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January 8, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, January 8, 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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Next Date: Wednesday, January 9, 1974

Schedule and Public 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.

    • Annotated and Unmarked News Summaries [Note: Although there was no News Summary on this date, due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]

  • 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. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    • 29. Telegram From the Embassy in Panama to the Department of State, Panama City, January 8, 1974, 1700Z

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 791, Country Files, Latin America, Panama, Vol. 3, January 1972–August 1974. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated Priority to Governor Parker, USCINCSO, USUN, and the Mission in Geneva.

    Vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972-1980

    SALT II, 1972-1980

    • 46. Minutes of a Meeting of the Verification Panel, Washington, January 8, 1974, 10:12-11:32 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–108, Verification Panel Minutes, Originals, 3–15–72 to 6–4–74 [4 of 5]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Codeword. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

    • 279. Summary of Decisions From Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, January 8, 1974, 3:10 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Box 718, Secretary’s Staff Meetings 1/74–2/74. Secret. Prepared on January 14. According to an attached list, the following people attended the meeting: Kissinger, Rush, Porter, Donaldson, Parker, Katz, Pollack, Leonard Weiss, Lord, Brown, Herz, Wright, Seymour Weiss, Ikle, and Casey.

  • 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-E2071 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2071-03-09, Al Haig at the Western White House. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, CA Western White House. Al Haig.

    Roll WHPO-E2074 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2074-03-05, President Nixon walking to his office in the Administration Building at the Western White House with Manolo Sanchez, his valet, holding an umbrella for him. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, CA Western White House. President Nixon and Manolo Sanchez, his valet.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2074-06-12, Al Haig speaking with Bill Moyers. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, CA Western White House. Al Haig and Bill Moyers.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2074-15, President Nixon and Charles Bebe Rebozo walking on the grounds of the San Clemente Compound. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, CA Western White House. President Nixon and Charles Bebe Rebozo.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2074-16-30, Alexander Haig speaking with an unidentified person. Portrait of Al Haig. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, CA Western White House. Al Haig, unidentified person.

    Roll WHPO-E2676 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2676-, President Nixon with Bryce Harlow and Ken Cole. 1/8/1974, San Clemente, California unknown. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Kenneth Cole.

  • 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.

    S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

    • WHCA-SR-S-438
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (1/8/1974, Laguna Beach Press Center)

      Runtime: 45:00:00

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-442
      Interview with Bill Moyers by Alexander Haig. (1/8/1974, Western White House)

      Keywords: interviews, media, television

      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-6736
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS

      17. Smith/Jarriel: International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) and milk deal. Time Code Start: 44:10. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: ABC.

      18. Smith/Sherwood/Koppel: Vice President Gerald Ford speech on Arab oil boycott; interview with diplomat from Kuwait. Time Code Start: 46:24. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, government, officials, Arabian, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, boycotts. Network: ABC.

      19. Smith/Dobbs: Wholesale prices rise. Time Code Start: 49:28. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.

      20. Smith: Commentary on the President's aides. Time Code Start: 51:42. Keywords: Presidents, advisors, employees, staff. Network: ABC.

      21. Chancellor/Brokaw: International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) and milk fund case. Time Code Start: 53:25. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: NBC.

      22. Chancellor/Levine: Economic increase in 1973. Time Code Start: 56:22. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: NBC.

      23. Chancellor: President Nixon plans meeting for oil producing nations; Vice President Gerald Ford holds press conference with film. Time Code Start: 59:00. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, statements, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: NBC.

      24. Chancellor/Bell: Oil companies bid on right to experiment. Time Code Start: 60:35. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, investigations. Network: NBC.

      25. Chancellor/Brinkley: What's going to happen to the Presidency?. Time Code Start: 63:05. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, changes. Network: NBC.

      26. Cronkite/Jones/Graham: International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) and Milk Fund statement by White House. Time Code Start: 64:56. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.

      27. Cronkite: Vice President Gerald Ford's statement on White House tapes. Time Code Start: 67:30. Keywords: Vice Presidents, interviews, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.

      28. Cronkite/Chung: Wholesale price index for 1973. Time Code Start: 68:04. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.

      29. Cronkite/Collingwood: Oil shortage; prices discussed in Geneva, Switzerland. Time Code Start: 69:48. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases, meetings, investigations. Network: CBS.

      30. Sevareid: Analysis on oil reactions in U.S.. Time Code Start: 72:13. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, public opinions. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)