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August 27, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, August 27, 1973, 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: Sunday, August 26, 1973

Next Date: Tuesday, August 28, 1973

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 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.

    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.

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.

  • 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-8, Documents on South Asia, 1973-1976

    Bangladesh

    • 33. Official-Informal Letter From the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy in Bangladesh (Newberry) to the Director of the Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs (Constable), Dacca, August 27, 1973

      Chargé d’Affaires Newberry argued that the United States should not undertake to create a military supply relationship with Bangladesh.

      Source: National Archives, RG 84, Dhaka Embassy Files: Lot 76 F 62, DEF 1, General, 1973. Confidential. The letter is an unsigned copy. A copy was sent to Sidney Sober in Islamabad and to the Minister Counselor in New Delhi. The letter from Newberry was a response to Constable’s request for information in a letter of August 13. This followed a semi-official inquiry by Bangladeshi army officers into the possibility of purchasing arms and spare parts from the United States, discussed in a memorandum of conversation dated July 18, submitted by Economic and Commercial Officer Jay Freres. (Ibid.)

    India-Pakistan 1

    • 145. Telegram 9953 From the Embassy in India to the Department of State, New Delhi, August 27, 1973, 2010Z

      The Embassy commented on regional anxieties about Indian expansionism after the 1971 war among its smaller neighbors, particularly Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The Embassy expressed a belief that although India’s foreign policy was non-interventionist and thus consistent with U.S. policy, various factors would make tensions inevitable.

      Source: National Archives, RG 84, New Delhi Embassy Files: Lot 77 F 97, Subject Files 1973, POL 1–2 Basic Policies 1973. It was drafted on August 22 by Smith; cleared by POL, ECON, and DCM; and approved by Moynihan. Confidential. It was repeated to Colombo, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kabul, Katmandu, London, Rangoon, Tehran, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Madras, CINCPAC for POLAD, and to Moscow and USLO Peking by Pouch.

    Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

    Mexico

    • 60. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, August 27, 1973

      Summary: Kissinger summarized the key points of an agreement on the Colorado River salinity issue reached by Brownell and Rabasa on August 21. He recommended that President Nixon approve both the agreement and a directive instructing U.S. Agencies to prepare a legislative package for the implementation of its terms.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files, Box 788, Latin America, Mexico, Vol. IV, 1973. Confidential. Sent for urgent action. Nixon initialed his approval of Kissinger’s recommendations. A note on the memorandum reads: “Wash. notified 8–28.” Notations on a draft of the memorandum indicate that Nixon conveyed his approval to the White House through a phone message from San Clemente, California, on August 28. Attached as Tab A, but not published, is a draft memorandum from Kissinger to the Secretaries of State and the Interior and the Director of OMB. In telegram 6497 from Mexico City, August 31, the Embassy noted that the accord was formalized with an August 30 exchange of notes. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]) In telegram 134951 to Mexico City, June 24, 1974, the Department reported that President Nixon signed legislation implementing U.S. commitments under the agreement on that date. (Ibid., D740165–0734)

  • 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-E1410 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1410-, Julie Nixon and Little League baseball team players. 8/27/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room.

  • 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.

    D - First Family

    • WHCA-SR-D-052
      Julie Nixon Eisenhower greets the championship Little League teams in the East Room. (8/27/1973, East Room, The White House)

      Runtime: 0:55

      Keywords: Sports, baseball

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RHS (initials of WHCA engineer)

      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-713
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (8/27/1973, Mai-Tai Room, Press Center, Laguna Beach, California)

      Runtime: 39:02:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMM (initials of WHCA engineer)

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

Context (External Sources)