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July 5, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, July 5, 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. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

    Congressional Restrictions, General Warfare, June 19, 1973-February 25, 1975

    Vol. XVIII, China, 1973-1976

    Political Turmoil in the United States, June 1973-September 1974

    Vol. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    Vol. XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976

    Negotiating the New Rules, May 1973-June 1975

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

    Indian Ocean Region

    • 60. Telegram 5401 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State, Islamabad, July 5, 1973, 1133Z

      Following the conversation between Deputy Chief of Mission Sydney Sober and Pakistani Minister of State for Defense and Foreign Affairs Aziz Ahmed, Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto met with Sober to clarify Pakistan’s position on the link between military aid and membership in CENTO. Sober suggested that Pakistan must rely on Bhutto’s own success at Simla negotiating peace with India and Bangladesh and emphasized the Nixon administration’s support for Pakistan’s integrity.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Priority; Exdis.

    Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

    Guatemala and Belize

    • 168. Airgram A–24 From the Consulate General in Belize to the Department of State, Belize City, July 5, 1973

      Summary: During a meeting with Consulate officials, Governor Richard Posnett indicated that Belizean Premier George Price might take the issue of Belize’s independence to the United Nations to deter any potential Guatemalan aggression.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, ARA/CEN Records Relating to Belize, 1972–1975, Lot 76D139, POL 3 United Nations, B–1973. Confidential. Repeated to USUN and Guatemala City. According to telegram 2885 from Guatemala City, June 14, British Consul John Weymes told Embassy officials that Premier Price had grown impatient over Guatemalan “foot dragging” and “the lack of any action whatsoever to find eventual solution to dispute.” (Ibid., Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number])

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

    Japan

    • 176. Memorandum From John Froebe of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, July 5, 1973., Washington, July 5, 1973

      Froebe recommended that Kissinger ask for an interim response to NSSM 172 focusing on Japan’s regional and global role.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–197, NSSM Files, NSSM 172 (2 of 3). Secret. Sent for action. Concurred in by Kennedy, Eagleburger, and Hormats. Both recommendations were marked approved with handwritten notes that read, “HAK per phone call from Jon Howe to RTK. 7/7/73.” In a memorandum to Kissinger, June 30, Froebe noted that the Department had delayed NSSM 172 by requesting Presidential affirmation of the primacy of the U.S.-Japanese alliance before considering other aspects of the study. Kissinger commented in the margin, “Stupid theological point.” (Ibid.) On July 12, Scowcroft sent a memorandum to Eliot asking the NSC Interdepartmental Group for East Asia to prepare an interim study. (Ibid.) On July 27, Richard Sneider, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Group for NSSM 172, submitted a paper titled“US-Japan Cooperation on Multilateral Problems of Mutual Concern” in response to Scowcroft’s memorandum. (Ibid., NSC Files, Box 1056, NSC Institutional Materials, NSC Institutional Papers, July 1973 [1 of 3])

    Vol. E-15, Part 1, Documents on Eastern Europe, 1973-1976

    Yugoslavia

    • 61. National Intelligence Estimate 15-73, Washington, July 5, 1973., Washington, July 5, 1973

      The NIE assessed prospects for Yugoslavian political stability in the eventuality of President Tito's death.

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79-R01012A. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet, the CIA and the intelligence organizations in the Departments of State and Defense, NSA, and the Treasury prepared the estimate. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Broad concurred in the estimate except the representative of the FBI, who abstained because the subject was outside of his jurisdiction.

  • 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-E1154 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1154-, The Nixon family and guests seated at the dining table during a birthday dinner for Julie Eisenhower. 7/5/1973, San Clemente, California Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, formal dining room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles Bebe Rebozo, Ed Cox, Tricia Cox, Rose Mary Woods, Herbert G. Klein, Vice President for Corporate Relations for Metromedia, Paul W. Keyes, television writer and producer Mrs. Paul W. Keyes, Maj. Gen. Walter R. Tkach, Personal Physician.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1154-09A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Tricia Cox, Edward Cox, and guests seated at the table during a birthday dinner for Julie Eisenhower. 7/5/1973, San Clemente, California Western White House, La Casa Pacifica, formal dining room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles Bebe Rebozo, Ed Cox, Tricia Cox, Rose Mary Woods, Herbert G. Klein, Vice President for Corporate Relations for Metromedia, Paul W. Keyes, television writer and producer, Mrs. Paul W. Keyes, Maj. Gen. Walter R. Tkach, Personal Physician.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-730702
      Photo opportunity with TE at western WH. (7/5/1973)

      Runtime: 1:25

      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-174
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (7/5/1973, San Clemente)

      Runtime: 42:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by [not listed]; Recorded by WHB (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-6410
      Essential Freedom.
      N-PACT
      Runtime: 0:30
    • WHCA-6413
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      8. Smith/Peterson: Vice President Agnew night. Time Code Start: 15:15. Keywords: Vice Presidents, celebrations, speeches. Network: ABC.

      9. Reasoner/Zimmerman: President Nixon gives Angelo DeCarlo clemency. Time Code Start: 18:13. Keywords: Presidents, pardons, inmates, cancer, sentences, New York Genovese crime family, organized crime, money laundering, New Jersey corruption trials, Frank Sinatra. Network: ABC.

      10. Smith/Schoumacher: Myles Ambrose and the drug commission. Time Code Start: 20:40. Keywords: government, organizations, officials, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs. Network: ABC.

      11. Reasoner/Snell: Senator Ted Kennedy in Alabama. Time Code Start: 22:40. Keywords: Senators, travel, trips. Network: ABC.

      12. Smith: Commentary on Senator Ted Kennedy and the Presidency. Time Code Start: 25:23. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.

      13. Utley/McCormick: President Nixon gives Angelo DeCarlo clemency. Time Code Start: 26:55. Keywords: Presidents, pardons, inmates, cancer, sentences, New York Genovese crime family, organized crime, money laundering, New Jersey corruption trials, Frank Sinatra. Network: NBC.

      14. Utley: Watergate. Time Code Start: 29:44. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      15. Utley: Senator Ted Kennedy in Alabama. Time Code Start: 30:40. Keywords: Senators, travel, trips. Network: NBC.

      16. Utley/Levine: Phase III. Time Code Start: 33:30. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: NBC.

      17. Mudd/Herman: Wholesale prices rise. Time Code Start: 35:25. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.

      18. Mudd/Rather: Watergate probe. Time Code Start: 37:26. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      19. Mudd/Schorr: Vice President Agnew dinner. Time Code Start: 39:28. Keywords: Vice Presidents, Presidents, food, dinners, dining, banquets, commemorations, testimonials, fundraisers, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, candidates. Network: CBS.

      20. Mudd/Morton: Senator Ted Kennedy in Alabama. Time Code Start: 41:16. Keywords: Senators, travel, trips. Network: CBS.

      21. Mudd/Stan: Dollar situation in Europe. Time Code Start: 45:42. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, currency, monetary values, exchange rates, decreases, wages, costs, increases. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)