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August 6, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, August 6, 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.

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Next Date: Friday, August 7, 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.

    Announcements

    Appointments and Nominations

    Awards and Citations

    • Medal of Honor (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1025, August 6, 1970)
      Text of Citations of Posthumous Awards to Nine Members of the Armed Services.

    Reports to the President

    • Railway Labor Dispute (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1029, August 6, 1970)
      Announcement of Report of Emergency Board No. 177 Investigating the Dispute Between Certain Railroads and Firemen.

    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 Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, following a meeting with the President on Ambassador Lodge's first visit to the Vatican.
    • Press conference of Dr. Paul W. McCracken, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, on the designation of a Domestic Council Committee to study national energy policies.

    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.

    • John McEwen, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, called on the President at the White House.
    • Governor Juan G. Camacho of Guam called on the President at the White House.
    • Postmaster General Winton M. Blount presented first day albums of the Dwight David Eisenhower six-cent stamp to the President and to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower in a ceremony in the President's office at the White House.
    • Foreign Minister Lopez Bravo of Spain paid a courtesy call on the President at the White House.

  • 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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

    High-Level Meetings; Miscellaneous Issues

    Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

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

    • 9. Special National Intelligence Estimate, Washington, August 6, 1970

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files: Job 79–R01012A, Box 390, SNIE 57–70, Outlook for Cambodia. Secret; Spoke. The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the NSA, participated in the preparation of this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred in the estimate except the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that it was outside their jurisdiction.

    • 10. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, August 6, 1970

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry Subject Files: Job 80–B01086A, Box 3, PFIAB and Annual Reports. Top Secret; Byeman. Drafted on August 7 by [name not declassified], Director of the Office of National Intelligence Programs Evaluation, Central Intelligence Agency. Copies were sent to Helms and Karamessines.

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

    Spain

    • 298. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, August 6, 1970, 4 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 705, Country Files—Europe, Spain, Vol. III. Secret; Nodis. A typed note reads: “Spanish Foreign Minister’s Record of His Conversation with the President.” The original is a translation prepared by the Division of Language Services, Department of State, after August 11 and forwarded to the White House. The Spanish language text was not found.

    Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

    U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

    • 177. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, August 6, 1970

      Rogers reported that Ambassador Handley and other Department of State officials met with Congressman Vanik to discuss his proposed amendment to the Trade Bill that would give the President authority to impose a trade embargo on countries that permitted trafficking in poppy-derived drugs.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, President’s Evening Reading: Lot 74 D 164. Secret. Eliot signed for Rogers.

  • 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-4085 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4085-05A-12A, President Nixon attending the Eisenhower stamp ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore, Winton M. Blount and others.

    Roll WHPO-4086 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4086-03-23, President Nixon attending the Eisenhower stamp ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore, Winton M. Blount and others.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4086-13A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower attending the Eisenhower stamp ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore, Winton M. Blount.

    Roll WHPO-4087 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4087-02A-07A, Portrait study of Summer White House interns. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Group of seven unidentified White House summer interns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4087-10A-26A, President Nixon attending the Eisenhower stamp ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore, Winton M. Blount and others.

    Roll WHPO-4088 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4088-01A-03A, President Nixon attending the Eisenhower stamp ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore, Winton M. Blount and others.

    Roll WHPO-4089 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4089-01, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office during a meeting with Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Winston L. Prouty.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4089-01-30, President Nixon in the Oval Office during a meeting with Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Winston L. Prouty.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4089-26, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Winston L. Prouty.

    Roll WHPO-4090 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4090-01-05, Vice President Agnew meets with President Joseph Desiree Mobutu of the Congo. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Spiro Agnew, President Joseph Desire Mobutu of the Republic of the Congo.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4090-06-10, Vice President Agnew escorting President Mobutu of the Congo to his car. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House grounds,. Spiro Agnew, President Joseph Desire Mobutu of the Republic of the Congo.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4090-14-19, Vice President Agnew meeting with Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen of Australia. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House. Spiro Agnew, John McEwan.

    Roll WHPO-4091 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4091-03-06, Vice President Agnew bidding goodbye to President Joseph Desiree Mobutu. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, exterior. Spiro Agnew, President Joseph Desire Mobutu, Military Aide, others.

    Roll WHPO-4092 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4092-01A-14A, President Nixon meeting with Carlos Camacho, Governor of Guam. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Governor of Guam Carlos Camacho.

    Roll WHPO-4093 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4093-01-04, President Nixon meeting with John McEwen, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John McEwen, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-4094 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4094-01A-08A, President Nixon meeting with Ambassador Henry Lodge. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge.

    Roll WHPO-4095 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4095-00-19, President Nixon and guests participating in a ceremony marking the first day issue of the Eisenhower stamp. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mrs. George Gordon Moore (Mrs. Eisenhower's sister), Winton M. Blount, Robert C. Odle, Jr.

    Roll WHPO-4096 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4096-02-20, Close-up portrait study of Ron Walker. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. unknown. Presumably Ron Walker.

    Roll WHPO-4098 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4098-01A-21A, President Nixon's Cabinet Committee on Education meeting with Georgia State Advisory Committee. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, members of the Georgia Educational Advisory Committee.

    Roll WHPO-4099 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4099-00A-28A, President Nixon participating in the East Room for the posthumous Medal of Honor presentation ceremony. 8/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, family members of Medal of Honor.

  • 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-232
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Henry Cabot Lodge. (8/6/1970, Press Center, White House)

      Runtime: 13:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-H-233
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Paul McCracken. (8/6/1970, Press Center, White House)

      Runtime: 15:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

      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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-700809
      Posthumous Medal of Honor presentation ceremony with remarks by President Nixon. (8/6/1970, White House East Room)

      Runtime: 0:16:29

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RRS (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-3812
      Weekly News Summary - Pt. II.
      All networks
      Runtime: 1:00

      2. Don Farmer: Film report on nerve gas dumping (disposal) plan; Macon, Georgia Mayor Ronnie Thompson threatens to halt trains to stop United States Army nerve gas dumping near Macon. Time Code Start: 02:08. Keywords: Mayors, threats, chemicals, biological weapons, biological warfare, chemical weapons, VX, organophosphate compounds, poison gas, nerve agents, disposal, dumping, destruction, railroads. Network: ABC.

      3. Reynolds: Report on Paris Peace Talks. Time Code Start: 05:04. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith: Government issues first inflation alert, auto costs up. Time Code Start: 05:31. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: ABC.

      5. Smith: Film report on Postal reform, post office to be independent United States Postal Service; pay raise, 8 cent postage, Postmaster General Blount happy. Time Code Start: 06:00. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, mail, postage, stamps, numismatics, costs, increases, reforms. Network: ABC.

      6. Donaldson: Postal reform. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, mail, postage, stamps, numismatics, costs, increases, reforms. Network: ABC.

      7. Film report on court-ordered school desegregation in the South. Time Code Start: 08:30. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans, schools, students. Network: ABC.

      8. Clark: Court-ordered school desegregation in the South. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans, schools, students. Network: ABC.

      9. Frank Reynolds: Commentary on Cambodia. Time Code Start: 10:29. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: ABC.

      10. Chancellor: Paris Peace talks. Time Code Start: 12:22. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.

      11. Chancellor: School integration; Department of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Elliot Richardson demands full compliance with desegregation laws. Time Code Start: 12:46. Keywords: bills, laws, legislation, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans, schools, students, transportation, reports. Network: NBC.

      12. Chancellor: Postal reform. Time Code Start: 13:15. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, mail, postage, stamps, numismatics, costs, increases, reforms. Network: NBC.

      13. Cronkite: Paris Peace Talks 78th session; David Bruce makes 1st appearance; Communist chief negotiators not present. Time Code Start: 13:46. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      14. Paris Peace Talks. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      15. Cronkite: Spanish military base pact; Secretary of State William Rogers signs executive agreement with Spain to keep US military bases there. Time Code Start: 15:08. Keywords: Europe, Spain, military, air bases, airfields, airports, treaties, treaty. Network: CBS.

      16. Kalb: Spanish military base pact. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: Europe, Spain, military, air bases, airfields, airports, treaties, treaty. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite: Congress passes post office reform bill, now an independent federal agency, with Postmaster General Winton Blount. Time Code Start: 18:00. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, mail, postage, stamps, numismatics, costs, increases, reforms. Network: CBS.

      18. Schieffer: Postal reform. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, mail, postage, stamps, numismatics, costs, increases, reforms. Network: CBS.

      19. Cronkite: Congress sends criticisms on desegregation to Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Secretary Elliot Richardson. Time Code Start: 20:19. Keywords: schools, students, integration, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans. Network: CBS.

      20. Schorr: School integration; Senator Walter Mondale denounces inaction on taxing segregated private schools. Time Code Start: --. Keywords: bills, laws, legislation, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans, schools, students, transportation, reports. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)