July 27, 1969

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Malacanang Palace, Manila, Philippines

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The President's Round-the-World Trip

• Manila, The Philippines (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1039, July 27, 1969)
  Statement by the President on Departure.
• Manila, The Philippines (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1039, July 27, 1969)
  Remarks of the President and President Marcos at Departure Ceremonies at Manila International Airport.
• Djakarta, Indonesia (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1041, July 27, 1969)
  Remarks of the President and President Suharto at the Welcoming Ceremony at Kemayoran International Airport.
• Asian Development Bank (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1042, July 27, 1969)
  Statement by the President.
• Djakarta, Indonesia (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1043, July 27, 1969)
  Exchange of Toasts Between the President and President Suharto at a State Dinner at the Palace.

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• Remarks of the President upon arrival at Djakarta, Indonesia (advance text).

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• Statement on the Asian Development Bank.
• Statement on Departure From the Philippines.
• Remarks on Departure From the Philippines.
• Remarks on Arrival at Djakarta, Indonesia.
• Toasts of the President and President Suharto at a State Dinner in Djakarta.

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• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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• President's Daily Brief of 27 July 1969

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Indonesia

• 270. Memorandum for the Record , Jakarta, July 27, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1048, Staff Files, Lake Chronological File. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Presumably drafted by Tony Lake. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

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Roll WHPO-1737 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1737-01-17, President Nixon alongside unidentified individual. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1737-07, President Nixon seated during a meeting with an unidentified official. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon, unidentified official.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1737-16, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking down the steps of the Negara Palace with President Suharto and Mrs. Suharto. Officials and military personnel stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1737-18-23, Press corps outside the Negara Palace. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. Haldeman, Kissinger, press corps members, unidentified persons (Ollie Atkins in 18-19).
• Frame(s): WHPO-1737-24-27, President Nixon and Pat Nixon leaving Negara Palace in Djakarta, Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-1738 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-1738-03-17, Arrival ceremony of the Nixons in Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Halim Perdanakusuma AFB. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, unidentified officials honor guard, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1738-13, President Nixon,Pat Nixon greeting President Suharto and officials during the arrival ceremony in Djakarta, Indonesia. Military personnel marching and holding up the Indonesian flag and American flag nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Halim Perdanakusuma AFB. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, unidentified officials, honor guard, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1738-18-29, Entertainers and crowd at the Indonesian Djakarta Fair. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon, Pat Nixon, entertainers, officials.

Roll WHPO-1739 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-1739-02-09, President Nixon in Djakarta, Indonesia greeting and waving to the crowd from limousine during a motorcade. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1739-10, Fairgrounds. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia
• Frame(s): WHPO-1739-11, Oliver Atkins. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Oliver Atkins.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1739-12-17, Presidential motorcade. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1739-18-33, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesian President Suharto and Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto at the Djakarta, Indonesia arrival ceremony. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto, First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto.

Roll WHPO-1740 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-07-13, President Nixon and Pat Nixon participating in arrival ceremony in Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Halim PerdanakusumAFB. honor guard, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-10, President Nixon and President Suharto reviewing the military troops during the arrival ceremony in Indonesia. Unidentified officials walk nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Halim PerdanakusumAFB. President Nixon, President Suharto, officials, military troops.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-15-16, Running horse. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia
• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-17-26, President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking with Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-26, Pat Nixon standing with Indonesian First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Pat Nixon, Siti Hartinah Suharto,secret service, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1740-27-29, President Nixon and Pat Nixon leaving the palace escorted by Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials.

Roll WHPO-1741 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1741-03A-05A, President Nixon arriving in Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1741-06A-13A, President Nixon and President Suharto reviewing the honor guard. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1741-09A, President Nixon and Indonesian President Suharto reviewing the honor guard. Military officials are nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport, tarmac. President Nixon, President Suharto, officials, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1741-17A-20A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto on the podium. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1741-21A-23A, President Nixon shaking hands with officials. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, honor guard.

Roll WHPO-1742 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-03-12, Pat Nixon, Indonesia's First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto, and officials walking in a conservatory. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia unknown. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Suharto, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-09, Pat Nixon and Indonesian First Lady Siti Hartinah Suharto standing together in a conservatory. Officials stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia unknown. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-13-16, President Nixon walking with others. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. President Nixon, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-17-20, President Nixon signing a guest book. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Prime Minister Tangkilisan, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-20, President Nixon signing a guest book at the Fair Grounds. Pat Nixon, Prime Minister Tangkilisan, and Siti Hartinah Suharto stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Prime Minister Tangkilisan, Siti Hartinah Suharto, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1742-21-28, President Nixon and Pat Nixon accepting a gift for the Eisenhower family from an Eisenhower Fellow, Fair Manager Prime Minister Tangkilisan. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, P.M. Tangkilisan, crowd.

Roll WHPO-1743 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-1743-03-27, Welcome sign, honor guard and crowds awaiting the arrival of President Nixon. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport. crowd, honor guard, officials.

Roll WHPO-1744 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-1744-03-05, Pat Nixon and Indonesia's First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto in a conservatory. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia unknown. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Suharto, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1744-06-10, Djakarta Fair. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Fair Grounds. crowd.

Roll WHPO-1745 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-01-06, Streets in the Philippines. 7/27/1969, Manila, Philippines streets, airport. unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-08-16, Officials, crowds, and the press at the airport greeting President Nixon and Pat Nixon. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, aides, press, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-17-21, President Nixon, and Pat Nixon walking on the grounds of a building. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia unidentified building. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, aides, press, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-22-23, President Nixon and Pat Nixon sitting with officials, aides, and guests. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia unknown room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, aides, press, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-24, Guests at the officials dinner waiting for President Nixon and Pat Nixon to arrive at Negara Palace in Djakarta.. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, guests, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1745-25-29, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving and standing in a receiving line. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, guests, aides.

Roll WHPO-1746 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1746-03A-36A, Pat Nixon visiting an orphanage. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia orphanage. Pat Nixon, officials, children.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1746-14A, Pat Nixon visiting children doing arts and crafts at an orphanage. Unidentified women (teachers?) stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia orphanage. Pat Nixon, officials, children, unidentified women.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1746-31A, Pat Nixon visiting young boys at an orphanage. Unidentified men stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia orphanage. Pat Nixon, officials, children, unidentified boys.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1746-36A, Pat Nixon seated in a wheel cart. Indonesian First Lady Siti Hartinah Suharto and officials stand nearby. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia orphanage. Pat Nixon, Siti Hartinah Suharto, officials.

Roll WHPO-1747 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1747-00-05, President Nixon greeting officials upon his arrival at Jakarta airport in Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Rogers, officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1747-01, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting Idonesian President Suharto upon his arrival at Jakarta airport in Indonesia. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suharto, officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1747-06-13, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto in a receiving line. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1747-14-16, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto seated at the official dinner. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, officials, guests.

Roll WHPO-1748 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1748-01, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto in a receiving line. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1748-02-17, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Indonesia President Suharto and First Lady Mrs. Siti Hartinah Suharto exchanging gifts. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, guests.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1748-18-21, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, President Suhart and Mrs. Suharto seated at the official dinner. 7/27/1969, Djakarta, Indonesia Negara Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Suharto, Mrs. Suharto, guests.

Roll WHPO-1764 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1764-01-08, President Nixon, Pat Nixon and Henry Kissinger preparing to depart from Manila. 7/27/1969, Manila, Philippines airport, tarmac. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Marcos children, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1764-09-16, President Nixon talking with the press aboard Air Force One. 7/27/1969, air AF1, interior. President Nixon, press members.

Roll WHPO-1766 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-1766-02-08, Military tableau guarded by honor guards in Manila. 7/27/1969, Manila, Philippines unknown. honor guards.
• Frame(s): WHPO-1766-09-15, Press corps members aboard the press plane. 7/27/1969, air press plane, interior. reporters and photographers.

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P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-690725
  Remarks by President Nixon on departure from the Philippines, with remarks by President Marcos. (7/27/1969, Manila, Phillippines)
  
  Runtime: 9:30
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-690726
  Remarks by President Nixon on arrival at Djakarta, Indonesia, with remarks by President Suharto. (7/27/1969, Kemajoran International Airport in Djakarta)
  
  Runtime: 5:47
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-690727
  Exchange of toasts by President Nixon and President Suharto at a State Dinner in Djakarta. (7/27/1969, Negara Palace in Djakarta)
  
  Runtime: 10:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-3387
  The President Abroad: Manila & Djakarta. Richard Nixon.
  CBS
  Runtime: 1:00

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