1. Home
  2. Research
  3. Almanac

January 27, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, January 27, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Sunday, January 26, 1969

Next Date: Tuesday, January 28, 1969

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 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.

    Memorandums to Federal Agencies

    • Review of the Budget (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 180, January 27, 1969)
      The President's Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies.

    News Conferences

    Proclamations

    • American Heart Month, 1969 (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 181, January 27, 1969)
      Proclamation 3892. Dated January 27, 1969. Released January 28, 1969.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • The President went to the Pentagon for a briefing on the military situation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    • Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa of Nicaragua, dean of the diplomatic corps, paid a courtesy call on the President at the White House.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • RICHARD C. VAN DUSEN, of Michigan, to be Under Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    • FLOYD H. HYDE, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    • SAMUEL C. JACKSON, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    • SAMUEL J. SIMMONS, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    • SHERMAN UNGER, of Ohio, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    • DAVID A. HAMIL, of Colorado, to be Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration for a term of 10 years.

  • 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.

    To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

  • 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

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

  • Argued

    Decided

Archival Holdings

  • Selective document listing

    President's Office Files

    The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • President's Handwriting, Box 1, President's Handwriting, January 1969
      • Letter; [Richard Nixon] to Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. re: 1968 TWA Citizenship Program. January 27, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Letter; Dick Nixon to J. Irving Whalley re: Copy of the Congressional election results. January 27, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Note; Hewson A. Ryan to The President re: Attachment. January 27, 1969. 2 pgs.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • President's Speech File, Box 46, January 27, 1969, Press Conference File

  • Selective document listing

    White House Press Office

    The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • White House Press Conferences, Box 55
      • News Conference #17 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, January 27, 1969, 5:20 P.M. EST. 8 pgs.

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

    The Intelligence Community and the White House

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    • 6. National Security Study Memorandum 10 , Washington, January 27, 1969

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 316, NSSM Studies, March 1969–June 1970. Confidential. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

    • 28. Memorandum for the 303 Committee , Washington, January 27, 1969

      Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303 Committee Files, January–June 1969. Secret; Eyes Only. Tabs A–H, described below, are attached but not printed. No drafting information appears on the memorandum.

    Romania

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Implementation of Safeguard System

    Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

    Iraq 1969-1971

    • 244. Telegram 321 From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State, Tel Aviv, January 27, 1969, 1552Z

      To preclude Israeli retaliation, the Embassy recommended that the Department strongly condemn the recent public hanging of Iraqi Jews.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1967–69, POL 29 IRAQ. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated Immediate to London and to Rome, Beirut, Amman, Jerusalem, and USUN.

  • 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.

    • 8:50 AM, Richard Helms; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:10 AM, U. Alexis Johnson; Mr. Kissinger
    • 10:45 AM, Richard Pedersen; Mr. Kissinger
    • 11:40 AM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:20 PM, Col. Hughes; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:40, Mr. Ellsworth; Mr. Kissinger
    • 4:40 PM, Secy Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 5:55 PM, D Chapin; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:00 PM, Secy Laird; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:05 PM, Ron Ziegler; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:05 PM, Congressman Ogden Reid; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:35 PM, Herb Klein; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:15 PM, John Whitaker; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:20 PM, Joe Albright of NEWSDAY; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:25 PM, Dick Sneider; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:30 PM, Marvin Kalb - CBS; Mr. Kissinger
    • 7:50 PM, D Chapin; Mr. Kissinger
    • 8:00 PM, Richard Pedersen; Mr. Kissinger
    • 8:45, Secy Laird; Mr. Kissinger
    • 8:50, Dwight Chapin; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:30 PM, L. Lynn; Mr. Kissinger
       

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-0077 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0077-00A-12A, President Nixon speaking during his first televised Presidential Press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0077-13A-21A, President Nixon speaking to a packed room of White House Press Corps reporters, during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, reporters, photographers, members of the press.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0077-15A, President Nixon speaking to a packed room of White House Press Corps reporters, during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, reporters, photographers, members of the press.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0077-22A-29A, President Nixon speaking during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0077-29A, President Nixon gestures with his hand while speaking during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0078 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0078-01A-26A, President Nixon gestures while speaking during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0079 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0079-01-17, Closeup facial portrait of President Nixon speaking during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0080 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0080-03-12, President Nixon answers questions from reporters during his first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, unidentified White House Press Corps reporters.

    Roll WHPO-0081 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-03-11, 15-18, HUD Secretary George Romney at a press conference with Ron Ziegler and unidentified officials. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. George Romney, Ron Ziegler, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-03-11, 15-18, HUD Secretary George Romney at a press conference with Ron Ziegler and unidentified officials. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. George Romney, Ron Ziegler, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-12, Profile of White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler listening to HUD Secretary George Romney at a press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-12, Profile of White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler listening to HUD Secretary George Romney at a press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-13-14, Profile portrait of Mrs. Lenore Romney listening to her husband HUD Secretary George Romney, during a press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Lenore Romney.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-13-14, Profile portrait of Mrs. Lenore Romney listening to her husband HUD Secretary George Romney, during a press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Lenore Romney.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-19-20, Unidentified stenographer using the stenograph machine recording HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. unidentified stenographer.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-19-20, Unidentified stenographer using the stenograph machine recording HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. unidentified stenographer.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-21-22, Unidentied official speaking at microphone during HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. unidentified official.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-21-22, Unidentied official speaking at microphone during HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. unidentified official.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-23, Unidentied hand writing with a pen a paper. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. unidentified official.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-23, Unidentied hand writing with a pen a paper. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. unidentified official.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-24-37, President Nixon answers questions from reporters during his first televised Presidential Press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, unidentified White House Press Corps reporters.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0081-24-37, President Nixon answers questions from reporters during his first televised Presidential Press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, unidentified White House Press Corps reporters.

    Roll WHPO-0082 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0082-04-12, HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. George Romney, Ron Ziegler, unidentified officials, White House Press reporters.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0082-11, Profile portrait of Mrs. Lenore Romney listening to her husband HUD Secretary George Romney, (unseen) during a press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Mrs. Lenore Romney.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0082-14-28, President Nixon's first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, unidentified White House Press reporters and photographers.

    Roll WHPO-0083 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0083-03A-11A, HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. George Romney, Ron Ziegler, unidentified White House Press reporters and stenographer, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0083-12A-13A, Press Secretary Ron Ziegler speaking to White House Press Reporters during HUD Secretary George Romney's press conference. Unidentified Stenographer in foreground. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Ron Ziegler, unidentified White House Press reporters and stenographer.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0083-14A-25A, President Nixon's answers reporter's questions, during the first televised Presidential Press Conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon unidentified White House Press reporters and photographers.

    Roll WHPO-0097 Photographer: Fabian Bachrach | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0097-[DASH], Closeup formal portrait of President Nixon. 1/27/1969, unknown studio unknown studio. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0097-01, Formal Closeup head and shoulders portrait of President Nixon. (copy). 1/27/1969, unknown studio unknown studio. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0102 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0102-00A-07A, President Nixon at luncheon with Henry Kissinger, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and Gen. Earle Wheeler, while receiving a briefing on the S.I.O.P., Single Integrated Operational Plan. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. Pentagon, lunchroom. Frame 1A, L-R: President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird, General Earle Wheeler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0102-01A, President Nixon at luncheon with Henry Kissinger, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and Gen. Earle Wheeler, while receiving a briefing on the S.I.O.P., Single Integrated Operational Plan. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. Pentagon, lunchroom. Clockwise: President Nixon, Melvin laird, Henry Kissinger, General Earle Wheeler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0102-08A-12A, A group portrait of President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird and Gen. Earle Wheeler, standing in the Pentagon hallway after a luncheon briefing on the Single Integrated Operational Plan. (SIOP). 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. Pentagon, hallway. L-R: Henry Kissinger, Melvin Laird, President Nixon, General Earle Wheeler.

    Roll WHPO-0103 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0103-00-08, President Nixon receiving a photograph gift album from Nicaraguan Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, during an Oval Office meeting with Henry Kissinger and Emil Mosbacher. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, President Nixon, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0103-08, President Nixon receiving a photograph gift album from Nicaraguan Ambassador Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, during an Oval Office meeting with Henry Kissinger and Emil Mosbacher. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, President Nixon, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-0118 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0118-01A-04A, President Nixon walks to his limo in the Pentagon parking garage area, after a luncheon briefing with General Wheeler and Melvin Laird and Henry Kissinger, on the S.I.O.P., Single Integrated Operational Plan. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. Pentagon. Frame 3A: President Nixon, Gen. Earle Wheeler, Melvin Laird. Unidentified security guards and military guards.

    Roll WHPO-0172 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0172-01, President Nixon holding his first nationally televised press conference. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, mostly all male reporters taking notes in the front row, members of the White House Press Corps.

    Roll WHPO-0173 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0173-01, President Nixon holding his first nationally televised press conference in the East Room. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, mostly all male audience of reporters taking notes, members of the White House Press Corps.

    Roll WHPO-0180 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0180-01, Formal standing portrait of Mrs. Judy Agnew dressed in her inaugural ball evening gown and gloves. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. Judy Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-0752 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0752-, President Nixon standing in front of a microphone. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0761 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0761-, President Nixon talking while standing at a microphone. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0764 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0764-, President Nixon talking at a microphone. 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0907 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0907-17A-22A, President Nixon at a microphone (Head and shoulders). 1/27/1969, Washington, D.C. President Nixon.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-005
      Press briefing-Press lobby entrance, White House. (1/27/1969)

      Runtime: 10:00

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-B-006
      Press conference-Washington Hilton Hotel, Wash. DC. (1/27/1969)

      Runtime: 8:31

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690114
      Remarks by President Nixon in a press conference. (1/27/1969, East Room, White House)

      Runtime: 0:29:18

      Keywords: Presidential press conferences, presidential news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA/ABC

      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-3206
      The President's [First] Press Conference. NBC and CBS commentary. Partial episode of Gunsmoke at the end. President Richard Nixon.
      CBS, NBC
      Runtime: 00:34:50

Context (External Sources)