September 8, 1970

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.

Appointments and Nominations

• Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1169, September 8, 1970)
  Announcement of Intention To Nominate Wilmot R. Hastings To Be General Counsel.

Proclamations

• National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 1970 (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1169, September 8, 1970)
  Proclamation 4001.

Statements by the President

• Federal City Bicentennial Development Corporation (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1166, September 8, 1970)
  Statement by the President Supporting S. 4196 and H.R. 18677 To Establish the Corporation.

Acts Approved by the President

• H.R. 13531 -- Public Law 91-398
  An Act to authorize additional funds for the operation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.
• H.R. 17133 -- Private Law 91-399
  An Act to extend the provisions of title XII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1968, as amended, relating to war risk insurance.

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 Dr. Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor to the President, on the President's statement supporting establishment of a Federal City Bicentennial Development Corporation.
• Press conference of Robert H. Finch, Counsellor to the President, on final report on U.S. assistance following the earthquake in Peru.

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.

• HERMAN NICKERSON, JR., of Maine, to be Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration (new position).

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.

• Statement Supporting Legislation To Establish the Federal City Bicentennial Development Corporation.
• Proclamation 4001—National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 1970

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.

• Senate: September 8, 1970
• Extensions of Remarks: September 8, 1970

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)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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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 08 September 1970

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 NSC System

• 119. Memorandum From Peter Rodman of the Planning Group, National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 283, Dept of State, Vol. IX. No classification marking. Sent for action.

• 120. Memorandum From the Director of the Planning Group, National Security Council (Kennedy) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–219, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 85. Confidential. Copies were sent to Kennedy and Rush.

Foreign Economic Policy

• 371. Letter From Secretary of Commerce Stans to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, ORG 1 COM–STATE. No classification marking.

Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

Expropriation Policy, 1969-1972

• 151. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, FM 10-1. Confidential. Drafted by M.B. Feldman (L/ARA).

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

Two Tracks: U.S. Intervention in the Confirmation of the Chilean President, September 5-November 4, 1970

• 67. Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Information Cable, Washington, September 8, 1970, 2144Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 774, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. II. Secret; Priority; No Foreign Dissem. Transmitted to the White House, Department of State, Defense Intelligence Agency, Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Intelligence Council, National Security Agency, and Office of Current Intelligence. Attached to a September 9 memorandum from Vaky to Kissinger, which Kissinger saw and initialed. The memorandum summarized the Intelligence Information Cable, noting the “meeting was inconclusive,” Schneider “was apparently opposed to a coup, and Chief of the General Staff, General Prats, was ‘strangely quiet.’” (Ibid.)

• 68. Telegram From the Embassy in Chile to the Department of State, Santiago, September 8, 1970, 2344Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 774, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. II. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to USCINCSO. This telegram, sent in two parts as two cables, is also attached to the September 9 memorandum from Vaky to Kissinger, which summarizes the cable and recommends that it was “worth skimming.” See footnote 1, Document 67.

• 70. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Security Council, Nixon Intelligence Files, Subject Files, Chile 1970. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted on September 9. Copies were sent to Mitchell, Packard, Johnson, Moorer, and Helms. Attached to the Department of State’s copy of these minutes is a note from Jim Gardner (INR/DDC) to Meyer and Crimmins. Gardner noted, “Bill McAfee, who was there, feels that minutes much understate Helms’ pessimism about influencing Congressional vote, and that they overstate passivity of State representatives in face of prospects of an Allende government. We can ask that minutes, insofar as they relate to State position, be corrected if you wish.” Crimmins wrote on the note, “This is accurate, but does not reflect the fine line as to ‘whose civil war.’ Alex did not make clear the distinction between a 100% Chilean military action and one inspired by or based upon U.S. support. I think the minutes could reflect this difference.” (National Archives, RG 59, Chile–ITT–CIA 1963–1977, Lot 81D121, Documents Requested by the Department of Justice, 1970–1977)

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

The Cease-Fire Agreement

• 159. Memorandum From Harold Saunders and HoskinsonSamuelof the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 656, Country Files, Middle East, Mideast Ceasefire, Vol. II. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. It was sent back to Saunders to answer Kissinger’s query; see footnote 2 below. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text that remains classified.

• 160. Minutes of an Ad Hoc Special Review Group Meeting, Washington, September 8, 1970, 3:45-4:25 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–111, Senior Review Group, SRG Minutes Originals 1970. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

Saudi Arabia

• 143. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 8, 1970, 12:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Material, NSC Files, Box 629, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Vol. II. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.

Jordan, September 1970

• 209. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 330, Subject Files, Hijackings. Top Secret; Sensitive.

• 210. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan, Washington, September 8, 1970, 2336Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, AV 12. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted and approved by U. Alexis Johnson and cleared by Sisco and Eliot.

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

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: U.S. Response to Hijackings by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Additional Anti-Hijacking Measures, September 1970-June 1972

• 48. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Rogers told Nixon that he had made a humanitarian appeal to the Arab chiefs of mission for the safety of the hijacking hostages held in Jordan by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, President’s Evening Reading: Lot 74 D 164. Secret.

• 49. Telegram 147006 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Jordan, Washington, September 8, 1970, 2336Z

  The Department of State communicated to the Embassy that it would be desirable for the Jordanian forces to warn the PFLP that if it blew up the aircraft and killed the passengers, Jordanian forces would assure that no PFLP members would survive.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted and approved by U. Alexis Johnson, and cleared by Sisco and Eliot.

• 50. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 8, 1970

  Kissinger provided the President with a situation report on the hijackings and noted that he had met with Secretary of State Rogers, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs Sisco, Secretary of Defense Laird, and Director of Central Intelligence Helms that morning to discuss possible actions related to the hijackings.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Material, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 330, Hijackings. Top Secret; Sensitive

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

• 180. Action Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (DePalma) and the Legal Adviser (Stevenson) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Johnson), Washington, September 8, 1970

  The memorandum concludes that it would be more practical to work through existing international bodies and to amend the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs rather than to propose a new convention and establish a new UN agency for control of opium production and heroin trafficking.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SOC 11-5. Secret. Drafted by Stephen M. Boyd (L/NEA), cleared in IO, BNDD, S/NW, NEA/TUR, and L/T, and approved by Johnson on September 15.

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 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-4324 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-4324-, President Nixon meets with the officers of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office,. President Nixon; Congressman Clarence (Bud) J. Brown, 7th District, Ohio; and unidentified members of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.

Roll WHPO-4325 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-4325-03-14, The President meets with Congress woman from Massachusetts. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; Congress woman Margaret M. Heckler, Wellesley, MA, 10th District; and possibly Mr. & Mrs. James Fahey.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4325-17-26, The President meets with Miss Universe. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; Miss Universe, Mary S. Mallaret from Puerto Rico; Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Jorge L. Cordova; and possibly Herbert Landen, President of Miss Universe Enterprises.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4325-27, The President meets with the officers of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office,. President Nixon; M/Sgt James Huffman, USAF; and Congressman Clarence (Bud) J. Brown, Ohio, 7th District.

Roll WHPO-4326 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-4326-03-08, The President meets with the US Ambassador Designate to Togo. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; and the US Ambassador Designate to Togo, Dwight Dickinson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4326-11-17, The President meets with the US Ambassador Designate to Saudi Arabia. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon; and the US Ambassador Designate to Saudi Arabia, Nicholas G. Thatcher.

Roll WHPO-4327 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-4327-, President Nixon, Daniel Moynihan, and Peter Flanigan touring a Washington, D.C. redevelopment area of Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Counselor to the President; and Peter M. Flanigan, Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4327-10A, President Nixon walking with Daniel Moynihan past M. Katz Expert Taylor Shop and the Harlow Coal Co. storefront, while touring the redevelopment area of Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4327-13A, President Nixon, Daniel Moynihan, Peter Flanigan and unidentified officials on a walking tour of the Washington, D.C. redevelopment area on Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Peter Flanigan, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4327-19A, President Nixon, Daniel Moynihan, and Peter Flanigan on a walking tour of the Washington, D.C. redevelopment area on Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Peter M. Flanigan, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4327-31A, President Nixon walking with Daniel Moynihan and Peter Flanigan in the White House Rose garden toward the Oval Office porch. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Rose Garden, Oval Office porch. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Peter M. Flanigan.

Roll WHPO-4328 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-4328-, President Nixon, Daniel Moynihan, and Peter Flanigan on a walking tour of the Washington, D.C. redevelopment area on Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon; Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Counselor to the President; and Peter M. Flanigan, Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-4328-03, President Nixon and Daniel Moynihan survey a construction area while on a walking tour of the Washington, D.C. redevelopment area on Pennsylvania Avenue. 9/8/1970, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Ave. President Nixon, Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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.

D - First Family

• WHCA-SR-D-011
  Julie Nixon Eisenhower's remarks to the press in the Family Theatre. (9/8/1970, Family Theatre, The White House)
  
  Runtime: 11:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by BAC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

H - White House Staff Member Recordings

• WHCA-SR-H-256
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. (9/8/1970, Press Lobby, White House)
  
  Runtime: 16:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by GLG (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-H-257
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler and Robert Finch. (9/8/1970, Press Lobby, White House)
  
  Runtime: 22:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by BAC (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-008
  Remarks during a walk-Washington, D.C. (9/8/1970)
  
  Runtime: 16:40
  
  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-3842
  Weekly News Summary.
  All networks
  Runtime: 01:04:30
  
  11. Donaldson: State Department action on hijackings. Time Code Start: 17:24. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, Dawson's Field hijackings. Network: ABC.
  
  12. Reynolds: State Department action on hijackings. Time Code Start: 19:30. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, Dawson's Field hijackings. Network: ABC.
  
  13. Reynolds: Presidential walk. Time Code Start: 20:00. Keywords: Presidents, health, fitness, exercises. Network: ABC.
  
  14. Jarriel: Presidential walk (President Nixon). Time Code Start: --. Keywords: Presidents, health, fitness, exercises. Network: ABC.
  
  15. Brinkley: 200 AFL-CIO Union leaders at White House Dinner with President Nixon; AFL-CIO President George Meany toasts President. Time Code Start: 21:42. Keywords: Presidents, unions, food, dinners, dining, banquets. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Rather: White House meeting on hijackings. Time Code Start: 22:25. Keywords: hijackings, skyjackings, kidnappings, terrorism, aircraft, airlines, Dawson's Field hijackings. Network: CBS.
  
  17. Cronkite: Washington, D.C. Renewal; President Nixon and urban affairs counselor tour Pennsylvania Avenue, considers urban reform. Time Code Start: 23:40. Keywords: Presidents, cabinet, advisors, redevelopment. Network: CBS.
  
  18. Rather: Presidential walk (President Nixon). Time Code Start: --. Keywords: Presidents, health, fitness, exercises. Network: CBS.

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