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February 9, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, February 9, 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.

    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.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

  • 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

    • 140. National Security Decision Memorandum 98, Washington, February 9, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–222, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 98. Limited Official Use. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, HEW, and the Treasury; the Directors NSF, NASA, OEP, and OST; the Chairmen of AEC and the JCS; and the Administrator of AID.

    Vol. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    Foreign Economic Policy

    • 51. Information Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 9, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 323, Foreign Aid, Volume I 7/70-1971. Confidential. At the top of the memorandum, the President wrote: “Be sure this gets to Peterson,” and Kissinger wrote: “Send comments to Shultz.” The memorandum is attached to a January 28 memorandum from Bergsten recommending that Kissinger forward the report to the President. Bergsten wrote that “responses reflect the usual foreign schizophrenia toward the U.S. economy,” especially the European perception of the threat of a continued U.S. slowdown.

    Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

    Operational Lam Son 719, February 8-April 7, 1971

    • 125. Minutes of a Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group, Washington, February 9, 1971, 3:15 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–115, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House. According to Kissinger’s Record of Schedule, the meeting ended at 4:37. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–76)

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    General Policy

    Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

    Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

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

    International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

    Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 203. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, February 9, 1971

      In meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Newsom, Abassador Iyalla again raised the issue of admitting into the United States key members of the former Biafran regime, in particular Christopher C. Mojekwu, formerly Commissioner for Home Affairs. Newsom explained the limitations on what the Department of State could do about it.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 30 Nigeria. Confidential. In telegram 2103 from the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State, March 8, 1971, Trueheart reported that he had informed Ambassador Iyalla of the issuance of a visa to Mojekwu. Iyallaʼs only comment was “General Gowon will not like this.” (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Ecuador

    • 306. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, February 9, 1971., Washington, February 9, 1971

      President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger urged President Nixon to come up with a practical, early settlement of the fisheries dispute. Kissinger also requested that Nixon elicit a report outlining U.S. negotiating strategy from the Secretaries of State and Defense.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 784, Country Files, Latin America, Ecuador, Vol. 1, 1969–1970. Secret. Sent for action. Haig approved for the President on February 10. Attached but not published at Tab A is a January 28 memorandum from Packard to Nixon. Kissinger’s tasking of the Secretaries of Defense and State, dated February 10, to produce a negotiating strategy is Foreign Relations 1969–1976, volume E–1, Global Issues, 1969–1972, Document 387. In telegram 637 from Quito, February 9, Burns told Meyer it was important to resolve the fishing dispute to protect U.S. oil interests in Ecuador, and to strengthen the position in the OAS and the Law of the Sea negotiations. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 33–4, ECUADOR–US).

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

    Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

    • 49. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Department of State, Santiago, February 9, 1971, 1720Z

      Summary: In this telegram, Korry reported on discussions with different officials in the UP government, some of whom wanted a quick nationalization of major foreign companies and others who supported a slower, more pragmatic approach to “Chileanizing” the foreign sector of the economy.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, INCO 15–2 CHILE. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Panama.

  • 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-5612 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5612-, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland indoors and outdoors.

    Roll WHPO-5613 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5613-, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland Lodge cabins and buildings, outdoors.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5613-10, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland Lodge cabins and buildings, outdoors.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5613-11, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland Lodge cabins and buildings, outdoors.

    Roll WHPO-5614 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5614-, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland Lodge cabins and buildings, outdoors.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5614-08, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland Lodge cabins and buildings, outdoors.

    Roll WHPO-5615 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5615-, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge.and buildings at Camp David. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland outdoors. unidentified person.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5615-08, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge.and buildings at Camp David. View of lodge cabin from swimming pool area. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland outdoors.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5615-10, Snow covered grounds and bare trees surounding cabin looking lodge and buildings at Camp David. View of lodge cabin from swimming pool area. Adirondak redwood chairs are poolside. 2/9/1971, Camp David, Maryland outdoors.

    Roll WHPO-5616 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5616-, President Nixon accepting a gift from representatives of the Boy Scouts of America. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; present according to the PDD: Charles Phillip Illsley, Kenneth Edward Spann, Stuart Andrew Baldwin, Thomas (Tad) Barclay, Gary Ralph Bassett, Gregory Scott Casey, John Mark Costine, Thomas Joseph Dugger, Michael J. Elison, Stephen H. Echsner, John H. Bernardo Silvia, Jr., Mark Van Wagoner, Allan Wendelburg, Scott D. Westrem; Hobart Lewis, President of Readers Digest; Alden G. Barber, Chief Scout Executive; Irving J. Feist, President of the BSA.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5616-05, President Nixon accepting a globe type gift from representatives of the Boy Scouts of America. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; present according to the PDD: Charles Phillip Illsley, Kenneth Edward Spann, Stuart Andrew Baldwin, Thomas (Tad) Barclay, Gary Ralph Bassett, Gregory Scott Casey, John Mark Costine, Thomas Joseph Dugger, Michael J. Elison, Stephen H. Echsner, John H. Bernardo Silvia, Jr., Mark Van Wagoner, Allan Wendelburg, Scott D. Westrem; Hobart Lewis, President of Readers Digest; Alden G. Barber, Chief Scout Executive; Irving J. Feist, President of the BSA.

    Roll WHPO-5617 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5617-03-08, President Nixon accepting gifts from representatives of the Boy Scouts of America. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; present according to the PDD: Charles Phillip Illsley, Kenneth Edward Spann, Stuart Andrew Baldwin, Thomas (Tad) Barclay, Gary Ralph Bassett, Gregory Scott Casey, John Mark Costine, Thomas Joseph Dugger, Michael J. Elison, Stephen H. Echsner, John H. Bernardo Silvia, Jr., Mark Van Wagoner, Allan Wendelburg, Scott D. Westrem; Hobart Lewis, President of Readers Digest; Alden G. Barber, Chief Scout Executive; Irving J. Feist, President of the BSA.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5617-05, President Nixon accepting a plaque gift from representatives of the Boy Scouts of America. Unidentified officials stand nearby. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; present according to the PDD: Charles Phillip Illsley, Kenneth Edward Spann, Stuart Andrew Baldwin, Thomas (Tad) Barclay, Gary Ralph Bassett, Gregory Scott Casey, John Mark Costine, Thomas Joseph Dugger, Michael J. Elison, Stephen H. Echsner, John H. Bernardo Silvia, Jr., Mark Van Wagoner, Allan Wendelburg, Scott D. Westrem; Hobart Lewis, President of Readers Digest; Alden G. Barber, Chief Scout Executive; Irving J. Feist, President of the BSA.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5617-09-22, President Nixon with David Parker and unidentified persons in a mini receiving line. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Boy Scouts of America and officials, Charles Phillip Illsley, Kenneth Edward Spann, Stuart Andrew Baldwin, Thomas (Tad) Barclay, Gary Ralph Bassett, Gregory Scott Casey, John Mar.k Costine, Thomas Joseph Dugger, Michael J. E.lison, Stephen H. Echsner, John H. Bernardo Silvia, Jr., Mark Van Wagoner, Allan Wendelburg, Scott D. Westrem, Hobart Lewis (President of Readers Digest), Alden G. Barber (Chief Scout Executive), Irving J. Feist (President BSA).

    Roll WHPO-5618 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5618-, President Nixon standing with William Carruthers and Mark Goode. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William Carruthers, Mark Goode.

    Roll WHPO-5619 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5619-, President Nixon reading a plaque with Inaugural Committee Chairman J. Willard Marriott as Jeb Magruder watches. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, J. Willard Marriott, Jeb Magruder.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5619-09, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office presenting a Presidential service award plaque to Inaugural Committee Chairman J. Willard Marriott. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, J. Willard Marriott.

    Roll WHPO-5620 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5620-02A-03A, President Nixon standing with Mr. & Mrs. William Gemmell and an unidentified man. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. William Gemmell, unidentified man, Victor Veysey, Mr. & Mrs. J.P. (Rory) Liddy, William Warnock.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5620-05A-07A, Representative Victor Veysey. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. William Gemmell, unidentified man, Victor Veysey, Mr. & Mrs. J.P. (Rory) Liddy, William Warnock.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5620-09A-14A, Mayor & Mrs. J.P. (Rory) Liddy of Limerick, Ireland, and Ambassador of Ireland William Warnock. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mr. & Mrs. William Gemmell, unidentified man, Victor Veysey, Mr. & Mrs. J.P. (Rory) Liddy, William Warnock.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5620-16A-31A, President Nixon standing with Dr. Charles Wesley, Leroy Jeffries, Simeon Booker, Alexander Pointsett, Robert Brown. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Charles Wesley, Leroy Jeffries, Simeon Booker, Alexander Pointsett, Robert Brown, William Carruthers, Mark Goode.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5620-32A-35A, President Nixon seated at his desk with William Carruthers and Mark Goode. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Dr. Charles Wesley, Leroy Jeffries, Simeon Booker, Alexander Pointsett, Robert Brown, William Carruthers, Mark Goode.

    Roll WHPO-5621 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5621-02A-04A, Casper Weinberger giving an economic briefing. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Casper Weinberger, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5621-05A-08A, President Nixon seated at his desk with Louis Rukeyser and Dr. Paul McCracken. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Louis Rukeyser, Paul McCracken.

    Roll WHPO-5622 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5622-, President Nixon seated at his desk with officials and staff discussing the budget. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, John Connally, James Hodgson, George Shultz, Paul McCracken, Ehrlichman, Kenneth Cole, Manolo Sanchez.

    Roll WHPO-5623 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5623-, Lucy Winchester receiving bananas for Pat Nixon from the International Banana Festival Princess. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House room. Lucy Winchester, unidentified Banana Festival Princess.

    Roll WHPO-5624 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5624-02-03, Unidentified couple. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Bo Calloway, unidentified couple.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-5624-04-16, President Nixon receiving a gavel from Bo Calloway of the Freedoms Foundation. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Bo Calloway, unidentified couple.

    Roll WHPO-5625 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-5625-, President Nixon receiving a gavel from Bo Calloway of the Freedoms Foundation. 2/9/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Bo Calloway, guests.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-710208
      Remarks by President Nixon in a telephone conversation with Apollo 14 astronauts. (2/9/1971, Oval Office, White House)

      Runtime: 0:03:50

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

      Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-710209
      Remarks by President Nixon to Freedom Foundation with Howard Calloway. (2/9/1971)

      Runtime: 7:23

      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-4167
      "Thirty Minutes". Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President of the United States.
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:29:45
    • WHCA-4168
      California Earthquake Reports. Ron Ziegler, Richard Nixon's Press Secretary.
      NBC
      Runtime: 00:47:33
    • WHCA-4169
      "Stand Up and Cheer".

      Runtime: 00:58:56
    • WHCA-4174
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      14. Reasoner/Tuckner/Bell: Indochina War including the Laos situation. Time Code Start: 45:22. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.

      15. Newman: The Laos situation and college campus reaction. Time Code Start: 50:08. Keywords: Laos, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      16. Cronkite/Kalb: Indochina war including the Laos situation (Secretary of State Rogers and Secretary of Defense Laird). Time Code Start: 52:46. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, military, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite/Kulhane: North Vietnamese Film of American POW. Time Code Start: 56:01. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: CBS.
    • WHCA-4211
      Excerpts From the "NBC Nightly News" Indochina War Coverage, Tape I (Weekly News Summary).
      NBC

      26. Newman: Invasion progress; reactions to invasion. Time Code Start: 27:03. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      27. Newman: University of Wisconsin student reactions. Time Code Start: 28:12. Keywords: colleges, universities, students, public opinions. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)