February 23, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, February 23, 1971, 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.
- Original typewritten diary (PDF)
The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.
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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.
- Federal Register of Tuesday, February 23, 1971
The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.
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Archival Holdings

Any selection of archival documents will necessarily be partial. You should use the documents and folders identified below as a starting place, but consult the linked collection finding aids and folder title lists and the collections themselves for context. Many documents to be found this way do not lend themselves to association with specific dates, but are essential to a complete understanding of the material.

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 30, News Summaries - February 1971 [1 of 2] [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. In addition to the individual document(s) listed below, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]
  - [2/23/71]
- Annotated News Summaries, Box 30, News Summaries - February 1971 [2 of 2]
- President's Daily Schedule, Box 101, [President's Daily Schedule, Jan.-Feb. 1971] [3 of 3]
  - The President's Schedule, Tuesday - February 23, 1971
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.
- President's Speech File
  - Box 64, February 23, 1971, Governors' Conference
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 23.
  
  After the leadership meeting, we got into quite a discussion on the problem of discipline in the Cabinet. The President is particularly concerned with Weidenbaum’s reported story today that we were willing to make concessions on revenue sharing, in other words throwing in the sponge in advance. He wants Connally to move in some way with the Cabinet officers just to see if we can't find a way to get more discipline. To tell the Cabinet officers that on three counts, first, following the Administration line; second, preventing leaks; and third, stopping back-biting both internally and intramurally must be stopped. He wants Connally to cover this at the VP Cabinet dinner when they get into their discussion. He feels strongly that we've got to get the Cabinet officers to step up and take this responsibility.
  
  The Rogers-Kissinger battle got a big boost today with a story in the Post reporting that State had succeeded in forcing Kissinger to remove the SALT talk background section of the State of the World report. Henry, of course, was furious. Rogers came back with an instant defense that Henry had started the problem to begin with, by putting a story out last week that there was going to be a major background section on SALT at a time when it was still under discussion as to whether such a section should be in. The State establishment felt that this was a power move on Henry's part to try to lock them in to including it, and they all rose up and created a big flap. If Henry hadn't done this, no one would have known there was any discussion, and it would have gotten through okay. This whole issue went back and forth two or three times between Henry, me, Rogers, and the President, never really getting anywhere, but it did lead to the President spending most of his available time between events today calling me in and musing over the question of what to do about it. He feels that it's a very tough situation. He wanted to get the leak tracked down and something done about it, but of course, Rogers' defense pretty much prohibited that.
  
  He did, however, spend a lot of time thinking about how to handle the whole problem. He feels that we definitely have got to develop a new approach. He's about ready, I think, to face up to the probable necessity of having one or the other go, a suggestion that Henry keeps roaring into my office with each new problem and threatening. I think that for the long haul that probably is what's going to have to happen. For the short haul, we may be able to do more than just the temporizing we've been doing to keep the thing on the track, and I'm going to try to work something out after the State of the World with Henry, and then with Rogers, to see if we can't get them both to face up to the larger necessity of doing what's right.
  
  The President spoke to the Governors Conference this afternoon, insisting that they meet in a private, Governors only session, so that he wouldn't have to do up a thing for television. He gave a darn good 20 minute charged-up talk, which certainly could not have failed to convince them that he was in complete seriousness about pushing his program for revenue sharing and reorganization. That was the principle point of his going, and he achieved it admirably. He also had the Governors for a black tie dinner tonight with Bob Hope and Up With People as entertainment. The show pretty much flopped, and the dinner wasn't so hot either; although for the guests, I think it worked out extremely well, and I think he scored the points that he wanted to with the Governors.
  
  As the afternoon went on and he had a certain amount of spare time, he called Dent in for a general discussion of his operations and role, and I think they did a lot of good in clarifying what Harry's supposed to be doing, but also in just building up his morale a little. The President made it clear that he considers him still the top, and now sole, political guy in the operating staff.
  
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  One, two.
  
  Tuesday February 23, continued. After the Dent meeting, Finch came in and went through a similar review of his current activities with the President.
  
  The President gave him a charge on getting things going in the youth, women's, and Mexican areas particularly. Not much else of substance was covered. Earlier today we had a substantial stir as the President tried to finish up his final draft of a proclamation repealing the Davis-Bacon Act, regarding construction workers' salaries. This was a much lesser move than was expected, because the rumors all had it that he was going to put on temporary wage and price controls in the construction industry, and it created something of a surprise. He had not intended to do that for several days, however; so it was no internal surprise to those who had been involved. He was anxious that the statement be worded precisely right so as to get the maximum mileage we could out of it, and do the least damage to the unions.
  
  End of February 23.
- Original audio recording (MP3)
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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 23 February 1971
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. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972
East-West Trade, 1969-1972
- 322. Memorandum From the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Irwin) to President Nixon, Washington, February 23, 1971
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, NSC-U/DM 60. Secret; Sensitive. A February 23 transmittal memorandum for this memorandum from Staff Director Hartman to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs; Director of Central Intelligence; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Under Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, and Agriculture; Deputy Attorney General; and the Special Trade Representative is ibid.
Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972
Appointment of UN Development Program Administrator
- 254. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 23, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 300, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. VI. No classification marking. Sent for action. A stamped note reads: “The President has seen.”
Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972
Operational Lam Son 719, February 8-April 7, 1971
- 136. Summary of Conclusions of a Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group, Washington, February 23, 1971, 2:20 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–115, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House.
Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971
"A Key Point in Our Relationship": Backchannel Talks on SALT, Berlin, and the Summit
- 124. Conversation Among President Nixon, the White House Chief of Staff (Haldeman), and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 23, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 456–5. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to his Daily Diary, Nixon met with Haldeman in the Oval Office from 10:05 to 11:05 a.m.; Kissinger entered at 10:52 and left at 11:30 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)
Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973
Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972
- 208. Memorandum From Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 23, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 774, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. III. Secret. Sent for information. The memorandum was initialed by Kissinger.
Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972
Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972
- 186. Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 23, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of Conversation Between Nixon and Kissinger, February 23, 1971, 10:05–11:30 a.m., Oval Office, Conversation 456–5. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met with Kissinger in the Oval Office from 10:52 to 11:30 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editor transcribed the portion of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume.
Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972
Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention
- 216. Message From President Nixon to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament, Washington, February 23, 1971
  The President urged an agreement prohibiting the development, production, and stockpiling of biological weapons.
  
  Source: Documents on Disarmament, 1971, pp. 19–21. No classification marking.
Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972
Libya
- 70. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Critchfield) to the Director of Current Intelligence (Parmenter), Washington, February 23, 1971
  Critchfield informed Parmenter that a critical point in relations with Libya might be approaching.
  
  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DDI Files, Job 79–01229A, Box 1, AA–1, AF DIV, 1971. Secret. The attachment is not printed. The memorandum has Critchfield’s typed signature with an indication he signed the original.
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 can be found in the National Archives Catalog.

Audiovisual Holdings

The White House Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.
Cabinet Room
- 48-1; Unknown between 12:16 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); President's Science Advisory Committee; David, Edward E., Jr. (Dr.); Baldeschwieler, John D. (Dr.); Beckler, David Z. (Dr.); Bennett, Ivan L., Jr. (Dr.); Bronk, Detlev W. (Dr.); Buchsbaum, Solomon J. (Dr.); Cairns, Theodore L. (Dr.); DuBridge, Lee A. (Dr.); Fitch, Val L. (Dr.); Friedman, Herbert (Dr.); Garwin, Richard L.; Gell-Mann, Murray (Dr.); Haggerty, Patrick E.; Handler, Philip; Heffner, Hubert (Dr.); Hornig, Donald F. (Dr.); Olsen, Kenneth Harry; Simon, Herbert A. (Dr.); Smith, Lloyd H., Jr. (Dr.); Tape, Gerald F. (Dr.); Wood, Harland G. (Dr.); Truxal, John (Dr.); Pagnotta, Frank R.
- 48-2; Unknown between 1:03 p.m., 2/23 & 11:45 a.m., 2/21; [Unknown person(s)]
Oval Office
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-5729 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-5729-, Pat Nixon presenting the National Clean Up Contest awards to the winners. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Statler Hilton Hotel. Pat Nixon, unidentified men and women.
Roll WHPO-5730 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-5730-, Pat Nixon presenting an award trophy to the winners of the National Clean-Up Contest. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Statler Hilton Hotel. Pat Nixon, unidentified men and women.
Roll WHPO-5731 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-5731-, President Nixon meets with the members of the President's Science Advisory Committee. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, PSAC members.
Roll WHPO-5732 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-5732-, President Nixon with Senator Milton Young and members of the North Dakota Legislature. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Milton Young, North Dakota legislators.
Roll WHPO-5733 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-5733-02-07, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Arizona Governor Jack Williams. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John "Jack" R. Williams.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5733-04A, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Arizona Governor Jack Williams. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Jack Williams.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5733-10-14, President Nixon standing with Mr. and Mrs. John Waters, Federal Co-Chairman of the Appalachian Commission, and his family. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Williams, Mr. & Mrs. John B. Waters, Waters son and daughter.
Roll WHPO-5734 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-5734-01-22, The National Governors Conference. Vice President Spiro Agnew speaking at the podium and other governors speaking or introducing him at the podium. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington, Hilton Hotel. Spiro Agnew, unidentified governors.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5734-09, Vice President Agnew speaking at a podium bearing his official Vice Presidential seal during the National Governors Conference. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington, Hilton Hotel. Spiro Agnew.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5734-20-22, Governor John Connally speaking at a podium bearing his official Vice Presidential seal addressing the National Governors Conference. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Washington, Hilton Hotel. John Connally, unidentified governors.
Roll WHPO-5735 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-5735-02-15, President Nixon and Pat Nixon seated at a round table with other guests during the Governors Dinner. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified state governors and wives.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5735-16-19, UP WITH PEOPLE musicans performing in the East Room after the Governors Dinner. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. UP WITH PEOPLE musicians and singers, entertainers, audience members.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5735-20-22, 29, Comedian Bob Hope at the microphone speaking on the East Room stage with the singing group UP WITH PEOPLE. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Bob Hope, UP WITH PEOPLE musicians and singers, entertainers, audience members.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5735-23-28, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, and comedian Bob Hope on the East Room stage with the singing group UP WITH PEOPLE. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, Bob Hope, UP WITH PEOPLE musicians and singers, entertainers, audience members.
- Frame(s): WHPO-5735-28, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, and comedian Bob Hope on the East Room stage with the singing group UP WITH PEOPLE. 2/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Judy Agnew, Bob Hope, UP WITH PEOPLE musicians and singers, entertainers, audience 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-173
  Governor's Conference-Washington Hilton Hotel/Ehrlichman and Connally (two tapes). (2/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 1:40
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
C - First Lady
- WHCA-SR-C-060
  Remarks by Pat Nixon to the National Clean-Up Congress at the Statler Hilton Hotel, with Bill Pond and Richard Hackendahl. (2/23/1971, Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DAS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
G - Cabinet Officer Briefings
- WHCA-SR-G-080
  Press briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, with Ronald Ziegler. (2/23/1971, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 22:00
  
  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.
H - White House Staff Member Recordings
- WHCA-SR-H-343
  Press briefing by George Shultz. (2/23/1971, Roosevelt Room, White House)
  
  Runtime: 1:05:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RSM (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-H-344
  Press briefing by Henry Kissinger. (2/23/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 14:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by CAL (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-H-345
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Donald Rumsfeld. (2/23/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 19:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by CAL (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
J - Entertainment at the White House
- WHCA-SR-J-146
  Bob Hope and Up With People [see P-710230]. (2/23/1971)
  
  Keywords: Performance, comedy
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
P - Formal Presidential Remarks
- WHCA-SR-P-710228
  Remarks by President Nixon to Governors at Washington Hilton. (2/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 24:00:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-P-710229
  Remarks by President Nixon at gubernatorial dinner. (2/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 5:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-P-710230
  Remarks by President Nixon at entertainment after dinner with Bob Hope, Vice President Agnew, Up With People Group [see I-146]. (2/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 4:50
  
  Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, performance
  
  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-4190
  "Thirty Minutes" with guest George McGovern.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:29:22
- WHCA-4191
  "The Selling of the Pentagon". entertainer Johnny Mann.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:59:28
- WHCA-4192
  "The Dick Cavett Show" interview with Ralph Nader, Carmen McRae. Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President of the United States.
  WCSC
  Runtime: 01:29:27
- WHCA-4195
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:19
  
  19. Smith/Jarriel/Gale: Union wages. Time Code Start: 53:36. Keywords: labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations, employment, wages, salaries, money. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Smith: Governor's conference. Time Code Start: 57:27. Keywords: Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Reasoner/Gill: Laos. Time Code Start: 58:48. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  22. Chancellor/Newman: Construction prices. Time Code Start: 60:42. Keywords: jobs, unemployment, labor, buildings, housing, wages, costs. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Newman: Laos. Time Code Start: 63:57. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Chancellor: Capitol Hill reaction to Vietnam war. Time Code Start: 64:40. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Chancellor: Senator Ervin on private information abuses. Time Code Start: 66:49. Keywords: privacy, crime, spying, espionage, security, crimes. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Cronkite/Dean: Laos. Time Code Start: 68:36. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  27. Schieffer: Secretary of Defense Laird on Laos. Time Code Start: 71:34. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, Laos, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Cronkite: Supreme Court and Senator Ervin on surveillance. Time Code Start: 74:20. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, rulings. Network: CBS.
- WHCA-4211
  Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape I (Weekly News Summary).
  NBC
  
  57. Newman: Heaviest U.S. air strikes to date. Time Code Start: 64:02. Keywords: Vietnam War, aircraft, bombings. Network: NBC.
  
  58. Brinkley: Senate Democrats seek total withdrawal; Secretary of Defense Laird terms invasion "on schedule"; new invasion polls offered. Time Code Start: 64:42. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, military, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, Senate, Senators, withdrawals. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)

- New York Times of February 23, 1971
- AP Images photos from February 23, 1971
- Getty Images photos from February 23, 1971
The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.
- February 1971 Broadcast Index
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