May 14, 1973

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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.

Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

• Remarks at a Ceremony Honoring Roberto Clemente.
• Executive Order 11718—Designating the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) as an International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

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 Monday, May 14, 1973

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• House of Representatives: May 14, 1973
• Senate: May 14, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: May 14, 1973

Decided

• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.
• Frontiero v. Richardson
• Gagnon v. Scarpelli
• Gulf States Utilities Company v. Federal Power Commission
• McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. Green
• Moor v. County of Alameda
• United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corporation

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 55, News Summaries - May 1-16, 1973 [7 of 8] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • Weekend News Review, May 14, 1973
  • Digest of Weekend Comment, May 14, 1973

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Nixon Library Holdings

• Text search for May 14, 1973
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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 14 May 1973

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. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

• 48. Backchannel Message From the Acting Ambassador to Vietnam (Whitehouse) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, May 14, 1973, 0800Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 415, Backchannel Messages, Bunker/Whitehouse, April–July 18, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Immediate. Sent with the instruction: “Deliver at opening of business.”

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.

Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Old Executive Office Building

• 435-21; Unknown between 1:04 p.m. & 1:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-22; 1:07 p.m. - 1:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 435-23; 1:38 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 435-24; Unknown between 2:45 p.m. & 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 435-25; Unknown between 2:45 p.m. & 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 435-26; Unknown between 2:45 p.m. & 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-27; 3:36 p.m. - 3:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 435-28; Unknown between 3:37 p.m. & 3:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-29; 3:38 p.m. - 3:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 435-30; Unknown between 3:42 p.m. & 3:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-31; 3:44 p.m. - 3:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 435-32; Unknown between 3:51 p.m. & 4:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 435-33; Unknown between 3:51 p.m. & 4:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-34; 4:19 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 435-35; 5:01 p.m. - 5:08 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 435-36; Unknown between 5:08 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 435-37; Unknown between 5:08 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 435-38; 5:15 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 435-39; 5:21 p.m. - 5:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 435-40; 5:21 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator; Parker, Doug
• 435-41; Unknown between 6:45 p.m. & 6:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 435-42; 6:57 p.m. - 7:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Price, Raymond K., Jr.
• 435-43; Unknown between 7:01 p.m. & 7:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 436-1; Unknown between 12:59 p.m. & 1:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 436-2; Unknown between 12:59 p.m. & 1:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 436-3; Unknown between 12:59 p.m. & 1:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 436-4; 1:15 p.m. - 1:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 436-5; 1:25 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; [Unknown person(s)]; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 436-6; Unknown between 2:05 p.m. & 3:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 436-7; Unknown between 2:05 p.m. & 3:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 436-8; Unknown between 2:05 p.m. & 3:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 436-9; Unknown between 3:10 p.m. & 3:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 436-10; 3:51 p.m. - 3:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 436-11; 3:51 p.m. - 3:52 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 436-12; Unknown between 3:52 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 436-13; 4:00 p.m. - 4:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 436-14; 5:20 p.m. - 5:42 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 436-15; 7:27 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Garment, Leonard; Higby, Lawrence M.
• 436-16; Unknown between 8:15 p.m. & 8:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 436-17; Unknown between 8:15 p.m. & 8:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 436-18; 8:20 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator; Ziegler, Ronald L.

Oval Office

• 917-1; Unknown between 8:42 a.m. & 8:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-2; 8:56 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Higby, Lawrence M.
• 917-3; Unknown between 10:50 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-4; Unknown between 10:50 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-5; 11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 917-6; Unknown between 11:10 a.m. & 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 917-7; Unknown between 11:10 a.m. & 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 917-8; 11:25 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 917-9; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 917-11; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 917-13; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 917-14; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 917-15; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-16; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 917-17; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 917-18; Unknown between 11:28 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-19; 11:40 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 917-20; 11:42 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 917-21; 11:59 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 917-22; Unknown between 11:59 a.m. & 12:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-23; Unknown between 11:59 a.m. & 12:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 917-24; 12:03 p.m. - 12:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 917-25; 12:04 p.m. - 12:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Clemente, Vera; Moorhead, William S.; Scott, Hugh; Schweiker, Richard S.; Benitez, Jaime; Stargell, Willie; Sanguillen, Manny; Zabala, Orlando; Davis, Kenneth; Nieves, Paul; Members of the press
• 917-26; Unknown between 12:19 p.m. & 12:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-27; Unknown between 12:19 p.m. & 12:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-28; 12:25 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 917-29; 12:35 p.m. - 12:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 917-30; Unknown between 12:53 p.m. & 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-31; Unknown between 12:53 p.m. & 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-32; Unknown between 12:53 p.m. & 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-33; 4:15 p.m. - 4:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rockefeller, Nelson A.; Peterson, Russell W.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; White House photographer; [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-34; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-35; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-36; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-37; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-38; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 917-39; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-40; 5:10 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 917-41; Unknown between 5:15 a.m. & 5:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 917-42; Unknown between 5:17 p.m. & 6:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); United States Secret Service agents
• 917-43; Unknown between 6:16 p.m. & 6:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 917-44; 6:28 p.m. - 7:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Garment, Leonard
• 917-45; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 917-46; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.

White House Telephone

• 46-24; Unknown between 11:15 a.m. & 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-25; 11:25 a.m. - 11:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 46-26; Unknown between 11:59 a.m. & 12:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-27; 12:03 p.m. - 12:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Higby, Lawrence M.
• 46-28; Unknown between 3:10 p.m. & 3:51 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-29; 3:51 p.m. - 3:52 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 46-30; Unknown between 3:52 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-31; 4:00 p.m. - 4:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-32; 7:12 p.m. - 7:13 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-33; Unknown between 7:19 p.m. & 7:26 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Garment, Leonard
• 46-34; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Garment, Leonard
• 46-35; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Garment, Leonard; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-36; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House operator
• 46-37; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Higby, Lawrence M.
• 46-38; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-39; Unknown between 7:27 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Garment, Leonard; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-40; Unknown between 8:20 p.m. & 9:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-41; 9:01 p.m. - 9:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-42; Unknown between 9:12 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-43; 9:15 p.m. - 9:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-44; Unknown between 9:22 p.m. & 9:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-45; 9:32 p.m. - 9:32 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-46; 9:33 p.m. - 9:33 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-47; Unknown between 9:33 p.m. & 9:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-48; Unknown between 9:33 p.m. & 9:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-49; 9:40 p.m. - 9:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Garment, Leonard; [Unknown person(s)]
• 46-50; 9:47 p.m. - 9:53 p.m.; Higby, Lawrence M.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-51; 9:55 p.m. - 10:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Klein, Herbert G.

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-E0790 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0790-, Vice President Agnew with Johnny Unitas Group. 5/14/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

Roll WHPO-E0791 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0791-, President Nixon at his Oval Office desk, while Mrs. Roberto Clemente accepts the Presidential Citizen's Medal given posthumously to professional baseball player Roberto Clemente, and to sign H.R. 3841 bill providing for the striking of medals in commemoration of Mr. Clemente. 5/14/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mrs. Roberto Clemente, Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott and his Special Assistant Kenneth Davis, Rep. William Moorhead, Senator Richard Schweiker, Commissioner Jaime Benitez the House Delegate from Puerto Rico, baseball players William Stargell and Manny Sanguillen, Orlando Zabala the brother of Mrs. Clemente, Kenneth Davis Special Assistant, Paul Nieves.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0791-31, President Nixon sitting at his Oval Office desk during a ceremony presenting Mrs. Roberto Clemente with the Presidential Citizen's Medal given posthumously to professional baseball player Roberto Clemente. Senator Hugh Scott speaking from center of group standing behind the desk. 5/14/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mrs. Roberto Clemente, Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott; present according to the PDD: Rep. William Moorhead, Senator Richard Schweiker; Commissioner Jaime Benitez, the House Delegate from Puerto Rico; baseball player William Stargell, baseball player Manny Sanguillen; Orlando Zabala, the brother of Mrs. Clemente; Kenneth Davis, Paul Nieves.

Roll WHPO-E0792 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0792-, President Nixon with Governor Rockefeller. 5/14/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

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.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730508
  Photo opportunity with Mrs. Roberto Clemente with HS, Senator Richard Schweiker. (5/14/1973)
  
  Runtime: 8:07
  
  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-106
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (5/14/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 43:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DN (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-107
  Press briefing by Nelson Rockefeller and Gerald Warren. (5/14/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 25:45:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by CRB (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-6282
  "Agronsky & Company".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:26:55
• WHCA-6283
  "The Investigators".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:27:38
• WHCA-6286
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:15:51
  
  1. Chancellor/Duke: Ruckleshaus comment on missing Watergate files. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Nessen: Senator Symmington comment on Watergate case and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Time Code Start: 03:22. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, national security, intelligence gathering, covert activities, spying, espionage. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Stern: White House wants John Dean papers back. Time Code Start: 06:10. Keywords: advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandal. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor/Kiker: Elliot Richardson names possible prosecutors for Watergate case. Time Code Start: 08:48. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor/Dobyns: Kissinger in Paris; Vietnam report. Time Code Start: 10:38. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, government, officials, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor: Senate to try to stop bombing in Indochina [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 12:10. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Mudd/Jones: Ruckleshaus says missing FBI wiretap files found in Ehrlichman's safe. Time Code Start: 13:02. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate Committee Hearings, testimony. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Mudd/Schorr: Ehrlichman before Watergate Grand Jury; John Dean; Haldeman interview. Time Code Start: 15:30. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Mudd/McLaughlin: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) testimony indicates White House used agency for more than Pentagon Papers case. Time Code Start: 18:38. Keywords: national security, intelligence gathering, covert activities, spying, espionage, investigations, Armed Forces, military, classified documents, secrets, Ellsberg, Russo, Watergate, courts, trials, Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Indochina War, bombings. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Mudd/Strawser: Richardson names possible Watergate prosecutors. Time Code Start: 20:08. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  11. Severeid: Commentary on national health problems. Time Code Start: 21:40. Keywords: American, diseases, health care, health insurance, insurance, benefits, medicine, medical care, hospitals, costs, financial aid, debates. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of May 14, 1973

• AP Images photos from May 14, 1973
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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.

• May 1973 Broadcast Index

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