Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt organizes the bugging of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office building and was also found to be responsible for a break-in at the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist.
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September
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War.
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt maintains that the reason for the break-in was the belief they would find records proving the Democrats had received illegal campaign contributions from the Castro regime.
Watergate
Everette Howard Hunt organizes the bugging of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office building and was also found to be responsible for a break-in at the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist.
Watergate
Howard Hunt burgals the office of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the secret "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War.
China Opening and Vietnam
Links the opening to China with wider strategy over Vietnam
Pentagon Papers
The White House plumber's unit named for their orders to plug leaks in the administration burglarizes a psychiatrist's office to find files on Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers
Arthur Burns Schedule
Discusses Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns's schedule and a possible meeting with Nixon before Burns travels to Europe.
Civil Rights Polling
Reviews polling concerning civil rights and race relations as part of a wider assessment of public opinion.
Connally Economic Coordination
Reviews coordination with Treasury Secretary John Connally on economic policy and communication across the administration.
Cost of Living Council
Reviews the role of the Cost of Living Council and White House staff in implementing and explaining the administration's economic program.
Cost of Living Council Meeting
Reviews scheduling and preparation for a Cost of Living Council meeting during Nixon's economic-policy discussions.
Economy Polling
Discusses polling on the economy and the wage and price freeze as factors affecting public approval.
Governors Conference Schedule
Discusses presidential scheduling connected with the Governors' Conference and other meetings on the day's agenda.
Labor Union Meeting Preparation
Discusses Nixon's forthcoming meeting with labor representatives and the political presentation of the administration's economic measures.
Post-Freeze Economic Policy
Discusses with Nixon the next phase of economic policy as the ninety-day wage and price freeze approaches its eventual conclusion.
Presidential Approval Polling
Discusses Gallup and White House polling on Nixon's approval and disapproval ratings and the timing of poll releases.
Speech Draft Review
Discusses revisions to a presidential speech draft, including work by Raymond Price, John Connally and William Safire.
Vietnam Polling
Reviews polling information concerning public attitudes toward the Vietnam War and troop withdrawals.
White House Worship Service
Reviews invitations and arrangements for a White House worship service involving Billy Graham.
Birth of Lance Armstrong
Born as Lance Edward Gunderson to Linda Walling and Eddie Charles Gunderson, named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
Gravitational Waves in Closed Universes
Gowdy publishes exact cosmological solutions containing gravitational waves in closed inhomogeneous universes, broadening the theoretical settings in which gravitational radiation can be studied.
Nuclear Arms Control
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the US and USSR is signed in Washington and enters into force
Treaty of Reduction of Nuclear War
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the US and USSR is signed in Washington and enters into force
Life Magazine
Hunt's White House duties included assassinations-related disinformation. In September 1971, Hunt forged and offered to a Life magazine reporter two top-secret U.S. State Department cables designed to prove that President Kennedy had personally and specifically ordered the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu
October
Calls for the seating of People's Republic of China in the UN
Calls for the seating of People's Republic of China in the UN
White House Tape 587-003
John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and John Mitchell in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 587-003
John Mitchell appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 587-003
Richard Nixon appears with John Mitchell and John Ehrlichman in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Additional Ellsberg Material Supplied
Hunt transmitted additional material connected with the White House request for analysis concerning Daniel Ellsberg after CIA technical support to Hunt had ended.
Visit to To Moscow
Announces a visit to Moscow
Other Voices
Releases Other Voices without Morrison.
United States does not use its veto power to block mainland
The United States does not use its veto power to block mainland China's United Nations admission, the change in the US position comes about as the result of a gradual thaw in US- Chinese relations
White House Tape 601-033
Alexander Butterfield appears with Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 601-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 601-033
John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and Alexander Butterfield in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 601-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 601-033
Richard Nixon appears with John Ehrlichman and Alexander Butterfield in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 601-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Agriculture Department Succession
Reviews candidates and timing for a possible successor to Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin.
Cabinet Personnel Review
Participates in discussion of Cabinet personnel, including possible changes involving Agriculture and other administration posts.
Haldeman Schedule
Reviews his own schedule and possible meetings as Nixon considers personnel announcements and administration business.
Hardin Departure Planning
Discusses the timing of Clifford Hardin's possible departure and related personnel decisions affecting the Agriculture Department.
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