Editorial on White House tape recording practices
An editorial argues against indiscriminate White House taping while noting selective recordings may aid clarity in sensitive talks. It urges the president to announce when recording exists and to require advance notice, preserving openness without eroding trust.
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White House
Nixon
Alexander Butterfield
Shadows and FBI fears in Chester Socialists letter
A Chester letter questions FBI probes into a 16-year-old girl who asked the Socialist Labor Party for school information. The piece argues such investigations misuse power, cites an FBI bias, and urges wiser agency focus amid political propaganda and public curiosity.
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FBI
Chester
Socialist Laborites
People
McGovern
The Tapes That Recorded the President’s Humble Snore
A satirical account where a president reveals installing wall tapes to capture every utterance. The tapes reveal a nightly snore, impact on family routines, and how posterity might remember him. He laments missed wit while tapes spoil politics and personal image.
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Nixon
Lincoln
Statthsonian
Little Arno
Sheila
Arno
Dorothy Parker
Emper
How much is enough in weapons arms race debate
In a Senate Armed Services subcommittee led by Senator Thomas J. McIntyre the Nixon administration’s push for multibillion dollar weapons systems faces Democratic resistance. Proposals such as the Trident submarine and B 1 bomber are trimmed while MIRVs SCAD and other systems loom as potential upgrades, challenging arms control limits and raising the question how much is enough. The clash between Nixon and Congress intensifies over a broader plan for U.S. military supremacy beyond existing treaties.
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Nixon
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Senate Armed Services
Thomas J. McIntyre
New Hampshire
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House
America
Polaris
Poseidon
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Montana
North
South Dakota
Missouri
Wyoming
Strategic Air Force
Hanoi shifts aims in Indochina power juggling
Washington reports North Vietnam may abandon a Saigon based plan for a national council and elections. Officials say Hanoi seeks a central land corridor between Laos and Cambodia to renew guerrilla activity if peace talks fail, while Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh unlikely to fall to insurgents.
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National Council of Reconciliation and Reconstruction
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South Vietnam
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Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
Indochina
Phnom Penhm
Mekong River
U.S
Cambodia
United States
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