January 7, 1972

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The President's day began at San Clemente, California

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• Joint Statement Following Meetings With Prime Minister Sato of Japan.
• Letter Announcing Candidacy for Renomination and Reelection.
• Remarks on Departure of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato of Japan From the Western White House.

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• Federal Register of Friday, January 7, 1972

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.

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• President's Daily Brief of 07 January 1972

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

East-West Trade, 1969-1972

• 353. Memorandum From the Staff Director of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Hartman) to the Under Secretary of State (Irwin), Washington, January 7, 1972

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 83 D 276, NSC-U/DM 60D. Secret. Drafted by J.K. Wilhelm (S/PC) and cleared in EA by Ambassador Brown.

Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

November 1971-December 1972: Toward a New Equilibrium

• 112. Memorandum for the President’s File, San Clemente, California, January 7, 1972, 9:30 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box 87, Memoranda for the President, Beginning January 1, 1972. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Wickel. The meeting took place at the Western White House. Holdridge sent Kissinger this memorandum under a January 21 covering memorandum. Kissinger approved it with no further distribution.

• 113. Memorandum for the President’s File, San Clemente, California, January 7, 1972, 11 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box 87, Memoranda for the President, Beginning January 1, 1972. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Wickel. The meeting took place at the Western White House. Holdridge sent this memorandum to Kissinger under a January 21 memorandum. Kissinger approved the memorandum of conversation without further distribution except for Eyes Only distribution to Rogers.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

Narrowing the Issues, October 19, 1971-April 18, 1972

• 224. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Smith), San Clemente, California, January 7, 1972, 2323Z

  Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA Files: FRC 383–97–0010, Box 1, Director’s Files, Gerard Smith, Smith/White House Correspondence, January–May 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent through the White House. Handwritten notations on the message include “2–1 Freeze,” “Equal # +”, “aggregate +”, and “deferred —”.

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

Malta

• 241. Telegram From the Embassy in Malta to the Department of State, Valletta, January 7, 1972, 2255Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 622, Country Files—Middle East, Malta, Vol. I. Secret; Flash; Exdis.

• 242. Memorandum From A. Denis Clift of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, January 7, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 622, Country Files—Middle East, Malta, Vol. II. Secret. Sent for very urgent action. The tabs are not printed.

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

Libya

• 84. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Newsom) to the Ambassador to Libya (Palmer), Washington, January 7, 1972

  Newsom advised Palmer of the Secretary’s belief that while a negative decision could provoke a reaction from Libya, the absence of a decision would not.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 LIBYA. Secret; Official; Informal. The letter is an unsigned copy.

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

Costa Rica

• 192. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Karamessines) to the Office of the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kennedy), Washington, January 7, 1972., Washington, January 7, 1972

  Deputy Director Karamessines forwarded a memorandum regarding Guatemalan plotting against President Figueres, noting that Ambassador Ploeser informed Figueres of the plot.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 779, Country Files, Latin America, Costa Rica. Secret/Sensitive. Attached to the covering memorandum but not published is Intelligence Information Cable, TCDSDB–315/00090–72, dated January 5, 1972.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 79. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, January 7, 1972, 11:45 p.m., Beijing, January 7, 1972, 11:45 p.m.

  Chinese Premier Chou En-lai voiced the Chinese views concerning the joint communiqué, which President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Haig indicated he would convey to President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger and President Nixon.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1037, Files for the President-China Material, China, Haig trip-memcons, January 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Great Hall of the People. The memorandum is mistakenly dated January 7, 1971.

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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-8179 Photographer: Hartmann | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8179-, President Nixon portrait. 1/7/1972, Washington, D.C. Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8189 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8189-[DASH], Formal portrait of President Nixon smiling, seated near an American flag and flag of the presidential seal in the background. 1/7/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8193 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8193-, Vice President Agnew meeting with an unidentified Greek ambassador. 1/7/1972, Washington, D.C. interior office. Spiro Agnew, unidentified Greek ambassador.

Roll WHPO-8194 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8194-, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō of Japan departing from the Western White House by Presidential helicopter. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House helipad. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8194-20A, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō of Japan inside a helicopter waving to President Nixon, who is standing on the red carpet, before his departure from the Western White House. Marine Honor guards stand at attention with rifles flanking the carpet. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House helipad. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, honor guard.

Roll WHPO-8195 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8195-, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō of Japan a the Western White House, during a poolside luncheon. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House helipad. Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, unidentified luncheon guests, military string quartet.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8195-, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō leaving the Western White House. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House helipad. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō.

Roll WHPO-8196 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8196-, Prime Minister of Japan Eisaku Satō San Clemente Western White House visit poolside luncheon. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California San Clemente. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, unidentified luncheon guests, military string quartet.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8196-09A, Prime Minister of Japan Eisaku Satō is driven by Richard Nixon in a golf cart at La Casa Pacific during a poolside luncheon. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California San Clemente. President Nixon, Eisaku Satō.

Roll WHPO-8201 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8201-, President Nixon and officials escort Prime Minister Eisaku Satō on his departure from the Western White House by helicopter. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California helipad. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō, honor guard, officials, secret service.

Roll WHPO-8202 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8202-, President Nixon and officials escort Prime Minister Eisaku Satō on his departure from the Western White House by helicopter. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California helipad. President Nixon, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō , honor guard, officials, secret service.

Roll WHPO-8204 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8204-, Office of Emergency Preparedness Director Brigadier General George A. Lincoln presenting awards. 1/7/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Brigadier General George A. Lincoln, unidentified award recipients.

Roll WHPO-8207 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8207-, President Nixon, Secretary of State William Rogers, Secretary Connally and officials with Prime Minister Eisaku Satō of Japan on his departure from the Western White House. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Eisaku Satō, Takeo Fukuda (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Nikio Mizuta (Minister of Finance), other Japanese Ministers, William Rogers, John Connally, Maurice Stans, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Ambassador David Kennedy, Emil Mosbacher, Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Gerald Warren, Paul Volcker, Marshall Green, Harold Scott, William Eberle, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8207-15, President Nixon speaking at the microphone on the Western White House grounds during Prime Minister Eisaku Satō's departure ceremony. Secretary of State William Rogers, Secretary John Connally, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Maurice Stans, and other officials stand nearby. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Eisaku Satō, William Rogers, John Connally, Maurice Stans, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Ambassador David Kennedy, Emil Mosbacher, officials.

Roll WHPO-8208 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8208-, President Nixon with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato as he is departing the Western White House. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Eisaku Sato, Takeo Fukuda (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Nikio Mizuta (Minister of Finance), other Japanese Ministers, William Rogers, John Connally, Maurice Stans, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Ambassador David Kennedy, Emil Mosbacher, Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Gerald Warren, Paul Volcker, Marshall Green, Harold Scott, William Eberle, officials.

Roll WHPO-8209 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8209-, Band leader Lawrence Welk visiting President Nixon at the Western White House. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House. Lawrence Welk, unidentified staff, unidentified helicopter crew members.

Roll WHPO-8212 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8212-, State Department, Office of Protocol staff member Carol McAnn on golf cart. 1/7/1972, San Clemente, California Casa Pacifica, Western White House. Carol McAnn.

Roll WHPO-8213 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8213-, President Nixon speaking at the microphone on the Western White House grounds during Prime Minister Eisaku Sato departing ceremony. Secretary of State William Rogers, Secretary John Connally, Ambassador Meyer, Maurice Stans and other officials stand nearby. 1/7/1972, California San Clemente. President Nixon, Eisaku Sato, Takeo Fukuda (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Nikio Mizuta (Minister of Finance), other Japanese Ministers, William Rogers, John Connally, Maurice Stans, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Ambassador David Kennedy, Emil Mosbacher, Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein, Gerald Warren, Paul Volcker, Marshall Green, Harold Scott, William Eberle, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8213-08, President Nixon speaking at the microphone on the Western White House grounds during Prime Minister Eisaku Sato departing ceremony. Secretary of State William Rogers, Secretary John Connally, Ambassador Meyer, Maurice Stans and other officials stand nearby. 1/7/1972, California San Clemente. President Nixon, Eisaku Sato, Takeo Fukuda (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Nikio Mizuta (Minister of Finance), other Japanese Ministers, William Rogers, John Connally, Maurice Stans, Ambassador Armin Meyer, Ambassador David Kennedy, Emil Mosbacher, John Ehrlichman, Paul Volcker, Herb Klein, Marshall Green, William Eberle, officials.

Roll WHPO-8247 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8247-, Pat Nixon and staff in the Presidential plane. 1/7/1972, Ghana Presidential plane. Pat Nixon, unidentified staff members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8247-, Pat Nixon departing Ghana, Africa. 1/7/1972, [Ghana, Africa] Ghana, Africa. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8248 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8248-, Pat Nixon in Ivory Coast, Africa. . 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8249 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8249-, Pat Nixon in Ivory Coast, Africa. . 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, crowd from Ivory Coast.

Roll WHPO-8250 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8250-, Pat Nixon at a ceremony, in Africa. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, leaders of the Ivory Coast.

Roll WHPO-8251 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8251-, Pat Nixon greeting the people of the Ivory Coast, Africa. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, people of Ivory Coast.

Roll WHPO-8252 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8252-13, Pat Nixon with a crowd of young school girls dressed in yellow. They are holding small American flags. 1/7/1972, Ghana or Ivory Coast, Africa unknown city street. Pat Nixon, unidentified school children in Ghana or Ivory Coast.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8252-16A, Pat Nixon with scores of young school girls dressed in yellow, descending from wide cement stairway. Possibly a teachers standing near Pat, who is holding hands with a child. 1/7/1972, Ghana or Ivory Coast, Africa unknown city street. Pat Nixon, unidentified school children in Ghana or Ivory Coast.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8252-22, Pat Nixon greeting a crowd of young boys wearing tribal paint. 1/7/1972, Ghana or Ivory Coast, Africa unknown city street. Pat Nixon, unidentified school children in Ghana or Ivory Coast.

Roll WHPO-8253 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8253-04A, Pat Nixon is greeted by Government officials and their families, upon her arrival to Africa's Ivory Coast. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, unidentified government officials and families.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8253-06A, Pat Nixon is greeted by Government officials and their families, upon her arrival to Africa's Ivory Coast. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon is greeted by Government officials and their families, upon her arrival to Africa's Ivory Coast.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8253-21A, Pat Nixon waving to the crowd in a limousine motorcade in the Ivory Coast. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa unknown city street, Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, crowd, motorcycle escorts.

Roll WHPO-8254 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8254-, Pat Nixon at a ceremony in the Ivory Coast, Africa. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8255 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8255-, Pat Nixon in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, Africa. 1/7/1972, Ghana and Ivory Coast, Africa Ghana and Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-8256 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8256-, Ceremonial Dance. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. people in Ivory Coast.

Roll WHPO-8257 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8257-, Pat Nixon visits a school during her Goodwill tour to the Ivory Coast and Africa. 1/7/1972, Ivory Coast, Africa Ivory Coast, Africa. Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, children.

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.

C - First Lady

• WHCA-SR-C-101
  Remarks by Pat Nixon on departure from an airport in Accra, Ghana. (1/7/1972, Accra, Ghana)
  
  Runtime: 0:08:22
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by LDH (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-C-102
  Remarks by Pat Nixon on arrival at Abidijan Airport on the Ivory Coast, with President Houphouet-Boigny. (1/7/1972, Abidijan, Ivory Coast, Africa)
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-C-103
  An exchange of toasts by Mrs. Nixon and President Houphouet-Boigny in the Dining Room of Presidential Palace, Abidijan, Ivory Coast. (1/7/1972, Abidijan, Ivory Coast, Africa)
  
  Runtime: 12:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-487
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren and Prime Minister Sato of Japan, translation by James Wickle. (1/7/1972, San Clemente, California)
  
  Runtime: [Nonelisted]
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by FMO (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-H-488
  Prime Minister Sato briefing. (1/7/1972, Newporter Hotel, Newport Beach, California)
  
  Runtime: 48:00:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JAD (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-720103
  Joint statement with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in San Clemente. (1/7/1972)
  
  Runtime: 3:14
  
  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-4949
  "The Conservatives and '72". presidential advisor Clark MacGregor.
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 01:29:29
• WHCA-4950
  "Seven Summits," Nixon and Sato. President Nixon meets with Prime Minister Sato of Japan TW: N. Johnson.
  NET (National Educational Television, PBS, NET Public Affairs), Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 00:33:39
• WHCA-4966
  Weekly News Summary I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:34:06
  
  1. Reasoner/Donaldson/Peterson: Unemployment; Pentagon cutbacks. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, jobs, unemployment, statistics , layoffs. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner: President Nixon in New Hampshire primary. Time Code Start: 02:35. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Reasoner: Supreme Court justices William Rehnquist and Lewis Powell take Supreme Court seats. Time Code Start: 03:35. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees, appointments, confirmations. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner/Jarriel: President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Sato's summit ends. Time Code Start: 05:19. Keywords: Presidents, Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, summits, meetings. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Reasoner: Commentary on Coach Nixon. Time Code Start: 07:21. Keywords: Presidents, sports, games, football,. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Chancellor: President Nixon enters New Hampshire primary; New Hampshire lineup. Time Code Start: 09:22. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: Unemployment status. Time Code Start: 12:10. Keywords: jobs, unemployment, statistics. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Goralski: President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Sato's summit concludes. Time Code Start: 12:49. Keywords: Presidents, Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, summits, meetings. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Brinkley: Draft evaders. Time Code Start: 15:30. Keywords: military, conscription, evasion, selective service, lottery, laws, Vietnam War, conscientious objectors, political offenses, pardons, draft evasion. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor: First Lady Pat Nixon visits the Ivory Coast in Africa (short spot). Time Code Start: 20:45. Keywords: Presidents, families, wife, travel, First Lady trips, international, Africa. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Cronkite/Chase/Rather: President Nixon runs in New Hampshire; President Nixon and Prime Minister Sato in San Clemente, California. Time Code Start: 21:08. Keywords: Presidents, Prime Ministers, Asian, Japanese, leaders, officials, meetings, Western White House, La Casa Pacifica. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Schorr: Unemployment; economics with Senator Proxmire and Herbert Stein. Time Code Start: 24:08. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Sevareid: Balance of power, the need for the Navy. Time Code Start: 26:44. Keywords: foreign relations, Armed Forces, military, defense, International military capabilities, national security, defense systems, budgets, costs, expenditures. Network: CBS.

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