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July 16, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, July 16, 1973, 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: Sunday, July 15, 1973

Next Date: Tuesday, July 17, 1973

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 Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

    Turkey

    • 195. Letter From Acting Secretary of State Rush to Secretary of Defense Schlesinger, Washington, July 16, 1973

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 12–5 TUR. Secret. Drafted by Nicholas Murphy (NEA/TUR) on July 13; cleared by Robert Dillon NEA/TUR), Rodger Davies (NEA), Ray Cline (INR), and Thomas Pickering (PM). Rush’s handwritten signature is at the bottom of the first page of the letter.

    Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

    Law of the Sea

    • 5. National Security Decision Memorandum 225, Washington, July 16, 1973

      Kissinger approved the recommended instructions for the U.S. delegation to the July–August Law of the Sea preparatory conference.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–241, NSDM 225, LOS Preparatory Conference. Secret. Copies were sent to the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs. The USC Chairman’s memorandum is published as Document 3. A summary of the recommended instructions is published as Document 2.

  • 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-E1194 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1194-03A, An unidentified security guard standing in the red carpeted arched hallway in an underground White House area. 7/16/1973, Washington, D. C. White House, basement hallway corridor.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1194-04A-10A, Julie Eisenhower meeting and posing for group photos with teenage members of Education Clubs of America. 7/16/1973, Washington, D. C. White House, unidentified room. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unidentified teenagers.

    Roll WHPO-E1195 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1195-02-11, An unidentified Bethesda Naval Hospital official (probably a physician) speaking at the podium during a medical press briefing about President Nixon's medical condition. 7/16/1973, Maryland Bethesda Naval Hospital auditorium. Ron Ziegler, unidentified officials, doctors, medical staff.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1195-10, President Nixon at the podium speaking at a medical briefing at Bethesda Naval Hospital. A cameraman is seen filming on the right of the frame. 7/16/1973, Maryland Bethesda Naval Hospital auditorium. Ron Ziegler, unidentified officials, doctors, medical staff.

    Roll WHPO-E1196 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1196-01-10, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, wearing a white and apricot short sleeved dress, standing near a formal portrait painting of former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, by Thomas Stevens (1959). The porrait hangs over a red upholstered gold embossed wood 3 sectional settee couch. 7/16/1973, Washington, D. C. White House Hall. Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1196-03, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, wearing a white and apricot short sleeved dress, standing near a formal portrait painting of former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, by Thomas Stevens (1959). The porrait hangs over a red upholstered gold embossed wood 3 sectional settee couch. 7/16/1973, Washington, D. C. White House Hall. Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

    Roll WHPO-E1197 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1197-02, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, wearing a white and apricot short sleeved dress, looking into an ornate wood framed gold embossed carved mirror topped with an eagle. 3 small black silhouette portraits of an 18th century style hang on the wall nearby. 7/16/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

  • 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-204
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler, Dr. Tkach, and Dr. Katz. (7/16/1973, Bethesda Medical Center)

      Runtime: 24:50:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMM (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-S-205
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (7/16/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 27:35:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMM (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-S-207
      Secretary of Labor Peter Brennan appearance on "Today" show. (7/16/1973, NBC Television)

      Runtime: 12:00

      Keywords: interviews, media, television

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RAS (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-6433
      "Panorama" excerpt. Attorney-General Elliott Richardson.
      ABC, CBS
      Runtime: 00:28:04
    • WHCA-6440
      Weekly News Summary, Tape VI.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 0:30

      1. Reasoner/Donaldson: Secret listening by President. Time Code Start: 01:22. Keywords: Presidents, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: ABC.

      2. Smith/Jarriel: White House response and approval. Time Code Start: 06:24. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      3. Reasoner/Clark: Congressional reaction to bugging. Time Code Start: 07:52. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith/Schoumacher: Presidential bugging may be legal. Time Code Start: 10:15. Keywords: Presidents, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: ABC.

      5. Reasoner/Zimmerman: Watergate Hearings. Time Code Start: 13:13. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, officials, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations, Presidents, speeches. Network: ABC.

      6. Smith/Kaplow: Phase IV. Time Code Start: 18:56. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.

      7. Reasoner: Secret Cambodia bombing [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 22:54. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: ABC.

      8. Smith: Commentary on cleaning UP. Time Code Start: 25:42. Keywords: Clean Air Act, pollution, pollutants, lakes, water, ecology, environment, water pollution, litter, sludge, contamination, debris. Network: ABC.
    • WHCA-6441
      Weekly News Summary, Tape VII.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:00

      1. Utley: President Nixon's office is bugged. Time Code Start: 00:28. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: NBC.

      2. Utley: Senate reaction of Oval Office bugging. Time Code Start: 05:48. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: NBC.

      3. Utley: Kalmbach's testimony at Watergate Hearings. Time Code Start: 08:48. Keywords: attorneys, lawyers, Presidential elections, fundraising, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      4. Utley: Mitchell and Stans want new location for conspiracy trial. Time Code Start: 11:23. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      5. Utley/Goralski/Cochran: Senate Armed Services Committee hears about secret Cambodia bombing [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 12:50. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings, Senate, reports. Network: NBC.

      6. Utley/Duval: Two Canadian officers captured by Viet Cong [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 16:10. Keywords: Vietnam War, People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), National Liberation Front (NLF), VC, Vietnam Prisoner of War, Canadians. Network: NBC.

      7. Utley/Davis: Small car sales are up. Time Code Start: 20:44. Keywords: automobiles, cars, vehicles, sizes, sales, increases. Network: NBC.

      8. Utley/Hagar: Demonstration of bugging equipment in Oval Office. Time Code Start: 24:24. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, Presidents, offices, tape recorders. Network: NBC.

      9. Mudd/Schorr: President Nixon's office bugged with Alex Butterfield. Time Code Start: 30:34. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      10. Mudd/Rather: Secret Service denies bugging of past administrations. Time Code Start: 35:09. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings. Network: CBS.

      11. Mudd/Schorr: Kalmbach's testimony at Watergate Hearings. Time Code Start: 37:43. Keywords: attorneys, lawyers, Presidential elections, fundraising, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      12. Mudd/Schieffer: Secret bombing of Cambodia [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 44:20. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: CBS.

      13. Mudd/Bradley: Canadians released by Viet Cong [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 46:45. Keywords: Vietnam War, People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), National Liberation Front (NLF), VC, Vietnam Prisoner of War, Canadians, releases. Network: CBS.

      14. Mudd/Hall: POWs say prosecution of other POWs should not be dismissed. Time Code Start: 48:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, crimes. Network: CBS.

      15. Mudd/MacLaughlin: Narcotics agents have new rules about raids. Time Code Start: 51:26. Keywords: drugs, arrests, investigations, police, security, regulations. Network: CBS.
    • WHCA-W-189
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Richard A. Moore Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:35:50
    • WHCA-W-190
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Alexander Butterfield; Butterfield reveals the existence of the White House taping system Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford.
      CBS
      Runtime: 01:04:55
    • WHCA-W-191
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Alexander Butterfield; and testimony of Herbert Kalmbach Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford.
      ABC
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-W-192
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Herbert Kalmbach
      Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
      Runtime: 01:36:54

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