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June 7, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, June 7, 1971, 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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Archival Holdings

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    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 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.

    • Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
      Monday, June 7.

      This inadvertently turned into Pete Peterson Day as-- at the staff meeting. We got into the concern about the Congressional briefing that Peterson has scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, and the real disaster that could evolve as a result of his presenting a whole series of problems with no solutions. The feeling in the staff meeting was that the thing should be canceled; and that led to an all-day series of debates and counter debates which ultimately resulted in the decision to go ahead with it, but with some built-in corrections to make sure that the proper impression was created on an overall basis. The President had one session with Peterson and Henry regarding the Japanese textile negotiations and some concerns that had been raised by a cable from Dave Kennedy, who is over there on the negotiations at the present time. And this afternoon, the President had Peterson in for a long time alone discussing his whole goals approach, and the President was all fired up afterwards and delighted because Peterson has the concept of accomplishing big things and jumping over the little hurdles to get to where you want to go. This made him-- made the President very positive in his reaction, and I think probably solved the problem of the Peterson briefing tomorrow also.

      The President got into a lot of miscellaneous schedule items with me. He was concerned because the Brandt dinner was screwed up and had been made into a small working dinner, which he doesn't want to have anymore. He wants to be sure we take off two days on every weekend to get a chance to rest up.

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      PRIVACY- Reviewed and released under Deed of Gift, DR, NARA, September 11, 2014
      Audio Cassette 9, Side A.
      Duration: 11 seconds

      He’s concerned because Helene’s going to be here for the week after the wedding and will probably hang on to go on up to Maine with the President but we’ve setup Rose and Bebe to go up instead.
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      He has decided that he might do a Q&A with the media briefing people in Rochester next week instead of just talking with them, so he wants a Q&A book put together. He thinks this is a good technique. Toying with the idea again of still doing the Hovde dinner in Indianapolis, and then going on to Chicago for the night and doing the retired people the next day. He got into his concern about who he would have to sit with at the Blount dinner and asked that I have Mrs. Connally sit next to him, with of course, Mrs. Blount on the other side, since she will have to be by him.

      This afternoon I reviewed our weekend poll with him, and he was quite pleased that the approval rating had gone up, and particularly pleased with the strong approval of his stand against legalization of marijuana and his stand in favor of the police arrests of the demonstrators. Both of these came through stronger than we actually expected, so they were good positive items. This evening he went to dinner at the F Street Club with the family, Rose and Ray Price, which is a nice move during the wedding week to get out of the house and break the tension there, which is apparently building up somewhat. There were great stories-- cover stories in both Time and Newsweek on Tricia today, and that should help too.

      End of June 7.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

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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. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

    Committee of 24

    Special Meetings of the Security Council

    • 117. Memorandum From the Representative to the United Nations (Bush) to President Nixon, New York, June 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 301, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. VII. No classification marking. “The President has seen” is stamped on the memorandum. Attached memoranda indicate that this memorandum was sent to the National Security Council on June 9, to Kissinger on June 17, and to President Nixon on June 21. Another memorandum, dated June 11, noted that Marshall Wright had said that Bush’s report was a personal opinion. Although Wright had no objection to the Security Council meeting elsewhere, there would be logistical and budgetary problems in moving General Assembly meetings. Kissinger initialed his approval of a covering memorandum to the President, June 21, recommending a favorable response to holding Security Council meetings abroad but less so for General Assembly meetings. The June 21 memorandum from Kissinger to Nixon is stamped “The President has seen,” and bears a handwritten note from Nixon reading: “Good. Keep it up!”

    Vol. VII, Vietnam, July 1970-January 1972

    The Consequences of Operation Lan Som 719 and the Search for a Settlement, April 8-October 6, 1971

    • 211. Conversation Between President Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Oval Office, Conversation 511–1. No classification marking. The editors transcribed the portions of the tape recording printed here specifically for this volume. This exchange is part of a larger conversation, 9:43–11:05 a.m.

    • 212. Minutes of a Meeting of the Senior Review Group, Washington, June 7, 1971, 3:51-4:42 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, SRG Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Situation Room of the White House. All brackets are in the original.

    Vol. XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971

    South Asia Crisis, 1971

    Vol. XVII, China, 1969-1972

    China,January-September 1971

    Vol. XIX, Part 2, Japan, 1969-1972

    April-October 1971: Change and Reassessment

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Europe, 1969-1972

    Romania

    Yugoslavia

    Vol. XXIX, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

    Greece

    • 314. National Intelligence Estimate, Washington, June 7, 1971

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1265, Saunders Subject Files, Greece, 9/1/71–12/31/71. Secret. The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the NSA prepared this estimate. All members of the USIB concurred with it with the exception of the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained on the grounds that it was outside their jurisdiction.

    Vol. E-10, Documents on American Republics, 1969-1972

    Brazil

    • 138. Telegram 480 From the Embassy in Brazil to the Department of State, June 7, 1971, 1755Z., June 7, 1971, 1755Z

      Ambassador Rountree reported that he urged the Brazilians to avoid incidents with U.S. ships so as to not jeopardize negotiations over the 200-mile limit. President Médici responded that incident would occur if ships advised to leave Brazilian waters actually did, and that his government was committed to preventing incidents.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 33–4 BRAZ–US. Secret; Exdis. Repeated immediate to Rio de Janeiro.

    Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

    Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

    • 74. Paper Prepared for the Senior Review Group, Washington, June 7, 1971

      Summary: This paper outlined the Export–Import Bank’s position on the Chilean request for a loan to purchase Boeing aircraft. Discussion focused on the Bank’s position that credit would not be extended unless the Chilean Government formally agreed to provide compensation to those U.S. companies affected by the recent nationalization programs, provided a detailed statement of where the loan would be applied in the larger Chilean economy, and offered a more substantive analysis of the overall status of its economy.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–56, SRG Meeting, Chile 6/3/71. Secret; Nodis. The paper bears no drafting information.

  • 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.

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