll WHPO-E0267 Photographer: Parish | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0267-, Pat Nixon on a dais receiving the Molly Pitcher award and speaking during the Women's Forum on National Security. Pat Nixon shaking hands with guests. 2/20/1973, Washington, D.C. ballroom, room, Hilton Hotel. Pat Nixon, Women's Forum officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-E0268 Photographer: Parish | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0268-, Pat Nixon shaking hands with National Women's Forum on National Security members. 2/20/1973, Washington, D.C. room, Hilton Hotel. Pat Nixon, Women's Forum members.

Roll WHPO-E0269 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0269-, Henry Kissinger seated with former Japanese Prime Minister Sato. 2/20/1973, Tokyo, Japan unknown room. Henry Kissinger, Sato.

Roll WHPO-E0270 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0270-02-08, Kissinger seated at table amisdt a meeting with U.S. Embassy staff. 2/20/1973, Tokyo, Japan unidentified rooms, street. Kissinger, Sato, U.S. Embassay staff, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0270-09-16, Kissinger exiting a building and walking down a street. 2/20/1973, Tokyo, Japan unidentified rooms, street. Kissinger, Sato, U.S. Embassay staff, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0270-17-34, Kissinger shaking hands, examining a vase, and seated with former Japanese Prime Minister Sato. 2/20/1973, Tokyo, Japan unidentified rooms, street. Kissinger, Sato, U.S. Embassay staff, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-E0271 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0271-, Kissinger speaking with officials prior to departure. 2/20/1973, Tokyo, Japan tarmac, Haneda Airport. Kissinger, officials.

Roll WHPO-E0277 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0277-, President Nixon addressing a joint-session of the South Carolina General Assembly on the Vietnam peace settlement. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina House Chamber, State Capitol. President Nixon, Governor John West, Lt. Gov. Earle Morris, House Speaker Solomon Blatt, officials.

Roll WHPO-E0278 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0278-, President Nixon addressing a joint-session of the South Carolina General Assembly on the Vietnam peace settlement. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina House Chamber, State Capitol. President Nixon, officials.

Roll WHPO-E0279 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0279-02-13, President Nixon arriving at the airport and receiving a plaque from Mrs. Robert Bagley, wife of a returning Vietnam POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War). 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina tarmac, Columbia Metropolitan Airport; House Chamber, Capitol Building. President Nixon, Mrs. Robert Bagley, Gov. & Mrs. John West, officials, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0279-14-22, President Nixon addressing a joint-session of the South Carolina General Assembly. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina tarmac, Columbia Metropolitan Airport; House Chamber, Capitol Building. President Nixon, Mrs. Robert Bagley, Gov. & Mrs. John West, officials, aides.

Roll WHPO-E0280 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0280-, President Nixon greeting South Carolina Republican State Chairman Ken Powell, Committeewoman Dr. Inez Eddings, and Committeeman Hal Byrd prior to departure. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina tarmac, Columbia Metropolitan Airport. President Nixon, Ken Powell, Inez Eddings, Hal Byrd, Harry Dent.

Roll WHPO-E0281 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0281-, President Nixon greeting the crowd from a limousine. President Nixon on the Capitol steps with Governor John West. President Nixon receiving a silver tray from Governor John West and wife. President Nixon addressing the joint-session. President Nixon greeting Mrs. James Brynes. President Nixon signing a guest book. President Nixon leaving the Capitol. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina streets, State Capitol steps, Governor's office, House Chamber, street. President Nixon, Gov. & Mrs. John West, Carolyn Frederick, Ziegler, Mrs. James Brynes, Thomas Marchant, officials, crowd.

Roll WHPO-E0301 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0301-, Far East Tour. President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussing Kissinger's recent trip. 2/20/1973, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building (EOB). President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0301-07A, Far East Tour. President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussing Kissinger's recent trip. 2/20/1973, Washington, D.C. Presidential Office, Executive Office Building (EOB). President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.

Roll WHPO-E0334 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0334-06-09, President Nixon signing the State Capitol guest book. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina State Capitol, street, Columbia Metropolitan Airport. President Nixon, Gov. John West, state legislators, crowds.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0334-10, President Nixon waving to the crowd from his limousine en route to the airport. 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina State Capitol, street, Columbia Metropolitan Airport. President Nixon, Gov. John West, state legislators, crowds.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0334-12, President Nixon waving to the crowd from the steps of the "Spirit of '76.". 2/20/1973, Columbia, South Carolina State Capitol, street, Columbia Metropolitan Airport. President Nixon, Gov. John West, state legislators, crowds.

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C - First Lady

• WHCA-SR-C-141
  Remarks by Pat Nixon on receiving Molly Pitcher Award from the American Legion Women's Auxiliary at the Washington Hilton. (2/20/1973, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 1:41
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-040
  Airport arrival-Columbia, SC. (2/20/1973)
  
  Runtime: 2:10
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-K-041
  Crowd at Capitol Building-Columbia, SC. (2/20/1973)
  
  Runtime: 2:05
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730222
  Remarks by President Nixon to SC House of Representatives in Columbia, SC with Governor John West, Tarlton Cave. (2/20/1973)
  
  Runtime: 24:04:00
  
  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-6137
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:04:31
  
  18. Smith/Tucker: food prices up for Japan. Time Code Start: 52:48. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Reasoner/Jarriel: Laos ceasefire; POWs return; President Nixon in South Carolina. Time Code Start: 55:02. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, Laos, Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, ceasefires, truces, treaty, treaties. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Smith/Matney: Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) funds protest. Time Code Start: 58:35. Keywords: Office of Economic Opportunity, war on poverty, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action Program, Head Start , welfare. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Smith/Donaldson: Senator Pastore and Clay Whitehead discuss objectivity of TV press coverage. Time Code Start: 60:51. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, TV, debates. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-6138
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:06:13
  
  1. Reasoner/Kaplow: Strauss visits AFL-CIO. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner: Commentary on dollar devaluation. Time Code Start: 02:15. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, currency, monetary values, exchange rates, decreases, wages, costs, increases. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Cochran: Laos peace agreement; President Nixon in South Carolina. Time Code Start: 04:06. Keywords: Laos, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, Presidents, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor/Graham: Poor people protest against poverty cuts. Time Code Start: 08:43. Keywords: anti-poverty, destitution, welfare, financial aid, funding, decreases, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor/Rollin: More on poverty cuts and education. Time Code Start: 12:10. Keywords: anti-poverty, destitution, lifestyles. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Kiker: Freedom of the press; the media with Whitehead. Time Code Start: 14:00. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, TV, civil rights, constitutional rights, First Amendment. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor/Levine: Strauss meets with AFL-CIO President George Meany. Time Code Start: 19:19. Keywords: leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Cronkite: Laos ceasefire. Time Code Start: 21:42. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War, truces, treaty, treaties, peace, ceasefires. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite/Rather: President Nixon in Columbia, South Carolina. Time Code Start: 22:24. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Cronkite: POWs; ceasefire violations. Time Code Start: 25:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, ceasefires. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Cronkite/Rable: Strauss visits with AFL-CIO President George Meany. Time Code Start: 25:54. Keywords: leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Walker: Poor people protest against poverty cuts. Time Code Start: 28:24. Keywords: anti-poverty, destitution, welfare, financial aid, funding, decreases, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Herman/Morton: Whitehead at Senate Committee; freedom of the press and protection. Time Code Start: 30:28. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, civil rights, constitutional rights, First Amendment. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Sevareid: College campuses and peace. Time Code Start: 35:20. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, colleges, universities, students, reactions, public opinions, protests, demonstrations, anti-war. Network: CBS.

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