May 17, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

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• Executive Order 11720—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, Gift, and Excise Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Commerce
• Executive Order 11719—Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives

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, May 17, 1973

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

• Senate: May 17, 1973
• House of Representatives: May 17, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: May 17, 1973

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 56, News Summaries - May 17-30, 1973 [1 of 8] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, May 17, 1973, (Wed. nets, wires, columns)
• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 56, News Summaries - May 17-30, 1973 [2 of 8]
  • Live Coverage of Watergate Hearings, Thursday, May 17
  • Special Report: "Watergate: An Interview w / John Dean" (CBS), Thursday, 11:30 - Midnight

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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 17 May 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

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

• 49. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, May 17, 1973, 10:08 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 114, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam, Paris Memcons, May 17–23, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at St. Nom la Breteche, Paris. Brackets are in the original. Kissinger chaired a WSAG meeting in Washington on May 15, 4:11–4:42 p.m., to prepare himself for the Paris meeting. Minutes of that session are ibid., NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–117, WSAG Meeting Minutes, Originals, 1973.

Vol. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 59. National Intelligence Estimate, Washington, May 17, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–91, Meeting Files, WSAG Meetings, 1973. Secret; No Foreign Dissem.

• 60. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 17, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 610, Country Files, Middle East, Israel, Vol. 12, Mar. 73–Oct. 73. Secret; Nodis. Sent for action. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “The President has seen.”

• 61. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 17, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 757, Presidential Correspondence, 1969–1974, Jordan King Hussein Corres. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. A handwritten notation on the first page reads: “Done. Retype cable.” Brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

Iraq, January 1973-December 1974

• 215. Telegram From the Interests Section in Baghdad to the Department of State, Baghdad, May 17, 1973, 0931Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iraq, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to Ankara, London, and Tehran.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

March 8-October 5, 1973

• 186. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State, JIdda, May 17, 1973, 1030Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential. Repeated to The Hague, Kuwait, Tripoli, London, Tehran, USOECD, and Tokyo.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973

• 151. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, May 17, 1973, 5:24-7:10 p.m.

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 26, Geopolitical File, France, Chronological File. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The conversation took place in the Foreign Minister’s office in the Quai d’Orsai.

Vol. XLII, Vietnam: The Kissinger-Le Duc Tho Negotiations

Attempting To Implement the Accords, February 1973-December 1973

• 57. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, May 17, 1973, 10:08 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 114, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam, Paris Memcons, May 17–23, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at St. Nom la Bretèche. All brackets are in the original. Tab A is attached but not printed.
  
  This round of six meetings, beginning with this one and ending with the one on May 23, took place a little over 3 months after the Paris Peace Accords were signed. During these months, the military on both sides—Republic of Vietnam as well as Communist forces—violated the cease-fire hundreds of times. Moreover, North Vietnam, in violation of the agreement, was in the process of sending over 300 tanks, approximately 300 artillery pieces, substantial amounts of war matériel, and thousands more troops to the South. Also troublesome to the United States was that no cease-fire had been instituted in Laos or Cambodia and thus none of the thousands of North Vietnamese troops in those two countries had been withdrawn. The United States had proposed these negotiations in April in order to deal with these problems and to get the cease-fire and, more generally, full implementation of the agreement back on track. This period is discussed in Willbanks, Abandoning Vietnam, pp. 188–194, and Kissinger, Years of Upheaval, pp. 302–327.

Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

Venezuela

• 372. Telegram 4042 From the Embassy in Colombia to the Department of State, Caracas, May 17, 1973, 1951Z

  Summary: Secretary Rogers and Venezuelan officials discussed economic issues in United States-Venezuelan relations.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, ORG 7 S. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Caracas. The Secretary’s May 14 statement upon arrival in Caracas is in the Department of State Bulletin, June 25, 1973, p. 906. Rogers was in Bogotá during a May 12–28 tour of Latin America that took him to Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands Antilles, and Jamaica.

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

Australia, New Zealand, ANZUS, Papua New Guinea

• 31. Précis of National Intelligence Estimate 44-73, Washington, May 17, 1973., Washington, May 17, 1973

  [2 pages not declassified.]
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 362, Subject Files, National Intelligence Estimates [1 of 3]. Secret.

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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Old Executive Office Building

• 438-1; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 438-2; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Acker, Marjorie P.
• 438-3; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-4; 1:32 p.m. - 1:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 438-5; Unknown between 1:33 p.m. & 1:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-6; 1:46 p.m. - 1:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 438-7; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 438-8; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 438-9; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 438-10; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 438-11; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-12; 3:05 p.m. - 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 438-13; Unknown between 3:06 p.m. & 3:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 438-14; Unknown between 3:06 p.m. & 3:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-15; 3:11 p.m. - 3:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 438-16; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 438-17; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-18; 3:53 p.m. - 3:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 438-19; Unknown between 3:54 p.m. & 4:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 438-20; 4:01 p.m. - 4:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 438-21; Unknown between 4:02 p.m. & 4:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 438-22; 4:08 p.m. - 4:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Woods, Rose Mary

Oval Office

• 921-1; 8:20 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-2; Unknown between 8:40 a.m. & 8:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-3; 8:44 a.m. - 9:36 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 921-4; Unknown between 9:36 a.m. & 9:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 921-5; Unknown between 9:36 a.m. & 9:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-6; 9:58 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-7; Unknown between 10:05 a.m. & 10:31 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-8; 10:31 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 921-9; Unknown between 11:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 921-10; Unknown between 11:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-11; Unknown between 11:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-12; 11:45 a.m. - 11:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Siddiqui, Mustafizur Rahman; Ali, Hossain; Johnson, Roger E.; Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.); White House photographer
• 921-13; 11:57 a.m. - 12:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 921-14; 12:03 p.m. - 12:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Noel, Mrs. Cleo (Mrs.); Moore, Mrs. G. Curtis (Mrs.); Scowcroft, Brent G. (Gen.); White House photographer
• 921-15; Unknown between 12:13 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-16; Unknown between 12:13 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 921-17; Unknown between 12:13 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-18; 12:21 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Clancy, Donald D.; Cornett, Chester; Donovan, Thomas; Donovan, Thomas (Mrs.); Donovan, Danny; Donovan, Betsy; Donovan, Shawn; Friedersdorf, Max L.; White House photographer
• 921-19; 12:25 p.m. - 12:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-20; 12:26 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Perk, Ralph J.; Bush, George H. W.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Falk, James H.; Members of the press; White House photographer
• 921-21; 12:45 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Bull, Stephen B.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 921-22; Unknown between 1:25 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 921-23; Unknown between 1:25 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 46-89; Unknown between 9:36 a.m. & 9:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-90; 9:58 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 46-91; Unknown between 1:27 p.m. & 1:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-92; 1:32 p.m. - 1:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-93; Unknown between 1:33 p.m. & 1:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-94; 1:46 p.m. - 1:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-95; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-96; 3:05 p.m. - 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-97; Unknown between 3:06 p.m. & 3:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-98; 3:11 p.m. - 3:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 46-99; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-100; 3:53 p.m. - 3:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 46-101; Unknown between 3:54 p.m. & 4:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-102; 4:01 p.m. - 4:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 46-103; 4:08 p.m. - 4:09 p.m.; Woods, Rose Mary; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 46-104; Unknown between 4:36 p.m. & 4:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-105; 4:58 p.m. - 5:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 46-106; Unknown between 7:52 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-107; 7:55 p.m. - 7:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 46-108; Unknown between 7:58 p.m. & 8:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-109; 8:01 p.m. - 8:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 46-110; Unknown between 8:04 p.m. & 8:07 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-111; 8:07 p.m. - 8:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 46-112; Unknown between 10:37 p.m. & 10:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 46-113; 10:41 p.m. - 10:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.

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-E0806 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0806-, Julie Eisenhower standing with members of the Korean 'People to People' program. 5/17/1973, unknown unknown. Julie Eisenhower, unidentified Korean representatives.

Roll WHPO-E0807 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0807-, President Nixon standing with Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi of Bangladesh and Roger Johnson. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

Roll WHPO-E0808 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0808-03-15, Presentation of rocking chair by Chester Cornett and Congressman Don Clancy. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0808-16-17, Mayor Ralph Perk, George H. W. Bush, Ken Cole and James Falk. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. Ralph Perk, George Bush, Ken Cole, James Falk.

Roll WHPO-E0809 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0809-, President Nixon with Mrs. Cleo A. Noel Jr., Mrs. Curtis Moore. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

Roll WHPO-E0810 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0810-, President Nixon meets with Mayor Ralph Perk of Cleveland, Ohio. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Ralph Perk.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0810-11, President Nixon meets with Mayor Ralph Perk of Cleveland, Ohio. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Ralph Perk, George Bush.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0810-16, President Nixon meets with Mayor Ralph Perk of Cleveland, Ohio. 5/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Ralph Perk.

Roll WHPO-E0811 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0811-, Pat Nixon greets Donnie Wanser and members of the Arthritis Foundation Board. 5/17/1973, unknown unknown.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0811-11A, Pat Nixon greets Donnie Wanser and members of the Arthritis Foundation Board. 5/17/1973, unknown unknown. Pat Nixon, Donnie Wanser.

Roll WHPO-E0812 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0812-, Pat Nixon greets wives of the Presidents Executive Interchange Program. 5/17/1973, 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.

K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-065
  Photo opportunity/Mayor Ralph Perk[Cleveland] & George Bush-Oval Office. (5/17/1973)
  
  Runtime: 1:25
  
  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-111
  Remarks by Pam Powell to WTAE Quiz winners. (5/17/1973, [not listed])
  
  Runtime: 35:00:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DB (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-112
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (5/17/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 50:00:00
  
  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.

V - Senate Select Committee on Watergate Radio Broadcasts

• WHCA-SR-V-001
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings, testimony of Robert Odle, morning session starting at 10:00 AM. (5/17/1973, United States Senate, Washington DC)
  
  Keywords: Watergate, Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: Recording spans two tapes.
• WHCA-SR-V-002
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings, afternoon session. (5/17/1973, United States Senate, Washington DC)
  
  Keywords: Watergate, Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
  
  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-6284
  Walter Cronkite Interviews John Dean about Watergate.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:30:04
• WHCA-6289
  Weekly News Summary, Tape V.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:31:24
  
  1. Smith/Donaldson: First day of Watergate hearings with Baker and Olde. Time Code Start: 01:24. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Smith/Jarriel: Who's watching Watergate hearings at White House. Time Code Start: 06:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Reasoner/Zimmerman: Helms, Cushman, and Symmington on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Watergate. Time Code Start: 09:20. 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: ABC.
  
  4. Reasoner: Richardson widening search for Watergate prosecutor. Time Code Start: 11:18. Keywords: lawyers, attorneys, law officials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith/Rolfson: Kissinger and Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho meet in Paris. Time Code Start: 13:20. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Reasoner: Commentary on Legal Eagles. Time Code Start: 26:35. Keywords: movies, films, celebrities, trials, law officials, attorneys, lawyers. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-6290
  Weekly News Summary, Tape VI.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  1. Chancellor/Valeriani: Senate Watergate open with Olde; White House staff watching Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 00:42. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Nessen/Jones: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) equipment used in Watergate with General Cushman and Senator Symmington; Segretti indicted on false Muskie letters. Time Code Start: 11:33. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor: Economy/inflation up. Time Code Start: 17:33. Keywords: economy, economics, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor/Dobyns: Kissinger/Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho talks in Paris. Time Code Start: 22:00. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor: Commentary on Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 26:16. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Cronkite/Schorr: Senate Watergate hearings with Olde, Kerhli, and Sergeant Leeper. Time Code Start: 30:35. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Cronkite/Schieffer/McLaughlin: John Dean talks to Cronkite about Watergate; Richardson looking for special prosecutor; CIA and Watergate with Cushman and Symmington. Time Code Start: 36:55. Keywords: advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations,media, television, TV, interviews. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Mudd/Duval: Segretti indicted on false Muskie letters. Time Code Start: 48:13. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Mudd: Kissinger and Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho in Paris. Time Code Start: 51:08. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Severeid: Commentary on Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 55:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-W-001
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 10:00 AM) Richard Nixon, Roger Mudd.
  CBS
  Runtime: 01:06:00
• WHCA-W-002
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 11:00 AM) Richard Nixon.
  NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 01:07:40
• WHCA-W-003
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 12:00 PM)
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 01:07:35
• WHCA-W-004
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:06:09
• WHCA-W-005
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle and Bruce Kehrli (recording begins at 3:00 PM)
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 00:01:14
• WHCA-W-006
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 10:00 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:31
• WHCA-W-007
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 11:30 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:37:37
• WHCA-W-008
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle and Bruce Kehrli (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:33
• WHCA-W-009
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Paul Leeper (recording begins at 3:30 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:02:21
• WHCA-W-010
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Bruce Barret (recording begins at 4:30 PM
  Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.; WMAL-TV
  Runtime: 00:36:50
• WHCA-W-011
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 10:00 AM) Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel.
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:05:50
• WHCA-W-012
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle concerning shredding documents, the McCord arrest, etc (recording begins at 11:00 AM) U.S. Senators Charles Gurney (R-FL) and John Tunney (D-CA).
  CBS
  Runtime: 01:07:00
• WHCA-W-013
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle (recording begins at 12:00 PM)
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-W-014
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Robert Odle; testimony of Bruce Kehrli (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-015
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bruce Kehrli showing a chart of White House staff; and testimony of Sgt. Paul Leeper (cut off as he identifies burglars) (recording begins at 3:30 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:06:16
• WHCA-W-016
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Bruce Barret (recording begins at 4:43 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00

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