January 25, 1971

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• Senate: January 25, 1971
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• Extensions of Remarks: January 25, 1971

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• Stanley v. Illinois

Decided

• Donaldson v. United States
• Groppi v. Wisconsin
• Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
• Piccirillo v. New York
• United States v. Jorn
• Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corporation

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• Annotated News Summaries, Box 29, News Summaries - January 1971 [During this period, the Staff Secretary only removed pages from the News Summaries which contained President Nixon's handwriting, often leaving the document with no date. In addition to the individual document(s) listed below, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]
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  • Magazine Report, Week of January 25, 1971, Part II, Foreign Affairs
• President's Daily Schedule, Box 101, [President's Daily Schedule, Jan.-Feb. 1971] [2 of 3]
  • The President's Schedule, Monday - January 25, 1971

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• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
  Monday, January 25.
  
  The start of Congressional follow-up week. A GOP leadership meeting first thing in the morning, and then meetings in the afternoon with the Senate bipartisan group and the House bipartisan group to start selling the program. The President was not too pleased with the leadership meeting, first of all because there was absolutely no enthusiasm. They were deadly, just sit around-- sat around and whined, as they usually do. No one had charged them up. He resents having to go in and do the charging up himself, and says it's hard work, like pulling teeth, which I'm sure it must be. He wants me to ride herd on the legislation-- legislative leaders' agendas to be sure that we only have a one-subject kind of meeting. Apparently, this one had a long briefing by Train that he found very boring.
  
  He's also concerned about overuse of the President in these meetings and all of the other follow-up stuff, because he's afraid we'll debase the currency and end up with the President doing too much. Also, you get to the problem of overusing the man, and we need to make the people realize this, especially on the staff. He had a lot of ideas during the day, on and off, about things to do for follow-up and use of the President in general. He wanted to get more action going and more enthusiasm, and as a result of that, he ended up calling a huge group into his office at 4:00, 4:30. Had them in for two hours for a session on the overall State of the Union follow-up. He started with Finch, Rumsfeld, and Colson and ended up adding-- Finch, Rumsfeld, and Colson with Ed Morgan, and ended up adding Safire, Buchanan, Moore, Ehrlichman, MacGregor, and then I let Ziegler come in and added Chapin to the meeting, so we had a real mob. The general thrust was that we needed to do a lot more than was currently planned in getting the civic organizations, for instance, lined-up. Not just the special interest groups, but the women's clubs and all that sort of thing that cut across all the lines, the service clubs, etcetera.
  
  On the legislative side, he wanted to be sure we moved faster to get revenue sharing up, at least parts of it or the $5 billion new money, because it's a separate bill. He also wants to push harder on getting reorganization ready, since Government Operations Committee has no agenda and can get right to work on it. He urged Ehrlichman to get the OMB to pour on the coal on that, and get it ready. He semi-responded to Safire's idea of making a villain out of the red tape lobby, attacking that, since we have to have somebody to be against. But he does especially want to get something going, so there's action as a follow-up to the speech, and that we're not just sitting, waiting for Congress to do something, which of course, would be the worst possible appearance that we could create.
  
  During the day, he got into a good deal of the PR question also, some in relation to the speech follow-up and some in general. He's still trying to analyze how to use the President on TV, how often and what does he say. Safire apparently told him yesterday he ought to give a speech every two weeks, and he, of course, doesn't buy that. He was concerned that the reaction story on the speech hadn't gotten out adequately because Ziegler didn't seem to have the full pitch on it. He wants to give some thought to educational TV still, but he's now thinking that a better use of time would be to do one-on-one interviews with each of the networks one at a time in rotation, doing one each month, and keep going around the circle. He also wants to get out the whole PR background on the speech. The fact that this all came about, not just by OMB thinking up a plan, but by their operating under orders from the President to go for the big play, especially on revenue sharing, to go with more money, a goal of $20 billion, and so on. Also that he overruled the Ash Council who, in their reorganization, had left Transportation intact because of the pressures of the lobbies backing it. The President said to forget the lobbies and move ahead. He is still spending considerable time raising the question of the shift in attitude at Time Inc., and wanting to be sure we develop a plan for attack on them and not just let that lie. I've talked to Hobe Lewis, but haven't been able to reach anybody at Time yet to discuss it with them, but will do so.
  
  End of January 25.
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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• President's Daily Brief of 25 January 1971

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Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, 1969-1972

• 369. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Irwin), Washington, January 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, NSC/USC Memos. No classification marking.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 325. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, January 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Exdis. Drafted on February 2 by Shoesmith and cleared in draft by Deputy Assistant Secretary Winthrop G. Brown and Assistant Secretary Mr. De Palma.

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

• 106. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State, Bangkok, January 25, 1971, 1230Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, AID (US) 15–8 INDON. Secret; Priority.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

• 199. Minutes of a Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, January 25, 1971, 5:12-5:50 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, Senior Review Group, SRG Minutes (Originals) 1971. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

Saudi Arabia

• 147. Letter From the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Thacher) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco), Jidda, January 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 3 UAE. Secret.

Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

The Defense Budget and Safeguard Phase III

• 168. Minutes of Verification Panel Meeting, Washington, January 25, 1971, 3:40-5:00 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–107, Verification Panel Minutes, Originals, 1969–3/8/72 [3 of 6]. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 166. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 490, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 4 [Part 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for information. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. Most of the analysis was taken verbatim from a January 6 memorandum prepared by Hyland. (Ibid., Box 691, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Berlin), Vol. III) Butterfield stamped the memorandum indicating that the President had seen it.

• 167. Message From the German State Secretary for Foreign, Defense, and German Policy (Bahr) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Bonn, January 25, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Office Files, Box 60, Country Files, Europe, Egon Bahr, Berlin File [3 of 3]. Top Secret. The message, translated here from the signed German original by the editor, was forwarded to Kissinger in a January 25 memorandum; see footnote 2 below. In an attached handwritten note to Haig on January 29, Sonnenfeldt remarked: “I assume that no written response to Bahr is needed since the two will blast off together during the weekend anyway.” For the meeting between Kissinger and Bahr that weekend, see Document 172.

Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

Uganda

• 240. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, January 25, 1971

  Eliot reported a military coup in Uganda appeared to have replaced Milton Obote with Idi Amin. Statements by military spokesmen suggested a more conservative government than Oboteʼs both in national and international issues. Robert C. Brewster signed the memorandum for Eliot.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 746, Country Files, Africa, Uganda, Vol. I. Confidential.

The Horn

• 309. National Security Study Memorandum No. 115, Washington, January 25, 1971

  The NSSM directed a review of potential issues affecting U.S. interests in Ethiopia, Somalia, and the French Territory of Afar and Issa (FTAI).
  
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 316, National Security Council, National Security Study Memoranda, July 1970–Sept 1971. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Morocco

• 110. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, January 25, 1971

  Saunders summarized for Kissinger a copy of Robert Murphy’s report of his discussion with King Hassan. According to Murphy, it all boiled down to Hassan’s desire for additional U.S. aid.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 740, Country Files, Africa, Morocco, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. Sent for information. The attachment, dated December 17, is not printed. Rockwell’s report on the same conversation was sent in telegram 5409 from Rabat, December 15, 1970. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 15 MOR-US)

Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

American Republics Regional

• 33. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, January 25, 1971., Washington, January 25, 1971

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger reported on the findings of a NSC Under Secretaries Committee study on cross-border contacts and coordination among insurgent groups in Latin America.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 798, Country Files, Latin America, Latin America General, Vol. 4, January–June 1971. Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. Nixon wrote in the margin next to the last sentence, “good—follow up diligently.” Attached but not published are Tabs A and B. Tab B is titled “Insurgency in Bolivia and Latin America.” Tab C, a DOD annex to the study, has not been found.

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Roll WHPO-5518 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5518-01A-08A, President Nixon seated with Sen. Hugh Scott and Rep. Gerald Ford during a meeting with the Republican Congressional Leadership. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, aides.

Roll WHPO-5519 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5519-00A-06A, President Nixon meeting with Republican Congressional Leadership. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, Margaret Chase Smith, Bob Dole, George Shultz, Russell Train, unidentified others, aides.

Roll WHPO-5520 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5520-03A-05A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Congressmen John Byrnes and Clark MacGregor. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Representative John Byrnes, Wilbur Mills, Clark MacGregor.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5520-07A-09A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Congressmen John Byrnes, Wilbur Mills, and Clark MacGregor. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Representative John Byrnes, Wilbur Mills, Clark MacGregor.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5520-09A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Congressmen John Byrnes, Wilbur Mills, and Clark MacGregor. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Representative John Byrnes, Wilbur Mills, Clark MacGregor.

Roll WHPO-5522 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-5522-02A-08A, Art curator Clement Conger standing near White House historic painting portraits and art objects. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, interior. Clement E. Conger.

Roll WHPO-5523 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5523-02A-04A, President Nixon speaking at the Senate Bi-Partisan Group Meeting. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. President Nixon, Robert Byrd, Frank Moss, Hugh Scott, Robert Griffin, Norris Cotton, Clark MacGregor, Shultz, Ehrlichman, Russell Train, staff members.

Roll WHPO-5524 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-5524-08A-11A, President Nixon standing with Mary Alice Passman. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mary Alice Passman, Ziegler, staff.
• Frame(s): WHPO-5524-12A-27A, Cake reception for Mary Alice Passman. 1/25/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, unknown room. President Nixon, Mary Alice Passman, Ziegler, staff.

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• WHCA-SR-H-339
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Murray Weidenbaum. (1/25/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 43:05:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-4118
  AAS Science Series: "The Not So Silent Minorities".
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:59:47
• WHCA-4119
  "Eye On Tucson". A Conversation with "Li’l Abner" cartoonist Al Capp former Nixon aides Daniel Patrick Moynihan, James Farmer, James Allen, Leon Panetta.
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:33:19
• WHCA-4120
  "This Is Your Life" segment with Ethel Waters, Quoting President Nixon.
  PBS
  Runtime: 00:04:30
• WHCA-4128
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  10. Reasoner/Giggans: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Time Code Start: 22:46. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, cities. Network: ABC.
  
  11. Reason/Clark: Cambodia and Congress. Time Code Start: 24:16. Keywords: House of Representatives, congress, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  12. Reason/Scali: Secretary of State Rogers speaks on Cambodia. Time Code Start: 26:40. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, speeches, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.
  
  13. Reasoner/Scali/Jarriel: President Nixon and Revenue Sharing. Time Code Start: 28:57. Keywords: bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid. Network: ABC.
  
  14. Reasoner: Commentary on "the New Budget". Time Code Start: 31:17. Keywords: reports, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: ABC.
  
  15. Brady: Drugs in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 33:28. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Kaplow: Republican leaders meet with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 38:34. Keywords: Presidents, meetings, leaders, political parties, Republicans, GOP. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Chancellor: Vice President Agnew and Governor Ronald Reagan. Time Code Start: 41:57. Keywords: Vice Presidents, Governors. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Cronkite: U.S. troops in Cambodia. Time Code Start: 42:48. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, Vietnam War, Armed Forces, mlitary, troops, decreases, withdrawals. Network: CBS.
  
  19. Cronkite: Shootings in Vietnam (with Collingwood). Time Code Start: 43:40. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Cronkite/Peirpoint/Schorr: President Nixon and Revenue Sharing. Time Code Start: 46:18. Keywords: bills, laws, State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, financial aid, Presidents. Network: CBS.

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