Introduction
This almanac page for Saturday, December 30, 1972, 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, December 29, 1972
Next Date: Sunday, December 31, 1972
Schedule and Public Documents
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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 Camp David, Maryland
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973
America Leaves the War, December 30, 1972-January 27, 1973
239. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Vietnam (Bunker) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, December 30, 1972, 1035Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 45, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Cables, Dec. 1972–Apr. 1975. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
240. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Laos (Godley), Washington, December 30, 1972, 1705Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 859, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXIII. Secret; Operational Immediate; Sensitive; Eyes Only.
Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972
175. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to William Hood, December 30, 1972, 0420Z, December 30, 1972, 0420Z
Haig instructed Hood to inform the Chinese that the U.S. regretted the missile incident.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 850, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, Oct 24, 1972-Dec 31, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only via Swinger. Haig dated the message December 29, although the message was not transmitted to Hood until December 30. It was received in the White House Situation Room at 10:01 a.m. on December 30.
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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
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Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.
Camp David Hard Wire
- 237-42; Unknown between 9:41 a.m. & 9:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
- 237-43; Unknown between 9:41 p.m. & 9:53 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 237-44; 9:53 a.m. - 10:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 237-45; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 237-46; 10:04 a.m. - 10:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- 237-47; Unknown between 10:12 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hirsch, William
- 237-48; Unknown between 10:12 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 237-49; Unknown between 10:15 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 237-50; 10:54 a.m. - 10:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
- 237-51; 11:06 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Scali, John A.
- 238-1; Unknown between 11:06 a.m. & 11:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 238-2; Unknown between 11:42 a.m. & 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
- 238-3; Unknown between 11:42 a.m. & 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-4; 11:51 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Larzelere, Alexander R. (Cmdr.)
- 238-5; 11:52 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-6; 11:52 a.m. - 11:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Yates, Nellie L.
- 238-7; Unknown between 11:53 a.m. & 11:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-8; 11:54 a.m. - 11:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 238-9; 12:06 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 238-10; Unknown between 12:15 p.m. & 12:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-11; 12:27 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Warren, Gerald L.
- 238-12; 12:29 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-13; 12:35 p.m. - 12:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.)
- 238-14; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 12:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-15; 12:38 p.m. - 12:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-16; Unknown between 12:38 p.m. & 12:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
- 238-17; 12:40 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-18; 12:45 p.m. - 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- 238-19; Unknown between 12:59 p.m. & 1:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 238-20; 1:04 p.m. - 1:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 238-21; Unknown between 1:16 p.m. & 1:18 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
- 238-22; 1:18 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
- 238-23; Unknown between 1:20 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
- 238-24; Unknown between 7:39 p.m., 12/30 & 12:00 a.m., 11/19; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 238-28; Unknown between 1:20 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); [Unknown person(s)]
- 238-29; Unknown between 1:20 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
- 238-30; Unknown between 1:20 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
Camp David Study Table
- 158-34; Unknown between 9:41 a.m. & 9:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-35; 9:53 a.m. - 10:02 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 158-36; Unknown between 10:02 a.m. & 10:04 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-37; 10:04 a.m. - 10:12 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- 158-38; Unknown between 10:12 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-39; 10:54 a.m. - 10:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.
- 158-40; 11:06 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.; Scali, John A.
- 158-41; Unknown between 11:42 a.m. & 11:51 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-42; 11:51 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Larzelere, Alexander R. (Cmdr.)
- 158-43; 11:52 a.m. - 11:52 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-44; 11:52 a.m. - 11:53 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Yates, Nellie L.
- 158-45; Unknown between 11:53 a.m. & 11:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-46; 11:54 a.m. - 11:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 158-47; 12:06 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 158-48; Unknown between 12:15 p.m. & 12:27 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-49; 12:27 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Warren, Gerald L.
- 158-50; 12:29 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-51; 12:35 p.m. - 12:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.)
- 158-52; Unknown between 12:37 p.m. & 12:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-53; 12:38 p.m. - 12:38 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-54; 12:40 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-55; 12:45 p.m. - 12:59 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- 158-56; Unknown between 12:59 p.m. & 1:04 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 158-57; 1:04 p.m. - 1:16 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.
- 158-58; 1:18 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
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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.
L - White House Press Office Briefings
- WHCA-SR-L-095
Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (12/30/1972, White House Press Lobby)
Runtime: 8:15
Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-L-095
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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-5978
"Agronsky & Company".
CBS
Runtime: 00:30:12 - WHCA-5982
Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
ALL NETWORKS
18. Utley/Valeriani: Vietnam, Retired Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren (audio trouble). Time Code Start: 38:12. Keywords: Vietnam War, law officials, courts, judges,. Network: NBC.
19. Utley/Brady: Bombing and losses; films of North Vietnamese, Hanoi (Joan Baez). Time Code Start: 40:57. Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, Vietnam War, bombs, bombings. Network: NBC.
20. Utley/Rich: Japanese films of Hanoi, Vietnam. Time Code Start: 48:19. Keywords: Vietnam War, Japanese, movies. Network: NBC.
21. Rather/Pierpoint: Possible bombing halt. Time Code Start: 55:08. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings, ceasefires. Network: CBS.
22. Rather/Schieffer/Kalb: Bombing and Vietnam. Time Code Start: 57:09. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombs, bombings. Network: CBS.
23. Rather/Kalb: Cost of bombing; destruction in Hanoi. Time Code Start: 59:22. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings, costs. Network: CBS. - WHCA-5983
Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
ALL NETWORKS
1. Rather/Shawl: Bombing protest in Washington with Saxbe and Fulbright. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.
- WHCA-5978
Context (External Sources)
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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.
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