September 15, 1971

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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.

Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

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 Wednesday, September 15, 1971

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: September 15, 1971
• House of Representatives: September 15, 1971
• Extensions of Remarks: September 15, 1971

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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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 15 September 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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

UN Finances and Reduction of the U.S. Assessment

• 166. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, September 15, 1971, 1417Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 10. Confidential; Immediate.

Appointment of UN Development Program Administrator

• 260. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, September 15, 1971, 1600Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 301, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. VII. Confidential; Exdis.

Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 147. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India, Washington, September 15, 1971, 2005Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, REF PAK. Secret; Exdis. Drafted on September 14 by Quainton; cleared by C. Herbert Rees, Director of the Office of South Asian Affairs (AID/NESA); and approved by Irwin. Repeated to Islamabad, London, Moscow, USUN, Calcutta, and Dacca.

Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

Thailand

• 135. Telegram From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State, Bangkok, September 15, 1971, 0745Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 563, Country Files, Far East, Thailand, Vol. V. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Repeated to Vientiane.

Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

From SALT Announcement to Summit Announcement, May 27-October 12, 1971

• 196. Minutes of a Verification Panel Meeting, Washington, September 15, 1971, 3:20-4:33 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–107, Verification Panel Minutes Originals 1969–3/8/72. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

• 197. Backchannel Message From the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Smith) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Helsinki, September 15, 1971, 1750Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 427, Backchannel Files, Backchannel Messages, 1971, SALT. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

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.

The White House Tapes are sound recordings of President Richard Nixon's telephone conversations and of meetings held in the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room in the White House, the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), the Lincoln Sitting Room in the residence section of the White House, and several locations at the Presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. These recordings document many of the major events and decisions of the Nixon Administration from February 16, 1971 to July 18, 1973. Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Old Executive Office Building

• 277-3; 11:05 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
• 277-4; Unknown between 11:15 a.m. & 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-5; 11:59 a.m. - 12:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 277-6; 12:18 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 277-7; 12:24 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 277-8; 12:37 p.m. - 12:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 277-9; Unknown between 12:39 p.m. & 1:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 277-10; 1:05 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 277-11; Unknown between 2:10 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-12; Unknown between 2:10 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-13; Unknown between 2:10 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-14; 2:30 p.m. - 2:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.
• 277-15; 2:32 p.m. - 2:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 277-16; Unknown between 2:33 p.m. & 2:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 277-17; Unknown between 2:33 p.m. & 2:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-18; 2:37 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Kissinger, Henry A.
• 277-19; Unknown between 3:15 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-20; 4:15 p.m. - 4:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 277-21; Unknown between 4:38 p.m. & 4:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 277-22; Unknown between 4:38 p.m. & 4:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-23; 4:44 p.m. - 4:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 277-24; Unknown between 4:48 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sidley, Toni
• 277-25; 5:15 p.m. - 5:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 277-26; Unknown between 5:22 p.m. & 7:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 277-27; Unknown between 5:22 p.m. & 7:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-28; Unknown between 5:22 p.m. & 7:23 p.m.; [Unknown person(s)]
• 277-29; 7:23 p.m. - 7:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-30; Unknown between 7:23 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 277-31; Unknown between 7:23 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-32; Unknown between 7:23 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
• 277-33; Unknown between 12:01 p.m. & 12:18 p.m.; Schreiber, Taft

White House Telephone

• 9-14; Unknown between 10:19 a.m. & 11:59 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-15; 11:59 a.m. - 12:01 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-16; Unknown between 12:01 p.m. & 12:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-17; 12:18 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-18; Unknown between 12:20 p.m. & 12:24 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-19; 12:24 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-20; Unknown between 12:25 p.m. & 12:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-21; 12:37 p.m. - 12:39 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-22; Unknown between 12:39 p.m. & 2:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-23; 2:32 p.m. - 2:33 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-24; Unknown between 2:33 p.m. & 2:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-25; 2:37 p.m. - 2:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
• 9-26; Unknown between 3:15 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-27; 4:15 p.m. - 4:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
• 9-28; Unknown between 4:38 p.m. & 4:44 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-29; 4:44 p.m. - 4:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.
• 9-30; 5:15 p.m. - 5:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 9-31; Unknown between 7:11 p.m. & 7:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-32; 7:32 p.m. - 7:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 9-33; 9:22 p.m. - 9:22 p.m.; White House operator; Sanchez, Manolo

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-7273 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7273-02-19, 22-23, GOP convention site, interior. 9/15/1971, San Diego, California Convention site. unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7273-20-21, 24-27, GOP convention site, exterior. 9/15/1971, San Diego, California Convention site. unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-7274 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7274-02-16, Vice President Agnew standing with George Shaffrin. 9/15/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew, George Shaffrin, James Shan, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7274-17-22, Vice President Agnew sitting with Ambassador James Shan and others. 9/15/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew, George Shaffrin, James Shan, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-7275 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-7275-01-37, Closeup portrait study of Nancy Hanks. 9/15/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Nancy Hanks.
• Frame(s): WHPO-7275-16, Portrait study of Nancy Hanks. 9/15/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Nancy Hanks.

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-4657
  "The David Frost Show" with Sol Stein, F. Lee Bailey, author Richard Hammer, Kris Kristofferson. Bob Hope.
  ABC
  Runtime: 01:35:05
• WHCA-4661
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:36:00
  
  25. Reasoner/Jackson/Snell: Attica Prison riot aftermath. Time Code Start: 70:00. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  26. Chancellor/Delaney: Aftermath of Attica Prison riot (Governor Rockfeller) [time correct?]. Time Code Start: 75:36. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Reasoner: Governor Rockfeller on Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 79:17. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: ABC.
  
  28. Reasoner/Koppel: Red China or Taiwan in United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 82:07. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, People's Republic of China, voting, admissions. Network: ABC.
  
  29. Smith: Commentary on "Kennedy…the '60's" (former President Kennedy (JFK)). Time Code Start: 84:01. Keywords: Presidents, John F. Kennedy, history, biography. Network: ABC.
• WHCA-4662
  Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  1. Chancellor: Industrial output down. Time Code Start: 02:56. Keywords: manufacturing, decreases, unemployment, productivity. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Chancellor/Scherer: No retroactive wage or price raises; U.S. dollar overseas; Connally at London meeting. Time Code Start: 03:26. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, currency, monetary values, exchange rates, decreases, wages, costs, increases, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips. Network: NBC.
  
  3. Levine: Surcharge not to be removed until later. Time Code Start: 06:45. Keywords: taxes, disncontinued. Network: NBC.
  
  4. Chancellor: Profits for business. Time Code Start: 08:20. Keywords: businesses, investments, money, dividends. Network: NBC.
  
  5. Chancellor/Utley: Governors Conference. Time Code Start: 08:58. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: NBC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Nessen: Busing in Richmond, Virginia. Time Code Start: 10:52. Keywords: bills, laws, legislation, desegregation, racism, racial discrimination, African Americans, schools, students, transportation, reports. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: Muskie speaking about Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 13:43. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Cronkite/Schakne: Aftermath at Attica Prison riot. Time Code Start: 15:58. Keywords: prisons, riots, rebellions, uprisings, jails, penal institutions, incarceration, penitentiary, inmates, violence, murders, deaths, hostages, New York, crime, crimes, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, law and order. Network: CBS.
  
  9. Cronkite: Industrial output down; dollar overseas. Time Code Start: 26:40. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, currency, monetary values, exchange rates, decreases, wages, costs, increases. Network: CBS.
  
  10. Cronkite/Mudd: Governors' Conference. Time Code Start: 27:40. Keywords: Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of September 15, 1971

• AP Images photos from September 15, 1971
• Getty Images photos from September 15, 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.

• September 1971 Broadcast Index

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