Papers of the nixon administration, 19691974, the white house special files consists of documents of an administratively sensitive nature, arranged according to subject matter. Nixon national security files, 19691974, africa consists of recently released documents on political, social, and economic developments in africa, as well as on the nixon administrations efforts both to respond to these developments and to help shape them. Richard milhous nixon january 9, 19 april 22, 1994 was the 37th president of the united states, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixons plan to persuade conservative southern white voters away from the democratic party. This dataset provides information about the nixon administrations. The watergate scandal was a political scandal in the united states involving the administration of u. The nixon administration and the indian nuclear program, 1972.
They are available online in the cias virtual reading room. Main idea a summarizing what was the goal of nixon s new federalism. Share, comment and suggest new documents at the todays document tumblr blog. The nixon administration, the siop, and the search for limited nuclear options, 1969. Feelings of anger and disillusionment arose among many who read them. Pdf the nixon administration and the death of allendes chile. President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixon s resignation. Ceasefire proposal july nixon news conference march nixon news conference january 1969. Senate staff member and investigative reporter, devoted 40 years of his life to researching and writing about the kennedy and king assassinations. Papers of the white hmtre office at the time of president nixons resignation as well as those enrout.
The administration even used the internal revenue service to audit the tax returns of antiwar and civil rights activists. The presidency of richard nixon began at noon est on january 20, 1969, when richard nixon was inaugurated as 37th president of the united states, and ended on august 9, 1974, when he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, the only u. A june 1972 breakin to the democratic national committee headquarters led to an investigation that revealed multiple abuses of power by the nixon administration and a vote by the house judiciary. Over the nixon years the us governments response would. National archives and records administration nixon presidential materials the official source for the historical materials created and received by. National security council files richard nixon museum and. A selection of these documents are available online below as pdf files. Of conrse, some nixon administration files may be needed for future. Daniel patrick moynihan papers, white house central files. Includes index gathers memos sent by the nixon administration during the period of 19691973, and shows the inner workings of his white house staff. Nixon resigned the presidency in this letter dated august 9, 1974.
This material details trips kissinger took during the time he served as both assistant to the president for national security affairs and secretary of state during the nixon administration, 19731974. Craig livingstone, director of the white houses office of personnel security, improperly requested, and received from the fbi, background reports concerning several. Henry kissinger regarding israels nuclear program july. Some of the key players in the nixon administration debate on the israeli. Most scholars say that on domestic issues, nixon was pragmatic. The scandal stemmed from the nixon administration s continuous attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17, 1972 failed breakin of the democratic national. The presidents resignation letter is addressed to the secretary of state, in keeping with a. Nixon administration americans began to realize that economic growth could not solve all its problem environmental concerns. I think it ought also to be acknowledged that we are a long way from solving it.
More information on adobe acrobat pdf files is available on our accessibility page. The rogers plan december nixon toasts prime minister golda meir september memo from president nixon to dr. Nixon white house tapes data dictionary pdf updated 8252015. July 21, 2011 materials release richard nixon museum and library. Richard nixon books and biography free pdf books from bookyards, one of the worlds first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free. The nixon administration and the united nations france diplomatie.
Nixon began building a personal enemies list of prominent americans whom the administration would harass. Nixon wanted to turn the united states any more conservative direction. The x file was was a compendium of information on nixon, anna chennault, and what lbj suspected were their efforts to sabotage the effectiveness of the lbj administrations vietnam strategy in the leadup to the 1968 election. The nixon administrations antipathy to the international organization in new york. Nixon administration presided over the creation of a variety of programs and policies that are now part of everyday life. Daniel patrick moynihan papers, white house central files, 19691970 3620259 3 education at harvards graduate school of education. A member of the national security council staff since 1961, hal saunders was the nsc middle east expert during the nixon administration. This document provides the full text of the hearings and related exhibits relating to the church committees hearings in september 1975 into the cias unauthorized storage and attempted use of toxins, in apparent violation of the nixon administrations decisions in 1969 and 1970. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at democratic national committee dnc headquarters in the watergate officeapartmenthotel complex in washington, d.
Document resume ed 102 634 cs 501 002 author freeman, douglas n. President richard nixon reopened diplomatic relations with the peoples republic of. After taking office as president, nixon won respect for his conduct of foreign policy. The vicepresident confronted the antiwar protesters. A selection of documents from boxes 23 are available as pdf files here. A large number of the presidents daily briefs for the nixon and ford presidencies were released by the central intelligence agency on august 24, 2016. Bushs diary recounting nixons resignation are part of the eyewitness exhibittravelling to museums nationwide through 2008. The national archives and records administration nara released these documents in response to a national security council tasker, declassifying documents related to human rights abuses in chile, issued on february 1, 1999, on behalf of president william j. He kept extensive files documenting the various attempts to achieve peace in the region. The presidents resignation letter is addressed to the secretary of state, in keeping with a law passed by congress in 1792. After leaving the nixon administration in 1970, dr. This subseries contains material regarding the transition period of the nixon administration, 19681969, various memoranda dispatched from kissingers office in the west basement of the white house, and texts from kissingers confirmation hearings upon his nomination as secretary of state in 1973. White house staff member and office files nixon administration. Fbi files 140 of files copied from fbi headquarters in washington, d.
It was to hide those other crimes that nixon and his men launched the coverup, the investigation of which helped to unravel that string of illegal conduct. Highlights include kissingers trips to moscow, japan, the middle east, cambodia, vietnam, paris, and the united nations. Problems in the nixon administration, 19731974 nixons public approval rating plummeted after his firing of cox. Ford, has been quoted in numerous places as saying, probably more new regulation was imposed on the economy during the nixon administration than in any other presidency since the new deal. Nixon tapes recordings and transcripts 14 hours of selected conversations. The nixon administration and the indian nuclear program, 19721974. The nixon administration and the indian nuclear program. These documents provide an indepth look into the machinations of the president, his closest.
Craig livingstone, director of the white house s office of personnel security, improperly requested, and received from the fbi, background reports. Gathers memos sent by the nixon administration during the period of 19691973, and shows the inner workings of his white house staff. This series includes the records of the jarring talks. Topics jfk assassination, kennedy assassination publisher the weisberg archive, beneficialhodson library, hood college. Johnsons massive great society was a collection of gov. An energy research and development administration would be responsible for. President richard nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to nixons resignation. But i had a greater obligation than to think only of the years of my administration, and of the. The special files published in this collection comprises the subject files, the largest segment of the special files. These documents illustrate the different turn that the cold war made during the nixon administration. The idea behind fox news channel originated in the nixon white house a plan for putting the gop on tv news read it here is an unsigned, undated memo calling for. This dataset is available for download in one commaseparated values csv file. This publication consists of documents of an administrativelysensitive nature, arranged according to subject from president nixons special files collection, comprising the confidential and subject files. White house tapes of the nixon administration 1971.
Study 37 terms political science flashcards quizlet. Americas historical documents selected online documents from the. Moynihan returned to harvard as a professor in the department of government and shifted his interests from domestic policy to foreign affairs. Nixon announces middle east nations acceptance of u. The scandal stemmed from the nixon administrations continuous attempts to cover up its involvement in the june 17, 1972 failed breakin of the democratic national committee headquarters at the. Answerto shrink the size and responsibility of the federal government by distributing some of its power to state and local governments. Explaining an enigma 95 was to create in the commerce department an office of minority business enterprise. Weisberg, an office of strategic services officer during world war ii, u. White house staff member and office files nixon administration, 1201969 891974 white house staff member and office files nixon administration. This document provides the full text of the hearings and related exhibits relating to the church committees hearings in september 1975 into the cias unauthorized storage and attempted use of toxins, in apparent violation of the nixon administration s decisions in 1969 and 1970. Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of u. While he denied any improper contacts with the nixon administration. Following the revelations stemming from the investigation of the watergate breakin, president richard m.
The national archives, the richard nixon foundation and. During the past year intense efforts have been made by the administration to develop programs that will be of help to the blacks. In addition, we have transcribed approximately 7,000 pages of. Nixon home front national archives and records administration. Without fanfare, the nixon administration increased social an age of limits 795 a. National security archive electronic briefing book no. A republican president, elected in part because of backlash against the. Of course, some nixon administration files may be needed for future. His resignation came in the face of imminent impeachment related to.
Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. This publication consists of documents of an administrativelysensitive nature, arranged according to subject from president nixons special. Although documents can never tell the whole story and can sometimes be mislead ing,6 the new material adds depth to our understanding of u. To me the office of the vice presidency of the united states is a great office, and i feel that the people have got to have confidence in the integrity of the men who run for that office and who might obtain it. White house tapes of the nixon administration, 19711973. The soviet union and the peoples republic of china were on the brink of war in 1969. Nixons at of the presidents views or tention an article by the chair those of his campus critics, it man of the yale daily news, is the view of many observers douglas hallett, that criticized here that the dialogue between the heard report and that mr. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at democratic national committee dnc headquarters in the watergate officeapartmenthotel complex in.
He tried to decrease the power of the federal government. The nixon administration, the siop, and the search for limited. National archives and records administration nixon presidential materials the official source for the historical materials created and received by the white house during the nixon. When coxs replacement, leon jaworski, also requested that nixon turn over the tapes, nixon turned over edited transcripts instead. He became the first president to visit china while in. A history of the energy research and development administration. An overview of richard nixon s administration after taking office as president, nixon won respect for his conduct of foreign policy. The white house fbi files controversy of the clinton administration, often referred to as filegate, arose in june 1996 around improper access in 1993 and 1994 to fbi securityclearance documents. Postmortem on 1974 indian test criticized intelligence community performance for waffling judgments and not following up leads. If you think any of the information displayed in the pdf is subject to a valid claim.
Economic advisers for presidents nixon and gerald r. Buchanan, special assistant to the president 197174. Dinner menu from nixons visit to china todays document from. Agnew, vice president and chairman of nasa 196973 patrick j. Nixon also enlisted the help of his combative vicepresident, spiro t. Reid peyton chambers served as the associate solicitor of indian affairs for the u. The idea behind fox news channel originated in the nixon white house a plan for putting the gop on tv news read it here is an unsigned, undated memo calling for a partisan, progop news. These documents provide an indepth look into the activities of the president, his closest advisors, and the administration. States, particularly with the present administration in washington, d. White house staff member and office files nixon administration, 1201969 891974 white house staff member and office files nixon administration additional information about this collection. Briefing card sba administrators small business administration. Telephone conversations of the nixon administration, 1971.
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