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April 7, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, April 7, 1974, 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: Saturday, April 6, 1974

Next Date: Monday, April 8, 1974

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 American Embassy Residence, Paris, France

  • 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

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

    Summit Preparations, April-May 1974

    • 171. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, April 7, 1974, 8:30 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 69, Country Files—Europe—USSR, US–USSR Presidential Exchanges, TS-/Sensitive, 1974. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Paris. Nixon was in Paris from April 5 to 7 to attend memorial services for former French President Pompidou.

    Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

    Japan

    • 187. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, April 7, 1974, 10:15 a.m., Washington, April 7, 1974, 10:15 a.m.

      Nixon and Tanaka discussed trade issues, Siberian development, relations with China, and the role of the United States in Asia.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1028, Presidential/HAK Memcons, 1 March 1974–8 May 1974 [2 of 4]. Secret; Sensitive. The conversation took place in the residence of the American Ambassador. A briefing memorandum for the meeting is in the Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Brent Scowcroft Daily Work Files, 1973–1977, Box 7, Chronological File A, April 5–7, 1974 (Paris Trip).

  • 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 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-E2574 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2574-02-30, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend the funeral of President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France

    Roll WHPO-E2576 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2576-02-34, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend the funeral of President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2576-09A, President Nixon during a private meeting with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan while in Paris to attend the funeral of President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

    Roll WHPO-E2578 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2578-01A-35A, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend funeral services for President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2578-13A, President Nixon walking in the park with Alain Poher, interim President of France, and an unidentified man (possibly an interpreter). 4/7/1974, Paris, France unspecified park location. President Nixon, Alain Poher, unidentified man.

    Roll WHPO-E2581 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2581-02A-09A, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend funeral services for President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France park area. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2581-08, President Nixon walking in a Paris park area with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan and an unidentified man (possibly an interpreter) during his trip to attend Georges Pompidou's funeral. 4/7/1974, Paris, France park area. President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

    Roll WHPO-E2582 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2582-04-32, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend funeral services for President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, Alain Poher, unidentified men.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2582-10, President Nixon seated at the table holding unlit cigarettes during a private breakfast meeting or luncheon with Alain Poher, Acting President of France, also holding a cigarette package, while in Paris to attend the funeral of President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, Alain Poher, unidentified officials and press reporters taking notes nearby.

    Roll WHPO-E2584 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2584-04A-17A, President Nixon during a private meeting with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt during his visit to Paris to attend the funeral of President George Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, Willy Brandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2584-12, President Nixon during a private meeting with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt during his visit to Paris to attend the funeral of President George Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, Willy Brandt.

    Roll WHPO-E2585 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2585-02-29, President Nixon's trip to Paris to attend funeral services for President Georges Pompidou. 4/7/1974, Paris, France President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2585-23A, President Nixon in Paris garden park area speaking to Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan while unidentified officials look on, during his trip in Paris to attend Georges Pompidou's funeral. 4/7/1974, Paris, France President Nixon, Kakuei Tanaka.

    Roll WHPO-E2594 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2594-01A-14A, President Nixon departs the Embassy Residence. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, photographers, reporters, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2594-04A, President Nixon departs the Embassy Residence. French reporters and photographers surround him. Boom microphones are seen in the frame. 4/7/1974, Paris, France American Embassy. President Nixon, photographers, reporters, unidentified persons.

  • 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-177
      Photo opportunity with Kakuei Tanaka of Japan-Amb. Residence, Paris. (4/7/1974)

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-740404
      Remarks by President Nixon on departure from the Ambassador's residence in Paris. (4/7/1974)

      Runtime: 4:00

      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-548
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler in Paris. (4/7/1974, Ourside US Ambassadors Residence, Paris, France)

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

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (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-6872
      "Face the Nation"; "Meet the Press" AND "Issues and Answers".
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:30:23
    • WHCA-6873
      "60 Minutes".
      CBS
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-6876
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS

      8. Kalber/Brokaw: President Nixon returns to U.S. today; comment on mini-summits. Time Code Start: 18:38. Keywords: Presidentis, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, summits, meetings,. Network: NBC.

      9. Kalber/Scherrer: More on dispute between White House and Representative Rodino's committee on missing tapes. Time Code Start: 21:07. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.

      10. Kalber/McCormick: National Consumer Safety Commission will not participate in giving political favors as rewards with Richard Simpson. Time Code Start: 22:05. Keywords: consumer advocates, lobbyists. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)