May 26, 1973

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• President's Daily Brief of 26 May 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

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

• 61. 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), Vientiane, May 26, 1973, 0849Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 412, Backchannel Messages, Southeast Asia, 1973. Secret; Flash. Repeated Immediate to Saigon for Ambassador Whitehouse.

Vol. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

Panama, 1973-1976

• 10. Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to the Department of State, Buenos Aires, May 26, 1973, 1926Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, ORG 7 S. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Panama City, USCINCOSouth, and Curacao. Rogers was in Buenos Aires May 23–26 to attend the inauguration of President Campora.

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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Roll WHPO-E0872 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0872-, President Nixon family on vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas unknown.

Roll WHPO-E0873 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0873-, President Nixon and family members walking down to the beach from the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas beach. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Chris Cox, Tricia Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0873-, President Nixon and family are greeted on the helipad by Robert H. Abplanalp, President of the Precision Valves Corporation, after arriving via helicopter for a vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas helipad. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Chris Cox, Tricia Cox, Bob Abplanalp.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0873-03, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox, and Julie Eisenhower are greeted on the helipad by Robert H. Abplanalp, President of the Precision Valves Corporation, after arriving via Marine One helicopter for a vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas helipad. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox, Julie Eisenhower, Bob Abplanalp, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0873-10, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, and David Eisenhower walking down to the beach from the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas beach. Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0873-11, Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward Cox walking down to the beach from the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas helipad. Tricia Nixon Cox, Edward Cox.

Roll WHPO-E0874 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0874-, President Nixon and family members relaxing on a wood outdoor deck area at the the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas Mermaid Island. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Chris Cox, Tricia Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0874-06, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Edward Cox, and Tricia Nixon Cox relaxing on a wooden outdoor deck area at the the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas Mermaid Island. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Edward Cox, Tricia Cox.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0874-18, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower (holding a lobster over a frying pan), Edward Cox, and Tricia Nixon Cox stand near an outdoor barbeque on a wooden outdoor deck area at the Abplanalp Bahamas residence during their vacation. 5/26/1973, Grand Cay, Bahamas Mermaid Island. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Edward Cox, Tricia Cox.

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-6316
  "Agronsky & Company". FTN: Secretary of the Interior Rogers C.B. Morton; "MTP": George Bush; "I&A": King Constantine.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 00:29:55
• WHCA-6323
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:35:00
  
  14. Utley/Neal: Skylab report. Time Code Start: 33:32. Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts, space stations. Network: NBC.
  
  15. Utley: Did Haldeman and Ehrlichman have prior Watergate knowledge?. Time Code Start: 35:22. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Utley/Goralski: Sullivan on SEA ceasefire talks (possibly South East Asia). Time Code Start: 38:40. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Perkins: Enlisted men used as servants for officers. Time Code Start: 42:30. Keywords: military, troops, employment, jobs, menial, domestics. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Utley/Briggs: Rising meat prices and meat stealing. Time Code Start: 46:11. Keywords: food, meats, animal products, markets, retail stores, prices, costs, increases, shortages, thefts. Network: NBC.
  
  20. Utley: British sex and drug scandal. Time Code Start: 48:48. Keywords: pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, drug abuse, pornography, scandals, investigations, sex, sexuality. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Mudd: Cambodia [Vietnam]; U.S. fighter plane crash. Time Code Start: 50:26. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, aircraft, aircraft, crashes. Network: CBS.
  
  22. Mudd: Sullivan on SEA ceasefire talks (possibly South East Asia). Time Code Start: 50:57. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires. Network: CBS.
  
  23. Mudd/Kelly: Viewer response to CBS coverage of Senate Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 51:32. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  24. Mudd: President Nixon's flies to Grand Key, Bahamas. Time Code Start: 53:29. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Caribbean, Islands. Network: CBS.
  
  25. Mudd/Culhane: Vietnamese war brides adjusting to U.S. life. Time Code Start: 54:22. Keywords: Vietnam War, marriages, weddings, immigrants. Network: CBS.

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