Introduction
This almanac page for Wednesday, June 23, 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.
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Schedule and Public Documents
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.
Archival Holdings
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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 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
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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.
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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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972
The NSC System
- 156. Memorandum From the Director of the Program Analysis Staff, National Security Council (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 23, 1971
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–224, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 112. Confidential. Sent for information.
Vol. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972
International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972
- 160. Memorandum From Ernest Johnston of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 23, 1971
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 218, Council on International Economic Policy. Confidential.
Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972
Expropriation Policy, 1969-1972
- 155. National Security Study Memorandum 131, Washington, June 23, 1971
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80 D 212, NSSM 131. Secret. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. An earlier draft of this NSSM is attached to a June 16 memorandum for the record by Deputy Executive Secretary Brewster indicating that the study stemmed from a direct Presidential order originating in part from several discussions with Connally, and that Kissinger had already discussed the draft with Irwin by phone. (Ibid., S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, Expropriation NSSM, NSC Misc. Memos)
Vol. XIX, Part 1, Korea, 1969-1972
Republic of Korea Troops in Vietnam and Force Modernization, April 1971-December 1972
- 96. National Security Decision Memorandum 113, Washington, June 23, 1971
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 364, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda, Nos. 97–144. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.
Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972
- 240. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, June 23, 1971
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 657, Country Files, Middle East, Middle East Nodis/Cedar/Plus, Vol. III. Secret; Nodis; Cedar Plus. Sent for information; outside system. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.
Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972
U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs
- 197. Telegram 4337 From the Embassy in Turkey to the Department of State, Ankara, June 23, 1971, 1030Z
The Embassy reported in detail on a key meeting with Prime Minister ERIM on the opium issue. ERIM agreed to U.S. conditions on eradication, purchase, and anti-opium legislation in return for U.S. assistance to affected Turkish farmers.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, INCO-DRUGS TUR. Secret; Priority; Exdis.
Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972
Bolivia
- 103. National Security Decision Memorandum 114, Washington, June 23, 1971., Washington, June 23, 1971
President Nixon approved Option D for economic assistance and Option B for military assistance of the NSC Interdepartmental Group for Inter-American Affairs (IG/ARA) Options Paper.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–224, NSDM Files, NSDM 114. Secret. Copies sent to the Chairman of the JCS and the DCI. The June 14 paper is Tab B to Document 102. On June 28, Kissinger sent a memorandum to the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury, stating that with regard to the last sentence in the NSDM, “The President’s decision intended to mean that the United States representatives in international agencies should abstain without comment if Bolivian loan requests are brought to a vote.” Copies sent to the Chairman of the JCS, and the Director of Central Intelligence. (Ibid.)
- 156. Memorandum From the Director of the Program Analysis Staff, National Security Council (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 23, 1971
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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
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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.
Old Executive Office Building
- 258-11; Unknown between 3:49 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
- 258-27; 4:00 p.m. - 5:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Harlow, Bryce N.; Dent, Harry S.; Rinaldi, William; [Unknown person(s)]
- 258-36; Unknown between 12:54 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-37; Unknown between 12:54 p.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-38; 2:39 p.m. - 2:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hébert, F. Edward
- 258-39; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; [Unknown person(s)]
- 258-40; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); DuPont, Pierre S.
- 258-41; 2:46 p.m. - 2:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gubser, Charles S.
- 258-42; 2:48 p.m. - 3:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Brown, Garry E.
- 258-43; 3:05 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-44; 3:05 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-45; 3:16 p.m. - 3:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stennis, John C.
- 258-46; 3:19 p.m. - 3:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-47; Unknown between 3:19 p.m. & 3:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-48; 3:25 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-49; 3:36 p.m. - 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 258-50; Unknown between 3:36 p.m. & 3:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 258-51; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Campbell, J. Philip
- 258-52; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 258-53; 3:48 p.m. - 3:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
Oval Office
- 527-11; Unknown between 10:12 a.m. & 11:40 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Hodgson, James D.; Lovell, Malcolm R., Jr.; Laird, Melvin R.; Stans, Maurice H.; Wilson, Rufus H.; Harper, John D.; Woodward, William; Oates, James F.; Evans, John F., Jr.; Stephens, Melvin; Russell, Howard; Kissinger, Henry A.; Ziegler, Ronald L.; Ehrlichman, John D.
- 527-13; Unknown between 7:52 a.m. & 9:10 a.m.; Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]
- 527-14; Unknown between 9:10 a.m. & 9:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
- 527-15; Unknown between 9:10 a.m. & 9:14 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 527-16; 9:14 a.m. - 10:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Ehrlichman, John D.; Kissinger, Henry A.; Albert, Carl B.; White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]; MacGregor, Clark; Bull, Stephen B.
- 528-1; Unknown between 11:04 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.; Colson, Charles W.
- 528-2; 12:47 p.m. - 12:52 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
- 528-18; Unknown between 12:52 p.m., 6/23 & 9:04 a.m., 6/4; United States Secret Service agents
White House Telephone
- 5-132; Unknown between 9:10 p.m. & 9:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-133; 9:22 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Delbazo, Mary Jane
- 5-134; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 11:03 a.m.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Albert, Carl B.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 5-135; Unknown between 9:31 a.m. & 11:03 a.m.; Ehrlichman, John D.; White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); MacGregor, Clark
- 5-136; 11:03 a.m. - 11:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Ehrlichman, John D.
- 5-137; Unknown between 11:04 a.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-138; Unknown between 11:04 a.m. & 2:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-139; 2:39 p.m. - 2:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hébert, F. Edward; Laird, Melvin R.
- 5-140; 2:45 p.m. - 2:46 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); DuPont, Pierre S.
- 5-141; 2:46 p.m. - 2:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gubser, Charles S.
- 5-142; 2:51 p.m. - 2:52 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Brown, Garry E.
- 5-143; Unknown between 2:52 p.m. & 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-144; 3:05 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-145; 3:16 p.m. - 3:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Stennis, John C.
- 5-146; 3:19 p.m. - 3:19 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-147; Unknown between 3:09 p.m. & 3:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-148; 3:25 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-149; 3:36 p.m. - 3:36 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-150; 3:41 p.m. - 3:43 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-151; Unknown between 3:43 p.m. & 3:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 5-152; 3:48 p.m. - 3:49 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
- 5-153; 4:06 p.m. - 4:08 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rinaldi, William
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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-6675 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6675-, President Nixon seated informally with officials discussing veterans' employment problems. 6/23/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Stans, James D. Hodgson, James Oates, Laird, Malcolm Lovell, Jr., unidentified men.
Roll WHPO-6676 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6676-07A-08A, President Nixon attending, and playing the piano at a surprise birthday party for Secretary of State William Rogers. 6/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Blair House. President Nixon, William Rogers, Adele Rogers, musicians, accordion player, guests.
- Frame(s): WHPO-6676-08A, President Nixon playing the piano with members of a jazz band with an accordionist during a surprise birthday party for Secretary of State William Rogers. 6/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Blair House. President Nixon, musicians, accordion player.
Roll WHPO-6677 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6677-, President Nixon individually greeting members of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters. 6/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, broadcasters.
Roll WHPO-6678 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-6678-, President Nixon individually greeting members of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters. 6/23/1971, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. President Nixon, broadcasters.
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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-123
Briefing by Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson on National Alliance of Businessmen. (6/23/1971, Press Center)
Runtime: 30:00:00
Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JLS (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-407
Press briefing and statement by Ronald Ziegler. (6/23/1971, Press Center, White House)
Runtime: 20:00
Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JRS (initials of WHCA engineer)
Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-G-123
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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-4470
"The Phil Donohue Show" with. Tricia Nixon, Edward Cox, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, wedding guests.
Undetermined
Runtime: 00:59:40 - WHCA-4471
"Alcoholism: Out of the Shadows". Tricia Nixon, Edward Cox, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, wedding guests.
Undetermined
Runtime: 00:59:16 - WHCA-4472
" 'The Pentagon Papers' - An Interview With Daniel Ellsberg". Tricia Nixon, Edward Cox, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, wedding guests.
NBC
Runtime: 0:30:00 - WHCA-4476
Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 1:30
25. Smith/Jarriel/Clark: Administration says it will give Congress the Pentagon Papers and classified report on the Tonkin Gulf Incident but will not release its own compilation of why we entered the war; Laird comments: depositories will be reviewed before r. Time Code Start: 01:12:16. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
26. Reasoner/Gale/Brannigan: Chicago Sun-Times runs Pentagon Paper report with Hilsman memo proposing steps to overthrow Diem regime; Hilsman says memo was contingency plans not policy . Time Code Start: 01:16:36. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
27. Reasoner/Reynolds: Interview with Walt Rostow- Rostow says Johnson administration did not lie to American public, only after Pleiku did Johnson respond with limited attack on North Vietnam, did not promise people he would let Southeast Asia go . Time Code Start: 01:20:34. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
28. Smith/Tuckner: Cambodians defeated North Vietnamese at Phnom Penh; communists in Vietnam winning battle for Firebase Fuller; Colonial Hackworth resigning; Interview with Hackworth: corruption of brigade leadership . Time Code Start: 01:24:03. Keywords: . Network: ABC.
29. Smith: NY Times 1964-65 article excerpts; story of how United States entered the Vietnam War; NY Times contributed to earlier mood of Vietnam War . Time Code Start: 01:27:50. Keywords: . Network: ABC. - WHCA-4477
Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 1:00
1. Chancellor/Davis: White House announces release of Pentagon report to Congress; Arthur Goldberg says most of reports did not need to be classified; Boston Globe ordered to put its documents in bank vault; NY Times and Post still in Court; Chicago Sun-Time. Time Code Start: 00:01:08. Keywords: . Network: NBC.
2. Chancellor/Montogomery (Luxembourg): European Common Market admits Great Britain; Britain parliament to debate membership . Time Code Start: 00:07:43. Keywords: . Network: NBC.
3. Chancellor/Green (Hong Kong): The Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars invited to China arrive in Canton; Premier Chou says U.S. should remove military and naval forces on Taiwan for normal diplomatic relations; Chinese training school film shown . Time Code Start: 00:10:17. Keywords: . Network: NBC.
4. Cronkite: interview with Daniel Ellsberg: callous attitude in Pentagon reports toward causalities/refugees/ecocide in war, lack of Vietnamese perspective in historical record, painful for American public to realize how top officials regarded them, hard to. Time Code Start: 00:12:26. Keywords: . Network: CBS.
5. Cronkite/Rather (White House): possible motives for leaking Pentagon Papers (force a faster withdraw/aid democrat senate votes); Ziegler says President told Mansfield that a full Pentagon Papers be made available . Time Code Start: 00:21:50. Keywords: . Network: CBS.
6. Cronkite/Schakne: Senate leaders agree to create committee for formal inquiry into Vietnam War; US court of appeals gave NY Times limited freedom to continue publishing 1 part of Pentagon Papers that courts has cleared; Chicago Sun-Times quotes declassifi. Time Code Start: 00:24:11. Keywords: . Network: CBS.
7. Cronkite: South Vietnamese President Thieu signs into law a bill limiting candidates for president . Time Code Start: 00:26:46. Keywords: . Network: CBS.
8. Cronkite: Debates in British public and parliament about entering European common market . Time Code Start: 00:27:18. Keywords: . Network: CBS.
- WHCA-4470
Context (External Sources)
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