May 9, 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.

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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.

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• Message to the Senate Transmitting Six Amendments to the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.
• Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission.
• Remarks at a Republican Fund-raising Dinner.
• Executive Order 11717—Transferring Certain Functions from the Office of Management and Budget to the General Services Administration and the Department of Commerce

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 Wednesday, May 9, 1973

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

• Senate: May 9, 1973
• House of Representatives: May 9, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: May 9, 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, Annotated News Summaries, Box 45, May 1973 [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, May 9, 1973, (Tues. nets, wires, columns)

President's Personal File

The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• President's Speech File
  • Box 86, Wednesday, May 9, 1973, White House Staff Meeting
  • Box 86, Wednesday, May 9, 1973, New Majority Dinner

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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 09 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

• 46. Memorandum from William Stearman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 9, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Material, NSC Files, Box 164, Vietnam Country Files, Vietnam, May–September 1973. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum.

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

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

• 113. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Zavidovo, May 9, 1973, 1254Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 32, HAK Trip Files, HAK Moscow, London Trip, May 4–11, 1973, HAKTO & Misc. Secret; Sensitive; Immediate; Eyes Only.

• 114. Letter From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev, Zavidovo, May 9, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 75, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Kissinger Conversations at Zavidovo, May 5–8, 1973. No classification marking. The letter is on White House stationery but it was presumably prepared in Zavidovo to be given to Brezhnev before Kissinger’s departure.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

March 8-October 5, 1973

• 183. Paper Prepared by Harold H. Saunders and William B. Quandt of the National Security Council Staff, Washington, May 9, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1298, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 1/1–5/30/73. Secret; Sensitive. Incorporated into the President’s May 11 daily briefing as part of a memorandum from Kissinger to Nixon, May 11. (Ibid., Box 51, Presidential Daily Briefings, May 1–15, 1973)

• 184. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 9, 1973, 2:30-3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1298, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 1/1/73–5/31/73. Confidential. The meeting was held in the Roosevelt Room. Submitted to Scowcroft under a May 9 covering memorandum and a copy was sent to Saunders, Odeen, Hormats.

Vol. XXXVIII, Part 2, Organization and Management of Foreign Policy; Public Diplomacy, 1973-1976

The Intelligence Community: Investigation and Reorganization

• 6. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Schlesinger to All Central Intelligence Agency Employees, Washington, May 9, 1973

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Schlesinger Papers, Box 18, CIA. Administrative; Internal Use Only.

Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

Saudi Arabia

• 88. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, May 9, 1973

  Summary: Saunders provided Scowcroft with several messages regarding U.S.-Saudi relations, including a cable for Faisal informing him of the U.S. approval of F–4 sales.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 761, Presidential Correspondence, 1969–74, Saudi Arabia: King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (1972–74). Secret; Sensitive; [handling restriction not declassified]. No action indicated; however, at the top of the memo, Saunders wrote: “Note for file: HAK approved sending message in cable at Tab A minus last paragraph on F–4’s. This was done.” For Tab B, see Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974, Document 181. Attached but not published at [text not declassified] draft telegram to Jidda and Kuwait approving the sale of the F–4 in principle. Ambassador Thacher informed the Saudis of the approval on May 18. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 630, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Volume III, September 1, 1971–April 1973)

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

• 432-23; 10:07 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 432-24; 10:54 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 432-25; Unknown between 11:10 a.m. & 11:31 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 432-26; 11:31 a.m. - 12:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bush, George H. W.; Wilson, David K. ("Pat"); Brock, William; Michel, Robert H.; Timmons, William E.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 432-27; Unknown between 12:03 p.m. & 12:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 432-28; Unknown between 12:03 p.m. & 12:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 432-29; Unknown between 12:03 p.m. & 12:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 432-30; Unknown between 12:03 p.m. & 12:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 432-31; 12:31 p.m. - 12:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 432-32; Unknown between 12:31 p.m. & 2:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 432-33; Unknown between 12:31 p.m. & 2:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 432-34; Unknown between 12:31 p.m. & 2:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 432-35; Unknown between 2:00 p.m. & 2:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 432-36; 2:24 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 432-37; 2:31 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; White House operator
• 432-38; Unknown between 4:05 p.m. & 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 432-39; Unknown between 4:10 p.m. & 4:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 432-40; 4:14 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 432-41; Unknown between 4:15 p.m. & 6:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 432-42; Unknown between 4:15 p.m. & 6:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas
• 434-1; 5:00 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 434-2; Unknown between 5:05 p.m. & 6:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 434-3; 6:03 p.m. - 6:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 434-4; Unknown between 6:08 p.m. & 6:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 434-5; Unknown between 6:17 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 434-6; Unknown between 6:17 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 434-7; Unknown between 6:17 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 434-8; Unknown between 6:17 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 434-9; 6:35 p.m. - 8:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 434-38; Unknown between 6:17 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]

Oval Office

• 914-1; Unknown between 7:59 a.m. & 8:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 914-2; Unknown between 7:59 a.m. & 8:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 914-3; Unknown between 7:59 a.m. & 8:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 914-4; Unknown between 8:50 a.m. & 9:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 914-5; Unknown between 8:50 a.m. & 9:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 914-6; 9:11 a.m. - 9:34 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 914-7; Unknown between 9:34 a.m. & 9:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 914-8; 9:40 a.m. - 10:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 914-9; Unknown between 7:59 a.m. & 8:37 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 914-10; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:07 a.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 45-166; 7:38 a.m. - 7:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 45-167; Unknown between 12:05 p.m. & 12:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 45-168; 12:31 p.m. - 12:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 45-169; Unknown between 12:34 p.m. & 2:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 45-170; 2:24 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 45-171; Unknown between 2:31 p.m. & 3:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator
• 45-172; Unknown between 2:31 p.m. & 3:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Garment, Leonard
• 45-173; Unknown between 4:10 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 45-174; 4:14 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 45-175; Unknown between 5:05 p.m. & 6:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 45-176; 6:03 p.m. - 6:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 45-177; Unknown between 6:35 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator
• 45-178; Unknown between 6:35 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 45-179; Unknown between 6:55 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator; Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 45-180; Unknown between 6:55 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator
• 45-181; Unknown between 6:55 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 45-182; Unknown between 6:55 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; White House operator
• 45-183; Unknown between 6:55 p.m. & 7:55 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Buzhardt, J. Fred, Jr.
• 45-184; Unknown between 10:46 p.m. & 10:47 p.m.; Woods, Rose Mary; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
• 45-185; 11:07 p.m. - 11:09 p.m.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)

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-E0770 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0770-, President Nixon at White House Staff meeting. 5/9/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Alexander Haig, William Timmons, Brent Scowcroft, Roy Ash, Peter Flanigan, Ronald Ziegler, George Shultz, Kenneth Cole, Raymond Price, Patrick Buchanan, Leonard Garment, William Baroody, David Parker, Lawrence Higby, Rose Mary Woods, David Gergen, Jerry Jones, Bruce Kehrli, Herbert Klein, Richard Moore.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0770-05, President Nixon at White House Staff meeting. 5/9/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Alexander Haig, William Timmons, Brent Scowcroft, Roy Ash, Peter Flanigan, Ronald Ziegler, George Shultz, Kenneth Cole, Raymond Price, Patrick Buchanan, Leonard Garment, William Baroody, David Parker, Lawrence Higby, Rose Mary Woods, David Gergen, Jerry Jones, Bruce Kehrli, Herbert Klein, Richard Moore.

Roll WHPO-E0771 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0771-, Julie Eisenhower greeting a group of handicapped students from Davis School (Camden, New Jersey) following their White House tour. 5/9/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. Julie Eisenhower, Davis School students, unidentified adults.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0771-06, Julie Nixon Eisenhower posing for a group shot with teachers or adult chaperones and handicapped students from Davis School (Camden, New Jersey) following their White House tour. 5/9/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Davis School students, unidentified adults.

Roll WHPO-E0774 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0774-, David K. Wilson, President Nixon and George H. W. Bush. 5/9/1973, Washington, D.C. David K. Wilson, President Nixon and George Bush.

Roll WHPO-E0775 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0775-, Departure from Homestead AFB. 5/9/1973, Miami, FL Homestead AFB.

Roll WHPO-E0777 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0777-, National Goodwill Worker of the Year, Reception for Red Cross. 5/9/1973, 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-730505
  Remarks by President Nixon at New Majority dinner at Wash. Hilton with Vice President Agnew, HS, William Brock. (5/9/1973)
  
  Runtime: 13:00
  
  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-101
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (5/9/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 56:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (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-6274
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:01:12
  
  10. Smith/Sherwood/Zimmerman/Koppel: Watergate Senate investigation; Egil Krogh resigns; Pentagon Papers and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Time Code Start: 27:30. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, resignations, Armed Forces, military, classified documents, secrets, Ellsberg, Russo, Watergate, courts, trials, Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Indochina War, bombings, national security, spying, espionage. Network: ABC.
  
  11. Reasoner/Clark/Geer: Confirmation hearings for Elliot Richardson as Attorney General; Vice President Agnew speech. Time Code Start: 33:11. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, appointments, confirmations, investigations, Vice Presidents, statements, speeches. Network: ABC.
  
  12. Smith: Commentary on the Middle East. Time Code Start: 37:35. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war. Network: ABC.
  
  13. Chancellor/Nessen: Egil Krogh says Ehrlichman not Haldeman knew of Watergate team; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Time Code Start: 39:15. Keywords: advisors, 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.
  
  14. Chancellor/Kiker: More of Watergate; Richardson to select prosecutor; comments from Senator Hart and Scott. Time Code Start: 43:25. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  15. Chancellor/Valeriani: John Dean's papers are wanted by the White House. Time Code Start: 46:30. Keywords: advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandal. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Chancellor/Levene: AFL-CIO President George Meany and Fitzsimmons on wages. Time Code Start: 48:14. Keywords: leaders, labor, unions, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Brinkley: Comment on congress desire to get out of Indochina. Time Code Start: 50:17. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Chancellor: Vice President Agnew comments on Republican view of Watergate; NBC report on other scandals in history. Time Code Start: 51:50. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, political parties, Republicans, GOP, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals,. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Cronkite/Strawser: More on Watergate with Richardson; Hart and Scott. Time Code Start: 54:40. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Cronkite/Schorr/Stahl: Indictments may come soon in Watergate case, Colson and Shapiro claim innocence. Time Code Start: 57:05. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-6275
  Weekly News Summary, Tape IV.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 0:15
  
  1. Cronkite/Shaw: CIA chief James Schlesinger testifies at Ellsberg Pentagon papers trial, Krogh authorized Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office burglary, felt it was in best national interest. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Armed Forces, military, classified documents, secrets, Watergate, courts, trials, Vietnam War, Indochina War, bombings, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  2. Cronkite/Rabel: The environment and the Soviet grain deal. Time Code Start: 05:13. Keywords: ecology, environment, mountains, lakes, rivers, clean air, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, American, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia, agriculture, crops, products, sales, business, imports, exports, trade. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of May 9, 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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