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Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary (1969)
November 12, 1969
3578543Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary — November 12, 19691969

The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
November 12, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. TIMEDAY
8:34 amWEDNESDAY
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
8:34 9:50
The President had breakfast with the NATO Nuclear Planning Group. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A".
8:55 R
The President was called long distance by Governor Dean Davis in Montpellier, Vermont. The call was not completed.
9:50
The President went to his office.
The President met with:
10:01 10:15
Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant for NSA
10:04 10:15
H. R. Haldeman, Assistant
10:22 10:04
The President met with:
Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor
John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant
Graham Watt, City Manager of Dayton, Ohio
10:35 10:40
Members of the Press
10:40 P
The President telephoned Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The call was not completed.
10:46 11:10
The President met with his Personal Secretary, Rose Mary Woods.
The President met with:
11:10 11:30
John D. Ehrlichman, Assistant
11:10 11:30
Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor
11:10 11:30
Ben W. Heineman, Chairman, President's Commission on Income Maintenance
11:10 11:43
Robert H. Finch, Secretary of HEW
11:44 12:11
The President met with:
Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant
Paul H. Nitze, former Secretary of the Navy
11:50 11:52 R
The President talked with Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird.
12:12 12:20
The President met with the following Senior Enlisted Men of the Armed Forces:

Cont.

The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
November 12, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. TIMEDAY
12:12 pmWEDNESDAY
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
12:12 Cont.
George W. Dunaway, Sgt. Major of the Army
Delbert D. Black, Master Chief Petty Officer
Joseph W. Dailey, Sgt. Major of the Marine Corp
Donald L. Harlow, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Charles L. Calhoun, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
James D. Hughes, Col., Military Aide
Charles R. Larson, Lt. Cdr., Asst. Military Aide
John V. Brennan, Major, Asst. Military Aide
12:28 12:40
The President met with Special Assistant Patrick J. Buchanan.
The President met with the SALT Delegation.
12:40 1:05
Gerard Smith, Ambassador
12:40 1:14
Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant for NSA
12:58 1:14
Philip J. Farley, Ambassador
12:58 1:14
Paul Nitze, former Secretary of the Navy
12:58 1:14
Harold Brown, former Secretary of the A. F.
12:58 1:14
Royal B. Allison, Major General, USAF
1:10 3:25
The President met with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman.
2:49 P
The President telephoned his Special Assistant, Patrick J. Buchanan. The call was not completed.
2:57 2:58 P
The President talked with Special Assistant Patrick J. Buchanan.
3:19 P
The President telephoned long distance to Mr. Coleman in The Plains, Virginia. The call was not completed.
3:28 3:44
The President met with Assistant John D. Ehrlichman.
3:45 3:47 P
The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman.
3:52 3:55 P
The President talked with Senator Michael Mansfield.
4:18 4:22
The President met with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler.
The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
November 12, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. TIMEDAY
4:40 pmWEDNESDAY
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
The President met with:
4:40 5:04
Alexander P. Butterfield, Deputy Assistant
4:40 5:04
Major James Nicholas Rowe, USA
5:02 5:04
Miss Jane Benson
5:02 5:04
Colonel Lloyd Burke, USA Liaison on Capitol Hill
5:02 5:04
Colonel Ray Nutter, USA Liaison on Capitol Hill
5:03 5:37
Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor
5:10 5:31
The President met with a Senate-House Group. For a list of those in attendance, see APPENDIX "B".
5:13 5:25 P
The President talked long distance with Ambassador Henry C. Lodge at the Crillon Hotel, Paris, France.
5:39 P
The President telephoned Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The call was not completed.
5:44 P
The President telephoned his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed.
5:44 5:55 P
The President talked with Secretary of State William P. Rogers.
6:05
The President went to the Residence.
6:23 6:23 P
The President talked with his Assistant, H. R. Haldeman.
6:45
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Patricia Nixon
6:55 R
The President was called by General Al Haig. The call was not completed.
7:06 7:07 P
The President talked with General Al Haig.
7:34 7:37 P
The President talked long distance with Dewitt Wallace in Mt. Kisco, New York.
7:40 7:47 P
The President talked with his Counsellor, Bryce N. Harlow.
7:57 8:06 P
The President talked with Senator Edward W. Brooke.
8:07 8:10 P
The President talked with Special Assistant Patrick J. Buchanan.
The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
November 12, 1969
THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. TIMEDAY
8:25 pmWEDNESDAY
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
8:25 P
The President telephoned Wiley T. Buchanan at Sibley Hospital. The call was not completed.
8:30 P
The President called Senator Henry M. Jackson. The call was not complete.
8:46 8:49 P
The President talked with Wiely T. Buchanan at Sibley Hospital.
8:53
The President went to the bowling alley.
10:18
The President returned to the second floor of the Residence.
10:20 10:33 R
The President talked long distance with his Assistant, Henry A. Kissinger in New York City.
10:40 10:43 R
The President talked with his Counsellor, Bryce N. Harlow.

APPENDIX "A"

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON


BREAKFAST

NATO NUCLEAR PLANNING GROUP

November 12, 1969

The President


The Vice President

The Secretary of State

The Secretary of Defense

Hon. David Packard

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Hon. U. Alexis Johnson

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

General Earle G. Wheeler

Chmn., Joint Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Thomas H. Moorer

Chief of Naval Operations

General William C. Westmoreland

Chief of Staff, U. S. Army

General John D. Ryan

Chief of Staff, U. S Air Force

H. E. Manlio Brosio

Secretary General of NATO

H. E. Erik Ninn-Hansen

Minister of Defense-Denmark

H. E. Helmut Schmidt

Minister of Defense-Germany

H. E. Luigi Gui

Minister of Defense-Italy

The Right Hon. Denis Healey

Secretary of State for Defense-United Kingdom

H. E. Andre de Staercke

Permanent Reprsentative-Belgium

H. E. Henning Hjorth-Nielson

Permanent Representative-Denmark

H. E. Dr. Wilhelm Grewe

Permanent Representative-Germany

H. E. Carlo de Ferrariis Salzano

Permanent Representative-Germany

H. E. Muharrem Nuri Birgi

Permanent Representative-Turkey

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

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NATO Nuclear Planning Breakfast

Sir Bernard Burrows

Permanent Representative-United Kingdom

Hon. Robert F. Ellsworth

Permanent Representative-United States

The Hon. Sukru Elekdag

Deputy Secretary General for NATO Affairs-Turkey

Admiral Sir Nigel Henderson

Charman of the NATO Military Committee-United Kingdom

Lt. General Georges Vivario

Chief of General Staff of Belgian Armed Forces-Belgium

General Kurt Ramberg

Chief of Defense-Denmark

General Ulrick de Maiziere

Chief of the Armed Forces-Germany

General Guide Vedovato

Chief of General Staff of Defense-Italy

Major General Atif Ercikan

Turkish Representative to the Military Committee-Turkey

Sir Charles Elworth

Marshal, Royal Air Force, Chief of Defense Staff-United Kingdom

General Andrew J. Goodpaster

Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Admiral Ephraim P. Holmes

Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

Mr. Kenneth Nash

Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Defense Planning and Policy-United Kingdom

Hon. Emil Mosbacher, Jr.

Chief of Protocol

Hon. Henry A. Kissinger

Assistant to the President

Colonel James D. Hughes

Armed Forces Aide to the President

Colonel James D. Hughes

Armed Forces Aide to the President

Hon. G. Warren Nutter

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Hon. Daniel Z. Henkin

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

General Lewis W. Walt

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

Mr. Richard A. Ware

Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

Page 3

NATO Nuclear Planning Breakfast

Brig. General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

National Security Council

Mr. Ralph Earle, II

Defense Advisor to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council

Mr. Helmut Sonnenfeldt

National Security Council

APPENDIX "B"

Meeting with the Senate-House group, November 12, 1969.

SENATE

Gordon Allott, Senator

Strom Thurmond, Senator

Henry Jackson, Senator

Robert Byrd, Senator

Jack Ware, Adm Aide to Senator Allott

Torn Korologos, Adm Aide to Senator Bennett

Bob McGaughey, Adm Aide to Senator Mundt

Torn Shasteen, Adm Aide to Senator Curtis


HOUSE

James Wright, Congressman

Leslie Arends, Congressman

E. Ross Adair, Congressman

Samuel Devine, Congressman

Wayne Hays, Congressman

Ed Edmondson, Congressman

Sameul Stratton, Congressman

Robert T. Hartmann, Legislative Asst to the Minority Leader

Everett E. Bierman, Minority Counsel to the Foreign Affairs Committee

James Kee, Congressman


DEPARTMENT OF HUD

Richard C. Van Dusen, Under Sec of HUD

Charles J. Orlebeke, Exec Asst to the Sec of HUD


WHITE HOUSE

Bryce N. Harlow, Counsellor

William E. Timmons, Dep Asst

Kenneth E. BeLieu, Dep Asst

Eugene S. Cowen, Spec Asst