June 19, 1972

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The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• Message to the United States Conference of Mayors Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Decided

• Flood v. Kuhn
• McNeil v. Director, Patuxent Institution
• Mitchum v. Foster
• Murel v. Baltimore City Criminal Court
• Pennsylvania v. New York
• Shadwick v. City of Tampa
• Turner v. Arkansas
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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• President's Daily Brief of 19 June 1972

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

November 1971-December 1972: Toward a New Equilibrium

• 122. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, June 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 21, HAK Trip Files, HAK’s Japan Visit Jun 1972 [3 of 3]. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates Nixon saw it. Memoranda of conversation for most of Kissinger’s June 1972 meetings in Japan are ibid., Box 22, HAK Trip Files, Japan Trip Memcons, June 1972, The President. Following Kissinger’s trip, Ingersoll reported to Kissinger that there had been annoyance expressed by some Japanese bureaucrats due to the nominally unofficial nature of his visit, which had been hosted by the Japan-U.S. Economic Council, and the problem of keeping track of Kissinger’s statements. (Memorandum from Ingersoll to Kissinger, June 23; ibid., Box 538, Country Files, Far East, Japan, Vol. VIII, May–December 1972)

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

Proximity Talks and the Backchannel: Separate Department of State and White House Negotiating Tricks

• 294. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 19, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 647, Country Files, Middle East, Middle East (General) Vol. IX. Secret. Sent for information. At the top of the page, Kissinger wrote: “Let’s get him stopped, HK.” Another note by Haig reads: “Eliot informed.” All brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 337. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State, Athens, June 19, 1972, 1459Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 594, Country Files—Middle East, Greece, Vol. III Jan 72–Oct 73. Secret; Nodis.

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

International Environmental Policy

• 324. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (Train) to President Nixon, Washington, June 19, 1972

  Train reported on the Stockholm Conference and characterized it as a success.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. No classification marking. The memorandum is unsigned. The draft statement was attached but not published. Copies were sent to Erhlichman and Kissinger.

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

• 113. Airgram A-925 From the Delegation to the United Nations to the Department of State, June 19, 1972, June 19, 1972

  Ambassador to the United Nations Bush recounted that he had informed Chinese Ambassador to the UN Huang Hua that he was personally satisfied that the New York Police Department had explored all angles of the death of the Chinese delegate and had been assured that the case would remain open.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 17 CHICOM-US. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Harry E. T. Thayer on June 8 and cleared by Joseph Glennon and Bush. Received at the Department of State on June 21.

• 139. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, June 19, 1972, 10:25-11:20 p.m., Beijing, June 19, 1972, 10:25-11:20 p.m.

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger informed Chinese Premier Chou En-lai that the United States would oppose Soviet aggression in the Far East. Kissinger also indicated that the Paris talks had been suspended and that he favored a Sino-Japanese rapprochement.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 97, Country Files, Far East, China, Dr. Kissinger’s Visit, June 1972 Memcons (Originals). Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Presumably drafted by Lord. Ellipses and brackets are in the source text. The meeting was held at Guest House #5.

• 140. Backchannel Message HAKTO 7 From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Beijing, June 19, 1972, 1801Z, Beijing, June 19, 1972, 1801Z

  Kissinger described his reception as the “warmest” yet and reported Chinese Premier Chou En-lai’s interest in settling the Vietnam war.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 97, Country Files, Far East, China-Dr. Kissinger’s June 1972 Visit. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. A copy was also sent to Rodman. Haig transmitted the message to Nixon under an attached June 19 covering memorandum summarizing Kissinger’s points. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. An additional notation reads: Haig, Rodman.”

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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-9414 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9414-08-31, Pat Nixon arriving at the airport, attending a memorial service, and leaving on a plane. 6/19/1972, Rapid City, South Dakota airport, unidentified sites. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-9416 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9416-13-32, Pat Nixon at a memorial service and greeting attendees. 6/19/1972, Rapid City, South Dakota unidentified sites. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-9423 Photographer: Grove, Andrew | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9423-, Haig receiving original cartoons from the artist. 6/19/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Haig, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-9424 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-9424-, Scenes of White House and of the Washington Monument from the South Grounds. 6/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds.

Roll WHPO-9425 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9425-, President Nixon shaking hands with departing helicopter pilot Lt. Col. Richard Kuci. 6/19/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon, Richard Kuci.

Roll WHPO-9427 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-9427-02-06, Unidentified men in an office celebrating something with glasses of champagne. 6/19/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-9427-07-12, President Nixon walking from a helicopter and boarding his plane. 6/19/1972, Homestead AFB, Florida tarmac. President Nixon, Haldeman, aides, military personnel.

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-5490
  Today Show with Edward 'Ted' Kennedy.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-5491
  "The Dick Cavett Show" with Senator Edward 'Ted Kennedy.
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-5492
  Tricia Nixon's Wedding-5 min. Summary, other Cover age 12 6/71.
  CBS
  Runtime: 0:05
• WHCA-5496
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:43
  
  24. Smith/Sherwood: Supreme Court cuts off President Nixon's administration wiretaps [Watergate];. Time Code Start: 65:49. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, rulings, decisions, recordings, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, Watergate, Senate Committee hearings. Network: ABC.
  
  25. Kaplow: Bugging of Democratic Headquarters with statement by Lawrence O'Brien, Senator Dole [Watergate]; Smith reports on Ziegler's statement that it was a "third rate burglary and nothing to be concerned with." Ends with footage of Robert Dole's statemen. Time Code Start: 66:15. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, managers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, scandals, Watergate. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Reasoner/Matney: New York state primary with McGovern. Time Code Start: 70:16. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegates. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Reasoner/Clark: Treaty from Russian summit goes into hearings (Secretary of State Rogers, Senator Fulbright). Time Code Start: 72:53. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, summits, meetings. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Smith: Commentary on peace in Vietnam?. Time Code Start: 74:57. Keywords: Vietnam War, truces, treaty, treaties, peace, ceasefires. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Chancellor: Podgorny returns to Russia [related terms: Soviet Union, USSR]; Kissinger arrives in Peking; Clark MacGregor comments on possible connection between the two. Time Code Start: 76:40. Keywords: Soviet Union, USSR. Network: NBC.
  
  30. Chancellor/Stern: Supreme Court rules on wiretaps [Watergate]. Time Code Start: 79:20. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, rulings, decisions, recordings, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, Watergate, Senate Committee hearings. Network: NBC.
  
  31. Chancellor/Endicott: Republican Convention employee in on bugging of Democratic Convention's Headquaters; footage of Robert Dole's statement on Watergate recommending an investigation; Chancellor reports on Ziegler's statement that "I'm not going to comme. Time Code Start: 81:20. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, Republican Party, Democrats, Democratic Party, conventions, Presidential elections, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: NBC.
  
  32. Chancellor/Nessen/Perkins: Decision '72; Muskie, McGovern. Time Code Start: 83:25. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  33. Bell: Governor George Wallace's report. Time Code Start: 88:00. Keywords: Governors, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, reports, assassinations, shootings. Network: NBC.
• WHCA-5497
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:35:00
  
  1. Serafin: Republican Convention employee in on bugging Democratic headquarters (HQ) with O'Brien, Dole, Humphrey, Muskie, McGovern. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, managers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, scandals, Watergate. Network: CBS.
  
  2. Cronkite: Campaign '72, delegate counts. Time Code Start: 05:30. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, conventions, delegates, voting. Network: CBS.
  
  3. Schorr: Senator Ted Kennedy to help McGovern. Time Code Start: 09:40. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  4. Dean: Court ruling on delegate nominations. Time Code Start: 11:25. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegations, delegates. Network: CBS.

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