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August 23, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, August 23, 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: Friday, August 22, 1969

Next Date: Sunday, August 24, 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 Western White House, 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.

    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.

    • The President has allocated $1 million to Virginia for disaster assistance following Hurricane Camille.

  • 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.

Archival Holdings

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

    Nigerian Civil War

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

    Dominican Republic

    • 270. Memorandum from the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, August 23, 1969. , Washington, August 23, 1969

      During Governor Rockefeller’s June visit to the Dominican Republic, President Balaguer requested that the United States provide his country with an increased permanent sugar quota. Executive Secretary Eliot indicated that the Dominicans should not be encouraged to pursue such an increase. Instead, the Department of State suggested that the Dominicans work to diversify their economy while increasing efficiency on existing plantations.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 783, Country Files, Latin America, Dominican Republic, Vol. I. Confidential. Attached as an enclosure and published is a memorandum detailing the issues raised by Balaguer during meetings with Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Eliot’s memorandum was written in response to a July 22 memorandum from Kissinger to Walsh. (Ibid.)

  • 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 of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

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-1862 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-01-02, Presidential Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-01-02, Oval Office interior including the desk and sofas and flags. Presidential Coat of arms and crest motif in center of carpet. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-01-02, Oval Office interior including the desk and sofas and flags. Presidential Coat of arms and crest motif in center of carpet. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-01-02, Presidential Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-03, Official Presidential Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest. This is not the entire Presidential Seal. The Presidential Seal will have words "Seal of the President of the United States' in a circular frame around the Coat of and crest symbols. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1862-03, Official Presidential Coat of Arms, Shield and Crest. This is not the entire Presidential Seal. The Presidential Seal will have words "Seal of the President of the United States' in a circular frame around the Coat of and crest symbols. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-1863 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1863-01-03, Chair Upholstered with central motif designs President Nixon' official Presidential Seal. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-1864 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1864-01, Oval Office interior looking toward the fireplace. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-1865 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1865-, Presidential Seal. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1865-[BLANK], Embossed architectural design motif of the E Pluribus Unum Eagle shield symbol surrounded by stars in center of Oval Office ceiling dome. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. unknown.

    Roll WHPO-1866 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1866-01-03, Oval Office interior, from the fireplace toward the desk. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, interior. unidentified man.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1866-03, Oval Office interior, from the fireplace toward the desk. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. Oval Office, interior.

    Roll WHPO-1874 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1874-02-19, President Nixon waves from the stands during a Los Angeles Rams VS Kansas City Chiefs football game. John Mitchell is seen sitting next to Nixon. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, CA Coliseum. President Nixon, John Mitchell, crowd.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1874-12, President Nixon and John Mitchell sitting in the stands during a Los Angeles Rams VS Kansas City Chiefs football game. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, CA Coliseum. President Nixon, John Mitchell, crowd.

    Roll WHPO-1875 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1875-02-04, Helipad and aerial view of the Western White House. 8/23/1969, California Western White House, exterior. President Nixon, unidentified men.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1875-05-06, Helicopter landing at the helipad at the Century Plaza Hotel. 8/23/1969, California Century Plaza Hotel, exterior. President Nixon, unidentified men.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1875-07-14, President Nixon at the Los Angeles Country Club with bride and groom Ben and Terry Lee Hayes, and father of the bride Fred J. Russell. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Country Club. President Nixon, Ben Hayes, Terry Lee Hayes, Fred J. Russell.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1875-15-36, President Nixon shaking hands, signing autographs, and greeting with golfers. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Country Club. President Nixon, unidentified golfers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1875-16, President Nixon at the Los Angeles Country Club with the father of the bride (Terry Lee Hayes) Fred J. Russell. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Country Club. President Nixon, Fred J. Russell, unidentified golfers.

    Roll WHPO-1876 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1876-02A-04A, President Nixon greeting a crowd over a fence. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Coliseum. President Nixon, crowd.

    Roll WHPO-1877 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1877-01-02, President Nixon at the Century Plaza Hotel helipad. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Century Plaza Hotel. President Nixon, unidentified persons.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-1877-03-14, President Nixon on the golf course, playing and greeting golfers. 8/23/1969, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Country Club. President Nixon, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-1878 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1878-01-30, Unoccupied Oval Office, including desk, couches, table, Presidential Seal, and armchair upholstered with Presidential Seal. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-1881 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-1881-01-02, Oval Office view showing the fireplace and loveseat syle sofas and chairs. 8/23/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. unidentified man.

Context (External Sources)