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July 30, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, July 30, 1972, 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 Camp David, 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

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.

    • Annotated and Unmarked News Summaries [Note: Although there was no News Summary on this date, due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]

  • The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
      Sunday, July 30.

      The President's still at Camp David. He called to say that he had only reported to Connally that he had called Wallace on the phone, had a long talk with him, and with his wife, set up the Haig briefings, told him that Connally was his closest political associate, he could deal directly with them. Mrs. Wallace made a big point about how she often says how much she admires Mrs. Nixon and the girls. He talked to Wallace about his travel plans and said he wouldn't come to Alabama unless Wallace felt it was a good idea. Wallace said he would love to have him, that he's got lots of friends down here, and so on. He wants me to get the film Sunrise at Campobello and have our man take it down and show it to Wallace as a way of giving him a big lift.

      We got into the Eagleton thing again. Wants to be sure that we guard against any sympathy reaction to Eagleton. We don't want Eagleton to look bad, but we want to make McGovern look bad out of this. Connally feels that they're setting the stage to drop Eagleton. The question of whether they have to follow the DNC into a meeting. The President says survival is the first law of politics and of life, and that they have to move on the basis of that.

      In light of this, he's concerned about the line we should take, which is that we're sorry for Eagleton, but that McGovern has handled this cynically and destroyed a human being. He feels he can't do a press conference if they drop him, that there's no gain for us if we go on TV right afterwards, but we should do one before the Convention. He's considering maybe doing one at 7:30, just to make the record, so that he can do one later. He feels the press wants to knock us down to their level, and he should stay above it.

      He had a phone conversation, apparently, with Al Capp, who had said in 1970 that the President shouldn't believe the criticism about the campaign, that the people like the President out fighting, but now Capp feels that the President in the last two years has developed such an image that he's way above all these people, and he should not go out and campaign. That he relates to people in a different way. Also, in the press conference, he feels he shouldn't get down in the ring with them. He ought to have some, but not too often on television.

      End of July 30.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

  • 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.

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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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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. VIII, Vietnam, January-October 1972

    The Parties Move Toward Agreement, July 19-October 7, 1972

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

    Post-Moscow Summit Discussions and Issues, June-August 1972

  • 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

Context (External Sources)