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July 25, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, July 25, 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.

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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. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

    "That Chilean Guy May Have Some Problems": The Downfall of Salvador Allende, January-September 1973

    Vol. E-6, Documents on Africa, 1973-1976

    Horn of Africa

    • 92. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, July 25, 1973, 3:17-4:02 p.m.

      The Senior Review Group met to discuss the NSSM 184 study and to consider the future of Kagnew Station and military assistance to Ethiopia.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 305, National Security Council, Committees and Panels, Senior Review Group, March–July 1973. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Walters’ briefing was not attached. The second draft of the follow-up study requested from the meeting is located in the National Archives, RG 59, AF/E Files: Lot 78 D 155, NSSM 184.

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

    Guyana

    • 364. Telegram 1097 From the Embassy in Guyana to the Department of State, Georgetown, July 25, 1973, 1150Z

      Summary: Commenting on Burnham’s reelection, the Embassy predicted the Guyanese Prime Minister would cause the United States difficulties, adding that he might seek support from China, the Soviet bloc, and extremist Arab nations.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P750007–1770. Secret; Exdis. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text that remains classified. The Embassy submitted the draft CASP to the Department on February 5 see Document 360. On July 24, the Embassy reported that the PPP and the LP had announced a boycott of the newly-elected National Assembly. In telegram 1093 from Georgetown, July 24, the Embassy predicted that the boycott would not pressure the government enough to force new elections. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number])

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

    Australia, New Zealand, ANZUS, Papua New Guinea

    Korean Peninsula

    Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

    Western Europe Regional, 1973-1976

    • 25. Message From British Prime Minister Heath to President Nixon, London, July 25, 1973, 2246Z

      Summary: Heath briefed Nixon on the July 23 EC Foreign Ministers meeting in Copenhagen.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 431, Backchannel, Hotlines (all circuits) PRESUS IN/OUT thru Aug. 9, 1974. Secret; Immediate; Sensitive. In message WH31855 to Heath, July 18, Nixon urged the importance of a renewed expression of Western solidarity. (Ibid.)

  • 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-E1259 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1259-, Anne Armstrong with Doris Hanson, Helen Viney Porter, and Rita Burke. Meeting with leaders of women's groups. 7/25/1973, Washington, D.C. office. Anne Armstrong, Doris Hanson, Helen Viney Porter, Rita Burke.

    Roll WHPO-E1262 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1262-, Events on a state dinner evening at the Iranian Embassy. 7/25/1973, Iranian Embassy. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; Farah Diba, Empress of Iran.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1262-07, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, and Empress of Iran Farah Diba pose for a formal portrarit on a state dinner evening at the Iranian Embassy. 7/25/1973, Iranian Embassy. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; Farah Diba, Empress of Iran.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-251
      Remarks by Vice President Agnew at a luncheon for the Sha of Iran at the Anderson House, Wash., DC. (7/25/1973)

      Runtime: 16:39

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

    K - Informal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-K-081
      President Nixon's informal remarks at the departure from Iranian Embassy, Washington., D.C., with remarks by Mrs. Nixon, the Shah & the Empress of Iran. (7/25/1973)

      Runtime: 3:00

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

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-730712
      Formal remarks by President Nixon in a toast to the Shah of Iran at the Iranian Embassy. (7/25/1973)

      Runtime: 8:13

      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-223
      Congressional leadership press briefing by Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott (R-PA) and House Minority Leader Gerald Ford (R-MI). (7/25/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 32:13:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-224
      Briefing of summer interns by Ray Price. (7/25/1973, 459 EOB)

      Runtime: 60:00:00

      Keywords: Briefings, private briefings

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-225
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (7/25/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 31:30:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-S-226
      Briefing of summer interns by Stan Scott. (7/25/1973, 459 EOB)

      Runtime: 1:10:00

      Keywords: Briefings, private briefings

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DN (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-6458
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      28. Smith/Donaldson: Watergate; John Ehrlichman on powers of the president; Harris Poll. Time Code Start: 79:43. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      29. Smith/Tomlinson: Cambodia bombings; Siemens, Secretary of Defense Schlesinger, Bray. Time Code Start: 87:00. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings, cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.

      30. Smith/Jackson: Veterans against the war. Time Code Start: 90:49. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, veterans, organizations, demonstrations, rally, protests, protesters, demonstraters, demonstrators, anti-war. Network: ABC.
    • WHCA-6459
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:00

      1. Smith: Commentary on Senator Ervin. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      2. Chancellor/Cochran: Cambodia bombing hearings [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 01:57. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings, hearings, investigations. Network: NBC.

      3. Chancellor: Ehrlichman testimony at hearings. Time Code Start: 04:51. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      4. Chancellor/Stern: Senate Watergate hearings; Ervin says 4th Amendment violated in Ellsberg dirt digging campaign, memos indicate campaign 10 days before psychiatrist's office burglary. Time Code Start: 09:50. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, covert activities, espionage, spying, Pentagon papers, Lewis Fielding. Network: NBC.

      5. Chancellor: White House Tapes; Harris Poll. Time Code Start: 13:08. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, public opinions, polls. Network: NBC.

      6. Chancellor: Connally resigns; Secretary of Defense Laird will stay on. Time Code Start: 14:05. Keywords: military, cabinet, advisors, resignations, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      7. Mudd/Schorr: Watergate hearings; Ehrlichman; John Wilson. Time Code Start: 14:37. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      8. Mudd/Rather: President Nixon will respond to subpoena; Scott. Time Code Start: 21:00. Keywords: Presidents, reactions, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      9. Mudd/Schieffer/Kalb: Cambodia bombings; Bray and Mansfield. Time Code Start: 23:10. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: CBS.

      10. Mudd/Henderson: Wholesale marketing to beat Phase IV. Time Code Start: 28:39. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.
    • WHCA-W-218
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman Dr. John McLaughlin, Gore Vidal, Rudolph Nureyev.
      Daphne Productions and Roland & Jaffee Productions
      Runtime: 01:35-57
    • WHCA-W-219
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
      NBC
      Runtime: 01:05:43
    • WHCA-W-220
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
      Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-W-221
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman FTN: Sen. H. Cannon; "MTP": Senator Henry Jackson AND "I&A": General Augusto Pinochet.
      CBS, NBC, ABC
      Runtime: 1:00
    • WHCA-W-222
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.
      ABC
      Runtime: 01:05:21
    • WHCA-W-223
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30
    • WHCA-W-224
      Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman concerning Daniel Ellsberg break-in
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 00:45:48

Context (External Sources)