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May 25, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, May 25, 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

  • 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.

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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.

Archival Holdings

  • 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. XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

    Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

    Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

    Iran, January-August 1973

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

    Kuwait and the Gulf States

    • 34. Memorandum from Harold H. Saunders and William B. Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, May 25, 1973

      Summary: After the approval in principle to sell F–4 Phantom fighters to Saudi Arabia, the NSC analyzed the desirability of approving a similar proposal for Kuwait, linking the possible sale of the F–4 to the recent Iraqi border incursion and potential Israeli and Congressional opposition to arms sales to the Middle East.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 180, Geopolitical File, Middle East Chronological File, July 2, 1973–September 4, 1973. Secret; Nodis. Sent for action. Kissinger did not select an option for the recommendation. Instead, he wrote: “Let me think—Raise again next week,” at the top of the memorandum. Attached but not published are May 18 and June 7 memoranda from Eliot recommending White House approval of a draft telegram to the Embassy approving the sale of the F–4 to Kuwait. Also attached is the draft telegram. This memorandum and its attachments were attached to a later July 30 memorandum on the same subject, published as Document 35. For the record of the approval of the sale of the F–4 to Saudi Arabia, see Document 87.

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

    American Republics Regional

    • 4. Conversation Among President Nixon, the United States Representative at the United Nations (Scali), and the Deputy Secretary of State (Rush), Washington, May 25, 1973

      Summary: Commenting on Rogers’s visit to Latin America, Nixon noted the importance of demonstrating U.S. interest in the region. Rogers visited Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands Antilles, and Jamaica from May 12 to May 28.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 124–2. Secret. The editors transcribed the portion of the tape recording published here specifically for this volume, brackets indicate discussion omitted from the transcription or text added for clarity. The transcript is part of a Cabinet meeting that took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:06 to 11:59 a.m. In telegram 1729 from Rio de Janiero, May 19, Rogers transmitted his impressions to Nixon at the halfway point of his Latin American trip. (Ibid., NSC Files, Country Files, Box 772, Latin America, Brazil, Vol. IV, 1973–74) Rogers’s May 29 briefing of the Cabinet on his travels is ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 124–3.

    Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

    Western Europe Regional, 1973-1976

    • 18. Minutes of Defense Program Review Committee/Senior Review Group Meeting, Washington, May 25, 1973, 4:09-4:54 p.m.

      Summary: The Defense Program Review Committee and the Senior Review Group considered the studies prepared in response to NSSM 168, U.S. NATO Policies and Programs, and NSSM 183, Principles for a Declaration on Atlantic Relations.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–113, SRG Minutes (Originals), 1972–1973 (3 of 4). Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

    France, 1973-1976

    • 310. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for International Economic Affairs (Flanigan) to President Nixon, Washington, May 25, 1973

      Summary: Flanigan requested Nixon’s decision on a revised proposal for export of the B–1 bomber engine to France.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–240, Policy Papers, 1969–1974, NSDM–220. Confidential. The draft decision memorandum was not attached. Nixon approved the second option. Nixon’s decision was conveyed in NSDM 220/CIEPDM 18, June 4, entitled “GE–SNECMA, CFM–56 Jet Engine Joint Development,” in which he approved the license subject to the conclusion of an agreement with France on physical security and protection of technology and an understanding that France would not seek new tariffs against U.S. aircraft imports into the EC. (Ibid.)

  • 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

Context (External Sources)