February 21, 1974

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• Special Message to the Congress Proposing Legislation To Control Drug Trafficking
• Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States-Czechoslovak Consular Convention.
• Executive Order 11769—Advisory Committee Management
• Executive Order 11770—International Symposium on Geothermal Energy-1975
• Proclamation 4269—National Farm Safety Week, 1974

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• Federal Register of Thursday, February 21, 1974

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• Senate: February 21, 1974
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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 66, News Summaries - February 1974 [10 of 16] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, February 21, 1974, (Wed. nets, wires)
  • Review of Thurs. AM Papers - TV/Digest of Recent Comment and Survey of Print Coverage of RN's Huntsville Speech, February 21, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 21 February 1974

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Vol. XXXVIII, Part 1, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

• 28. Address by Secretary of State Kissinger, Mexico City, February 21, 1974

  Source: Department of State Bulletin, March 18, 1974, pp. 257–262. Kissinger delivered his address at the Conference of Tlatelolco. The conference, held February 18–23, brought together the Foreign Ministers of 25 Western Hemisphere nations to discuss the outlines of a “New Dialogue” that Kissinger had proposed at the United Nations in October 1973 (see footnote 1, Document 18). Kissinger sent a February 20 information memorandum to Nixon which outlined the American goals for Tlatelolco, couched in the form of an “Agenda for the Americas.” (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 788, Country Files—Latin America, Mexico, Vol. IV (1973) [1 of 3]) Additional documentation is ibid., Kissinger Office Files, Box 48, HAK Trip Files, HAK Trip Mexico Feb 20–24, 1974 State Msgs, Memos, Misc.; and Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 175, Geopolitical File, Latin America, Inter-American Conference of Tlatelolco, Memoranda to the President and Kissinger.

Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

Drug Control, 1973-1976

• 154. Telegram 1310 From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State, Ankara, February 21, 1974, 1700Z

  Ambassador Macomber reported the details of his meeting with Prime Minister Ecevit concerning potential Turkish reintroduction of opium poppy cultivation.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC files, Box 634, Country Files, Middle East, Turkey Volume IV, January 74 [July 74]. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Geneva and U.S. Consulates in Adana, Istanbul, and Izmir. Forwarded on February 23 to Kissinger as telegram 36526 from the Department of State to the Embassy in Mexico.

Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

Middle East Region

• 17. Special National Intelligence Estimate Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, February 21, 1974

  Summary: The CIA estimated the strategic consequences of the impending re-opening of the Suez Canal.
  
  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79R0102A, Box 482, Folder 1, Implications of Reopening the Suez Canal. Secret; Controlled Dissem. The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of Defense, State, and the Treasury, and the NSA participated in the preparation of this estimate. The intelligence organizations of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force also participated. The DCI issued this estimate with the concurrence of all USIB members except for the representatives of the FBI and the Treasury, who abstained because the subject was outside of their jurisdiction.

Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

American Republics Regional

• 12. Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, Washington, February 21, 1974

  Summary: Nixon commented on the situation in Latin America, expressing the view that the region’s future depended on private investment.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Presidential/HAK Memcons, Box 1028, Memcons, 1 Jan 1974–28 Feb 1974, HAK and Presidential, 1 of 3. Confidential.

• 13. Telegram Tohak 9 From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 21, 1974

  Summary: Scowcroft transmitted Nixon’s comments on Kissinger’s memorandum regarding the Mexico City meeting with Latin American Foreign Ministers, highlighting the President’s concern regarding investment climate in the region.
  
  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Scowcroft Daily Work Files, Box 6, 2/19–28/74. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Printed from the draft copy initialed by Scowcroft.

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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Roll WHPO-E2261 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2261-03-10, Tree trimming in the White House Rose Garden. 2/21/1974, Washington, D.C.

Roll WHPO-E2262 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2262-03A-06A, Cabinet meeting. 2/21/1974, Washington, D.C.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2262-08A-18A, President Nixon with representatives of the Boy Scouts of America. 2/21/1974, Washington, D.C.

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P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-740219
  Remarks by President Nixon in a photo opportunity with the Boy Scouts of America. (2/21/1974, Oval Office, the White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:09:12
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by MBW (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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

• WHCA-SR-S-499
  Press briefing by John Bartels. (2/21/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 22:00
  
  Keywords: 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.
• WHCA-SR-S-500
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (2/21/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 50:00:00
  
  Keywords: 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-6800
  Julie Nixon Eisenhower and the Kienast quintuplets in Prevent Blindness promos.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:33:49
• WHCA-6801
  "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition".
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:30:51
• WHCA-6806
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  
  1. Reasoner/Wordham: John Reginald Murphy kidnapped like Patty Hearst. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Symbionese Liberation Army, SLA, militants, organizations, plots, conspiracy, conspiracies, kidnappings, terrorism, victims, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner/SDick Shoemaker: Patty Hearst kidnappers want more. Time Code Start: 02:05. Keywords: Symbionese Liberation Army, SLA, militants, organizations, plots, conspiracy, conspiracies, kidnappings, terrorism, victims, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Donaldson: House studies impeachment offenses. Time Code Start: 04:30. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment, voting, House of Representatives, Congress. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith/Clark: Vanderveen holds news conference. Time Code Start: 06:40. Keywords: media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Reasoner/Dobbs: Congressional elections in Ohio with Vice President Gerald Ford. Time Code Start: 07:55. Keywords: Vice Presidents, House of Representatives, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, reactions, interviews. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Reasoner/Tomlinson: Pentagon spying. Time Code Start: 10:00. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, military, espionage, spies, operatives, investigations. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Smith/Peterson: President Nixon says rationing might be avoided; Simon meets with some governors. Time Code Start: 12:10. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Reasoner: Commentary on how to get most out of gas. Time Code Start: 14:20. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: ABC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Scherrer: Grounds for impeachment with Representatives Rodino and Hutchinson. Time Code Start: 16:05. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment, voting, House of Representatives, Congress. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Cochran: Pentagon spying with Senator Hughes. Time Code Start: 18:40. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, military, espionage, spies, operatives, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor/Levine: Gas supplies with Governor Evans and William Simon. Time Code Start: 20:50. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Governors, energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Chancellor/McCormick: Report on Republican party's feelings. Time Code Start: 23:05. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, public opinions. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Chancellor: Poll on President Nixon's popularity. Time Code Start: 24:30. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Presidents, resignations, impeachment. Network: NBC.
  
  14. Cronkite/Morton: Grounds for impeachment in the House. Time Code Start: 25:05. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment, voting, House of Representatives, Congress. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite/Mudd: Republican Vanderveen elected in Michigan. Time Code Start: 26:48. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite/Graham: Jacobson indicted. Time Code Start: 28:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Cronkite/Schieffer: Report on Pentagon spying. Time Code Start: 30:30. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, military, espionage, spies, operatives, investigations. Network: CBS.
  
  18. Cronkite/Benton: William Simon on gas rationing with Governor Mandel. Time Code Start: 32:15. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Governors, energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: CBS.
  
  19. Sevareid: Commentary on President Nixon and Supreme Court nominees. Time Code Start: 34:00. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees. Network: CBS.

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