October 11, 1971

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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 11 October 1971

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Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

Military and Diplomatic Stalemate, October 11, 1971-January 26, 1972

• 269. Message From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Washington, October 11, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1039, Files for the President, Vietnam Negotiations, HAK II 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Handwritten at top of the page is, “For the October 4 Meeting, 10/11/71,” but Xuan Thuy was unavailable so Walters delivered it and the attached statement of principles to Vo Van Sung on October 11. Kissinger included the text of the eight-point proposal in White House Years, pp. 1489–1490. For an account of the North Vietnamese view of the proposal, see Luu and Nguyen, Le Duc Tho–Kissinger Negotiations in Paris, pp. 210–211.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 165. Telegram From the Consulate General in Karachi to the Department of State, Karachi, October 11, 1971, 1200Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA–PAK. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Islamabad, New Delhi, Moscow, USUN, London, Calcutta, and Dacca. This telegram was summarized on October 11 by the National Security Council staff in a memorandum for Kissinger to use in briefing the President on October 12. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 570, Indo-Pak War, South Asia, October 1–24 1971)

• 166. Telegram From the Consulate General in Karachi to the Department of State, Karachi, October 11, 1971, 1344Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Priority; Nodis.

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

Between Beijing and Moscow: Summit Announcement, July 19-October 12, 1971

• 354. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin), Washington, October 11, 1971, 6:52 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 27, Dobrynin File. No classification marking.

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

Italy

• 213. Memorandum for the President’s File by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 11, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Memos for the President. Secret.

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.

Old Executive Office Building

• 287-1; Unknown between 8:52 a.m. & 8:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 287-2; Unknown between 8:52 a.m. & 8:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 287-3; 8:57 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 287-4; Unknown between 9:05 a.m. & 10:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 287-5; Unknown between 9:05 a.m. & 10:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 287-6; Unknown between 9:05 a.m. & 10:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 287-7; 10:28 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Kissinger, Henry A.; White House operator; Sanchez, Manolo; Tkach, Walter R.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 287-8; 11:25 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 287-9; Unknown between 2:14 p.m. & 2:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 287-10; 2:25 p.m. - 2:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 287-11; Unknown between 2:27 p.m. & 2:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 287-12; Unknown between 2:27 p.m. & 2:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 287-13; 2:36 p.m. - 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 287-14; Unknown between 2:39 p.m. & 2:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; White House operator
• 287-15; 2:47 p.m. - 2:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 287-16; Unknown between 2:49 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 287-17; Unknown between 2:49 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 287-18; Unknown between 2:49 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 287-19; Unknown between 2:49 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 287-20; 4:33 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 287-21; Unknown between 4:35 p.m. & 5:50 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; Shultz, George P.; Rumsfeld, Donald H.; Sanchez, Manolo
• 287-22; Unknown between 5:50 p.m. & 5:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 287-23; Unknown between 5:50 p.m. & 5:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 287-24; Unknown between 5:50 p.m. & 5:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 287-25; 5:55 p.m. - 5:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 287-26; Unknown between 5:56 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 287-27; Unknown between 5:56 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 288-1; Unknown between 7:34 p.m. & 9:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 288-2; 9:26 p.m. - 9:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 288-3; Unknown between 9:36 p.m. & 9:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo

Oval Office

• 588-1; Unknown between 11:25 a.m. & 11:31 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 588-2; 11:31 a.m. - 2:13 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Moro, Aldo; Ortono, Edgido; Kissinger, Henry A.; Seidenman, Neil A.; Bull, Stephen B.; Cortese, a.m.erico; Gay, Peter; Montemuro, Frank; Landi, Paul; Cipriani, Nicholas; Cercone, William; Volpe, John A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Mitchell, John N.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 588-3; Unknown between 2:13 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 11-25; Unknown between 8:52 a.m. & 8:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-26; 8:57 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 11-27; Unknown between 9:05 a.m. & 10:28 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-28; 10:28 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 11-29; Unknown between 10:36 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-30; Unknown between 10:36 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 11-31; 10:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Tkach, Walter R.
• 11-32; Unknown between 10:45 a.m. & 12:31 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-33; 12:31 p.m. - 12:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 11-34; 12:35 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-35; 12:35 p.m. - 12:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 11-36; 2:25 p.m. - 2:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 11-37; Unknown between 2:27 p.m. & 2:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-38; 2:39 p.m. - 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
• 11-39; 2:39 p.m. - 2:47 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-40; 2:47 p.m. - 2:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.
• 11-41; Unknown between 2:49 p.m. & 4:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-42; 4:33 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 11-43; 5:43 p.m. - 5:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-44; Unknown between 5:43 p.m. & 5:55 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-45; 5:55 p.m. - 5:56 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 11-46; Unknown between 5:56 p.m. & 9:26 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 11-47; 9:26 p.m. - 9:34 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.

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-7476 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7476-02-04, President Nixon sitting with Henry Kissinger, Prime Minister of Italy Aldo Moro, Ambassador to the U.S. Egidio Ortona, and State Department Interpreter Neil Seidenman. 10/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Aldo Moro, Egidio Ortona, Neil A. Seidenman, John Volpe, officers and board members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7476-07-17, President Nixon standing with Prime Minister of Italy Aldo Moro, Italian Ambassador Egidio Ortona, officers and board members of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, including Judge Frank Montemuro, Jr., Grand Venerable of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Paul V. Landi, Grand Venerable of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, and Americo Cortese, Supreme Grand Venerable of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America. 10/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Aldo Moro, Egidio Ortona, Neil Seidenman, John Volpe, officers and board members.

Roll WHPO-7477 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7477-02A-12A, Congressman Edward Hebert and his family in front of the White House. 10/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. Edward Hebert, Hebert family members.

Roll WHPO-7567 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7567-01A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew arriving in Ankara, Turkey. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airport, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7567-02A-05A, Vice President Agnew in an airplane, speaking to press corps members. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airplane, interior. Spiro T. Agnew, press corps.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7567-05A-06A, Vice President Agnew reviewing troops in Ankara, Turkey. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airport, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, military personnel, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7567-08A-09A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew's motorcade. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey road.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7567-10A-19A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew attending a reception in Ankara, Turkey. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airport, road, unidentified buildings. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-7568 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7568-15-20, Vice President Agnew arriving in Ankara, Turkey, and participating in an arrival ceremony. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airport, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7568-21-23, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew touring Ankara, Turkey. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey unidentified buildings. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified men and women.

Roll WHPO-7569 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7569-06A-09A, Vice President Agnew on a tarmac with others. 10/11/1971, unknown tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7569-06A-09A, Vice President Agnew inside an airplane. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airplane, interior. Spiro T. Agnew, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7569-10A-19A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew arriving in Ankara, Turkey and participating in an arrival ceremony. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey airport, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified men and women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7569-20A-28A, Vice President Agnew attending an official function in Ankara, Turkey. 10/11/1971, Ankara, Turkey unidentified buildings. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, military personnel, unidentified men and women.

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-4723
  "Newsmakers".
  WETA Public Affairs
  Runtime: 01:29:55
• WHCA-4729
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  All networks
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  18. Reasoner/Reynolds: President Nixon prepares for long week; Supreme Court appointments; Phase II with Rumsfeld. Time Code Start: 42:05. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees, cabinet, advisors, wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Reasoner/Sherwood: Consumer Activist Ralph Nader at Capitol Hill concerning economy. Time Code Start: 44:37. Keywords: activists, consumer advocates, environmentalists, investigations, reports, statements, economy, economics, debt, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Reasoner/Peterson: Russia building more missile sites. Time Code Start: 46:32. Keywords: war, military, missiles, aircraft, artillery, weapons. Network: ABC.
  
  21. Reasoner: Commentary [on Russia building missile sites?]. Time Code Start: 49:38. Keywords: war, military, missiles, aircraft, artillery, weapons, Soviet Union, USSR. Network: ABC.
  
  22. Chancellor/Levine: Phase II; wage/price boards. Time Code Start: 51:28. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Chancellor/Brady: Nationalist China, celebration in Taiwan, People's Republic of China. Time Code Start: 53:40. Keywords: world, governments, organizations, People's Republic of China, admissions. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Chancellor/Stern: Speculation on Senator Byrd nomination to Supreme Court. Time Code Start: 55:35. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees, Senators. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Chancellor/Montgomery: Yugoslavian military operations. Time Code Start: 57:29. Keywords: Yugoslavia, Armed Forces, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Chancellor/Hunt: Soviet Premier visits Morocco. Time Code Start: 60:37. Keywords: Soviet Union, Russia, USSR, Premiers, leaders, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Cronkite/Michele/Clark: Vietnam POW John Sexton, released, letter not released by Army. Time Code Start: 62:45. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, releases, letters, writings, messages. Network: CBS.
  
  28. Cronkite/Schieffer: Vietnam POW John Sexton's letter and the Pentagon. Time Code Start: 65:58. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, writings, mail. Network: CBS.
  
  29. Cronkite/Schorr: Wage/price boards. Time Code Start: 67:31. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Cronkite/McLaughlin: Vice President Agnew in Turkey and next visit, Iran. Time Code Start: 69:31. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Middle East, Mideast, Iranian. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Cronkite/Broun: First Lady Pat Nixon attends the baseball World Series. Time Code Start: 72:57. Keywords: Presidents, families, wife, travel, First Lady trips, domestic, sports, baseball, games. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Kuralt: On the road, Sunriver, Oregon. Time Code Start: 75:21. Keywords: elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.

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