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June 10, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, June 10, 1970, 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: Tuesday, June 9, 1970

Next Date: Thursday, June 11, 1970

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.

    Addresses and Remarks

    • Appointments in the Executive Branch (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 750, June 10, 1970)
      The President's Remarks Announcing the Appointments of George P. Shultz and Caspar W. Weinberger as Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, of Robert P. Mayo as Counsellor to the President, and of James D. Hodgson as Secretary of Labor.

    Statements by the President

    • Welfare Reform (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 748, June 10, 1970)
      Statement by the President Announcing Extensions of the Administration's Proposals.

    Checklist of White House Press Releases

    The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

    • Press conference of Clifford M. Hardin, Secretary of Agriculture, George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, Dr. Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor to the President, John G. Veneman, Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and Robert E. Patricelli, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, on the President's statement on welfare reform.
    • Press conference of Governor John A. Love of Colorado, Governor Raymond P. Shafer of Pennsylvania, Governor Robert E. McNair of South Carolina, Senator Howard W. Cannon of Nevada, Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire, Representative Melvin Price of Illinois, and Herbert G. Klein, Director of Communications for the Executive Branch, following a report to the President on their fact-finding trip to South Vietnam and Cambodia.
    • Press conference of George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor, Robert P. Mayo, Director, Bureau of the Budget, and Caspar W. Weinberger, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, following the President's remarks announcing appointments in the executive branch.
    • Biographical data on George P. Shultz.
    • Biographical data on Caspar W. Weinberger.
    • Biographical data on Robert P. Mayo.
    • Biographical data on James D. Hodgson.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • Members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission met with the President at the White House to report on their recent trip.
    • At the invitation of President Nixon, President Urho Kekkonen of Finland will make an official visit to Washington, D.C., on July 22-24.
    • The President and Mrs. Nixon were hosts at a reception for new Congressional candidates and their wives at the White House.

  • 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. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Expansion of the Kissinger-Dobrynin Channel and Further Discussions on the Middle East, December 11, 1969-July 28, 1970

    • 167. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 10, 1970, 7:05-7:34 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Part 2, Vol. I. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The conversation was held in the Map Room at the White House. The time and place of the meeting are from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

    • 168. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 10, 1970, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Part 2, Vol. I. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The conversation was held on the Sequoia.

    Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

    The Cease-Fire Agreement

    • 124. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, June 10, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), H–109, NSC Meeting Minutes, NSC Minutes, Originals 1970. Top Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text that remains classified. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room from 9:36 to 11:24 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary)

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

    Greece

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

    Round Two at Vienna, April 18-August 13, 1970

    • 81. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, June 10, 1970, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Vol. 1 [Part 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The conversation took place on the Presidential yacht Sequoia. Kissinger forwarded the memorandum to Nixon on June 15 under cover of a memorandum, upon which Nixon underlined and wrote “very significant! China. Phase II” next to Kissinger’s statement: “The Soviet definition [of a limited agreement] consists of limiting ABMs to defense against third country attacks.” The entire memorandum of conversation is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XII, Soviet Union, January 1969–October 1970, Document 168.

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    The Defense Budget and Safeguard Phase III

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    "Bureaucratic Steamroller," January 1969-November 1970

    • 27. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 10, 1970, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1970, Part 2, Vol. I. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The conversation took place on the Presidential yacht Sequoia. For the full text of the memorandum, see Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XII, Soviet Union, January 1969–October 1970, Document 168.

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

    U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Latin America Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

    • 355. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Richardson) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Packard), Washington, June 10, 1970

      Richardson asked DOD to review the issue of ratification of Additional Protocol II to the Latin American Nuclear Free Zone Treaty and enclosed two papers on the protocol.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, Office of the Director, Subject Files of the Former Executive Director Office, December 1969–December 1970: FRC 383–98–4, Latin America Free Zone, February–December 1970. Confidential. The letter is an unsigned copy but bears an indication Richardson signed the original. Tabs D–H of the enclosed Background Memorandum are published but not Tabs A–C. For documentation on the decision to sign Protocol II in 1968, see Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, volume XI, Document 226

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

    Argentina

    • 63. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, June 10, 1970, Washington, June 10, 1970

      Secretary Rogers stated that President Onganía had been ousted by General Alejandro Lanusse because Onganía refused to accept a military plan for gradual return to democracy and had vague plans for a “corporatist state.” U.S. citizens and investment were unharmed by the coup.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 768, Country Files, Latin America, Argentina 1969–31 August 1971. Secret. The commanders in chief of the Argentina military argued that their resumption of power was legally consistent with the revolution of 1966 and required no recognition. (Telegram 2115 from Buenos Aires, June 10, ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL ARG–US.) The Assistant Legal Advisor for ARA also took this position in a June 10 memorandum to Tragen. (Ibid.) On June 12 Meyer informed Lodge that the Department had decided that a question of recognition did not exist. (Telegram 091622 to Buenos Aires, June 12, ibid.)

  • 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-3654 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3654-01A-10A, President Nixon meeting with members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Governor John Love, Governor Ray Shafer, Governor Robert McNair, Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Tom McIntyre, Senator John Tower, Senator George Murphy, Congressman Mel Price, Congressman Clark Fisher, Congressman Bill Bray, Congressman Bill Whitehurst, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3654-05A, President Nixon seated during a meeting with members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Governor John Love, Governor Ray Shafer, Governor Robert McNair, Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Tom McIntyre, Senator John Tower, Senator George Murphy, Congressman Mel Price, Congressman Clark Fisher, Congressman Bill Bray, Congressman Bill Whitehurst, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3654-07A, President Nixon seated during a meeting with members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Governor John Love, Governor Ray Shafer, Governor Robert McNair, Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Tom McIntyre, Senator John Tower, Senator George Murphy, Congressman Mel Price, Congressman Clark Fisher, Congressman Bill Bray, Congressman Bill Whitehurst, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-3655 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3655-01A, President Nixon at breakfast meeting with George P. Shultz (Secretary of Labor) and George Meany (President AFL-CIO). 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Family Dining Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, George Meany.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3655-01A-02A, President Nixon at breakfast meeting with George P. Shultz (Secretary of Labor) and George Meany (President AFL-CIO). 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Family Dining Room. President Nixon, George Shultz, George Meany.

    Roll WHPO-3656 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3656-02A-21A, President Nixon meeting with members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Governor John Love, Governor Ray Shafer, Governor Robert McNair, Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Tom McIntyre, Senator John Tower, Senator George Murphy, Congressman Mel Price, Congressman Clark Fisher, Congressman Bill Bray, Congressman Bill Whitehurst, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3656-16A, President Nixon seated during a meeting with members of the Vietnam Fact-Finding Mission. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Governor John Love, Governor Ray Shafer, Governor Robert McNair, Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Tom McIntyre, Senator John Tower, Senator George Murphy, Congressman Mel Price, Congressman Clark Fisher, Congressman Bill Bray, Congressman Bill Whitehurst, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-3657 Photographer: Harlow, Bryce | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3657-01-20, Shots taken from a fact-finding mission in South Vietnam. Military helicopters, regional ARVN troops, captured enemy weapons. Most likely taken near the Cambodian border. 6/10/1970, South Vietnam

    Roll WHPO-3658 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3658-01A-34A, Vice President Agnew and Judy Agnew hosting a reception for Ambassadors. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. Blair House. Vice-president and Mrs. Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-3659 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3659-03, 05-09, Two unidentified men sitting in a White House hall next to a table with telephone. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. two unidentified men in matching jackets with emblem patches on them.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3659-05-09, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office Desk during a meeting with Ambassador to Uganda Clyde Ferguson. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ambassador to Uganda Clyde Ferguson.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3659-10-37, President Nixon making an announcement in the Rose Garden, standing near Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz and Under Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, with their family members standing behind them. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, George Shultz, James D. Hodgson, Caspar Weinberger, unidentified family members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3659-12, President Nixon making an announcement in the Rose Garden, standing near Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz and Under Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, with their family members standing behind them. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, George Shultz, James D. Hodgson, Caspar Weinberger, unidentified family members.

    Roll WHPO-3660 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3660-01A-16A, President Nixon making an announcement in the Rose Garden, standing near Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz and Under Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson. 6/10/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. President Nixon, George Shultz, James D. Hodgson.

    Roll WHPO-3662 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3662-, Pat Nixon standing with the wives of Congressional candidates. 6/10/1970, unk unk. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3663 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3663-, Pat Nixon standing with the wives of Congressional candidates. 6/10/1970, unk unk. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3664 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3664-, Pat Nixon standing with the wives of Congressional candidates. 6/10/1970, unk unk. Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-3665 Photographer: Hartmann | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3665-01-02, Portrait study of President Nixon. 6/10/1970, Unknown Unknown. President Nixon.

  • 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.

    G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-G-049
      Briefing on the family assistance plan by John Veneman, with Ronald Ziegler and Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin. (6/10/1970, Press Center)

      Runtime: 37:00:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by KLM (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    H - White House Staff Member Recordings

    • WHCA-SR-H-193
      Briefing by Nixon's Vietnam fact-finding commission by Herbert Klein, John Love, Senator Howard Cannon, Congressman Price, and Ray Shafer regarding Vietnam. (6/10/1970, Press Center, White House)

      Runtime: 22:00

      Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by KLM (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-700608
      Announcement of staff changes with GS, CW, Robert Mayo. (6/10/1970)

      Runtime: 7:00

      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-3747
      'America's Young Majority", The Spurrlows Singing Group.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:30
    • WHCA-3749
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:35

      6. Cronkite/Rather: Labor Secretary George Shultz leaves Cabinet to head new budget agency (The Office of Management and Budget, OMB). Time Code Start: 08:35. Keywords: reports, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: CBS.

      7. Cronkite/Walker: President Nixon's Task Force on Indochina majority report; Film of Representative Carl McIntyre with dissenting opinion. Time Code Start: 10:41. Keywords: Presidents, organizations, diplomats, diplomacy, investigations, reports, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      8. Brinkley: Report on President Nixon press announcement regarding Secretary of Labor George Shultz resigns to head new executive budget office (The Office of Management and Budget, OMB); White House Executive Office and Cabinet reshuffle. Time Code Start: 15:25. Keywords: resignations, reports, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: NBC.

      9. Smith/Gill: Report on Presidential Task Force on Indochina War investigations, film of Representative McIntyre's dissenting comments. Time Code Start: 17:23. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.

      10. Smith/Donaldson: Secretary Shultz to head Office of Management and Budget (OMB), film of Shultz with President Nixon at press conference announcement. Time Code Start: 19:49. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, statements, cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, payments. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)