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Inauguration
"We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another, until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices." -
Appointing
Nixon appoints David M. Kennedy as Sec. of Treasury and William P. Rodgers as Sec. of State. -
Nixon Appoints
Sec. of defense Melvin R. Laird appointed.
Attorney General John N. Mitchell. -
Policy of Linkage
Nixon impliments policy of Linkage. -
Wire tapping
Nixon orders wire tapping of reporters that covered the war. -
Natural Diaster
FCQ terrorists bomb stock exchange in Montreal, Quebec. -
ABM
Nixon asks congress to approve modified Antibalisic Missle (ABM) System. -
Secret bombing
Nixon gives secret order to bomb N.. Vietnamese supply surces in Cambodia. "Operation Breakfest" is so secret that B-52 crews are r aioed their target locations at the very last moment. -
Orders
Nixon ordered a stepped up training program for S. Vietnamese forces. -
Vietnamesation
Vietnamesation -
Celebrations
Nixon celebrate Duke Ellington's birthday and awards Ellington the presidential medal of freedom.