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February 26, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, February 26, 1974, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Monday, February 25, 1974

Next Date: Wednesday, February 27, 1974

Schedule and Public Documents

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.

    • News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 66, News Summaries - February 1974 [13 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 26, 1974, (Mon. nets, wires. News Conf. Report at End. Digest separate)
      • Digest of Recent Comment, February 26, 1974
      • Digest of Recent Comment / Review of Wed. AM Papers (Limited) due to absence of NY Times and pre-news conf. editions of Trib. and NY News, February 26, 1974

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

    All National Archives Units

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.

  • 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. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

    France, 1973-1976

    • 318. Telegram 38057 From the Department of State to the Embassy in France, Washington, February 26, 1974, 1837Z

      Summary: The Department reported a February 25 conversation between Sonnenfeldt and Kosciuko-Morizet.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 731, Country Files, Europe, United Kingdom, October 73–, Vol. 9c. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted by Sonnenfeldt; cleared by Luers in S/S; and approved by Sonnenfeldt. A more detailed account of this conversation is in message WH40528/Tohak 16 from Scowcroft to Kissinger, February 26. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 139, France, Chronological File, 8 January–29 May 1974)

  • 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 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-E2293 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2293-07-23, President Nixon participating in the Proclamation signing ceremony proclaiming March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day as legislators stand nearby. 2/26/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Donald Johnson, Administrator, Veterans Administration Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.), Chairman, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Senator Clifford Hanson (R-Wyo.), Ranking Minority Member. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Representative W. J. B. Dorn (D-S. C.). Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee, Cong. John P. Haznmerschmidt (R-Ark.), Ranking Minority Member. House Veterans Affairs Committee Cong. Hamilton Fish (R-N. Y. ) Representative Benjamin A. Gilman (R-N. Y.) Representative William Scherle (R-Iowa) Major General Robert. E. L. Eaton, National Commander. The American . . Legion William F. Hauck. National Adjutant. The American Legion Cooper Holt. Executive Director. Veterans of Foreign Wars Berge Avadanian, National Commander, AMVETS John T. Soave, National Comm.ander. Disabled American Veterans John Keller, National Service Director, Disabled American Veterans . Frank R. DeGeorge. National President. Paralyzed Veterans Association Neil G. Knowles. National Commander, Catholic War Veterans MrS. Gay Pendleton, Sponsor, Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee Alfonzo Sellet. Chairman. Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee John Charlton, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Jesse Brown, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Roney Hartley. Legislative Director of AMVETS and. Vietnam Veteran.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2293-20, Partial aerial view of President Nixon participating in the Proclamation signing ceremony proclaiming March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day as legislators stand nearby. Members of the Press are seen in the foreground. 2/26/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Members of the Press Corps, Donald Johnson, Administrator, Veterans Administration Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.), Chairman, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Senator Clifford Hanson (R-Wyo.), Ranking Minority Member. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Representative W. J. B. Dorn (D-S. C.). Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee, Cong. John P. Haznmerschmidt (R-Ark.), Ranking Minority Member. House Veterans Affairs Committee Cong. Hamilton Fish (R-N. Y. ) Representative Benjamin A. Gilman (R-N. Y.) Representative William Scherle (R-Iowa) Major General Robert. E. L. Eaton, National Commander. The American . . Legion William F. Hauck. National Adjutant. The American Legion Cooper Holt. Executive Director. Veterans of Foreign Wars Berge Avadanian, National Commander, AMVETS John T. Soave, National Comm.ander. Disabled American Veterans John Keller, National Service Director, Disabled American Veterans . Frank R. DeGeorge. National President. Paralyzed Veterans Association Neil G. Knowles. National Commander, Catholic War Veterans MrS. Gay Pendleton, Sponsor, Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee Alfonzo Sellet. Chairman. Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee John Charlton, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Jesse Brown, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Roney Hartley. Legislative Director of AMVETS and. Vietnam Veteran.

    Roll WHPO-E2294 Photographer: SCUMACHER | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2294-01-27A, President Nixon participating in the Proclamation signing ceremony proclaiming March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day as legislators stand nearby. 2/26/1974, Washington, D.C. Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Donald Johnson, Administrator, Veterans Administration Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.), Chairman, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Senator Clifford Hanson (R-Wyo.), Ranking Minority Member. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Representative W. J. B. Dorn (D-S. C.). Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee, Cong. John P. Haznmerschmidt (R-Ark.), Ranking Minority Member. House Veterans Affairs Committee Cong. Hamilton Fish (R-N. Y. ) Representative Benjamin A. Gilman (R-N. Y.) Representative William Scherle (R-Iowa) Major General Robert. E. L. Eaton, National Commander. The American . . Legion William F. Hauck. National Adjutant. The American Legion Cooper Holt. Executive Director. Veterans of Foreign Wars Berge Avadanian, National Commander, AMVETS John T. Soave, National Comm.ander. Disabled American Veterans John Keller, National Service Director, Disabled American Veterans . Frank R. DeGeorge. National President. Paralyzed Veterans Association Neil G. Knowles. National Commander, Catholic War Veterans MrS. Gay Pendleton, Sponsor, Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee Alfonzo Sellet. Chairman. Honor Vietnam Veterans Committee John Charlton, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Jesse Brown, Disabled Veteran of Vietnam Conflict, Roney Hartley. Legislative Director of AMVETS and. Vietnam Veteran.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2294-18A, Close-up portrait of President Nixon participating in the Proclamation signing ceremony proclaiming March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day as legislators stand nearby. 2/26/1974, Washington, D.C. Cabinet Room. President Nixon, unidentified legislators (partial view).
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2294-23A, President Nixon shaking hands with a legislator after participating in the Proclamation signing ceremony proclaiming March 29, 1974, as Vietnam Veterans Day as legislators stand nearby. 2/26/1974, Washington, D.C. Cabinet Room. President Nixon, unidentified legislators (partial view).

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-740223
      Remarks by President Nixon signing Vietnam Veterans Day Proclamation. (2/26/1974)

      Runtime: 13:55

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-740224
      Remarks by President Nixon to US-USSR Trade and Economic Council with Soviet Deputy FM for Foreign Trade. (2/26/1974)

      Runtime: 11:44

      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-503
      Briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar Weinberger on education legislation with Frank Carlucci. (2/26/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also 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-504
      Briefing by Gerald Warren. (2/26/1974, [not listed])

      Runtime: 33:00:00

      Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also 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-6811
      "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition". a discussion of campaign financing
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 01:05:24
    • WHCA-6818
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: undetermined

      17. Smith/Peterson: Gasoline problems. Time Code Start: 32:46. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: ABC.

      18. Smith/Schoumacher: Impeachment and Watergate. Time Code Start: 35:39. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.

      19. Smith/Zimmerman: Veteran's benefits case. Time Code Start: 39:23. Keywords: Armed Forces, military, troops, health, insurance, hospitals, financial aid, education, tuitions, health care. Network: ABC.

      20. Reasoner/Brown: British elections. Time Code Start: 41:54. Keywords: United Kingdom, England, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.

      21. Smith/Tucker: Price of gold increase. Time Code Start: 44:34. Keywords: precious metals, money, banks, investments, currency, metals, monetary systems, gold bullion standard, value, increases. Network: ABC.

      22. Reasoner: Commentary on British elections. Time Code Start: 47:05. Keywords: United Kingdom, England, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.

      23. Chancellor/Goralski/Daves: Inflation and food shortage. Time Code Start: 49:08. Keywords: food, shortages, economy, economics, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.

      24. Chancellor/Levine: Gas supplies and analysis of President's comments on the energy crisis. Time Code Start: 55:01. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: NBC.

      25. Chancellor/Stern: President Nixon's position on court testimony. Time Code Start: 57:45. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      26. Chancellor: Watergate developments. Time Code Start: 59:12. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      27. Chancellor/Scherrer/Brokaw: Commentary on the President Nixon's position and review of impeachment rules. Time Code Start: 59:50. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: NBC.
    • WHCA-6819
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS

      1. Chancellor/Nessen: White House apologizes for President Nixon's remarks to Wiesner; veteran's benefits action. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, apologies, Armed Forces, military, retirement, insurance, payments. Network: NBC.

      2. Chancellor/Goralski/Davis: Commentary in on the raising cost of living. Time Code Start: 03:04. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: NBC.

      3. Cronkite/Benton: President Nixon comments on the energy crisis and rationing. Time Code Start: 05:54. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: CBS.

      4. Cronkite/Rabel: Energy crisis affects mines and even Mardi Gras. Time Code Start: 08:46. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, holidays, celebrations. Network: CBS.

      5. Cronkite/Rather: Disagreement with President Nixon's statements. Time Code Start: 10:52. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, criticisms. Network: CBS.

      6. Cronkite: Watergate developments. Time Code Start: 12:41. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      7. Cronkite/Schorr: Campaign financing case. Time Code Start: 13:40. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, funding, fundraising, donations, contributions. Network: CBS.

      8. Cronkite/Simon: Secretary of State Kissinger's trip; British elections. Time Code Start: 15:10. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, England, United Kingdom, voting. Network: CBS.

      9. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on new interest in honesty in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 19:15. Keywords: politics, political parties, fairness, fair play, integrity, campaign spending limitations, election reforms, financial report releases. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)