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March 18, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, March 18, 1974, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Sunday, March 17, 1974

Next Date: Tuesday, March 19, 1974

Schedule and Public Documents

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 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

    All National Archives Units

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. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

    Gromyko's Trip to Washington and Kissinger's Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, February-March 1974

    Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

    Iraq, January 1973-December 1974

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    U.S.-Soviet Bilaterals, September 1973-May 1974

    • 190. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, March 18, 1974, 11:40 a.m.

      Source: Ford Library, NSC Program Analysis, Jan Lodal Convenience Files, Box 66, Memcons and Summaries of Discussion. Secret; Nodis; Eyes Only. The meeting took place in Secretary Kissinger’s office.

    Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

    Drug Control, 1973-1976

    • 156. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, March 18, 1974, 3:10-4:05 p.m.

      Secretary Kissinger considered further responses to the increasingly likely reintroduction of poppy growing in Turkey.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Entry 5177, Box 2, Secretary’s Regional Staff Meetings, 03/18/74. Secret.

  • 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 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-E2457 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2457-03A-12A, Springtime flowers blooming in the White House Rose Garden. 3/18/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Rose Garden.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2457-11A, Springtime flowers blooming in the White House Rose Garden. Cherry blossom tree in the foreground. 3/18/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Rose Garden.

  • 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-521
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (3/18/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 32:00:00

      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-6839
      "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition" AND "Washington Straight Talk".
      CBS
      Runtime: 01:00:14
    • WHCA-6840
      President Nixon at the Grand Ole Opry. General Alexander Haig.
      CBS
      Runtime: 01:05:53
    • WHCA-6846
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS

      1. Smith/Schoumacher: Grand Jury report with Judge Sirica. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      2. Smith/Geer: Wilson appeals to Grand Jury report. Time Code Start: 02:21. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      3. Smith/Donaldson: Impeachment and Wilson's appeal with Representative Rodino. Time Code Start: 03:42. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith/Jackson: Rose Mary Woods testimony at Mitchell and Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 05:15. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      5. Smith/Cioffi: Oil embargo ends with 7 of 9 countries concurring. Time Code Start: 07:23. Keywords: Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, embargoes. Network: ABC.

      6. Smith/Koppel: Soviet comment on U.S with President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger. Time Code Start: 09:58. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, statements, Presidents, cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.

      7. Smith/Zimmerman: House committee on VA problems with attorney John Doar. Time Code Start: 12:09. Keywords: law officials, courts, trials, investigations, prosecutions, Watergate, hearings, burglary, impeachment, resignations, investigations. Network: ABC.

      8. Smith/Ratner: Judge Sirica retires as chief judge of the U.D. District court in Washington, D.C., Sirica comment that insists he feels like a bird being released from gilded cage.. Time Code Start: 16:51. Keywords: retirement, law officials, Judges, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      9. Smith: Commentary on Arab oil. Time Code Start: 18:46. Keywords: Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, embargos. Network: ABC.

      10. Chancellor/Stern: Grand Jury report with Judge Sirica and Strickler. Time Code Start: 20:24. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      11. Chancellor/Scherer/Brokaw: Judiciary committee and White House reaction report with Representatives Hutchinson and Rodino; short summary of President Nixon's recent travels. Time Code Start: 23:15. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      12. Chancellor/Dancy: Oil embargo lifted with Yamani, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Time Code Start: 26:03. Keywords: Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, embargoes. Network: NBC.

      13. Chancellor/Levine: Gasoline supplies and prices with Z.D. Bonner, President of Gulf Oil Corp. Time Code Start: 28:47. Keywords: executives, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, supply, costs, prices, increases. Network: NBC.

      14. Chancellor/Hager: Rose Mary Woods testimony at the Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 31:29. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      15. Chancellor/Kiker: Essay on Judge Sirica and his 70th birthday. Time Code Start: 33:02. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      16. Cronkite/Graham/Chung: Grand Jury report with Wilson. Time Code Start: 36:17. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite/Morton: Judiciary committee and White House reaction with Representatives Rodino, Hutchinson and attorney John Doar. Time Code Start: 38:05. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      18. Cronkite/Schakne: Rose Mary Woods testimony at Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 40:13. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      19. Cronkite/Brelis: Oil embargo lifted. Time Code Start: 41:30. Keywords: Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, embargoes. Network: CBS.

      20. Cronkite/Stahl: Story on Judge Sirica. Time Code Start: 42:48. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)