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October 21, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, October 21, 1969, 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: Monday, October 20, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1969

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.

    Awards and Citations

    • Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1448, October 21, 1969)
      Announcement of Award to Companies A and C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, and Attached Units, United States Army.

    Congress, Communications to

    • Veterans Educational Benefits (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1449, October 21, 1969)
      Text of the President's Letter to Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on Proposed Increases in Benefits.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    • Visit of the Shah of Iran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1447, October 21, 1969)
      Exchange of Remarks Between the President and His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, at the Welcoming Ceremony.
    • Visit of the Shah of Iran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1451, October 21, 1969)
      Exchange of Toasts Between the President and His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi at a Dinner Honoring the Shah.

    Reports to the President

    • President's Committee on the Vietnam Veteran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1450, October 21, 1969)
      Letter From Donald E. Johnson, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Transmitting the Committee's Interim Report on Assistance Programs for Returning Veterans.

    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 Donald E. Johnson, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, on the interim report of the President's Committee on the Vietnam Veteran.

    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.

    • Russian Cosmonauts Konstantin Feoktistov and Georgiy Beregovoy, accompanied by Col. Frank Borman and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin, met with the President at the White House.

    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.

    • The following-named persons to be Members of the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs for terms expiring May 11, 1972: DAVID R. DERGE, of Indiana, vice Dr. Joseph R. Smiley, term expired. JEWEL LAFONTANT, of Illinois, vice Dr. Pauline Tompkins, term expired. WILLIAM C. TURNER, of Arizona, vice Dr. Walter Adams, term expired.
    • WILLIAM C. LEE, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 4 years, vice Alfred W. Moellering.
    • ANDREW J. F. PEEPLES, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of 4 years, vice John E. Maguire, Sr.
    • ANTHONY E. ROZMAN, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 4 years, vice Orville H. Trotter, term expired.

  • 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.

  • Argued

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

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-2213 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2213-03-22, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials stand nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2213-20A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials stand nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, aides.

    Roll WHPO-2214 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2214-, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon with the Shah of Iran , honor guard, aides.

    Roll WHPO-2215 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2215-05-24, White House and grounds exterior portraits. Executive Office building (EOB), Washington Monument, foundations and tourists. (contact sheet note: TV camera position.) TV Camera visible. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds and exterior. unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-2216 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2216-02A-06A, President Nixon greeting the Shah of Iran before his White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2216-07A-08A, 11A-23A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2216-08, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran;.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2216-09A-10A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran walking across the White House lawn. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2216-24A-27A, Unidentified family with White House as a background. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. unidentified family.

    Roll WHPO-2217 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2217-02-04, 27-28, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi walking across the lawn. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; guests, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2217-05-26, President Nixon oand the Shah of Iran standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, military aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2217-10, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran standing at attention with hands over hearts while standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; guests, aides.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2217-16, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony, while an 18th c. period costumed band marches by. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, guests, aides, marching band.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2217-26, President Nixon listens to the Shah of Iran speaking while standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, guests, aides.

    Roll WHPO-2218 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2218-, The White House West Wing viewed from the Rose Garden. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. West Wing, White House, Rose Garden.

    Roll WHPO-2219 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2219-01-06, President Nixon with a family of personal friends. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2219-08-12, President Nixon with Senator Bob Dole, Congressman Chester Mize, and Mr. & Mrs. Kickapoo Logan and a painting. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2219-14-30, President Nixon with Rep. Gerald Ford and members of the American Library Trustees Association. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.

    Roll WHPO-2220 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2220-01-02, Unidentified men talking. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Frank Borman, Mr. & Mrs. Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet cosmonauts and family members, unidentified men.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2220-03-19, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew standing in the Oval Office with astronaut Col. Frank Borman, the Soviet cosmonauts and their party from the USSR. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Ambassador Emil Mosbacher. Mr. William R. Codus, Asst Chief of Protocol. Colonel Frank Borman. Mrs. Susan Borman. Constantine G. Barsky (Interpreter). Major General Georgiy Timofeyevich Beregovoy, Mrs. Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoya. Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy (son of Gen. & Mrs. Beregovoya). Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. Ivan Konstantinovich Shklyar (Interpreter). Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. Mrs. Irina Dobrynin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2220-17, President Nixon standing with Col. Frank Borman, Vice President Agnew, Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin and the Soviet cosmonauts, and their party. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew. Colonel Frank Borman. Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin. Major General Georgiy Timofeyevich Beregovoy. Mrs. Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoy. Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy (son of Gen. & Mrs. Beregovoya).
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2220-20-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Soviet Ambassador from the USSR Anatoly Dobrynin and wife Mrs. Irina Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin, Irina Dobrynin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2220-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Soviet Ambassador from the USSR Anatoly Dobrynin and wife Mrs. Irina Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, Irina Dobrynin.

    Roll WHPO-2221 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2221-01-11, Jack Caulfield working at his desk. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. office, White House grounds. Jack Caulfield, guards.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2221-12-18, Jack Caulfield at his desk and walking from White House. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. office, White House grounds. Jack Caulfield, guards.

    Roll WHPO-2223 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2223-03-21, President Nixon sitting informally with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2223-22-33, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew with Col. Frank Borman, Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobryninn, and Soviet cosmonauts and their party. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Frank Borman, Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet cosmonauts and their family members.

    Roll WHPO-2224 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2224-07A-16A, President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Col. Frank Borman, Soviet cosmonauts and their party, and Ambassador & Mrs. Anatoly Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Spiro Agnew, Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov, President Nixon, Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy, Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoy, Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy, Frank Borman, Anatoly F. Dobrynin.

    Roll WHPO-2225 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2225-04A-18A, Pat Nixon with members of the Woman's National Farm & Garden Association. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified room, White House. Pat Nixon, Woman's National Farm & Garden Association members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2225-19A-22A, Pat Nixon with members of Women in Community Service. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Women in Community Service members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2225-23A-26A, Pat Nixon accepting a certificate from members of Women in Community Service. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Women in Community Service members.

    Roll WHPO-2226 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2226-01-30, Arrival ceremony of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Shah of Iran). 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. President Nixon, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

    Roll WHPO-2227 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2227-02-26, Events on State Dinner evening for the Shah of Iran. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2227-09A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greet the Shah of Iran at the White House North Portico upon his arrival for a state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2227-10A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon stand with the Shah of Iran at the White House North Portico upon his arrival for a state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

    Roll WHPO-2228 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2228-02A-22A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and the Shah of Iran before the White House State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, Grand Staircase, kitchen, White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, chefs, Modern Jazz Quartet.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2228-13A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pose for a formal portrait at the Grand Stairway before a White House state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. Grand Staircase, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2228-23A-24A, White House chefs in the kitchen preparing food for the Shah of Iran's State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. kitchen, White House, East Room. White House chefs (unidentified) possibly Henry Haller among them.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2228-25A-26A, Entertainment by Modern Jazz Quartet after at the Shah of Iran's State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, Grand Staircase, kitchen, White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, chefs, Modern Jazz Quartet.

  • 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.

    I - Various Administration Events

    • WHCA-SR-I-071F
      White House tour for the blind - President Nixon's remarks at South Lawn at the Arrival of the Shah of Iran - edited. (10/21/1969, Studio 81)

      Runtime: 0:03:58

      Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Production Element.
    • WHCA-SR-I-071H
      White House tour for the blind - Shah of Iran Insert. (10/21/1969)

      Runtime: 0:04:35

      Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Production Element. Technical notes: 28 minutes and 1 second of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

    J - Entertainment at the White House

    • WHCA-SR-J-110
      Modern Jazz Quartet [see P-691021]. (10/21/1969)

      Runtime: 32:58:00

      Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, performance, jazz, American popular music

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-691012
      Formal remakrs by President Nixon at the arrival ceremony for the Shah of Iran, with remarks by the Shah. (10/21/1969)

      Runtime: 4:11

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-691013
      Formal remarks by President Nixon in toast to the Shah of Iran, with remarks in a toast by the Shah of Iran [see J-110]. (10/21/1969)

      Runtime: 7:38

      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-3474
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:30

      6. Cronkite: President Nixon listens to Shah of Iran speaking during White House visit welcoming ceremony. Time Code Start: 01:69. Keywords: Presidents, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, leaders, speeches. Network: CBS.

      7. Valeriani: Vice President Agnew and Mrs. Agnew in New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Time Code Start: 01:93. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, domestic, speeches. Network: NBC.

      10. Huntley/Kaplow: President Nixon and Shah of Iran speaking during White House welcoming ceremony. Time Code Start: 03:28. Keywords: Presidents, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, leaders, speeches. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)