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November 16, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, November 16, 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.

    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.

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

    Guatemala and Belize

    • 174. Airgram A–230 From the Embassy in Guatemala to the Department of State, Guatemala City, November 16, 1973

      Summary: The Embassy provided a guide to the March 1974 elections.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 14 GUAT. Confidential. Drafted by Raymond F. Burghardt, cleared by Francis C. MacDonald, and approved by William T. Pryce and all members of the Political Section. Signed by Chargé Dreyfuss. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

    Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

    Chile

    • 153. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Kubisch) to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, November 16, 1973

      Summary: Kubisch informed Kissinger of the arrests and executions in Chile, concluding that the junta was desisting from summary executions.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, POL 29 CHILE. Secret; Nodis. Tab A and Tab B are published. In airgram A–218 from Santiago, November 9, the Embassy described the security situation as of the end of October and outlined the measures taken by the Chilean Government during the state of siege. (Ibid., POL 23–9 CHILE) Kissinger was in Japan November 14–16.

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

    Korean Peninsula

    • 246. Memorandum of Conversation, Seoul, November 16, 1973., Seoul, November 16, 1973

      Kissinger and Park discussed U.S.-Korean relations and U.S. negotiations with China.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–1973 (TS Files), Box 24, Misc Refiles [No Folder Title], POL 7 US/Kissinger. Top Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Hummel. The meeting was held in the Blue House.

    Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

    Food Policy

  • 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-E1802 Photographer: | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1802-00, Standing portrait of Tricia Nixon Cox. 11/16/1973, unknown unknown. Tricia Nixon Cox.

    Roll WHPO-E1803 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1803-, President Nixon attending breakfast with Republican leaders. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House.

    Roll WHPO-E1804 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1804-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk, signing S. 1081, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, while legislators stand nearby. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, Jack O. Horton, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, David E. Lindgren, Deputy Solicitor of the Interior, Jared G. Carter, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Washington), Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nevada), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-Louisiana), Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona), Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma), Sen. Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Oregon) Sen. Theodore F. Stevens (R-Alaska) William J. Van Ness, Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs .Harrison Loesch, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs v'David P. Stang, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Cong. John Melcher (D-Montana), Cong. Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson (D-California), Cong. James A. Haley (D-Florida), Cong. Morris K. Udall (D-Arizona), Cong. Craig Hosmer (R-California), Cong. Donald Young (R-Alaska), Sidney L. McFarland, Staff Director and Chief Clerk, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Lewis A. Sigler, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Charles Leppert, Jr., Minority Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, James Knott, Staff Aide for Congo Haley.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1804-09, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk, handing a pen to a congresswoman after signing S. 1081, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, while legislators stand nearby. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, Jack O. Horton, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, David E. Lindgren, Deputy Solicitor of the Interior, Jared G. Carter, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Washington), Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nevada), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-Louisiana), Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona), Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma), Sen. Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Oregon) Sen. Theodore F. Stevens (R-Alaska) William J. Van Ness, Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs . Harrison Loesch, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs v'David P. Stang, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Cong. John Melcher (D-Montana), Cong. Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson (D-California), Cong. James A. Haley (D-Florida), Cong. Morris K. Udall (D-Arizona), Cong. Craig Hosmer (R-California), Cong. Donald Young (R-Alaska), Sidney L. McFarland, Staff Director and Chief Clerk, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Lewis A. Sigler, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Charles Leppert, Jr., Minority Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, James Knott, Staff Aide for Congo Haley.

    Roll WHPO-E1805 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1805-, President Nixon meeting in the Oval office with unidentified men from Jacksonville, Florida. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-E1806 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1806-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk, signing S. 1081, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, while legislators stand nearby. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, Jack O. Horton, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, David E. Lindgren, Deputy Solicitor of the Interior, Jared G. Carter, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Washington), Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nevada), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-Louisiana), Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona), Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma), Sen. Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Oregon) Sen. Theodore F. Stevens (R-Alaska) William J. Van Ness, Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs .Harrison Loesch, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs v'David P. Stang, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Cong. John Melcher (D-Montana), Cong. Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson (D-California), Cong. James A. Haley (D-Florida), Cong. Morris K. Udall (D-Arizona), Cong. Craig Hosmer (R-California), Cong. Donald Young (R-Alaska), Sidney L. McFarland, Staff Director and Chief Clerk, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Lewis A. Sigler, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Charles Leppert, Jr., Minority Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, James Knott, Staff Aide for Congo Haley.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1806-21, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk, signing S. 1081, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, while legislators stand nearby. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, Jack O. Horton, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, David E. Lindgren, Deputy Solicitor of the Interior, Jared G. Carter, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Washington), Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nevada), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-Louisiana), Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona), Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma), Sen. Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Oregon) Sen. Theodore F. Stevens (R-Alaska) William J. Van Ness, Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs . Harrison Loesch, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs v'David P. Stang, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Cong. John Melcher (D-Montana), Cong. Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson (D-California), Cong. James A. Haley (D-Florida), Cong. Morris K. Udall (D-Arizona), Cong. Craig Hosmer (R-California), Cong. Donald Young (R-Alaska), Sidney L. McFarland, Staff Director and Chief Clerk, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Lewis A. Sigler, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Charles Leppert, Jr., Minority Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, James Knott, Staff Aide for Congo Haley.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1806-36A, President Nixon shaking hands with a congressman at the signing of S. 1081, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, while legislators stand nearby. 11/16/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, Jack O. Horton, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, David E. Lindgren, Deputy Solicitor of the Interior, Jared G. Carter, Deputy Under Secretary of the Interior, Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Washington), Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nevada), Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-Louisiana), Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona), Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma), Sen. Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Oregon) Sen. Theodore F. Stevens (R-Alaska) William J. Van Ness, Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs . Harrison Loesch, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs v'David P. Stang, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Cong. John Melcher (D-Montana), Cong. Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson (D-California), Cong. James A. Haley (D-Florida), Cong. Morris K. Udall (D-Arizona), Cong. Craig Hosmer (R-California), Cong. Donald Young (R-Alaska), Sidney L. McFarland, Staff Director and Chief Clerk, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Lewis A. Sigler, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Charles Leppert, Jr., Minority Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, James Knott, Staff Aide for Congo Haley.

    Roll WHPO-E1830 Photographer: Parish, William | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1830-, Miss Teenage Puerto Rico and Anne Armstrong. 11/16/1973, unknown unknown.

  • 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-731108
      Remarks by President Nixon upon signing the Alaska Pipeline Bill. (11/16/1973, Oval Office, the White House)

      Runtime: 0:19:08

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DZ (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-377
      Press briefing by Secretary of the Interior Rogers C.B. Morton on the Energy Crisis. (11/16/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 21:55

      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-6668
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      1. Smith/Jarriel: Energy crisis; President Nixon signs the Alaskan Pipeline Bill; Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton. Time Code Start: 03:56. Keywords: Presidents, , cabinet, advisors, signings, singing ceremonies, bills, laws, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources, exploration, transportation. Network: ABC.

      2. Smith/Miller: Controversy over nuclear power plants. Time Code Start: 06:59. Keywords: atomic energy, fission, fusion, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste. Network: ABC.

      3. Smith: Commentary on Middle East War. Time Code Start: 09:40. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, truces, treaties, peace. Network: ABC.

      4. Chancellor/Levine/Goralski: President Nixon signs the Alaskan Oil Pipeline bill; Secretary Morton on energy crisis report on World War II (WWII) gas rationing. Time Code Start: 11:11. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, agreements, signing ceremony, energy, petroleum, gasoline, oil, energy crisis, transportation, shortages, investigations, rationings. Network: NBC.

      5. Chancellor/Newman: Russia wants peace in the Middle East and better trade with the U.S.. Time Code Start: 14:54. Keywords: Soviet Union, USSR, Middle East, Mideast, Israeli, Egyptian, Israeli, Arabs, war, treaty, treaties, negotiations, business, exchanges, agreements, contracts, profits, finance, sales, buying, selling. Network: NBC.

      6. Chancellor/Duke: More congressmen meet with President Nixon on Archibald Cox firing; Representative Whalen on film. Time Code Start: 16:44. Keywords: law officials, firings, courts, trials, investigations, prosecutions, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, Watergate, hearings, burglary, impeachment, resignations, recordings. Network: NBC.

      7. Chancellor/Kiker/Brokaw: Mitchell talked with President Nixon on International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT Corporation) case; Nixon trying to improve his credibility. Time Code Start: 19:10. Keywords: International Telephone & Telegraph, communications, world, corporations, conglomerates, campaign funding, investigations, hearings. Network: NBC.

      8. Mudd/Rather: The signing of the Alaskan oil pipeline Bill (President Nixon). Time Code Start: 22:38. Keywords: bills, laws, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, petroleum, gasoline, oil crisis, energy crisis, transportation, shortages. Network: CBS.

      9. Mudd/Benton: Secretary Morton confirms reality of energy crisis. Time Code Start: 25:44. Keywords: petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, natural resources. Network: CBS.

      10. Cronkite: Skylab launch. Time Code Start: 27:39. Keywords: NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, space program, astronauts, space stations, launches. Network: CBS.

      11. Mudd/Simon: The exchange of Middle East POWs [Prisoner of War]. Time Code Start: 29:45. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war, truces, treaties, peace, military, troops, releases. Network: CBS.

      12. Mudd/Jones: Watergate Committee investigates the milk fund scandal. Time Code Start: 31:14. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)