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January 28, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, January 28, 1970, 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: Tuesday, January 27, 1970

Next Date: Thursday, January 29, 1970

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.

    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.

    • British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Michael Stewart, and Ambassador John Freeman, at the invitation of the President, attended a meeting of the National Security Council in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

  • 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.

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

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. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, 1970

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Thailand

    • 46. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand, Bangkok, January 28, 1970, 1515Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, AID (US) 15–8 INDON. Confidential. Drafted by Joseph B. Kyle (E/ORF/ICD) and Walter West (EA/TB) on January 27; cleared by Dexter; and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert W. Barnett (EA).

    Vol. XXVIII, Southern Africa

    Regional Issues

    • 23. National Security Decision Memorandum 38 , Washington, January 28, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–213, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 38. Top Secret; Nodis. Copies were sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    "Bureaucratic Steamroller," January 1969-November 1970

    • 19. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting , Washington, January 28, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–110, NSC Meeting Minutes, NSC Minutes, Originals, 1970. Secret. The full text of the minutes of the meeting is scheduled for publication Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969–1972. On January 27, Kissinger discussed the meeting in a telephone conversation with Richardson: “We are having an NSC meeting tomorrow with Wilson attending. We will talk about some European issues, and I will begin with 5 or 10 minutes of outline of the issues. The President wanted to call the Secretary [Rogers] now, but I know he can’t be reached. Could he talk about the European Security Conference for 5–10 minutes? Do you think that can be done?” Richardson replied, “I think so.” (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Transcripts (Telcons), Box 4, Chronological File)

    Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

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

    Western Europe Region and NATO

    • 29. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting , Washington, January 28, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–109, NSC Meeting Minutes, NSC Minutes Originals 1970. Secret.

    United Kingdom

    • 320. Memorandum of Conversations , Washington, January 28, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1023, Presidential/HAK MemCons. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. A memorandum from Haig to Kissinger indicates that copies were sent to the Secretaries of State and Defense. (Ibid.) According to the President’s Daily Diary, on January 27, Nixon and Wilson, accompanied by Kissinger and Sir Burke Trend, met in the Oval Office from 10:56 a.m. until 12:37 p.m., when they joined their advisers in the Cabinet Room. On January 28, Nixon and Wilson met in the Oval Office from 11:58 a.m. (joined by Kissinger and Trend at 12:05 p.m.) until 12:38 p.m., immediately after the NSC meeting (see Document 319). (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files)A separate and somewhat fuller memorandum of conversation covering Nixon’s January 27 meeting with Wilson is in the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 63, Memoranda of Conversations, Presidential File, 1970. That memorandum includes a sentence that reads: “Throughout he [Wilson] conducted himself like a clever, small-town banker who, if he was lucky enough to be persuasive, might just succeed in maneuvering the senior partner into a position of carrying out his wishes by making him believe that they were his own.” Kissinger discussed the Nixon-Wilson meeting in White House Years, pp. 416–417.

    • 321. Addendum to Memorandum of Conversation

      [Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 63, Country Files—Europe, British-US Nuclear Matter. Top Secret; Sensitive. 1 page not declassified.]

    • 322. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, January 28, 1970, noon

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL UK–US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Irving Cheslaw (EUR/BMI) and approved in S and U on February 16. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. A full list of the participants is attached but not printed. The original is marked “Part 11 of 14.”

  • 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-2859 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2859-02-15, White House chefs and staff in the kitchen preparing food trays for a dinner. 1/28/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Unidentified chef and kitchen staff.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2859-16-24, Pat Nixon seated with the White House Preservation Committee. 1/28/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-2860 Photographer: unknown | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2860-01, President Nixon , standing on the back of his limousine with his arms up (victory sign), and Pat Nixon ride in a motorcade parade down a crowded New York City street, ribbons, streamers and balloons decorate the scene. Secret Service men line the sides of his car. 1/28/1970, New York, New York New York street. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dwight Chapin walking next to front of the limo, Secret Service agents, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2860-01-02, President Nixon , standing on the back of his limousine with his arms up, and Pat Nixon ride in a motorcade parade down a crowded New York City street, ribbons, streamers and balloons decorate the scene. Secret Service men line the sides of his car. 1/28/1970, New York, New York New York street. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Dwight Chapin walking next to front of the limo, Secret Service agents.

    Roll WHPO-2861 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2861-03A - 17A, The White House departure ceremony for Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of Great Britain. 1/28/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. President Nixon, Harold Wilson.

    Roll WHPO-2862 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2862-03A-17A, The departure ceremony of Harold Wilson (Prime Minister of Great Britain). 1/28/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. Harold Wilson.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-700118
      Remarks by President Nixon in an interview for Art Linkletter's "American Rainbox" series. (1/28/1970)

      Runtime: 0:14:36

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by Assoc,, Prod.; Recorded by RAS (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-700119
      Remarks by President Nixon at reception for Congressmen with BH. (1/28/1970)

      Runtime: 10:04

      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-3620
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 1:00

      7. Report on President Nixon and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Time Code Start: 12:36. Keywords: Presidents, Prime Ministers, leaders, England, United Kingdom. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)