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May 6, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, May 6, 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.

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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.

    Appointments and Nominations

    Acts Approved by the President

    • S. 1963 -- Private Law 91-84
      An Act for the relief of Wu Hip.
    • S. 2306 -- Public Law 91-239
      An Act to provide for the establishment of an international quarantine station and to permit the entry therein of animals from any country and the subsequent movement of such animals into other parts of the United States for purposes of improving livestock breeds, and for other purposes.

    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

    • J. RICHARD LUCAS, of Virginia, to be Director of the Bureau of Mines.

  • 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. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    • 65. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, May 6, 1970, 3-4:15 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 340, Subject Files, Stanford University, May 1970. No classification marking. Drafted by David Young of Kissinger’s office and initialed by Kissinger. The meeting was held in the Situation Room of the White House.

    Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    • 281. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, May 6, 1970, 11:33 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–073, WSAG Meeting, Cambodia, May 4–8, 1970. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

    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

    • 157. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 6, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 712, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. VIII. Secret. Sent for information. The memorandum indicates the President saw it. Drafted by Hyland on May 4. On May 5, Rogers drafted a memorandum for Nixon about Kosygin’s press conference, which bears the handwritten comment, “OBE’d per S’[onnen]feldt’s office.” Rogers’s memorandum is ibid.

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

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

    • 76. Letter From the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Smith) to President Nixon, Vienna, May 6, 1970

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 877, SALT, SALT talks (Vienna), Vol. VIII, April 9–May 10, 1970. Secret; Nodis. Kissinger sent the letter to Nixon on May 19 under a covering memorandum that summarized the report and concluded that “in short, we seem to have ended the first, formal phase and are now entering into a period of some behind-the-scenes probing and maneuvering.” A notation on the covering memorandum indicates that Nixon saw it on May 21.

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

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

    • 169. Telegram 68968 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Turkey, Washington, May 6, 1970, 2246Z

      Under Secretary of State Richardson told Ambassador Handley that the Department of State was “on the spot” to produce results on suppression of the Turkish opium crop.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, INCO-DRUGS TUR. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted by Schwartz, cleared by Eliot, and approved by Richardson.

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

    Jamaica

    • 414. Airgram A–90 From the Embassy in Jamaica to the Department of State, Kingston, May 6, 1970., Kingston, May 6, 1970

      The Embassy reported on the future of the Jamaican bauxite industry and concluded that the rise of Black Power in the Caribbean and increased economic nationalism in Jamaica were the forces pushing the Jamaican Government to press for equity participation in the bauxite industry.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 786, Country Files, Latin America, Jamaica, Vol. I. Confidential. Drafted on May 6 by DCM Roberts; cleared by Rogers and Goodman; and approved by Ambassador de Roulet. The airgram is unsigned. Attached but not published is an enclosure, a study titled, “The Future of the Jamaican Bauxite Industry.” An attached forwarding note indicates that the Airgram and its enclosure were forwarded to Kissinger on May 12. A handwritten note, May 18, reads, “No further action required per Vaky.” In Airgram A–85 from Kingston, April 27, 1970, the Embassy analyzed the Black Power movement in Jamaica. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 13–10 JAM)

    Mexico

    Nicaragua

    • 493. Memorandum of Conversation, Managua, May 6, 1970., Managua, May 6, 1970

      Political Officer Briggs met for two hours with Pedro Joaquín Chamorro, the Owner-Editor of Prensa Libre, to discuss Nicaragua’s political situation, President Somoza’s potential continuation in power, and the disenfranchisement of university students. He also noted the growing sympathy for the Sandinista movement.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 2 NIC. Confidential. Transmitted to the Department of State as Enclosure 1 to Airgram A–80 from the Embassy in Managua, May 26.

  • 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-3472 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3472-01A-08A, President Nixon meeting with Kent State University students Thomas Rall, (President of Kent State University Alumnae Association in Washington, D.C.), Tom Brumbach, Richard Cutler, Don Grant, Dean Powell, Don Tretinik, Sam Trezo, Ron Ziegler, Ohio Congressman William Stanton. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, William Stanton, Ronald L. Ziegler, Thomas Rall, Tom Brumbach, Richard Cutler, Don Grant, Dean Powell, Don Tretinik, Sam Trezo.

    Roll WHPO-3473 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3473-03-09, John Davies with White House visitors. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House Lawn. John Davies.

    Roll WHPO-3474 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3474-02 (1), 05-06 (2-3), 11 (7), Nixon family dog King Timahoe, the Nixon family Irish Setter playing on White House grounds. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. King Timahoe.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3474-08 (5), White House Grounds. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3474-09 (4), Nixon family dogs King Timahoe, the Irish Setter, and Pasha, the Yorkshire Terrier, on White House grounds. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. King Timahoe, Pasha.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3474-11, Nixon family dog King Timahoe, the Irish Setter, playing on White House grounds near a water fountain surrounded by yellow and red blooming tulips. Alternate frame number is 7. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. King Timahoe.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-3474-12 (6), Nixon family dogs King Timahoe, the Irish Setter, and Vicki, the Poodle, on White House grounds. 5/6/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, South Lawn. King Timahoe, the Irish Setter; Vicki, the Poodle.

    Roll WHPO-3475 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-3475-1-2, Seal of "Schutz". 5/6/1970, unknown unknown. none.

  • 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.

    E - Secretary of Defense Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-E-016
      Press conference by Sec. Def. Melvin Laird. (5/6/1970, Pentagon)

      Runtime: 35:00:00

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

      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-3696
      A.O.C. Briefings from the Pentagon. Secretary Robert Finch.
      Group W Productions
      Runtime: 01:02:00
    • WHCA-3705
      A.O.C. Briefings from the Pentagon. David Frost, Secretary Robert Finch, singer Phil Ochs, Secretary of State William Rogers, Eric Severiad.
      Group W Productions
      Runtime: 01:01:00
    • WHCA-3706
      "Today" Show with guest Senator Griffin. Dick Cavett, evangelist Reverend Billy Graham, John Davidson, Robert Klein, Sarah Vaughan ("On A Clear Day," "Something").
      Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
      Runtime: 01:02:00
    • WHCA-3712
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 00:58:32

      9. Sit-in in Lafayette Park (across from White House) in Washington. Time Code Start: 22:36. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.

      10. Report on Stanford students at the White House. Time Code Start: 23:35. Keywords: colleges, universities, students. Network: ABC.
    • WHCA-3745
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:30

      2. Report from San Clemente, California. Time Code Start: 02:27. Keywords: Western White House, La Casa Pacifica. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)