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July 3, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, July 3, 1974, 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 Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

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

    Moscow Summit and the Cyprus Crisis, June-August 1974

    • 198. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, July 3, 1974, 12:20-12:55 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 77, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Memcons, Moscow Summit, June 27–July 3, 1974. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in St. Catherine’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Brackets are in the original.

    Vol. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    Basket III, May-December 1974

    • 230. Memorandum of Conversation, Dusseldorf, July 3, 1974, 6 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P820123–1653. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Hartman and approved by J. Covey (S). The meeting took place at the airport in Dusseldorf.

    Vol. E-8, Documents on South Asia, 1973-1976

    Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan

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

    Philippines

    Vol. E-14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1973-1976

  • 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-E3231 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3231-07-11, The Moscow Return Dinner held in-honor of Soviet Leaders. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Spaso House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3231-12-14, Pat Nixon with the wives of five dignitaries. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Spaso House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3231-15-20, The Moscow Return Dinner held in-honor of Soviet Leaders. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Spaso House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3231-21-36, The Nixons seated with dignitaries at long VIP table at the Moscow Return Dinner held in-honor of Soviet Leaders. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Spaso House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.

    Roll WHPO-E3232 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3232-09-26, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3232-09-26, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev.

    Roll WHPO-E3233 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3233-02-15, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3233-02-15, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3233-04, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3233-04, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall.

    Roll WHPO-E3234 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3234-03A-12A, Men and women at a bar or tavern watch President Nixon's televised speech on television sets. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3234-07, Men and women watching President Nixon's televised speech on television sets. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3234-13A-19A, Men and women (possibly news reporters) watching the televised speech broadcast on small table top television in an office, near a typewriter. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3234-20A-30A, Russian citizens watching President Nixon deliver a televised speech, the broadcast being watched at a local bar or tavern. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR

    Roll WHPO-E3235 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3235-02A-08A, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3235-05A, President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev shake hands after a signing ceremony for "The Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems." They stand in front of a crowd of unidentified officials. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-E3236 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3236-02-29, Signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint S. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3236-24, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger, and other officials toast following a signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint S. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev, Henry Kissinger, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-E3237 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3237-05A, Vertical Panoramic wide angle image - President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev take part in a signing ceremony in Moscow. Vertical view of the room under a huge ornately decorated dome. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3237-06, President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev take part in a signing ceremony in Moscow for "The Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3237-06-19, President Nixon and Pat Nixon attend a state dinner in their honor hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R., Viktoria Brezhneva.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3237-14, Pat Nixon stands with other women while attending a state dinner held by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S.S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Pat Nixon, unidentified officials, unidentified women.

    Roll WHPO-E3238 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3238-04-20, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3238-14, President Nixon attending a dinner hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government at the Hall of St. George in the Grand Kremlin Palace. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Hall of St. George, Grand Kremlin Palace. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.

    Roll WHPO-E3239 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3239-01A-34A, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.

    Roll WHPO-E3240 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3240-02-28, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel (Mary Ann Ferrandou). Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3240-05, President Nixon's televised address to the people of Russia is filmed inside the Kremlin. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, unidentified officials, cameramen.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3240-16, President Nixons greeting people a dinner hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government (seen from above). 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3240-17, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva, and others attend a dinner at the American Embassy in Moscow. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR American Embassy. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3240-18, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva, and others attend a dinner at the American Embassy in Moscow. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR

    Roll WHPO-E3241 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3241-01-19, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.

    Roll WHPO-E3242 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3242-02A, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S.S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R., Orthodox priests.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3242-03, President Nixon greets Orthdox priests at a dinner hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S.S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Priests, Nikolay Podgorny.

    Roll WHPO-E3243 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3243-01-04, The Nixons at a dinner held in their honor and hosted by the Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet and the U.S. S.R. Government. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., and Mrs. Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Nikolay V. Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.

    Roll WHPO-E3244 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3244-02-33, President Nixon during various activities while visiting Moscow. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3244-03, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, and Viktoria Brezhneva attend a piano performance at the American Embassy, following a dinner hosted by the Nixons. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR American Embassy. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva.

    Roll WHPO-E3245 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3245-01-07, Residents from Maine welcoming the Nixons upon their return from Russia at a ceremony held in a hanger at Loring Air Force Base. 7/3/1974, Maine Loring Airforce Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Susan Ford (daughter), Governor Kenneth M. Curtis (D-Maine) Mrs. Kenneth M. Curtis, Julie Eisenhower Colonel Grady Friday, Wing Commander, Loring AFB.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3245-06, President Nixon addresses the crowd from a podium at a ceremony held in a hanger at Loring Air Force Base upon return from Russia. 7/3/1974, Maine Loring Airforce Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Susan Ford (daughter), Governor Kenneth M. Curtis (D-Maine) Mrs. Kenneth M. Curtis, crowd.

    Roll WHPO-E3246 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3246-01-13, Residents from Maine welcoming the Nixons upon their return from Russia at a ceremony held in a hanger at Loring Air Force Base. 7/3/1974, Maine Loring Air Force Base. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Susan Ford (daughter), Governor Kenneth M. Curtis (D-Maine) Mrs. Kenneth M. Curtis, Julie Eisenhower Colonel Grady Friday, Wing Commander, Loring AFB.

    Roll WHPO-E3247 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3247-02A-33A, President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev and others during the signing ceremony for "Protocol to the Treaty Between the U.S. and the U. S. S. R. on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems," "Treaty Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapons Tests," "U.S. - U.S.S.R. Joint Statement Concerning Future Discussions on the Dangers of Environmental Warfare," "Joint U. S.- Soviet Communique.". 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3247-34A-36A, Pat Nixon attending a tea. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Pat Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-E3248 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3248-03-17, Pat Nixon attending at tea in Moscow. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Pat Nixon.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3248-18-22, President Nixon participating in a plenary session in Moscow with U.S. and Soviet officials. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vladimir Hall. President Nixon, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Leonid Brezhnev.

    Roll WHPO-E3250 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3250-01-07, Large chandelier. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3250-09-34, Departure ceremony for President Nixons and Pat Nixon before they leave Russia. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Viktoria Brezhneva.

    Roll WHPO-E3251 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3251-02A-09A, Russian onlookers as the Nixons depart Russia. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3251-02A-09A, The Nixons departure at the airport from Russia. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev.

    Roll WHPO-E3252 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3252-02-16, The Nixons departure at the airport from Russia. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3252-08, President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev shake hands before the presidential party's departure. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3252-09, President Nixon shaking hands with an unidentified Russian official before the presidential party's departure. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E3252-10, President Nixon shaking hands with an unidentified Russian official before the presidential party's departure. 7/3/1974, Moscow, Russia, USSR Vnukovo II Airport. President Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, unidentified officials.

  • 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-273
      Remarks to summer interns-Indian Treaty Rm. (7/3/1974)

      Runtime: 25:00:00

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

    K - Informal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-K-215
      Bill signing-Kremlin, Moscow, USSR. (7/3/1974)

      Runtime: 5:00

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-740704
      Televised address from Loring AFB, Maine on return from Soviet Union, with GRF. (7/3/1974)

      Runtime: 20:10

      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-658
      Press briefing by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Moscow. (7/3/1974, Intourist Hotel, Moscow, Russia)

      Runtime: 1:06:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (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-7044
      "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition" and Raquel Welsh Special. Aid to South Vietnam, treatment of prisoners; Raquel Welsh: Roller Derby (film), "Sounds of Silence" music video John W. Dean III.
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:59:00
    • WHCA-7045
      President Nixon Address to the Nation on Returning From the' Soviet Union. John W. Dean III.
      CBS
      Runtime: 01:35:52
    • WHCA-7054
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 01:33:00

      36. Reasoner: Signing of treaties in Moscow. Time Code Start: 83:55. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, Soviet Union, Russia, USSR. Network: ABC.

      37. Jarriel: President Nixon departs from Moscow, Russia [related terms: Soviet Union, USSR]. Time Code Start: 85:50. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Soviet Union, Russia, USSR. Network: ABC.

      38. Reasoner/Kaplow: Agreements don't meet Moscow Summit expectations. Time Code Start: 86:35. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: ABC.

      39. Smith: Secretary of State Kissinger and dissidents. Time Code Start: 88:05. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.

      40. Smith/Donaldson: Impeachment; Watergate payments. Time Code Start: 88:48. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: ABC.

      41. Smith/Schoumacher: Ehrlichman trial with Colson and Krogh. Time Code Start: 90:43. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      42. Smith/Jones: Russian censorship; Andrei SAKHAROV admits he's disappointedYesterday's Russian censorship re: dissidents reports commented on. Time Code Start: 92:55. Keywords: Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, censors, broadcasting, ending. Network: ABC.
    • WHCA-7055
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      1. Reasoner: Commentary on Russian censorship; USSR ending all United States broadcasts. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, censors, broadcasting, ending. Network: ABC.

      2. Chancellor/Brokaw: President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev end talks. Time Code Start: 01:55. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, Brezhnev, Heads of State. Network: NBC.

      3. Chancellor/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger statement on nuclear war. Time Code Start: 05:55. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.

      4. Chancellor/Cochran: Pentagon on détente and Kissinger with Schlesinger. Time Code Start: 08:05. Keywords: United States Department of Defense headquarters, Armed Forces, SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente. Network: NBC.

      5. Chancellor/Scherrer: Judiciary focuses on E. Howard Hunt. Time Code Start: 10:09. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      6. Chancellor/Stern: Egil Krogh and Colson testify at Ehrlichman trial. Time Code Start: 12:30. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      7. Mudd/Rather: President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev conclude talks. Time Code Start: 14:30. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, Brezhnev, Heads of State. Network: CBS.

      8. Mudd/Kalb: Significance of arms agreement. Time Code Start: 17:15. Keywords: SALT, S.A.L.T., Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Cold War, détente, Brezhnev, Heads of State, signings,. Network: CBS.

      9. Mudd/Fromson: Soviet TV censors cut American news network broadcasts on Russian dissidents; many nationalities want out of USSR; Jews may be best educated. Time Code Start: 18:50. Keywords: Russia, USSR, Soviet Union, TV, censorship, activists, politics, protests, protestors,. Network: CBS.

      10. Mudd/Graham: Colson testifies at Ehrlichman trial. Time Code Start: 21:05. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      11. Mudd/Morton: campaign to reelect President attorney, (CRP) Paul O'Brien, testifies before judiciary committee about hush money. Time Code Start: 23:00. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings. Network: CBS.

      12. Mudd/Rudd: Buldings of past kept up well in USSR; Lifestyle and home of Czarist Russia Count shown, now public museum. Time Code Start: 24:50. Keywords: Russia, USSR, museums, Soviet Union, cities, buildings, architecture, farms. Network: CBS.

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