February 26, 1973

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.

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.

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting the Cost of Living Council's Quarterly Report on the Economic Stabilization Program.

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 Monday, February 26, 1973

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

• Senate: February 26, 1973
• House of Representatives: February 26, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: February 26, 1973

Argued

• Gaffney v. Cummings
• United States v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
• White v. Regester
• White v. Weiser

Decided

• Department of Motor Vehicles of California v. Rios

Granted

• Steffel v. Thompson

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.

• News Summaries, Annotated News Summaries, Box 43, Feb. 19-27, 1973 [5 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 26, 1973

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)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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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 26 February 1973

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

The National Security Council System

• 193. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Parker) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 26, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1052, Institutional Materials, NSC Institutional Papers—February 1973. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Davis and 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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Old Executive Office Building

• 413-19; Unknown between 10:39 a.m. & 12:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 413-20; Unknown between 10:39 a.m. & 12:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-21; Unknown between 10:39 a.m. & 12:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 413-22; 12:23 p.m. - 2:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Parker, David N.
• 413-23; Unknown between 2:36 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-24; Unknown between 2:36 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-25; Unknown between 2:36 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-26; Unknown between 2:36 p.m. & 4:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-27; Unknown between 2:36 p.m. & 4:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-28; 4:50 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 413-29; 5:21 p.m. - 5:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 413-30; 5:21 p.m. - 5:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 413-31; Unknown between 5:22 p.m. & 5:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-32; 5:36 p.m. - 5:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 413-33; 5:40 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Safire, William L.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 413-34; Unknown between 7:15 p.m. & 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 413-35; Unknown between 7:15 p.m. & 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-36; Unknown between 7:15 p.m. & 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 413-37; 7:47 p.m. - 7:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.
• 413-38; Unknown between 7:49 p.m. & 8:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-39; Unknown between 7:49 p.m. & 8:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 413-40; Unknown between 7:49 p.m. & 8:50 p.m.; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 43-197; 5:21 p.m. - 5:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-198; 5:36 p.m. - 5:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 43-199; Unknown between 5:36 p.m. & 6:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-200; 6:03 p.m. - 6:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
• 43-201; Unknown between 6:07 p.m. & 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 43-220; 7:47 p.m. - 7:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, John V.

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-E0343 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0343-, The Oval Office. 2/26/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.

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.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-201
  Briefing by Director George Shultz of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Stabilization Program, with John Dunlop. (2/26/1973, [none listed])
  
  Runtime: 46:10:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GET (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

L - White House Press Office Briefings

• WHCA-SR-L-142
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (2/26/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 25:03:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  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-6133
  "Today" Show. Orientation for returning POW's from Vietnam (Vietnam Prisoner of War)
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-6148
  "Today" Show excerpt. Kissinger interviewed
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:24:49
• WHCA-6151
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:02
  
  29. Smith/Jarriel: Wage guidelines of 5.5% still holds. Time Code Start: 72:03. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, jobs, unemployment, prices. Network: ABC.
  
  30. Smith/Bennett: No word on next POW release; demonstration in Hue. Time Code Start: 73:57. Keywords: Vietnam Prisoner of War, military, troops, releases, demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: ABC.
  
  31. Smith/Reasoner/Koppel: Ceasefire violations; International Conference on Vietnam in Paris. Time Code Start: 76:30. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, ceasefiresr, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.
  
  32. Smith/Clark: Senate attempts to release impounded funds. Time Code Start: 79:10. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, costs, finances, funding. Network: ABC.
  
  33. Smith: Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir arrives in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 80:46. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Prime Ministers, Israeli. Network: ABC.
  
  34. Smith: Commentary on ceasefire in South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 81:50. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: ABC.
  
  35. Chancellor/Dobyns: The International Conference on Vietnam in Paris with Secretary of State Rogers. Time Code Start: 83:33. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  36. Brady: The fighting in Cambodia is continuing. Time Code Start: 87:11. Keywords: Vietnam WarCambodia, Vietnam War, military. Network: NBC.
  
  37. Chancellor/Nessen: Americans who will stay in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 88:46. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-6152
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:00
  
  1. Chancellor: Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Prime Ministers, Israeli. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Levine: Rules for Phase III with Shultz. Time Code Start: 01:49. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor: Reports of administration ordered phone taps of reporters and staff members [Watergate]. Time Code Start: 04:14. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Bradley: Rioting in South Vietnam against North Vietnamese. Time Code Start: 05:50. Keywords: Vietnam War, riots. Network: CBS.
  
  5. Cronkite/Kalb: The International Conference in Paris, major problems. Time Code Start: 07:50. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
  
  6. Cronkite/Pierpoint: Phase III. Time Code Start: 10:29. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Cronkite: Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir at Dulles Airport near Washington, D. C.. Time Code Start: 13:17. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Prime Ministers, Israeli, arrivals, airports. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Sevareid: Commentary on spending confusion on Capitol Hill. Time Code Start: 14:49. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-W-228
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
  ABC
  Runtime: 1:30

• TIME magazine of February 26, 1973

• New York Times of February 26, 1973

• AP Images photos from February 26, 1973
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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 1973 Broadcast Index

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• February 26, 1973