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August 28, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, August 28, 1969, 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 27, 1969

Next Date: Friday, August 29, 1969

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 Western White House, San Clemente, California

  • 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.

    Announcements

    • United States Tariff Commission (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1197, August 28, 1969)
      Announcement of the President's Request for a Study of Economic Effects of Certain Tariff Items.

    Appointments and Nominations

    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 has accepted the resignation of John H. Crooker, Jr., as Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board.

  • 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.

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

    All National Archives Units

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. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Establishment of the Kissinger-Dobrynin Channel; Dialogue on the Middle East; and the Sino-Soviet Dispute, April 23-December 10, 1969

    • 76. Memorandum From William Hyland of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, August 28, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 710, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. V. Secret. Sent for information. A copy was sent to Holdridge. A covering memorandum from Hyland to Kissinger reads, “The attached memo (Tab A) represents a highly personal and apparently minority view of our choices in the event of major hostilities between Russia and China. Still, you might find it worth reading before the interagency paper is submitted next week.” Kissinger’s handwritten comment on the cover memorandum reads, “Note to Hyland: 1st class paper. Thanks. HK.”

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China, 1969

    • 27. Memorandum From William Hyland of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, August 28, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 710, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. IV. Secret. Sent for information. A covering note reads: “The attached memo (Tab A) represents a highly personal and apparently minority view of our choices in the event of major hostilities between Russia and China. Still, you might find it worth reading before the interagency paper is submitted next week.” Kissinger’s handwritten comment reads: “Note to Hyland: 1st class paper. Thanks. HK.” Regarding the interagency paper, see Document 29.

    • 28. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, August 28, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1032, Files for the President—China Material, Cookies II, Chronology of Exchange with the PRC, February 1969–April 1971. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Saunders on August 29. The meeting was held in the Pakistani Embassy.

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Thailand

    Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

    The Rogers Plan

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    February 20, 1969-February 19, 1970

    • 8. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency , Washington, August 28, 1969

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files, Council of Economic Advisers, Hendrik Houthakker, Box 38, Oil Import Control TF—CIA Report. Secret. This memorandum was produced solely by the CIA’s Office of National Estimates and was coordinated with the Office of Current Intelligence, the Office of Economic Research, the Office of Strategic Research, and the Clandestine Services. A September 2 supplement focused on the coup in Libya. (Ibid.) The Cabinet Task Force briefly summarized the CIA memorandum on September 2. (Ibid., RG 220, Records of the Cabinet Task Force on Oil Import Control, Box 23, Task Force Meetings, NSC on Foreign Policy Alternatives)

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

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

    Afghanistan, 1969-1972

    • 328. Telegram 146191 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan, Washington, August 28, 1969, 2238Z

      Ambassador Neumann was instructed to seek clarification from the Afghan Government as to whether the purchase of SU–7 fighter-bombers from the Soviet Union violated the stipulations of the Conte amendment.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, DEF 19–6 USSR–AFG. Secret. Joint State/AID message. For the Ambassador. Drafted by Ramsay (NEA/PAF); cleared by Rockwell, Richard C. Matheron (J/PM), and with DOD/ISA, AID/NESA, AID/GC, and AID/PPC; and approved by Spengler.

  • 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-1884 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1884-03A-07A, John Davies accepting peaches from the Michigan Peach Queen. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1884-08A-11A, John Davies accepting a plaque from the Little League World Champions. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-1885 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1885-03-07, John Davies accepting peaches from the Michigan Peach Queen. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1885-08-09, John Davies shaking hands with a player from the Little League World Championship team. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-1888 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1888-03A-08A, A young woman from Lucy Winchester's office receiving a gift. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Percell, unidentified staff member, unidentified man.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1888-17A-29A, A portrait study of John Percell. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Percell, unidentified staff member, unidentified man.

    Roll WHPO-1889 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1889-03A-07A, A young woman from Lucy Winchester's office receiving a gift. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Percell, unidentified staff member, unidentified man.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1889-08A-09A, A portrait study of John Percell. 8/28/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Percell, unidentified staff member, unidentified man.

    Roll WHPO-1900 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1900-03-10, President Nixon seated informally in his San Clemente office during a meeting with David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William McChesney Martin, Sam Hughes and Arthur Burns. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California Presidential office, Western White House. President Nixon,David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William McChesney Martin, Sam Hughes, Arthur Burns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1900-10A, President Nixon seated informally in his San Clemente office during a meeting with David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William McChesney Martin, Sam Hughes and Arthur Burns. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California Presidential office, Western White House. President Nixon, David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William McChesney Martin, Sam Hughes, Arthur Burns.

    Roll WHPO-1901 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-02A, Egil Krogh in an office. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California Western White House. Egil Krogh, unidentified men, press corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-03A-07A, Egil Krogh speaking outside with the press. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California Western White House. Egil Krogh, unidentified men, press corps reporters and photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-05A, Ron Ziegler speaking with the reporters and photographers of the press outside the Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, in San Clemente. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California Western White House, grounds, La Casa Pacifica. Ron Ziegler, press corps reporters and photographers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-08A-13A, President Nixon arriving at the Western White House in a golf cart. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California grounds, presidential office, Western White House. President Nixon, David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William Mc. Martin, Sam Hughes, Arthur Burns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-10, President Nixon driving a golf cart near where the Marine One helicopter is parked on the helipad, at the Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, in San Clemente. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California grounds, Western White House, La Casa Pacifica. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-14, President Nixon walking away from the golf cart parking lot area at the Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, in San Clemente. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California grounds, Western White House, La Casa Pacifica. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1901-14A-23A, President Nixon seated with advisors at the Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, in San Clemente. 8/28/1969, San Clemente, California grounds, presidential office, Western White House. President Nixon, David Kennedy, Paul McCracken, William Mc. Martin, Sam Hughes, Arthur Burns.

Context (External Sources)