March 28, 1974

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• Message to the Senate Transmitting the United States-Romanian Convention With Respect to Taxes on Income.
• Executive Order 11776—Continuing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and Broadening its Membership and Responsibilities

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• Federal Register of Thursday, March 28, 1974

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• House of Representatives: March 28, 1974
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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 68, News Summaries - March 1974 [19 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, March 28, 1974, (Wed. nets, wires)
  • Review of Thurs AM Papers/Digest of Recent Comment, March 28, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 28 March 1974

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Vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

SALT II, 1972-1980

• 62. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Johnson), Washington, March 28, 1974, 1227Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 427, Backchannel Files, Backchannel Messages, 1973/74, SALT, Geneva. Secret.

Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

Issues of Representation in International Organizations

• 62. Telegram 62535 From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Posts, March 28, 1974, 2123Z., March 28, 1974, 2123Z

  Sisco informed posts of the United States Government’s continued interest in defeating attempts by the Provisional Revolutionary Government and opposition forces in Cambodia to supplant the Republic of Vietnam and the Khmer Republic in international organizations.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential. Drafted by Schaller and Rosenberg; cleared by Rothenberg, Buffum, Wenzel, Rives (in draft), Stearns, Ingersoll, and Chase, and in EA/RA (in draft); and approved by Sisco. Repeated to USUN and the Mission to the U.N. in Geneva.

Food Policy

• 139. Briefing Memorandum From the Coordinator for World Food Conference Affairs (Martin) to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, March 28, 1974., Washington, March 28, 1974

  Martin informed Kissinger about progress in clarifying U.S. negotiating principles for the World Food Conference and identified issues requiring further consultation.
  
  Source: Department of State, IO/D/AGR Files, Lot 88 D 305, U.N. WFC basic documentation. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Martin and cleared in draft by Katz and Boeker.

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Roll WHPO-E2517 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2517-02A-03A, Attorney General Saxby in the Mess. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Mess Hall.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2517-04, Attorney General Saxbe and other cabinet or staff members seated at a dining table in the Mess area. Arthur Burns seated in the background smoking a pipe. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Mess Hall. William Saxbe, Arthur Burns, unidentified cabinet or staff members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2517-06A, President Nixon and Vice President Ford attending a Cabinet meeting. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Kenneth Rush, Under Secretary of State. William E. Simon, Deputy Secretary of Treasury and Administrator of the Federal Energy Office (FEO). William P. Clements, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lawrence H. Silberman, Deputy Attorney General. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior. Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture. Frederick B. Dent, Secretary of Commerce Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW. James T. Lynn, Secretary of HUD. John W. Barnum, Under Secretary of Transportation. Roy L. Ash, Director of the OMB. Anne Armstrong, Counsellor. Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor Dean Burch, Counsellor. John A. Scali, Ambassador from the U.S. to the UN. Tony Turner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. George Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Herbert Stein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). John T. Dunlop, Director of the Cost of Living Council. Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council. W. J. Usery, Jr., Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Frederic V. Malek, Deputy Director of the OMB. White House Staff: Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant. Gerald L. Warren, Deputy Press Secretary. Maj. Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant. Raymond K. Price, Jr., Special Consultant. William E. Timmons, Assistant. David N. Parker, Special Assistant David R. Gergen, Special Assistant. Robert T. Hartmann, Assistant to Vice President Ford.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2517-07, President Nixon and Vice President Ford attending a Cabinet meeting. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Kenneth Rush, Under Secretary of State. William E. Simon, Deputy Secretary of Treasury and Administrator of the Federal Energy Office (FEO). William P. Clements, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lawrence H. Silberman, Deputy Attorney General. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior. Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture. Frederick B. Dent, Secretary of Commerce Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW. James T. Lynn, Secretary of HUD. John W. Barnum, Under Secretary of Transportation. Roy L. Ash, Director of the OMB. Anne Armstrong, Counsellor. Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor Dean Burch, Counsellor. John A. Scali, Ambassador from the U.S. to the UN. Tony Turner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. George Bush, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Herbert Stein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). John T. Dunlop, Director of the Cost of Living Council. Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council. W. J. Usery, Jr., Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Frederic V. Malek, Deputy Director of the OMB. White House Staff: Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant. Gerald L. Warren, Deputy Press Secretary. Maj. Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant. Raymond K. Price, Jr., Special Consultant. William E. Timmons, Assistant. David N. Parker, Special Assistant David R. Gergen, Special Assistant. Robert T. Hartmann, Assistant to Vice President Ford.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2517-09A-23A, President Nixon signing Executive Order on President's Committee on Mental Retardation. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Members of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation: Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of HEW. Ralph Ferrara, Robert Collier, Henry Cobb, Michael Gardner, Melvin Heckt, Cecil Jabobson, James Juliana, William Robertson, Staff of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation: Fred Krause, Executive Director. Allen Menefee, Assistant Director for Programs. Raymond Nathan, Assistant Director for Communications. Stanley Phillips, Assistant Director for Coordination. Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, Program Specialist. Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor. Congressman Clair W. Burgener (R-California).

Roll WHPO-E2518 Photographer: KIGHTINGER | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2518-02A-26A, Reception for the Political Study Club of Washington, D.C. 3/28/1974, Washington, D.C.

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B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

• WHCA-SR-B-264
  Remarks to a group from MIT-Stanford-Rm. 450, O.E.O.B. (3/28/1974)
  
  Runtime: 24:00:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-740328
  Remarks by President Nixon signing Executive Order on Mental Health. (3/28/1974)
  
  Runtime: 4:05
  
  Keywords: health care, health insurance
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-740329
  Remarks by President Nixon at reception for the Nat'l Newspaper Assn. (3/28/1974)
  
  Runtime: 11:30
  
  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-532
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (3/28/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 45:05:00
  
  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-6852
  "The Phil Donahue Show". Herschensohn and Nolan.
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 00:59:32
• WHCA-6857
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  
  25. smith/Koppel: Secretary of State Kissinger returns from Russia and England. Time Code Start: 54:23. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, travel trips, ussia, USSR, Soviet Union, United Kingdom. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Smith/Tomlinson: Secretary of Defense Schlesinger comments on atomic warheads. Time Code Start: 56:36. Keywords: nuclear bombs, explosions, nuclear warheads, nuclear power, nuclear weapons, atomic bombs, explosions, cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: ABC.
  
  27. Smith/Donaldson: White House tapes with Representatives Hutchinson and Rodino. Time Code Start: 58:17. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Smith/Clark: Senator Griffin comment on President Nixon impeachment. Time Code Start: 61:07. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Smith/Schoumacher: Common cause report on no campaign reforms and special interest groups with Senator Tower. Time Code Start: 61:30. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, reforms, legislation. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-6858
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  
  1. Smith/Landay: fund raising with Vice President Gerald Ford and President Nixon with Senator Packwood. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, statements, Senators, campaigns, funding, finances. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Smith: Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 02:58. 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.
  
  3. Smith: Commentary on Congress. Time Code Start: 03:42. Keywords: House of Representatives. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Chancellor/Utley: Secretary of State Kissinger leaves Moscow, Russia without agreement completed for the SALT talks [Strategic Arms Limitation Talks]; with Secretary of State Kissinger on film. Time Code Start: 05:25. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor/Cochran: Secretary of Defense Schlesinger comments on the deadlock in SALT talks [Strategic Arms Limitation Talks]; with Secretary of Defense Schlesinger on film. Time Code Start: 07:49. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Hager: Cook testifies at Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial with Bradford Cook. Time Code Start: 10:17. 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.
  
  7. Chancellor/Mackin: Senator Robert Griffin comments on possibilities of impeachment. Time Code Start: 12:48. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor: Senate passes minimum wage bill. Time Code Start: 14:35. Keywords: poverty, destitution, economy, economics, budgets, finances, money, wages, costs, jobs, unemployment. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Nessen/Kiker: Common cause with John Gardner comments on the even larger amounts of campaign donations from private interest groups with Representative Michel and Hays. Time Code Start: 15:02. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, funding, fundraising, donations, contributions. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Cronkite/Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger returns without the agreement he wanted. Time Code Start: 18:29. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Cronkite/Schieffer: Secretary of Defense Schlesinger says President Nixon would never enter into a bad arms agreement to help domestic situation. Time Code Start: 21:03. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Schakne: Bradford Cook testifies at Mitchell Stans conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 23:12. 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/Jones: Common cause reports on amounts of money that private interest groups are going to spend on campaigns with John Gradner. Time Code Start: 24:45. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, funding, fundraising, donations, contributions. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite: Watergate news, Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski and tapes. Time Code Start: 26:55. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite/Morton: House Judiciary Committee working on Watergate tapes with Senator Griffin. Time Code Start: 28:05. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Cronkite/Benton: Exxon executive comments on the contrived oil crisis with Parkhurst. Time Code Start: 30:02. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, business, organizations, corportations, executives, leaders,. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Cronkite/Mudd: Congress approves new minimum wage. Time Code Start: 33:21. Keywords: House of Representatives, laws, voting, money, wages, employment. Network: CBS.

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