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August 30, 1970

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, August 30, 1970, 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, August 29, 1970

Next Date: Monday, August 31, 1970

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 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.

    • Annotated News Summaries, Box 29, News Summaries - August 1970 [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.]

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • 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)
      Sunday, August 30.

      President at home again all day. Did call twice - to check in. Big stir about American Legion Convention. Don Kendall called me to say DeLoach called him and the Legion would not take Finch, and still expected President. Kendall thought President should go. Through the day I had 28 phone conversations with 14 people on this - with things still not settled. General plan is for Mitchell to go (they will take him) with possibility of President at last minute. Finch pushing hard to go himself, whether they want him or not - but President feels he should definitely not go. President is wavering - says he's inclined not to go, but then talks as if he really wants to. There's some merit to Dick Moore's view that he should go because can't lose. If no trouble, it's a great accomplishment in the face of big threat of demonstrations - if there is trouble, he'll focus attention on it, and we gain by the reaction. Price argues this is purposely planned to trigger the campuses and we should cool it, not play into it. Ehrlichman says we should not go because Governor's peculiar plan of staging rock festival to divert hippies - may backfire and is pretty weird in any event. Just have to see tomorrow.
    • Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

  • 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.

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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 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-4289 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4289-02A-04A, Vice President Agnew departs Bankok, Thailand. 8/30/1970, Bangkok, Thailand International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. Spiro Agnew, unidentified Thai officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-4289-06A-21A, Vice President Agnew shopping on the Island of Guam. 8/30/1970, Guam, (US Territory Guam, (US Territory). Spiro Agnew, shop owners, others.

    Roll WHPO-4290 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4290-, Vice President Agnew at Chitralada Palace, Bangkok for a meeting with King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 8/30/1970, Bangkok, Thailand Chitralada Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Spiro Agnew, Bhumibol Adulyadej, U.S and Thai officials.

    Roll WHPO-4293 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-4293-, Vice President Agnew attending a state dinner with the Prime Minister of Thailand Thanom Kittikachorn. 8/30/1970, Bangkok, Thailand Prime Minister's residence, Bangkok, Thailand. Spiro Agnew, Thanom Kittikachorn, unidentified US and Thai officials.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-086
      VP briefing enroute Guam-A.F. 2. (8/30/1970)

      Runtime: 30:00:00

      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-3831
      "Face the Nation" with Golda Meir, Israeli Prime Minister AND "Meet the Press" with Dr. Alexander Heard, Chancellor of Vanderbilt Univ..
      All networks
      Runtime: 00:59:00
    • WHCA-3832
      "Issues & Answers" with Larry O'Brien, Chairman of the Democratic Party.
      All networks
      Runtime: 0:30
    • WHCA-3834
      Weekly News Summary - Tape I.
      All networks
      Runtime: 01:00:30

      3. Chancellor: Desegregation. Time Code Start: 03:40. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans, schools, students. Network: NBC.

      4. Brinkley: President Nixon offers house near White House to visiting former President. Time Code Start: 04:36. Keywords: Presidents, visits, meetings, housing, hotels, residences, hospitality. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)