June 4, 1974

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting First Annual Report on Coastal Zone Management.
• Executive Order 11785—Amending Executive Order No. 10450, as Amended, Relating to Security Requirements for Government Employment, and for Other Purposes
• Proclamation 4296—World Environment Day, 1974

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, June 4, 1974

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• Senate: June 4, 1974
• House of Representatives: June 4, 1974
• Extensions of Remarks: June 4, 1974

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President's Office Files

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 71, News Summaries - June 1974 [3 of 12] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, June 4, 1974, (Mon. nets, wires and comment from Monday papers)

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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 04 June 1974

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Vol. XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976

Negotiating the New Rules, May 1973-June 1975

• 68. Memorandum From the President’s Counselor for Economic Policy (Rush) to President Nixon, Washington, June 4, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, Staff Member & Office Files, President’s Office Files, President’s Handwriting, Box 27, June 1974. Confidential. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Nixon saw it.

Vol. E-6, Documents on Africa, 1973-1976

Sudan

• 220. Telegram 1276 From the Embassy in Sudan to the Department of State, Khartoum, June 4, 1974, 1325Z

  Ambassador Brewer recommended that President Nixon send a personal message to President Nimeiri thanking him for his steadfastness and stressing U.S. concern that justice be done.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 745, Country Files, Africa, Sudan, Vol. 1. Secret; Priority; Exdis.

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.

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.

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

• WHCA-SR-S-622
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (6/4/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 46:00:00
  
  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.

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-6976
  "Panorama". John J. Caulfield and Anthony T. Ulasewicz.
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:27:12
• WHCA-6977
  "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition". Gerald Alch, attorney of James McCord.
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:29:29
• WHCA-6983
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  11. Smith/Jarriel/Donaldson: Colson will testify with President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 24:59. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  12. Reasoner/Geer: Milk fund with Congressmen Railsback, Flowers and McClory. Time Code Start: 29:15. Keywords: food, dairy products, organizations, lobbys, Presidential campaigns, contributions, funding, finances, donations, investigations. Network: ABC.
  
  13. Smith/Schoumacher: Tape gap with Rhyne. Time Code Start: 31:29. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  14. Reasoner/Reynolds: Jeb Magruder begins sentence and the Governors Conference. Time Code Start: 33:59. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.
  
  15. Reasoner: Commentary on campaign financing. Time Code Start: 36:48. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, finances, funding, contributions, money. Network: ABC.
  
  16. Chancellor/Stern: Expert report on 18 minute gap with President Nixon's attorney St. Clair (Watergate tapes). Time Code Start: 38:35. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Chancellor/Mackin: Senator Joseph Montoya memos concerning Nixon administration grants. Time Code Start: 41:33. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Chancellor/Kiker: Colson as possible witness. Time Code Start: 44:20. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Chancellor/Pettit: National Governors Conference. Time Code Start: 46:42. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: NBC.
  
  20. Cronkite/Morton: House Judiciary Committee on International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation). Time Code Start: 49:30. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Cronkite/Chung: Other committee members get dairy donations. Time Code Start: 50:55. Keywords: food, dairy products, lobbyists, gifts, funds, finances, money. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Cronkite/Graham: Expert opinion on 18 minute gap (Watergate tapes). Time Code Start: 53:04. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Cronkite/Schorr: Colson pleads guilty. Time Code Start: 54:33. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  24. Cronkite/Sevareid analysis: Colson. Time Code Start: 56:34. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  25. Cronkite/Barr: Jeb Magruder enters prison. Time Code Start: 59:05. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

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• June 1974 Broadcast Index

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