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August 13, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, August 13, 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: Wednesday, August 12, 1970

Next Date: Friday, August 14, 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.

    Appointments and Nominations

    Congress, Communications to

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    Acts Approved by the President

    • S. 1076 -- Public Law 91-378
      An Act to establish a pilot program in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture designated as the Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes.

    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 Thomas D. Cochran, Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, and David E. Ward, Jr., Vice Chairman, Drug Abuse Program, Young Lawyers Section, American Bar Association, following a meeting with the President on the Junior high school drug education program of the Young Lawyers Section.

    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.

    • The President presented the American Merchant Marine Seamanship Trophy to Mrs. Richard D. Hughes of Gettysburg, Pa., in recognition of her late husband's efforts to save the S.S. Badger State, an American freighter which sank in the Pacific after an explosion while en route to Vietnam last December.
    • Officers of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association met with the President at the White House to discuss their junior high school drug education program.
    • The President has accepted the resignation of Richard T. Burress as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs.
    • The President has accepted the resignation of John M. McSweeney as United States Ambassador to Bulgaria.
    • The President has signed the Proclamation of Entry Into Force of the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
    • The President has transmitted to the Senate for advice and consent to ratify a convention between the United States and Belgium relating to taxation matters.
    • The President today announced that Vice- President Agnew will travel to East and Southeast Asia on August 22-30. The Vice President will visit South Korea, the Republic of China, Thailand, and South Vietnam.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • RAYMOND L. BISPLINGHOFF, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation (new position).

  • 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.

  • The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    The NSC System

    • 117. National Security Decision Memorandum 79, Washington, August 13, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 363, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda, Nos. 51–96. Secret; Sensitive. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

    The Aftermath of the Cambodian Incursion, July 21-October 7, 1970

    • 21. National Security Decision Memorandum 79, Washington, August 13, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 363, NSDMs 51–96. Secret; Sensitive. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    • 23. National Security Decision Memorandum 80, Washington, August 13, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 363, Subject Files, NSDMs 51–96. Secret; Exdis. Copies were sent to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the JCS, and the Director of Central Intelligence.

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Soviet Military Buildup in Cuba and Crisis in Jordan, August 4-October 9, 1970

    • 196. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 13, 1970, 2:30 p.m.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Geopolitical File, Box TS 36, Soviet Union, Chronological File, 7/70–1/71. Top Secret; Sensitive. The conversation was held in the Map Room at the White House. The memorandum was sent under an August 22 covering memorandum from Kissinger to Nixon that summarized this meeting with Vorontsov.

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

    Round Two at Vienna, April 18-August 13, 1970

    • 102. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation

      Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 383, ACDA Files: FRC 383–97–0010, Director’s Files, Smith Chronological File, SALT, Box 1, Progress Reports with White House Officials, March–August 1970. No classification marking. Smith was in Vienna; Kissinger was in Washington.

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    March 10, 1970-April 2, 1971

    • 54. Letter From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to President Nixon, Washington, August 13, 1970

      Source: National Archives, RG 56, Records Relating to the Tenure of Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy 1969–71, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Accession 56–73–7, Box 9, Oil Import Committee. No classification marking. In an August 7 letter, Lincoln provided Kennedy with a more detailed version of his concerns on the oil import question. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

    Iraq 1969-1971

    Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

    A Spoiling Operation: The 1970 Chilean Presidential Election, January 1-September 4, 1970

    • 12. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Department of State, Santiago, August 13, 1970, 1620Z

      Summary: Korry expressed that if Phase I—the 40 Committee’s program to channel covert funding to those forces opposing Allende in the 1970 election—continued to be effective there would be no need to implement Phase II of the program—inciting military intervention to prevent Allende’s Presidency—as Allende would not be elected.

      Source: Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR/IL Historical Files, Box 1, Chile Chronology 1970. Secret; Roger Channel. Reference telegram 130820 to Santiago, dated August 12, is Document 51 in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXI, Chile, 1969–1973.

  • 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-4134 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4134-01-36, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) cells display. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. The Capitol.

    Roll WHPO-4135 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4135-01A-11A, POW (Vietnam Prisoner of War) cages display. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. The Capitol,.

    Roll WHPO-4136 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4136-01A-18A, President Nixon presenting the 1970 American Merchant Marine Seamanship Award to the widow of the 1970 recipient. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Andrew E. Gibson, Joseph Curran, Mrs. Richard Hughes, Jennifer Hughes.

    Roll WHPO-4137 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4137-02A-10A, President Nixon signing the Youth Conservation Corps Bill with Henry M. Jackson, Senator from Washington, and the bill's sponsor, Theodore, F. Steven, Senator from Alaska in attendance. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. PresidentNixon, Henry M. Jackson, Theodore, F. Stevens.

    Roll WHPO-4140 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-01A-04A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Lamar Alexander, Staff Assistant. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Lamar Alexander.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-05A-07A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Bryce N. Harlow, Counselor and Lamar Alexander, Staff Assistant. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Lamar Alexander.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-10A, 12A-13A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Andy Nickel, summer intern and Staff Assistant, Lyndon K. (Mort) Allin. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Andy Nickel, Lyndon K. Allin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-11A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Andy Nickel, summer intern and Staff Assistant, Lyndon K. (Mort) Allin. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Andy Nickel, Lyndon K. Allin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-16A-19A, President Nixon standing in the Oval office with Neil Bishop, Republican Senate Candidate from Maine. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Neil Bishop.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4140-20A-24A, President Nixon seated at his desk in the Oval office during a meeting with Neil Bishop, Republican Senate Candidate from Maine. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Neil Bishop.

    Roll WHPO-4141 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4141-01-12, President Nixon meeting with Nelson Cross, Senate candidate from New Jersey. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Nelson Cross.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4141-13-25, President Nixon meeting with the Officers of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, group of Officers of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association.

    Roll WHPO-4142 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4142-01-13, Tour group taken in the East Room. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. Visitors.

    Roll WHPO-4143 Photographer: Hartman | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4143-, Copies of a cartoon of Vice President Agnew. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C.

    Roll WHPO-4144 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4144-02A-05A, 07A-29A, Pat Nixon visiting military bases. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, group of children.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4144-06A, Pat Nixon speaking with a group of young boys during a military base children's summer camp visit. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, group of children.

    Roll WHPO-4145 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4145-03-24, Pat Nixon visiting a military Mess Hall. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, children, naval personnel.

    Roll WHPO-4146 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4146-03-37, Pat Nixon visiting a summer camp at a military base. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, children.

    Roll WHPO-4147 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4147-02A, 04A-18A, Pat Nixon visiting a children's summer camp at a military base. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, children.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4147-03A, During a visit to a military base children's summer camp, Pat Nixon uses a hammer to drive a nail into a wood plank. Children observe her. 8/13/1970, Bainbridge and/or Scotland, Maryland Scotland Maryland's Boys Camp and/or Bainbridge Camp Concern. Pat Nixon, children.

    Roll WHPO-4149 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4149-05-11, President Nixon meeting with Congressman from Mississippi, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery and Congressman from Indiana, E. Ross Adair. 8/13/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, G.V. Montgomery, E. Ross Adair.

  • 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-239
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren and Young Lawyers Group. (8/13/1970, Press Center, White House)

      Runtime: 15:20

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by SRJ (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-H-240
      Remarks of Herbert Klein to interns. (8/13/1970, Indian Treaty Room, Executive Office Building)

      Runtime: 56:00:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RSM (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    I - Various Administration Events

    • WHCA-SR-I-037
      One Small Step. (8/13/1970, [State Dining Room, White House])

      Runtime: 0:02:45

      Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts, music, performance

      Production credits: United States Army Band and the United States Army Chorus, LTC Samuel Loboda, Leader and Commanding Officer (Washington D.C.); Sp. Richard Stilwell, Baritone Soloist; Composed for and first performed at President Richard M. Nixon's State Dinner for the Ap

      Original Format: 7-inch disc. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-I-041
      Secret Service briefing [not rec'vd by NARA]. (8/13/1970)

      Runtime: 70:00:00

      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-3816
      Weekly News Summary - Tape II.
      All networks
      Runtime: 01:02:46

      17. Smith/Don Farmer: Campus Unrest Commission Committee ends Jackson State College hearings; Joseph RHODES says President must protect blacks from Mississippi law officers; New Haven, Connecticut police Chief James AHERN denounces Mississippi police system. Time Code Start: 27:18. Keywords: police, shootings, investigations, universities, colleges, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: ABC.

      18. Delaney: Campus Unrest Committee. Time Code Start: 29:39. Keywords: universities, colleges, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: NBC.

      19. Cronkite/Walker: Campus Unrest Committee. Time Code Start: 32:14. Keywords: universities, colleges, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.

      20. Smith: President Nixon's vetoes: House overrides Nixon's education bill veto; Nixon's housing bill veto sustained. Time Code Start: 34:29. Keywords: Presidents, congress, bills, laws, vetoes. Network: ABC.

      21. Reynolds: Upcoming Vice President Agnew's Trip to Asia. Time Code Start: 36:26. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Asia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, China, Thailand, Nepal, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand. Network: ABC.

      22. Clark: Attorney General Mitchell and schools. Time Code Start: 36:45. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, law officials, education. Network: ABC.

      23. Gale: Vitrione Funeral (David Eisenhower). Time Code Start: 38:33. Keywords: Presidents, families, death memorials, burials, internments, religious services, funerals. Network: ABC.

      24. Reynolds: Commentary on Party Unity; Democrats blame Republicans for tight money; Republicans blame Democrats for inflation. Time Code Start: 39:44. Keywords: political parties, disagreements, economy, budgets, inflation, recession,. Network: ABC.

      25. Brinkley: House overrides President Nixon's education bill veto, upholds housing bill veto. Time Code Start: 41:37. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, vetoes, Congress, House of Representatives. Network: NBC.

      26. Brinkley/Kiker: SALT Talks [Strategic Arms Limitation Talks] in Vienna, Austria, 2nd round near close; United States and USSR want to limit nuclear delivery and defense systems. Time Code Start: 42:25. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, summits, meetings. Network: NBC.

      27. Brinkley: Nerve gas dumping (disposal) controversy, Army loads nerve gas onto ship and defends dumping in court. Time Code Start: 43:57. Keywords: chemicals, biological weapons, biological warfare, chemical weapons, VX, organophosphate compounds, poison gas, nerve agents. Network: NBC.

      28. Brinkley: Attorney General Mitchell and schools on desegregation; Supreme Court hasn't required racial desegregation, says will continue making dual systems unitary. Time Code Start: 45:02. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, law officials, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans. Network: NBC.

      29. Trotta: Governors' Conference. Time Code Start: 46:24. Keywords: Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: NBC.

      30. Hottelet: Middle East ceasefire. Time Code Start: 49:30. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, ceasefires. Network: CBS.

      31. Collingwood: SALT Talks [Strategic Arms Limitation Talks], Chief United States and Soviet negotiators to initial interim arms limitation agreement, mutual trust grows. Time Code Start: 50:35. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, summits, meetings. Network: CBS.

      32. Cronkite/Schoumacher: President Nixon's vetoes. Time Code Start: 52:51. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, vetoes. Network: CBS.

      33. Cronkite/Schorr: Attorney General Mitchell and schools. Time Code Start: 55:29. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, law officials. Network: CBS.

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