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November 27, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, November 27, 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: Thursday, November 26, 1970

Next Date: Saturday, November 28, 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.

    Checklist of White House Press Releases

    The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

    • Press conference of Ambassador Robert M. Murphy, Chairman of the Pakistan Relief Committee, and Maurice J. Williams of the interdepartmental working group for East Pakistan disaster relief.

    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.

    • King Hussein of Jordan will pay an unofficial visit to Washington, December 8-10. He will call on the President on December 8, and will also meet with Secretary of State William P. Rogers and other senior United States officials.
    • The President announced his intention to nominate Donald R. Ross of Omaha, Nebr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Harry A. Blackmun.

  • 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

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

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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. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

    Planning and Decisions for Operations in Cambodia and Laos, October 9, 1970-February 7, 1971

    Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

    "A Moment of Unusual Uncertainty": Meeting Between Nixon and Gromyko, October 12-December 31, 1970

    • 53. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, November 27, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 782, Country Files, Latin America, Cuba, Soviet Naval Activity in Cuban Waters (Cienfuegos), Vol. II. Top Secret; Codeword; Nodis. Sent for information. Although no drafting information appears on the memorandum, Nachmanoff forwarded a draft to Kissinger on November 21. (Ibid.) A stamped note on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Thailand

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    March 10, 1970-April 2, 1971

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    "Bureaucratic Steamroller," January 1969-November 1970

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    India and Pakistan: Pre-Crisis, January 1969-February 1971

    • 101. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, November 27, 1970

      Kissinger provided a further update of the humanitarian crisis in East Pakistan that, he noted, was being described as “the greatest natural disaster in terms of destruction and danger to life of the century and perhaps of recorded history.”

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 624, Country Files, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. III, 1 Oct 70–28 Feb 71. Secret. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Brazil

    • 131. Memorandum From K. Wayne Smith of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, November 27, 1970., Washington, November 27, 1970

      National Security Council staff member Wayne Smith stated that the NSSM 67 study analyzed all of the important aspects of United States-Brazilian relations, and related them to the importance of Brazilian economic development. Smith noted that the study did not go into great detail regarding operational issues, because it was necessary to await approval from the President for his decision on the overall policy towards Brazil.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–49, Senior Review Group, Brazil Program Analysis, 12/1/70. Secret. Sent for information. Smith’s November 3 memorandum to Kissinger is ibid. The talking points prepared for the SRG are ibid. Nachmanoff’s memorandum to Kissinger is Document 130. The introduction to the Brazil study is Document 125.

    Peru

    • 621. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, November 27, 1970., Washington, November 27, 1970

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger stated that it might be possible to work with the anticommunist President Velasco and induce his government to avoid modeling itself on Cuba and Chile. Kissinger ultimately believed the U.S. Government could convince Velasco to take a more pro-United States stance.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 793, Country Files, Latin America, Peru, Vol. 2, July 1970–13 December 1971. Confidential. Sent for information. Nixon wrote on the bottom of the memorandum, “Makes sense—perhaps we should make a gesture toward him—as we continue our coolness toward Allende.” Tab A, telegram 6837 from the Embassy in Lima, has not been found.

  • 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-5159 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5159-03-13, John Nidecker standing with unidentified group of people. 11/27/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. John Nidecker, group.

  • 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-301
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Ambassador Murphy. (11/27/1970, Press Lobby, White House)

      Runtime: 30:00:00

      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.

  • 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-3993
      "The Mike Douglas Show" AND "Dinah's Place".
      NBC
      Runtime: 0:45
    • WHCA-3994
      Weekly News Summary I.
      All networks
      Runtime: 1:00

      15. Reynolds: POWs. Time Code Start: 20:12. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: ABC.

      16. Peterson: North Vietnam bombing. Time Code Start: 20:50. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombs, bombings. Network: ABC.

      17. Scali: Israel's Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan ceasefire plan. Time Code Start: 22:13. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Israeli, war, military, Armed Forces, leaders, ceasefires. Network: ABC.

      18. Morgan: Commentary on candor. Time Code Start: 23:15. Keywords: speech, speaking, media, interviews, styles. Network: ABC.

      19. Chancellor: U.S. bombed near Hanoi, North Vietnam, during POW raid to to pin down enemy troops,. Time Code Start: 24:55. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, raids, rescues. Network: NBC.

      20. Cronkite/Schieffer: Bombing during POW raid. Time Code Start: 25:45. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, bombings, raids, rescues. Network: CBS.

      21. Cronkite/Rather: Presidential counselor Daniel P. Moynihan to leave White House, will return to Harvard University. Time Code Start: 26:50. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, employment, colleges, universities. Network: CBS.

      22. Cronkite/Shore: Air pollution bill. Time Code Start: 28:25. Keywords: bills, laws, ecology, environment, pollutants, air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, smog, smoke, fossil fuels, litter, sludge, contamination, debris. Network: CBS.
    • WHCA-3995
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      All networks
      Runtime: 00:57:30

      1. Cronkite: Secretary of Defense Laird before Senate Committee. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, Senate, Senators, hearings. Network: CBS.

      2. Rather: Secretary of Defense Laird before Senate Committee. Time Code Start: 06:14. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, Senate, Senators, hearings. Network: CBS.

      3. Cronkite: Wives of POWs. Time Code Start: 08:18. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, famlies. Network: CBS.

      4. Cronkite: Cost of living. Time Code Start: 10:35. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: CBS.

      5. Pappas: Cost of living. Time Code Start: 11:25. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: CBS.

      6. Scheihan: Pakistan. Time Code Start: 13:15. Keywords: Asian, Pakistani, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.

      7. Benton: South Vietnam's Vice President Ky in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 15:13. Keywords: South Vietnam, Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Washington, D. C., Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)