November 11, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, November 11, 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

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.
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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.
- Federal Register of Thursday, November 11, 1971
The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.
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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.
- Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
- Original audio recording (MP3)
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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.
- President's Daily Brief of 11 November 1971
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
- 182. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan, Washington, November 11, 1971, 0147Z
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA–PAK. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Laingen and Quainton on November 10, cleared by Schneider and Van Hollen, and approved by Sisco. Also sent to New Delhi and repeated to USUN, Moscow, Tehran, Calcutta, and Dacca.
Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iran 1971
- 152. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Irwin) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Packard), Washington, November 11, 1971
  Irwin supported the recommendation that the U.S. Air Force Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT) to Iran be continued to July 1974, at a level reduced from 80 to 43, to ensure effective operation of the two additional squadrons of Iranian F–4 aircraft.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 19–9 US-IRAN. Confidential. Drafted by Miklos; and cleared by Sisco, Davies, and Chapman.
Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

India and Pakistan: Crisis and War, March-December 1971
- 153. Analytical Summary Prepared by the National Security Council Staff, Washington, November 11, 1971
  Summary of a contingency paper drafted in the Department of State that outlined options open to the United States in the event of an outbreak of war between India and Pakistan. The summary was prepared for use by the Washington Special Actions Group.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–082, WSAG Meeting, South Asia, 11/12/71. Secret; Exdis. The summary was attached to and summarized an undated paper that outlined contingency planning in the event of an outbreak of war between India and Pakistan. Neither the contingency paper nor the analytical summary have drafting information, but the former was apparently drafted in the Department of State and the summary was prepared by the NSC staff. Samuel Hoskinson and Richard Kennedy probably drafted the summary, which they forwarded with the contingency paper to Kissinger on November 11 under a covering memorandum for use by the Washington Special Actions Group at their November 12 meeting. (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

Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Old Executive Office Building
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White House Telephone
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-7779 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-7779-02-08, President Nixon participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, officials.
Roll WHPO-7780 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7780-02-13, President Nixon participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, officials, crowd.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7780-14-23, President Nixon greeting crowd after wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, officials, crowd.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7780-24-25, President Nixon leaving after the wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, officials, crowd.
Roll WHPO-7781 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7781-02-03, President Nixon participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, officials, crowd.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7781-04-35, President Nixon greeting veterans and national veteran leaders individually after wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entombment of the first unknown soldier. 11/11/1971, Arlington, Virginia Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Nixon, military personnel, veterans.
Roll WHPO-7782 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-7782-01-04, Pat Nixon receiving a gift from Rev. Nakayama and others. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Reverend Nakayama, unidentified persons.
Roll WHPO-7783 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: Color
- Frame(s): WHPO-7783-01A-10A, Julie Eisenhower using a white telephone with news reporter and aviator Faye Gillis Wells and a group from the College Fund. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Julie Eisenhower, Faye Gillis Wells, unidentified man and women.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7783-11A-12A, Julie Eisenhower accepting a check for the College Fund from news reporter and aviator Faye Gillis Wells. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Julie Eisenhower, Faye Gillis Wells, unidentified man and women.
Roll WHPO-7784 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7784-02-08, President Nixon sitting in an easy chair during a meeting with Henry Kissinger in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office. Vicki, the Nixon's Poodle dog, is laying on the floor resting. President Nixon's gavel collection can be seen on display in the wall shelving units. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building (EOB), Presidential Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Vicki the dog.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7784-04, President Nixon sitting in an easy chair during a meeting with Henry Kissinger in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office. Vicki, the Nixon's Poodle dog, is laying on the floor resting. President Nixon's gavel collection can be seen on display in the wall shelving units. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building (EOB), Presidential Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Vicki the dog.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7784-05, President Nixon sitting in an easy chair during a meeting with Henry Kissinger in his Executive Office Building (EOB) office. President Nixon's gavel collection can be seen on display in the wall shelving units. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building (EOB), Presidential Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.
Roll WHPO-7785 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7785-01-07, President Nixon sitting in an easy chair with his feet up, in his Executive Office Building office. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Presidential Office. President Nixon.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7785-01A, President Nixon sitting in his easy chair with his feet up, talking on the phone, in his Executive Office Building office. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Presidential Office. President Nixon.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7785-04A, President Nixon sitting in an easy chair with his feet up, head resting on arm, in his Executive Office Building office. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Presidential Office. President Nixon.
Roll WHPO-7786 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7786-02-09, President Nixon talking with outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin and incoming Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, Mrs. Clifford M. Hardin, and Mrs. Earl L. Butz. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Mrs. Clifford M. Hardin, Earl L. Butz, Mrs. Earl L. Butz.
- Frame(s): WHPO-7786-10-14, President Nixon briefing press with outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin and incoming Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, Mrs. Clifford M. Hardin, and Mrs. Earl L. Butz. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Room. President Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Mrs. Clifford M. Hardin, Earl L. Butz, Mrs. Earl L. Butz.
Roll WHPO-7787 Photographer: Schumaker, Byron | Color or B&W: B&W
- Frame(s): WHPO-7787-02-13, President Nixon briefing press with outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin and incoming Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz. 11/11/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Room. President Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Earl L. Butz.
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.

D - First Family
- WHCA-SR-D-021
  Birthday call from Julie Nixon Eisenhower to Mamie Eisenhower. (11/11/1971, Blue Room, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 0:06:53
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA and SWBD; Recorded by RAS [or BAC] (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 1 hour, 30 minutes, 11 seconds of silence at end of tape removed from access copies.
I - Various Administration Events
- WHCA-SR-I-093
  Background music for Veterans' Day at Arlington National Cemetery. (11/11/1971, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia)
  
  Runtime: [Nonelisted]
  
  Keywords: Music, performance
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RWF (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
P - Formal Presidential Remarks
- WHCA-SR-P-711109
  Remarks by President Nixon at GOP Fundraiser in Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel with Vice President Agnew, Bob Hope, Art Linkletter, Governor Ronald Reagan, Senator Charles Percy. (11/11/1971)
  
  Runtime: 21:30
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-P-711110
  Press briefing re resignation of CH with CH, Earl Butz. (11/11/1971)
  
  Runtime: 7:10
  
  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-4795
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  35. Smith/Donaldson: Price increases. Time Code Start: 77:50. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  36. Smith/Clark: Foreign aid bills. Time Code Start: 80:20. Keywords: bills, laws, financial aid, funding. Network: ABC.
  
  37. Reasoner/MacVane: Chinese delegation to United Nations (U.N.) arrives in New York. Time Code Start: 82:00. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, leaders, Ambassadors, meetings. Network: ABC.
  
  38. Smith/Gill: New Secretary of Agriculture appointed, Dr. Earl Butz (President Nixon). Time Code Start: 84:31. Keywords: Presidents, advisors, appointments, confirmations. Network: ABC.
  
  39. Smith: FBI investigates CBS news correspondent Schorr. Time Code Start: 86:34. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, espionage, spying, investigations, crime, television, press, reporters, celebrities. Network: ABC.
  
  40. Smith/Jarriel: President Nixon at Arlington National Cemetery. Time Code Start: 87:00. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, speeches, military, Armed Forces, memorials, burials, cemeteries, commemorations. Network: ABC.
  
  41. Reasoner: Commentary on Puny United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 88:48. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: ABC.
- WHCA-4796
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 0:30
  
  1. Chancellor/Levine: Price increases; price commission; exemptions to price controls. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Frederick: Chinese delegation to United Nations (U.N.) arrives in New York; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) labels Chinese delegate as subversive. Time Code Start: 03:25. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, leaders, Ambassadors, meetings, national security, intelligence gathering, covert activities, spying, espionage. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Chancellor/Stern: Senate and Supreme Court nominees. Time Code Start: 05:51. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor: FBI ordered to investigate CBS news correspondent, Schorr. Time Code Start: 07:28. Keywords: Federal Bureau of Investigations, surveillance, espionage, spying, television, press, reporters, journalists, reporters. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Cronkite: Chinese delegation to United Nations (U.N.) delegation arrives. Time Code Start: 08:15. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, leaders, Ambassadors, meetings. Network: CBS.
  
  6. Cronkite/Schorr: Last of Phase II guidelines set down and legislation to back Phase II delayed. Time Code Start: 13:15. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Cronkite/Rather: New Secretary of Agriculture appointed (President Nixon, Butz, Hardin). Time Code Start: 16:24. Keywords: Presidents, advisors, appointments, confirmations. Network: CBS.
  
  8. Cronkite: President Nixon at Arlington National Cemetery. Time Code Start: 18:11. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, speeches, military, Armed Forces, memorials, burials, cemeteries, commemorations. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite/Schakne: Cuban President Fidel Castro in Chile to visit Allende. Time Code Start: 18;50. Keywords: Presidents, South American, Caribbean, Islands, cuban, leaders, travel, trips. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Cronkite/Sevareid: Commentary on upheaval in Ireland. Time Code Start: 20:42. Keywords: United Kingdom, Irish Republican Army, terrorism, explosions, riots, violence, voting. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)

- New York Times of November 11, 1971
- AP Images photos from November 11, 1971
- Getty Images photos from November 11, 1971
The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.
- November 1971 Broadcast Index
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