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.
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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 The White House - Washington, D. C.
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.
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- Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the National Science Foundation.
- Executive Order 11771—Extending Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities to the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in Washington, DC and to Members Thereof
- Proclamation 4275—American Forestry Week and World Forestry Day, 1974
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.
The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.
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.
- News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 67, News Summaries - March 1974 [11 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
- Weekend News Review, March 18, 1974, (Sat-Sun nets, wires, papers)
- News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 67, News Summaries - March 1974 [12 of 20]
- Review of Mon. AM Papers-TV/Transcript on Net Commentary on RN's Chicago Appearance, March 18, 1974
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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.
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Vol. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974
Gromyko's Trip to Washington and Kissinger's Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, February-March 1974
162. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State, Moscow, March 18, 1974, 1651Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 723, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Vol. XXX, August 1973–April 1974. Confidential; Priority; Nodis.
Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976
Iraq, January 1973-December 1974
242. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Iran (Helms) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Tehran, March 18, 1974, 1237Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 426, Backchannel Files, Middle East/Africa, 1974, Vol. II. Secret; Immediate. Sent with the instruction to deliver at opening of business March 18.
Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974
October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974
339. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and President Nixon, Washington, March 18, 1974, 12:55 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 25, Chronological Files. Unclassified.
340. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, March 18, 1974, 3:10 p.m.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Box 718, Secretary’s Staff Meetings 3/74. Secret. According to an attached list, the following people attended the meeting: Kissinger, Rush, Sisco, Donaldson, Maw, Sonnenfeldt, Brown, Ingersoll, Davies, Lord, McCloskey, Hyland, Spring-steen, Kubisch, and Vest.
341. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and President Nixon, Washington, March 18, 1974, 6:28 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 25, Chronological Files. Unclassified.
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)
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