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June 6, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, June 6, 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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    President's Office Files

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  • 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)
      Tuesday June 6.

      We’re in Washington this morning. In the staff meeting there was a lot of concern about Laird's testimony about a $3 billion to $5 billion dollar increase in Defense because of Vietnam. They think this will be very tough and its effect on the stop the war amendment, and that now we need a rounded statement on the whole budget situation otherwise we're going to be trapped in a tax increase. Mahon and all of his allies apparently are going to use the Defense increase to defeat revenue sharing which, of course, isn't bad from our viewpoint.

      The President had me over at the EOB this morning for just some talk on the general domestic situation. He wants Agnew to take Mills on and destroy his tax plan. He wants to be sure Mitchell hits the fact that a lot of the Congressmen didn't show up at the joint session last Thursday.

      We reviewed Connally's recommendations. He got into the question of whether he should do the Rotary speech, and he gave me some background on what to cover. The real question is whether we can write a good speech. He feels it should basically be a replay of the Russian speech of Price's. Two thousand word maximum with an overview of the world situation, peace, bringing the world together, keep American strong, don't cut the Defense budget, the world's changed in Rotary’s 75 years. The President spoke to Rotary at their 50th anniversary at that time there was no contact with China, there was a direct confrontation with the Soviet. Now look at the situation today. The major changes, what it means. The hope for peace. Brief paragraph on Vietnam like the line he used in the Congress, cheer line on Vietnam and on Defense. End on a note of the need for understanding and communication, that people should understand each other in order to get along. People want peace: the Russians, the Chinese and so on. He says we'll decide on Thursday whether to do this but he's not convinced that he should. He wants to end it on the Tanya thing, saying that for the first time the President of the United States spoke to 100 million Russians on television the day before he had been to Leningrad, to the cemetery. Then he wants the actual words from Tanya's diary, and that we want the Tanya's wherever they are Soviet Union, China, North Vietnam, all over the world to be able to live in a world at peace.

      He-- Ehrlichman says he has to have a decision on the Higher Education Conference report because of whether the busing position is more important than the education thing. The President wants to figure on an office press conference on the 14th and a TV press conference on the 29th. He seems to feel he has to do the office thing before he goes on TV. He toyed with the idea of seeing Goldwater on the way to Camp David but dropped it, because a weather problem, and appeared for while that he couldn't even get to Camp David by chopper, but then he shifted-- the weather shifted, and so we went on up.

      He got into some discussion on political organization. He’s concerned that Mitchell isn’t doing the sophisticated type of organization work that the McGovern people are doing. He feels there's no sense in McGovern having all of that and the key states and our not having it. He’s particularly concerned about Nofziger running the campaign in California, and we may not go for the Texans for Nixon kind of thing in Texas, rather than building up on the Republicans.

      He raised the point of considering the question of Henry testifying regarding SALT on the Hill, on the basis that he's the only one that knows enough about it, and we'd have him go up because of his special expertise. The President had McKee over for dinner at Camp David tonight which was a great treat for her.

      End of June 6.
    • 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. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

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

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

    American Republics Regional

    • 53. Memorandum From President Nixon to Secretary of Treasury Connally, June 6, 1972.

      President Nixon instructed Secretary Connally to inform Latin American heads of state with whom he would meet during his upcoming trip the President had a long-standing interest in Third World countries.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 954, VIP Visits, Connally Trip 6–7/72. No classification marking. Nixon informed Kissinger in a May 19 memorandum that “The Connally trip is vitally important, not only from the standpoint of our personal relationship, but also in terms, I believe, of the good it can do in the foreign policy area. What I have in mind is that he should go first-class with a Presidential-type aircraft to four countries in Latin America— Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia.” Nixon concluded, “Don’t consult a lot of people in State about this thing. Just give me your own recommendation later today.” (Ibid., Box 341, Subject Files, HAK/President Memos, 1971–)

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