August 10, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, August 10, 1971, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

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Schedule and Public Documents

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.
- Original typewritten diary (PDF)
The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.
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.
- Federal Register of Tuesday, August 10, 1971

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.
- Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
- Original audio recording (MP3)
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.
- President's Daily Brief of 10 August 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
- 70. Information Memorandum From John Holdridge and Robert Hormats of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files—Far East, Box 536, Japan Volume V 7/71-9/71. Secret. Initialed by Haig. For background on this meeting, see Document 69.
Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971
- 241. Minutes of a Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group, Washington, August 10, 1971, 2:10-3:25 p.m.
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–115, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals 1971. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House. All brackets except those that indicate omission of unrelated material are in the original. Although a Senior Review Group meeting on Laos was scheduled for August 10, no minutes have been found.
- 242. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 10, 1971, Noon-1 p.m.
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box 85, Memoranda for the President, Beginning August 8, 1971. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary) Kissinger forwarded the memorandum to Nixon under a covering memorandum, August 10. In an August 13 memorandum to Kissinger, Froebe informed him that pursuant to his instructions, only one copy of the original memorandum was made and that a sanitized version would be sent to the Department of State. (Ibid., NSC Files, Box 512, Country Files, Far East, Cambodia, Vol. XIII)
Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971
- 118. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, SOC 10 PAK. Confidential.
Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment
- 88. Memorandum From John Holdridge and Robert Hormats of the National Security Council Staff to the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Haig), Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 536, Country Files, Far East, Japan, Vol. V, 1 Jul–Sep 71. Secret. Sent for information. Haig’s initials on the memorandum indicate he saw it. An account of this meeting, drafted by Winthrop Brown, is ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, E 1 JAPAN–US.
Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972
- 244. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Connally to President Nixon, Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 775, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. V. Confidential. This memorandum is attached to Document 245.
Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

From SALT Announcement to Summit Announcement, May 27-October 12, 1971
- 190. Conversation Among President Nixon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Laird, and Others, Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Recording of Conversation, Cabinet Room, Conversation No. 68–7. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon attended this meeting from 10:05 to 11:54 a.m. with the following participants: Agnew, Laird, Packard, Moorer, Ryan, Westmoreland, Chapman, Zumwalt, Kissinger, and Haig. The editor transcribed the portion of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume. A memorandum for the President’s file of this meeting is in the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 62, Memoranda of Conversations, Chronological File, and is sprinted in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969–1972, Document 191.
Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

The Defense Budget and U.S. National Security Policy
- 191. Memorandum for the President’s Files by the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Washington, August 10, 1971
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 62, Memoranda of Conversations, Chronological File. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the White House Cabinet Room and lasted from 10:05 to 11:54 a.m. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary) There is a tape recording of this conversation. (Ibid., Presidential Tape Recordings, Cabinet Room, Conversation No. 68–7)
Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iran 1971
- 139. Telegram 4377 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, August 10, 1971, 0850Z
  Ambassador MacArthur noted that since Iran strongly advocated producing country interest in all aspects of the oil industry, it was likely to play an “active but moderating role” in formulating OPEC participation policy at the next meeting
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, PET 3 OPEC. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Lagos, Jidda, Dhahran, Kuwait, Tripoli, Algiers, Djakarta, Caracas, London, Paris, The Hague, Bonn, Rome, Tokyo, and Vienna.
Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

American Republics Regional
- 46. Study Prepared by the National Security Council Interdepartmental Group for Inter-American Affairs, Washington, August 10, 1971., Washington, August 10, 1971
  In this response to NSSM–117, the NSC Interdepartmental Group for Inter-American Affairs (NSC–IG/AR) laid out options regarding bauxite policy in the Caribbean, including diplomatic representations and a more hard-line approach.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–214, NSSM Files, NSSM 117. Secret. NSSM 131 is published in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969–1972, Document 155.
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 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
Oval Office
White House Telephone
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-6988 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6988-, President Nixon at a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Melvin Laird, Henry Kissinger, General Westmoreland, Elmo Zumwalt, David Packard, John Ryan, Leonard Chapman, Thomas Moorer.
Roll WHPO-6989 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6989-, President Nixon standing with Jon Huntsman and his brother, A. Blaine Huntsman. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Jon Huntsman, A. Blaine Huntsman.
Roll WHPO-6990 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-01A-07A, President Nixon and Cambodian Minister of National Defense Sirik Matak seated informally during a meeting in the Oval Office. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, grounds, White House, Oval office. President Nixon, Sirik Matak, Henry Kissinger.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-10A-15A, President Nixon walking Cambodian Minister of National Defense Sirik Matak to his limousine. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, grounds, White House. President Nixon, Sirik Matak, Henry Kissinger.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-13A, President Nixon shaking hands with Cambodian Minister of National Defense Sirik Matak near a waiting limousine. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, grounds, White House. President Nixon, Sirik Matak, unidentified security agent.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-15A-18A, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger walking on the White House grounds after Cambodian Minister of National Defense Sirik Matak's departure. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, grounds, White House. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-18A, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger walking on the White House grounds after the departure of Cambodian Minister of National Defense Sirik Matak. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, grounds, White House. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6990-21A-27A, President Nixon receiving the Humanitarian and Peace Award of the Catholic War Veterans from National Commander Aldo DeChiara and National Adjutant General Cresenzi Castaldo. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Aldo f. DeChiara (Aldo F. DiChiara, National Commander of the Catholic War Veterans), Cresenzi W. Castaldo (National Adjutant General of the Catholic War Veterans).
Roll WHPO-6991 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6991-, President Nixon standing with Radio Newscaster for ABC Paul Harvey and Mrs. Harvey. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Paul Harvey, Mrs. Harvey.
Roll WHPO-6992 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6992-, George Shultz with safety award wiinners. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. East Garden, White House. Shultz, unidentified men.
Roll WHPO-6993 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6993-, George Shultz presents Safety Awards to unidentified recipients. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. East Garden, White House. Shultz, unidentified men.
Roll WHPO-6994 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6994-, President Nixon with visiting members of a religious group who had attended a foreign policy briefing. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, unidentified men.
Roll WHPO-6995 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6995-, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Reverend Billy Graham. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Rev. Billy Graham.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6995-03, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office shaking hands with Reverend Billy Graham. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Rev. Billy Graham.
Roll WHPO-6996 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6996-07-09, President Nixon standing with ""Look"" publisher Thomas Shepard, Jr. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, hallway, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Thomas Shepard, Jr..
- Frame(s): WHPO-6996-10-13, George Shultz standing with Reverend Billy Graham, Paul McCracken, Herb Stein, and Ezra Solomon. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, hallway, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Rev. Billy Graham, Shultz, Paul McCracken, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, unidentified man.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6996-15-24, President Nixon with Paul McCracken, Herbert Stein, George Shultz, and Ezra Solomon. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, hallway, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Rev. Billy Graham, Shultz, Paul McCracken, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon, unidentified man.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6996-24, President Nixon with Paul McCracken, Herbert Stein, George Shultz, and Ezra Solomon. 8/10/1971, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, hallway, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, George Shultz, Paul McCracken, Herbert Stein, Ezra Solomon.
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-426
  Presidential Safety Award ceremony with George Shultz, George Guenther, Mr. Casey, Mr. Larson, Robert Seamans. (8/10/1971, East Garden, White House)
  
  Runtime: 23:00
  
  Keywords: ceremonies
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by BAC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-H-427
  Remarks by Constance Stuart to White House interns. (8/10/1971, Room 444, Executive Office Building)
  
  Runtime: 45:00:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (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-4573
  "The Dick Cavett Show" :Hugh Downs, Bill Maudlin, Jinx Falkenberg, Bob Meisner. television personality Hugh Downs, cartoonist Bill Maudlin, Jinx Falkenberg, Bob Meisner
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:31:49

Context (External Sources)

- New York Times of August 10, 1971
- AP Images photos from August 10, 1971
- Getty Images photos from August 10, 1971
The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.
- August 1971 Broadcast Index
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
- August 10, 1971

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