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September 25, 1972

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This almanac page for Monday, September 25, 1972, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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  • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
    Monday, September 25.

    The President got into speech materials again today, wants the whip cracked on Price's office to get four or five radio speeches ready for the President. Also make the Domestic Council get to work on substance on these, on drugs, economy, and so forth, following Vermont Royster’s line to Ray Price. He wants these to be 1,500 word speeches, and he wants to move to get a trademark on all of our things that they're 1,000 words for public appearances and 1,500 words for radio. All the messages should be made shorter using brief, pithy memorable quotable items. Wants to cut the veto messages way down, maybe do one with just three sentences.

    He spoke to the IMF today, was very displeased with the cool reception they gave him, not even bothering to stand when he was introduced or at the close of his speech, but that's par for the course for the international groups.

    He met with Teddy Gleason of the Longshoremen's Union and got full support from them, so that was a good session, and he's very pleased with the status there. He always reacts favorably to the union people; they're much more his type than the more sophisticated folk. He decided to not have press cover his meeting with Brennan and his troops, but to meet with the entire group in New York, so that's another union deal. We also have one tomorrow before we leave for New York with the Building Trades.

    The President's in the Oval Office. Talked to Connally, got a report on his affair. He thinks it all went well. He agrees with the President's feeling that we should drop the Astrodome. He thinks it's not worth the effort, that other states will resent our coming back to Texas because we're missing so many others.

    We had a flap tonight on the possibility of a tie vote on the Brooke Amendment, the Anti-War Amendment in the Senate tomorrow. The VP is supposed to be speaking in Texas tomorrow morning. Timmons wanted him brought back up. He was balking. So after an entire evening of back and forth phone calls, I finally called the President who said he should come back. That he shouldn't run the risk of being caught out campaigning on a tie vote and that even though there wasn't much chance, it wasn't worth taking any risk on it, so I called the Vice President, and he's on his way back first thing in the morning.

    End of September 25.
  • Original audio recording (MP3)

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Vol. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

  • 121. Remarks by President Nixon, Washington, September 25, 1972

    Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, 1972, pp. 907-908. The President spoke at 11:18 a.m. in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Park Hotel at the opening session of the annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Trade and Commerce, 1969-1972

  • 277. CIEP Decision Memorandum No. 14, Washington, September 25, 1972

    Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 219, CIEP. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, and Commerce; the CEA Chairman; and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs. This memorandum is Tab D to Document 281. An earlier version of this language comprises a memorandum from Flanigan to Eberle, September 12. (Ibid.)

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

The Summit and Congressional Approval of the SALT Agreements, May 19-October 4, 1972

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: The Olympic Attack and the Anti-Terrorism Initiatives, September−December 1972

  • 108. Telegram 174571 From the Department of State to the Consulate in Montreal, Washington, September 25, 1972, 17:36Z

    Extracts from Secretary of State Rogers’ remarks before the UN General Assembly setting out steps to counter international terrorism.

    Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. Unclassified; Priority. Drafted by C. J. Grip (IO/TRC), and cleared in substance in IO/P and E/AVP.

  • 109. Memorandum From President Nixon to Heads of Departments and Agencies, Washington, September 25, 1972

    The President directed the establishment of a Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism to be chaired by Secretary of State Rogers.

    Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 23-8. No classification marking. See Document 110 for text of Nixon’s message to Rogers.

  • 110. Memorandum From President Nixon to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, September 25, 1972

    The President described the membership of the Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism and set the scope of its activities.

    Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 23-8. No classification marking.

International Environmental Policy

Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

  • 273. Memorandum by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 25, 1972

    The President requested a National Security Council review of the NSSM 157 study in anticipation of commenting at the February 1973 CCD meeting on proposals for a chemical weapons prohibition.

    Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Boxes H–192 and H–193, NSSM 157. Secret.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

  • 159. Memorandum for the Record, New York, September 25, 1972, 7-7:20 p.m., New York, September 25, 1972, 7-7:20 p.m.

    Deputy Director of the White House Situation Room Fazio and Shih Yen-hua of the Chinese Mission to the UN briefly discussed Secretary of State Rogers’ speech to the UN General Assembly. Shih Yen-hua provided Fazio with a note expressing Chinese views on the Soviet non-use of force proposal.

    Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 850, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, June 25, 1972-Oct 17, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held at the PRC Mission at the UN. Drafted by Fazio on September 25.

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Roll WHPO-D0516 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0516-, President Nixon in the Oval Office shaking hands and talking with Republicat Congressional candidate Ed Young. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ed Young.

Roll WHPO-D0517 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0517-, President Nixon talking individually in the Oval Office with Republican candidates . 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ray Broderick, Lt. Governor (Pa.). Pete Domenici (New Mexico). John Erickson (Wisconsin). Jack Olson. Lt. Governor (Wisconsin). Harold "Hal" Suit (Georgia). C. Stanley Blair (Maryland). Keith Miller. Governor (Alaska).

Roll WHPO-D0518 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0518-, President Nixon talking individually with Republican candidates for various offices. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ray Broderick, Lt. Governor (Pa.). Pete Domenici (New Mexico). John Erickson (Wisconsin). Jack Olson. Lt. Governor (Wisconsin). Harold "Hal" Suit (Georgia). C. Stanley Blair (Maryland). Keith Miller. Governor (Alaska).

Roll WHPO-D0519 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0519-, President Nixon standing and seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with American Medical Association (AMA) President Dr. Carl Hoffman, James H. Cavanaugh and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. to discuss U.S. and USSR medical cooperation. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Carl Hoffman, Ken Cole, James Cavanaugh.
  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0519-02-06, President Nixon talking individually with a Republican candidate. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-D0520 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0520-, President Nixon addressing the 27th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) and the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD). 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. Sheraton Park Hotel. President Nixon, Ali Wardhana, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, Robert McNamara, W. Lawrence Hebbard, George Shultz, Radius Prawiro, Chairman of the IBRD. M. M. Mendels, Secretary of the IBRD.

Roll WHPO-D0521 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0521-06-07, President Nixon standing with officials of the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) and the INTERNATIONAL BANK OF RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD). 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. Sheraton Park Hotel; White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ali Wardhana, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, Robert McNamara, W. Lawrence Hebbard, George Shultz, Radius Prawiro, Chairman of the IBRD. M. M. Mendels, Secretary of the IBRD.
  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0521-11-17, President Nixon in group photos with American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) national officers. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. Sheraton Park Hotel; White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Michael N. Spirtos, William P. Tsaffaras, William G. Chirgotis, Gustav Coffinas, George J. Leber. WH Staff: Tom Korologos, S. Steven Karalekas, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-D0523 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0523-, President Nixon meeting with officers of the International Longshoremen's Association including ILA President Thomas Gleason, ILA Vice President John Bowers, Lawrence Molloy, Charles Colson and Donald Rodgers. 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, ILA Pres. Thomas Gleason, ILA VP John Bowers, Lawrence Molloy, Charles W. Colson, Donald F. Rodgers.

Roll WHPO-D0529 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-D0529-, President Nixon meeting with staff members of the Finance Committee of the Committee To Re-Elect the President (CREP). 9/25/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Stans, CREP members.

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  • WHCA-SR-L-027
    Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (9/25/1972, White House Press Lobby)

    Runtime: 25:00:00

    Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

    Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

  • WHCA-SR-P-720919
    Remarks by President Nixon to Board of Governors of IMF, IFC, IDA, and World Bank. (9/25/1972)

    Runtime: 19:11

    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-5793
    Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 1:30

    28. Smith/Jarriel: POWs released. Time Code Start: 75:05. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: ABC.

    29. Smith: Secretary of State Rogers at the United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 77:11. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: ABC.

    30. Smith: Japan-China summit. Time Code Start: 79:30. Keywords: Asian, Japanese, People's Republic of China, diplomats, ambassadors, officials, summits, meetings. Network: ABC.

    31. Smith/Geer: (President Nixon) speaks to International Monetary Fund (IMF). Time Code Start: 86:00. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, international organizations, foreign aid, savings funds, global monetary cooperation, financial stability, trade, employment, economic growth. Network: ABC.

    32. Smith: Commentary on McGovern's mistakes. Time Code Start: 87:36. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.

    33. Chancellor/Rich: Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka in mainland China. Time Code Start: 89:35. Keywords: Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, meetings, travel, trips, People's Republic of China, Chinese. Network: NBC.

    34. Chancellor/Levine: (President Nixon) speaks to International Monetary Fund (IMF). Time Code Start: 91:48. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, international organizations, foreign aid, savings funds, global monetary cooperation, financial stability, trade, employment, economic growth. Network: NBC.

    35. Chancellor: Rogers at United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 94:00. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: NBC.
  • WHCA-5794
    Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 1:30

    1. Chancellor/Lord: Released POWs going to China; Vietnam. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases, People's Republic of China. Network: NBC.

    2. Chancellor/Brokaw: Harris poll & other polls; California Democrats for President Nixon. Time Code Start: 03:03. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting. Network: NBC.

    3. Cronkite: POWs have left Hanoi, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 06:24. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases. Network: CBS.

    4. Cronkite/Schieffer/Mayer: President Nixon has big lead in polls; (McGovern) in Montana; McGovern poll. Time Code Start: 07:11. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, voting. Network: CBS.

    5. Cronkite: Tom Gleason supports President Nixon. Time Code Start: 11:36. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: CBS.

    6. Cronkite/Hottlet: Secretary of State Rogers at United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 12:03. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: CBS.

    7. Cronkite/Henderson: Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka in China. Time Code Start: 13:54. Keywords: Prime Ministers, Japanese, leaders, officials, meetings, travel, trips, People's Republic of China. Network: CBS.

    8. Cronkite/Herman: (President Nixon) at International Monetary Fund (IMF). Time Code Start: 16:02. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, international organizations, foreign aid, savings funds, global monetary cooperation, financial stability, trade, employment, economic growth. Network: CBS.

    9. Cronkite/Hart: Vietnam; life in Hanoi. Time Code Start: 18:36. Keywords: Vietnam War, cities, lifestyles. Network: CBS.

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