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July 8, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Saturday, July 8, 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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Next Date: Sunday, July 9, 1972

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

  • 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.

  • 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. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    France

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

    • 284. Telegram 4085 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 0940Z

      In the first of a seven part report on his conversation with Pakistani President Bhutto in Rawalpindi on July 6, Former Treasury Secretary Connally noted that he opened the conversation by indicating that President Nixon had instructed him to inform Bhutto about his trips to Peking and Moscow, and to discuss other issues of mutual interest.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 263. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 285. Telegram 4086 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 1000Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally and Pakistani President Bhutto discussed the U.S. Presidential campaign.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 264. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 286. Telegram 4087 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 1030Z

      Pakistani President Bhutto outlined the trying circumstances in Pakistan he had to deal with since becoming president. He discussed the difficulties of reaching an understanding with Awami League President Rahman that would enable him to recognize Bangladesh.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 265. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 287. Telegram 4088 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 1130Z

      Pakistani President Bhutto offered a pessimistic assessment of the Simla conference and the prospects for future dealings with India.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 266. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 288. Telegram 4089 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 1215Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally and Pakistani President Bhutto discussed President Nixon’s trips to China and the Soviet Union. Bhutto pointed to the growing Soviet presence in South Asia and stressed the importance of an offsetting U.S. presence in the area.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 267. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 289. Telegram 4090 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 1250Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally concluded the conversation by offering suggestions on how to promote foreign investment in Pakistan.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 268. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    • 290. Telegram 4091 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 0645Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally concluded from his conversation with Pakistani President Bhutto that while Bhutto was “enormously upset” with India, he was intelligent and pragmatic enough to move beyond the crisis and rebuild his country without letting bitterness blind him.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also designated as CONTO 269. The time given for the transmission of the telegram is apparently wrong. Sent with instructions to pass to Islamabad, New Delhi, Dacca, the White House for Davis, and Treasury for Dixon.

    Bangladesh, December 1971-December 1972

    • 426. Telegram CONTO 262 From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, July 8, 1972, 0700Z

      Former Treasury Secretary Connally reported on his July 3 conversation with Bangladesh Prime Minister Rahman.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 US/Connally. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Also numbered telegram 4084. Sent with instructions to pass to New Delhi, Dacca, Islamabad, the White House for Davis, the Treasury for Dixon, and the Department for S/S, A/OPR, and NEA.

  • 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-9545 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9545-03-06, President Nixon's Irish Setter dog King Timahoe lying upside down sleeping on a Presidential office couch. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California San Clemente Compound, Presidential Office. King Timahoe.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9545-07-20A, Head and Shoulders Profile view portrait of President Nixon taken for the artist Norman Rockwell. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California San Clemente Compound, Presidential Office. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-9546 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-9546-08, President Nixon petting Irish Setter dog King Timahoe outside, while his valet Manolo Sanchez holds a door open nearby. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, San Clemente Compound. President Nixon, King Timahoe.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9546-09, A Presidential aide, dog handler,possibly Traphes Bryant, holding Pasha, the Yorshire terrier dog, outside the offices area at the Western White House. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, San Clemente Compound. unidentified dog handler aide, Pasha.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9546-10-11, 18, President Nixon smiling while looking down at Irish Setter dog King Timahoe lying upside down sleeping on a Presidential office couch. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, San Clemente Compound. President Nixon, King Timahoe, unidentified men.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-9546-12-17, President Nixon smiling while looking down at King Timahoe lying upside down sleeping on a Presidential office couch. 7/8/1972, San Clemente, California Presidential Office, San Clemente Compound. President Nixon, King Timahoe, unidentified men.

  • 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.

    G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

    • WHCA-SR-G-180
      Press briefing by Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson and Secretary of Agruiculture Earl Butz, with Neil Ball. (7/8/1972, White House Press Lobby)

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMM (initials of WHCA engineer)

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

    H - White House Staff Member Recordings

    • WHCA-SR-H-615
      Press briefing by Henry Kissinger and Ronald Ziegler. (7/8/1972, Surf and Sand Hotel, Laguna Beach, California)

      Runtime: [Nonelisted]

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

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JAD (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-5535
      "CBS Evening News". Newsm: U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm.
      WTOP-TV
      Runtime: 01:01:45
    • WHCA-5536
      "NBC Evening News".
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:30:41
    • WHCA-5537
      "Agronsky & Company".
      CBS
      Runtime: 00:30:02

Context (External Sources)