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July 4, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, July 4, 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: Thursday, July 3, 1969

Next Date: Saturday, July 5, 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 Key Biscayne, Florida

  • 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.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    • Expedition Ra (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 948, July 4, 1969)
      Exchange of Messages Between the President and Thor Heyerdahl.

  • 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.

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, 1969

    • 16. Telegram From the Embassy in the Republic of China to the Department of State, Taipei, July 4, 1969, 1350Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL CHICOM–CHINAT. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Received at 1429Z. Kissinger included a summary of this telegram in the President’s July 5 daily briefing memorandum. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 9, President’s Daily Briefs)

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    "Bureaucratic Steamroller," January 1969-November 1970

    • 4. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, July 4, 1969, 11:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 682, Country Files, Europe, Germany, Vol. III. Secret. The meeting was held in Kissinger’s office.

  • 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-1478 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1478-02A-14A, White House staff members and their families having a picnic party prior to watching the fireworks. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.

    Roll WHPO-1479 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1479-03-19, White House staff members and their families having a picnic party prior to watching the fireworks. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.

    Roll WHPO-1480 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1480-00A-11A, The Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and White House grounds at night, with staff members prior to the fireworks. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.

    Roll WHPO-1481 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1481-01-35, A large audience of White House Staff members watching Fourth of July fireworks from the grounds at the White House. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the background. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1481-01A, A large audience of White House Staff members watching Fourth of July fireworks from the grounds at the White House. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the background. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1481-17A, A large audience of White House Staff members watching Fourth of July fireworks from the grounds at the White House. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the background. 7/4/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. White House staff members and families.

    Roll WHPO-1487 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1487-02-23, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and family attending the Crandon Blvd. 4th of July Parade, then greeting people in Key Biscayne. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Ronald Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, spectators, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1487-18, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, and David Eisenhower, watching the Key Biscayne Crandon Blvd. 4th of July Parade. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.

    Roll WHPO-1489 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-02, Unidentified men standing and talking at the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade route in Key Biscayne. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Eisenhower, parade participants, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-03-29, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting people in the waiting crowd at the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade route in Key Biscayne. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Eisenhower, parade participants, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-11, President Nixon Greeting Children on the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade Route in Key Biscayne, Florida. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, parade participants, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-23, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting a young costumed performer who marched in the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade in Key Biscayne, Florida. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, costumed parade group playing banjoes.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-26, President Nixon Standing in the Crowd along the Route of the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade in Key Biscayne, Florida. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1489-30, Spectators in the crowd waiting to see the Crandon Boulevard Fourth of July Parade in Key Biscayne. 7/4/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Crandon Boulevard Parade Route. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Eisenhower, parade participants, crowd.

Context (External Sources)