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January 25, 1973

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This almanac page for Thursday, January 25, 1973, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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    • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
      Thursday, January 25.

      I had quite a discussion this morning at the staff meeting and then later with the President on whether the President should do his Sunday TV speech on the budget. Shultz thinks that the speech that's drafted now is not good enough for Sunday night on television, and Ash agrees it's no good. It needs to be broader, and so on. Ash feels that we ought to use the transition from the war to domestic issues and the budget, as the basis for it. The President had argued that this was not the time to go on TV on budget because people are concerned with Vietnam which is our issue, and we want to keep them on it rather than diverting them to their issue, which is the other. Colson argues that we should wait two or three weeks, until after Vietnam soaks in. And Shultz agreed then, that we should let the war set in, too, and wait a couple of weeks, but Ash was concerned that we would lose the initiative on the budget if we do that. Ehrlichman disagrees with the "either/or" concept and says we should not lay the budget out and then step back and let them kick it around. That all our successes are flat, in terms of response, because of the lack of second level advocacy, and the Congressional struggle for this year will be lost in the next couple of weeks if the President doesn't take the initiative at the beginning. We should link the President's peace victory with the budget, and do it now, because the lobbyists are already underway and we need our initiative. It boils down to a question of timing. Everybody agreed on the need for a Presidential speech. The question is when to do it?

      Ash made the point that all the early attacks on the budget will be on micro-issues, not on the main issues, so the President can wait and step in later on the overall basis. Ehrlichman argues that look at the Cabinet meeting yesterday, everybody is going to fight on the micro-issues, and if the President waits, he'll be speaking on the defensive instead of leading the charge. The debate pretty much ended on that point in the staff meeting.

      I then went over to see the President before leaving for the Johnson funeral, and he said that his feeling was that he definitely would not go on TV. That he'd make a radio speech now, hard-hitting and strong, that he had reworked the speech with that in mind. He said, "First, the speech is lousy. Not just lousy, but incredibly lousy. It doesn't make the issue," and he just feels that now is the time to make a radio talk. Also he's concerned because he has a touch of the flu and doesn't feel he ought to plan to go on television. He argues that it's better to affect the Congress now, which the radio will do, and then hit the people later on TV when they're ready to listen to the budget, which isn't now. He suggested maybe doing a one minute TV spot on the no-tax budget to go with the radio spot, but nobody felt that was too good an idea, so they went ahead and worked the speech up on a radio basis, and he gave it late this afternoon.

      This whole issue raised a big Ehrlichman problem. And he wrote me a longhand written note making the point that he hadn't been allowed to see the President since long before the Inaugural and that he was being "end-run" by Colson. And that he couldn't take the responsibility for these things and carry it out if he's going to be "end-run". He either has to have a chance to consult, or his judgment has to be ridden on. I had a long talk with John, working out some of this, and also covered it with the President and made the point that he does have this problem. And the President said that he would talk with John, but that it's got to be understood -- on scheduling matters and the use of the President's time -- no one should hit the President except me. That he can never discuss schedule with Kissinger or Colson or Ehrlichman, because Ehrlichman's judgment and none of the others' judgment is good on schedule. That John should understand that on domestic substance that he's the boss, and that no one takes any side shots on that, but on scheduling John feels the President should be out too much and has too much of a crisis atmosphere, and he doesn't want to do that. Then he suggested that John work up some ideas on bringing some people in and make sure that John understands that whenever he wants to see the President on major substance, he can always do so.

      He had Ehrlichman in at 5:00 until almost 7:00. He made the point that John's got to be the end man at meetings, the moderator, to put the troops through their paces. That led to the Vice President's problem. He called Kissinger in on that. Then he got back to Ehrlichman's thing after Henry went out and discussed the problem of a number of items that John raised, including the question of confirmation of Presidential Assistants. The President's inclined to hold the line as Ehrlichman recommends. Then he made the side comment that it seems as if, in the Congressional arena, we're doomed to constant battle with second-rate people. He made the point to John that the governors need us now, we don't need them. It's vice versa with the Congress. We should spend our time working on Congress, not governors. He feels that we will fight the confirmation battle -- and that we should -- but that we will get rolled. On the second level advocacy thing, he wants to make up a list of people that he will send letters to periodically, to maintain contact with some key people in the country.

      This morning, he got into the question of the Secret Service problem again. He has the impression that the Secret Service guys are unhappy -- Duncan and Taylor. He wants to be sure this is ironed out, that they're moved up and that on departure they get something nice from the President by way of a memento and a letter, and that we should make the point to them, especially to Duncan, that the President wants him to head the Secret Service. In the meantime, he wants him to move to a job where he gets some administrative experience, which is the point of this operation.

      He had a session with Colson and me on the Vietnam attack. He wants to be sure now that the battle is joined. He wants to get out the content of some of the telegrams that are coming in on the positive side. Colson recommended that I should do an interview to give the story on how the decision was made, talking about the man, not the process, the color story on the courage of the President and so on. For instance, I was with the President when the Saxbe statement broke or when the Newsweek specter of defeat came out and how much of a problem that created.

      The President feels we need an accurate story that goes beyond that he just tries to do the right thing and works hard. That we need the feel of it, and the only two in the White House that have ever done this are Moynihan and Connally and they're gone. The point is to create a broader picture -- plus the strength, hard-working and efficiency, and so on. We'll have to try to work something on that.

      Henry told us about the problem with the VP, who is apparently demanding in his Vietnam trip he be given some negotiating to do. He wants to have something substantive to come home with that he accomplished. Henry tried to make the point that the negotiations are already done and signed, but he didn't understand that and so it's apparently going to be a running battle. Henry says also that the VP complains that Ehrlichman has done him in by taking away his intergovernmental relations responsibility, that Ziegler and I stabbed him by not telling him on Tuesday that the President was going on TV that night, before he went up to speak at the Senate Conference. The problem there being, of course, that we didn't know that he was speaking at the Senate Conference.

      The President then got into a thing with John and me after Henry left about how the VEEP cannot be his successor and that the only two possibilities are Rockefeller and Connally, and Connally only if he moves over within the next couple of months. Ehrlichman argues that Connally is not qualified either, because he doesn't pick good people. But the President still feels strongly he would be the best one and that we've got to try to work something out and get a good Sherman Adams type to manage things for him. He was horrified at the VP's performance at the Cabinet meeting yesterday on the budget and feels that he just doesn't have what it takes.

      End of January 25.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

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    Vol. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973

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    Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

    Iran, January-August 1973

    Vol. XXXVIII, Part 1, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

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    Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

    U.S.-Cuba Hijacking Agreement, 1969-February 1973

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

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    • 78. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State, Jidda, January 25, 1973, 1412Z

      Summary: The Embassy reported on conversations with Foreign Minister Umar al-Saqqaf regarding Saudi Arabia’s position vis-à-vis the Arab-Israeli dispute.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, 1970–73, POL 27–14 Arab-Israeli. Confidential. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Kuwait City, Tripoli, and Tel Aviv.

  • 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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    Roll WHPO-E0104 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0104-02-22, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. A large Presidential Seal is displayed among floral arrangements. The American Flag draped casket sits in the center of the transept. Opera singer Leontyne Price singing. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0104-11, Opera singer Leontyne Price singing during the funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) at National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price (performing with choir), W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0104-21, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. An unidentified man speaking at the pulpit during the funeral service. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price (performing with choir), W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0104-23, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. The Johnson family stands outside the church while Mr. Robb with hand on heart, grandson Patrick Nugent (6) salutes, as does an unidenfied General standing with Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The military marching band is performing on the steps. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, military officials, band, and honor guards, Members of Congress and Senate.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0104-23-24, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. Former President Lyndon Johnson's (LBJ) family with the Nixon family and others on the church steps after the funeral ceremony. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.

    Roll WHPO-E0105 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0105-01A-20A, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. A large Presidential Seal is displayed among floral arrangements. The American Flag draped casket sits in the center of the transept. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0105-13A, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. A large Presidential Seal is displayed among floral arrangements. The American Flag draped casket sits in the center of the transept. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0105-21A-34A, Military personnel carrying former President Lyndon B. Johnson's (LBJ) coffin down the church steps. Members of the Johnson family, President Nixon and pat Nixon and others following the procession. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, Leontyne Price, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0105-25A, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. Military honor guard pallbearers carry the casket away from the church ahead of Johnson family members processing down the church steps. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, Rev. George Davis, W. Marvin Watson, Nixon family members, choir, guests, military personnel.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0105-30A, The funeral ceremony for former President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) at the National City Christian Church in Washington D.C. The Johnson family stand outside the church, grandson Patrick Nugent (6) salutes, as does an unidenfied General standing with Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The military marching band is performing on the steps. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. interior, steps, The National City Christian Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Johnson family members, military personnel.

    Roll WHPO-E0106 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E0106-, President Nixon seated at his desk with Israeli Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin. 1/25/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Yitzhak Rabin.

  • 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-126
      Burial ceremony for President Johnson at the LBJ ranch, with Billy Graham and John Connally [2 copies]. (1/25/1973)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-730117
      Radio speech on the proposed federal budget. (1/25/1973)

      Runtime: 11:02

      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-6050
      LBJ Funeral Coverage-Memorial. Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Nixon family and officials.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:03:54
    • WHCA-6051
      LBJ Funeral Coverage-Memorial.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:33:46
    • WHCA-6052
      LBJ Funeral Coverage-Memorial. FTN: Senator Griffin; "I&A": Gov. Bond and Salmon.
      CBS, ABC
      Runtime: 01:04:23
    • WHCA-6053
      LBJ Funeral Coverage-Memorial. John D. Ehrlichman.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:05:05
    • WHCA-6054
      LBJ Funeral Coverage-Memorial.
      NBC, NBC
      Runtime: 00:06:04
    • WHCA-6055
      LBJ Funeral Services in Texas.
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:36:11
    • WHCA-6056
      LBJ Funeral Service in Texas.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:00:18
    • WHCA-6057
      LBJ Funeral Services in Texas.
      ABC
      Runtime: 01:02:22
    • WHCA-6066
      Weekly News Summary, Tape IX.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 0:30

      1. Headlines: former President Johnson (LBJ) is buried, South Vietnam's President Thieu denounces ceasefire Control Commission, Cambodian government declares unilateral ceasefire, President Nixon's budget cuts back on "Great Society" programs. Time Code Start: 00:17. Keywords: Presidents, death, memorials, funerals, internments, burials, economy, economics, programs, agencies,Cambodia, Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: ABC.

      2. Film report on former President Johnson's (LBJ) honors in the Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Time Code Start: 01:16. Keywords: Presidents, death, memorials, ceremony, ceremonies, media, reports. Network: ABC.

      3. Film report on former President Johnson (LBJ) funeral in the Texas hill country. Time Code Start: 02:42. Keywords: Presidents, death memorials, burials, internments, religious services, funerals. Network: ABC.

      4. Commercials. Time Code Start: 04:40. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: ABC.

      5. Report on ceasefire developments: Laos, Cambodia announce plans to end hostilities, film report on planning for International Control Commission (the ceasefire observers). Time Code Start: 05:40. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War, truces, treaty, treaties, peace, ceasefires. Network: ABC.

      6. Intense last minute fighting reported in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 07:58. Keywords: Vietnam War, reports. Network: ABC.

      7. Commercials. Time Code Start: 08:36. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: ABC.

      8. First report in retrospective series on U.S. involvement in Vietnam: The U.S. military role; a film montage of combat footage, interviews with Colonel David Hackworth, and analysis of military failures in training and tactics in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 09:38. Keywords: Vietnam War, Armed Forces, military, troops. Network: ABC.

      9. Commercials. Time Code Start: 21:46. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: ABC.

      10. Report on Chicago, Illinois school teachers strike negotiations. Time Code Start: 23:46. Keywords: schools, instructors, staff, strikes, boycotts. Network: ABC.

      11. Record 1974 budget includes cuts in "Great Society" programs. Time Code Start: 24:07. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: ABC.

      12. Commercials. Time Code Start: 24:52. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: ABC.

      13. Howard K. Smith: commentary on former President Johnson (LBJ) and the press. Time Code Start: 25:54. Keywords: Presidents, death, media, reports, documentary, news, celebrities. Network: ABC.
    • WHCA-6067
      Weekly News Summary, Tape X.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 00:59:15

      1. Headline stories: American soldier dies in Vietnam 48 hours before ceasefire; former President Johnson (LBJ) buried in Texas. Time Code Start: 00:26. Keywords: Presidents, heads of state, leaders, death, ceremonies, memorials, Vietnam War, ceasefires, military, combat, casualties. Network: NBC.

      2. Film report of ceremonies honoring former President Johnson (LBJ): Lying in state in the Capitol rotunda, memorial services, funeral in Texas. Time Code Start: 01:01. Keywords: Presidents, death memorials, burials, internments, religious services, funerals. Network: NBC.

      3. Commercials. Time Code Start: 07:39. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: NBC.

      4. U.S. serviceman killed in artillery attack on Bin Hoa air base in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 08:44. Keywords: Vietnam War, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports. Network: NBC.

      5. Last week's Vietnam casualty report. Time Code Start: 09:02. Keywords: Vietnam War, killed in action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualty, casualties, military, troops. Network: NBC.

      6. Film report on intense last minute fighting to gain advantage before ceasefire goes into effect. Time Code Start: 09:29. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: NBC.

      7. South Vietnam's President Thieu says political struggle will continue, doubts effectiveness of ceasefire observers. Time Code Start: 10:28. Keywords: South Vietnam, Presidents, speeches, statements, Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: NBC.

      8. Film report on South Vietnam's President Thieu meeting with South Vietnam's National Police. Time Code Start: 10:49. Keywords: Presidents, South Vietnam, Vietnamese, Armed Forces, security, police, meetings. Network: NBC.

      9. Unconfirmed reports that Vice President Agnew will visit Southeast Asia. Time Code Start: 13:14. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Asian, Southeast Asia, Philippines, China, Thailand, Nepal, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. Network: NBC.

      10. Commercials. Time Code Start: 13:31. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: NBC.

      11. Report on preparations for signing and implementation of the ceasefire. Time Code Start: 14:31. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, peace, bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony. Network: NBC.

      12. Film report from Paris on the arrival of communist dignitaries for the ceasefire signing. Time Code Start: 15:09. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, peace, bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony. Network: NBC.

      13. Viet Cong negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh to sign ceasefire agreement for the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 17:11. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, ceasefires, treaty, treaties, negotiations, women, officials, People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), National Liberation Front (NLF), VC. Network: NBC.

      14. Hungary, Poland, Indonesia and Canada to serve as observers on ceasefire International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS). Time Code Start: 17:28. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases, exchanges, ceasefires, management organizations. Network: NBC.

      15. Commercials. Time Code Start: 19:43. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: NBC.

      16. Report on the 1974 budget, cuts in social programs expected. Time Code Start: 20:47. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: NBC.

      17. Film report from Memphis, Tennessee on second day of court-ordered busing. Whites boycott public schools. Time Code Start: 21:34. Keywords: bills, laws, legislation, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans, schools, students, transportation, boycotts, protests. Network: NBC.

      18. Update on volcanic eruptions at Vestman Island, Iceland. Time Code Start: 23:25. Keywords: dormant volcanoes, natural disasters, explosions. Network: NBC.

      19. Harvard asks Kissinger to decide whether he will return to a governement teaching post. Time Code Start: 23:49. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, employment, education, colleges, univerisities, instructors. Network: NBC.

      20. Governor George Wallace to be operated on. Time Code Start: 24:08. Keywords: Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, reports, assassinations, shootings. Network: NBC.

      21. FBI reports on underworld convictions, prosecutions. Time Code Start: 24:18. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, mobsters, mafia, organized crime. Network: NBC.

      22. Commercials. Time Code Start: 24:48. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: NBC.

      23. Film report on Operation Head Start program started by former President Johnson (LBJ) in a town near his Texas ranch. Time Code Start: 25:49. Keywords: Presidents, youth, aid, organizations, establisment, Great Society, programs, minorities, education, funding, financial aid, war on poverty. Network: NBC.

      24. Commercials. Time Code Start: 27:25. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: NBC.

      25. Vietnam: American killed in attack on air base, last-minute fighting intensifies. Time Code Start: 30:52. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, bases, airports. Network: CBS.

      26. Film report from Paris on Viet Cong negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh's comments about President Nixon's remarks on Republic of South Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government. Time Code Start: 31:52. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, women, officials, statements, People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), National Liberation Front (NLF), VC. Network: CBS.

      27. Film report of Secretary of State Rogers meeting with United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kurt Waldheim; Canadian Foreign Secretary Mitchell Sharpe regarding ceasefire arrangements. Time Code Start: 32:21. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, war, ceasefires. Network: CBS.

      28. Cambodian government says it will halt offensive operations with ceasefire to allow North Vietnamese troops to withdraw. Time Code Start: 33:38. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, military, bombings, Cambodia. Network: CBS.

      29. Commercials. Time Code Start: 33:58. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: CBS.

      30. Film report on South Vietnam's President Thieu's remarks on the ceasefire, visit to South Vietnam's National Police headquarters. Time Code Start: 35:02. Keywords: South Vietnam, Presidents, security, police, meetings, Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: CBS.

      31. Report on last week's Vietnam casualties. Time Code Start: 38:08. Keywords: Vietnam War, killed in action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualty, casualties, military, troops. Network: CBS.

      32. Commercials. Time Code Start: 38:37. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: CBS.

      33. Film report on funeral and honor services for former President Johnson (LBJ). Time Code Start: 39:38. Keywords: Presidents, death memorials, burials, internments, religious services, funerals. Network: CBS.

      34. Energy companies blame oil crisis on President Nixon import policy. Time Code Start: 43:56. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports. Network: CBS.

      35. Commercials. Time Code Start: 44:31. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: CBS.

      36. Special Report on the Energy Crisis, Part Two: The Energy Crisis and Government Policies. Reviews natural gas shortage. Time Code Start: 45:36. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, reports. Network: CBS.

      37. Food, liquor rationing reported in Chile [time correct?]. Time Code Start: 53:42. Keywords: food, alcohol, shortages, rationing, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators. Network: CBS.

      38. Tentative agreement reached in Chicago, Illinois teachers strike. Time Code Start: 54:01. Keywords: schools, instructors, staff, strikes, boycotts. Network: CBS.

      39. Film update report on Bardstown, Kentucky, a small town that lost twelve men in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 54:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, Killed in Action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualties. Network: CBS.

      40. Commercials. Time Code Start: 54:42. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: CBS.

      41. Commercials. Time Code Start: 57:55. Keywords: advertisements, ads, TV spots, television. Network: CBS.

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