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March 25, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, March 25, 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 24, 1974

Next Date: Tuesday, March 26, 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

    • 165. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, March 25, 1974, 11:05 a.m.-1:57 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 76, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Secretary Kissinger’s Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, March 24–28, 1974, Memcons & Reports. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in Brezhnev’s office in the Council of Ministers Building at the Kremlin. Brackets are in the original.

    • 166. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, March 25, 1974, 5:45-10:32 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 76, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Secretary Kissinger’s Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, Memcons & Reports, March 24–28, 1974. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in Brezhnev’s office in the Council of Ministers building at the Kremlin. Brackets are in the original.

    Vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

    SALT II, 1972-1980

    • 60. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, March 25, 1974, 11:05 a.m.-1:57 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 76, Country Files–Europe–USSR, Secretary Kissinger’s Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, Memcons & Reports, March 24–28, 1974. Secret; Nodis. All brackets, except for those inserted by the editor to indicate omitted passages, are in the original. The meeting took place in Brezhnev’s office in the Council of Ministers Building at the Kremlin. Kissinger visited Moscow March 24–28 to meet with Brezhnev, Gromyko, and other Soviet officials. Kissinger and Brezhnev had an additional, inconclusive discussion about SALT from 5:45 to 10:32 p.m. The full text of both memoranda of conversation are printed as Documents 165 and 166 in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, Vol. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972–August 1974.

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

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

    • 194. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, March 25, 1974, 5:45-10:32 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, Entry 5403, Box 20, External Classified Memcons, 9/73–4/74, Folder 1. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The conversation took place in Brezhnev’s office at the Council of Ministers Building in the Kremlin. Brackets, with the exception of those indicating omission of unrelated discussion, are in the original. The full text of the memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XV, Soviet Union, June 1972–August 1974. Kissinger was visiting the Soviet Union to discuss the upcoming summit meeting in Moscow.

    Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

    Saudi Arabia

    • 106. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State, Jidda, March 25, 1974, 0620Z

      Summary: The Embassy reported on additional conversations with Prince Fahd regarding the implementation of the joint commissions and raised the possibility of a Saudi visit, perhaps by Fahd, to Washington.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 631, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Volume V, January 1–April 1974. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Telegram 1471 from Jidda, March 25, is in the National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D740063–0462. Telegram 45027 to Jidda and telegram 1192 from Jidda are Documents 104 and 105, respectively.

    Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

    Korean Peninsula

    • 252. Memorandum From Secretary of State Kissinger to President Nixon, Washington, March 25, 1974., Washington, March 25, 1974

      Kissinger presented his own and agency views about negotiations on terminating the UN Command in Korea, and recommended that Nixon approve the issuance of a NSDM on this subject.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–202, NSSMs, NSSM 190 [2 of 3]. Top Secret; Sensitive. The President approved the NSDM recommendation, and, next to section 4b, he wrote, “K—Vital to highlight this.” On February 7, Acting Chairman Hummel of the IG for East Asia and the Pacific sent Scowcroft its response to NSSM 190. (Ibid.) On February 24, Kissinger request comments from the Departments of Defense, State, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, noting that there would be no SRG meeting on Korea before the President made decisions on issues in NSSM 190. (Ibid., Box H–311, Miscellaneous Institutional Files of the Nixon Administration, NSC Subject, [Korea] [1 of 2])

    Pacific Islands

    • 307. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, March 25, 1974., Washington, March 25, 1974

      Kissinger informed Nixon of progress in the Micronesian status negotiations and requested authorization to draft supplemental instructions for Williams.

      Source: Library of Congress, Henry Kissinger Papers, CL 299, Memoranda to the President, March 1974. Secret. Sent for Action. Nixon initialed his approval of the recommendation. Tab A, the supplementary instructions, March 29, that Kissinger sent to Williams, is attached but not published. Tab B, Williams’s January 25 letter to Nixon, and Tab C, Williams’s November 28, 1973 letter to Nixon, are both attached but not published. Tab D, Rush’s memorandum, February 23, to Nixon is not attached but is in the National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–277, Under Secretaries Decision Memorandums, U/DM 98 (5 of 5). Tab E, a memorandum from OMB, is not attached.

  • 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-E2488 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2488-04A-12A, President Nixon meeting with Stan Scott prior to Scott's African drought tour. 3/25/1974, Washington D.C. Oval Office, White House. President Nixon, Stan Scott.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2488-12A, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Stan Scott prior to Scott's African drought tour. 3/25/1974, Washington D.C. Oval Office, White House. President Nixon, Stan Scott.

    Roll WHPO-E2489 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2489-02-19, President Nixon signs the Budget Acceleration for the Mississippi Flood Control Program. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Senator Howard Baker (R-Tenn), Senator Marlow Cook (R-Ky), Senator James Eastland (D-Miss), Senator Walter Huddleston (D-Ky), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La), Senator John L. McClellan (D-Ark), Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss), Congressman William V. Alexander (D-Ark), Cong. John B. Breaux (D-La). Cong. Thad Cochran (R-Miss), Cong. Edward Hebert (D-La) , Cong. Ed Jones (D-Tcnn), Cong. Dan Kuykendall (R-Tenn), Cong. Trent Lott (R-Miss), Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D-Miss), Cong. Frank Stubblefield (D-Ky), Cong. Ray Thornton (D-Ark) Congressman David Treen (R-La) Congressman Joe Waggonner (D-La) Congressman Jamie Whitten (D-Miss) secretary of the Army Howard H. Callaway Major General Daniel A. Raymond. Whjte House staff: Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. W. Eugene Ainsworth, Special Assistant. Frank G. Zarb, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, Omb.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2489-07A, President Nixon signs the Budget Acceleration for the Mississippi Flood Control Program. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Senator Howard Baker (R-Tenn), Senator Marlow Cook (R-Ky), Senator James Eastland (D-Miss), Senator Walter Huddleston (D-Ky), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La), Senator John L. McClellan (D-Ark), Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss), Congressman William V. Alexander (D-Ark), Cong. John B. Breaux (D-La). Cong. Thad Cochran (R-Miss), Cong. Edward Hebert (D-La) , Cong. Ed Jones (D-Tcnn), Cong. Dan Kuykendall (R-Tenn), Cong. Trent Lott (R-Miss), Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D-Miss), Cong. Frank Stubblefield (D-Ky), Cong. Ray Thornton (D-Ark) Congressman David Treen (R-La) Congressman Joe Waggonner (D-La) Congressman Jamie Whitten (D-Miss) secretary of the Army Howard H. Callaway Major General Daniel A. Raymond. Whjte House staff: Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. W. Eugene Ainsworth, Special Assistant. Frank G. Zarb, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, Omb.

    Roll WHPO-E2490 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-01-02, President Nixon seated at the dining table during a breakfast meeting with Senator Eastland and Senator Stennis and Deputy Assistant Tom Korologos. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, first floor Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Senators: John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi), James O. Eastland (D-Mississippi) and Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-02, President Nixon seated at the dining table during a breakfast meeting with Senator Eastland and Senator Stennis and Deputy Assistant Tom Korologos. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, first floor Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Senators: John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi), James O. Eastland (D-Mississippi) and Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-03-14, President Nixon signs the Budget Acceleration for the Mississippi Flood Control Program while legislators stand nearby. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Senators: Howard Baker (R-Tenn), Marlow Cook (R-Ky), James Eastland (D-Miss), Walter Huddleston (D-Ky), J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La), John L. McClellan (D-Ark), John Stennis (D-Miss). Congressmen: William V. Alexander (D-Ark), John B. Breaux (D-La). Thad Cochran (R-Miss), Edward Hebert (D-La) g. Ed Jones (D-TcnnDan Kuykendall (R-Tenn), Trent Lott (R-Miss), G. V. ""Sonny"" Montgomery (D-Miss), Frank Stubblefield (D-Ky), Ray Thornton (D-Ark) David Treen (R-La), Joe Waggonner (D-La), Jamie Whitten (D-Miss). Secretary of the Army Howard H. Callaway. Major General Daniel A. Raymond. WH Staff: Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. W. Eugene Ainsworth, Special Assistant. Frank G. Zarb, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, OMB.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-07, President Nixon signs the Budget Acceleration for the Mississippi Flood Control Program while legislators stand nearby. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Senators: Howard Baker (R-Tenn), Marlow Cook (R-Ky), James Eastland (D-Miss), Walter Huddleston (D-Ky), J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La), John L. McClellan (D-Ark), John Stennis (D-Miss). Congressmen: William V. Alexander (D-Ark), John B. Breaux (D-La). Thad Cochran (R-Miss), Edward Hebert (D-La) g. Ed Jones (D-TcnnDan Kuykendall (R-Tenn), Trent Lott (R-Miss), G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D-Miss), Frank Stubblefield (D-Ky), Ray Thornton (D-Ark) David Treen (R-La), Joe Waggonner (D-La), Jamie Whitten (D-Miss). Secretary of the Army Howard H. Callaway. Major General Daniel A. Raymond. WH Staff: Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. W. Eugene Ainsworth, Special Assistant. Frank G. Zarb, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, OMB.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-17-21, Vice President Ford seen through an open doorway, seated reading a magazine while waiting for an Oval Office meeting with President Nixon. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office. Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-20, Vice President Ford seen through an open doorway, seated reading a magazine while waiting for an Oval Office meeting with President Nixon. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office. Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-22, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2490-22-27, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.

    Roll WHPO-E2491 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2491-02-06, Vice President Ford seated and standing, seen through a doorway, while waiting for an Oval Office meeting with President Nixon. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2491-06, Vice President Ford seen through an open doorway, seated reading a magazine while waiting for an Oval Office meeting with President Nixon. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2491-07-13, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2491-10, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.

    Roll WHPO-E2492 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2492-02-14, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office greeting individual National and Canadian officers of the Greek fraternal order American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), on the occasion of Greek Independence Day. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William P. Tsaffaras, Supreme President. William G. Chirgotis, Vice President. Jean Pierre Van Eck, Supreme Vice President for Canada. Peter S. Kouchalakos, Secretary. Theodore N. Vombrack, Treasurer. Jude Thomas C. Yeotis, Supreme Counselor. Tom Sotiriou, Ex-Supreme Governor. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2492-02-14, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with the National and Canadian officers of the Greek fraternal order American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), on the occasion of Greek Independence Day. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William P. Tsaffaras, Supreme President. William G. Chirgotis, Vice President. Jean Pierre Van Eck, Supreme Vice President for Canada. Peter S. Kouchalakos, Secretary. Theodore N. Vombrack, Treasurer. Jude Thomas C. Yeotis, Supreme Counselor. Tom Sotiriou, Ex-Supreme Governor. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant.

    Roll WHPO-E2493 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2493-04-08, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with William Timmons, Alexander Haig, Anne Armstrong, Bryce Harlow and Dean Burch. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William Timmons, Alexander Haig, Anne Armstrong, Bryce Harlow, and Dean Burch.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2493-06, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with William Timmons, Alexander Haig, Anne Armstrong, Bryce Harlow and Dean Burch. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William Timmons, Alexander Haig, Anne Armstrong, Bryce Harlow, and Dean Burch.

    Roll WHPO-E2494 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2494-03-09, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office greeting Republican National Committee (RNC) officials George H. W. Bush, Chairman, and Mrs. Mary Louise Smith, Co-Chairman. 3/25/1974, Washington, D. C White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Mrs. Mary Louise Smith, Co-Chairman of the RNC.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-262
      Briefing to the Brookings Institute-Rm. 450, O.E.O.B. (261 is not in Arch. Coll.). (3/25/1974)

      Runtime: 56:00:00

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-740322
      Remarks by President Nixon in bill signing. (3/25/1974)

      Runtime: 3:20

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

    • WHCA-SR-S-528
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (3/25/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 30:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-529
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (3/25/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 40:00:00

      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-6851
      "Not For Women Only". a panel discussion on gossip surrounding the President, hosted by Barbara Walters Representatives Hogan and Danielson.
      Metromedia
      Runtime: 00:32:30
    • WHCA-6856
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS

      1. Smith/Jackson: John Dean testifies at Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 00:00. 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.

      2. Smith/Donaldson: Deadline expires on Grand Jury report. Time Code Start: 02:14. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      3. Smith/Jarriel: Subpoena deadline extended for President Nixon with Nixon on film. Time Code Start: 04:17. Keywords: Presidents, reactions, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith/Shoumacher: Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski investigating political motivations in TV network anti-trust cases made by Nixon administration. Time Code Start: 06:11. Keywords: Presidents, lawsuits, media, radio, television, TV, the press, network broadcasting corporations, Watergate, investigations, law officials, Presidential elections, criticisms. Network: ABC.

      5. Smith/Koppel: Secretary of State Kissinger meets with Soviets with film. Time Code Start: 07:57. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, meetings. Network: ABC.

      6. Smith/Tucker: President Nixon's taxes and the average taxpayer with film of Nixon. Time Code Start: 10:25. Keywords: Presidents, Internal Revenue Service, taxes, taxation, revenue, audits, investigations, state taxes. Network: ABC.

      7. Smith: Commentary on the U.S. esteem. Time Code Start: 15:32. Keywords: American, respect, political posture. Network: ABC.

      8. Chancellor/Hager: John Dean testifies at Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 17:17. 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.

      9. Chancellor/Brokaw: Grand Jury report to be forwarded to House Judiciary Committee; Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski gives President Nixon four more days to respond to subpoena. Time Code Start: 19:32. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      10. Chancellor/Dancy: Progress report of Secretary of State Kissinger in Moscow, Russia. Time Code Start: 22:00. Keywords: cabinet, advisors,. Network: NBC.

      11. Chancellor/Quinn: Opium Poppy growing in Turkey resumed. Time Code Start: 23:59. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Turkish, Turkey, drugs, plants, flowers, poppies, opiates, morphine, heroin. Network: NBC.

      12. Cronkite/Schakne: John Dean testifies at Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 26:43. 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.

      13. Cronkite/Pierpoint: Grand Jury report forwarded to House Committee; Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski grants extension. Time Code Start: 28:51. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      14. Cronkite/Jones: Milk producers gave large amounts of funds to Democrats as well as Republicans. Time Code Start: 30:42. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP, Republican Party, Democrats, Democratic Party, dairy products, food, Presidential elections, campaigns, funding, finances, donations, investigations, reports. Network: CBS.

      15. Cronkite/Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger in Russia with Brezhnev. Time Code Start: 32:34. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, travel, trips, SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: CBS.

      16. Sevareid: Commentary on the U.S.'s self-invitation to occupy Southeast Asian affairs. Time Code Start: 34:14. Keywords: Asian, military, bases, Indochina, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore. Network: CBS.

      17. Section of March 8 1974 CBS Morning News with President Nixon and Pearl Bailey. Time Code Start: 37:09. Keywords: music, performance, Presidents, musicians, shows, singers, celebrities, women, African Americans, television, TV, broadcasts. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)