July 20, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 20 July 1974

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Vol. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

Cyprus

• 105. Minutes of Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group, Washington, July 20, 1974, 11:07 a.m.-12:07 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-097, Meeting Files, WSAG Meetings. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House.

• 106. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and the Deputy Secretary of State (Ingersoll), July 20, 1974, 9:30 a.m. PDT

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 384, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Kissinger was in San Clemente; Ingersoll was in Washington.

• 107. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Among Secretary of State Kissinger, the Deputy Secretary of State (Ingersoll), and the Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs (Buffum), July 20, 1974, 11:20 a.m. PDT

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 384, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Kissinger was in San Clemente; Ingersoll and Buffum were in Washington.

• 108. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger, San Clemente, July 20, 1974, 1:15 p.m. EDT

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 384, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking.

Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

Indonesia and the East Timor Crisis

• 111. National Security Study Memorandum 205, Washington, July 20, 1974., Washington, July 20, 1974

  NSSM 205 asked for a review of U.S. aid policy toward Indonesia.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–206, NSSMs, NSSM 205. Secret; Sensitive. A copy was also sent to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to the counselor to the President for Economic Policy.

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S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

• WHCA-SR-S-679
  Press briefing by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. (7/20/1974, Conference Room, San Clemente Compound)
  
  Runtime: 51:00:00
  
  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-680
  Press briefing by Dean Burch. (7/20/1974, Surf and Sands Press Center, Laguna Beach)
  
  Runtime: 28:15:00
  
  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.

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-7076
  "Agronsky & Company". John W. Dean III.
  NBC
  Runtime: 0:30:02
• WHCA-7080
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  37. Brokaw/Delaney: Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Time Code Start: 88:15. Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Islands, Middle East, Mideast, Turkey, invasions, takeovers, coup d’etat, military takeovers. Network: NBC.
  
  38. Brokaw/Boughholtzer: U.S. negotiations with Greece and Turkey. Time Code Start: 90:51. Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Islands, Middle East, Mideast, Turkey, invasions, takeovers, coup d’etat, military takeovers. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-7081
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 0:30
  
  1. Brokaw/Goralski: Judiciary Committee releases more evidence with Representatives Danielson, Cohen, Dennis. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Brokaw/Ward: President Nixon's attorney St. Clair report shows no link between President Nixon and Watergate; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Milk fund with Burch. Time Code Start: 02:14. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandal, Internal Revenue Service, income taxes, taxation, revenue, audits. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Brokaw/Stern: New evidence from Judiciary Committee. Time Code Start: 04:35. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Brokaw/Nessen: Vice President Gerald Ford supporting Butler in his re-election bid with Ford on film. Time Code Start: 07:15. Keywords: elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Rather/Hottelet: United Nations (U.N.) Emergency session on Cyprus with Ambassador Scali, President of Cyprus Archbishop Makarios III. Time Code Start: 09:30. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, religion, leaders, officials, Presidents, Eastern Mediterranean, Islands, travel, trips, speeches. Network: CBS.
  
  6. Rather/Schieffer: U.S. State Department moves over Cyprus crisis. Time Code Start: 11:34. Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Islands, Middle East, Mideast, Turkey, government, invations, takeovers. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Rather/Chung: Attorney John Doar's impeachment case with Representative Danielson. Time Code Start: 13:36. Keywords: attorneys, lawyers, Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, impeachment. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Rather/Davis: Burch and Ziegler on impeachment evidence. Time Code Start: 16:57. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Rather/Morton: House Judiciary Committee releases more evidence on impeachment. Time Code Start: 18:55. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.

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