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The article announces the appointment of Russell E. Train as undersecretary of Walter Hickel in the U.S. Department of Interior. According to Hickel's predecessor Stewart Udall, Train is an internationally esteemed conservationist who supported the right causes. Udall notes that the federal government must prioritize in preserving open space that protects the environment. Moreover, Train has addressed educational and research programs during his leadership of the Conservative Foundation.

The article presents quotes about the Watergate case from various government officials under the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon, including White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler, Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and Clark MacGregor, chief of the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP).

The article presents the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief L. Patrick Gray III for the Watergate wiretapping and bugging conspiracy trial in the U.S. It states that he denied of any White House involvement even though he submitted FBI reports to the White House on its Watergate investigation. It mentions that the White House has a possible link to the Watergate scandal since arrested men G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt Jr. worked for the White House before moving to the Nixon re-election committee. President Gerald Ford asks White House attorney John W. Dean III to conduct an inhouse investigation of the case.

The article focuses on the withdrawal of involvement of the U.S. from Vietnam. It is stated that the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Vietnam has been a major concern for the administration of the U.S. President Richard Nixon. It informs that the U.S. was hopeful of open and competitive democracy in the elections to be held in Vietnam, but the Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered the name of the opponent Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky off the ballot and turned the elections meaningless. It says that the selfishness of Thieu and Ky and their indifference to the procedures of democracy can lead to a faster withdrawal of the U.S.

The article focuses on the negative impact of the testimony given by Counsel John Dean regarding the Watergate scandal to the decisions made by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon to renew the bombings during the Vietnam War to fight against the communism of the North Vietnam over South Vietnam.

The article reports on the move of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's administration to answer the pestering made by officials at Public Broadcasting System (PBS) and settle its long dispute with the television network. Clay Whitehead, the President's chief television adviser asserts that the White House will implement long-term federal financing that would insulate the pressure given by the network to the government. It affirms that as an answer to the government, the station has given a rest to its liberal commentators including Sander Vancour, Bill Moyers and Robert McNeil.

The article profiles judge Gerhard A. Gesell, law graduate and attorney in private and government practice in the U.S. It notes that Gesell was appointed to the federal judiciary by Lyndon Johnson in 1967. His blistering lectures to James Saint Clair are considered typical in a jurist's conduct. He also rejects the attempt of the administration to stop Pentagon papers' publication in the "Washington Post" in 1971, but takes side with President Richard Nixon.

The article focuses on the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon wherein many public servants served so brief a time in office. It highlights the turnover of positions among the departments and agencies in the government. In the Defence Department, the transition of position started from Melvin Laird to Elliot Richardson to James Schlesinger. In the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the position started from Richard Helms to James Schlesinger to Vernon Walters to William Colby.

The article focuses on U.S. Treasury Secretary David Kennedy who is said to become an increasing source of embarrassment in the administration of President Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy's announcement in June and July 1969 that the administration can be forced to place controls in prices and wages was denied by President Nixon leading for businesses to be stimulated in stock market. It says that Kennedy must learn that pronouncements from a Cabinet member are considered by the public as policy.

The article reports that the result of the congressional election at the Sixth District of Massachusetts had a bad implication to U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration. It says that Republican Senator William Saltonstall and Democrat State Representative Michael J. Harrington are the candidates for the congressional race. It states that Harrington's victory in the election, who opposes administration policies, is a major defeat for the Nixon administration.

The article focuses on the testimony of John Dean, former counsel of U.S. President Richard Nixon, about the Watergate scandal during the administration of Nixon. Dean states that White House aides had attempted to get the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use tax audits in harassing liberal organizations, journalists, and labor leaders tagged as enemies of the administration. Dean reminds IRS Commissioner Johnnie M. Walters on his responsibility to impose discreet political actions.

The article focuses on the fear of mayors on the special revenue sharing for the cities proposed by President Richard M. Nixon's administration in the U.S. in 1973 The proposal which will become effective in July 1974, would fund programs such as model cities and urban renewal. However, mayors fear that the administration proposal, which has no guidelines on how money should be allotted to the cities, will thin out the amount of money available by sharing it among smaller communities.

The article offers information on the immobility of the U.S. Government on matters that need policy decisions in 1973. It states that the proposed trade bill of President Richard Nixon, which would offer him greater power in discussing with foreign nations, appears stalled, partly because the loss of prestige of the Administration has strengthened the hand of protectionists. The pledge of Nixon in formulating new welfare-reform proposal gets little push, and there is a noted lack of progress to shape a new package in national health-insurance package.

The article reports on the plan of President Richard Nixon's administration to gain veto power over all television programs in the U.S. It mentions that the administration uses the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to compete against privately funded programs. CPB chairman Thomas Curtis agreed to elaborate the compromise with the owners of the 233 local stations in Washington to have only partial control over other programs.

The article reports on the congressional rebuff of L. Patrick Gray nominated by U.S. President Richard Nixon as permanent director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1973. It discusses the Senate's rejection of Gray's nomination and his management of the FBI when he was the acting director and the Watergate scandal investigation. It highlights the attempt of Senator James O. Eastland, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to defend the nomination of Gray. It mentions the introduction of a bill that would make the FBI an independent agency by West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, Gray's most powerful opponent on the committee.

The article discusses some unexpected consequences that came out of the Senate confirmation hearings for L. Patrick Gray III in which one of it is the case about U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration officials who falsely refused reports that linked the White House with the Watergate affair. It mentions that the case involves the complex dealings of three men who include Dwight L. Chapin, who was the president's appointments secretary, Herbert W. Kalmbach, Nixon's personal attorney, and Donald Segretti, a California lawyer who Justice Department officials say has admitted trying to disrupt the campaigns of Democratic presidential candidates in 1972. It states that the hearings revealed which such findings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that their denials were untrue.

The article focuses on issues connected with increased subsidies given by the U.S. government to its maritime industry in 1972. It states that U.S. President Richard M. Nixon has agreed for additional support to the industry despite constant finance increases from 1969 to 1972. It adds that U.S. Senator William Proxmire has called the subsidies mindless and are not financially suitable. Furthermore, it tells that high costs placed the U.S. shipping industries at a disadvantage.

The article features Harry Dent, a counselor of U.S. President Richard Nixon from South Carolina. It states that Dent is one of the liaison men of Nixon and his administration. It adds that during a regional newsmen meeting, Dent viewed that the plan of Nixon to review the court-ordered busing can result to the removal of most busing plans for racial equality in schools. Moreover, Dent joked his colleagues when he was asked on the possible reaction of the blacks on the court-ordered busing.

The article focuses on the criticisms made by U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew on "LIFE's" article which explored the case of C. Arnholt Smith who was charged with federal law violations by directing campaign funds to Richard Nixon in 1968. The magazine pointed that the White House, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Justice Department attempted to intervene in the case. According to Agnew, the best thing that LIFE can do is to follow next to the "Look" magazine which closed in 1971.

The article offers information on the appointment of union veteran Frank E. Fitzsimmons as the new president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, replacing convicted longtime president Jimmy Hoffa.

The article reports on an 8,000-word policy statement from the office of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. It is stated that the policy shows the President's conservative philosophy. According to the statement, the Executive Branch should move no further nor faster in the area of civil rights than the courts compel. It is stated that with this policy, Nixon carved out careful distinctions between racial and economic discrimination.

The article provides information on the efforts of U.S. president Richard Nixon to make the year 1971 the year of economic turnaround. It states that two-thirds of the gain in Gross National Product was due to recovery in the auto industry. It further states that buyers are disturbed due to unemployment and inflation.

The article offers information on a debate going on across the U.S. regarding the change in government economic policy and tax cuts. It mentions that the U.S. president Richard Nixon administration's aim to achieve 1,065 billion dollars gross national product by the end of the year 1971 has raised such questions of tax cuts and policy. It reports that the Congress has raised the social security benefits and also postponed an increase in Social security taxes for 1972.

The article reports that politician Spiro T. Agnew has indicated that Republican Senator Charles Goodell of New York would be treated like the meanest of Democrats. Agnew named Goodell a Radical-Liberal (RL) during an interview in North Dakota, declaring that Goodell had left his party by opposing U.S. President Richard M. Nixon on Vietnam, economic policy, and law-and-order issues.

The article discusses U.S. President Richard Nixon's proposal for the cancellation of 20 federal leases given to oil companies by the administration of former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, and setting up a marine sanctuary in Santa Barbara Channel, California. It mentions how marine creatures in Santa Barbara's white beaches were affected by offshore oil and gas drilling. It also discusses the government's plans for compensating the oil companies.

The article reports that U.S. Commissioner of Education James E. Allen is dissatisfied with U.S. president Richard M. Nixon's school integration policy. A longtime opponent of segregation, Allen believes that the principle of equality of educational opportunity can be made to accommodate the continuing existence of segregated schools in a democratic society. He has claimed that desegregation has proved to be a futile effort to achieve a multiracial society in the schools.

The article discusses issues related to finance in the U.S. It is said that president Richard Nixon's government had been forecasting an imminent fall in interest rates, and dealing with the growing confusion. Major U.S. banks cut their "prime" business-loan rate by half a point, to 8 percent at the behest of New York's Irving Trust Co. The combination of surplus money and less demand for it started to reduce some short-term interest rates even before the prime-rate cut.

The article offers information on the tract titled "New Federalist Paper 1, by Publius," written by speechwriter William Safire by imitating the Federalist Papers, signed "Publius." It states that the essay by Safire is an effort to showcase administrative policies of President Richard Nixon. New Publius mentions the need for both the national unity and local diversity, as well as protecting both the individual uniqueness at the local level and individual equality at the national level.

The article reports on the decision of Dade County (Miami) Port Authority in Florida to use a single runway already constructed for airline flight training, but only under strict federal supervision to prevent pollution, after increased pressure from the U.S. federal government.