July 23, 1971

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

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• Message to the Congress Transmitting First Annual Report on Financial Assistance to Rural Areas.
• Statement on the Death of President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia.

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• Federal Register of Friday, July 23, 1971

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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.

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• President's Daily Brief of 23 July 1971

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

East-West Trade, 1969-1972

• 342. Memorandum From Ernest Johnston of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 213, Commerce Volume II 1971. Limited Official Use.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 379. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China, Washington, July 23, 1971, 0042Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Starbird and Shoesmith; cleared by Winthrop Brown, Armitage, Assistant Secretaries Green and De Palma, and Samuel E. Fry; and approved by Secretary Rogers. Repeated to Canberra, Tokyo, and USUN.

• 380. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State, Taipei, July 23, 1971, 1304Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 522, Country Files, China, Vol. VIII. Secret; Nodis.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 104. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, July 23, 1971, 12:50 a.m.-1:18 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 643, Country Files, Middle East, India/Pakistan, July 1971. Secret;Nodis. Drafted by Saunders on July 24. The meeting was held in Kissingerʼs office at the White House. The time of the meeting is from Kissingerʼs appointment book. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–1976, Record of Schedule)

• 105. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, July 23, 1971, 4:10-5:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H-112, SRG Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Nodis. No drafting information appears on the minutes. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room. A briefer record of the meeting was prepared in OASD/ISA by the Director of the Near East and South Asia Region, Brigadier General Devol Brett. (Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330 76 0197, Box 74, Pakistan 092 (Jan–Jul 1971)

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

April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

• 83. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, July 23, 1971, 3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 536, Country Files, Far East, Japan, Vol. V, 1 Jul–Sep 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in Kissinger’s office. Kissinger approved this memorandum, which Holdridge had sent him under an August 20 memorandum.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

Austria

• 65. Telegram From the Embassy in Austria to the Department of State, Vienna, July 23, 1971, 1615Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 AUS. Confidential. Repeated to USDel SALT V. Smith was in Helsinki at the SALT talks.

Hungary

• 122. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 693, Country Files—Europe, Hungary, Vol. I. Secret. Sent for information. Initialed by Kissinger.

Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

The Defense Budget and U.S. National Security Policy

• 188. Conversation With President Nixon, Washington, July 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of Conversation among Nixon, Connally, Kissinger, Ehrlichman, Shultz, Weinberger, Cole, Harper, Haldeman, and Ziegler, Oval Office, Conversation No. 544–8. No classification marking. The editor transcribed the portion of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. The transcript is part of a larger conversation held from 10:25 a.m. to 1:03 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary)

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 270. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Bonn, July 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The message was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt. No time of transmission is on the message; a handwritten note indicates that it was received in Washington on July 24 at 0048Z. A copy was sent to Haig.

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

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: U.S. Response to Hijackings by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Additional Anti-Hijacking Measures, September 1970-June 1972

• 85. Letter From Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson) to Secretary of Transportation Volpe, Washington, July 23, 1971

  The Departments of State and Transportation agreed upon closer coordination of action in response to hijackings of international commercial aircraft.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. No classification marking. No drafting information appears on the letter.

U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

• 206. Memorandum From Arnold Nachmanoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 23, 1971

  Nachmanoff discussed the alleged involvement of Panamanian Government leaders in international narcotics trafficking. He recommended that the Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs accept an invitation to send a mission to Panama to discuss narcotics trafficking, but to do so after coordination with other relevant agencies.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 358, Subject Files, Narcotics IV. Secret; Sensitive, Eyes Only. Sent for action. Tabs A and I were attached but not published. Kissinger instructed Nachmanoff to see Haig and suggested that he check with Ehrlichman’s staffers to determine how they preferred to handle the issue.

International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

• 268. Memorandum From the President’s Science Adviser (David) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the President’s Assistant (Flanigan), Washington, July 23, 1971

  David indicated that he was opposed to European participation in the development of a space transportation system and favored separating the issue of launch facilities from that of space cooperation.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 393, Subject Files, Space Programs, 1971. No classification marking. The summary of the NSA paper was attached but not published.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Morocco

• 119. Telegram 3745 From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State, Rabat, July 23, 1971, 1115Z

  Ambassador to Morocco Stuart Rockwell speculated on the prospects for King Hassan’s regime. While the situation in Morocco seemed to be returning to normal, Rockwell noted that Hassan was trying to rationalize events rather than analyze the causes. Unless Hassan embraced reform, his long term prospects looked dim.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 23–9 MOR. Secret. It was repeated Priority to Soto Grande, and to CINCEUR, Madrid, Paris, COMNAVTRACOM, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, Casablanca, and Tangier. In telegram 3815 from Rabat, July 27, the Embassy suggested that one consequence of the coup might be an attempt by the Moroccan regime to draw closer to the United States. (Ibid., POL MOR-US)

• 120. Telegram 134263 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Spain, Washington, July 23, 1971, 2259Z

  In response to a query by Spanish Foreign Minister Lopez Bravo, Under Secretary Johnson offered assurances that the CIA had not been behind the plot to King Hassan.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 MOR. Secret; Flash; Nodis. It was repeated Flash to Rabat and Soto Grande. Drafted and approved by Johnson; cleared in substance with Rogers and with Newsom and Eliot. In telegram 101 from Madrid, July 23, Ambassador Robert Hill had transmitted the message from Lopez Bravo that King Hassan suspected the CIA of complicity in the plot against him. (Ibid.) Also on July 23, CIA Director Richard Helms replied to Ambassador Hill: “You may tell Lopez Bravo categorically that neither CIA nor any other element of U.S. Government had anything whatsoever to do with recent plot against King Hassan.” (Ibid.)

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.

Cabinet Room

• 66-2; 3:11 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Shultz, George P.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Harper, Edwin L.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")

Oval Office

• 544-1; 9:38 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 544-2; 9:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 544-3; 9:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 544-4; 9:40 a.m. - 10:21 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Alsop, Stewart J. O.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 544-5; Unknown between 10:21 a.m. & 10:25 a.m.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 544-6; Unknown between 10:21 a.m. & 10:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 544-7; 10:25 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 544-8; 10:26 a.m. - 1:03 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Shultz, George P.; Weinberger, Caspar W. ("Cap"); Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Harper, Edwin L.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; McCracken, Paul W.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 544-9; Unknown between 1:03 p.m. & 1:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]; Sanchez, Manolo
• 544-10; Unknown between 1:03 p.m. & 1:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Baker, Steven
• 544-11; 1:21 p.m. - 1:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 544-12; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 1:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 544-13; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 1:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 544-14; Unknown between 1:47 p.m. & 3:11 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Bull, Stephen B.

White House Telephone

• 6-194; Unknown between 9:40 a.m. & 9:48 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 6-195; 9:48 a.m. - 9:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Alsop, Stewart J. O.
• 6-196; Unknown between 9:51 a.m. & 1:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 6-197; Unknown between 1:55 p.m. & 2:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

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-6850 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6850-02-09, President Nixon sitting with John Connally. 7/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John B. Connally.

Roll WHPO-6851 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-6851-01A-10A, President Nixon sitting with advisers during a budget meeting. 7/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Caspar Weinberger, Paul McCracken, John Connally, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger.

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.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-126
  Press briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, with Ronald Ziegler. (7/23/1971, Press Center)
  
  Runtime: 8:12
  
  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.

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