May 24, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland

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• Remarks at a Reception for Returned Prisoners of War.
• Remarks of Welcome at a Dinner Honoring Returned Prisoners of War
• Toasts at a Dinner Honoring Returned Prisoners of War.

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• Federal Register of Thursday, May 24, 1973

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• House of Representatives: May 24, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: May 24, 1973

Selective document listing

President's Office Files

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 56, News Summaries - May 17-30, 1973 [5 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 24, 1973, (Wednesday nets, wires, columns)

President's Personal File

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• President's Speech File
  • Box 86, Thursday, May 24, 1973, Statement re Watergate Affair

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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 24 May 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

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

• 59. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 24, 1973

  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 President circled Kissinger’s name at the top of the first page and wrote: “Excellent job against great odds.”

• 60. Backchannel Message From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Sullivan) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, May 24, 1973, 0830Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 415, Backchannel Messages, Bunker/Whitehouse, April–July 18, 1973. Secret; Flash. Sent through Scowcroft.

Vol. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

Kissinger's Pre-Summit Trip to Moscow, May 1973

• 118. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the 40 Committee (Ratliff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 24, 1973

  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Administration Intelligence Files, Subject Files, USSR. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only; Outside System. Sent for action. Sonnenfeldt and Kennedy concurred.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

"That Chilean Guy May Have Some Problems": The Downfall of Salvador Allende, January-September 1973

• 326. Memorandum From William J. Jorden of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 24, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 777, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. VIII. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum.

Vol. XXXVIII, Part 1, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

• 12. Remarks by President Nixon, Washington, May 24, 1973

  Source: Public Papers: Nixon, 1973, pp. 555–563. Nixon delivered his remarks at an afternoon reception for returned prisoners of war held at the Department of State. The White House invited POWs, their family members, members of Congress, and Cabinet officers, totaling 1,300 people, to attend several receptions, lectures, and a formal White House dinner the evening of May 24. For Nixon’s recollections of the events, see RN, pp. 859–869.

Vol. E-6, Documents on Africa, 1973-1976

Horn of Africa

• 89. National Security Study Memorandum 184, Washington, May 24, 1973

  Kissinger notified the Departments of State and Defense and the CIA that President Nixon had directed a review of U.S. interests and policy options in the Horn of Africa. The directive was prompted by the continued U.S. presence at Kagnew Station and prospective problems over the succession to Haile Selassie.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-200, NSSM 184. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. NSSM 115, issued January 25, 1971, also concerned the Horn of Africa, but did not result in a NSDM. NSSM 115 is published in Foreign Relations Documents on Africa, 1969–1972. (Document 309)

Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

France, 1973-1976

• 322. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 24, 1973

  Summary: Kissinger briefed Nixon on the new French President, Valery Giscard d’Estaing.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 680, Country Files, Europe, France GE SNECMA 1972 (Jan 74–Jul 74) (1 of 1). Confidential. Sent for information. Scowcroft initialed the memorandum on Kissinger’s behalf. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. In telegram 12295 from Paris, May 21, the Embassy offered its assessment of the likely attitude of the Giscard government toward the U.S. and Europe. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, 1974)

Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

"That Chilean Guy May Have Some Problems": The Downfall of Salvador Allende, January-September 1973

• 134. Memorandum From the Deputy Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Directorate of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency [name not declassified] to Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Crimmins), Washington, May 24, 1973

  Summary: In this memorandum the CIA passed on intelligence on a Chilean Air Force plot to oust Allende with the support of some but not necessarily key Army and Navy officers.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 777, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. VIII. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem; No Dissem Abroad. The memorandum was also sent to Cline, Jorden, and Vice Admiral Vincent de Poiz, Director of DIA. In a May 24 covering memorandum to Kissinger, Jorden concluded, “This [possible coup attempt] bears watching carefully, and we will be doing that. But in the meantime, I do not think we should get too excited. Above all, there should be no effort to involve the U.S. in these developments in any way.”

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

• 440-29; Unknown between 12:54 p.m. & 12:57 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-30; 12:57 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 440-31; Unknown between 1:00 p.m. & 1:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-32; Unknown between 1:00 p.m. & 1:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-33; Unknown between 1:00 p.m. & 1:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-34; 1:27 p.m. - 1:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-35; 1:27 p.m. - 1:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 440-36; 1:34 p.m. - 1:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 440-37; Unknown between 1:34 p.m. & 1:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 440-38; 1:36 p.m. - 1:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scott, Hugh
• 440-39; 1:39 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.
• 440-40; Unknown between 1:40 p.m. & 2:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-41; Unknown between 1:40 p.m. & 2:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-42; Unknown between 1:40 p.m. & 4:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 440-43; 4:52 p.m. - 4:52 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 440-44; Unknown between 4:52 p.m. & 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 440-45; Unknown between 4:52 p.m. & 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-46; Unknown between 4:52 p.m. & 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-47; 5:05 p.m. - 5:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 440-48; 5:09 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 440-49; Unknown between 5:10 p.m. & 5:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 440-50; Unknown between 5:10 p.m. & 5:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-51; Unknown between 5:10 p.m. & 5:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-52; 5:39 p.m. - 5:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 440-53; Unknown between 5:41 p.m. & 6:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 440-66; Unknown between 5:41 p.m. & 6:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 927-1; Unknown between 11:56 a.m. & 12:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 927-2; Unknown between 11:56 a.m. & 12:01 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]; Hart, Thomas
• 927-3; 12:01 p.m. - 12:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.

White House Telephone

• 39-1; 1:27 p.m. - 1:29 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 39-2; 1:34 p.m. - 1:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 39-3; Unknown between 1:34 p.m. & 1:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 39-4; 1:36 p.m. - 1:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Scott, Hugh
• 39-5; 1:39 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.
• 39-6; Unknown between 1:40 p.m. & 4:52 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 39-7; 4:52 p.m. - 4:52 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 39-8; Unknown between 4:52 p.m. & 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 39-9; 5:05 p.m. - 5:08 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
• 39-10; 5:09 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 39-11; 5:39 p.m. - 5:41 p.m.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon

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-E0836 Photographer: Parish, William | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0836-, Mr. Bridgewater poses for portraits. 5/24/1973, unknown unknown.

Roll WHPO-E0837 Photographer: Parish, William | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0837-, Closeup portrait, possibly of photographer William Parish. 5/24/1973, unknown unknown. Unidentified.

Roll WHPO-E0838 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0838-, President Nixon attending the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing. At the State Department. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon, Unidentified former POWs, military officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0838-06, President Nixon standing behind the podium on stage wearing a big smile with arms folded, during the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing at the State Department. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0838-10, Seated POW audience members wearing their dress uniforms, listening to speakers during the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing at the State Department. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. Unidentified former POWs, military officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0838-23, President Nixon standing onstage greeting and shaking hands with former POWs standing in a receiving line at the State Department POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon, Unidentified former POWs, military officials.

Roll WHPO-E0839 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0839-, President Nixon attending the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing. At the State Department. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon, Unidentified former POWs, military officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0839-05A, President Nixon onstage giving a thumbs up to the standing ovation audience of former POWs during the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing at the State Department. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon, Unidentified former POWs, military officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0839-13A, President Nixon standing onstage greeting and shaking hands with former POWs standing in a receiving line at the State Department POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. State Department auditorium. President Nixon, Unidentified former POWs, military officials.

Roll WHPO-E0840 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0840-00A-09A, President Nixon speaking to former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) onstage with him during a State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, former POWS (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0840-09A, President Nixon stands near the podium, with his hands folded, looking at the standing ovation audience of former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) during a State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, former POWS (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0840-10A-12A, 15A, President Nixon shaking hands with unidentified former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) standing in a reception line on stage at the State Department reception and briefing for them. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, John McCain, former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0840-12A, President Nixon shaking hands with unidentified former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) standing in a reception line on stage at the State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War), unidentified White House staffer.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0840-14A, President Nixon shaking hands with former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) John McCain (standing on crutches wearing a white uniform). Other former Prisoners of War stand in a reception line onstage behind him, at the State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, John McCain, former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War).

Roll WHPO-E0841 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0841-04-07, President Nixon speaking to former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) sitting onstage with him during a State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, unidentified POWS (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0841-08-27, President Nixon speaking to former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) sitting onstage with him during a State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, unidentified POWS (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0841-28-29, President Nixon shaking hands with unidentified former POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War) sitting onstage with him during a State Department reception and briefing. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. State Department, auditorium stage. President Nixon, John McCain, unidentified POWS (Vietnam Prisoner of War).

Roll WHPO-E0842 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0842-02, 04-11, Pat Nixon greeting women in a receiving line, at a reception for former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. unidentified. Pat Nixon, unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0842-12-15, Julie Nixon Eisenhower speaking with women at a reception for former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. unidentified. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0842-16, Bird cage decoration with white love birds in it at reception for former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. unidentified.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0842-17-18, Unidentified women greeting one another at a reception for former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. unidentified. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0842-19-22, Julie Nixon Eisenhower speaking with women at a reception for former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives. (The day of the White House POW evening dinner hosted by President Nixon.). 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. unidentified. Tricia Nixon Cox, unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) wives.

Roll WHPO-E0843 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0843-, POW dinner. President Nixon on stage greeting the former Vietnam POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner guests inside the dinner Pavilion tent. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, audience unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War), POW wives, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0843-07, POW dinner. President Nixon on stage raises his arms in a the double V for victory sign while greeting the standing ovation audience of former Vietnam POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner guests, inside the dinner Pavilion tent. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, audience unidentified POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War), POW wives, officials.

Roll WHPO-E0844 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0844-, POW dinner. POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner Military Honor guard carrying in the American Flag embroidered on a handkerchief by former POW Lt. Col. John Dramesi, USAF, during his incarceration in a Vietnamese prison camp. Entertainers. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. Honor guard, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) audience.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0844-09, Male chorus members singing onstage at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner . 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. Chorus.

Roll WHPO-E0845 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0845-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0846 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0846-01, 03, 04A, 06A, Gold and red striped POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner pavilion tent interior, taken with a panoramic wide lux lens. View seen from back of tent looking toward the stage. Audience of former POWs and wives seen in the foreground. 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0847 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0847-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0847-07, President Nixon gestures "double victory" with his arms while on stage at a POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner event. A guard with a black feather bonnet stands on stage. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-E0848 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0848-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner scenes at entry passage. VIPS. John Wayne and wife Pilar Wayne, John McCain and wife at entrance. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. Celebrities and VIPS. John Wayne, Pilar Wayne, John McCain (Vietnam Prisoner of War), Mrs. McCain.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0848-01, 03, 04A, 06A, Celebrities, state officials, and former POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) couples enter the gold and red striped POW Dinner pavilion tent interior, taken with a panoramic wide lux lens. View seen from back of tent looking toward the stage. Audience of former POWs and wifes seen in the foreground. 5/24/1973, Washington D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0849 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0849-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0849-12A, Close-up of place settings, including plates, silverware, wine glasses, matchbooks, and documents (menus?) at a POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner event. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion.

Roll WHPO-E0850 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0850-01-12, Vietnam POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner scenes. Diners, audience members, Bob Hope as Emcee on stage. President Nixon and composer Irving Berlin sing "God Bless America" with entertainers and Pat Nixon singing along behind them on stage. Celebrities include: Emcee Bob Hope, Joey Heatherton, Christy Minstrels band member Joy Lober, Sammy Davis Jr. Phyllis Diller, Les Brown and his Band of Renown and others. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Joey Heatherton, Joy Lober of the Christy Minstrels Group, Sammy Davis Jr. Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Les Brown and His Band of Renown, POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0850-07, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner entertainers on stage singing "God Bless America. L-R: Phyllis Diller, Joy Lober of the Christy Minstrels Group, Joey Heatherton, President Nixon, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pat Nixon, Bob Hope. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. L-R: Phyllis Diller, Joy Lober of the Christy Minstrels Group, Joey Heatherton, President Nixon, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pat Nixon, Bob Hope.

Roll WHPO-E0851 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. President Nixon speaking while standing near composer Irving Berlin. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis Jr., Pat Nixon, POWs (Vietnam Prisoner of War).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-09, Closeup of President Nixon smiling while standing at the microphone onstage at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-10, Closeup of President Nixon onstage as he raises his champagne glass toward the audience making a toast at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-17, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Irving Berlin, and Sammy Davis Jr. singing "God Bless America" onstage together at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Pat nixon, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis Jr..
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-19, President Nixon shaking hands with songwriter Irving Berlin onstage while singers Vic Damone and Sammy Davis, Jr. stand applauding behind them at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Vic Damone, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr..
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-20, President Nixon shaking hands with songwriter Irving Berlin onstage while singers Vic Damone and Sammy Davis, Jr. stand applauding behind them at the POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Vic Damone, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr..
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-21, President Nixon and Irving Berlin on stage at a POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner event. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Irving Berlin.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-21A, Irving Berlin shakes hands with Bob Hope at a POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner event. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. Bob Hope, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis Jr., Pat Nixon, Vic Damone.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0851-24, President Nixon hosts a POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) dinner event. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage. President Nixon, Flag.

Roll WHPO-E0852 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0852-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0853 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0853-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0854 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0854-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0855 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0855-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0856 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0856-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0857 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0857-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

Roll WHPO-E0858 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0858-, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) Dinner. 5/24/1973, Washington, D.C. White House South Lawn, tent pavilion stage.

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.

D - First Family

• WHCA-SR-D-045
  Julie Nixon Eisenhower interview with Barbara Walters on the "Today" show. (5/24/1973, NBC Studios)
  
  Runtime: 0:17:21
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by VTR (dub from videotape recording); No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730513
  Remarks by President Nixon at a State Department reception for Vietnam Prisoners of War with additional remarks by two Prisoners of War. (5/24/1973, State Department, Washington D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 0:50:21
  
  Keywords: Vietnam Prisoner of War, receptions
  
  Production credits: Audio feed ("mult") supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GET (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-730514
  Remarks by President Nixon at a dinner and entertainment for Vietnam Prisoners of War, with remarks by Brigadier General (Colonel) John Flynn. (5/24/1973, South Lawn, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:19:40
  
  Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, Vietnam Prisoner of War, dinners, entertainment, toasts, Music, performance
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by MJP (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  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-121
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (5/24/1973, [not listed])
  
  Runtime: 30:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMM (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-008
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings, morning session. (5/24/1973, 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.
• WHCA-SR-V-009
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings, afternoon session. (5/24/1973, 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-6298
  "Today" Show excerpt. Robert Strauss.
  NBC
  Runtime: 00:16:55
• WHCA-6299
  White House Salute to POW's, Tape I. Vietnam Prisoner of War U.S. Senator Stuart Symington.
  CBS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-6300
  White House Salute to POW's, Tape II. Vietnam Prisoner of War The Rev. Jesse Jackson.
  ABC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-6301
  White House Salute to POW's, Tape III. Vietnam Prisoner of War
  ABC
  Runtime: 0:10
• WHCA-W-053
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 10:00 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-054
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 11:30 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-W-055
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch; and testimony of Bernard Barker (recording begins at 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-W-056
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bernard Barker (recording begins at 2:55 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-W-057
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 10:00 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-058
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 11:30 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-059
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bernard Barker (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:14
• WHCA-W-060
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bernard L. Barker; and testimony of Alfred Baldwin (recording begins at 3:30 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:37:18
• WHCA-W-061
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 10:00 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-062
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Gerald Alch (recording begins at 11:30 AM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-063
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bernard Barker (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:35
• WHCA-W-064
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Bernard Barker; and testimony Alfred Baldwin (recording begins at 3:30 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:38:46
• WHCA-W-065
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Alfred Baldwin (recording begins at 5:11 PM)
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00

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