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June 6, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Thursday, June 6, 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.

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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.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

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    To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    Vol. XXXIX, European Security

    Basket III, May-December 1974

    Vol. E-9, Documents on North Africa, 1973-1976

    Morocco, 1973-1976

    • 67. Telegram 2565 From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State, Rabat, June 6, 1974, 2031Z

      Summary: The Embassy reported on King Hassan’s frustration over the inability to reach agreement on a military assistance package for Morocco.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 740, Country Files, Africa, Morocco Vol. II. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to CINCEUR and SecDef ISA. In telegram 2566 from Morocco, June 6, the Embassy expressed growing concern over the inability to reach agreement on a Moroccan military assistance package. Neumann noted the principal problem was financing and Moroccan dissatisfaction with U.S. terms. He argued a quick resolution was necessary to avoid an adverse impact on U.S.-Moroccan relations. (Ibid.)

    Vol. E-9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973-1976

    Saudi Arabia

    • 110. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 6, 1974, 10 a.m.

      Summary: President Nixon and Kissinger met with Prince Fahd. Nixon told the Prince that Saudi Arabia would play a key role in the Persian Gulf in the future in view of the instability of new governments in that area.

      Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 4, Nixon Administration. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.

    • 111. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 6, 1974, 11:30 a.m.

      Summary: Kissinger, Simon, Clements, and others met with Fahd, Yamani, and Nazir to discuss the need for a new relationship between the United States and Arab states beyond the Arab-Israeli dispute.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 208, Geopolitical File, Saudi Arabia, June 6–August 9, 1974. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Dickman. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s conference room at the Department of State.

    • 112. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, June 6, 1974, 4-6:40 p.m.

      Summary: Schlesinger, Clements, Admiral Moorer, and other officials from the Department of Defense, along with officials of the Department of State and the NSC, met with Prince Fahd to discuss the Joint Commission on Security Cooperation, military sales, and strategy in the Gulf region.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, OASD Files: FRC 330–78–0011, Saudi Arabia, 092.112 1974. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Glenn E. Blitgen, Deputy Director, Near East and South Asia Region, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense, and Edward W. Schaefer, Country Director for Saudi Arabia, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense, approved by Ellsworth on July 9.

  • 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-E2889 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2889-, President Nixon meeting with Ambassador John Volpe. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: President Nixon, Unidentified Person, John A. Volpe.

    Roll WHPO-E2890 Photographer: FITZPATRICK | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2890-03-10, Mike Farrell Group. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. Mike Farrell, Unidentified Person.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2890-12-23, Anne Armstrong Press Conference. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Anne Armstrong, Helen Thomas, Unidentified Persons.

    Roll WHPO-E2891 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2891-02A-06A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Maj. Gen. Scowcroft, discussing joint U.S.-Saudi commissions for bilateral cooperation. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: Ibrahim Al-Sowayel (Ambassador from the Saudi Arabia to the U.S.), Isa Sabbagh (interpreter), Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud, President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Major General Brent G. Scowcroft.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2891-05A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Maj. Gen. Scowcroft, discussing joint U.S.-Saudi commissions for bilateral cooperation. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: Ibrahim Al-Sowayel (Ambassador from the Saudi Arabia to the U.S.), Isa Sabbagh (interpreter), Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud, President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Major General Brent G. Scowcroft.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2891-07A-20A, Departure of Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia following his meeting with President Nixon in the Oval Office. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. Frame 13A L-R, Front Row: Henry A. Kissinger, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud, President Nixon, Isa Sabbagh (interpreter), L-R: Ibrahim Al-Sowayel (Ambassador from the Saudi Arabia to the U.S.).

    Roll WHPO-E2892 Photographer: FITZPATRICK | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2892-03A-12A, Stan Scott Group. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House. Stan Scott, Unknown officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2892-14A, President Nixon talking with Lt. Col. Jack Brennan prior to Prince Fahd's White House arrival at the North Portico. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. President Nixon, Lt. Col. John Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2892-15A-23A, President Nixon greeting and shaking hands with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia upon his arrival at the White House North Portico. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. President Nixon, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2892-20A, President Nixon greeting and shaking hands with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia upon his arrival at the White House North Portico. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. President Nixon, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2892-24A-26A, State luncheon honoring Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. State Dining Room. Frame 26A L-R, Nearest to the Mirror: Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud, President Nixon, Ibrahim Al-Sowayel (Ambassador from the Saudi Arabia to the U.S.), William E. Simon.

    Roll WHPO-E2893 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2893-, Dean Burch portraits. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Dean Burch.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2893-08, Head and shoulders formal portrait of Dean Burch. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Dean Burch.

    Roll WHPO-E2894 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2894-, Dean Burch portraits. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Dean Burch.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2894-07, Head and shoulders formal portrait of Dean Burch. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. Dean Burch.

    Roll WHPO-E2895 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-02-04, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Robert Hill. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L-R: President Nixon, Robert C. Hill.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-06, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger (smoking his pipe) to discuss current SALT negotiations. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James R. Schlesinger.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-06-10, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger (smoking his pipe) to discuss current SALT negotiations. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James R. Schlesinger, James R. Schlesinger, Maj. Gen. Scowcroft.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-11, President Nixon standing at the North Portico speaking with military aide Lt. Col. Jack Brennan (in full uniform) prior to Prince Fahd's Arrival. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. L-R: President Nixon, Lt. Col. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-12-18, President Nixon greeting and shaking hands with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia upon his arrival at the White House North Portico. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-17, President Nixon greeting and shaking hands with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia upon his arrival at the White House North Portico. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, North Portico. President Nixon, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2895-19-23, President Nixon hosting a State luncheon honoring Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, White House butlers serving a room full of many guests. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House: North Portico and State Dining Room. Frame 21 L-R: Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Azia al Saud, President Nixon, Ibrahim Al-Sowayel (Ambassador from the Saudi Arabia to the U.S.), Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, Henry Kissinger.

    Roll WHPO-E2896 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2896-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Senators, Carl Curtis, Bob Dole, Presidential Assistant Bill Timmons and others, to discuss problems facing the cattle producing areas of the U.S. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Senator Carl F. Curtis (R-Nebraska), Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas), William E. Timmons, Assistant.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2896-03A, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Senators Carl Curtis and Bob Dole and Presidential Assistant Bill Timmons to discuss problems facing the cattle producing areas of the U.S. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Senator Carl F. Curtis (R-Nebraska), Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas), William E. Timmons, Assistant.

    Roll WHPO-E2897 Photographer: United States Navy | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2897-, Aerial view of a farm field that reads ""Yea Nixon."". 6/6/1974, unknown.

    Roll WHPO-E2906 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2906-, Pat Nixon posing for a group portrait while standing with a large group of USA student Spelling Bee Winners on the diplomatic stairway outside the White House. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, exterior. Pat Nixon, unidentified students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2906-19A, Pat Nixon posing for a group portrait while standing with a large group of USA student Spelling Bee Winners on the diplomatic stairway outside the White House. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, exterior. Pat Nixon, unidentified students.

    Roll WHPO-E2907 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2907-, Pat Nixon Meeting with Spelling Bee Winners. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-E2908 Photographer: FITZPATRICK | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2908-, Pat Nixon Meeting with Spelling Bee Winners. 6/6/1974, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, unidentified young students and adults.

  • 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-740604
      Photo opportunity with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia. (6/6/1974)

      Runtime: 1:30

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-740605
      Remarks by President Nixon at lunch for Prince Fahd. (6/6/1974)

      Runtime: 4:40

      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-624
      Briefing by Kenneth Rush. (6/6/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 27:30:00

      Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-S-625
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (6/6/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 22:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (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-6984
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      1. Smith/Jarriel/Geer: President Nixon named as co-conspirator. Ehrlichman subpoena and Attorney General Saxbe's statement. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, reactions, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      2. Smith/Donaldson/Kaplow: Plumbers surveillance with Secretary of State Kissinger. Time Code Start: 05:06. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, scandals,. Network: ABC.

      3. Chancellor/Stern/Bell: President Nixon named as an unindicted co-conspirator in Watergate coverup on Watergate case Special Prosecutor Jaworski's advice with Phillips, Kurland, and President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 09:11. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, appointments, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      4. Chancellor: Ehrlichman not to be allowed to look at White House files. Both Bull and Rose Mary Woods had access to tape with 18 minute gap (Watergate tapes). Time Code Start: 12:42. Keywords: Presidents, personal secretaries, employees, women, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.

      5. Chancellor/Goralski: More on House Judiciary studies, and bugging on National Security Council (NSC) with Joshua Eilberg and Drinan. Time Code Start: 13:32. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Congress, House of Representatives, law. Network: NBC.

      6. Chancellor/Valeriani: Secretary of State Kissinger news conference on Middle East talks degenerates into arguments on bugging of National Security Council (NSC). Time Code Start: 15:53. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, cabinet, advisors, media, interviews, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, civil defense, counterintelligence services, secret police, anti-terrorism. Network: NBC.

      7. Chancellor/Brokaw: President Nixon meets with Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd on their economics. Time Code Start: 18:15. Keywords: Presidents, Arabs, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, Princes, leaders, meetings, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices. Network: NBC.

      8. Brinkley's Journal: WWII D-Day brought Americans together in an approved, united effort. Time Code Start: 19:44. Keywords: wars, holidays, celebrations, patriotism. Network: NBC.

      9. Cronkite/Graham: President Nixon named as co-conspirator in Watergate coverup with President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 21:32. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      10. Cronkite/Schorr: Judiciary Committee. Time Code Start: 24:02. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      11. Cronkite/Morton: House Judiciary Committee on bugging of National Security Council (NSC), General Haig, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Henry Kissinger involved; Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's news conference. Time Code Start: 25:32. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, investigations, hearings, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.

      12. Cronkite/Pierpoint: President Nixon again refuses to allow former aide to go through White House files. Time Code Start: 27:50. Keywords: Presidents, investigations. Network: CBS.

      13. Cronkite/Stahl: More on the $100,000 dollars from Hughes (possibly Howard Hughes). Time Code Start: 28:57. Keywords: Presidents, gifts, money, funding, fundraising, donations, contrubutions, Howard Hughes, aviators. Network: CBS.

      14. Cronkite: More on Middle East peace settlement, President Nixon meets with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia. Time Code Start: 30:25. Keywords: Presidents, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, Princes, leaders, meetings, war, Arabs, Saudi Arabian, peace, truce, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      15. Sevareid Analysis: The Governors Conference adjourns. Time Code Start: 31:21. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, Governors, conferences, meetings. Network: CBS.

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