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October 4, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, October 4, 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.

    The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

  • 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.

  • 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

  • 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. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

    Between Beijing and Moscow: Summit Announcement, July 19-October 12, 1971

    • 348. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 4, 1971, 3 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 492, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 7 [part 1]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Map Room at the White House. According to Kissinger’s Record of Schedule, the meeting lasted until 3:37. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–76)

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    April 15, 1971-March 11, 1972

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    India and Pakistan: Crisis and War, March-December 1971

    • 147. Telegram 10043 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State, Islamabad, October 4, 1971, 1230Z

      The Embassy reported that the combined efforts of the Government in Islamabad and the army in East Pakistan had “failed to halt anarchy in the countryside, to undercut support to Mukti Bahini, or to restore East Pakistan government to its pre-March level of muddling-through incompetency.”

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL PAK. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bombay, Calcutta, Dacca, Kabul, Karachi, Kathmandu, Lahore, London, Madras, New Delhi, Tehran, USUN, and the US Mission in Geneva.

    Afghanistan, 1969-1972

    • 349. Telegram 6169 From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State, Kabul, October 4, 1971, 1150Z

      Prime Minister Zahir expressed appreciation for the grant of wheat, and Ambassador Neumann explained the U.S. position on the proposed debt moratorium and offered advice on the management of Afghanistan’s debt problems.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, FN 14 AFG. Confidential.

  • 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-7438 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W:

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7438-02-09, Judy Agnew hosting a reception for national officers of the Future Homemakers of America. 10/4/1971, Washington, D.C. Blue Room, White House. Judy Agnew, unidentified man and women.

    Roll WHPO-7439 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7439-02A-12A, Harry Dent with representatives from Vores College. 10/4/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Harry Dent, unidentified woman and men.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-711001
      Telephone conversation from Key Biscayne with Congressman Otto Passman re drug abuse. (10/4/1971)

      Runtime: 8:45

      Keywords: drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs

      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-4711
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      All networks
      Runtime: 01:24:53

      19. Smith/Koppel: Secretary of State Rogers at United Nations (U.N.), urging two China policy (People's Republic of China). Time Code Start: 39:11. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, Taiwanese, leaders, debates, speeches. Network: ABC.

      20. Smith/Jarriel: Vietnam election. Time Code Start: 42:22. Keywords: Vietnam War, Presidential elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results. Network: ABC.

      21. Smith/Clark: Military pay raise and wage/price freeze legislation. Time Code Start: 44:01. Keywords: Armed Forces, troops, wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, employment, employees, salaries, salary, payments, freezes. Network: ABC.

      22. Chancellor: Taft-Hartley Act to be imposed on dock strike. Time Code Start: 46:18. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: NBC.

      23. Chancellor: Pay raises for federal employees. Time Code Start: 48:17. Keywords: House of Representatives, Congress, voting, economy, money, wages, wage freezes, Federal Government, employees, increase. Network: NBC.

      24. Chancellor: French Ambassador comments on Red China. Time Code Start: 48:44. Keywords: People's Republic of China, Ambassadors, France. Network: NBC.

      25. Chancellor/Perkins/Briggs/Davis: South Vietnam's President Thieu and elections (Vietnam elections). Time Code Start: 50:17. Keywords: Vietnam War, Presidential elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results. Network: NBC.

      26. Chancellor: Secretary of State Rogers at the United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 54:50. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: NBC.

      27. Cronkite/Williams: South Vietnam's President Thieu and Vietnam elections. Time Code Start: 55:05. Keywords: Vietnam War, Presidential elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results. Network: CBS.

      28. Cronkite/Hottelet: Secretary of State Rogers before United Nations (U.N.) and foreign policy. Time Code Start: 57:26. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: CBS.

      29. Cronkite/Duval: President Nixon speaking to youth group about drugs and is cut off the phone. Time Code Start: 60:17. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, statements, phones, phone calls, pharmaceuticals, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs. Network: CBS.

      30. Cronkite: Taft-Hartley Act to be imposed on dock strikes. Time Code Start: 62:39. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      31. Cronkite: The House and Federal pay raises. Time Code Start: 63:27. Keywords: House of Representatives, Congress, voting, economy, money, wages, wage freezes, Federal Government, employees, increases. Network: CBS.

      32. Sevareid: Commentary on Supreme Court. Time Code Start: 64:25. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)