# Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary/1969/November/13

The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 13, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | TIMEDAY 8:18 amTHURSDAY |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 8:18 | 8:20 | | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
| 8:21 | 8:25 | | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
| 8:26 | 8:29 | | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
| 8:32 | 9:26 | | | The President had breakfast in the first floor Family Dining Room with Senator Michael J. Mansfield. | The President had breakfast in the first floor Family Dining Room with Senator Michael J. Mansfield. |
| 9:26 | | | | The President went to his office. | The President went to his office. |
| 9:55 | | | | The President went to the barber shop. | The President went to the barber shop. |
| 10:08 | 11:45 | | | The President attended a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the Rural Affairs Council. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A". At the conclusion of the meeting, the President signed Executive Order 11493 establishing the Council for Rural Affairs. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A". | The President attended a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the Rural Affairs Council. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A". At the conclusion of the meeting, the President signed Executive Order 11493 establishing the Council for Rural Affairs. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A". |
| | | | | The President went to his office and met with: | The President went to his office and met with: |
| 11:45 | 11:47 | | | James Pearson, Senator | James Pearson, Senator |
| 11:45 | 11:50 | | | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant |
| | | | | The President met with: | The President met with: |
| 11:51 | 12:20 | | | Manlio Brosio, Secretary General of NATO | Manlio Brosio, Secretary General of NATO |
| 11:51 | 12:20 | | | Robert Ellsworth, Ambassador to NATO | Robert Ellsworth, Ambassador to NATO |
| 11:51 | 12:25 | | | Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant | Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant |
| 12:13 | | R | | The President received a call from Senator Henry Jackson. The call was not completed. | The President received a call from Senator Henry Jackson. The call was not completed. |
| 12:33 | 12:40 | | | The President motored from the White House to the South side of the East end of the Capitol building. He was accompanied by: John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor H. R. Haldeman, Assistant William E. Timmons, Deputy Assistant Kenneth E. BeLieu, Deputy Assistant Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Secretary Dwight L. Chapin, Special Assistant | The President motored from the White House to the South side of the East end of the Capitol building. He was accompanied by: John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor H. R. Haldeman, Assistant William E. Timmons, Deputy Assistant Kenneth E. BeLieu, Deputy Assistant Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Secretary Dwight L. Chapin, Special Assistant |
The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 13, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | TIMEDAY 12:40 pmTHURSDAY |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 12:40 | | | | The President was greeted by Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives. The President and his Counsellor, Bryce N. Harlow, were escorted to the office of Congressman John W. McCormack. | The President was greeted by Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives. The President and his Counsellor, Bryce N. Harlow, were escorted to the office of Congressman John W. McCormack. |
| 12:50 | | | | The President was escorted to the House Chamber by: Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman | The President was escorted to the House Chamber by: Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman |
| | | | | The President was escorted from the dias into the House Chamber by: William M. Miller, Doorkeeper Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman | The President was escorted from the dias into the House Chamber by: William M. Miller, Doorkeeper Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman |
| 12:53 | | | | The President spoke to the members of the House for approximately twelve minutes. | The President spoke to the members of the House for approximately twelve minutes. |
| | | | | The President was escorted to the Chamber door by: William M. Miller, Doorkeeper Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman | The President was escorted to the Chamber door by: William M. Miller, Doorkeeper Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman |
| | | | | The President was escorted from the Chamber door to the Senate side of the Capitol building by: Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman | The President was escorted from the Chamber door to the Senate side of the Capitol building by: Zeake W. Johnson, Sergeant at Arms Carl Albert, Congressman Gerald Ford, Congressman |
| | | | | The President was met on the Senate side and escorted to the office of Senator Michael Mansfield by: Michael Mansfield, Senator Francis Valeo, Secretary of the Senate | The President was met on the Senate side and escorted to the office of Senator Michael Mansfield by: Michael Mansfield, Senator Francis Valeo, Secretary of the Senate |
| | | | | The President was a luncheon guest of Senator Mansfield in the latter's office. For a list of those present see, APPENDIX "B". | The President was a luncheon guest of Senator Mansfield in the latter's office. For a list of those present see, APPENDIX "B". |
The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 13, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | TIMEDAY 12:53 pmTHURSDAY |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| Cont. | | | | The President was escorted to the Senate chamber by: Michael Mansfield, Senator Richard Russell, Senator Hugh Scott, Senator Bryce Harlow, Counsellor Kenneth E. BeLieu, Deputy Assistant | The President was escorted to the Senate chamber by: Michael Mansfield, Senator Richard Russell, Senator Hugh Scott, Senator Bryce Harlow, Counsellor Kenneth E. BeLieu, Deputy Assistant |
| 2:37 | | | | The President spoke to members of the Senate. | The President spoke to members of the Senate. |
| 2:54 | 2:58 | | | The Presidential party motored from the Capitol building to the White House. | The Presidential party motored from the Capitol building to the White House. |
| 2:59 | | | | The President went to his office. | The President went to his office. |
| | | | | The President met with: | The President met with: |
| 3:03 | 3:41 | | | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant |
| 3:11 | 3:35 | | | Paul W. McCracken, Chairman, CEA | Paul W. McCracken, Chairman, CEA |
| 3:12 | 3:35 | | | Peter M. Flanigan, Assistant | Peter M. Flanigan, Assistant |
| 3:37 | 3:41 | | | John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant | John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant |
| 3:41 | 5:12 | | | The President attended a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy and the Cabinet Committee on Construction. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C". | The President attended a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy and the Cabinet Committee on Construction. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C". |
| 5:12 | | | | The President went to his office. | The President went to his office. |
| 5:15 | 5:21 | | | The President met with: Mr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Renner, friends Rose Mary Woods, Personal Secretary | The President met with: Mr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Renner, friends Rose Mary Woods, Personal Secretary |
| 5:24 | 6:08 | | | The President met with Senator John J. Williams. | The President met with Senator John J. Williams. |
| | | | | The President met with: | The President met with: |
| 6:09 | 6:40 | | | John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant | John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant |
| 6:00 | 6:40 | | | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant | H. R. Haldeman, Assistant |
| 6:20 | 6:40 | | | Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor | Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor |
| 6:35 | 6:45 | | | Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant | Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant |
| 6:46 | | | | The President went to the Residence. | The President went to the Residence. |
| 6:55 | 6:58 | P | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 13, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | TIMEDAY 7:05 pmTHURSDAY |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 7:05 | | | | The President had dinner with: The First Lady Patricia Nixon During their dinner the First Family watched the television broadcast of Vice President Agnew's speech in Des Moines, Iowa. | The President had dinner with: The First Lady Patricia Nixon During their dinner the First Family watched the television broadcast of Vice President Agnew's speech in Des Moines, Iowa. |
| 7:34 | | P | | The President telephoned his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. |
| 7:36 | 7:37 | P | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
| 7:40 | | P | | The President telephoned Congressman Gerald Ford. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned Congressman Gerald Ford. The call was not completed. |
| 7:41 | 7:57 | R | | The President talked with his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger. | The President talked with his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger. |
| 7:57 | 8:00 | P | | The President talked with his daughter, Julie Eisenhower. | The President talked with his daughter, Julie Eisenhower. |
| 8:01 | 8:10 | R | | The President talked with Congressman Gerald Ford. | The President talked with Congressman Gerald Ford. |
| 8:11 | | P | | The President talked with Congressman John W. McCormack. | The President talked with Congressman John W. McCormack. |
| 8:22 | 8:28 | P | | The President talked long distance with Commander Charles Conrad in Florida. | The President talked long distance with Commander Charles Conrad in Florida. |
| 8:30 | 8:31 | P | | The President talked with his Special Assistant, Patrick J. Buchanan. | The President talked with his Special Assistant, Patrick J. Buchanan. |
| 8:31 | 8:41 | P | | The President talked with Congressman James C. Wright. | The President talked with Congressman James C. Wright. |
| 8:42 | 8:45 | P | | The President talked with Congressman Leslie C. Arends. | The President talked with Congressman Leslie C. Arends. |
| 8:49 | | P | | The President telephoned his Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned his Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call was not completed. |
| 8:50 | | P | | The President telephoned long distance to Jack Butler in Ford Worth, Texas. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned long distance to Jack Butler in Ford Worth, Texas. The call was not completed. |
| 8:59 | 9:02 | P | | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. | The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman. |
| 9:03 | 9:05 | R | | The President talked with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. | The President talked with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. |
The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 13, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. | TIMEDAY 9:06 pmTHURSDAY |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 9:06 | | P | | The President talked with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. | The President talked with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. |
| 9:14 | | | | The President went to the bowling alley. | The President went to the bowling alley. |
| 11:07 | | | | The President went to the Residence. | The President went to the Residence. |
APPENDIX "A"
Attendees at the meeting of the Council for Rural Affairs, November 13, 1969.
Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President
Robert H. Finch, Secretary of HEW
Clifford M. Hardin, Secretary of Agriculture
Maurice H. Stans, Secretary of Commerce
George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor
George W. Romney, Secretary of HUD
Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior
Donald Rumsfeld, Director of OEO
Robert P. Mao, Director of BOB
Paul W. McCracken, Chairman of CEA
John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant
H. R. Haldeman, Assistant
Herbert G. Klein, Director of Communications
D. Patrick Moynihan, Counsellor
John C. Whitaker, Secretary of the Cabinet
Lee W. Huebner, Staff Assistant
Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Secretary
In addition to the above individuals, the following were present for the signing ceremony of Executive Order 11493.
Carl Curtis, Senator
Gordon Allott, Senator
Roman Hruska, Senator
Karl Mundt, Senator
James Pearson, Senator
Milton Young, Senator
Leslie G. Arends, Congressman
Odin Langen, Congressman
Rogers C. B. Morton, Congressman
Henry Schadeberg, Congressman
William E. Calbraith, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
E. Frederick Behrens, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture
Thomas K. Cowden, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Donald Paarlberg, Director of Agricultural Economics
Samuel C. Jackson, Assistant Secretary of HUD
John Quarles, Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Interior
John Veneman, Under Secretary of HEW
Al Edwards, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Steven Schenes
APPENDIX "B"
Guests at luncheon in the Office of Senator Michael Mansfield, November 13, 1969
George D. Aiken, Senator
Gordon Allott, Senator
Robert Griffin, Senator
Harold Hughes, Senator
Edward M. Kennedy, Senator
Michael Mansfield, Senator
Richard B. Russell, Senator
Margaret C. Smith, Senator
Ralph Smith, Senator
Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor
Kenneth E. BeLieu, Deputy Assistant
The following Senators joined the group after the luncheon.
J. William Fulbright, Senator
APPENDIX "C"
Attendees at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy and the Cabinet Committee on Construction, November 13, 1969.
Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President
David M. Kennedy, Sec of the Treasury
Winton M. Blount, Postmaster General
Clifford M. Hardin, Sec of Agriculture
Maurice H. Stans, Sec of Commerce
George P. Shultz, Sec of Labor
George W. Romney, Sec of HEW
John A. Volpe, Sec of Transportation
Arthur F. Burns, Counsellor
Robert P. Mayo, Dir of the BOB
Paul W. McCracken, Chmn of the CEA
Nathaniel Samuels, Dep Under Sec of State
Robert Kunzig, Adm of GSA
Paul A. Volcker, Under Sec of the Treasury
Hendrik S. Houthakker, member of the CEA
Herbert Stein, member of the CEA
John D. Ehrlichman, Asst
Peter M. Flanigan, Asst
William L. Safire, Spec Asst
Fred Bergsten, NSC staff member
Bert Cox, CEA staff member
Sidney Jones, CEA staff member
D. Patrick Moynihan. Counsellor
Fred Deming