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March 14, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, March 14, 1971, 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 15, 1971

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 Key Biscayne, Florida

  • 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.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

  • Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

    To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

  • 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.

  • 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 14.

      Key Biscayne. The President called this morning on just a few general odds and ends. He had a report from Henry on the Gridiron last night, where apparently the Vice President saved the evening for the Administration. I guess Dole was not good at all. He then got into a discussion of plans for Easter period. He thinks now he'd like to keep the week of March 28 free and figure tentatively on going to California, coming back in time for baseball opening on the fifth.

      He wants to do some events while he's out there, maybe go to Oregon or Idaho and look for other Western state opportunities, also maybe do a local press conference in California, which would be a pretty good idea. He wants an analysis of the local coverage we get on these trips to see if it isn't a worthwhile thing to do and if we shouldn't go ahead on the idea of more local activity of this kind.

      He then got into some general PR things. I covered the Frank Leonard memo which, interestingly enough, hit exactly the points the President's been making. I'm going to bring Leonard in, I think, to the White House staff to work with Colson on follow-up on these kinds of things. He should be good, and he meets exactly the need of what we've been lacking up to now. The President feels strongly we're still very much missing a systematic determination of what it is that we want to try to get through, and then an analysis of what we did get through as a result of our efforts. He thinks we've got to limit ourselves to four priority areas and really work at getting those across, and has asked me to set up some process for going ahead with that. He and the family, minus Mrs. Nixon, went over to Walker's at about 1:30 and will be gone tonight. The weather's beautiful and we're having what should turn out to be a very good weekend.

      End of March 14.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

  • 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.

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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-4219
      "Face The Nation"; "Meet The Press" AND "Issues And Answers".
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-4226
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      7. Chancellor: Indochina. Time Code Start: 14:12. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      8. Brinkley: Tax loopholes (Treasury Secretary Connally), Representative Henry Reuss says 300 people pay no taxes, reform laws inadequate. Time Code Start: 14:50. Keywords: taxes, taxation, revenue, Internal Revenue Service, investments, municipal bonds. Network: NBC.

      9. Brinkley: Barbara Walter's interviews President Nixon; First Lady Pat Nixon supported return to public life, despite 1960 and 1962 defeats; didn't decide to run for President in 1968, until 1967 Christmas vacation. Time Code Start: 18:22. Keywords: Presidents, media, television, TV, the press, interviews, reporters, female journalists, news anchors, celebrities. Network: NBC.

      10. Mudd/Duvall: North Vietnamese move back into Tchepone, Laos; Film shows rescue helicopter arrival after U.S. helicopter shot down. Time Code Start: 21:18. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War, aircraft, disasters, rescues. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)