April 21, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• Executive Order 11713—Delegation of Functions Concerning Canal Zone Property
• Proclamation 4211—Thirtieth Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
• Proclamation 4212—National Arthritis Month, 1973

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• Annotated and Unmarked News Summaries [Note: Although there was no News Summary on this date, due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]

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 21 April 1973

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

• 44. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), April 21, 1973, 11:40 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Conversation Transcripts, Box 19, Chronological File. No classification marking. Nixon was in Key Biscayne; Kissinger was in Washington.

Vol. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

Greece

• 2. Telegram From the Embassy in Greece to the Department of State, Athens, April 21, 1973, 1115Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 GREECE. Secret; Exdis.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973

• 142. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, April 21, 1973, 11:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1027, MemCons—HAK & Presidential, April–November 1973, 5 of 5. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The conversation took place in the Map Room at the White House.

Vol. E-15, Part 1, Documents on Eastern Europe, 1973-1976

Romania

• 26. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, April 21, 1973, 11:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m., Washington, April 21, 1973, 11:50 a.m.-12:40 p.m.

  Counselor Vasile Pungan read a statement from President Ceausescu expressing interest in closer bilateral economic and political relations between the United States and Romania.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1027, Presidential/HAK Memoranda of Conversations. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the Map Room of the White House.

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.

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-E0697 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0697-, Julie Eisenhower turning Federal land over to cities. 4/21/1973, Coral Gables, FL unknown. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unidentified attendees.

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-6241
  "Agronsky & Company".
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:29:19
• WHCA-6249
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  14. Utley/ Stern: Watergate; Haldeman and Ehrlichman hire a lawyer for advice on Watergate; Washington Post says Mitchell approved bugs. Time Code Start: 47:20. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  15. Frederick: United Nations (U.N.) Security Council. Time Code Start: 49:31. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: NBC.
  
  16. Utley/Davis: Some people going to Canada to buy meat. Time Code Start: 51:47. Keywords: food, meats, animal products, markets, retail stores, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: NBC.
  
  17. Utley/Bourgholtzer: Pentagon papers trial beginning to end. Time Code Start: 53:39. Keywords: Armed Forces, military, classified documents, secrets, Ellsberg, Russo, Watergate, courts, trials, Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Indochina War, bombings. Network: NBC.
  
  18. Quinn: Report on Greece. Time Code Start: 56:14. Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Greek, Middle East, Mideast, Turkey. Network: NBC.
  
  19. Osgoode/Hottlet: Scali and the United Nations (U.N.). Time Code Start: 61:35. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: CBS.
  
  20. Osgoode/Schorr: Watergate indictements. Time Code Start: 64:34. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  21. Osgoode: Cambodia. Time Code Start: 68:13. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of April 21, 1973

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• April 1973 Broadcast Index

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