February 6, 1974

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• Special Message to the Congress Proposing a Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
• Letter to United States District Court Judge Gerhard A. Gesell About Refusal To Produce Recordings of Presidential Conversations
• Proclamation 4264—National Nurse Week, 1974
• Proclamation 4265—National Port Week, 1974

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• Federal Register of Wednesday, February 6, 1974

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• Senate: February 6, 1974
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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 66, News Summaries - February 1974 [4 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 6, 1974, (Tues. nets, wires)
  • Review of Wed AM Papers/Digest of Recent Comment, February 6, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 06 February 1974

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Vol. XVIII, China, 1973-1976

Political Turmoil in the United States, June 1973-September 1974

• 70. Memorandum From W. R. Smyser of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, February 6, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 528, Country Files, Far East, People’s Republic of China, Vol. 9, Jan. 1, 1974–. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Urgent; sent for information.

Vol. XXVI, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976

Syrian-Israeli Disengagement Agreement, January-May 1974

• 22. Telegram From the Department of State to the U.S. Interests Section in Syria, Washington, February 6, 1974, 0219Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1181, Harold H. Saunders Files, Middle East Peace Negotiations, February 1–8, 1974. Secret; Cherokee; Nodis; Niact Immediate. Drafted by Atherton; approved by Kissinger.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

• 304. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Riyadh, Washington, February 6, 1974, 2335Z

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 207, Geopolitical Files, Saudi Arabia, 4 Jan–6 Feb 74. Secret; Cherokee; Nodis. The only number on the telegram is 675. A draft of the telegram indicates that it was drafted by Sisco. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 139, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Dec 73–Feb 74)

• 305. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, February 6, 1974

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 406, Subject Files, Conferences, WEC, Washington DC, Feb 1974. No classification marking. The meeting convened at 5:35 p.m.

Vol. E-15, Part 1, Documents on Eastern Europe, 1973-1976

German Democratic Republic—Berlin

• 91. Telegram 24423 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Federal Republic of Germany, February 6, 1974, 0214Z., February 6, 1974, 0214Z

  The Department reported on Kissinger’s meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and the Soviet objections to the establishment of a German Federal Environmental Office in West Berlin.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P740146-1810. Secret; EXDIS; Immediate. Drafted by George (EUR/CE); cleared by Stabler, Hartman, and Sonnenfeldt; and approved by Kissinger. Repeated to London, Paris, Moscow, Berlin, NATO. The memorandum of conversation of Kissinger’s February 4 conversation with Gromyko is scheduled to be printed in Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, volume XV 1973-1976, Soviet Union, 1972-1974.

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

Federal Republic of Germany, 1973-1976

• 277. Memorandum From Denis Clift and Jan Lodal of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, February 6, 1974

  Summary: Clift and Lodal advised Kissinger to give guidance to Shultz on his upcoming bilateral offset discussion with Schmidt.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 290, Agency Files, U.S. Treasury Jan. 1974–, Vol. V. Confidential; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for action. Attached but not published is Tab A, a February 4 memorandum for the record.

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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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-E2177 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-02-04, President Nixon seated at his desk in the Oval Office during a meeting with Alexander Haig and Attorney James St. Clair. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Alexander Haig, James St. Clair.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-07-08, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with newly elected Mayor of New York City Abraham D. Beame. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mayor Abraham D. Beame, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-09-14, President Nixon, newly elected Mayor of New York City Abraham D. Beame and Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh during their meeting in the Oval Office seating area. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mayor Abraham D. Beame, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-15, President Nixon, newly elected Mayor of New York City Abraham D. Beame and Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh during their meeting in the Oval Office seating area, while news photographers stand in the doorway nearby. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mayor Abraham D. Beame, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh, news photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-16-17, President Nixon and newly elected Mayor of New York City Abraham D. Beame during their meeting in the Oval Office seating area. News reporter Helen Thomas stands in the doorway nearby taking notes. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mayor Abraham D. Beame, news reporter Helen Thomas.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-19-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George H. W. Bush.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-22-25, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arthur A. Fletcher, Director of the National Black Republican Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George H. W. Bush, Arthur A. Fletcher.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2177-26, President Nixon seated at his desk in the Oval Office during a meeting with George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arthur A. Fletcher, Director of the National Black Republican Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George H. W. Bush, Arthur A. Fletcher.

Roll WHPO-E2178 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2178-, Candid photos of President Nixon. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2178-05, President Nixon seated and smiling in his easy chair in the Oval Office. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-E2179 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2179-02-21, President Nixon meeting with Abraham D. Beame (D-New York City), the newly elected Mayor of New York City, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh (D-New York City), and James H. Falk, Associate Director of the Domestic Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Abraham D. Beame (D-New York City), Mayor of New York City, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh (D-New York City), and James H. Falk, Associate Director of the Domestic Council.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2179-16, President Nixon meeting with Abraham D. Beame (D-New York City), the newly elected Mayor of New York City, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh (D-New York City), and James H. Falk, Associate Director of the Domestic Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Abraham D. Beame, James Cavanaugh, James H. Falk.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2179-20, President Nixon meeting with Abraham D. Beame (D-New York City), the newly elected Mayor of New York City, Deputy Mayor James Cavanaugh (D-New York City), and James H. Falk, Associate Director of the Domestic Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Abraham D. Beame, James Cavanaugh, James H. Falk.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2179-23-33, President Nixon meeting with George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arthur A. Fletcher, Director of the National Black Republican Council. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George H. W. Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arthur A. Fletcher, Director of the National Black Republican Council.

Roll WHPO-E2180 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2180-02A-05A, President Nixon hosts a breakfast for members of the Chowder and Marching Society and the SOS Club. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Cong. W. R. Archer (R-Texas), Cong. Jack Edwards (R-Alabama), Cong. John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona), Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Cong. John Y. McCollister (R-Nebraska), Cong. Elford A. Cederberg (R-Michigan), Sen. William E. Brock, etc.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2180-07A-29A, Vice President Gerald Ford presides over swearing in of Frank Zarb of the Office of Management and Budget. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Vice President Gerald Ford, Frank Zarb, Mrs. Frank Zarb and other observers.

Roll WHPO-E2181 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2181-, Vice President Gerald Ford presides over swearing in of Frank Zarb of the Office of Management and Budget. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Vice President Gerald Ford, Frank Zarb, Mrs. Frank Zarb and other observers.

Roll WHPO-E2182 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2182-04-07, President Nixon meets with members of the Republican Steering Committee of the House of Representatives. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, members of Republican Steering Committee of the House of Representatives including Cong. LaMar Baker (R-Tennessee), Cong. Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. (R-California), Cong. Sam Steiger (R-Arizona), Cong. George M. O'Brien (R-Illinois), etc.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2182-08-19, President Nixon meets briefly with select House members following his meeting with the Republican Steering Committee of the House of Representatives. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon and select members of the Republican Steering Committee of the House of Representatives including Cong. LaMar Baker (R-Tennessee), Assistant William E. Timmons, Cong. Edward J. Derwinski (R-Illinois) & Cong. George M. O'Brien (R-Illinois).

Roll WHPO-E2183 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2183-, Pat Nixon attends a reception for the Women's Committee of the National Symphony where Mrs. Mackenzie Gordon, President of the Women's Committee, presents her with a record, the first recording done by Antal Dorati with the National Symphony Orchestra. 2/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Mackenzie Gordon, Mrs. Willard Searle, Mrs. Frederick Altman, Mrs. Dale Miller, and others.

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-740206
  Remarks by President Nixon in a photo opportunity with Mayor Abraham Beame of New York City. (2/6/1974, Oval Office, White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:02:20
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by SB (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  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-480
  Press briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar Weinberger. (2/6/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 38:35:00
  
  Keywords: 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-481
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren and New York City Mayor Abraham Beame. (2/6/1974, White House Press Lobby, the White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:54:31
  
  Keywords: Briefings, press conferences, interviews, media, Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, Moscow, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, cars, automobiles, transportation, Cou
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DAN (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 47 minutes 24 seconds of silence at end of original tape removed from access copies.
• WHCA-SR-S-715
  Press briefing by Peter Flanigan on the President's international economic policy. (2/6/1974, EOB Conference Room (450))
  
  Runtime: 38:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by E. Doss (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-6779
  "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition". John McLaughlin.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:33:16
• WHCA-6784
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:32:50
  
  1. Smith/Donaldson: House votes to investigate possible impeachment. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Smith/Schoumacher: John Dean disbarred in Virginia. Time Code Start: 02:13. Keywords: advisors, disbarments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Koppel: Secretary of State Kissinger speaks to group (Harvard, Yale). Time Code Start: 04:45. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, speeches, colleges, universities. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith/Murphy: Secretary of State Kissinger to go to Panama Canal Zone. Time Code Start: 06:48. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Central America, travel, trips. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith: Commentary on the government. Time Code Start: 09:12. Keywords: political systems, politics. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Chancellor: Price controls lifted. Time Code Start: 10:40. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor/Scherer: Subpoena powers. Time Code Start: 10:59. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski request refused. Time Code Start: 13:02. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Kiker: John Dean disbarred. Time Code Start: 13:43. Keywords: advisors, disbarments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor: Senator Weiker questions the President. Time Code Start: 15:12. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Chancellor/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger calls embargo "blackmail". Time Code Start: 15:58. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, embargoes, Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, USSR, Soviet Union, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies,. Network: NBC.
  
  12. Chancellor/Dancy: Middle East situation. Time Code Start: 18:02. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  13. Chancellor/Cochran: Pentagon spying. Time Code Start: 19:56. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, military, espionage, spies, operatives, investigations. Network: NBC.
  
  14. Cronkite/Kalley: Trucker strike. Time Code Start: 21:25. Keywords: strikes, trucks, truckers, truck drivers, cargo transportation, hauling, employees, economy, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite: Shell allegedly witholding oil. Time Code Start: 25:45. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite: Simon indicates possible increased gas production. Time Code Start: 26:39. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, energy. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Cronkite/Herman: Secretary of State Kissinger says embargo is "blackmail". Time Code Start: 27:12. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, embargoes, Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, USSR, Soviet Union, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies. Network: CBS.
  
  18. Cronkite/Walker: Price control situation. Time Code Start: 28:40. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  19. Cronkite/Morton: Impeachment resolutions. Time Code Start: 30:33. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Cronkite: Weiker questions President Nixon. Time Code Start: 32:18. Keywords: Presidents, interviews. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Cronkite/Stahl: John Dean is disbarred. Time Code Start: 32:47. Keywords: advisors, disbarments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Cronkite: President Nixon refused tapes to federal court. Time Code Start: 33:42. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Cronkite/Strawser: Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Pentagon spying. Time Code Start: 34:59. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, celebrities, authors, writers, books, politics, Nobel Prize, statements, interviews, military, espionage, spies, operatives, investigations. Network: CBS.
  
  24. Cronkite: President Nixon's health plan and potential Republican presidential candidates. Time Code Start: 35:39. Keywords: health care, health insurance, political parties, Republicans, GOP, insurance, benefits, medicine, medical care, hospitals, costs, financial aid, debates. Network: CBS.
  
  25. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on energy crisis effects on truck drivers. Time Code Start: 36:40. Keywords: strikes, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, protests, speed limitations, trucks, truckers, cargo transportation, hauling, costs. Network: CBS.

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