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July 12, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, July 12, 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.

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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 San Clemente, California

  • 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.

Archival Holdings

  • 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.

  • 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. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

    Post-Moscow Summit Discussions and Issues, June-August 1972

    • 8. Memorandum for the President’s File by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), San Clemente, July 12, 1972, 11:30 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 494, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, Vol. 12. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the President’s office at the Western White House. Nixon was in San Clemente from July 1 to July 18. Dobrynin was on a business trip to the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco when Nixon invited him to spend a few days in San Clemente.

    Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

    The Two Yemens

    Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    Malta

    Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

    International Cooperation in Space, 1969-1972

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Implementation of Safeguard System

    • 60. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 12, 1972

      Sonnenfeldt forwarded a Department of State telegram containing the text of a verbal statement made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Davies in response to an April 10 verbal statement by Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin complaining U.S. policy on nuclear fuel supplies to Euratom violated Article III of the NPT.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 720, Country Files, Europe, USSR Vol. XXIII. Confidential. Sent for information. A handwritten notation on the memorandum indicates Kissinger saw it. At Tab A is Document 56. Tab B was drafted in EUR/SOV; approved in EUR, EUR/SOV, and L/SCI, and for information in SCI, ACDA, PK/AE, EUR/RPE, and AEC/DIP. It was repeated for information to USEC Brussels, USMission IAEA, USMission Geneva, USUN, USNATO, Bonn, Rome, Tokyo, The Hague, London, Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, and AEC.

    Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

    • 259. Letter From Secretary of Defense Laird to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, July 12, 1972

      Laird recommended seeking international acceptance of an arms control treaty prohibiting the production and transfer of lethal chemicals for weapons purposes.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 330–75–155, 384. Top Secret. Laird sent a similar letter to ACDA Director Smith. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

    Iran 1972

    • 211. Memorandum From Harold Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to President Nixon, Washington, July 12, 1972

      Saunders briefed the President for talks with former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally by summarizing Connally’s recent discussions with the Shah.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1282, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations, Iran 6/1/72–9/30/72. Secret. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the President dined with Connally on July 13 at the San Clemente Compound residence. (Ibid., White House Central Files, Staff Members and Office Files, President’s Daily Diary, June 1, 1972–July 31, 1972.) No other record of the meeting was found.

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    Afghanistan, 1969-1972

    • 363. Telegram 4008 From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State, Kabul, July 12, 1972, 0645Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally discussed U.S. relations with Afghanistan with King Zahir and Foreign Minister Shafiq on July 7.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Confidential; Limdis. Sent to the Department with a request that it be forwarded to the White House for Jeanne Davis and to the Treasury for Leonard Dixon. John Connally resigned as Secretary of the Treasury on May 16. Thereafter he visited a number of countries around the world at President Nixon’s request to review with host governments matters of mutual interest. Included on his itinerary were stops in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. He made a 1-day stop in Kabul on July 7 following his visit to Pakistan. Additional documentation on the trip is ibid. During his conversation with Shafiq, Connally was handed a paper that outlined economic problems for which the Afghan Government was seeking U.S. assistance. The text of the paper was transmitted to the Department on July 13 in airgram A-84 from Kabul. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Cuba

  • 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-9563 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9563-01, Closeup portrait of Vice President Agnew. 7/12/1972, unknown office. Spiro Agnew.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9563-01-04, Closeup portrait of Vice President Agnew. 7/12/1972, unknown office. Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-9564 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9564-, Head and shoulders portraits of Vice President Agnew. 7/12/1972, unknown unknown. Spiro Agnew.

    Roll WHPO-9573 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9573-, President Nixon seated informally in his Western White House office during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, La Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Anatoly Dobrynin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9573-08, President Nixon seated informally in his Western White House office during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger (not in picture). 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, La Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9573-11, President Nixon seated informally in his Western White House office during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, La Casa Pacifica, Western White House. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Anatoly Dobrynin.

    Roll WHPO-9574 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-02A-05A, President Nixon seated in a golf cart carrying passengers Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Mrs. Irina Dobrynin on the Western White House grounds. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House Compound, grounds. President Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Mrs. Irina Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-04A, President Nixon seated in a golf cart carrying passengers Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Mrs. Irina Dobrynin on the Western White House grounds. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House Compound, grounds. President Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Mrs. Irina Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-06A-12A, President Nixon seated in a golf cart carrying passengers Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Mrs. Irina Dobrynin on the Western White House grounds. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House Compound, grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Mrs. Irina Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-09A, President Nixon, Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger standing with Mrs. Irina Dobrynin and Pat Nixon at the entrance to La Casa Pacifica, the Western White House. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House Compound, grounds. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Mrs. Irina Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-13A, President Nixon seated informally in a library study area during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger at the Western White House, La Casa Pacifica. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House, den library. President Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9574-13A-20A, President Nixon seated informally in a library corner during a meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger at the Western White House. 7/12/1972, San Clemente, California La Casa Pacifica, Western White House, den library. President Nixon, Anatoly Dobrynin, Henry Kissinger.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-720702
      Flood aid radio broadcast from San Clemente. (7/12/1972)

      Runtime: 6:11

      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-5563
      NBC Coverage of Democratic Convention.
      ABC
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5564
      CBS Coverage of Democratic Convention.
      Committee for the Re-Election of the President
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5565
      CBS Coverage of Democratic Convention. Tricia Nixon Cox.
      Griffin Productions
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5566
      CBS Coverage of Democratic Convention.
      PBS
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5567
      "CBS Morning News".
      CBS
      Runtime: 01:01:59
    • WHCA-5568
      "Rockefeller Faces the Issues": Campaign '66.
      NBC
      Runtime: 0:30
    • WHCA-5569
      "Morning Show", Balzano Segment.
      Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
      Runtime: 00:37:49
    • WHCA-5570
      "NBC Nightly News" AND NBC Coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
      CBS, ABC, ABC
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5571
      CBS Nightly News AND CBS Democratic National Convention coverage. Edmund Muskie, Hubert H. Humphrey, and George McGovern.
      NBC
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-5573
      CBS Coverage of Democratic National Convention.
      NBC
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-5574
      CBS Coverage of Democratic National Convention.
      CBS
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-5575
      CBS Coverage of Democratic National Convention.
      NBC
      Runtime: 1:30

Context (External Sources)