Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary/1969/February/19

Place Day Began					Date (Mo. Day. Yr.)  February 19, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C.					TIMEDAY 7:15 a.m.Wednesday
Time		Phone P=Placed R=Received		Activity
In	Out	Lo	LD
7:15				The President had breakfast.
7:55				The President went to his office.
8:12 8:24	8:19 8:33			The President met with: Bryce N. Harlow Melvin R. Laird
8:35	10:00			The President went to the Cabinet Room to attend the Bi-Partisan Leadership Meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A".
10:01				The President returned to his office.
10:03	10:06	P		The President talked with John F. Williams.
10:06	10:26			The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
10:26	12:26			The President accompanied by Henry A. Kissinger, went to the Cabinet Room to attend a National Security Council Meeting. For list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B".
12:26 12:26 12:26 12:26	12:40 12:40 12:40 12:54			The President returned to his office and met with: Melvin R. Laird David Packard Earle G. Wheeler Henry A. Kissinger
12:59	1:30			The President met with: John D. Ehrlichman Bryce N. Harlow
1:17	1:24		P	The President talked long distance with Larry Macphail in Florida.
2:02	2:49			The President visited the Department of Interior where he was met and escorted by Walter J. Hickel. For Scenario, See APPENDIX "C".
2:52				The President returned to his office.

Place Day Began					Date (Mo. Day. Yr.)  February 19, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C.					TIMEDAY 7:15 a.m.Wednesday
Time		Phone P=Placed R=Received		Activity
In	Out	Lo	LD
2:55	3:06		P	The President talked long distance with Thomas Gates in New York City.
3:07	5:30			The President went to the Cabinet Room for a briefing on his upcoming trip. For a list of participants and a briefing outline see APPENDIX "D".
5:30	5:47			The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.
6;40	7:02			The President went to the Mansion accompanied by Dr. Walter R. Tkach, and Kenneth Riland.
7:40				The President had dinner with: The First Lady Patricia Nixon Rose Mary Woods
	8:20			Rose Mary Woods departed.
10:30				The President retired.

APPENDIX "A"

Bipartisan Leadership Meeting

EXECUTIVE BRANCH:

Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Richard Helms

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH:
Senators
Michael J. Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Richard B. Russell
Milton R. Young
John C. Stennis
Margaret C. Smith
John W. Fulbright
George D. Aiken

Representatives

John W. McCormack
Carl B. Albert
Gerald R. Ford
Leslie C. Arends
George H. Mahon
Frank T. Bow
L. Mendel Rivers
William H. Bates
Thomas E. Morgan
E. Ross Adair

WHITE HOUSE STAFF·

Henry A. Kissinger
Bryce N. Harlow
John D. Ehrlichman
Herbert G. Klein
Kenneth E. BeLieu
William E. Timmons
Ronald L. Ziegler
Patrick Buchanan

APPENDIX "B"

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING

February 19, 1969

Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
David M. Kennedy
George A. Lincoln
Earle G. Wheeler
Richard Helms
David Packard
Gerard C. Smith
Ellis H. Veatch

Briefer

Clinton Conger

APPENDIX "C"
Dwight Chapin Copy

VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1969

PRESIDENT'S SCENARIO:

At 2:00 p. m. you will arrive at the C Street (N. W.) entrance of the Department of Interior and will be met by Secretary Hickel, who will escort you to the Library adjacent to the lobby where you will be introduced to the following top Interior Officials:

TOP INTERIOR OFFICIALS:

Russell E. Train		Under Secretary
Dr. Carl McMurray		Assistant to the Secretary
Tom Holley		Assistant to the Secretary
Josef Holbert		Consultant to the Secretary
Edgar Kaiser. Jr.		White House Fellow
Lewis Helm		Consultant to the Secretary
Del Klaus		Assistant to the Secretary
Earl J. Thomas		Division of Compliance
Boyd Gibbons		Deputy Under Secretary
Ray C. Coulter		Acting Solicitor
Alex Troffey		Ass't to the Sec. & Dir. of Information
Clarence Lorentzson		Consultant
James ·Watt		Consultant
George E. Robinson		Deputy Ass't Sec. for Information
		Directors and Bureau­ Commissioners: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Harold E. Crowther		Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
John S.·Gottschalk		Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Bureau
George B. Hartzog, Jr.		National Park Service
John F. O'Leary		Bureau of Mines
Robert L. Bennett		Bureau of Indian Affairs
Boyd L. Rasmussen		Bureau of Land Management
Mrs. Ruth G. Van Cleve		Office of Territories
Edward C. Crafts		Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Joe G. Moore		Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Floyd E. Dominy		Bureau of Reclamation Commissione:
William. T. Pecora		Geological Survey Director

NOTE:
Two photographers will be present in the Library.

At approximately 2 :10 p. m. Secretary Hickel will escort you across the lobby to the Auditorium. You will enter from the rear of the Auditor­ium and will walk through the audience to the stage where a single stand­-up microphone will be provided. Following introduction by Secretary Hickel, who will remain seated on stage with you, you will speak to approximately 600 top employees of the Interior Department.

It is expected you will speak approximately 15 minutes. You will be escorted through the audience by Secretary Hickel departing the Auditorium at approximately 2:30 p.m., returning to your motorcade (entry and departure through the audience will give you an opportunity to shake some hands, if you wish).

NOTE:
Press will be present in the Auditorium for your talk.

APPENDIX "D"

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, February 19, 3:00 p.m.

in the Cabinet Room

3:00 - 3:10 p.m.		Vatican		Mr. Stabler
3:10 - 4:30 P.M.		France		Mr. Tauguy
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.		International Trade		Mr. Greenwald

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State Department Participants

Secretary William P. Rogers
Assistant Secretary Leddy
Counselor Pedersen
Assistant Secretary Designate Hillenbrand
Acting Assistant Secretary Greenwald
Deputy Assistant Secretary Puhan
Country Director Stabler
Country Director Tanguy