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March 6, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, March 6, 1969, 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.

    Appointments and Nominations

    • Central Intelligence Agency (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 374, March 6, 1969)
      Announcement of Intention To Nominate Lt. Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Jr., as Deputy Director.

    Awards and Citations

    Checklist of White House Press Releases

    The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

    • Biography of Nathaniel Samuels.
    • Press conference of Secretary of State Rogers and Nathaniel Samuels.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • Former Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania met with the President at the White House.
    • The President attended the funeral of his uncle, Dr. Ernest Nixon, at State College, Pa.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • BENJAMIN F. HOLMAN, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Community Relations Service for the term of 4 years, vice Roger W. Wilkins.
    • THOMAS O. PAINE, of California, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    • ROBERT D. MORAN, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
    • JOHN H. SHAFFER, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
    • REGINALD NORMAN WHITMAN, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
    • CARLOS C. VILLARREAL, of California, to be Urban Mass Transportation Administrator.
    • LT. GEN. ROBERT E. CUSHMAN, JR., U.S. Marine Corps, to be Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency, with his current rank of lieutenant general while so serving.
    • NATHANIEL SAMUELS, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of State.
    • HOLLIS M. DOLE, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
    • LESLIE LLOYD GLASGOW, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.
    • CHARLES H. MEACHAM, of Alaska, to be Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.
    • NILS A. BOE, of South Dakota, to be an Assistant Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, 1969

    • 9. Special National Intelligence Estimate , Washington, March 6, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–037, SRG Meeting, China NPG [Part 1], 5/15/69. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the covering sheet, the CIA and intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the NSA participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred with the estimate on March 6 except for the representatives from the AEC and FBI, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction. For the full text of this SNIE, see Tracking the Dragon, pp. 527–539. This estimate was included with the materials for the May 15 SRG meeting. According to a March 5 memorandum from Holdridge (then with INR/REA) to George C. Denney, Jr. (INR/OD), this SNIE was discussed by the USIB on February 26 and 28. Holdridge mentioned that the INR/REA staff felt that the original version had “overemphasized the failure of Peking’s foreign policy in Asia and overlooked the major role assured for China by her location, population, and traditional fears of her neighbors.” He also emphasized that “the Chinese may hope that possession of a strategic [nuclear] capability will limit the possibility of a nuclear attack by the U.S. and the USSR and thus give China a freer hand to support people’s war, or more remotely, engage in conventional war in Asia.” (Ibid., RG 59, INR/EAP Files: Lot 90 D 110, SNIE 13–69)

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    Parity, Safeguard, and the SS-9 Controversy

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

    Iran 1969

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

    Iraq 1969-1971

    • 253. Telegram 1474 From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State, Brussels, March 6, 1969, 1742Z

      The Embassy alerted the Department that Baghdad might demand that the United States sell its Embassy property in Baghdad in exchange for the exit visas of the recently-released American hostages.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 17 US-IRAQ. Confidential. Repeated to Beirut, London, and Tehran. In telegram 33546 to Brussels, March 7, the Department rejected the notion of paying the Iraqis ransom for the former U.S. hostages. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 49. Telegram 2010 from the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State, Lagos, March 6, 1969, 1500Z

      Mathews reported that he told Commissioner for External Affairs Arikpo he had been instructed to discuss Nigerian Air Force bombing of civilians in rebel territory. Arikpo said it was not policy or intent of the federal military government to harm civilians and that the government was tightening controls over the Nigerian Air Force to minimize casualties.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 27 Biafra-Nigeria. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Cotonou, London, Ottawa, Paris, Yaounde, USUN, and Geneva.

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Dominican Republic

    Peru

    • 580. Special National Intelligence Estimate 97–69, Washington, March 6, 1969. , Washington, March 6, 1969

      This report, titled “Peru and the U.S.: The Implications of the IPC Controversy,” predicted that the Velasco regime will almost certainly not meet the requirements of U.S. law or compensation of the IPC. Therefore, the crisis with Peru over the IPC will probably be significant, and the U.S.-Latin American relations could deteriorate.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–34, Review Group Peru, 3/13/69. Secret; Controlled Dissem. Evidence that the Review Group meeting was held has not been found.

  • 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 of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

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-0455 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0455-, President Nixon meeting with the Urban Affairs Council. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, unidentified Urban Affairs Council members.

    Roll WHPO-0456 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0456-, President Nixon at his desk with Henry Kissinger and William Rogers, Secretary of State. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0456-03A, President Nixon at his desk with Henry Kissinger and William Rogers, Secretary of State. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers.

    Roll WHPO-0457 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0457-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon with the winners of the Federal Woman's Award. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Eileen R. Donovan, Mary Hughes Budenbach, Edith N. Cook, Mrs. Nixon, Nixon, Jo Ann Smith Kinney, Esther Christian Lawton, Dorothy L. Starbuck.

    Roll WHPO-0458 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0458-, President Nixon with Pat Nixon and Federal Woman's Award winners. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mary Hughes Budenbach, Edith N. Cook, Eileen Roberta Donovan, Dr. Jo Ann Smith Kinney, Esther C. Lawton, Dorothy L. Starbuck, unidentified women.

    Roll WHPO-0460 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0460-, Vice President Agnew and Liberian Vice President William Tolbert. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Spiro Agnew, William Tolbert.

    Roll WHPO-0461 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0461-, Vice President Agnew with Liberian Vice President William Tolbert. 3/6/1969, Washington, D.C. Agnew's office. Spiro Agnew, William Tolbert, unidentified man.

  • 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.

    F - Secretary of State Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-F-001
      Remarks by Secretary of State Rogers announcing appointment of Nathaniel Samual as Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, with Mrs. Samual and Ronald Ziegler. (3/6/1969, Roosevelt Room, The White House)

      Runtime: 8:02

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by CBS; Recorded by WFM (initials of WHCA engineer)

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

Context (External Sources)