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January 26, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, January 26, 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.

Previous Date: Friday, January 25, 1974

Next Date: Sunday, January 27, 1974

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 Camp David, Maryland

  • 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.

    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.

  • 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. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

    SALT II, 1972-1980

    Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

    Indonesia and the East Timor Crisis

    Philippines

    • 325. Telegram 998 From the Embassy in the Philippines to the Department of State, January 26, 1974, 0540Z., January 26, 1974, 0540Z

      The Embassy reported on the Philippine position regarding the Spratly Islands.

      Source: National Archives, Record Group 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated for information to Saigon, Peking, Taipei, and CINCPAC. The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 islands or reefs in the South China Sea surrounded by rich fishing grounds and, potentially, by gas and oil deposits.

  • 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 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-6753
      "Agronsky & Company".
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:31:00
    • WHCA-6757
      Weekly News Summary, Tape IV.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 00:52:00

      11. Kiker/Graham: Watergate testimony and should the committee meet. Time Code Start: 24:15. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      12. Kiker/Jones: General Westmoreland may run for Governor. Time Code Start: 26:02. Keywords: Governors, Gubernatorial, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, military, leaders. Network: NBC.

      13. Rather/Schorr: The Watergate hearings may not be held next week. Time Code Start: 29:23. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      14. Rather/Jones: Vice President Gerald Ford's reaction to Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 31:44. Keywords: Vice Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      15. Rather/Herman: Nuclear energy and the prolems it creates. Time Code Start: 33:02. Keywords: atomic, fission, fusion, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste, waste disposal issues. Network: CBS.

      16. Kiker/Hunt: General Middle East situation and Secretary of State Kissinger meets United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. Time Code Start: 38:11. Keywords: organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance, travel, trips, Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, meetings, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: NBC.

      17. Kiker/Thompson: Meetings of groups in Chicago, Illinois and Evanston, Illinois for men still MIA. Time Code Start: 39:45. Keywords: POWs/MIAs, Vietnam Prisoner of War/Missing in Action, Vietnam War, military, organizations. Network: NBC.

      18. Kiker/Harris: Fighting in Southeast Asia a year after ceasefire. Time Code Start: 41:45. Keywords: Vietnam War, ceasefires, Asian, Indochina, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore. Network: NBC.

      19. Kiker/Petit: Female gun-runner from California caught in London, England; gun ring broken up. Time Code Start: 44:46. Keywords: contraband weapons, arms trafficking, gunrunning, smuggling, women, arrests, England, British. Network: NBC.

Context (External Sources)