April 24, 1971

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 Camp David, Maryland

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.

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.

• Federal Register of Saturday, April 24, 1971

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.

• Annotated News Summaries, Box 30, News Summaries - April 1971 [During this period, the Staff Secretary only removed pages from the News Summaries which contained President Nixon's handwriting, often leaving the document with no date. Although there are no specific documents with this date, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]

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 24 April 1971

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. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

South Asia Crisis, 1971

• 35. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan, Washington, April 24, 1971, 1220Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 23–9 PAK. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Alexander S.C. Fuller (NEA/PAF) and approved by Van Hollen. Repeated to Calcutta, Dacca, US Mission Geneva, Karachi, Lahore, New Delhi, USUN, and London.

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 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-4303
  "The Sounds of Children" from the W.H. Conference on Children.
  WTTG
  Runtime: 00:58:11
• WHCA-4304
  WTOP Special Coverage of Anti-War March I. Lady Bird [Mrs. Lyndon B.] Johnson, newspaper columnist and film/television critic Harriet Van Horne, playwright John Guare.
  Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
  Runtime: 01:03:55
• WHCA-4305
  WTOP Special Coverage of Anti-War March II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:05:31
• WHCA-4307
  WTOP Special Coverage of Anti-War March IV.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:35:54
• WHCA-4308
  CBS Report: "March on The Capitol". FTN: U.S. Representative Paul N. McCloskey.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 01:03:00
• WHCA-4309
  NBC Report: "Protest at the Capitol". Lee Huebner.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 00:42:39
• WHCA-4310
  PBS Report: "Peace March On The Capitol", I.
  CBS
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4311
  PBS Report: "Peace March On The Capitol", II.
  Undetermined
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4312
  PBS Report: "Peace March On The Capitol", III.
  ABC
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4313
  PBS Report: "Peace March On The Capitol", IV. U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME).
  Group W Productions, Inc.
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-4314
  WTOP "Eyewitness News" AND "CBS Evening News". Extensive coverage of the demonstrations in Washington, DC U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson.
  WETA
  Runtime: 00:59:48
• WHCA-4315
  NBC Coverage of Demonstrations.
  WCET, Los Angeles
  Runtime: 00:14:58
• WHCA-4333
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:00
  
  1. Brinkley/Quinn/Oliver: Anti-war march on Washington D.C. and San Francisco, California. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: NBC.
  
  2. Brinkley: Wiretapping (Atty. Gen. Mitchell) [tangentially related to Watergate]. Time Code Start: 04:37. Keywords: 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.
  
  3. Mudd/Morton/Schieffer: Anti-War march on Washington D.C. and San Francisco, California. Time Code Start: 06:45. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
  
  4. Threlkeld: Peace march in San Francisco, California. Time Code Start: 12:17. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
  
  5. Mudd/Benton: Memorial service for Vietnam dead at Washington National Cathedral. Time Code Start: 14:56. Keywords: Vietnam War, Killed in Action, KIA, death tolls, fatalities, casualties, commemorations, religious services, churches. Network: CBS.

• New York Times of April 24, 1971

• AP Images photos from April 24, 1971
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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• April 1971 Broadcast Index

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