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July 3, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, July 3, 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 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.

  • 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

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. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

    Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

    Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

    Iran, January-August 1973

    Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

    Uruguay

    • 336. Telegram 130541 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Uruguay, Washington, July 3, 1973, 2103Z

      Summary: The Department concurred with the Embassy’s recommendation on how to respond to President Bordaberry’s potential inquiry, with a few caveats.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Kenneth N. Rogers of ARA/LA/APU; approved by Hurwitch; and cleared by Stedman. The full text of Nixon’s speech is in Public Papers: Nixon, 1969, pp 887–891. Telegram 2025 from the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State is Document 335.

  • 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 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-173
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (7/3/1973, San Clemente Press Center)

      Runtime: 49:00:00

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

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RMM (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-6412
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 01:30:15

      6. Reasoner/Tomlinson: Pentagon drops charges on POWs. Time Code Start: 13:15. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, crimes. Network: ABC.

      7. Reasoner/Kincaid: Colonel Guy and Mrs. Kavanaugh comment on POW issue. Time Code Start: 14:25. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: ABC.

      8. Reasoner/Peterson: Government says no gas rationing. Time Code Start: 16:55. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil supply, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: ABC.

      9. Resaoner/Watson: European security conference. Time Code Start: 19:23. Keywords: Europe, conferences, meetings, organizations, national security, intelligence gathering. Network: ABC.

      10. Reasoner/Dunsmore: Dawn Patrol a NATO (N.A.T.O.)operation. Time Code Start: 21:50. Keywords: N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, international, world, military, war, defence, defense, organizations. Network: ABC.

      11. Reasoner/Jarriel: President Nixon's homes and San Clemente, California state tax. Time Code Start: 24:26. Keywords: Presidents, Internal Revenue Service, taxes, taxation, revenue, audits, investigations, state taxes, homes, housing, land, buildings, Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, property taxes. Network: ABC.

      12. Chancellor/Briggs: Dropping of charges of POWs. Time Code Start: 28:15. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, crimes. Network: NBC.

      13. Chancellor/Oliver: William Simon on gas shortage. Time Code Start: 32:20. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing. Network: NBC.

      14. Chancellor/Bell: food prices. Time Code Start: 35:05. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: NBC.

      15. Chancellor/Paxton: European conference. Time Code Start: 38:00. Keywords: Europe, conferences, meetings, organizations, national security, intelligence gathering. Network: NBC.

      16. Chancellor/Neal: Search teams in Vietnam. Time Code Start: 42:08. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      17. Mudd/Schieffer/Daniels: Dismissal of POW charges. Time Code Start: 45:02. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War, crimes. Network: CBS.

      18. Mudd/Collingwood: Helsinki talks in Finland. Time Code Start: 50:15. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: CBS.

      19. Mudd/Kalb: U.S. reaction to China bomb test. Time Code Start: 52:34. Keywords: People's Republic of China. Network: CBS.

      20. Mudd/Herman: Gas shortage, William Simon. Time Code Start: 53:57. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing. Network: CBS.

      21. Mudd/Rather: Finances of President Nixon's homes. Time Code Start: 56:00. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: CBS.

      22. Mudd/Shakney: Wall Street. Time Code Start: 58:20. Keywords: US, stock market, economy, economics. Network: CBS.
    • WHCA-6413
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      1. Utley/Cochran: More on energy crisis. Time Code Start: 00:40. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: NBC.

      2. Utley/Bell: Annual convention of NAACP, with Roy Wilkins. Time Code Start: 02:10. Keywords: organizations, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), meetings, conventions. Network: NBC.

      3. Mudd/Schorr: Justice report on Watergate. Time Code Start: 04:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      4. Mudd: Julie Nixon Eisenhower says President Nixon thought about resigning as President. Time Code Start: 06:30. Keywords: Presidents, families, women, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      5. Mudd/Chung: Senator Weicker goes to a parade. Time Code Start: 07:36. Keywords: Senators, public appearances. Network: CBS.

      6. Mudd: Ted Senator Ted Kennedy speaks at Governor George Wallace rally. Time Code Start: 10:10. Keywords: Senators, Governors, rally, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates, reports, assassinations, shootings. Network: CBS.

      7. Mudd/Plante: Food shortage with Lloyd Arnold and Roy Edwards. Time Code Start: 10:55. Keywords: food, shortages. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)