Introduction
This almanac page for Saturday, June 2, 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
- News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 56, News Summaries - June 1973 [1 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
- News Summary, June 2, 1973
- News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 56, News Summaries - June 1973 [1 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
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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
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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.
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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
63. Backchannel Message From the Acting Ambassador to Vietnam (Whitehouse) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Saigon, June 2, 1973, 0145Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 415, Backchannel Messages, Bunker/Whitehouse, April–July 18, 1973. Secret; Flash.
Vol. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973
Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973
67. Telegram From the U.S. Interests Section in Cairo to the Department of State, Cairo, June 2, 1973, 1005Z
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 ARAB–ISR. Secret. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Jidda, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, and USUN.
Vol. XXXIX, European Security
Opening Negotiations, December 1972-July 1973
155. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Stoessel), Washington, June 2, 1973, 1:45 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Henry A. Kissinger Telephone Transcripts (Telcons), Box 20, Chronological File. No classification marking.
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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
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Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.
Camp David Study Desk
Camp David Study Table
- 168-7; Unknown between 9:56 a.m. & 10:07 a.m.; Camp David operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 168-8; 10:07 a.m. - 10:11 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Cox, Tricia Nixon
- 168-9; Unknown between 10:19 a.m. & 10:29 a.m.; Camp David operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
- 168-10; Unknown between 10:29 a.m. & 10:54 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-11; Unknown between 10:54 a.m. & 11:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 168-12; Unknown between 10:54 a.m. & 11:13 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-13; 11:13 a.m. - 11:24 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
- 168-14; Unknown between 11:24 a.m. & 11:38 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-15; 11:38 a.m. - 11:39 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 168-16; Unknown between 11:39 a.m. & 11:56 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-17; Unknown between 11:56 a.m. & 12:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 168-18; 12:12 p.m. - 12:12 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-19; Unknown between 12:12 p.m. & 12:29 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-20; 12:29 p.m. - 12:29 p.m.; Camp David operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)
- 168-21; Unknown between 12:29 p.m. & 1:58 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David operator
- 168-22; 1:58 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.
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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-6327
"Agronsky & Company".
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 00:27:41 - WHCA-6336
Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 1:00
1. Utley/Lewis: Misconduct and POWs. Time Code Start: 05:10. Keywords: Vietnam War, Vietnam Prisoner of War. Network: NBC.
2. Utley/Goralsky: Cambodia [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 07:12. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: NBC.
3. Utley/Rosenfeld: Israel and arms. Time Code Start: 11:59. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, Israeli, war, weapons, aid. Network: NBC.
4. Utley/Waterbary: Gemstone files and Reasoner; Percy. Time Code Start: 17:57. Keywords: Presidents, conspiracy theory, skeleton key, political assassinations, death, corruption, John F. Kennedy (JFK), Aristotle Onassis, Joseph P. Kennedy, Howard Hughes, kidnappings, organized crime, Mafia, Martin Luther King, Jr.,. Network: NBC.
5. Utley/Bourkalser: Equity funding fraud. Time Code Start: 20:00. Keywords: Europe, cities, travel. Network: NBC. - WHCA-6337
Weekly News Summary, Tape IV.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 1:00
1. Dean/Quint: Rome (Italy). Time Code Start: 11:38. Keywords: Europe, cities, travel. Network: CBS.
2. Dean/Bralis: Athens, Greece. Time Code Start: 12:30. Keywords: Eastern Mediterranean, Greek, Middle East, Mideast, Turkey. Network: CBS.
3. Dean/Roth: Congressman Henry Schoellkopf Reuss calls for resignation of President Nixon and Vice President Agnew in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Time Code Start: 13:43. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations. Network: CBS.
4. Dean/Barr: Mail on Watergate. Time Code Start: 15:17. Keywords: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Post Office, letters, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
5. Dean/Schorr: Weinberger and care for the old. Time Code Start: 17:10. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, welfare, hospitals, medical aid. Network: CBS.
- WHCA-6327
Context (External Sources)
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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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