August 3, 1971

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

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• Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Urging Congressional Approval of Funds for Declassification of World War II Documents
• Message to the Senate Transmitting the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs.
• Statement About the Busing of Schoolchildren

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.

• Federal Register of Tuesday, August 3, 1971

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: August 3, 1971
• House of Representatives: August 3, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: August 3, 1971

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.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 03 August 1971

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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

The Nixon Administration and War Powers Legislation

• 386. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations (Abshire) to the President’s Counsel (Dean), Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 1 US. No classification marking. Drafted by Kristine Strachan (L) on July 30. Cleared by Deputy Legal Adviser Carl Salans and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations Harrison Symmes.

Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Expropriation Policy, 1969-1972

• 158. Memorandum From the Deputy Legal Adviser of the Department of State (Aldrich) to the Under Secretary of State (Irwin), Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80 D 212, NSSM 131. Confidential. Drafted by Aldrich on August 3; cleared in draft by Eaton (S/PC) and Weintraub (E). The SRG meeting was held on August 4 and a resulting NSDM was issued on October 8 (Document 169). Irwin, Samuels, Weintraub, and Aldrich attended the SRG meeting for the State Department.

East-West Trade, 1969-1972

• 345. Action Memorandum From Richard T. Kennedy and Robert Hormats of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 218, CIEP. Secret.

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

• 240. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 156, Vietnam Country Files, Viet Aug 71. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads, “The President has seen.”

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 113. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 570, Indo-Pak War, South Asia, 1/1/71–9/30/71. Secret; Nodis. Sent for information. A stamp on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. On July 30 Saunders and Kennedy sent this memorandum, which they drafted, to Kissinger for his consideration and submission to the President. (Ibid.)

Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

Between Beijing and Moscow: Summit Announcement, July 19-October 12, 1971

• 307. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 716, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. XV. Secret; Nodis. Sonnenfeldt forwarded a draft of this memorandum to Kissinger on July 30 with the comment on the Beam–Gromyko meeting: “I doubt that you want this channel to become active.” Haig wrote in the margin: “HAK, I’ve told State this channel is not to be used—they understand.” A notation on the memorandum from Kissinger indicates that the President saw it.

Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

• 85. Letter From President Nixon to Japanese Prime Minister Sato, Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 757, Presidential Correspondence Files 1969–1974, Japan (Sato Corr) 1969–8 July 1972. Secret.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

• 245. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State, Tel Aviv, August 3, 1971, 0630Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1164, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations Files, Middle East—Jarring Talks, August 1–16, 1971. Secret; Priority; Nodis; Cedar Plus.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 276. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Hillenbrand) to Secretary of State Rogers and the Under Secretary of State (Irwin), Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, EUR/CE Files: Lot 80 D 225, Soviet Presence. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Sutterlin. Fessenden initialed the memorandum for Hillenbrand.

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

Malta

• 231. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 622, Country Files—Middle East, Malta, Vol. I. Secret. Sent for urgent action.

• 232. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 135, Washington, August 3, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–187, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 135. Secret.

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

Guatemala

• 354. Memorandum From the Acting Inspector General of Foreign Assistance of the Department of State (Faunce) to Secretary of Defense Laird, Washington, August 3, 1971., Washington, August 3, 1971

  Acting Inspector General of Foreign Assistance Faunce summarized a report on the U.S. Military Group in Guatemala, noting a disturbing failure to fill one important post for over seven months.
  
  Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–74A–0083, 19, Guatemala 1971 000.1. Confidential. In the attached July 29 memorandum to Acting Inspector General Faunce, inspectors William T. Briggs, Edward W. Markey, and Bruce Clark noted that the position of Chief of USMILGP/Guatemala had been vacant since December 18, 1970 because “the problem of terrorism in Guatemala City may have influenced the officers’ decision not to accept the assignment out of concern for the safety of their families.” The attached memorandum is not published.

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.

The White House Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Old Executive Office Building

• 269-9; Unknown between 9:48 a.m. & 9:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 269-10; Unknown between 9:48 a.m. & 9:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 269-11; Unknown between 9:48 a.m. & 9:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator
• 269-12; 9:53 a.m. - 9:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Usery, Willie J., Jr.
• 269-13; 9:57 a.m. - 9:58 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hodgson, James D.
• 269-14; 9:59 a.m. - 10:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Counts, J. Curtis
• 269-15; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 269-16; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 269-17; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 269-18; 10:19 a.m. - 10:32 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 269-19; Unknown between 10:32 a.m. & 10:34 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 269-20; Unknown between 10:32 a.m. & 10:34 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 269-21; 10:34 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Pontier, Andrey; Biaggini, Benjamin F.; Connally, John B.
• 269-22; Unknown between 12:00 p.m. & 12:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 269-23; Unknown between 12:00 p.m. & 12:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 269-24; Unknown between 12:00 p.m. & 12:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 269-25; 12:05 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Abel, I[lorwith] W.; White House operator; MacGregor, Clark; Ehrlichman, John D.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 269-26; Unknown between 1:40 p.m. & 1:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 269-27; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 269-28; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 269-29; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 269-30; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 269-31; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 269-32; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 269-33; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 269-34; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 269-35; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 269-36; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 269-37; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 270-1; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 270-2; 3:40 p.m. - 3:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.
• 270-3; 3:50 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 270-4; Unknown between 3:55 p.m. & 4:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 270-5; Unknown between 3:55 p.m. & 4:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 270-6; 4:09 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap")
• 270-7; 4:11 p.m. - 4:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
• 270-8; Unknown between 4:12 p.m. & 4:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 270-9; 4:50 p.m. - 4:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 270-10; Unknown between 4:56 p.m. & 5:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 270-11; 5:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Patrick J.
• 270-12; 5:25 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 270-13; Unknown between 5:25 p.m. & 5:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 270-14; 5:25 p.m. - 5:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 270-15; Unknown between 5:31 p.m. & 11:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 270-16; Unknown between 5:31 p.m. & 11:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo

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-6929 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6929-03-05, Pat Nixon receiving a cookbook, "What's Cookin' in Lochmere," from Congressman Louis Wyman. 8/3/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Louis Wyman.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6929-06-08, Pat Nixon with the Ambassador of Iran, Dr. A. Aslan Afshar. 8/3/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, A. Aslan Afshar.

Roll WHPO-6930 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6930-05A-07A, Pat Nixon with the Ambassador of Iran, Dr. A. Aslan Afshar. 8/3/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, A. Aslan Afshar.

The White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-421
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren, John D. Ehrlichman, and Clark MacGregor. (8/3/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 35:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-422
  Donald Rumsfeld speaks to a group of Summer Interns. (8/3/1971, Room 444, Executive Office Building)
  
  Runtime: 60:00:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, private briefings
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

I - Various Administration Events

• WHCA-SR-I-088
  POWs' testimony before a Senate Committee on CBS Evening News (Vietnam Prisoner of War). (8/3/1971, [None listed])
  
  Runtime: [Nonelisted]
  
  Keywords: Television
  
  Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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-4558
  "First Tuesday" in August, Tape I. Jacques Barzun (educational & cultural historian), Rex Reed (film critic).
  Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
  Runtime: 01:00:07
• WHCA-4559
  "First Tuesday" in August, Tape II.
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:59:02
• WHCA-4560
  CBS News Special: "The Catholic Dilemma". U.S. Representatives Paul N. McCloskey (R-CA) and Jack Kemp (R-NY), ballet dancers 'Natasha' Natalia Makarova and Eric Bruhn.
  Group W Productions
  Runtime: 00:58:19

• New York Times of August 3, 1971

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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• August 1971 Broadcast Index

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