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August 9, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, August 9, 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.

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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.

    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.

    Addresses and Remarks

    Appointments and Nominations

    Statements by the President

    • Federal Maritime Commission (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1112, August 9, 1969)
      Statement by the President Upon Announcing His Intention To Nominate Mrs. Helen D. Bentley as Member and Chairman.

    Acts Approved by the President

    • H.R. 10946 -- Public Law 91-54
      An Act to promote health and safety in the building trades and construction industry in all Federal and federally financed or federally assisted construction projects.
    • H.R. 2785 -- Public Law 91-57
      An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Tennessee certain lands within Great Smoky Mountains National Park and certain lands comprising the Gatlinburg Spur of the Foothills Parkway, and for other purposes.
    • H.R. 5833 -- Public Law 91-56
      An Act to continue until the close of June 30, 1972, the existing suspension of duty on certain copying shoe lathes.
    • S.J. Res. 85 -- Public Law 91-55
      Joint Resolution to provide for the designation of the period from August 26, 1969, through September 1, 1969, as "National Archery Week".

    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 intends to nominate Rex M. Mattingly to be a member of the Renegotiation Board.

  • 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.

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. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

  • 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-1800 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1800-03-17, President Nixon shaking hands with attendees at the signing of the Construction Safety Act. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, Mike Mansfield, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-1801 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1801-02-13, President Nixon signing the Construction Safety Act P.L. 91-54, amending the Contract Work Hours Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq). 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, Jacob Javits, unidentified others.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1801-08, President Nixon signing the Construction Safety Act P.L. 91-54, amending the Contract Work Hours Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq). 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1801-14-35, President Nixon shaking hands with attendees after signing the Construction Safety Act P.L. 91-54, amending the Contract Work Hours Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq). 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, Jacob Javits, unidentified others, William J. Usery.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1801-22, President Nixon and shaking hands with William Usery (Asst. Sec. of Labor) after signing the Construction Safety Act P.L. 91-54, amending the Contract Work Hours Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq). 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, William J. Usery.

    Roll WHPO-1802 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1802-07A-28A, President Nixon shaking hands with attendees after signing the Construction Safety Act P.L. 91-54, amending the Contract Work Hours Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq). 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, John Anderson, Thomas Eagleton, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-1803 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1803-04-14, President Nixon sitting at his desk and talking to Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Chairman William H. Brown III, Counselor Arthur F. Burns, and Special Assistant Robert Brown, seated around him. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William H. Brown III, Arthur Burns, Robert J. Brown.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1803-09, President Nixon sitting at his desk and talking to Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Chairman William H. Brown III. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William H. Brown III.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1803-10, President Nixon sitting at his desk and talking to Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Chairman William H. Brown III, Counselor Arthur F. Burns, and Special Assistant Robert Brown, seated around him. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William H. Brown III, Arthur Burns, Robert J. Brown.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1803-16-22, Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Chairman William H. Brown III speaking to the press from a podium. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. William H. Brown III, Ronald Ziegler, Robert J. Brown, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-1804 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1804-04-16, President Nixon with his nominee for Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Helen Bentley. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Helen Bentley.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1804-17-22, Helen Bentley speaking to the press from a podium. 8/9/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Helen Bentley, Ziegler, unidentified others.

    Roll WHPO-1817 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1817-01A-08A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting people in the crowd at the Orange County Airport. 8/9/1969, Santa Ana, California Orange County Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified officials, band, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1817-09A-34A, President Nixon greeting people in the crowd at the Orange County Airport. 8/9/1969, Santa Ana, California Orange County Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified officials, band, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1817-29A, President Nixon shaking hands with the crowd at the Orange County airport. A woman holds a Nixon poster illustration that looks like a 1970s record album cover. A woman sits on a man's shoulders reaching for the President. 8/9/1969, Santa Ana, California Orange County Airport. President Nixon, unidentified news photographers, secret service agents nearby, officials,crowd.

    Roll WHPO-1819 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1819-02-05, President Nixon and Pat Nixon being greeted upon arrival in San Clemente. 8/9/1969, San Clemente, California helipad. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentified military official.

  • 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-061
      Remarks by Govenor Nils Boe to a group of Bucknell University students. (8/9/1969, East Garden, White House)

      Runtime: 50:00:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by "WHCA only"; Recorded by JLS (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-H-062
      Press briefing by Chairman William H. Brown on Equal Employment Opportunity Act, 1969. (8/9/1969, Roosevelt Room, White House)

      Runtime: 17:16

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by "Radio & Reels"; Recorded by RRN (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-H-063
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Helen Bentley of the Maritime Commission. (8/9/1969, Roosevelt Room, White House)

      Runtime: 10:40

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

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by "Radio & Reels"; Recorded by RRN (initials of WHCA engineer)

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-690819
      Remarks by President Nixon on arrival at the Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, California, to open the Western White House. (8/9/1969, Orange County Airport in Santa Ana, Calif.)

      Runtime: 0:04:44

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

Context (External Sources)