August 6, 1971

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

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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.

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Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

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• Remarks to Delegates to the Girls Nation Annual Convention.
• Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality.
• Remarks on Arrival at Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Remarks in Nashua, New Hampshire.
• Statement About Actions To Improve the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
• Remarks to Patients and Staff at Greenbriar Nursing Home, Nashua, New Hampshire.
• Remarks on Arrival at Bangor, Maine.

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 Friday, August 6, 1971

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

• House of Representatives: August 6, 1971
• Senate: August 6, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: August 6, 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 06 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. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Expropriation Policy, 1969-1972

• 162. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Walker) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 6, 1971

  Source: National Security Council, Secretariat, Box 98, 8/4/71 SRG Meeting-Expropriations (NSSM 131). Confidential. Walker and Petty were the Treasury attendees at the SRG meeting on August 4 (see Document 161). This memorandum was prepared to describe further the Treasury Department position.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 392. Memorandum From John Holdridge of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 6, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1036, Files for the President—China Materials. Secret. Sent for action. An attached memorandum from Winston Lord to Kissinger, also dated August 6, includes a handwritten note from Holdridge reading: “HAK—I called Eliot to be sure nothing got out. He told me Rogers told Bush to knock it off. We’re not ready for this kind of thing yet.”

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 114. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India, Washington, August 6, 1971, 1807Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted by Quainton (NEA/INC) on August 3; cleared by Peter Constable (NEA/PAF), Van Hollen, Johnson (U), and Haig; and approved by Rogers. Repeated to Islamabad. According to an August 4 memorandum from Saunders to Kissinger, Kissinger also cleared the telegram. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 570, Indo-Pak War, South Asia, 1/1/71–9/30/71)

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

April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

• 87. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, August 6, 1971, 4-5:45 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, SRG Minutes, Originals, 1971 [2 of 6] Folder 2. Secret. Holdridge sent Kissinger talking points for this meeting under an August 5 covering memorandum. (Ibid., Box H–058, SRG Meeting—Japan (NSSM 122) 8/6/71) The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Kissinger saw these minutes on September 7. Tresize and Brown sent a briefing memorandum concerning NSSM 122 to Irwin, presumably in anticipation of this meeting. (Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 80D212, NSSM 122) Doolin summarized the meeting by noting that “each department [took] substantially the positions” advocated at previous meetings, and “No decisions were made.” (Memorandum for the record, August 9; Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 330–76–197, Box 67, Japan, 092)

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 321. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 6, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1264, Saunders Subject Files, Greece 4/1/71–8/31/71. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Saunders on August 13. The meeting took place in Kissingerʼs office.

• 322. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 6, 1971, 10 a.m.

  Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Subject Files:FRC 330 75–157, GR–7 Greece. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Pentagon. Drafted by Quinn and approved by Brett.

Cyprus

• 375. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff, Washington, August 6, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–059, SRG Meeting—Cyprus 9/8/71. Secret. No drafting information appears on the paper, but it is attached to a September 7 memorandum from Saunders and Kennedy to Kissinger.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 279. Minutes of the Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, August 6, 1971, 12:13-12:50 p.m.

  Source: National Security Council, Minutes Files, Box 121, SRG Minutes 1971 (Originals). Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. No drafting information is apparent. Davis forwarded the minutes on August 11 to Kissinger, who, according to a stamped note, saw them on September 7. (Memorandum from Davis to Kissinger, August 11; ibid.) For a brief memoir account of the meeting from a participant, see Sutterlin and Klein, Berlin, p. 139.

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

• 269. Memorandum From Michael Guhin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 6, 1971

  Guhin provided briefing materials for Kissinger on a meeting with key U.S. officials to agree on guidelines for further discussions with the Europeans on post-Apollo space cooperation.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 393, Subject Files, Space Programs, 1971. Confidential. Sent for action. A copy was sent to Sonnenfeldt. An informal account, prepared by Low, of the meeting that took place at 11:30 a.m. on August 9 is printed in Logsdon (ed.), Exploring the Universe, Vol. II, External Relations, Document I-21. Also attached but not published were talking points for Kissinger.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 14. Memorandum for the Record, Paris, August 6, 1971, 1530Z, Paris, August 6, 1971, 1530Z

  Military Attaché Walters and Chinese Ambassador to France Huang Chen discussed details of President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s upcoming August 16 trip to Paris.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the Chinese Embassy.

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.

Oval Office

• 556-1; 9:42 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 556-2; 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 556-3; 10:00 a.m. - 10:03 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 556-4; 10:34 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.; Connally, John B.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Bush, George H. W.; Peterson, Rudolph A.; White House photographer
• 556-5; 11:39 a.m. - 12:02 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Arends, Leslie C.; Ford, Gerald R.; Griffin, Robert P.; Scott, Hugh; Timmons, William E.; White House photographer
• 556-6; Unknown between 12:02 p.m. & 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 556-7; Unknown between 12:02 p.m. & 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 556-8; 12:06 p.m. - 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 556-9; 12:06 p.m. - 12:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Whitaker, John C.; Train, Russell E.; Cahn, Robert; MacDonald, Gordon J. F.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Woods, Rose Mary
• 556-10; Unknown between 12:13 p.m. & 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 556-11; Unknown between 12:13 p.m. & 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 556-12; 12:15 p.m. - 12:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary
• 556-13; 12:16 p.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Patman, Wright
• 556-14; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 556-15; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 556-16; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 556-17; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 556-18; 12:20 p.m. - 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Davis, Linda
• 556-19; 12:21 p.m. - 12:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Dagney, Louise H.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 556-20; Unknown between 10:03 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; United States Secret Service agents

White House Telephone

• 7-64; 12:06 p.m. - 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 7-65; 12:06 p.m. - 12:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 7-66; 12:16 p.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Patman, Wright
• 7-67; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]
• 7-68; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 7-69; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 7-70; 12:20 p.m. - 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Davis, Linda
• 7-71; Unknown between 12:21 p.m. & 12:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 7-72; 12:23 p.m. - 12:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Dagney, Louise H.
• 7-162; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:20 p.m.; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]

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-6954 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6954-, President Nixon addressing and meeting with representatives of the 25th annual Girls Nation of the American Legion. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Girls Nation representatives, sponsors, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6954-13, President Nixon addressing and meeting with representatives of the 25th annual Girls Nation of the American Legion. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon, Girls Nation representatives, sponsors, unidentified officials, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-6955 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6955-, Mike Farrell with Little Leaguers. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. Mike Farrell, Little Leaguers.

Roll WHPO-6956 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6956-02-05, Emily McCracken posed in front of the White House. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House. Emily McCracken.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6956-06-10, Paul McCracken and his wife Emily McCracken pose for portraits. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House. Paul McCracken, Emily McCracken.

Roll WHPO-6957 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6957-04-06, Emily McCracken poses for portraits. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Emily McCracken.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6957-07-09, Paul McCracken and Emily McCracken pose for portraits. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. McCracken, Emily McCracken.

Roll WHPO-6958 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6958-01, President Nixon seated with Gerald Ford. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Russell Train.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6958-04-11, President Nixon signing the environmental quality report, Russell Train standing behind him. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Russell Train.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6958-04A, Head and shoulders portrait of President Nixon. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-6959 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6959-02-05, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting to discuss Rudoph Peterson's appointment to the office of Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with Rudolph Peterson Chairman of the Task Force for International Development, Secretary John Connally, Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Deputy Assistant and George H. W. Bush, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Connally, George Bush, Rudolph A. Peterson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6959-05A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting to discuss Rudoph Peterson's appointment to the office of Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with Rudolph Peterson Chairman of the Task Force for International Development, Secretary John Connally, Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Deputy Assistant and George H. W. Bush, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Connally, George Bush, Rudolph A. Peterson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6959-08-15, President Nixon seated with GOP Republican Congressional leaders Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott and Leslie Arends. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, Leslie Arends.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6959-15A, President Nixon seated with GOP Republican Congressional leaders Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott and Leslie Arends. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Robert Griffin, Gerald Ford, Hugh Scott, Leslie Arends.

Roll WHPO-6960 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6960-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving in Bangor, Maine. 8/6/1971, Bangor, Maine Bangor International Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6960-20A, President Nixon greeting a crowd of young people upon arrival in Bangor, Maine. 8/6/1971, Bangor, Maine Bangor International Airport. President Nixon, crowd.

Roll WHPO-6961 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6961-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arrive in Bangor, Maine. 8/6/1971, Bangor, Maine Bangor International Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6961-06A, President Nixon greeting girl scouts in the crowd upon arrival in Bangor, Maine. 8/6/1971, Bangor, Maine Bangor International Airport. President Nixon, crowd, girl scouts, unidentified official.

Roll WHPO-6962 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6962-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting senior citizens during their visit to the elderly patients at Greenbriar Nursing Home. 8/6/1971, Nashua, New Hampshire Greenbriar Nursing Home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6962-15A, President Nixon greeting senior citizens during their visit to the elderly patients at Greenbriar Nursing Home. 8/6/1971, Nashua, New Hampshire Greenbriar Nursing Home. President Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.

Roll WHPO-6963 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6963-, President Nixon with unidentified men. 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airfield. President Nixon, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-6964 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6964-02-05, President Nixon and Pat Nixon aboard Air Force One (AF1). 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6964-06-27, President Nixon and Pat Nixon prepare to board Air Force One. (AF1) at Grenier Airport in New Hampshire. 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified persons, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6964-11A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon shaking hands with children in the crowd before preparing to leave Grenier Airport in New Hampshire. A boom microphone is visible nearby. 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, secret service, crowd, children.

Roll WHPO-6965 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6965-, President Nixon signing the environmental quality report. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gordon MacDonald, Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6965-05, Close-up of President Nixon signing the environmental quality report. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

Roll WHPO-6966 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6966-, President Nixon signing the Second Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office. President Nixon, Robert Cahn, John C. Whitaker, Deputy Assistant. Russell E. Train, Chairman of the CEQ. Robert Cahn, Member of the CEQ. Gordon J. F. MacDonald, Member of the CEQ. Alexander Butterfield.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6966-04A, President Nixonv at the signing of the Second Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office. President Nixon, Deputy Assistant. Russell E. Train, Chairman of the CEQ. Robert Cahn, Member of the CEQ. Gordon J. F. MacDonald, Member of the CEQ.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6966-09A, President Nixonv at the signing of the Second Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office. President Nixon, Deputy Assistant. Russell E. Train, Chairman of the CEQ. Robert Cahn, Member of the CEQ. Gordon J. F. MacDonald, Member of the CEQ.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6966-09A,23A, President Nixon signing the Second Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Also present are Russell Train (Far Left), Gordon MacDonald, Robert Cahn, and Robert Cahn. 8/6/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office. President Nixon, Russell Train, Gordon MacDonald, Robert Cahn.

Roll WHPO-6973 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6973-, President Nixon and Pat Nixon on their visit to Greenbriar Nursing Home. 8/6/1971, Nashua, N. H. streets, Greenbriar Nursing Home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, crowd, officials, staff, residents.

Roll WHPO-6974 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-6974-03-09, President Nixon's valet Manolo Sanchez and wife Fina Sanchez walking the Nixon family dogs; Irish Setter King Timahoe, Vicki the Poodle and Pasha the Yorkshire Terrier. 8/6/1971, unknown unknown. Manolo Sanchez, Fina Sanchez, Vicki, Pasha, King Timahoe.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6974-10-15, President Nixon and Pat Nixon descending the stairway ramp from the Spirit of '76 (Air Force One, AF1). 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airfield. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, crowd, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6974-16-22, President Nixon addressing a crowd after arrival at Grenier Airfield. 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airfield. President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-6974-23-31, Unidentified men in front of the presidential plane Spirit of '76 (Air Force One, AF1). 8/6/1971, Manchester, New Hampshire Grenier Airfield. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, crowd, unidentified men.

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-424
  Press briefing by George Shultz and Ronald Ziegler. (8/6/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 50:02:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-425
  Press briefing by Russell Train. (8/6/1971, Press Center, White House)
  
  Runtime: 37:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by REE (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-227
  Manchester Airport, New Hampshire. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 14:03
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-K-228
  Crowd-Downtown Nashua, NH. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 7:10
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-K-229
  Bangor International Airport-Bangor, ME. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 20:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-710804
  Impromptu remarks at Bangor, Maine airport. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 9:01
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-710805
  Impromptu remarks to crowd in downtown Nashua, NH. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 7:15
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-710806
  Remarks by President Nixon to crowd at Manchester, NH airport. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 14:03
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-710807
  Remarks by President Nixon to Girls Nation group. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 22:15
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-710808
  Remarks by President Nixon at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Nashua, NH. (8/6/1971)
  
  Runtime: 6:35
  
  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-4567
  NBC Special: "Cancer is the Next Frontier". Norman Mailer, author, Benny Goodman, Bruce Brown, Dr. Robert Jastrow.
  Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
  Runtime: 00:59:48

• LIFE magazine of August 6, 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.

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