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June 30, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, June 30, 1973, 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 San Clemente, California

  • 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

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

Archival Holdings

  • 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

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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. XXXIX, European Security

    Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973

    • 166. Memorandum of Conversation, San Clemente, California, June 30, 1973, 9:41-11:35 a.m.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 280, Presidential File, Memoranda of Conversation, 1973. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Western White House.

    Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

    Peru

    • 288. Telegram 129032 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Peru, Washington, June 30, 1973, 0126Z

      Summary: The Department informed the Ambassador that the Peruvian Government needed to publicly announce the existence of discussions to resolve investment disputes before the U.S. Government could set forth criteria for supporting IFI loans to Peru.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files, Box 793, Latin America, Peru, Vol. 3, January 1972–December 31, 1973. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Pringle and Kubisch; cleared by Hinton, Hennessy, Jorden, and Rush. NSDM 199/CIEPDM, December 26, 1972, is Document 640 in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. E–10, Documents on American Republics, 1969–1972. In telegram 4584 from Lima, July 3, Belcher informed the Department that he was not able to discuss the Department’s proposal with Velasco, but did discuss it with de la Flor on July 2, in which he and de la Flor discussed the risks involved if the talks, after made public, failed. (Ibid., P840114–1800) In telegram 4661 from Lima, July 5, Belcher informed the Department that de la Flor had told him that he discussed the U.S. Government proposal with Velasco. (Ibid., P840114–1796)

  • 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 can be found in the National Archives Catalog.

Audiovisual Holdings

  • 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.

    K - Informal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-K-076
      Photo opportunity/NATO Council, and pool report-San Clemente [nothing on tape]. (6/30/1973)

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-730619
      Radio broadcast on the economy from western WH. (6/30/1973)

      Runtime: 12:22

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

    S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

    • WHCA-SR-S-188
      Informal news interview by Melvin Laird and Ronald Ziegler. (6/30/1973, Western White House)

      Runtime: 8:15

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DB (initials of WHCA engineer)

      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-6408
      "Agronsky & Company".
      N-PACT
      Runtime: 0:30
    • WHCA-6411
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 01:28:30

      18. Schieffer: Capitol Hill Report - Committee. Time Code Start: 42:59. Keywords: Congress, House of Representatives, investigations, reports. Network: CBS.

      19. Schieffer: John Ehrlichman says he will trip up John Dean. Time Code Start: 45:12. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, officials, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      20. Briggs: John Ehrlichman will trip John Dean, President Nixon's popularity. Time Code Start: 46:20. Keywords: Presidents, public opinions, advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      21. Bell: Agriculture Department can check farmers' tax returns. Time Code Start: 49:05. Keywords: taxes, taxation, revenues, investigations, filing taxes. Network: NBC.

      22. Valeriani: Congress and President Nixon compromise. Time Code Start: 53:00. Keywords: Presidents, House of Representatives. Network: NBC.

      23. Perkins: Young Congressional Representatives examine Congress. Time Code Start: 54:20. Keywords: House of Representatives. Network: NBC.

      24. Oliver: Gas shortage. Time Code Start: 57:09. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)