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May 10, 1974

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, May 10, 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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Next Date: Saturday, May 11, 1974

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.

  • 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.

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. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    • 41. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, May 10, 1974, 10:45-11:30 a.m.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files, FRC 330–78–0011, Panama 821 1974. For Official Use Only. Drafted by Swett on June 19; approved by Corrigan. The meeting took place in Clements’ conference room.

    Vol. XXVI, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976

    Syrian-Israeli Disengagement Agreement, January-May 1974

    Vol. E-3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973-1976

    Space and Telecommunications

    • 95. Telegram 96877 From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations at Geneva, Washington, May 10, 1974, 0044Z

      The telegram communicated the United States negotiating position on issues related to remote sensing likely to arise during negotiations at the May 1974 session of the Legal Sub-Committee of the UN Outer Space Committee.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 59, L/OA Files: Lot 99 D 369, Space–1974. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted and approved by Stowe; and cleared in IO/UNP, S/P, PM, DOD/ISA, and NASA/I.

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

    Dominican Republic

    • 336. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, May 10, 1974

      Summary: The Central Intelligence Agency reviewed the political situation in the Dominican Republic as the 1974 elections approached, concluding that President Balaguer was likely to win a third consecutive term in office.

      Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence Files, Job 79T00863A, Box 32, Folder 16. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text that remains classified. The Embassy reported on the election campaign in airgram A–9, January 19, and in telegrams 1338, 1547, and 1682 from Santo Domingo, April 1, 16, and 25. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P740003–2374, D740073–0364, D740087–1002, and D740098–0239)

  • 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-E2758 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2758-, President Nixon seated informally in his EOB office during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 5/10/1974, Washington D.C. Executive Office Building (EOB), President's office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2758-05A, President Nixon seated informally in his EOB office during a meeting with Vice President Ford. 5/10/1974, Washington D.C. Executive Office Building (EOB), President's office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.

    Roll WHPO-E2760 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2760-, President Nixon seated at his desk during a meeting with Secretary James Lynn of HUD. Members of the press corps are seen standing behind Lynn. 5/10/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James Lynn, members of the press corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E2760-09, President Nixon seated at his desk during a meeting with Secretary James Lynn of HUD. Members of the press corps are seen standing behind Lynn. 5/10/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, James Lynn, members of the press corps.

  • 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.

    K - Informal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-K-186
      Photo opportunity with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James T. Lynn in the Oval Office. (5/10/1974)

      Runtime: 1:27

      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-586
      Briefing by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development James T. Lynn and Mr. Bomar. (5/10/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 21:21

      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.

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

    • WHCA-SR-S-587
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (5/10/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 30:30:00

      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.
    • WHCA-SR-S-588
      Press briefing by Herbert Stein. (5/10/1974, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 21:58

      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-6938
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      31. Smith/Landay: President Nixon's resignation pressure; meeting with Vice President Gerald Ford, film with President Nixon's attorney St. Clair. Time Code Start: 60:58. Keywords: Presidents, law officials, attorneys, lawyers, speeches, statements, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, Watergate, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.

      32. Reasoner/Zimmerman: Vice President Gerald Ford trip. Time Code Start: 63:07. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips. Network: ABC.

      33. Smith/Clark: President Nixon still losing support. Time Code Start: 64:49. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: ABC.

      34. Smith: G. Gordon Liddy found guilty. Time Code Start: 67:13. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, verdicts. Network: ABC.

      35. Smith: Story of Everette E. Howard Hunt (E. Howard Hunt). Time Code Start: 67:38. Keywords: national security, intelligence gathering, covert activities, spying, espionage, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      36. Reasoner/Dobbs: President Nixon gives more money to subsidized housing. Time Code Start: 68:13. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: ABC.

      37. Smith/Seamans: Secretary of State Kissinger in Israel. Time Code Start: 70:42. Keywords: Mideast, Middle East, Israeli, leaders, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, meetings. Network: ABC.

      38. Smith: Commentary on President Nixon. Time Code Start: 73:14. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: ABC.

      39. Brokaw/Nessen/Goralski: Vice President Gerald Ford and President Nixon meeting. Time Code Start: 75:05. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, meetings. Network: NBC.

      40. Brokaw: First Lady Pat Nixon speaks about President Nixon. Time Code Start: 78:37. Keywords: Presidents, families, wife, interviews, statements. Network: NBC.

      41. Brokaw: Republican Senators speak about the President. Time Code Start: 78:57. Keywords: political parties, Republicans, GOP. Network: NBC.

      42. Brokaw: Judge Sirica order (Watergate). Time Code Start: 79:27. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      43. Brokaw/Kiker: G. Gordon Liddy convicted. Time Code Start: 79:51. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, convictions. Network: NBC.

      44. Brokaw: White House tapes. Time Code Start: 81:18. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.

      45. Brokaw/Levine: Economics, prime rate, and mortgages. Time Code Start: 81:52. Keywords: credit rates, APR, borrowing, lending, mortgages, banks, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, prices, reports. Network: NBC.

      46. Brokaw: Secretary of State Kissinger in Cairo, Egypt. Time Code Start: 83:52. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Middle East, Mideast, meetings, cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.

      47. Brokaw/Weber: Fighting on the Golan Heights. Time Code Start: 84:12. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, wars, Syrian, Palestine, Palestinian, Israeli. Network: NBC.

      48. Brokaw/Hager: Vesco in Costa Rica. Time Code Start: 87:55. 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.

      49. Brokaw/Pettit: Reagan campaign. Time Code Start: 88:47. Keywords: Governors, elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
    • WHCA-6939
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:00

      1. Cronkite/Mudd: Impeachment with Cook and Schweiker. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment. Network: CBS.

      2. Cronkite/Rather: White House statement issued shocked at Senator Milton Young urging President to resign; White House attempts to stop tide of adverse statements. Time Code Start: 02:05. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      3. Cronkite/Jones: Vice President Gerald Ford speaks in Buffalo, New York. Time Code Start: 03:05. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, speeches, statements. Network: CBS.

      4. Cronkite: First Lady Pat Nixon speaks about President Nixon. Time Code Start: 05:05. Keywords: Presidents, families, wife, interviews, statements. Network: CBS.

      5. Cronkite/Stahl: G. Gordon Liddy convicted. Time Code Start: 05:26. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, convictions. Network: CBS.

      6. Cronkite/Pierpoint/Rabel: Housing and mortgages. Time Code Start: 06:48. Keywords: homes, residences, loans, banks, real estate. Network: CBS.

      7. Cronkite/Young: Arson in Boston. Time Code Start: 09:35. Keywords: fires. Network: CBS.

      8. Cronkite/Sevareid analysis: White House transcripts. Time Code Start: 13:15. Keywords: documents, transcriptions, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.

      9. Brokaw/Cochran: David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower defend President Nixon (film). Time Code Start: 15:52. Keywords: Presidents, families, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.

      10. Brokaw/Goralski: President Nixon to be in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Time Code Start: 18:50. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: NBC.

      11. Brokaw/Bell/Bitterman: Vice President Gerald Ford's meeting with President Nixon; newspapers calling for President Nixon's resignation. Time Code Start: 20:19. Keywords: Presidents, Vice Presidents, meetings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations, media, newspapers, magazines, the press, television, TV. Network: NBC.

      12. Brokaw/Paxton: Strip mining in Ohio. Time Code Start: 23:50. Keywords: miners, mining, mines, coal, ores, natural resources, extraction of minerals, geological materials. Network: NBC.

      13. Rather/Pierpoint: David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower say President Nixon won't resign. Time Code Start: 27:38. Keywords: Presidents, families, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      14. Rather/Jones: Vice President Gerald Ford in support of the President (President Nixon). Time Code Start: 30:15. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, speeches, statements, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      15. Rather: New York Times shows ethnic slurs made by President Nixon. Time Code Start: 32:15. Keywords: Presidents, media, accusations, racism, speech. Network: CBS.

      16. Rather/Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger's Middle East trip. Time Code Start: 33:08. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, cabinet, advisors, travel, trips, truces, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)