1. Home
  2. Research
  3. Almanac

July 4, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, July 4, 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.

Previous Date: Wednesday, July 3, 1974

Next Date: Friday, July 5, 1974

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 Key Biscayne, Florida

  • 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 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

    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. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

    Greece

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    March 29-August 3, 1974

    • 359. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, July 4, 1974, 8:30 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1030, Presidential/HAK Memcons, Memcons to Feb 8, 1975. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Hartman. The list of attendees is not attached. The meeting was held at the Quai d’Orsay.

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    Basket III, May-December 1974

    • 232. Memorandum of Conversation, Paris, July 4, 1974, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1029, MemCons—HAK & Presidential. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Hartman. The meeting took place in the Quai d’Orsay.

  • 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 Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • WHCA-7048
      Gallery #722. John W. Dean III.
      NBC
      Runtime: 00:23:44
    • WHCA-7055
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      13. Smith: President Nixon spends holiday in Florida (Key Biscayne). Time Code Start: 27:07. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, domestic, residences, homes, holidays. Network: ABC.

      14. Smith/Kaplow: Secretary of State Kissinger talks in Brussels, Belgium. Time Code Start: 27:34. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, speeches, N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, military. Network: ABC.

      15. Smith/Tomlinson: Vietnam veterans protest. Time Code Start: 29:40. Keywords: Vietnam War, veterans, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, anti-war. Network: ABC.

      16. Smith: Commentary; Howard K. Smith speaking at Independence Square on Americans reforming Congress. Time Code Start: 31:35. Keywords: journalists, news anchors, reporters, speeches, politics, government officials, public opinions. Network: ABC.

      17. Chancellor/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger and NATO (N.A.T.O.) summit talks. Time Code Start: 34:19. Keywords: N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, military, war, defence, defense, signings, treaty, treaties, Presidents, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, meetings. Network: NBC.

      18. Chancellor/Quinn: Vietnam veterans protest in Washington, D.C.. Time Code Start: 36:08. Keywords: Vietnam War, military, troops, veterans, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, anti-war. Network: NBC.

      19. Chancellor/Pettit: Special report on Vietnam era survivor. Time Code Start: 37:48. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      20. Mudd: Secretary of State Kissinger and NATO (N.A.T.O.) talks. Time Code Start: 42:37. Keywords: N.A.T.O., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe, military, cabinet, advisors, war, defence, defense, meetings. Network: CBS.

      21. Mudd/Dick: Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski talks about Watergate in San Antonio. Time Code Start: 45:20. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      22. Mudd/Stahl: Humphrey finances are in question. Time Code Start: 51:12. Keywords: Senators, income, finances, funds, funding, Internal Revenue Service, taxes, audits, investigations. Network: CBS.

      23. Mudd/Sevareid/Schoumacher: Commentary 4th of July, our leaders look to Founding Fathers for foreign policy guidance toward Russia-Ukraine issues; Ellsberg Trial. Time Code Start: 53:37. Keywords: foreign policy, USSR, Soviet Union, Russia, Ukrainian. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)