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July 8, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, July 8, 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: Wednesday, July 7, 1971

Next Date: Friday, July 9, 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.

  • 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

    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. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

    South Asia Crisis, 1971

    • 96. Memorandum of Conversation, Rawalpindi, July 8, 1971

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA–US. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held at the Presidentʼs Guest House in Rawalpindi. Kissinger arrived in Rawalpindi on July 8; he met with Sultan Khan and M.M. Ahmad in the afternoon and in the evening with President Yahya. Kissinger left Rawalpindi on July 11, stopped in Paris on July 12, and returned to the United States on July 13. Kissingerʼs visit to Pakistan provided the cover for a secret trip to China undertaken with the collaboration of Yahya Khan. Dennis Kux, the political counselor of the Embassy, writes that knowledge of Kissingerʼs primary objective in visiting Pakistan was limited to “practically only Ambassador Joseph Farland.” Kissingerʼs cover story for his flight on July 9 from Pakistan to Peking was that he was suffering from “Delhi belly” or dysentery and had accepted Yahyaʼs offer of a day of rest at the mountain resort of Nathiagali. (Dennis Kux, India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, Washington, D. C.: National Defense University Press, 1993, p. 321)

    Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

    April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Philippines

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

    From SALT Announcement to Summit Announcement, May 27-October 12, 1971

  • 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-6779 Photographer: Conant, Howell | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-6779-01-04, Formal portrait President Nixon seated in front of a bookcase. 7/8/1971, [possibly Maryland] [possibly Camp David, Library]. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6779-04, Formal portrait President Nixon seated in front of a bookcase. 7/8/1971, [possibly Maryland] [possibly Camp David, Library]. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-6780 Photographer: Conant, Howell | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-6780-[DASH], Copy of a photograph of President Nixon in front of a bookcase. 7/8/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-6780-01-02, Copy of a photograph of President Nixon in front of a bookcase. 7/8/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

  • 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-4507
      "Crosstalk".
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:30:19
    • WHCA-4508
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I. Excerpts of evening network news broadcasts from the week of 7/2/71 to 7/8/71 FTN: George Ball; "MTP": I.W. Abel, journalist; "I &A": Colonel David Hackworth.
      CBS, NBC, ABC
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-4509
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II. Excerpts of evening network news broadcasts from the week of 7/2/71 to 7/8/71
      NBC
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-4510
      "Washington: Week In Review". U.S. Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN).
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:31:06

Context (External Sources)