March 1, 1972

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

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• Federal Register of Wednesday, March 1, 1972

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• Senate: March 1, 1972
• House of Representatives: March 1, 1972
• Extensions of Remarks: March 1, 1972

Argued

• United States v. Byrum
• United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education
• Wright v. Council of City of Emporia

Decided

• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Company
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Company of California

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President's Office Files

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 48, News Summaries - Mar. 1972 [1 of 4] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, March 1, 1972
• President's Daily Schedule, Box 102, [President's Daily Schedule, Jan.-Mar. 1972] [2 of 3]
  • The President's Schedule, Wednesday - March 1, 1972

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)
  Wednesday, March 1.
  
  More China follow-up this morning and also President had chats with Connally and Shultz and so forth to get things cleaned up before he leaves for Key Biscayne. He wants to get notes off to Nelson Rockefeller and the other key people who have supported the China trip, wanted Rose to call all of the family and tell them gifts are coming to them. Wanted Kissinger to get hold of Buckley this afternoon if he could. Wanted Butterfield to offer Camp David to Connally for the weekend. On the plane to Key Biscayne, he wanted to be sure we sent a bottle of Mao Tai to Abplanalp, saying "Try this for starting your fire". Wants to have the phone calls turned off, take things easy.
  
  End of March 1.
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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• President's Daily Brief of 01 March 1972

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Vol. XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971-May 1972

Preparing for Moscow and Nixon's Trip to China, January 1-March 29, 1972

• 54. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 1, 1972, 1 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 493, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1972, Vol. 9 [Pt. 1]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Map Room at the White House. This memorandum was attached to a covering memorandum from Kissinger to Nixon, March 8, that summarized the discussion. A notation on the covering memorandum indicates the President saw it.

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China, March-December 1972

• 205. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 1, 1972, 12:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 523, Country Files, Far East, China, Vol. X. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the White House. According to a March 20 covering memorandum by Froebe, Kissinger approved this memorandum of conversation “with no further distribution to be made.” Memoranda of conversation between Kissinger and the ROC Ambassador to the United States are also in the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Memoranda of Conversation. On February 24 Shen met briefly with Clark MacGregor at the White House to “elicit some background information from me on ‘how things were going in Peking.’” Shen requested a meeting with Kissinger on February 29 or March 1 and a meeting with Nixon on March 2, 3, or 4. (Memorandum from MacGregor through Kissinger to Nixon, February 25; National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 523, Country Files, Far East, China, Vol. X) See Document 207 for a record of Shen’s March 6 meeting with Nixon and Kissinger.

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

November 1971-December 1972: Toward a New Equilibrium

• 114. Telegram From the Embassy in South Korea to the Department of State, Seoul, March 1, 1972, 0547Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 543, Country Files, Far East, Korea, Vol. V, 1 Jan–31 Dec 1972 [Part 1] Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Telegram 37964 to Tokyo, March 6, describes a meeting between Ushiba and Rogers on the afternoon of March 2, in which Ushiba expressed gratitude for Green’s meetings with Japanese leaders to brief them about Nixon’s trip to China, noting that these meetings had occurred “even before President had spoken to American people.” (Ibid., Box 537, Country Files, Far East, Japan, Vol. VII, Jan–Apr 1972)

Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

Regional Issues

• 71. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Interdepartmental Group for Africa, Washington, March 1, 1972

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Scowcroft Daily Work Files, Box 25, Scowcroft Chronological File (B), Scowcroft Chronological 1/16/76 (3). Secret; Noforn. The paper is an attachment to a copy of NSSM 236, Document 82.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Turkey

• 453. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, March 1, 1972

  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Subject Files: FRC 330 75–0009, T–87 F–4 Greece/F–5 Turkey. Secret.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

Narrowing the Issues, October 19, 1971-April 18, 1972

• 233. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 1, 1972, 1 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 493, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1972, Vol. 9 [Pt. 1]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the Map Room at the White House. The memorandum of conversation was sent to Nixon under a March 8 covering memorandum that summarized the conversation. A notation on the covering memorandum indicates the President saw it. The memorandum of conversation is printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971–May 1972, Document 54.

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

International Environmental Policy

• 316. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of State (Eliot) to the President’s’ Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 1, 1972

  Eliot described the Department’s position on an anti-nuclear clause submitted by the Japanese and inserted into the draft declaration on the environment prepared for the Stockholm Conference.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Confidential. Drafted by John Trevithick (IO/SCT) on February 28, and cleared by IO, SCI, ACDA, and PM. Carson signed for Eliot. The IWG Report, DOD Memorandum, and State Memorandum were attached but not published.

Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iran 1972

• 170. Letter From the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Iran (Heck) to the Director for Iranian Affairs (Miklos), Tehran, March 1, 1972

  Heck stressed to Miklos that the question of advance delivery of the F–4Es in 1972 was paramount to the Shah, and potentially could cause serious problems in U.S.-Iranian relations.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 IRAN. Official-Informal. Secret.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Libya

• 87. Letter From Secretary of Defense Laird to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, March 1, 1972

  Laird again presented arguments in favor of State’s approval for the sale of aircraft to Libya.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files, FRC 75–0125, Box 14, Libya 000.1—1972. Secret.

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

Dominican Republic

• 294. Telegram 913 From the Embassy in the Dominican Republic to the Department of State, March 1, 1972, 2315Z., March 1, 1972, 2315Z

  The Embassy reported that President Balaguer had announced an agrarian reform.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 DOM REP. Confidential; Priority.

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.

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Oval Office

• 676-1; Unknown between 8:12 a.m. & 8:32 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-2; Unknown between 8:12 a.m. & 8:32 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-3; 8:32 a.m. - 8:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-4; Unknown between 8:33 a.m. & 8:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-5; Unknown between 8:33 a.m. & 8:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-6; 8:40 a.m. - 8:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-7; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 8:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-8; Unknown between 8:43 a.m. & 8:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 676-9; 8:50 a.m. - 9:08 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 676-10; Unknown between 9:08 a.m. & 9:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-11; Unknown between 9:08 a.m. & 9:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-12; 9:23 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-13; Unknown between 9:50 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-14; Unknown between 9:50 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 676-15; 9:57 a.m. - 11:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Acker, Marjorie P.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-16; 11:19 a.m. - 11:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 676-17; 11:22 a.m. - 11:22 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 676-18; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 676-19; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 676-20; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 676-21; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:26 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 676-22; 11:26 a.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Bull, Stephen B.; Walker, Ronald H.; Sanchez, Manolo; Kissinger, Henry A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.

White House Telephone

• 20-134; Unknown between 8:12 a.m. & 8:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 20-135; 8:50 a.m. - 9:08 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 20-136; 11:19 a.m. - 11:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 20-137; 11:22 a.m. - 11:22 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 20-138; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:27 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 20-139; Unknown between 11:22 a.m. & 11:29 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 20-140; 11:29 a.m. - 11:32 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Walker, Ronald H.
• 20-141; Unknown between 7:02 p.m. & 7:53 p.m.; White House operator; Sanchez, Manolo
• 20-142; 7:53 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary

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-8657 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8657-, Tricia Nixon Cox and Senator Bob Dole greeting participants in the Republican Leadership Conference. 3/1/1972, Washington, D.C. Grand Hall, White House. Tricia Nixon Cox, Bob Dole, Republican leadership conference participants.

Roll WHPO-8666 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8666-03, President Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, and staff leaving the helicopter. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida Presidential Compound, helipad. President Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, staff members, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8666-04, President Nixon waving to the crowd in Key Biscayne, following his return from China. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida Presidential Compound, outside. President Nixon, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8666-04-07, President Nixon shaking hands with a welcoming crowd, following his return from China. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida Presidential Compound, outside. President Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, staff members, crowd.

Roll WHPO-8667 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-8667-02A, Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, and staff leaving the helicopter. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida helipad, outside, presidential compound. President Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, staff members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8667-03A-30A, President Nixon shaking hands and greeting crowd of about 500 children from the Key Biscayne Elementary School and other local residents. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida helipad, outside, presidential compound. President Nixon, Key Biscayne Elementary School children, unidentified Key Biscayne residents, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8667-15A, President Nixon shaking hands and greeting crowd of about 500 children from the Key Biscayne Elementary School and other local residents. 3/1/1972, Key Biscayne, Florida helipad, outside, presidential compound. President Nixon, Key Biscayne Elementary School children, unidentified Key Biscayne residents, crowd.

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.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-156
  Press briefing by Herb Klein and Att. General John Mitchell. (3/1/1972, Room 162, EOB)
  
  Runtime: 1:10:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (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-5150
  "Great Decisions 1972" AND "A Public Affair: Election '72".
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-5151
  "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition". Richard Nixon, Chou EnLai, Pat Nixon, Chinese Officials.
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:29:22
• WHCA-5152
  President Nixon's departure from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, bound for Washington, D. C. after China Trip. President Nixon's departure from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, bound for Washington after arrival in the U.S. from the China Trip (People's Republic of China) Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Chou EnLai, Chinese officials.
  ABC
  Runtime: 01:03:40
• WHCA-5156
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:29:55
  
  19. Report on New Hampshire primary/ film of Representative Pete McCloskey filing of campaign expenditures. Time Code Start: 42:36. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, primaries, candidates, voting, speeches, costs, finances, funding. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Report on Farmer's Convention in Houston/ film of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator McGovern speaking to delegates. Time Code Start: 44:42. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, agriculture, farming, organizations, conferences, conventions, meetings, African Americans, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, delegates, primaries, speeches. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Report on Senator Ted Kennedy's committee on amnesty for draft dodgers/ film of John Geiger (American Legion), Robert Ranson, and Major General Leo Benade speaking out. Time Code Start: 47:13. Keywords: military, conscription, evasion, selective service, lottery, laws, Vietnam War, conscientious objectors, political offenses, pardons, draft reform, draft evasion. Network: ABC.
  
  22. Report on Carl Albert's disappointment that Members of Congress were not invited to accompany President Nixon to China. Time Code Start: 49:20. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, People's Republic of China, Congressmen, Speaker, complaints. Network: ABC.
  
  23. Film report of Shanghai people and culture in China. Time Code Start: 49:48. Keywords: People's Republic of China, cities, history, customs, lifestyles. Network: ABC.
  
  24. Howard K. Smith: commentary on Senator Muskie's break down in New Hampshire as a slip. Time Code Start: 51:47. Keywords: Senators, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  25. Report on Senate passage of higher education bill. Time Code Start: 53:33. Keywords: bills, laws, voting, schools, financial aid. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Film report on Richard Kleindienst request to speak to the Senate to counter Jack Anderson's International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) allegation/ on camera comments by Senator Bayh. Time Code Start: 53:52. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, accusations, newspapers, journalists, reporters. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Film report on the potential 18-20 year old voters in Florida/ on camera comments by Willard Miller and John Robertson. Time Code Start: 56:02. Keywords: Vote, voters, voting, youth, age, laws, reports, investigations, elections. Network: NBC.
  
  28. David Brinkley commentary on financial disclosures and campaign money. Time Code Start: 58:36. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, costs, finances, funding. Network: NBC.
  
  29. Report on Senator Ted Kennedy's committee on amnesty for draft dodgers/ film of Robert Ranson. Time Code Start: 61:01. Keywords: military, conscription, evasion, selective service, lottery, laws, Vietnam War, conscientious objectors, political offenses, pardons, draft reform, draft evasion. Network: NBC.
  
  30. Report on Senate passage of higher education bill/ on camera comments by Senator Dole. Time Code Start: 63:40. Keywords: bills, laws, voting, colleges, universities, financial aid. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Report on House committee amendment to stop busing. Time Code Start: 65:50. Keywords: bills, laws, legislation, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans, schools, students, transportation, reports. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Report on Secretary of Defense Laird's proposal to get an all volunteer army by 1973/ the last man syndrome. Time Code Start: 66:21. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, conscription,military, Cambodia, Vietnam War, speeches, statements, laws, Vietnam War, draft reform, draft evasion. Network: CBS.
  
  33. Film report of North Vietnam parading POWs. Time Code Start: 67:20. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, treatment. Network: CBS.
  
  34. Film report on Richard Kleindienst request to speak to the Senate to counter Jack Anderson's International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) allegation. Time Code Start: 70:05. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, accusations, newspapers, journalists, reporters. Network: CBS.
  
  35. Film report on Yansy Martin in speaking out for Senator McGovern in Daytona Beach. Time Code Start: 71:11. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  36. Sevareid: commentary on the aftermath of President Nixon's China trip. Time Code Start: 76:27. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, People's Republic of China. Network: CBS.

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