October 23, 1971

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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

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• Federal Register of Saturday, October 23, 1971

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.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
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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 23 October 1971

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. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

Foreign Economic Policy

• 82. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State, Tokyo, October 23, 1971, 0615Z

  Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 153, Box 124, Morning Summaries, August 25-December 31, 1971. Limited Official Use. Repeated to the Secretary of Defense, COMUSJAPAN, HICOMRY, and CINCPAC.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

Chinese Representation in the United Nations

• 427. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, October 23, 1971, 1745Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Leo J. Moser; cleared by Pedersen, Herz, Curran, and Peter B. Johnson; and approved by Pedersen. Repeated to Taipei and Tokyo.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

• 269. Memorandum of Conversation, New York, October 23, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 776, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. VI. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Meyer on October 26. The meeting took place in the Waldorf Towers. Nachmanoff sent this memorandum of conversation to Kissinger under cover of a November 4 memorandum in which he stated that Frei “believes that Chile faces an economic disaster, that there is growing disenchantment with the Popular Unity government, that the opposition is more cohesive than before, and that the military is very largely antagonistic to the Popular Unity government. Frei, who told Korry after Allende’s election that he saw no hope for democracy in Chile, is still pessimistic, but apparently now feels there is some hope. He urges that the United States maintain close relations with the armed forces no matter what, and expresses his opinion that the best hope for the preservation of democracy in Chile lies in the U.S.’s ability to avoid giving Allende the chance to blame his inevitable failure on the U.S.” Kissinger initialed the covering memorandum. (Ibid.)

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

Morocco

• 124. Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and King Hassan of Morocco, via a French Interpreter,, Washington, October 23, 1971, 11:59 a.m.-12:08 p.m.

  Nixon asked for the King’s support regarding the upcoming United Nations vote on a U.S. resolution to designate the expulsion of Taiwan an “important question” which would require a two-thirds majority vote.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation 12–106. Secret. The editor transcribed the portion of the tape recording published here specifically for this volume. Morocco was instrumental in the defeat of Washington’s proposal to retain Taipei as a UN member, by abstaining on the “important question” resolution. With the U.S. defeat, a simple majority successfully voted for Taiwanese expulsion. In telegram 198650 to Rabat, October 30, the Department sent a record of Newsom’s discussion with the Moroccan Chargé expressing U.S. disappointment. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–73, POL MOR-US.)

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 47. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Beijing, October 23, 1971, Beijing, October 23, 1971

  Kissinger agreed to delay his return to Washington until after the United Nations vote, even though he argued that his visit had not affected the “Chirep” vote. He also recommended that American officials should minimize the use of language supportive of Taiwan, as it could jeopardize relations with the People’s Republic of China.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1035, Files for the President-China Material, China-HAK October 1971 Visit. Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The message indicates that it was to be delivered at the opening of business. Received at the White House at 5:21 a.m. A notation on the memorandum reads: “HAIG ONLY.” Haig underlined the sentence: “Chou has however insisted at every session that PRC will never hold still for the elaboration of new legal status for Taiwan.”

• 48. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, October 23, 1971, 9:05-10:05 p.m., Beijing, October 23, 1971, 9:05-10:05 p.m.

  President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai broached the issue of the reconnaissance flights, and also discussed the joint communiqué and the security, flight, and communication arrangements for President Nixon’s visit.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1035, Files for the President-China Material, HAK visit to PRC, October 1971, Memcons-originals. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Brackets in the source text. The meeting was held in Kissinger’s Sitting Room at the Government Guest House.

• 49. Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 23, 1971, Washington, October 23, 1971

  Haig informed Kissinger that he had raised Kissinger’s points, concerning his return to the United States, with President Nixon, Secretary of State Rogers, and Ambassador to the United Nations George H.W. Bush. Rogers concluded, and Nixon agreed, that a stopover in Alaska would be desirable. Haig also commented that Rogers was “attempting to again assert himself as a dominant force.”
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1035, Files for the President-China Material, China-HAK October 1971 Visit. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. A typed notation on the message indicates that it was sent to Kissinger in Beijing via wire.

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.

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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.

Oval Office

• 601-1; Unknown between 12:00 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 601-2; Unknown between 8:30 a.m. & 8:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 601-3; Unknown between 8:30 a.m. & 8:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-4; Unknown between 8:30 a.m. & 8:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-5; Unknown between 8:30 a.m. & 8:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-6; Unknown between 9:18 a.m. & 9:35 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-7; 9:36 a.m. - 11:09 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; White House operator; Bull, Stephen B.; Sandman, Charles W., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo; [Unknown person(s)]; Hearnes, Warren E.; Mandel, Marvin; Bumpers, Dale; Milliken, William G.; Hathaway, Stanley K.; Hall, David; Brickfield, Cyril; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 601-8; Unknown between 11:09 a.m. & 11:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo; Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-9; Unknown between 11:09 a.m. & 11:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-10; Unknown between 11:09 a.m. & 11:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-11; Unknown between 11:09 a.m. & 11:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-12; 11:14 a.m. - 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Woods, Rose Mary; White House operator; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Bull, Stephen B.; Moore, Richard A.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Barnes, Donald F.; Alvarez, Luis Echeverria
• 601-13; 11:51 a.m. - 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 601-14; 11:53 a.m. - 11:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 601-15; Unknown between 11:54 a.m. & 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 601-16; Unknown between 11:54 a.m. & 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 601-17; Unknown between 11:59 a.m. & 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Toumayan, Alex G.; Hassan, King
• 601-18; 12:17 p.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 601-19; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 601-20; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 601-21; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:21 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
• 601-22; Unknown between 12:17 p.m. & 12:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Butterfield, Alexander P.; Colson, Charles W.
• 601-23; Unknown between 12:25 p.m. & 11:59 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]

White House Telephone

• 12-99; Unknown between 8:30 a.m. & 9:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 12-100; 9:44 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sandman, Charles W., Jr.
• 12-101; Unknown between 9:45 a.m. & 11:18 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 12-102; 11:18 a.m. - 11:19 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 12-103; Unknown between 11:19 a.m. & 11:31 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Alvarez, Luis Echeverria
• 12-104; Unknown between 11:43 a.m. & 11:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operator
• 12-105; 11:53 a.m. - 11:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 12-106; 11:59 a.m. - 12:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Hassan, King; Bull, Stephen B.; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 12-107; 12:17 p.m. - 12:17 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator

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-7605 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7605-02-13, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew preparing to depart Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece airport, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, Greek officials, officials, military personnel, unidentified others.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7605-13, Aerial shot of unidentified land. 10/23/1971, Greece, Maryland air.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7605-14-35, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew being greeted upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, with umbrellas when it starts to rain. 10/23/1971, Greece, Maryland Andrews Air Force Base, tarmac. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, John Mitchell, officials, military personnel, unidentified others.

Roll WHPO-7606 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7606-04-34, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew at touring Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece unknown. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.

Roll WHPO-7607 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7607-03-13, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew attending a reception in Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece unknown. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7607-14-22, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew touring Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece unknown. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7607-23-35, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew touring the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece Acropolis. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.

Roll WHPO-7612 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7612-02A-04A, President Nixon meeting with Governor Marvin Mandel, Governor William Milliken, Governor Warren Hearnes, Governor Dale Bumpers, Governor Stanley Hathaway and Governor David Hall to discuss their recent trip to the Soviet Union and Romania. 10/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Marvin Mandel, William G. Milliken, Warren E. Hearnes, Dale Bumpers, Stanley K. Hathaway, David Hall.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7612-05, President Nixon seated informally during a meeting with Governor Marvin Mandel, Governor William Milliken, Governor Warren Hearnes, Governor Dale Bumpers, Governor Stanley Hathaway and Governor David Hall to discuss their recent trip to the Soviet Union and Romania. 10/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Marvin Mandel, William G. Milliken, Warren E. Hearnes, Dale Bumpers, Stanley K. Hathaway, David Hall.

Roll WHPO-7613 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7613-01A-06A, President Nixon meeting with Governor Marvin Mandel, Governor William Milliken, Governor Warren Hearnes, Governor Dale Bumpers, Governor Stanley Hathaway and Governor David Hall to discuss their recent trip to the Soviet Union and Romania, with the Director of the Office of Federal-State Relations of the National Governors Conference Charles Byerly and Brig. Gen Alexander Haig. 10/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Marvin Mandel, William G. Milliken, Warren E. Hearnes, Dale Bumpers, Stanley Hathaway, David Hall, Alexander M. Haig, Charles Byerly.

Roll WHPO-7614 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7614-01, Vice President Agnew in a museum in Greece, looking at urns and ancient archeological artifacts. 10/23/1971, Greece unknown. Spiro Agnew.

Roll WHPO-7621 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-7621-09A-11A, Vice President Agnew addressing crowd with officials prior to departure from Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece unidentified airport. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7621-12A-13A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew preparing to depart from Greece. 10/23/1971, Greece unidentified airport. Spiro T. Agnew, Judy Agnew, officials.

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.

B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

• WHCA-SR-B-202
  Departure remarks-Athens, Greece. (10/23/1971)
  
  Runtime: 15:00
  
  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-4749
  Issues: "China" AND "Viewpoints: The Wage/Price Freeze". People's Republic of China Moment: Mamie Eisenhower; "MTP": Senator Fred Harris (D-OK).
  NBC
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-4757
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  20. Utley/Brady: Kissinger in China; China/Taiwan/U.S. defenses. Time Code Start: 47:44. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, People's Republic of China, Taiwanese, military, Armed Forces. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Utley/Graham: Reverend McIntire's parade. Time Code Start: 50:15. Keywords: religion, leaders, religious organizations. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Utley/Mackin: Peace Movement organizes against President Nixon. Time Code Start: 51:40. Keywords: protests, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Utley/Perkins: Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty raising funds for the 1971 Presidential campaign. Time Code Start: 53:55. Keywords: Mayors, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.

• New York Times of October 23, 1971

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• October 1971 Broadcast Index

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