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August 24, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, August 24, 1971, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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Next Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1971

Schedule and Public Documents

  • The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    The President's day began at San Clemente, California

  • The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

  • The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

Archival Holdings

  • The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • The National Archives Catalog is the online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. It is the main way of describing our holdings and also provides access to electronic records and digitized versions of our holdings. 

    The Catalog searches across multiple National Archives resources at once, including archival descriptions, digitized and electronic records, authority records, and web pages from Archives.gov and the Presidential Libraries. The Catalog also allows users to contribute to digitized historical records through tagging and transcription.

    Nixon Library Holdings

    All National Archives Units

National Security Documents

  • The President's Daily Brief is the primary vehicle for summarizing the day-to-day sensitive intelligence and analysis, as well as late-breaking reports, for the White House on current and future national security issues. Read "The President's Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to Nixon and Ford" to learn more.

  • The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Visit the State Department website for more information.

    Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

    The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971

    • 252. Memorandum for the President’s File, San Clemente, August 24, 1971, 10:45 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1025, Presidential/HAK Memcons, MemCon between President and Amb. William J. Porter Re: Paris Peace Talks, Aug. 24, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the President’s office in the Western White House. According to Nixon’s Daily Diary, it ended at 11:28 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

    Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

    South Asia Crisis, 1971

    Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

    Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Argentina

    • 71. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, August 24, 1971., Washington, August 24, 1971

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger informed President Nixon that President Lanusse would request assistance from the Soviet Union if the United States did not give assistance to Argentina. The Argentine leader also requested a personal representative from Nixon to travel to Argentina to discuss the country’s economic problems.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 768, Country Files, Latin America, Argentina 1969–71. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for action. The memorandum was approved by “Haig for HAK for Pres.” Written on the bottom of the second page, in an unknown hand, was, “8/24–Nachmanoff and Kennedy alerted.” Attached but not published is an August 14 memorandum with Lanusse’s request for assistance, which is discussed at the end of the first paragraph. Attached but not published is Tab A, an August 25 memorandum from Kissinger to the Secretaries of State and the Treasury informing them that the President had decided to send a personal representative to President Lanusse. Attached but not published at Tab B is an undated backchannel in which Nixon informed Lanusse he planned to send a personal representative to Argentina.

    Bolivia

  • The Kissinger telephone conversation transcripts consist of approximately 20,000 pages of transcripts of Kissinger’s telephone conversations during his tenure as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1969-1974) and Secretary of State (1973-1974) during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Visit the finding aid for more information.

    Digitized versions of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

Audiovisual Holdings

  • The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    Roll WHPO-7151 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7151-03-13, President Nixon seated informally in his office during a meeting with William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-7151-09, President Nixon seated informally in his office during a meeting with William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter.

    Roll WHPO-7152 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7152-02A-09A, President Nixon seated informally in his office during a meeting with William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations, and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter, Henry Kissinger, reporters, photographers, press photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-7152-03A, President Nixon seated informally in his office during a meeting with William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations, and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-7153 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7153-02-04, President Nixon sitting with Henry Kissinger and William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter, Henry Kissinger, press photographers.

    Roll WHPO-7154 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7154-01-08, President Nixon sitting with Henry Kissinger and William Porter, U.S. Ambassador to the Paris Peace Negotiations. 8/24/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, Presidential Office. President Nixon, William Porter, Henry Kissinger, press photographers.

  • The White House Communications Agency Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • WHCA-4601
      NBC Special: "Ninety Day Freeze", part II. President Nixon's "Phase One" wage/price controls television personality Hugh Downs, cartoonist Bill Maudlin, Jinx Falkenberg, Bob Meisner.
      Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
      Runtime: 00:34:34

Context (External Sources)