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September 7, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, September 7, 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 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.

  • 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

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. II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    The Intelligence Community and the White House

    Vol. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    Foreign Economic Policy

    • 75. National Security Decision Memorandum 130, Washington, September 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 83 D 305, NSDM 130. Secret. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Interior, and Transportation; Ambassador at Large Kennedy; the OMB Director; the Chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers and the Council on Environmental Quality; the Special Trade Representative; the Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs; the Director of Central Intelligence; and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On September 9 Peterson sent a memorandum to Kissinger complaining that this Decision Memorandum should have been signed jointly by the two of them (or should have been a CIEP Decision Memorandum signed by Peterson), because the CIEP members looked to him as their spokesman. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 218, CIEP) On a September 10 memorandum from Hormats regarding Peterson’s complaint and another procedural issue, Kissinger wrote, “Life is too short for this sort of thing.” (Ibid.)

    Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

    South Asia Crisis, 1971

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

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

    • 324. Letter From Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev to President Nixon, Moscow, September 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 492, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1971, Vol. 7 [part 1]. No classification marking. The letter is an “unofficial translation” provided by the Soviet Embassy. The original letter in Russian, as well as modified versions of the letter in English and Russian, presumably intended, if necessary, for Rogers, are ibid. According to another copy, Vorontsov gave Kissinger the letter at 6:30 p.m. on September 9. (Ibid., Box 497, President’s Trip Files, Exchange of Notes Between Kissinger and Dobrynin, Vol. 2) During a telephone conversation later that evening, Kissinger reported: “Mr. President, we got an answer to the Brezhnev letter—the letter you sent to Brezhnev some weeks ago. It is a very long letter and I won’t bother you with it.” (Ibid., Henry Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 11, Chronological File) For his memoir account, see Dobrynin, In Confidence, p. 233.

    Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

    April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

    • 93. Minutes of a Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, September 7, 1971, 4:05-4:57 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, SRG Minutes, Originals, 1971, [2 of 6]. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Members of the NSC staff provided Kissinger with talking points for this meeting. (Memorandum from Holdridge and Hormats to Kissinger, September 6; ibid., Box H–059, Senior Review Group Meetings, SRG Meeting—Japan 9/7/71) Kissinger initialed these minutes on September 9. All brackets are in the source text.

    • 94. National Security Decision Memorandum 130, Washington, September 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 364, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda, Nos. 97–144. Secret. On September 5, Kissinger and Peterson sent this memorandum to Nixon who initialed his approval. (Ibid., NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–227, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 130) on September 6, Hormats sent a memorandum to Kissinger, recommending that he send the draft of NSDM 130 to the President. Hormats stated: “On balance I believe this scenario deals fairly with State, Treasury, and CIEP’s positions, it minimizes the possibilities of creating political friction with Japan over economic issues, but makes a strong case for measures which we believe highest priority—i.e., yen revaluation and trade liberalization. And we would not give the Japanese so much in the technology field that it would jeopardize the China trip.” (Ibid., Box H–059, Senior Review Group Meetings, SRG Meeting—Japan 9/7/71) Copied to 16 relevant officials including the Secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Interior, and Transportation.

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

    Cyprus

    Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

    U.S. Policy Towards International Production and Trafficking in Illegal Drugs

    • 208. White House Press Release, Washington, September 7, 1971

      The press release contained a memorandum from President Nixon to Secretary of State Rogers that named the members of the Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 359, Subject Files, Narcotics V. No classification marking. Printed from a copy that indicates Nixon signed the original.

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

    Nicaragua

    • 507. Letter From President Nixon to President of Nicaragua Somoza, Washington, September 7, 1971., Washington, September 7, 1971

      President Nixon informed President Somoza that he had doubled Nicaragua’s cotton textile allocation. Nixon indicated that he would send a Department of Agriculture representative to Nicaragua to discuss fruit and vegetables, and was working to benefit Nicaragua in the area of sugar import allocations.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 790, Country Files, Latin America, Nicaragua Vol. I (1969–1974). No classification marking.

    Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

    Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

    • 81. Paper Prepared by the Ad Hoc Interagency Working Group on Chile, Washington, September 7, 1971

      Summary: This paper outlined a strategy to avoid a confrontation with Chile on compensation for U.S. investments and argued that if the U.S. Government could signal a relaxation of restrictions on aid, that would reduce the risk of confrontation.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–220, NSDM 93. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Fisher and Gird-ler. It was sent by Meyer to Kissinger under cover of a September 8 transmittal memorandum.

  • 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

Context (External Sources)