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June 13, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, June 13, 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 The White House - Washington, D. C.

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.

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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 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.

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.

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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. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

Population Policy

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

Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.

Cabinet Room

Old Executive Office Building

Oval Office

White House Telephone

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-E0961 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

  • Frame(s): WHPO-E0961-, President Nixon addressing the nation on television. 6/13/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.

Roll WHPO-E0962 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

  • Frame(s): WHPO-E0962-, Pat Nixon on the Presidential yacht Sequoia. 6/13/1973, the Sequoia. Pat Nixon.

Roll WHPO-E0965 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

  • Frame(s): WHPO-E0965-, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew attending a Bi-Partisan Congressional Leadership meeting. 6/13/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury. Herbert Stein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). John T. Dunlop, Director of the Cost of Living Council. Senators: Mike Mansfield, Senate Majority Leader (D-Montana). Hugh Scott, Senate Minority Leader (R-Pennsylvania). Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan). John Tower (R-Texas). Russell Long (D-Louisiana). Wallace Bennett (R-Utah). William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin). Jacob Javits (R-New York). Milton Young (R-North Dakota). Congressmen: Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma). House Majority Leader Thomas O'Neill "Tip" (D-Massachusetts). House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (R-Michigan). John McFall (D-California). Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois). Wright Patman (D-Texas). William Widnall (R-New Jersey). Herman Schneebeli (R-Pennsylvania). WH Staff: Roy L. Ash, Director of the OMB. General Alexander M. Haig, Assistant. Ronald L. Ziegler, Assistant. Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council. William E. Timmons, Assistant. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. Max L. Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant.
  • Frame(s): WHPO-E0965-05A, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew attending a Bi-Partisan Congressional Leadership meeting. 6/13/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Mike Mansfield, Senate Majority Leader (D-Montana),Hugh Scott, Senate Minority Leader (R-Pennsylvania), Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma), House Majority Leader Thomas O'Neill "Tip" (D-Massachusetts), House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (R-Michigan), 15 of 22: George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury. Herbert Stein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). John T. Dunlop, Director of the Cost of Living Council. Senators: Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan). John Tower (R-Texas). Russell Long (D-Louisiana). Wallace Bennett (R-Utah). William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin). Jacob Javits (R-New York). Milton Young (R-North Dakota). Congressmen: John McFall (D-California). Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois). Wright Patman (D-Texas). William Widnall (R-New Jersey). Herman Schneebeli (R-Pennsylvania). WH Staff: Roy L. Ash, Director of the OMB. General Alexander M. Haig, Assistant. Ronald L. Ziegler, Assistant. Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council. William E. Timmons, Assistant. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. Max L. Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant.

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.

D - First Family

  • WHCA-SR-D-046
    Remarks by Julie Nixon Eisenhower and the Undersecretary of Agriculture on the South Lawn. (6/13/1973, South Lawn, The White House)

    Runtime: 4:20

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

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

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

  • WHCA-SR-P-730605
    Televised remarks on the economy. (6/13/1973)

    Runtime: 15:40

    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-143
    Press briefing by Gerald Warren (track 1); Ervin Committee hearings (track 2). (6/13/1973, White House Press Lobby)

    Runtime: 1:37:10

    Keywords: Watergate, Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

    Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
  • WHCA-SR-S-144
    Press briefing by Henry A. Kissinger in Paris. (6/13/1973, Paris, France)

    Runtime: 29:30:00

    Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

    Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
  • WHCA-SR-S-145
    Remarks by George Shultz on the Economy, plus news questions. (6/13/1973, East Room, White House)

    Runtime: 40:00:00

    Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

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

V - Senate Select Committee on Watergate Radio Broadcasts

  • WHCA-SR-V-015
    Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings, testimony of Maurice Stans, morning session starting at 10:00 AM. (6/13/1973, United States Senate, Washington DC)

    Keywords: Watergate, Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

    Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: Recording spans five tapes.

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-6351
    Presidential Speech on the Economy with CBS and ABC Commentary.
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 1:00
  • WHCA-6362
    Weekly News Summary, Tape X.
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 0:30

    1. Smith/Jarriel: Phase III and President Nixon's speech tonight. Time Code Start: 01:20. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.

    2. Reasoner/Rolfson: New peace agreement in Paris with Kissinger and Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho. Time Code Start: 04:50. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, agreements. Network: ABC.

    3. Smith/Donaldson: Stans at Watergate hearings. Time Code Start: 08:50. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

    4. Reasoner/Gill: Texas campaigning law. Time Code Start: 13:30. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, reforms, legislation. Network: ABC.

    5. Smith: Commentary on President Nixon's seventh crisis. Time Code Start: 26:56. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: ABC.
  • WHCA-6363
    Weekly News Summary, Tape XI.
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 1:00

    1. Chancellor/Valeriani/Delaney: President Nixon to speak on the economy tonight; cost of food; gasoline shortage. Time Code Start: 00:52. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, food, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.

    2. Chancellor/Dobyns: Peace agreement signed in Paris with Kissinger and Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho. Time Code Start: 07:02. Keywords: diplomats, diplomacy, meetings, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, agreements. Network: NBC.

    3. Chancellor: Senate Watergate hearings; Ervin asks Stans why Nixon reelection committee financial records destroyed after Watergate break-in ; June 23, 1972 activities of Liddy, Sloan, Haldeman, payoffs; Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office burglary. Time Code Start: 11:51. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, Presidential elections, funding, finances, fund raising, money, contributions, Pentagon papers, Lewis Fielding. Network: NBC.

    4. Chancellor: Vesco indicted again. Time Code Start: 23:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, financiers, banking, investments, securities, frauds, stocks, bonds, sales, Presidential elections, donations, contributions, gifts, money, funding. Network: NBC.

    5. Mudd/Schorr/McLaughlin/Chung: Senate Watergate hearings; Ervin asks Stans why Nixon reelection committee financial records destroyed after Watergate break-in; Ehrlichman involved in Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office burglary and spying. Time Code Start: 30:45. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, Presidential elections, funding, finances, fund raising, money, contributions, Pentagon papers, Lewis Fielding. Network: CBS.

    6. Mudd/Kalb: President Nixon to address the nation tonight on freeze III. Time Code Start: 40:36. Keywords: Presidents, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, employment, employees, salaries, salary, payments, freezes, controls. Network: CBS.

    7. Mudd/Shaw/Schakne: Oil and gas shortage; low on gas on Martha's vineyard. Time Code Start: 43:50. Keywords: energy, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases, rationing, natural resources. Network: CBS.

    8. Mudd/Kalisher: Another peace agreement is signed in Paris. Time Code Start: 52:00. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, agreements. Network: CBS.
  • WHCA-W-084
    Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Maurice Stans (recording begins at 10:00 AM)
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 01:36:13
  • WHCA-W-085
    Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Maurice Stans (recording begins at 11:30 AM)
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 01:05:23
  • WHCA-W-086
    Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Maurice Stans (recording begins at 2:00 PM)
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 01:36:40
  • WHCA-W-087
    Proceedings of the Senate Watergate Committee Hearings. Testimony of Maurice Stans (recording begins at 3:35 PM)
    ALL NETWORKS
    Runtime: 01:05:37

Context (External Sources)

The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

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