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June 7, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, June 7, 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 Camp David, Maryland

  • 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.

  • Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

    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.

  • 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

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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. XXXIX, European Security

    Basket III, May-December 1974

    Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

    Jamaica, The Bahamas, and the Eastern Caribbean

    • 446. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs (Burke) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Kubisch), Washington, June 7, 1974

      Summary: Burke reviewed the implications of the failure of the bauxite negotiations for future relations with the Jamaican Government, concluding that it was difficult to imagine that the relationship would not be “importantly altered.”

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, ARA/CAR Files, Lot 76D482, Bauxite, Jamaica 1974. Confidential. Attached but not published is telegram 1909 from Kingston, June 4, in which the Embassy noted that the cancellation of a planned loan to support rural education in Jamaica would not favorably influence bauxite negotiations and recommended that the loan be allowed to go forward. (Ibid.) In telegram 1949 from Kingston, June 5, the Embassy reported that Ambassador Sumner Gerard had discussed the future of U.S.-Jamaican relations in light of the failure of the bauxite negotiations during his first meeting with Manley. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files—Latin America, Box 786, Jamaica, Vol. I)

    Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

    Thailand and Burma

    • 386. Telegram 9350 From the Embassy in Thailand to the Department of State, June 7, 1974, 1156Z., June 7, 1974, 1156Z

      Kintner complained about U.S. policy toward Thailand.

      Source: Library of Congress, Henry Kissinger Papers, Geopolitical File, Container CL 238, Thailand, 1974–1976. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. An unknown person marked up the telegram and sent an attached note about it to Eagleburger: “LSE A rough message which you should read. Kintner’s pulled out all the stops—and in the process overstated his case. One point—a key one—he seems to forget: our expenditures in Indochina are as much in Thailand’s interest as they are in our own. Kintner does make a valid point, however: can’t we do something more for the Thais on such aspects as sugar quotas, textiles, etc.?”

  • 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-E2898 Photographer: FITZPATRICK | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2898-, Mike Farrell Group. 6/7/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Map Room. Unknowns.

  • 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.

    S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

    • WHCA-SR-S-626
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (6/7/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 37:28:00

      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

      16. Smith/Geer: Watergate Federal Judge Gesell wants to take action against President Nixon. Time Code Start: 34:00. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      17. Smith/Schoumacher: Kleindienst sentence suspended. Time Code Start: 36:51. Keywords: Watergate, Federal Bureau of Investigations, organizations, crime, espionage, spying, appointments, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      18. Reasoner/Jarriel: White House defense fund with Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Time Code Start: 39:01. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, legal costs, funding, finances, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      19. Smith/Clark: Secretary of State Kissinger foreign aid briefing and National Security Council (NSC) bugging with Muskie. Time Code Start: 42:41. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, financial aid, funding, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings. Network: ABC.

      20. Smith: Commentary on impeachment vs. no confidence vote. Time Code Start: 44:40. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment, voting, House of Representatives, Congress. Network: ABC.

      21. Chancellor/Stern: Watergate Federal Judge Gesell may cite President Nixon for contempt with Ehrlichman and President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 46:29. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      22. Chancellor/Brokaw: White House defense fund with Charles Bebe Rebozo and Ehrlichman. Time Code Start: 49:18. Keywords: Presidents, friends, banks, executives, staff, funds, security, Watergate, hearings, burglary, impeachment, resignations, investigations, courts, trials. Network: NBC.

      23. Chancellor: Public list of Watergate coverup conspirators soon to be released. Time Code Start: 51:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      24. Chancellor/Graham: Kleindienst sentence suspended. Time Code Start: 52:00. Keywords: Watergate, Federal Bureau of Investigations, organizations, crime, espionage, spying, appointments, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      25. Chancellor/Nessen: Vice President Gerald Ford comment on Kleindienst case. Time Code Start: 53:56. Keywords: Watergate, Federal Bureau of Investigations, organizations, crime, espionage, spying, appointments, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      26. Cronkite/Stahl: Watergate Federal Judge Gesell may cite President Nixon for contempt with Ehrlichman. Time Code Start: 55:46. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      27. Cronkite/Graham: Judge Sirica and Watergate coverup, Kleindienst sentence suspended. Time Code Start: 58:00. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      28. Cronkite: White House defense fund comment with Haldeman. Time Code Start: 60:05. Keywords: Presidents, advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, legal costs, funding, finances, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.

      29. Cronkite/Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger briefing winds up talking about wiretaps again [Watergate]. Time Code Start: 62:15. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      30. Sevareid: Commentary on Watergate effect on government. Time Code Start: 64:20. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)