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October 9, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, October 9, 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 Camp David, Maryland

  • 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.

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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

    Committee of 24

    Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

    South Asia Crisis, 1971

    • 164. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Calcutta, Washington, October 9, 1971, 2149Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Constable on October 5; cleared by Laingen, Schneider, Van Hollen, Johnson (J), and Saunders in the White House; and approved by Davies. Also sent to Islamabad and repeated to New Delhi, and USUN for Sisco.

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

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

    • 350. Diary Entry by the White House Chief of Staff (Haldeman), Washington, October 9, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Haldeman Diaries, Cassette Diary. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. According to his handwritten notes, Haldeman was at home when Kissinger first called at 10 a.m. Haldeman largely dictated the diary entry from his handwritten notes. (Ibid., White House Special Files, Staff Member and Office Files, H. R. Haldeman, Box [44], H Notes (Oct-?? 1971))

    • 351. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 9, 1971, 10:40-11:20 a.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.

    Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

    Proximity Talks and the Backchannel: Separate Department of State and White House Negotiating Tricks

    Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    Italy

    Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

    Iran 1971

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

    Haiti

    Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

    • 31. Memorandum for the Record, Paris, October 9, 1971, 10 p.m., Paris, October 9, 1971, 10 p.m.

      Military Attaché Walters gave Chinese Ambassador to France Huang Cheng the text of President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger’s press conference, during which Kissinger planned to announce President Nixon’s visit to the Soviet Union.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 849, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, July 1971-Oct 20, 1971. No classification marking. Drafted by Walters on October 10. The meeting was held at Chen’s residence in Neuilly. Attached as Appendix A is the Chinese oral note. Appendix B is attached but not published.

  • 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 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-4718
      "Agronsky & Company". The group discusses Phase II of the Wage/Price Freeze columnist Tom Wicker, actor Dennis Hopper, behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner.
      Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
      Runtime: 00:29:34
    • WHCA-4729
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      All networks
      Runtime: 1:30

      14. Utley: Phase II of the economy. Time Code Start: 37:48. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.

      15. Mudd: Byrd nomination to Supreme Court imminent. Time Code Start: 38:23. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, trials, investigations, nominees. Network: CBS.

      16. Mudd: Senator Mansfield on the economy. Time Code Start: 39:20. Keywords: economy, economics, debt, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.

      17. Mudd/Pierpoint: Public cooperation discussed by Rumsfeld. Time Code Start: 39:35. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, public opinions, political activities. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)