Timeline of the Richard Nixon presidency (1971)

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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.[citation needed]

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]

April

May

June

July

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

August

September

October

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]

References

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