February 25, 1969

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at London, England

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.

Congress, Communications to

• Reform of the Postal Service (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 319, February 25, 1969)
  The President's Message to the Congress Recommending Legislation To Insure Selection and Promotion of Postal Employees on a Nonpolitical Basis.

European Trip

• London, England (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 340, February 25, 1969)
  Remarks of the President, Secretary of State William P. Rogers, and Ambassador David K. E. Bruce to Members of the Staff of the American Embassy.

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.

• CHARLES H. ROGOVIN, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance.
• RICHARD W. VELDE, of Virginia, to be an Associate Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance.

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• Special Message to the Congress on Reform of the Postal Service.
• Remarks to the Staff at the American Embassy in London

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 25, 1969

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

• Senate: February 25, 1969
• House of Representatives: February 25, 1969
• Extensions of Remarks: February 25, 1969

Argued

• Gregg v. United States
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Stanisic
• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
• United States v. United States Coin & Currency

Decided

• Dunbar-Stanley Studios, Inc. v. Alabama

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President's Office Files

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• 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 25, 1969, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]

President's Personal File

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• President's Speech File
  • Box 46, February-March 1969, RN Notes--European Trip

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• White House Press Conferences, Box 56
  • News Conference at the White House with Hon. Winton M. Blount, the Postmaster General; and Herb Klein, Director of Communications for the Executive Branch, February 25, 1969, 11:20 A.M. EST. 14 pgs.
  • News Conference #65 at the White House (The Grosvenor House) (London, England) with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President, and Trevor Hughes, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Great Britain, February 25, 1969, 12:15 A.M. 7 pgs.
  • News Conference #66 at the White House (The Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England) with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President, and Trevor Hughes, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, February 25, 1969, 11:58 P.M. 11 pgs.
  • News Conference #67 at the White House (The Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England) with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President; Trevor Hughes, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister; Martin Hillenbrand, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Robin Haydon, Foreign Office, February 25, 1969, 1:40 P.M. 7 pgs.

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• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
  Tuesday, February 25.
  
  London
  
  President started at 9:00 on intensive day that still hasn't ended (11:00). He was involved most of the day in talks with British leaders - lunch at Buckingham Palace. John Ehrlichman and I went on a walking tour of this area of London, shops, etc. Then back to hotel for some work.
  
  Westminster Abbey at 2:30 for ceremonies, very impressive. Beautiful church, well planned ceremonies, laid wreath on Tomb of Unknown Warrior, exchanged gifts, listened to choir.
  
  Then walked across to Parliament and sat in House of Commons for Question Period. Fascinating. No one allowed to recognize President's presence but many alluded to it. Pretty raucous debate - they shout "too long" when they want a member to quit talking. Brief tour of Commons, Speaker's House - beautiful, right on the river - fantastic State dining room, great old rooms.
  
  Speaker's wife, Mrs. King, waited in side corridor to see President go by. Popped out and was introduced. Said, "I just had to get a peep at you." President said, "I wanted to get a peep at you." President stopped for quite a while at Churchill portrait and commented that Churchill was a great subject for an artist because his spirit and character always seemed to come through, even in paintings that weren't too good.
  
  Back to hotel after stop for brief remarks at the Embassy. Ehrlichman and Rose and I had tea with all the trimmings in parlor with a fire in the fireplace. Very British! President had more meetings with leaders, then off to dinner at #10 Downing. Leave at 8:00 tomorrow for airport and Bonn. Weather reports aren't too good. May have some problems. We went to dinner at Guineau's - excellent steak house. Now for a hot bath in the huge tub, and to bed at a decent hour, I hope. Hard to be sure until the President returns.
  
  (I made it.)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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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 25 February 1969 [consult link for visuals and extent of redactions]
  The President's Daily Brief
  
  25 February 1969
  19
  Top Secret
  
  I. MAJOR PROBLEMS
  
  MIDDLE EAST
  The Arab states are bracing themselves for further Israeli retaliatory attacks. There is still little solid information on yesterday's air raids, in which the Israelis attacked what they claim to be two terrorist bases in Syria on the road between Damascus and Beirut. Tel Aviv may have calculated that attacks on Syrian targets would have the least likelihood of stimulating a strong international reaction. Moreover, by hitting close to the Lebanese border, the Israelis may have hoped to jolt the Beirut government, which already has a bad case of the jitters.
  
  EUROPE
  All sides in the current imbroglio are sticking to their positions. The British have succeeded in keeping the Germans committed to the idea of WEU talks without the French, although Bonn may still want-to postpone the next meeting from 26 February to 5 March. Paris, to judge by Ambassador Seydoux's demarche in Bonn, still refuses to have anything to do with WEU until the Germans accept the French interpretations of the WEU treaty. More public and private recriminations can be expected.
  
  SOVIET AFFAIRS
  Chances for removing the Bundesversammlung from Berlin remain uncertain.
  
  Soviet Ambassador Tsarapkin, in his meeting with Chancellor Kiesinger on 23 February, apparently encouraged the West Germans to believe that the East Germans might go beyond the concessions suggested by Ulbricht in his letter of 21 February. In that letter, Ulbricht said "positive consideration" would be given to the possibility of opening the Berlin Wall for visits this Easter if Bonn would relocate the election scheduled for 5 March.
  
  Mayor Schuetz has indicated that he and Chancellor Kiesinger are agreed that any pass agreement must last for at least a year, and presumably cover all major holiday periods, not just Easter. They also require that an agreement on passes be firm prior to switching the venue of the Bundesversammlung. The East Germans offered to negotiate a pass agreement following the announcement of a change of site.
  
  Schuetz has been authorized by the Chancellor to sound out the East German authorities, but thus far there has been no reported contact between the two sides. Schuetz has, told Western Allied officials that he has until 28 February to inform Bonn whether a decision is still to be made not to hold the Bundesversammlung in Berlin. A Bonn official spokesman has also emphasized that speed is essential to the successful conclusion of a deal.
  
  The Mayor said he expects the pros and cons of the proposed deal to be hotly debated in West Berlin political circles. The bulk of West Berliners would probably be willing to sacrifice the presidential election and its emphasis on Bonn-Berlin ties for the chance to see their relatives and friends in East Berlin.
  
  Soviet military forces in East Germany have been engaged in routine activity over the last three days. There have been no reports of significant East German harassment of West German travel to Berlin.
  
  VIETNAM
  Shelling of major target areas continued on the night of 24-25 February, but on a scale below yesterday's and far below the peak reached on the first night of the Communist offensive. Sharp ground fighting is under way near several provincial capitals in southern I Corps. In the III Corps - Saigon area, there is fresh evidence of Communist plans for renewed attacks against the III Corps headquarters complex at Bien Hoa - Long Binh and against Song Be, the capital of Phuoc Long Province.
  
  With few exceptions the enemy's main forces have not been committed. This situation cannot be expected to continue for long, however, as a number of Communist prisoners captured as they probed allied positions on 23 February claim that they were ordered to open up approach corridors for other enemy units which would soon follow. They say that the main enemy blows are yet to come.
  
  This enemy tactic has been reported by low-level prisoners in Southern I Corps; near Saigon and Long Binh in III Corps; and near My Tho in the delta. [redacted] The fact that the Communists have sizable main force units available near each of these objectives also gives substance to the prisoner's claims.
  
  * * *
  
  Enemy documents captured just prior to the current offensive suggest that local force and guerrilla units intend to maintain a relatively high level of activity over an extended period, rather than to engage in an all-out attack. They emphasize that the action planned by these units is primarily of a harassing or terrorist nature designed to disrupt the pacification program, interdict lines of communication, and support political agitation leading to popular demonstrations.
  
  * * *
  
  Most of Saigon's newspapers, in their initial reaction to the Communists' offensive, emphasized the enemy's indiscriminate shelling of civilian population centers. Various editorials suggested responses ranging from a cautious approach to breaking off the peace talks. Some papers felt the Communists shelled Saigon out of inability to match the 1968 Tet offensive.
  
  Official reaction was characterized by President Thieu's remark that these were-the actions of an "enemy in a confused and weakened position." Ky, in usual form, told the press that "if they continue to shell our cities, we will bomb theirs."
  
  During the first rocket attack on Saigon in the early hours of 23 February, the government acted quickly to head off what it claimed might develop into a coordinated Viet Cong - militant Buddhist conspiracy. The National Police raided and closed down the An Quang Buddhist Youth Center and arrested some 50 students, most of whom are said to have had Viet Cong leaflets in their possession. Also seized was Thien Minh, the militant Buddhist priest recently given an "official" warning for delivering an antigovernment sermon.
  
  II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
  
  COMMUNIST CHINA
  [redacted]
  
  KOREA
  According to first reports, a North Korean ship of the type used to infiltrate guerrilla teams or agents exchanged fire with a South Korean patrol vessel off South Korea's west coast yesterday. The North Korean ship was first observed some miles off the port of Inchon, west pf Seoul, and withdrew to North Korean waters after apparently being hit
  
  [redacted]
  
  PERU
  Most Latin American governments recognize that the US-Peruvian impasse could have unsettling repercussions in the hemisphere. Almost all governments are now reluctant openly to take sides in the dispute, however, and clearly hope that somehow the problem will be settled without a US-Peruvian showdown--and without their having to take sides.
  
  If it comes to a showdown, many Latin American governments will be under pressure of public opinion to side with Peru. This is partly because of their habitual tendency to sympathize with a fellow Latin American "David" in his struggles with the US "Goliath." Also, the Latin American press has seldom presented a balanced picture of the US-Peruvian dispute, which is almost tailor-made for the simplistic explanations Latin Americans are ready to accept when it comes to "imperialist" pressures by the US against Latin America.
  
  Argentina is currently playing a special role. [redacted] The Argentines have accompanied their quiet approach to Peru with a noisy public expression of "solidarity" and the "widest collaboration" with Peru. This, they say, is to make it easier for Peru to accept Argentine mediation if it should come to this.
  
  PANAMA
  Colonel Martinez, who was arrested and deported to the us yesterday, had given both the junta and the civilian oligarchs ample reason to want his removal. The highhandedness he showed as military chief of staff doubtless alienated hie: fellow officers, and the oligarchy probably saw his hand in recent pronouncements by the junta which abolished political parties and promised important land reform measures. National Guard Commander Torrijos has clearly emerged as the country's strong man. Torrijos has always been more willing than Martinez to cater to the interests of the oligarchs.

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Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 25. Message From Secretary of Defense Laird to President Nixon, Washington, February 25, 1969

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 12, Geopolitical File, Cambodia Bombings, 1969. Top Secret; Sensitive. Laird’s handwritten signature appears as the “releaser” and apparently he was also the “drafter.” This message was apparently sent to Nixon who was in London.

• 26. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom, Washington, February 25, 1969, 0324Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Repeated Immediate to Paris for Lodge. Drafted by John R. Burke (EA/VN) February 24, cleared by Archibald Calhoun (EA) and Bundy, and approved by Richardson. Rogers and Nixon were in London for meetings with British Prime Minister Wilson.

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Roll WHPO-0361 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-00, President Nixon and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson standing in front of a fireplace at No. 10 Downing Street in London; the Prime Minister's official residence. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, Harold Wilson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-01-03, Unidentified reporters and other members of the press waiting outside No. 10 Downing Street, and writing notes. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. Unidentified reporters, Press Corps.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-04, President Nixon walking up a stairway, escorted by a Buckingham Palace official. In the background, Secretary of State William Rogers and other staff members are being greeted by household staff, possibly The Queen's secretary. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace. President Nixon, William Rogers, Buckingham Palace staff members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-05, President Nixon shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth while the Duke of Edinburgh stands nearby. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II of England, the Duke of Edinburgh and others.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-06, President Nixon speaking with Queen Elizabeth and Phillip Duke of Edinburgh while standing in the Buckingham Palace picture gallery hallway. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace, picture gallery hallway. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, Phillip Duke of Edinburgh.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-06-08, President Nixon speaking with Queen Elizabeth and Phillip Duke of Edinburgh while standing in the Buckingham Palace picture gallery hallway. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace, picture gallery hallway. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-09-12, President Nixon talking with Queen Elizabeth and the Phillip Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Prince Charles and Princess Anne, as they stroll down the Buckingham Palace picture gallery hallway. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace, picture gallery hallway. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, Phillip Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, and others.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-11, President Nixon talking with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Prince Charles and Princess Anne, as they stroll down the Buckingham Palace picture gallery hallway. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace, picture gallery hallway. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, Phillip Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-13-18, President Nixon with the Dean of Westminister Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO, Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor C.A. Prendergast and Mrs. Prendergast, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State William Rogers, and unidentified staff members and British officials gathered at the Abbey entrance, near the grave of the Unknown soldier, seen on the floor (lower left of picture). 2/25/1969, London, England Westminster Abbey. President Nixon with the Dean of Westminister Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO and other unidentified officials wearing robes.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-19, President Nixon passing the Abbey choir area, with Dean of Westminister Eric Symes Abbott KCVO, and other officials. People can be seen standing in the seating areas, as the Dean and President pass by. 2/25/1969, London, England Westminster Abbey. President Nixon, Dean of Westminister Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO, unidentified persons wearing official robes of office.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0361-20-25, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger, seated informally during a meeting with leaders of British manufacturing, banking, business: Mark B. Carter, Chairman of the Race Relations Board. Lord Asa Briggs, Vice Chancellor of Sussex University. Alastair Buchan, Director Of the Institute for Strategic Studies. Lord Caccia, Provost of Eton College. A. L. C. Bullock, Vice Chancellor of Oxford University. Leslie Cannon, President of the Electrical Trades Union. Victor Feather, Acting General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress. Trevor Fisk, Pres. Of the National Union of Students. Aubrey Jones, Chairman of the Prices and Income Board. Jack Jones, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union. Gordon Richardson, Chairman of J. H. Schroder, Wagg & Co. Lord Robens, Chairman of the National Coal Board. Lord Sherfield, Chairman of Hill, Samuel & Co. Richard S. Simpson, Dr. , Pres. Of the Scottish Union of Students. Lord Stokes, Chairman of British Leyland Motors. Sir Siegmund Warburg, Director of S. G. Warburg & Co. Arnold Weinstock, Chairman of English General Electric Co. Kenneth Younger, Director General of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. 2/25/1969, London, England Claridge's Hotel. President Nixon, Mark B. Carter, Lord Asa Briggs, Alastair Buchan, Lord Caccia, A. L. C. Bullock, Leslie Cannon, Victor Feather, Trevor Fisk, Aubrey Jones, Jack Jones, Gordon Richardson, Lord Robens, Lord Sherfield, Richard S. Simpson, Lord Stokes, Sir Siegmund Warburg, Arnold Weinstock, Kenneth Younger.

Roll WHPO-0363 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0363-13-17, President Nixon walking in portrait gallery hall of Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth, Phillip Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, and Prince Charles. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Prince Charles.

Roll WHPO-0376 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0376-00-05, President Nixon meeting informally with former British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. 2/25/1969, London, England Claridge's Hotel. President Nixon, Harold Macmillan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0376-06-08, John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods sitting in an office. 2/25/1969, London, England Claridge's Hotel. Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0376-09-14, President Nixon meeting informally with Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe. 2/25/1969, London, England Claridge's Hotel. President Nixon, Jeremy Thorpe.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0376-15-19, President Nixon, in black tie, standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, William Rogers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0376-20-23, President Nixon, in black tie, standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Ambassador David Bruce, and William Rogers. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, William Rogers.

Roll WHPO-0377 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0377-00-04, President Nixon meeting informally with Conservative Party leader Edward Heath. 2/25/1969, London, England Claridge's Hotel. President Nixon, Edward Heath.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0377-05-08, President Nixon standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, William Rogers, David Bruce, Harold Wilson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0377-09-24, President Nixon standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, William Rogers, and David Bruce. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, William Rogers, David Bruce, Harold Wilson.

Roll WHPO-0378 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0378-00A-05A, President Nixon in black tie standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, William Rogers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0378-06A-11A, President Nixon in black tie standing with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, David Bruce, and William Rogers. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, William Rogers.

Roll WHPO-0379 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0379-01A-03A, President Nixon arriving at the American Embassy. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, Ambassador David Bruce, Embassy employees, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0379-04A-06A, President Nixon addressing Embassy employees. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, Ambassador David Bruce, Embassy employees, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0379-07A-19A, 23A-31A, Crowd inside and outside the American Embassy. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, Ambassador David Bruce, Embassy employees, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0379-20A-22A, President Nixon leaving at the American Embassy. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, Ambassador David Bruce, Embassy employees, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0380 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0380-02A-08A, President Nixon arriving at the street in front of Buckingham Palace. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace environs. police escort, Presidential limousine, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0380-09A-36A, President Nixon inside Westminster Abbey, walking down the aisle and speaking with the Dean of the Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO . 2/25/1969, London, England Westminster Abbey. President Nixon with the Dean of Westminister Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO and other unidentified officials.

Roll WHPO-0381 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0381-02A-24A, President Nixon arriving outside of #10 Downing Street. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, William Rogers, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, other officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0381-26A-28A, Unidentified persons outside the gate of #10 Downing Street. 2/25/1969, London, England #10 Downing Street. President Nixon, William Rogers, Harold Wilson, David Bruce, other officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0381-29A-34A, Motorcade arriving at Buckingham Palace. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace environs. official cars, motorcycle escort.

Roll WHPO-0382 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0382-00A-14A, Westminster Abbey interior. 2/25/1969, London, England Westminster Abbey. unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0382-15A-17A, Crowd outside American Embassy. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, American Embassy employees.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0382-18A-27A, President Nixon addressing Embassy employees inside the building. 2/25/1969, London, England American Embassy. President Nixon, American Embassy employees.

Roll WHPO-0425 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0425-00A-10A, President Nixon and Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace hallway gallery. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0425-08, President Nixon and Queen Elizabeth in a Buckingham Palace hallway gallery. 2/25/1969, London, England Buckingham Palace. President Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0425-11A-19A, President Nixon at Westminster Abbey laying a wreath on the Tomb of the British Unknown Warrior, Dean of Westminster Abbey Eric Symes Abbott, KCVO, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in attendance. 2/25/1969, London, England Westminster Abbey. President Nixon, Dean of Westminister Abbey Eric Symes Abbott KCVO, unidentified clergy and officials.

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G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-006
  Remarks to the press by Postmaster General Winton Blount and Director of White House Communications, Herbert Klein. (2/25/1969, Roosevelt Room, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:24:58
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by ABC; No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-690230
  Remarks by President Nixon to the Staff at the American Embassy in London, with Secretary Rogers, Ambassador David Bruce. (2/25/1969, American Embassy in London)
  
  Runtime: 12:50
  
  Keywords: 1969 trip to Europe
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-3228
  President at Buckingham Palace; "Today" Show: The President's Trip to Europe; AND The President In Europe.
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-3229
  Huntley-Brinkley Coverage of the President's Trip.
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00

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