July 11, 1971

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The President's day began at San Clemente, California

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• Statement on Signing the Office of Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1972.

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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.

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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 11 July 1971

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Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 100. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Rawalpindi, July 11, 1971

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 625, Country Files, Middle East, Pakistan, Vol. V, 16 May–31 Jul 71. Secret; Sensitive.

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China,January-September 1971

• 142. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, July 11, 1971, midnight-1:40 a.m. and 9:50-10:35 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1032, Files for the President—China Material, Polo I, Record, July 1971 HAK visit to PRC. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Chinese Government Guest House.

Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

China,January-September 1971

• 143. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, July 11, 1971, 10:35-11:55 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1032, Files for the President—China Material, Polo I, Record, July 1971 HAK visit to PRC. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Chinese Government Guest House.

Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Greece

• 319. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State, Athens, July 11, 1971, 0855Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 594, Country Files—Middle East, Greece, Vol. II 1 Nov 1970–31 Dec 1971. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Morocco

• 117. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to President Nixon, Washington, July 11, 1971

  Haig reported that sporadic fighting continued in Rabat, that King Hassan was unharmed, and that General Oufkir had been charged with restoring order.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 357, Subject Files, Morocco, Attempted Coup d’état, 10 July 1971. Secret. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it. The congratulatory message, not published, was sent as telegram 124513 to Rabat, July 11. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 MOR)

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 7. Backchannel Message TOSIT 26 From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), July 11, 1971, 1330Z, July 11, 1971, 1330Z

  Kissinger called his 17 hours of discussions with Chinese Premier Chou En-lai “the most intense, important, and far reaching of my White House experience.” He reported that the Chinese agreed to a visit by President Nixon “before May 1972,” and noted that the joint announcement of the visit was scheduled for July 15, 2230Z. Kissinger instructed Haig to inform President Nixon to keep the visit secret.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1031, Files for the President-China Material, Exchanges Leading up to HAK Trip to China, December 1969-July 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

• 8. Backchannel Message SITTO 88/WH 12696 From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), July 11, 1971, 1920Z, July 11, 1971, 1920Z

  Haig communicated President Nixon’s commentes regarding Kissinger’s earlier message. The President instructed Kissinger to prepare a highly sanitized version of discussions. Nixon noted that “certain allied governments” would be informed of the visit prior to his announcement of it on national television.
  
  Source: Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 432, Backchannel Files, Backchannel Messages, Very Sensitive Trip Cables-Not Held by Sit Room. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

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.

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.

B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

• WHCA-SR-B-184
  Remarks in an address to the Amer. Community-Ballroom, Addis Ababa Hilton, Ethiopia. (7/11/1971)
  
  Runtime: 5:44
  
  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-4511
  "Face The Nation" AND "Issues and Answers".
  ABC
  Runtime: 01:29:52
• WHCA-4512
  "Meet The Press". Jerry Wilson, Chief of the Metropolitan (Washington, D.C.) Police Department.
  WETA
  Runtime: 00:27:51
• WHCA-4513
  "News Watch".
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:29:19
• WHCA-4514
  "The Dick Cavett Show". Spiro T. Agnew.
  N/A
  Runtime: 01:29:08
• WHCA-4515
  "Joyce and Barbara".
  N/A
  Runtime: 00:33:14
• WHCA-4524
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:30:00
  
  15. McGee/Lewis: South Vietnamese soldiers pursue Northern Vietnamese troops. Time Code Start: 29:33. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Mudd/Duvall: South Vietnamese units attack North Vietnamese units below Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Time Code Start: 31:10. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Mudd/ Schieffer: civilian military figures given by the Pentagon, tours deemed too costly to taxpayer dollars; Vice President Agnew in Ethiopia is appalled over publication of Pentagon Papers; poll on public confidence in President Nixon. Time Code Start: 32:40. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, Armed Forces, military, troops, books, sales, Ellsberg, Russo,. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of July 11, 1971

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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• July 1971 Broadcast Index

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