1. Home
  2. Research
  3. Almanac

April 22, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, April 22, 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: Monday, April 21, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, April 23, 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.

    Appointments and Nominations

    Congress, Communications to

    • Food for Peace Program (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 593, April 22, 1969)
      The President's Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report on the Program for 1968.

    Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

    News Conferences

    • Meeting With the Minority Leadership (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 590, April 22, 1969)
      News Briefing by Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Representative Gerald R. Ford Following a Meeting With the President.

    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.

    • Marshall J. Beverley, president of the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company of Alexandria, Va., and Representative Joel Broyhill of Virginia presented the President with a gold-plated 1774 fire badge and a bronze fireman trophy. The company was founded by George Washington.

    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.

    • ALFRED E. FRANCE, of Minnesota, to be Federal Cochairman of the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission.
    • DONALD RUMSFELD, of Illinois, to be Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.

  • 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.

  • Argued

    Decided

Archival Holdings

Any selection of archival documents will necessarily be partial. You should use the documents and folders identified below as a starting place, but consult the linked collection finding aids and folder title lists and the collections themselves for context. Many documents to be found this way do not lend themselves to association with specific dates, but are essential to a complete understanding of the material.

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

    Managing the Department of State

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

    Trade and Commerce, 1969-1972

    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

    • 39. Oral Statements by the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Beam) , Moscow, April 22, 1969

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL US–USSR. Secret; Nodis. These oral statements by Beam were an enclosure to airgram A–446 from Moscow, April 23. In transmitting his oral statements, Beam wrote: “It will be noted that since the question of a ‘summit meeting’ did not arise, I did not use the pertinent portion of the original instruction furnished me under cover of Mr. Henry Kissinger’s transmission slip of March 26.” For Kissinger’s memorandum, see footnote 1, Document 28.

    • 40. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State, Moscow, April 22, 1969, 1610Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL US–USSR. Secret; Nodis. Beam’s description of his meeting with Kosygin on April 22 is in Multiple Exposure, pp. 219–220.

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    Mongolia, 1969-1972

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

    The Rogers Plan

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

    Iran 1969

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

    Peru

    • 596. Study Prepared by the National Security Council Interdepartmental Group for Latin American Affairs, Washington, April 22, 1969. , Washington, April 22, 1969

      The National Security Council Interdepartmental Group for Latin American Affairs (NSC–IG/ARA) study outlined seven possible economic pressure points—sugar exports and loans from U.S. AID, the Export-Import Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the Inter-American Development Bank loans, private U.S. investors and the IMF—that the United States could use to put pressure on the Velasco regime.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–146, NSSM Files, NSDM 42. Secret. A copy was sent for information to Helms, Kennedy, Hanna, Shakespeare, and Laird. (Ibid., Department of State, RG 59, S/S Files, Lot 80 D 212, NSSM 42)

  • 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.

    Chronological File, Box 1, Folder April 15-22, 1969 [2 of 2]

    • 8:50 AM, Fritz Kraemer
    • 9:30 AM, McGeorge Bundy; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:45 AM, James Killian; Mr. Kissinger
    • 9:55 AM, Bob Haldeman; Mr. Kissinger
    • 10:00 AM, Mr. Kissinger; Paul Costello
    • 10:10 AM, Dr. DuBridge; Mr. Kissinger
    • 10:12 AM, Bob Haldeman; Mr. Kissinger
    • 11:50 AM, Congressman Frank Bow; Mr. Kissinger
    • 11:55 AM, Gerard Smith; Mr. Kissinger
    • 12:40 PM, Mr. Haldeman; Mr. Kissinger
    • 3:05 PM, Bob Haldeman; Mr. Kissinger
    • 4:20 PM, McGeorge Bundy; Mr. Kissinger
    • 4:40 PM, Glen Seaborg
    • 7:25 PM, Herb Klein
    • 9:00 PM, Dr. Kissinger; Gen Wheeler
    • 9:05 PM, Dr. Kissinger; Bryce Harlow

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-0841 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0841-01-09, Portrait of President Nixon situated behind his desk and flanked by flags. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0842 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0842-00-13, Portrait of President Nixon situated behind his desk and flanked by flags. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-0843 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0843-01, Unknown. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0843-02-09, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Senator Eugene McCarthy and Assistant Bryce Harlow. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Eugene McCarthy, Bryce Harlow, William Scott, Joel Broyhill, Marshall J. Beverly.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0843-07A, President Nixon and Senator Eugene McCarthy seated informally on a sofa during a meeting in the Oval office. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Eugene McCarthy.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0843-10, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Rep. William Scott and Assistant Bryce Harlow. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Eugene McCarthy, Bryce Harlow, William Scott, Joel Broyhill, Marshall J. Beverly.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0843-11-18, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with Rep. Joel Broyhill and Marshall J. Beverly, President of the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Joe Boyhill, Marshall Beverly.

    Roll WHPO-0844 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-03-05, Rose Mary Woods and Ron Ziegler. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Rose Mary Woods, Ron Ziegler.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-06-14, President Nixon and Senator McCarthy seated informally on a sofa during a meeting in the Oval office. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Eugene McCarthy.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-10A, President Nixon and Senator Eugene McCarthy seated informally on a sofa during a meeting in the Oval office. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Eugene McCarthy.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-15-17, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk during a meeting with Virginia Congressman William Scott. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William L. Scott.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-16A, President Nixon seated at his Oval office desk during a meeting with Virginia Congressman William Scott. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, William L. Scott.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-18-24, President Nixon receiving a small trophy gift in the Oval Office from Congressman Joel Broyhill and Marshall Beverly, the President of Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company, est. 1774 in Alexandria, VA. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Marshall J. Beverly, Joel Broyhill.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0844-23, President Nixon receiving a small trophy gift in the Oval Office from Congressman Joel Broyhill and Marshall Beverly, the President of Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company, est. 1774 in Alexandria, VA. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Marshall J. Beverly, Joel Broyhill.

    Roll WHPO-0845 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-0845-02A, Unkown. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-0845-03A-26A, Bud Wilkinson individually greeting persons prior to a meeting. 4/22/1969, Washington, D.C. Bud Wilkinson, unidentified persons.

Context (External Sources)