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June 22, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, June 22, 1972, 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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Archival Holdings

Any selection of archival documents will necessarily be partial. You should use the documents and folders identified below as a starting place, but consult the linked collection finding aids and folder title lists and the collections themselves for context. Many documents to be found this way do not lend themselves to association with specific dates, but are essential to a complete understanding of the material.

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    President's Office Files

    The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • 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.

    • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
      Thursday, June 22.

      Got into some Laird problems this morning because he's taken a public position now that he won't support SALT and the White House unless we get the Defense Budget, while the White House is saying the two are not linked, but both are essential. This creates a lot of confusion in the public mind and the question of why we need more money for defense if we're disarming. So we're losing the argument regarding second phase assault. Also Laird went in for a $5 billion supplemental program for intensified activity in Vietnam through December 1 without telling us or anybody at the White House. OMB thinks we should be going for September 30 money, so does the NSC and then go for more later, if necessary.

      We got into the parochial school thing today as we finally forced, by sheer weight of demanding, forced Ehrlichman and the Domestic Council people to come in with an OMB letter as the Catholic people had requested. We got it just in the nick of time before the President’s meeting with Cardinal Krol, so it all came out OK. Mills has told John Burns that he will not permit any extraneous amendments to the debt ceiling legislation and then he'll hold the thing in conference right through expiration if necessary. And he will not take the Social Security increase. And he won't take a Social Security increase at all on any other bill, unless it's funded, including for the last six months of this year, by an increase in taxes. This is basically good news. Question whether he’ll really hang with it though.

      Got into some discussion with the President on the platform. He wants to make sure Ehrlichman puts a strong plank in on aid to parochial schools. Also he feels that after Ehrlichman and the Domestic Council people have the platform worked out it must be rewritten by some editors to get some zing into it. Safire, Buchanan and so on. Should edit it up so it bites, also they should develop a short form with highlights of what we're for and what we're against. It frightens the President that the Domestic Council is writing it because he's afraid it won't be sharp and will be turgid. Also he wants Price to get going on the acceptance speech and get it written right after the Democratic Convention playing the theme of the President is strong, vigorous and so on, while his challengers are weak and sappy. Not in the speech but the tone that we want to cover with other people.

      The President had his press conference today in the Oval Office, and it went pretty well. He got a good range of questions. Got in a lot of the kinds of answers he wanted, and cleaned up the things he felt he needed to clean up in order to be able to move to a TV press conference. So I think we're going to be in pretty good shape to get him to do one on television next week. He did get some action moving on food prices and saying that he would consider lifting quotas and as a result of that, he has gotten the economic people really cranking now on trying to get some action going on the food price thing, so it worked out pretty well I think.

      The Democratic headquarters break-in case took some good bounces today. The main one being that we got Judge Ritchie to handle the civil case. He's an Eisenhower judge. The Democrats made a mistake in their pleading because they made it impossible to have a Democratic judge because they filed a suit on behalf of all Democrats so any Democratic judge would be a party to the suit. We've also learned that they can't trace the currency and that they have no case on Hunt, and no warrant for him. So we seem to be in pretty good shape. They're going to continue to crank up the Cuban operation, move Liddy out of the line of fire and get the FBI situation straightened out. So at the moment, at least, that looks to be in good shape.

      End of June 22.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

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National Security Documents

  • The President's Daily Brief is the primary vehicle for summarizing the day-to-day sensitive intelligence and analysis, as well as late-breaking reports, for the White House on current and future national security issues. Read "The President's Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to Nixon and Ford" to learn more.

  • The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Visit the State Department website for more information.

    Vol. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    The Nixon Administration and War Powers Legislation

    Vol. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

    The North Vietnamese Offensive Falters, Negotiations Resume, May 8-July 18, 1972

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, March-December 1972

    • 233. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, June 22, 1972, 3:58-6:35 p.m.

      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. The meeting was held at a “Guest House (near Villa #5).” Kissinger and Chou also met from 7:10 to 7:35 p.m. on a boat near the Summer Palace. They discussed the first Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, the history of imperialism, and the Communist Party in China. A final meeting was held from 11:03 p.m. on June 22 to 12:55 a.m., June 23. During this meeting, Kissinger and Chou largely reiterated the points made in their earlier meetings. These memoranda of conversation are ibid. See Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. E–13, Documents 145 and 146.

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Poland

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Taking Stock

    • 213. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, June 22, 1972

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 316, Subject Files, Congressional, Vol. 6. No classification marking. Sent for action. Haig initialed on Kissinger’s behalf. The memorandum also bears a stamped note indicating that the President saw it and a handwritten note indicating that Kissinger saw it. John F. Lehman, Jr. of the NSC Staff sent a draft to Haig on June 20 under a covering memorandum. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

    • 268. Memorandum of Conversation, Peking, June 22, 1972, 3:58-6:35 p.m.

      The President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger and Chinese Prime Minister Chou En-lai shared their concern about Soviet influence in South Asia and their opposition to the development of Indian hegemony over the subcontinent.

      Source: Library of Congress, Kissinger Papers, Manuscript Division, Box TS 36, South Asia Chronological File, July 1971-Nov 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The conversation was held in a guest house.

    • 269. Telegram 5434 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State, Islamabad, June 22, 1972, 1138Z

      Pakistani President Bhutto indicated that he was prepared to be as flexible as possible during his forthcoming summit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Gandhi. He added that if Awami League President Mujibur Rahman was prepared to meet without requiring prior recognition of his government and dropped the threat to try Pakistani prisoners as war criminals, he anticipated that he could propose recognition of Bangaladesh following a meeting with Mujib in July.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA-PAK. Confidential; Exdis. Repeated to Dacca, New Delhi, London, Karachi, and Lahore.

    • 270. Telegram WH 22043 From the White House to the Embassy in New Zealand, Washington, June 22, 1972, 2349Z

      Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Haig cabled former Treasury Secretary Connally on President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s instructions to suggest that when he met with Indian Prime Minister Gandhi in New Delhi he inform her that a continuing stream of public criticism of U.S. policy in Vietnam on the part of her and members of her Government would not form a basis for the dialogue to improve India’s relations with the U.S. that they indicated they wanted to initiate.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 150, Geopolitical File, India, 21 May 1971-Dec 1972. Secret; Eyes Only. The telegram was sent from Haig to Connally and marked for the attention of Hoskinson who was traveling with Connally.

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

    • 144. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, June 22, 1972, 2:38-4:28 p.m., Beijing, June 22, 1972, 2:38-4:28 p.m.

      Topics discussed included the draft agreements on scientific, cultural, and technological matters, people-to-people exchanges, and trade issues.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 87, Country Files, Far East, China, PRC Counterpart Talks, 1971-73. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. No drafting information appears on the memorandum; presumably drafted by Solomon. Brackets in the source text. The meeting was held in Government Guest House #3.

    • 145. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, June 22, 1972, 7:10-7:45 p.m., Beijing, June 22, 1972, 7:10-7:45 p.m.

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai discussed foreign intervention in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and their hopes for continued normalization of relations.

      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. Brackets in the source text. The meeting was held on a boat on a lake at the Summer Palace. No drafting information appears on the memorandum; presumably drafted by either Lord or Howe.

    • 146. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, June 22-23 1972, 11:03 p.m.-12:55 a.m., Beijing, June 22, 1972, 11:03 p.m.-12:55 a.m.

      Topics discussed included the Soviet Union, the war in Vietnam, and the presidential campaign.

      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. Brackets in the source text. The meeting was held at the Government Guest House #5.

  • 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.

    Digitized versions can be found in the National Archives Catalog.

Audiovisual Holdings

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