May 28, 1974

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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• Federal Register of Tuesday, May 28, 1974

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• Senate: May 28, 1974
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Decided

• Bellis v. United States
• Cass v. United States
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Company
• Cooper Stevedoring Company, Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
• F.D. Rich Company, Inc. v. United States for the Use of Industrial Lumber Company
• Holder v. Banks

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 70, News Summaries - May 1974 [15 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, May 28, 1974, (Mon. nets, wires, papers and other recent comment)
• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 70, News Summaries - May 1974 [16 of 20]
  • Review of Tues. Papers, May 28, 1974

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• President's Daily Brief of 28 May 1974

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

Summit Preparations, April-May 1974

• 182. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 28, 1974, 12:45 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1029, Presidential/HAK Memcons, MemCons—HAK & President, May 8–31, 1974 [1 of 3]. Secret. The meeting was held in the Oval Office. Brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

Panama, 1973-1976

• 43. Transcript of a Briefing by the Deputy U.S. Negotiator (Bell), Washington, May 28, 1974, 5 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 84, American Embassy, Panama, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiation Files, Lot 81F1, Box 124, Treaty Negotiations, April–June 1974. Confidential. The briefing was held in the Panama Room at the Department of State. A list of participants was not attached.

Vol. XXVI, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976

Syrian-Israeli Disengagement Agreement, January-May 1974

• 76. Memorandum of Conversation, Jerusalem, May 28, 1974, 12:40-2:30 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, 1973–77, Box 8, Nodis Memcons, May 1974, Folder 10. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s office and took place on May 28, not May 27–28 as indicated on the original. Brackets are in the original. Meir and members of the Israeli negotiating team also met with Kissinger on May 28 from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Prime Minister’s office after the Israeli Cabinet met and agreed to the text of the agreement with the same minor modifications. However, the Israeli cabinet wanted Kissinger to get an assurance from Asad that Syria would not allow paramilitary groups to operate in Syrian territory and attack Israel. Kissinger agreed to raise the issue with Asad that evening. (Memorandum of conversation; ibid.)

• 77. Memorandum of Conversation, Damascus, May 28, 1974, 8:15 p.m.-midnight

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 194, Geopolitical File; Middle East, Peace Negotiations, Israeli-Syrian Relations, Negotiation Books, Volume III, March–May 1974. The meeting was held at the Presidential Palace in Damascus. Brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXXV, National Security Policy, 1973-1976

The Hughes Glomar Explorer's Secret Mission to Recover a Sunken Soviet Submarine

• 186. Memorandum to the Chairman of the 40 Committee (Kissinger), Washington, May 28, 1974

  Source: National Security Council Files, Nixon Administration Intelligence Files, AZORIAN Project. Top Secret; JENNIFER/[codewords not declassified]; AZORIAN. Ellipses in the original.

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

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1973-1976

• 34. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 28, 1974

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1029, Presidential/HAK MemCons, MemCons—HAK & Presidential, May 8–31, 1974 [1 of 3]. Secret. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting took place from 10:05 until 11:34 a.m. In attendance were Nixon, Ford, Simon, Schlesinger, Morton, Butz, Dent, Weinberger, Brinegar, Ash, Burch, Rush, Schubert, Bush, Attorney General William Saxbe, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James Lynn, United Nations Ambassador John Scali, Haig, Ziegler, Cole, Scowcroft, Hartmann, and Special Assistant to the President David Parker. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

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

Korean Peninsula

• 254. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 28, 1974, 2:05–3:05 p.m., Washington, May 28, 1974, 2:05-3:05 p.m.

  Habib briefed Clements on U.S. relations with Korea.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–77–0054, Korea, 333, 1974, June 20. Secret. Prepared by Vandegrift and approved by Jordan. The conversation took place in Clements’s office. Clements’s talking points for the meeting, dated May 28, are ibid.

Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

Food Policy

• 141. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 28, 1974., Washington, May 28, 1974

  Nixon discussed international food policy with the Cabinet.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1029, Subject Files, Presidential/HAK MemCons, May 8–May 31, 1974. Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Cabinet Room.

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-E2838 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2838-, President Nixon meeting with a USSR delgation of Soviet Governors. , A. P. Lyashko(Council chairman of Ministers of the Ukranian SSR, voting member of the CPSU Central Committee), A. M. Kalashnikv (Deputy Chairman Council of Ministers, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)). N. Kozlov (Chairman, Moscow Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee), G.I. Usmanov (Chairman Council of Ministers, Tatar ASSR)., N. F. Aksenov (Chairman Altay Kray Soviet Executive Committee, RSFSR.), L. N. Kuznetsov (Chairman, Tyumen' Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee,SFSR), K. V. Matyushevskiy (Chairman Brest Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee, Belorussn SSR), A. K. Dzhulmukhamedov (Chairman Tselinograd Oblast Soviet Executive Committee, Kazakh SSR.), Anatoly Dobrynin (Soviet Ambassador to the United States), Major General Brent Scowcroft (Deputy Assistant to the President for National Secury Affairs). 5/28/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office porch step to Rose Garden. A. P. Lyashko, Council chairman of Ministers of the Ukranian SSR and voting member of the CPSU Central Committee. A. M. Kalashnikov, Deputy Chairman, Council of Ministers, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). N. T. Kozlov, Chairman, Moscow Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee. G.!. Usmanov, Chairman, Council of Ministers, Tatar ASSR. N. F. Aksenov, Chairman, Altay Kray Soviet Executive Committee, RSFSR. L. N. Kuznetsov, Chairman, Tyumen' Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee, RSFSR. K. V. Matyushevskiy, Chairman, Brest OblastI Soviet Executive Committee, Belorussian SSR. A. K. Dzhulmukhamedov, Chairman, Tselinograd Oblast Soviet Executive Committee, Kazakh SSR. Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet Ambassador to the United States. Major General Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

Roll WHPO-E2839 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2839-02-37, President Nixon meeting with a USSR delgation of Soviet Governors. 5/28/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office patio steps to Rose Garden. A. P. Lyashko (Council chairman of Ministers of the Ukranian SSR, voting member of the CPSU Central Committee), A. M. Kalashnikv (Deputy Chairman Council of Ministers, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)). N. Kozlov (Chairman, Moscow Oblast Soviet Executive Committee), G.I. Usmanov (Chairman Council of Ministers, Tatar ASSR)., N. F. Aksenov (Chairman Altay Kray Soviet Executive Committee, RSFSR.), L. N. Kuznetsov (Chairman, Tyumen Oblast Soviet Executive Committee,SFSR), K. V. Matyushevskiy (Chairman Brest Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee, Belorussn SSR), A. K. Dzhulmukhamedov (Chairman Tselinograd Oblast Soviet Executive Committee, Kazakh SSR.), Anatoly Dobrynin (Soviet Ambassador to the United States), Major General Brent Scowcroft (Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2839-32, President Nixon meeting with a USSR delgation of Soviet Governors. 5/28/1974, Washington, D. C. White House, Oval Office patio steps to Rose Garden. President Nixon, A. P. Lyashko (Council chairman of Ministers of the Ukranian SSR, voting member of the CPSU Central Committee), A. M. Kalashnikv (Deputy Chairman Council of Ministers, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)). N. Kozlov (Chairman, Moscow Oblast Soviet Executive Committee), G.I. Usmanov (Chairman Council of Ministers, Tatar ASSR)., N. F. Aksenov (Chairman Altay Kray Soviet Executive Committee, RSFSR.), L. N. Kuznetsov (Chairman, Tyumen Oblast Soviet Executive Committee,SFSR), K. V. Matyushevskiy (Chairman Brest Oblast' Soviet Executive Committee, Belorussn SSR), A. K. Dzhulmukhamedov (Chairman Tselinograd Oblast Soviet Executive Committee, Kazakh SSR.), Anatoly Dobrynin (Soviet Ambassador to the United States), Major General Brent Scowcroft (Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs).

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-191
  Photo opportunity with Soviet Governors-Rose Garden. (5/28/1974)
  
  Runtime: 4:36
  
  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-614
  Press briefing by Herbert Stein. (5/28/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 30:10:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-615
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (5/28/1974, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 32:51:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (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-6966
  "Agronsky: Evening Edition". Samuel P. Dash.
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:27:14
• WHCA-6972
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  15. Reasoner/Dunsmore: Secretary of State Kissinger in the Middle East. Time Code Start: 30:15. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.
  
  16. Smith/Clark/Schoumacher: White House tapes with John Dean, Haldeman, and Representative Rhodes. Time Code Start: 32:53. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  17. Reasoner/Donaldson: Impeachment evidence with film of President Nixon, Representative Peter Rodino, President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 38:03. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.
  
  18. Reasoner/Zimmerman: Vice President Gerald Ford in North Carolina. Time Code Start: 42:48. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Reasoner: Commentary on McLaughlin. Time Code Start: 44:42. Keywords: media, television, TV, journalists, reporters, foreign correspondents, awards, interviews, world leaders, wars. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Chancellor/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger in the Middle East. Time Code Start: 46:30. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Chancellor/Stern: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski accuses White House of illegally using Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Time Code Start: 49:30. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Chancellor/Brokaw: Supreme Court decision on the subpoenaed tapes and the White House response w/President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 51:44. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Chancellor/Nessen: Vice President Gerald Ford in Charlotte, North Carolina. Time Code Start: 54:24. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Chancellor/Levine: President Nixon makes report to Congress on nation's economy with Herb Stein. Time Code Start: 56:16. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, officials, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Chancellor/Brinkley's Journal: Picking through prominent people's trash in search of juicy tidbits is becoming commonplace in Washington, D. C.; Trash reporting in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 58:39. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, stories, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Cronkite/Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger in the Middle East with Kissinger. Time Code Start: 60:59. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.
  
  27. Cronkite/Graham: Supreme Court decision on the subpoenaed tapes and White House response with President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 64:07. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Cronkite/Stahl: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski accuses White House of illegally using Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Time Code Start: 65:35. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  29. Cronkite/Laurence/Collingwood: North Ireland. Time Code Start: 66:47. Keywords: United Kingdom, Irish Republican Army, terrorism, explosions, riots, violence. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Cronkite/Sevareid analysis: New faces in the European market. Time Code Start: 71:22. Keywords: stock markets, investments, securities, DOW Jones, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Cronkite: Secretary of State Kissinger in the Middle East. Time Code Start: 74:35. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

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