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January 29, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, January 29, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Tuesday, January 28, 1969

Next Date: Thursday, January 30, 1969

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.

    Addresses and Remarks

    • Department of State (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 185, January 29, 1969)
      The President's Remarks to Key Personnel at the Department of State.

    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.

    • Announcement of nomination of Allen L. Donielson and Richard A. Dier as U.S. attorneys.

    • Announcement of nomination of Rear Adm. Jackson D. Arnold for appointment to the grade of vice admiral.

    • Announcement of approval of selection board recommendations on promotion of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve officers as follows: To major general: Charles T. Hagan, Jr., Arthur B. Hanson; To brigadier general: Richard Mulberry, Jr.

    • Biographical data on Gerard Smith.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • The President visited the Senate floor and lunched with the Senate leadership in the minority leader's office.

    • The President has commissioned Director of Protocol Emil (Bus) Mosbacher, Jr., Chief of Protocol for the White House, with the personal rank of Ambassador.

    • The President has appointed Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz of Salisbury, N.C., to be the representative of the United States on the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

    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.

    • RUSSELL E. TRAIN, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Interior.

    • FRED J. RUSSELL, of California, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

  • 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.

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

Archival Holdings

  • Selective document listing

    President's Office Files

    The President's Office Files consists of materials drawn together by the Special Files Unit from several administrative subdivisions within the White House Office. It is the handwriting and sensitive papers sent to the Staff Secretary that now comprise much of the President's Office Files. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • President's Handwriting, Box 1, President's Handwriting, January 1969
      • Memo; Lee A. DuBridge to The President re: Agenda for Meeting with the President 3:00 PM January 30. January 29, 1969. 2 pgs.
    • President's Meetings File, Box 73, Memoranda for the President--Beginning January 26, 1969
      • Memo; Bryce Harlow to Staff Secretary re: Luncheon with Senate leadership. January 29, 1969. 1 pg.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • Memoranda from the President, Box 1, Memos--January 1969
      • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman re: Handling of the nomination to the Civil Service Commission. January 29, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to John Ehrlichman re: Ed Nixon. January 29, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman; John Ehrlichman re: Progress of the official picture. January 29, 1969. 1 pg.
      • Memo; The President to Bob Haldeman re: California land purchase. January 29, 1969. 1 pg.
    • ​​​​​​​President's Speech File, Box 46,
      • ​​​​​​​January 29, 1969, State Department Visit
         

  • Selective document listing

    White House Press Office

    The White House Press Office during the Presidency of Richard Nixon was responsible for daily communication with the White House press corps. Ronald L. Ziegler was the Press Secretary to the President for Nixon's entire term in office from January 1969 to August 1974 and Gerald Warren served as the Deputy Press Secretary. The office held daily briefings for the press and produced the White House’s press releases. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • White House Press Conferences, Box 55
      • News Conference #21 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary, January 29, 1969, 11:17 A.M. EST. 9 pgs.
      • News Conference #22 at the White House with Ron Ziegler, Press Secretary, January 29, 1969, 5:42 P.M. EST. 8 pgs.

  • 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 NSC System

    Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

    Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

    Initial Contacts, January-April 22, 1969

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Implementation of Safeguard System

    • 5. Minutes of National Security Council Meeting , Washington, January 29, 1969

      The meeting was devoted to a detailed discussion of the NPT. Over the course of the two hour meeting, the participants examined the articles, debated various problems associated with the ways in which the treaty would affect U.S. interests, and discussed strategies for presenting the treaty to the U.S. Senate to ensure its ratification.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 82, National Security Council, Meetings, NSC, January–March 1969. Top Secret

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

    Iraq 1969-1971

    • 246. Telegram 14051 From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, January 29, 1969, 1633Z

      The Department submitted a copy of Rogers’ statement against the execution of the 14 Iraqi Jews to the Security Council of the United Nations.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 29 IRAQ. Unclassified. Repeated to Tel Aviv, Beirut, Brussels, Amman, London, and Jerusalem. Drafted by Betty Jane Jones (IO/UNP). Cleared by Davies, Atherton, C. Morgan Holmes (EUR/FBS); Robert G. Neumann, L/NEA, Seelye, George T. Walsh (S/S); and approved by Sisco.

    Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

    • 27. Intelligence Memorandum , Washington, January 29, 1969

      The memorandum analyzed the Biafran relief problem, which was likely to worsen in the next few months. Nigerian authorities were expected to become increasingly suspicious of foreign involvement.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, 3/54. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency.

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

    India and Pakistan: Pre-Crisis, January 1969-February 1971

  • 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.

    • 11:55 AM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:15 PM, General Wheeler; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:30 PM, Robert B. Anderson; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:40 PM, Secy Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:15 PM, Ben Read; Mr. Kissinger
    • 6:45 PM, Secretary Rogers; Mr. Kissinger
    • Governor Scranton; Joan
    • PM, Secretary Romney; Mr. Kissinger
       

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-0127 Photographer: Overbey | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0127-01, National Security Council (NSC) meeting with President Nixon and other attendees. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Clockwise from the President: President Nixon, Melvin Laird, General Earle Wheeler, Henry Kissinger, General Andrew Goodpaster, David Kennedy, Spiro Agnew, General George Lincoln, Richard Helms, Elliot Richardson, William Rogers.

    Roll WHPO-0128 Photographer: Overbey | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0128-01, An unidentified decorated yacht moored at a dock at night. Unidentified people seen aboard. 1/29/1969, Key Biscayne, Florida Key Biscayne, FL.

    Roll WHPO-0129 Photographer: Overbey | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0129-01, An unidentified laughing woman standing on a yacht gangplank, holding with a cigarette in a cigarette holder. 1/29/1969, Key Biscayne, FL Key Biscayne, FL.

    Roll WHPO-0130 Photographer: Overbey | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0130-01, Secret Service peronnel overlooking the crowd at a parade. 1/29/1969, Unknown Unknown.

    Roll WHPO-0131 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0131-01A-08A, Candid portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan at his office desk. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Office,. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0131-03A, Candid portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan at his office desk. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Office,. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0131-09A-28A, Daniel Patrick Moynihan speaking on the telephone at his office desk. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Office,. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0131-15A, Candid portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan speaking on the telephone at his office desk. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Office,. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0131-29A-34A, Closeup candid portraits of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, while sitting at his office desk. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Office,. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

    Roll WHPO-0132 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0132-00A-06A, President Nixon visits the State Department to attend luncheon with Senate Leaders. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill. President Nixon, Everett Dirksen, Mike Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Ted Kennedy, Gordon Allott, Robert. C. Byrd, Margaret Chase Smith, Richard Russell, John Tower, Allen Ellender, John McClellan, Milton Young, Bryce N. Harlow, Kenneth BeLieu.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0132-05A, President Nixon standing with Margaret Chase Smith and other Senators at a dining table in the State Department before sitting down to luncheon with Senate Leaders. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, State Dept Dining room. L to R: Margaret Chase Smith, President Nixon, Richard Russell, Gordon Allott, Hugh Scott.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0132-08A, President Nixon shaking hands with unidentified staff members in the hallway at the State Department. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William Rogers, unidentified Sate Dept. staff members.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0132-09A-19A, President Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers on stage during a speech in an auditorium, to members of the Senate. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William Rogers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0132-20A-23A, President Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers visiting with Senate leaders at a the State Department reception room. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. State Department. President Nixon, William Rogers, unidentified Senators.

    Roll WHPO-0133 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0133-01-17, President Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers on stage during a speaking engagement at the State Dept. auditorium to members of the Senate. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. State Department, auditorium. President Nixon, William Rogers, unidentified Senators.

    Roll WHPO-0134 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0134-00A-10A, President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, and Senator Everett Dirksen stand together at the entrance to the State Department. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill. L-R: Spiro Agnew, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0134-08A, President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, and Senator Everett Dirksen stand together at the entrance to the State Department on the occassion of a luncheon with Senate members. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill. L-R: Spiro Agnew, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0134-11A-19A, President Nixon seated at a dining table during a luncheon with Senate Leaders at a State Department dining room. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Senator Dirksen's Office. Clockwise: Robert. C. Byrd, Edmund Muskie, Allen Ellender, Spiro Agnew, Mike Mansfield, Margaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon, Richard Russell, Gordon Allott, Hugh Scott, Edward Kennedy, Milton Young, John Tower, Kenneth BeLieu.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0134-18A, President Nixon seated at a dining table during a luncheon with Senate Leaders at a State Department dining room. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, Senator Dirksen's Office. Clockwise: Robert. C. Byrd, Edmund Muskie, Allen Ellender, Spiro Agnew, Mike Mansfield, Margaret Chase Smith, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon, Richard Russell, Gordon Allott, Hugh Scott, Edward Kennedy, Milton Young, John Tower, Kenneth BeLieu.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0134-20A-29A, President Nixon walking in the State Department hallway with Senate leaders after attending luncheon with them. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill, State Department Hallway. Frame 24A: Richard Russell, Everett Dirksen, President Nixon, Mike Mansfield.

    Roll WHPO-0135 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0135-03A-16A, Pat Nixon and Carol Gessford. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. L-R: Carol Gessford, Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0135-17A-23A, Pat Nixon with Carol Gessford and Richard L. (no last name given). 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. L-R: Richard L., Carol Gessford, Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0136 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0136-04-06, Pat Nixon standing with Carol Gessford. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. L-R: Carol Gessford, Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0136-08-26, Candid seated portraits of Dr. Arthur Burns, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, holding his pipe. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Dr. Arthur F. Burns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0136-14, Candid seated portrait of Dr. Arthur Burns, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, smoking his pipe. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Dr. Arthur F. Burns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0136-27-36, Candid seated portraits of Dr. Arthur Burns, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman, without his pipe. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Dr. Arthur F. Burns.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0136-31, Candid seated portrait of Dr. Arthur Burns, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. unspecified office. Dr. Arthur F. Burns.

    Roll WHPO-0137 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0137-02-23, Seated portrait of Dr. Martin Anderson, special assistant to President Nixon. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Martin Anderson.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0137-07, Seated portrait of Dr. Martin Anderson, special assistant to President Nixon. 1/29/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. Martin Anderson.

  • 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-690115
      Remarks by President Nixon in a visit to the State Department. (1/29/1969, State Department Auditorium)

      Runtime: 0:18:47

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by NBC

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

Context (External Sources)