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July 18, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, July 18, 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.

Previous Date: Saturday, July 17, 1971

Next Date: Monday, July 19, 1971

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 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.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

  • 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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 Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

    White House Telephone

  • 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-6821 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-6821-03-29, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, then greet officials and members of the waiting crowd. 7/18/1971, Maryland Andrews Air Force Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, Adele Rogers, Stans, Mrs. Stans, Hardin, Mrs. Hardin, officials, unidentified women, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6821-20A, President Nixon arriving at Andrews Air Force Base and greeting child members of the crowd. A boy wearing a cowboy hat stares up smiling at Nixon. 7/18/1971, Maryland Andrews Air Force Base. President Nixon, crowd, parents and children, Helen Thomas.

    Roll WHPO-6823 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-6823-03-05, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking on the helipad. 7/18/1971, San Clemente, California Western White House, helipad. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6823-06-21, President Nixon seated on board Air Force One (AF1) meeting with Henry Kissinger and Secretary of State William Rogers. 7/18/1971, air Air Force One (AF1), interior. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, Ehrlichman, Herb Klein.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6823-13A, President Nixon seated on board Air Force One (AF1) with Henry Kissinger and William Rogers. 7/18/1971, air Air Force One (AF1), interior. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6823-22-33, President Nixon seated on board Air Force One (AF1) with Ehrlichman, Klein, and other passangers. 7/18/1971, air Air Force One (AF1), interior. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Henry Kissinger, William Rogers, John Ehrlichman, Herb Klein.

    Roll WHPO-6829 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-6829-08A-09A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking to Air Force One (AF1) and waving goodbye. 7/18/1971, San Clemente, California El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, MCAS. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Rogers, Adele Rogers, Henry Kissinger, military personnel.

  • 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-4534
      "Face The Nation"; "Meet The Press" AND "Issues And Answers". "I &A": A discussion of the administration's China (People's Republic of China) policy Bill Lawrence.
      Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-4544
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 01:25:29

      26. Chancellor/Kaplow: President Nixon returns to Washington, D.C. From San Clemente, California. Time Code Start: 60:38. Keywords: Presidents, travel, Nixon trips. Network: NBC.

      27. Rich: Taiwan's reactions to President Nixon's planned China visit to improve Chinese-American relations. Time Code Start: 62:31. Keywords: People's Republic of China, Presidents, travel, trips, negotations, Taiwanese. Network: NBC.

      28. Mudd/Herman: President Nixon returns to Washington D.C. to discuss details of his planned trip to China, Russia is a silent protestor of Nixon's intented trip to China , Pope Paul VI praises the meeting in Peking. Time Code Start: 64:47. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, meetings, People's Republic of China, religion, leaders, Roman Catholic, Popes, approvals. Network: CBS.

      29. Mudd/Dunning: Britain informs United Nations that it would vote for Communist China's admission into the U.N., South Vietnamese Presidential candidate Ky states approval of President Nixon's trip to China. Time Code Start: 66:39. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, admissions, voting, Vietnam, Presidential elections, candidates, Presidents, travel, trips. Network: CBS.

      30. Mudd/Kalischer: North Vietnamese diplomats concerned over President Nixon's planned visit to China, Chou Enlai welcomes a Geneva-like peace talk to settle the stand still of the Paris Peace Talks. Time Code Start: 70:06. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, Indochina War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      31. Mudd: Vice Presdient Agnew visits Spain on Spanish national day, response by African American leaders in disatisfaction to Vice President Agnew's statement after his trip to Africa.. Time Code Start: 71:39. Keywords: Vice Presidents, militants, activists, African Americans, armed resistance, Civil Rights, Black Panthers, protests. Network: CBS.

      32. Smith/Gill: President Nixon speech on China's need to increase its consumer goods production. Time Code Start: 73:54. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, People's Republic of China, manufacturing. Network: ABC.

      33. Koppel: Various Ambassadors debriefed on President Nixon's plan to visit China. Time Code Start: 75:53. Keywords: People's Republic of China, Ambassadors, information, meetings. Network: ABC.

      34. Smith/Bell: North Vietnam rejects ceasefire and free elections proposed by South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 76:53. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, Presidential elections, discontinuations, discontinued. Network: ABC.

      35. Smith/Watson: Vice President Agnew visits Spain; Iceland's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base to be shut down by new Icelandic government. Time Code Start: 79:58. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, Europe, Nordic Island Republic, Europe, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports, closing. Network: ABC.

      36. Smith/Geer: Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB) possibly no longer useful despite new offices and $450K budget appropriation. Time Code Start: 82:00. Keywords: militants, investigations, expenses, budgets, money, funding. Network: ABC.

      37. Smith: Speculation on negotiation expectations from President Nixon's planned trip to China including Soviet Union, Vietnam War and a non-nuclear Japan. Time Code Start: 84:19. Keywords: People's Republic of China, Presidents, travel, trips, negotations, Japanese, nuclear, energy, Russia, USSR, diplomacy. Network: ABC.

      38. Koppel: "Issues and Answers," Ted Koppel interviews Senators. Time Code Start: 86:15. Keywords: Senators, media, radio, television programs, TV, the press, interviews. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)