February 28, 1969

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Rome, Italy

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.

European Trip

• Rome, Italy (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 345, February 28, 1969)
  Prepared Remarks of the President Upon Departure.
• Rome, Italy (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 345, February 28, 1969)
  Remarks of President Nixon and President Saragat Upon President Nixon's Departure From Italy.
• Paris, France (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 346, February 28, 1969)
  Prepared Remarks of the President Upon Arrival.
• Paris, France (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 347, February 28, 1969)
  Remarks of President Nixon and President Charles de Gaulle Upon President Nixon's Arrival at Orly Airport.
• Dinner With President de Gaulle (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 347, February 28, 1969)
  The President's Toast at the Elysée Palace in Paris.

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.

• CARL L. KLEIN, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
• MITCHELL MELICH, of Utah, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.
• ROBERT L. KUNZIG, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of General Services.
• PAUL W. EGGERS, of Texas, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
• BETTY HIGBY, of Colorado, to be Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Denver.

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• Remarks on Departure From Rome.
• Remarks on Arrival at the Airport in Paris.
• Toasts of the President and President de Gaulle at a Dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

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• Federal Register of Friday, February 28, 1969

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• Senate: February 28, 1969
• Extensions of Remarks: February 28, 1969

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• President's Handwriting, Box 1, President's Handwriting, February 1969
  • Memo; Lee A. DuBridge to The President re: Progress Report on the Cabinet Committee on the Environment. February 28, 1969. 2 pgs.

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White House Press Office

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• White House Press Conferences, Box 56
  • News Conference #70 at the White House (Paris, France) with Ron Ziegler, February 28, 1969, 7:15 P.M. 3 pgs.

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 (February 27-February 28) (PDF)
  Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28.
  
  Rome
  
  Arrived late afternoon - 45 minutes late because of delays in Berlin. Very impressive arrival ceremonies. They had a red velvet tent and stand on the field and lots of troops.
  
  Drive into city was great. We came along the Appian Way - very picturesque countryside, roads lined all the way with people. Very impressive motorcycle escort using the huge palace guards. Went by Caracalla, the Coliseum, the Forum, etc., with lots and lots of people. Not as enthusiastic as Berlin, but they were there.
  
  At Quirinale Palace another impressive ceremony in the courtyard with national anthems, etc. Then President to private talks with Saragat and leaders. Basic staff is staying at the palace and it is really something! Beautiful floors, gold and white walls and molding. Tapestries everywhere, murals on walls and ceilings. Everyone in huge suites, lavish bathrooms, etc., except me. I have the scullery maid's room in the President's suite and it's pretty bad; but the surroundings are magnificent. Wish I could get pictures inside. Palace guards all along the corridors. All seven feet tall, carrying swords. Salute every time we walk by.
  
  We went to Saragat's dinner in the palace, about a hundred at U-shape table. I sat next to Director of Christian Democrat Party. Neither he nor the man on the other side spoke English.
  
  Dinner was seven courses - vegetable soup, fish, veal with vegetables, asparagus with sauce (as separate course), great pastry with raspberry whipped cream, fruit and sweets and candies. Very dietetic. Toasts were long and stereotyped. No great response. Dinner also long, President now meeting with citizens groups, and it's midnight.
  
  Guess there's been some demonstrating - Juanich is at hotel by Embassy and not anxious to go out. Reports are about three hundred students, 4 blocks from Palace.
  
  Friday morning Rose and I went to St. Peter's, still as impressive as before. Toured the whole main floor and the tomb, bought some rosaries at the store to be blessed on Sunday.
  
  In each of our rooms is a big silver tray with a bowl of candied almonds, a plate of fresh fruit, an ice bucket with a large carafe of fresh orange juice and a bottle of water, a bowl of ice, glasses, bottles of scotch, vodka, Grand Marnier and Strega, a bowl of sugar and a beautiful porcelain bowl of bonbons (even in my hovel). Also a beautiful art book on the Quirinale Palace, and an assortment of cigars and cigarettes.
  
  One nice feature at the dinner was full orchestra in the balcony playing a program alternating between American and Italian composers.
  
  Italians near me at dinner emphasized the imperative need for European unity, and said Germany held the key. That we (United States) must find a way to guarantee Germany's territorial integrity - without this, no hope of unity. Also felt Britain must enter the common market - and will - but it will take three to four years (until "after de Gaulle").
• Handwritten diary entry (February 27-February 28) (JPG)
• Transcript of diary entry (February 28) (PDF)
  Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 28, March 1,-2.
  
  Paris
  
  Arrived in mid-afternoon. De Gaulle very cordial. Greeted President in English which is very unusual. Usual ceremonies, only the French do it with more style. De Gaulle, in welcoming speech, referred to his peoples' and his personal pleasure with the statesman the American people had selected as their leader. President responded with very warm words regarding American relations with France and ended with "Vive la France". De Gaulle started to applaud at English version, then waited for translation.
  
  On drive in from airport, many police, as everywhere all roads completely cleared in both directions - kind of eerie. Huge motorcycle escort. A few people along the way, but not many. Went directly to Quai d'Orsay, beautiful palace and lovely quarters. I have a corner room - blue cloth walls, white and gold trim, huge room, high ceilings, great chandelier. Bathroom is also a corner with huge windows. Big bath tub with rack holding sponge, Chanel soap, and thermometer. Really luxurious living. Also an array of French cigarettes and a beautiful leather holder with Cuban cigars.
  
  Left shortly after arrival for Arc de Triomphe. While waiting for departure, Sargent Shriver introduced me to Foreign Minister Couve de Murville, and we had quite a chat. Drive down Champs Elysees was disappointing to me - not very many people, and even less enthusiasm. Quite a contrast to Berlin, and even to Rome. A few hecklers along the way - the police really pounced on them. Barricades on all streets and lots of police.
  
  Ceremony at Arc went well - usual routine. Then President went to meet with de Gaulle. Ehrlichman and I went to Embassy to do some business, then back to Quai. Apparently meetings went well - President in great spirits when he returned. 
  
  Tonight may well have been his finest hour. At de Gaulle's dinner, the General's toast was warm, eloquent, and way beyond the need of protocol. The President's response was absolutely superb. He really built up France and de Gaulle in beautiful style. I was seated next to Madame Billotte, wife of the General who was de Gaulle's Chief of Staff during the war. She said at the end of dinner that she felt we had seen the making of history tonight - and she was quite overcome and most sincere. It would appear that at least a giant step has been taken toward the principal goal of this trip.
  
  The dinner was the best of all. The French seem to handle things the best of any country we've visited. Eighty-eight were at the one long table, small orchestra in the wings for dinner music. All guests at their places, then de Gaulle and President made their entrance with music playing. Very impressive. Food was great. Consommé, delicious fish with fried shrimp and some seafood in a little pastry shell; meat was sliced stripper, with carrots, peas, cauliflower, green beans, a green leaf, potatoes, little onions; then a sherbet in shell of burnt sugar and cookies. Four wines, one of the reds the best ever. After dinner to the salon for liqueurs, cigars, etc., including Napoleon brandy that Shriver says is $600 a bottle.
  
  Before dinner we assembled in the salon. The two Presidents came into the next room - we went in one by one, announced with title, to meet them - then into next room for drinks, champagne, port or martinis. After dinner they first served liqueurs, then trays of orange juice and grapefruit juice, then champagne. Only two hors d' oeuvres before dinner and those very skimpy (there were none in Italy or Germany).
  
  Beautiful palace courtyard entrance, guards with swords at salute, red carpet up steps, etc. I sat between Mme. Billotte (above) and Mme. Lucet, wife of the Ambassador to the United States. Both spoke perfect English, but I had an interpreter (pretty young girl) who sat behind me all through dinner, and before and after. Would have sure helped last night in Rome.
  
  Back to the Quai - where a lovely tray of fresh fruit and a bottle of Evian was on my mantel.
• Handwritten diary entry (February 28) (JPG) - part 1
• Handwritten diary entry (February 28) (JPG) - part 2
• Handwritten diary entry (February 28) (JPG) - part 3

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• President's Daily Brief of 28 February 1969 [consult link for visuals and extent of redactions]
  The President's Daily Brief
  
  28 February 1969
  19
  Top Secret
  
  I. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
  
  MIDDLE EAST
  Old guard Labor Party leaders, looking for ways to block n early power bid by Moshe Dayan, are now considering putting forward Mrs. Golda Meir as the head of a caretaker government until parliamentary elections are held. These leaders, who control the party machinery, are said to believe that Mrs. Meir, 70 and not in good health, would be less likely to provoke an immediate move by the Dayan forces than would be the case if Allon were left in the job. (Dayan at this point probably considers Allon his principal rival.)
  
  Dayan has not yet tipped his hand. Embassy Tel Aviv thinks there are many factors arguing against Dayan's making his move now, but reports he is under strong pressure from his followers to go for broke. One of Dayan's big problems, if he wants to become prime minister under the powerful Labor Party's banner, is his lack of voting strength in the party itself.
  
  EUROPE
  The small, "guerrilla-type" demonstrations which extremists in Paris were planning for President Nixon's visit could mushroom into something much bigger in the wake of yesterday's shooting of a student. The security forces are better organized than they were last spring, however [redacted] We believe they will be able to keep any disturbances away from the US party.
  
  * * *
  
  [redacted] President Nixon's stop in West Berlin was enormously successful. The crowd of several hundred thousand which lined the' motorcade route was as large as that which turned out for President Kennedy's visit in 1963 and much larger than any which welcomed any visiting dignitary since then. There were no significant anti-US demonstrations; in some cases would-be demonstrators were set upon by irate civilian bystanders. Newspapermen say the President came across as a "sympathisch," friendly American. [redacted]
  
  * * *
  
  [redacted]
  
  SOVIET AFFAIRS
  The West Berlin representative in the talks with the East Germans was a trifle optimistic in his report of the first meeting when he said Pankow would be willing to meet again. In answer to his message proposing another meeting yesterday, the East German representative replied that no further talks would be held unless the West German presidential election was switched to another city.
  
  Despite this hardening of the East German position, a representative of the Foreign Office in Bonn reports that Chancellor Kiesinger will make one more approach to Soviet Ambassador Tsarapkin, possibly offering a three-step contingency plan. This would move the election site in return for a joint Soviet - West German statement and a unilateral East German statement that passes will be issued for certain holidays beginning with Easter. Short of major Soviet concessions, however, it appears likely that the election will be held as scheduled in West Berlin next Wednesday.
  
  Pravda stepped up the pressure in an editorial yesterday. The editorial states that the West German presidential elections "must not take place" and that "this cannot be linked with any conditions whatsoever."
  
  VIETNAM
  The tempo of enemy activity slowed considerably on 27 February. Communist initiated actions consisted almost entirely of light mortar and rocket attacks against military bases. Anticipated enemy ground assaults against the main Bien Hoa base failed to materialize, as the Communists continued reluctant to accept heavy losses to their main force troops. Bien Hoa ,remains a critical spot, however, and there are strong indications that the enemy plans more attacks against a number of other major targets throughout the country.
  
  Saigon and Hue remain quiet; no terrorist incidents were reported during the past 24 hours. South Vietnamese police are reported to have apprehended 43 Viet Cong terrorists in Saigon since the current offensive began. Some of them say they had orders-to instigate a "general uprising" in Saigon's southwestern 6th Precinct, an area of numerous refugees and slums. Five rockets hit Da Nang. One blew up an ammunition barge at the docking area causing further explosions and fire.
  
  Elsewhere in I Corps, light enemy shellings struck Tam Ky and Quang Ngai cities, and small unit clashes continued at several points in the southern corps zone. II Corps action was limited to sporadic Communist shelling in the highlands and ground skirmishes in Binh Dinh and Phu Yen along the coast. The III Corps provinces around Saigon were generally quiet, with the remnants of a Communist battalion that was engaged against Bien Hoa on 26 February reported pulling back. In the delta, the enemy shelled several towns and ports; there were no significant ground attacks.
  
  * * *
  
  [redacted]
  
  * * *
  
  The French appear to be as interested as ever in thrusting themselves into the Vietnam situation in order to influence the outcome of the talks. [redacted]
  
  Manac'h on 25 February volunteered to an officer of the US Embassy that he had drafted several papers on Vietnam for the Nixon - De Gaulle and Rogers - Deore meetings.
  
  The main points made by Manac'h were:
  
  --The French believe that as a result of the Paris talks, Vietnam will remain divided for a number of years.
  
  --The French are willing to contribute both financially and with manpower to the reconstruction of South Vietnam so that it can effectively compete with North Vietnam for the allegiance of the people.
  
  --To strengthen the South Vietnam "emerging from the talks," the French believe South Vietnam should be linked to Cambodia and Laos through a series of agreements. In the French view the common links between these three countries are the limitations imposed by the Geneva Agreements such as no foreign military bases and no foreign troops except those stipulated in the agreement (i.e., French).
  
  --Finally, the French are convinced that no durable solution can exist without the acquiescence of Communist China; the French would not want to be associated with any solution worked out against China's will.
  
  * * *
  
  [redacted]
  
  II. OTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
  
  LAOS
  Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma is planning a diplomatic offensive aimed at stopping the fighting in Laos. The idea for a fresh Lao initiative apparently was triggered by the Soviet ambassador's recent trip to Hanoi and Pathet Lao headquarters. [redacted]

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Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

Portuguese Africa

• 87. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, February 28, 1969

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 17 PORT–US. Confidential. Drafted by Gebelt (EUR/SPP) and approved in J on March 5.

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

United Kingdom

• 311. Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to the Department of State , Rome, February 28, 1969, 0050Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 US/NIXON. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Repeated to London, Brussels, Paris, Bonn, and USNATO.

Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee; Seabed Arms Control Treaty

• 66. Memorandum From the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, February 28, 1969

  Smith forwarded the four issues paper that had been prepared in response to NSSM 20. These detailed papers provide extensive background information, multiple perspectives, and proposals for the possible upcoming topics—comprehensive test ban, cut-off fissionable material production for weapons purposes, and seabed arms control—at the ENDC meeting.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–34, Senior Review Group Meeting, 3/6/69. Top Secret; Restricted Data; Limdis. Copies were sent to Rogers, Laird, Wheeler, Helms, Seaborg, and Dubridge.

Nuclear Test Ban Issues; Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

• 285. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, February 28, 1969

  In a meeting with Under Secretary of State Richardson, Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin delivered a verbal statement requesting a formal explanation how the U.S. joint nuclear cratering experiment with Australia would comply with the terms of the LTBT and the reason for the lack of U.S. response to the Soviet proposal to hold PNE technical talks.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 725, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Memcons, Dobrynin/Secretary, Mar 69. Confidential. Drafted by Dubs (EUR/SOV) on March 3, 1969.

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Roll WHPO-0398 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0398-07, President Nixon standing with his hand over his heart next to Giuseppe Saragat in the area of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, Giuseppe Saragat.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0398-07-10, President Nixon in the area of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, unidentified official, military band, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0398-11-17, President Nixon departing Italy, reviewing the troops and saying goodbye to Giuseppe Saragat. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Ciampino Military Airport. President Nixon, Giuseppe Saragat, military personnel, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0398-16, President Nixon departing Italy, reviewing the troops and saying goodbye to Giuseppe Saragat. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Ciampino Military Airport. President Nixon, Giuseppe Saragat, military personnel, officials.

Roll WHPO-0399 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0399-20/20A-28/28A, President Nixon leaving the Quirinale Palace and arriving at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Quirinal Palace and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, unidentified officials, military guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0399-29A-37A, Standing shots of President Nixon and Prime Minister Mariano Rumor in an informal setting. Meeting with President Nixon, Rumor, and American and Italian officials. Departure by helicopter for the airport and departure from the airport. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Chigi Palace and Ciampino Military Airport. President Nixon, Mariano Rumor, Kissinger, other officials.

Roll WHPO-0400 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0400-, President Nixon standing in front of wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military guard.

Roll WHPO-0401 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0401-, The motorcade to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and of the assembled military personnel. President Nixon and officials. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, officials, military personnel.

Roll WHPO-0402 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0402-, Exterior view of the Elysee Palace. Guests at the black tie dinner hosted by President Charles de Gaulle and Madame de Gaulle. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Elysee Palace. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, William Rogers, unidentified officials and guests.

Roll WHPO-0403 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0403-02A-19A, The Elysee palace dinner table, set with tableware, before the arrival of Charles de Gaulle and President Nixon with other guests. Head of state dinner guests seated at guests at the dinner table hosted by Charles de Gaulle. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Elysee Palace. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, unidentified officials and guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0403-20/20A-37/37A, Unidentified man brushing his hair at a bathroom mirror. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-0404 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0404-02/02A-22/22A, Crowd of well wishers waiting for President Nixon's arrival at the Arc de Triomphe. President Nixon walking among the crowd after the ceremony. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Arc de Triomphe. President Nixon, Ziegler, unidentified officials and press corps.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0404-24/24A-33/33A, Unidentified men in their hotel(?) room. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-0405 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0405-, The Arc de Triomphe. A spectator holding a Stars and Stripes umbrella. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Arc de Triomphe. unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-0406 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0406-02A-17A, President Nixon arrives at Orly Field. President Nixon walking with President Charles de Gaulle and other officials. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, unidentified military and civilian officials, military band.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0406-18A-36A, Government officials and the crowd at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. President Nixon greets people in the crowd. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Arc de Triomphe. President Nixon, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0407 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0407-03-26, President Nixon at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon laying a wreath and standing at attention in front of the monument. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military honor guard, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0407-27-34, press corps and officials watching the approach on the runway of Air Force One (AF1) as it taxis in. President Nixon walking with Charles de Gaulle. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, press corps, military band.

Roll WHPO-0408 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-0408-, President Nixon walking with Charles de Gaulle on the airport tarmac after his arrival. Military band, honor guard, officials are also on the field. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, unidentified military and civilian officials.

Roll WHPO-0409 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0409-, Mr. & Mrs. J. B. West and White House chefs at a small table in a small kitchen. 2/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Mr. J. B. West, Mrs. J. B. West, chefs.

Roll WHPO-0410 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0410-, Unidentified man, chefs, talking to Mr. & Mrs. J. B. West in a small kitchen. 2/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Mr. J. B. West, Mrs. J. B. West, chefs, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-0411 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0411-, Portrait of Martin Anderson, taken on White House grounds. 2/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. Martin Anderson.

Roll WHPO-0412 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0412-00-04, President Nixon and President Charles de Gaulle stand at attention during his arrival ceremony in Paris while the national anthems are played. (President Nixons has hand over his heart). 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, President Charles de Gaulle, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0412-04A, President Nixon standing at attention, with his hand over his heart, during Charles de Gaulle's arrival ceremony. Charles de Gaulle is at his side. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, President Charles de Gaulle, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0412-05-06, President Nixon's motorcade arriving at the Quai d'Orsay. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Quai d'Orsay. press corps, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0412-07-08, President Nixon laying a wreath at the Arc de Triomphe. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Arc de Triomphe. President Nixon, military and civilian officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0412-09-15, President Nixon walking among a street crowd. President Nixon standing in his car and waving to the crowd along a street. 2/28/1969, Paris, France various streets. President Nixon, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0413 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0413-00-04, President Nixon, Kissinger, and American and Italian officials around a conference table. 2/28/1969, Rome, Italy Chigi Palace. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0413-05-06, President Nixon and party ascending stairs outside the Grand Salon. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, American and French officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0413-07-21, President Nixon walking among crowds surrounding the Arc de Triomphe and along streets. 2/28/1969, Paris, France streets. President Nixon, press corps, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0414 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0414-00A-12A, President Nixon's arrival ceremony on the airport tarmac. President Nixon and Charles de Gaulle standing at a microphone inside the Grand Salon. President Nixon and de Gaulle shaking hands. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Orly Field. President Nixon, Charles de Gaulle, Henry Kissinger, other officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0414-13A-16A, President Nixon leaving the Quay d'Orsay. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Quai d'Orsay. President Nixon, honor guard, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0414-17A-23A, President Nixon's motorcade driving to the Arc de Triomphe and of the wreath-laying ceremony there. President Nixon pointing while walking. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Arc de Triomphe. President Nixon, unidentified officials, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0415 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0415-01A-03A, Quai d'Orsay, exterior view. 2/28/1969, Paris, France Quai d'Orsay. unidentified staff 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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-690241
  Remarks by President Nixon on Arrival at the Airport in Paris, with President Charles DeGaulle. (2/28/1969, Orly Airport in Paris)
  
  Runtime: 3:00
  
  Keywords: 1969 trip to Europe
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-690242
  Exchange of toasts by President DeGaulle and President Nixon at Elysee Palace. (2/28/1969, Elysee Palace, Paris)
  
  Runtime: 4:11
  
  Keywords: 1969 trip to Europe
  
  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-3235
  President Nixon's Arrival in Paris.
  NBC
  Runtime: 0:15
• WHCA-3236
  Huntley-Brinkley Coverage of the President's Trip.
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00

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• February 28, 1969