July 27, 1973

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• Federal Register of Friday, July 27, 1973

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• News Summaries, Annotated News Summaries, Box 45, July 1973 [4 of 5] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, July 27, 1973, (Thurs., Nets Wires)
  • Digest of Recent Comment, July 27, 1973

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• President's Daily Brief of 27 July 1973

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Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

Iran, January-August 1973

• 30. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, July 27, 1973, 5 p.m.

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS–28, Geopolitical File, Iran Chronological File, Memcons, Notebook, 30 May ’72–15 September ’73. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in the Shah’s Reception Room at Blair House. All brackets are in the original.

Iraq, January 1973-December 1974

• 226. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, July 27, 1973

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 13–3 IRAQ. Confidential. Drafted by Djerejian.

Vol. XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976

Negotiating the New Rules, May 1973-June 1975

• 48. Telegram From the Embassy in France to the Department of State, Paris, July 27, 1973, 1906Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Bonn, Brussels, London, Rome, The Hague, USEC Brussels, and USOECD Paris.

Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

Oman and the Yemens

• 202. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the 40 Committee (Ratliff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 27, 1973

  [Source: National Security Council, NSC Intelligence Files, Nixon Administration Files, Subject Files, 40 Committee Meetings (approved). Secret; Eyes Only; Outside System. Sent for action. 4 pages not declassified.]

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

Korean Peninsula

• 243. National Security Decision Memorandum 227, Washington, July 27, 1973., Washington, July 27, 1973

  Kissinger issued NSDM 227 concerning the Korean Force Modernization Plan.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–241, NSDMs, NSDM 227, Folder 6. Secret. Copies were sent to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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.

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

• WHCA-SR-S-232
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (7/27/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 25:45:00
  
  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-233
  Briefing of summer interns by Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton. (7/27/1973, EOB Conference Room (450))
  
  Runtime: 42:00:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, private briefings
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by GSA; Recorded by Lochner (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-6461
  "Washington Week in Review".
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:00:58
• WHCA-6462
  CBS Special: "The Ehrlichman Testimony". Dr. John McLaughlin.
  Metromedia
  Runtime: 01:31:00
• WHCA-6463
  NBC Special: "Watergate This Week", Tape I. NBC's summary of the week's events in the Senate Watergate Committee's hearings.
  Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
  Runtime: 01:04:38
• WHCA-6464
  NBC Special: "Watergate This Week", Tape II. NBC's summary of the week's events in the Senate Watergate Committee's hearings. John Ehrlichman Testimony. FTN: Acting AG Robert Bork; "MTP": Sen. Charles Percy; "I&A": Sec. Rogers Morton, Russell Train.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 01:04:54
• WHCA-6471
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  1. Smith: President Nixon goes to Camp David. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domesic, government, buildings. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Smith/Donaldson: Ehrlichman's testimony at Watergate Committee. Time Code Start: 00:32. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Schoumacher: Archibald Cox's comments on President Nixon's refusal to release tapes. Time Code Start: 03:43. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith: Legislation on misuse of campaign funds. Time Code Start: 06:02. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, costs, finances, funding, credit, loans, cash, currency, funding, financial aid. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith: Beef shortages. Time Code Start: 06:21. Keywords: food, animal products, meat, sales, costs, prices, supply, shortages, freezes. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Smith/Miller: food costs to go up. Time Code Start: 07:31. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, plants, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Smith: Commentary on Watergate and the courts. Time Code Start: 08:43. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.
  
  8. Utley/Levine/Briggs/Lewis: Problems on the beef freeze. Time Code Start: 10:30. Keywords: food, animal products, meat, sales, costs, prices, supply, shortages, freezes. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Utley: Watergate; Archibald Cox news conference. Time Code Start: 14:48. 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: NBC.
  
  10. Utley: More on Watergate with Ehrlichman and Weicker. Time Code Start: 17:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Mudd/Schorr: Watergate with Ehrlichman and Weicker. Time Code Start: 22:29. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Mudd/Herman: Archibald Cox gives press conference on White House tapes. Time Code Start: 28:59. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Mudd/Schieffer: Campaign spending bill with McGovern and Dole and a report on Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP). Time Code Start: 30:31. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, organizations, funding, fundraising. Network: CBS.
• WHCA-W-229
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
  CBS
  Runtime: 01:36:43
• WHCA-W-230
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
• WHCA-W-231
  Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of John Ehrlichman
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30

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