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January 24, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, January 24, 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.

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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 White House - Washington, D. C.

  • 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.

  • The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

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.

    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 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

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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 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. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

    SALT II, 1972-1980

    • 47. Minutes of a Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, January 24, 1974, 3-5:30 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–110, NSC Minutes, Originals, 1971 thru 6–20–74. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

    • 291. Letter From President Nixon to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Washington, January 24, 1974

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 139, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Dec 73–Feb 74. No classification marking. The text of the letter was transmitted in telegram 15511 to Jidda, January 24, for immediate delivery to Faisal. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

    Saudi Arabia

    • 98. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Washington, January 24, 1974, 0346Z

      Summary: The Department transmitted a letter from President Nixon to King Faisal related to Middle East peace negotiations.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 207, Geopolitical File, Saudi Arabia, January 4–February 6 1974. Secret; Niact Immediate; Cherokee; Nodis. Drafted by Atherton on January 23, and approved by Kissinger. Telegrams 379 from Jidda, January 2, and 380 from Jidda, January 23, are in the National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840130–2604 and P840028–2091, respectively. For other correspondence with Saudi Arabian officials regarding the end of the October War, see Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974, Document 278.

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

    Nicaragua

    • 242. Telegram 296 From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State, Managua, January 24, 1974, 1330Z

      Summary: The Embassy reported that the National Liberal Party and its support structures were expected to ensure Somoza’s victory in upcoming Presidential elections, adding that the U.S. Government should encourage Somoza to exercise close control over his campaign to avoid abuses that would discredit the electoral process.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Confidential. Repeated to San José, Tegucigalpa, Guatemala City, San Salvador, and USCINCSO for POLAD. Airgram A–5 from Managua, January 24, provided a detailed analysis of the National Liberal Party. (Ibid., P740005–1798)

  • 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-E2128 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2128-, Jack McCahill poses for portaits. 1/24/1974, unknown unknown. Jack McCahill.

    Roll WHPO-E2129 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2129-, James. St. Clair poses for portraits. 1/24/1974, unknown unknown. James. St. Clair.

    Roll WHPO-E2130 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2130-, President Nixon meets with Press Secretary Ron Ziegler and an Assistant. 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, unidentified assistant.

    Roll WHPO-E2131 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2131-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk taping a televised message on education initiatives. 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2131-02A-03A, Mrs. Anne Armstrong seen through doorway to Oval Office. 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Anne Armstrong.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2131-08, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk taping a televised message on education initiatives.(exterior view from window). 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2131-14, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk taping a televised message on education initiatives.(exterior view from window). 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-E2132 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2132-, President Nixon meeting with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar Weinberger and Frank Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW. 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Caspar W. Weinberger, and Frank C. Carlucci.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2132-27A, President Nixon meeting with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar Weinberger and Frank Carlucci, Under Secretary of HEW. 1/24/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Caspar W. Weinberger, and Frank C. Carlucci.

  • 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-140
      Photo opportunity with Caspar Weinberger-Oval Office. (1/24/1974)

      Runtime: 1:40

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-740110
      Film clip on education. (1/24/1974)

      Runtime: 1:18

      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-457
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (1/24/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 21:00

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-458
      Press briefing by Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger. (1/24/1974, Pentagon)

      Runtime: 1:05:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-459
      Press briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Caspar Weinberger. (1/24/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 37:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      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-6756
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS

      1. Smith/Schoumacher: Krogh sentenced to 6 months in prison. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      2. Reasoner/Donaldson: Progress made on impeachment of President Nixon with Representatives Rodino and Railsback. Time Code Start: 02:58. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.

      3. Smith/Jarriel: President Nixon and Weinberger submit educational bill to Congress. Time Code Start: 05:20. Keywords: Presidents, House of Representatives, bills, laws. Network: ABC.

      4. Reasoner/Bergman: Commentary on President Nixon's energy bill. Time Code Start: 07:46. Keywords: Presidents, bills, laws, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: ABC.

      5. Reasoner/Farmer: Signing of ceasefire documents ending the Egypt-Israli conflict [signed in a tent at "Kilometer 101" in Egypt]. Time Code Start: 09:47. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, Egyptian, Israeli, ceasefires, signings. Network: ABC.

      6. Smith: Commentary on tax riders. Time Code Start: 12:08. Keywords: taxes, taxation, revenue. Network: ABC.

      7. Utley/Duke: Krogh sentenced to six months in prison. Time Code Start: 13:47. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      8. Utley/Scherer: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski to urge Senate Committee on the impeachment of President Nixon. Time Code Start: 16:08. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: NBC.

      9. Utley: Poll of President Nixon. Time Code Start: 17:42. Keywords: Presidents, public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll, resignations, impeachment. Network: NBC.

      10. Utley/Dobbs: Israel and Egypt sign the final troop withdrawal. Time Code Start: 18:17. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, Egyptian, Israeli, military, troops, signings, ceasefires, withdrawals. Network: NBC.

      11. Utley/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger talks to foreign affairs committee. Time Code Start: 20:35. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, committees. Network: NBC.

      12. Utley/Lewis: Senator Jackson's committee and the oil committee. Time Code Start: 21:59. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases. Network: NBC.

      13. Utley/Hager: Oil company profits up but retailer profits down. Time Code Start: 24:36. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases. Network: NBC.

      14. Utley/Cochran: Secretary of Defense Schlesinger holds news conference and states the Pentagon had nothing to do with Secretary of State Kissinger record. Time Code Start: 27:33. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, United States Department of Defense, Armed Forces. Network: NBC.

      15. Utley/Jones: Governor Reagan campaigning. Time Code Start: 29:20. Keywords: Governors, Gubernatorial, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.

      16. Cronkite/Rather/Graham: Krogh sentenced to 6 months in prison, says President Nixon was not involved. Time Code Start: 32:03. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite/Schieffer: Secretary of Defense Schlesinger not involved with the bugging of Secretary of State Kissinger. Time Code Start: 36:14. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.

      18. Cronkite/Morton: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski to urge House committee on President Nixon's impeachment. Time Code Start: 38:38. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.

      19. Cronkite/Pierpoint: President Nixon's letter on impeachment. Time Code Start: 40:00. Keywords: Presidents, letters, writings, statements, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.

      20. Cronkite/Fenton: the Middle East pullback of troops. Time Code Start: 41:44. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, travel, trips, military, troops, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      21. Cronkite/Pappas: The energy crisis and auto worker layoffs. Time Code Start: 43:43. Keywords: United Automobile Workers (UAW), employees, unemployment, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: CBS.

      22. Cronkite: Z.D. Bonner, President of Gulf Oil Corp answers high profits of his company. Time Code Start: 46:25. Keywords: executives, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, supply, costs, prices, increases, Jackson Oil Hearings. Network: CBS.

      23. Sevareid: Commentary on the Krogh conviction. Time Code Start: 48:58. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)