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March 1, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, March 1, 1970, 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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Next Date: Monday, March 2, 1970

Schedule and Public Documents

  • The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland

  • The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

    Appointments and Nominations

  • The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

    No Federal Register published on this date

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.

  • Selective document listing

    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)
      Sunday, March 1.

      All quiet until just after church when President called from Camp David - had had report from Mosbacher regarding treatment of Pompidou by Jews in Chicago. President furious. Will announce cancellation of Israel arms tomorrow; wants legislation to provide protection for foreign visitors - and he will go to New York dinner tomorrow night to add an extra touch. Really disturbed because Mrs. Pompidou has decided to go home tonight - wants to try and stop her. So we swing into immediate action this afternoon and have all the wheels grinding. Fun to have a crisis if only a little one.

      President also cranked up about two major leaks in New York Times today, especially one of Moynihan memo regarding blacks. Wants a complete freeze on Times, etc.

      President kept calling during the afternoon with new ideas regarding the New York trip, etc. I covered security arrangements, call to Mosbacher to get Mrs. Pompidou to stay over, Ehrlichman to get legislation going, Ziegler about press arrangements and Times freeze, etc. He wanted blow by blow details - get friendly crowd cranked up, maximum security, complete secrecy about his going up, details about scenario for the dinner, etc., etc. Has had Kissinger and Garment cranking on the Jews - the Israeli Embassy, and the American Jewish community, to make it clear to them they have seriously harmed their own cause by the demonstrations, etc. He's determined not to let them get away with this, and wants them to know they haven't. Poor Garment is really stuck in the middle.
    • Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings.

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

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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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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

  • 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-3644
      "Face the Nation" with Sen. Charles Mathias; "Meet the Press" with Senators Abraham Ribicoff, Herman Talmadge, and Walter Mondale.
      Undetermined
      Runtime: 01:06:00
    • WHCA-3645
      "Issues and Answers" with Dean Burch (FCC Chairman).
      All networks
      Runtime: 01:00:00
    • WHCA-3647
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:45

      2. No White House News Aired. Keywords: blank video area slate sign on screen.

Context (External Sources)