Timeline of the Richard Nixon presidency (1971) explained

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Richard Nixon from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1971.

January

• January 1 – President Nixon spends New Year's Day at Camp David with his family and aides.^[1]
• January 2 – The White House releases the text of a message sent to Congress by President Nixon the previous day alongside his vetoing of a bill raising the pay for roughly 850,000 federal workers.^[2]
• January 22 – President Nixon delivers the 1971 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress.

February

• February 16 – Secret Service Agents install the White House Taping system. Its operation will be refined over the months to improve its reception.

March

• March 24 – In a 51–46 vote, the Senate cuts off government funding for the Nixon-supported supersonic transport airplane.^[3]

June

• June 13 – The New York Times begins publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers.^[4]

July

• July 15 – President Nixon announces that he had been invited to visit China.^[5]

August

• August 15 - Nixon announces his 'New Economic Policy', marking an end to the Bretton Woods system

November

• November 3 – Secretary of Defense Laird meets with top American officials based in Saigon on intentions to send thousands of GIs back to the US during the holiday season.^[6]
• November 8 – The White House states its interest in the imposition of revisions made to a water pollution control bill sponsored by Senator Edmund Muskie.^[7]
• November 16 – Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Richardson discloses that the Nixon administration is looking into reforming the Social Security accounting system.^[8] The Senate votes 53 to 29 in favor of President Nixon having the authority to impose a 15% surcharge on imports into the US.^[9] Secretary of the Treasury Connally lauds the wage-price increase as successful and foresees post-freeze controls cutting inflation in half during the following year.^[10]

December

• December 2 – Earl Butz is sworn in as the 18th United States Secretary of Agriculture.^[11]
• December 9 – President Nixon vetoes a federal childcare program that he charges as too costly and unworkable.^[12] Congress sends a tax cut bill to President Nixon reducing the taxes on individuals and businesses by US$15.8 billion during the night.^[13]
• December 10 – President Nixon signs a tax bill, cutting consumer and business taxes by 15.8 billion over the following three years, into law.^[14] William Rehnquist is confirmed to the United States Supreme Court by a Senate vote of 68 to 26.^[15]
• December 11 – United States Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard resigns.^[16]
• December 12 – Secretary of State Rogers said continued lack of action by the United Nations on the India-Pakistan War would portray the UN as ineffective while speaking to reporters.^[17]

External links

• Miller Center Nixon Presidential Timeline

Notes and References

1. News: Nixon Watches TV Bowl Games and Signs 66 Bills. January 2, 1971. Chicago Tribune.
2. News: Major Battles Put Off; Pay Raise Vetoed. January 3, 1971. Chicago Tribune.
3. News: A Defeat for Nixon. March 24, 1971. Chicago Tribune. Philip. Warden.
4. Web site: Pentagon Papers – Vietnam War . History.com. 2017-02-04.
5. News: Nixon announces trip to China – Jul 15, 1971 . History.com. 2017-02-04.
6. News: Laird Meets With U.S. Officials In Saigon. Herald-Journal. November 4, 1971.
7. News: Nixon Administration Reportedly Seeks Revision In Water. Herald-Journal. November 9, 1971.
8. News: White House Eyes Social Security System Revision. Herald-Journal. November 17, 1971.
9. News: Senate Votes To Grant Nixon Import Authority. Herald-Journal. November 17, 1971.
10. News: Connally Calls Freeze A Resounding Success. November 17, 1951. Herald-Journal.
11. News: Senate Confirms Butz's Nomination. Herald-Journal. December 3, 1971.
12. News: President Vetoes Child-Care Program. Herald-Journal. December 10, 1971.
13. News: Congress Passes Tax Cut Bill, Sends It to Nixon. Herald-Journal. December 10, 1971.
14. News: Nixon Signs Tax Bill Into Law. Herald-Journal. December 11, 1971.
15. Web site: Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
16. Web site: Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
17. Web site: Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.