February 28, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

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• Message to the Senate Transmitting the Convention on Ocean Dumping.
• Executive Order 11704—Further Exempting A. Everett MacIntyre from Compulsory Retirement for Age
• Proclamation 4190—National Poison Prevention Week, 1973

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 Wednesday, February 28, 1973

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

• Senate: February 28, 1973
• House of Representatives: February 28, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: February 28, 1973

Argued

• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Wichita Board of Trade
• Fontaine v. United States
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York
• United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (S.C.R.A.P.), et al

Decided

• Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky
• Brennan v. Arnheim & Neely, Inc.
• United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corporation
• United States v. First Nat. Bancorporation, Inc.

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 54, News Summaries - Feb. & March 1973 [1 of 9] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • Digest of Recent News Comment and Magazines, February 28, 1973
  • News Summary, February 28, 1973, (Tuesday nets and wires)

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 84, Wednesday, February 28, 1973, Governors' Dinner
  • Box 84, Wednesday, February 28, 1973, Atlantic City--Speech Cancelled

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 28 February 1973

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Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

"That Chilean Guy May Have Some Problems": The Downfall of Salvador Allende, January-September 1973

• 320. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Armstrong) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Meyer) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, February 28, 1973

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL CHILE–US. Secret. Drafted on February 26 by Fisher, Gantz, and Casse; cleared by Weintraub, Benedick, Feldman, and Crimmins. Sent through Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs William J. Casey.

Vol. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

Panama, 1973-1976

• 4. Memorandum From William J. Jorden of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 28, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 791, Country Files, Latin America, Panama, Vol. 3, January 1972–August 1974. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Kissinger wrote on the first page of the memorandum, “Good work Bill,” and initialed.

Vol. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 32. Conversation Between President Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, February 28, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation No. 865–22. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met with Kissinger in the Oval Office between 11:07 and 11:52 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editors transcribed the portion printed here specifically for this volume.

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.

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Old Executive Office Building

• 414-1; 12:23 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Helms, Richard M.
• 414-2; Unknown between 2:15 p.m. & 3:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 414-3; 3:20 p.m. - 3:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas; Bull, Stephen B.
• 414-4; 3:30 p.m. - 3:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 414-5; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 4:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 414-6; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 4:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 414-7; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 4:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.

Oval Office

• 865-1; 8:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 865-2; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 8:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 865-3; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 8:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 865-4; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 8:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-5; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 8:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-6; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 9:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Usery, Willie J., Jr.
• 865-7; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 9:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-8; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 9:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-9; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 9:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 865-10; 9:01 a.m. - 9:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Johnson, Roger E.
• 865-11; Unknown between 9:02 a.m. & 9:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-12; Unknown between 9:02 a.m. & 9:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 865-13; Unknown between 9:02 a.m. & 9:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-14; 9:12 a.m. - 10:23 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dean, John W., III; Bull, Stephen B.
• 865-15; Unknown between 10:23 a.m. & 10:24 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-16; 10:24 a.m. - 10:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 865-17; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-18; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 865-19; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-20; 10:59 a.m. - 10:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 865-21; Unknown between 10:59 a.m. & 11:07 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 865-22; 11:07 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 865-23; Unknown between 11:52 a.m. & 12:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 865-24; 12:02 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 865-25; Unknown between 12:15 a.m. & 12:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 865-26; Unknown between 4:23 p.m. & 4:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 865-27; Unknown between 4:23 p.m. & 4:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 865-28; 4:25 p.m. - 5:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ash, Roy L.; Shultz, George P.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 865-29; Unknown between 5:46 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 37-1; 8:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-2; Unknown between 8:15 a.m. & 8:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-3; Unknown between 8:42 a.m. & 8:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Usery, Willie J., Jr.
• 37-4; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 9:01 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-5; 9:01 a.m. - 9:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Johnson, Roger E.
• 37-6; Unknown between 9:02 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-7; 12:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-8; Unknown between 12:30 p.m. & 12:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-9; 12:41 p.m. - 12:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Helms, Richard M.
• 37-10; Unknown between 2:15 p.m. & 3:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 37-11; 3:20 p.m. - 3:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 37-12; Unknown between 11:28 p.m. & 11:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.

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-E0350 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0350-, Farrell standing with two young women. 2/28/1973, Washington, D.C. grounds, White House. Michael Farrell, young ladies.

Roll WHPO-E0353 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0353-, Pat Nixon and attendees at the Governors Dinner. 2/28/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. Pat Nixon, governors and their wives, guests.

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.

I - Various Administration Events

• WHCA-SR-I-129
  Governors' Conference with John D. Ehrlichman, Anne Armstrong, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James T. Lynn, Caspar Weinberger, George Shultz, and Roy Ash [cont'd on I-130]. (2/28/1973)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-I-130
  Governors' Conference with John D. Ehrlichman, Anne Armstrong, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James T. Lynn, Caspar Weinberger, George Shultz, and Roy Ash [continuation of I-129]. (2/28/1973)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

L - White House Press Office Briefings

• WHCA-SR-L-144
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (2/28/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 63:02:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730232
  Taping for EK Gaylord. (2/28/1973)
  
  Runtime: 1:50
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-730233
  Remarks by President Nixon in toast to Governors and their wives. (2/28/1973)
  
  Runtime: 37:30:00
  
  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-6152
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:00
  
  25. Smith/Koppel: Ziegler says POWs will be released. Time Code Start: 55:02. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Smith/Tomlinson: Governors conference; Senator Proxmire on President Nixon's economics; Senator Ted Kennedy and the pocket veto. Time Code Start: 58:00. Keywords: Senators, speeches, conferences, Governors, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Smith/Peterson: G.I.s and the G.I. Bill. Time Code Start: 60:28. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, military, troops, veterans, benefits, education, financial aid. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Smith/Clark: Senate hearing on L. Patrick Gray. Time Code Start: 63:39. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, leaders, nominees, Senate committee hearings, testimony, testify. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Reasoner/Gill: Connally to go Republican in four months. Time Code Start: 65:38. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP. Network: ABC.
  
  30. Smith: Commentary on the ceasefire. Time Code Start: 66:50. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: ABC.
  
  31. Chancellor/Valeriani/Dobyns: POWs to be released with Ziegler; Vietnam conference in Paris. Time Code Start: 68:50. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  32. Chancellor: More on Vietnam. Time Code Start: 72:20. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  33. Chancellor/Troute: Fighting in Vietnam; film of political prisoners held in South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 73:13. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: NBC.
  
  34. Chancellor/Stern: Senate hearings on L. Patrick Gray; Attorney General Kleindienst says Watergate was a no-no. Time Code Start: 79:02. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, leaders, nominees, Senate committee hearings, testimony, testify. Network: NBC.
  
  35. Chancellor/Brinkley: Commentary on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Time Code Start: 81:44. Keywords: Internal Revenue Service, income taxes, taxation, revenue, audits, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  36. Cronkite/Kalb: POWs to be released with Ziegler; International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) to go on. Time Code Start: 84:04. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases, exchanges, ceasefires, management organizations. Network: CBS.
  
  37. Cronkite: Representative Gerald Ford urges public to sue Philips for cutting Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO); Senator Proxmire is down on President Nixon's economics. Time Code Start: 87:51. Keywords: Office of Economic Opportunity, war on poverty, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action Program, Head Start , welfare, closings. Network: CBS.
  
  38. Cronkite/Stawser: Senate hearings on L. Patrick Gray. Time Code Start: 88:37. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, leaders, nominees, Senate committee hearings, testimony, testify. Network: CBS.
  
  39. Cronkite/Morton: Senate to try to outlaw pocket veto. Time Code Start: 90:28. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, vetoes. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of February 28, 1973

• AP Images photos from February 28, 1973
• Getty Images photos from February 28, 1973

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 28, 1973