March 23, 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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• Special Message to the Congress on Older Americans.
• Remarks About the Resignation of George Meany From the Pay Board.
• Statement About New Composition of Pay Board Membership Following Resignations of Certain Labor Members
• Executive Order 11660—Amending Executive Order No. 11640, Further Providing for the Stabilization of the Economy

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.

• Federal Register of Thursday, March 23, 1972

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• House of Representatives: March 23, 1972
• Senate: March 23, 1972
• Extensions of Remarks: March 23, 1972

Argued

• Brunette Machine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc.
• Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corporation
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan
• Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan

Decided

• Gooding v. Wilson
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corporation

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.

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• President's Daily Brief of 23 March 1972

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Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Appointments of Senior UN Personnel

• 271. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, March 23, 1972, 0326Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 303, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. X. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Assistant Secretary De Palma, cleared by R. Christiansen, and approved by De Palma.

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

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

• 69. Backchannel Message From the Presidents’ Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, March 23, 1972, 2214Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 493, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1972, Vol. 10. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent from the White House to the Embassy in Mexico City. Kissinger remained on vacation in Acapulco through March 27. According to a notation on the original, Dobrynin delivered it to Haig on March 23. (Ibid.)

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China, March-December 1972

• 215. Memorandum for the President’s File by John H. Holdridge of the National Security Council Staff, Washington, March 23, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box 88, Memoranda for the President. Secret; Nodis. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting was held from 4:08 to 5:02 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

Proximity Talks and the Backchannel: Separate Department of State and White House Negotiating Tricks

• 283. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel, Washington, March 23, 1972, 2027Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 609, Country Files, Middle East, Israel, Vol. 10. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Atherton and approved by Sisco and Rogers.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

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

• 243. National Security Decision Memorandum 158, Washington, March 23, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–208, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDMs 151–200. Top Secret; Nodis; SALT.

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

Iran 1972

• 176. Telegram 1665 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, March 23, 1972, 0240Z

  Despite the need for a fifteen percent MAAG reduction world wide, the country team in Iran lobbied for a requested increase in the ARMISH/MAAG complement.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 19–9 US-IRAN. Confidential.

Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

• 239. Telegram 49598 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan, Washington, March 23, 1972, 0219Z

  The Department transmitted to the Embassy a summary of an extensive request for military assistance and sales conveyed to Assistant Secretary Sisco on March 20 by Pakistani Ambassador Raza. The request included 100 tanks, 4 submarines, and 3 squadrons of planes.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 PAK. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Peter Constable (NEA/PAF) on March 21; cleared by Laingen, Schneider, Van Hollen, and Alan Ford, Deputy Director of the Office of Military Assistance and Sales (PM/MAS); and approved by Sisco. Sent for information to DOD/ISA/NESA for Colonel Gross. Raza’s letter to Sisco can be found ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 627, Country File, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. IX, Jan–31 Aug 72.

• 240. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, March 23, 1972

  Rogers informed Nixon about his conversation on March 22 with Aziz Ahmed, Secretary General of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ahmed pressed for a decision on Pakistan’s request for military sales and assistance and for an assessment of the future role of the U.S. in South Asia. Rogers assured Ahmed of continuing U.S. support for Pakistan and added that the issue of military supply was under review.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 627, Country File, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. IX Jan–31 Aug 72. Secret; Exdis. Irwin signed for Rogers.

• 241. Telegram 3666 From the Embassy in India to the Department of State, New Delhi, March 23, 1972, 1550Z

  Ambassador Keating expressed his opposition to any increase in U.S. military collaboration with Pakistan.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 15 PAK–US. Top Secret; Exdis.

Bangladesh, December 1971-December 1972

• 411. Telegram 1019 From the Consulate General in Dacca to the Department of State, Dacca, March 23, 1972, 0930Z

  The Consulate General reported on the increasing irritation with the United States exhibited by the Government, the media, and the public in Bangladesh. The Consulate General’s concern was that the Government’s patience was wearing thin and it might take action against the US mission.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL BANGLADESH–US. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Islamabad and New Delhi. Prime Ministers Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman met in Calcutta February 6–8. On February 8 they issued a joint declaration summarizing the meetings and stressing the solidarity that existed between the two countries. (The text of the declaration was transmitted to the Department on February 9 in telegram 283 from Calcutta; ibid., POL BANGLADESH–INDIA) Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman subsequently met in Dacca March 18–19, where they signed a mutual defense treaty patterned on the Indo-Soviet treaty of August 1971. (Telegram 3714 from New Delhi, March 24; ibid.)

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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Cabinet Room

• 96-4; Unknown between 3:02 p.m. & 3:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cost of Living Council; Connally, John B.; Stein, Herbert; Rumsfeld, Donald H.; Campbell, J. Philip; Peterson, Peter G.; Hodgson, James D.; Romney, George W.; Shultz, George P.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Knauer, Virginia H.; Burns, Arthur F.; McLane, James W.; Abrahams, Albert E.; Mullaney, Joseph; Kosters, Marvin H.; Cheney, Richard B.; Connor, James; Alfultis, Richard J.; Smith, Donald; MacGregor, Clark; Gifford, William L.; Perry, Charles R.; White House photographer
• 97-1; Unknown between 3:56 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; Connally, John B.; Shultz, George P.; Rumsfeld, Donald H.; Cheney, Richard B.; [Unknown person(s)]

Old Executive Office Building

• 325-6; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 325-7; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.
• 325-8; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 325-9; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 325-10; 10:19 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]; Woods, Rose Mary; White House operator; Safire, William L.; Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 325-11; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 325-12; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 325-13; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 325-15; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 325-16; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.
• 325-17; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 325-18; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 325-19; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 325-20; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
• 325-21; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 325-22; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 325-23; Unknown between 12:45 p.m. & 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.; [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 692-1; Unknown between 3:56 p.m. & 4:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 692-2; 4:03 p.m. - 5:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 692-3; 4:08 p.m. - 5:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Green, Marshall; Holdridge, John H.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House photographer; [Unknown person(s)]; White House photographer; Bull, Stephen B.
• 692-4; 5:03 p.m. - 5:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 692-5; 5:17 p.m. - 5:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 692-6; 5:22 p.m. - 5:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 692-7; 5:23 p.m. - 6:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Colson, Charles W.
• 692-8; 6:24 p.m. - 6:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Woods, Rose Mary
• 692-9; 6:27 p.m. - 6:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 692-10; 6:27 p.m. - 6:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Woods, Rose Mary

White House Telephone

• 22-2; Unknown between 10:20 a.m. & 1:31 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
• 22-3; Unknown between 10:20 a.m. & 1:31 p.m.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Safire, William L.
• 22-4; 2:36 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Safire, William L.
• 22-5; Unknown between 2:40 p.m. & 5:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-6; 5:33 p.m. - 5:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 22-7; 7:41 p.m. - 7:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 22-8; Unknown between 7:47 p.m. & 7:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 22-9; 7:53 p.m. - 8:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

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-8764 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8764-, President Nixon meeting with the Cost of Living Council members President Nixon, John B. Connally Secretary of the Treasury, Herbert Stein Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Donald Rumsfeld Counsellor, J. Phil Campbell, Jr. Under Secretary of Agriculture, Peter G. Peterson Secretary of Commerce, James D. Hodgson Secretary of Labor, George W. Romney Secretary of HUD, George P. Shultz Director of the OMB, George A. Lincoln Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, Virginia Knauer Special Consultant, Arthur F. Burns Director of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, James W. McLane Deputy Director, Albert E. Abrahams Assistant Director, Joseph Mullaney General Counsel, Marvin Kosters Assistant Director, Richard DICK Cheney Assistant Director, James Connor Assistant Director, Richard Alfultis Assistant Director, Donald P. Smith Executive Secretariat, Clark MacGregor Counsel, William Gifford Special Assistant Department of Labor, Charles Perry Staff Associate Director OMB. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, John B. Connally, Herbert Stein, Donald Rumsfeld Counsellor, J. Phil Campbell, Jr, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, George A. Lincoln, Virginia Knauer, Arthur F. Burns, James W. McLane, Albert E. Abrahams, Joseph Mullaney, Marvin Kosters, Richard (Dick) Cheney, James Connor, Richard Alfultis, Donald P. Smith, Clark MacGregor, William Gifford, Charles Perry Staff Associate Director OMB.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8764-15, President Nixon meeting with the Cost of Living Council members President Nixon, John B. Connally Secretary of the Treasury, Herbert Stein Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Donald Rumsfeld Counsellor, J. Phil Campbell, Jr. Under Secretary of Agriculture, Peter G. Peterson Secretary of Commerce, James D. Hodgson Secretary of Labor, George W. Romney Secretary of HUD, George P. Shultz Director of the OMB, George A. Lincoln Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, Virginia Knauer Special Consultant, Arthur F. Burns Director of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, James W. McLane Deputy Director, Albert E. Abrahams Assistant Director, Joseph Mullaney General Counsel, Marvin Kosters Assistant Director, Richard DICK Cheney Assistant Director, James Connor Assistant Director, Richard Alfultis Assistant Director, Donald P. Smith Executive Secretariat, Clark MacGregor Counsel, William Gifford Special Assistant Department of Labor, Charles Perry Staff Associate Director OMB. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, John B. Connally, Herbert Stein, Donald Rumsfeld Counsellor, J. Phil Campbell, Jr, Peter G. Peterson, James D. Hodgson, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, George A. Lincoln, Virginia Knauer, Arthur F. Burns, James W. McLane, Albert E. Abrahams, Joseph Mullaney, Marvin Kosters, Richard (Dick) Cheney, James Connor, Richard Alfultis, Donald P. Smith, Clark MacGregor, William Gifford, Charles Perry Staff Associate Director OMB.

Roll WHPO-8765 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8765-, President Nixon seated next to Herb Stein and John Connally. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, John Connally, Herb Stein, aides.

Roll WHPO-8766 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8766-, President Nixon seated informally with Alexander Haig, Marshall Green, and John Holdridge. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Alexander Haig, Marshall Green, John Holdridge.

Roll WHPO-8767 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8767-, President Nixon at a press briefing making a statement regarding the resignations of certain labor members from the Pay Board. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. Press Room, White House. President Nixon, press corps members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-8767-09A, President Nixon at a press briefing making a statement regarding the resignations of certain labor members from the Pay Board. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. Press Room, White House.

Roll WHPO-8768 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-8768-, President Nixon seated informally with Marshall Green, National Security Council (NSC) senior staff member John Holdridge and Maj. Gen. Alexander Haig. 3/23/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Marshall Green, Assistant Secretary of State, John H. Holdridge, Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Deputy Assistant.

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-160
  Press briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot Richardson, with Neil Ball. (3/23/1972, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 17:00
  
  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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-720311
  Remarks by President Nixon at a press briefing concerning labor leaders. (3/23/1972, White House Press Center, Washington, D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 0:04:55
  
  Production credits: Mult feed supplied by ABC; Recorded by MJP (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-5217
  "The Mike Douglas Show".
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:29:25
• WHCA-5218
  "ABC Evening News". syndicated newspaper columnist Jack Anderson.
  CBS, CBS
  Runtime: 00:29:13
• WHCA-5219
  "Caution!".
  Southern Educational Communications Association
  Runtime: 00:30:27
• WHCA-5222
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  22. Chancellor/Kaplan: Paris talks closed down. Time Code Start: 51:47. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, government, officials, endings. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Chancellor/Brady: War dead in Cambodia. Time Code Start: 54:32. Keywords: Cambodia, Killed in Action, troops, fatalities, casualties, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Chancellor/Briggs: President Nixon reaction to Pay Board walkout, Woodcock resigns from board also. Time Code Start: 57:16. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, resignations, leaders, labor, unions, United Auto Workers. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Chancellor: Cost of living. Time Code Start: 61:01. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Chancellor/Utley: Wisconsin primary (McGovern, Lindsay). Time Code Start: 61:43. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, primaries, voting, conventions, delegates. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Chancellor/Nessen: Education improvements in Washington D.C.. Time Code Start: 65:10. Keywords: schools, colleges, universities, education. Network: NBC.
  
  28. Mudd/Pierpoint/Schorr: Cost of living up; President Nixon comments on Pay Board walkout. Time Code Start: 68:28. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports, Presidents, speeches. Network: CBS.
  
  29. Mudd/Kalasher: Paris talks broken off. Time Code Start: 73:55. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, government, officials, endings. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Mudd/Herman: Networks & TV violence. Time Code Start: 76:10. Keywords: media, violent content, television, shows, programming, shootings, murder, death, killings, assaults. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Mudd: Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) & justice. Time Code Start: 78:33. Keywords: Family Assistance Programs, government agencies, financial aid, counseling, benefits. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Mudd/Sevareid: Commentary on The Magic Weed… Marijuana. Time Code Start: 79:10. Keywords: drugs, drug abuse, cannabis, marijuana, pot smoking, addicts, addiction, prevention programs. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of March 23, 1972

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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• March 1972 Broadcast Index

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