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October 1, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, October 1, 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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  • 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.

    • Annotated and Unmarked News Summaries [Note: Although there was no News Summary on this date, due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]

  • 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)
      Friday, October 1st. The President had me over at 10:00 this morning for a two-hour session at his house. He had a long talk with Kissinger on the phone on a number of subjects. He told Henry to get on top of the Japanese textile situation...

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      DECLASSIFIED - E.O. 13526, Sect. 3.4: by MS, NARA, June 12, 2013
      Audio Cassette 14, Side A, Withdrawn Item Number 19 [AC-14(A) Sel 15]
      Duration: 6 seconds

      ...said that he can't use the Trading with the Enemy Act. That it's too rough in his opinion, and politically it's out of the question…
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      ...and that Henry should get on top of it, make sure we get it worked out.

      He also got into the China visit again, discussing the problem of notifying Rogers, and made the point that it would be just as bad or worse to go for Henry to go to China after the UN vote, with Taiwan thrown out, and since it's set now, we should just leave it this way. He feels there's too much at stake both ways and too little time to change the thing now, that we have to announce Henry's trip before the Russian visit announcement, and we can't change the Chinese thing after the Gromyko meeting. This Henry felt strongly on, too. Henry's pushing for me to call Rogers right away, because he says he has to get his consultations started. The President said to tell Henry not to do any consultation and notice to others until Monday night or Tuesday morning. That it should be very low key in any event; and that I should not let Rogers know until Sunday. So that's the way we're leaving it.

      We had some discussion of Phase II announcement plans. The President's still holding to the possibility of Thursday night television, but there's a real problem of getting a talk developed in time, and if we can't make it by then, we might shoot for a Sunday night talk. Also, he thinks maybe he could do it at noon, and announce further in advance when he's going to do it to get more build up. And he's thinking he could do it live, maybe Friday noon, but he doesn't really feel it's right for prime time, and he could go for a longer talk on a little more technical basis if he went at noon. And he'd feel better with it.

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      DECLASSIFIED - E.O. 13526, Sect. 3.4: by MS, NARA, June 12, 2013
      Audio Cassette 14, Side A, Withdrawn Item Number 20 [AC-14(A) Sel 16]
      Duration: 17 seconds

      I've got a report late tonight from Peterson on the textile thing saying that the Japanese look serious, and, also on the Yen question, that we may not have to impose 204 at all...
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      …and, but we'll have to get industry to accept a little bit higher terms than they have in mind. He said he would have something on this by Tuesday night for the President, both on the foreign policy side and the economic side. The President pretty much laid low for the afternoon and evening.

      End of October 1st.
    • 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

    Chinese Representation in the United Nations

    • 413. Telegram From the Department of State to All Posts, Washington, October 1, 1971, 0055Z

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 6 CHICOM. Secret. Drafted by Feldman and Herz; cleared by Fessenden, Moore, Davies, Brown, and Crimmins; and approved by Herz. Also sent to the POLADs for CINCPAC, CINCSO, CINCSTRIKE, CINCEUR, CINCLANT, USDOCOSOUTH, CINCCUSAREUR, CINCUSAFE, HICOMRY, USNMR SHAPE, COMAC, and HICOMTERPACUS

    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

    • 266. Minutes of a Meeting of the Senior Review Group, Washington, October 1, 1971, 3-3:45 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–112, SRG Minutes, Originals, 1971. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Situation Room of the White House. All brackets are in the original. Jeanne Davis forwarded the minutes to Kissinger under an October 5 covering memorandum and Kissinger read them on November 6.

    Vol. XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970-October 1971

    Between Beijing and Moscow: Summit Announcement, July 19-October 12, 1971

    Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

    Malta

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

    Cuba

    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

    • 86. Intelligence Memorandum, Washington, October 1, 1971

      Summary: This CIA assessment of Chile’s economy noted that while Allende had achieved many of his socialist goals, the nation itself faced food and other consumer goods shortages.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 776, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. VI. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency in the Office of Economic Research and coordinated within the Directorate of Intelligence. Attached to an October 15 memorandum from Hewitt to Kissinger summarizing the main points of the paper. Hewitt’s memorandum to Kissinger is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXI, Chile, 1969–1973, Document 268.

  • 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-7433 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7433-09A-12A, Vice President Agnew sitting with Iranian Ambassador Amir-Aslan Afshar and Art Sohmer. 10/1/1971, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building, Vice Presidential Office. Spiro Agnew, Amir-Aslan Afshar, Art Sohmer.

    Roll WHPO-7434 Photographer: Ron Walker | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7434-01-37, Harvard University, exterior. 10/1/1971, Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University, campus grounds.

    Roll WHPO-7435 Photographer: Ron Walker | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7435-00A-09A, Harvard University, exterior. 10/1/1971, Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University, campus grounds.

    Roll WHPO-7436 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W:

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7436-04-09, Mrs. Richardson at a reception with unidentified persons. 10/1/1971, Washington, D.C. White House, Blue Room. Mrs. Richardson, unidentified persons.

    Roll WHPO-7437 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-7437-06-16, Henry Kissinger presenting a medal to Gen. William Westmoreland. 10/1/1971, Washington, D.C. unknown. Henry Kissinger, Gen. William Westmoreland, Mrs. Westmoreland.

  • 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-4698
      "Red China - Mao's Little Red Book" with CBS Commentary. People's Republic of China U.S. Representative Carl Albert, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
      WETA
      Runtime: 01:32:35
    • WHCA-4711
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      All networks
      Runtime: 01:24:53

      1. Smith/Angelico: Dock strikes. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: ABC.

      2. Smith/Donaldson: Phase II, what will happen? (Hartke, Connally). Time Code Start: 02:26. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.

      3. Smith/Cioffi: Vietnam politics, South Vietnam's Vice President Ky makes a speech. Time Code Start: 05:11. Keywords: South Vietnam, Vice Presidents, statements, speeches, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith: Commentary on "In defense of the Vietnam elections". Time Code Start: 07:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, Presidential elections, candidates, campaigns, campaigning, voting, results. Network: ABC.

      5. Chancellor/Trotta/Glover: Dock strikes. Time Code Start: 09:07. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: NBC.

      6. Chancellor/Briggs: Coal miner strikes. Time Code Start: 12:18. Keywords: coal mining, miners, mine workers, strikes, employees, wages, salaries, payments, money, increases, raises. Network: NBC.

      7. Chancellor: White House action in dock strikes. Time Code Start: 14:00. Keywords: harbors, Stevedores, dock workers, longshoremen, strikes, recession, inflation, wages, unemployment, trade, negotiations, trade, negotiations. Network: NBC.

      8. Chancellor: Peking regime in China celebrates a national holiday. Time Code Start: 14:43. Keywords: People's Republic of China, leaders, holidays, celebrations. Network: NBC.

      9. Chancellor/Neal: The U.S.S. Constellation goes to Vietnam. Time Code Start: 16:24. Keywords: Vietnam War. Network: NBC.

      10. Brinkley: Post wage and price freeze. Time Code Start: 18:18. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, employment, employees, salaries, salary, payments, freezes, controls. Network: NBC.

      11. Chancellor/Stern: Poff may be only Supreme Court nominee. Time Code Start: 20:04. Keywords: law officials, judges, justices, courts, nominees. Network: NBC.

      12. Mudd: Cambodia and Vietnam with South Vietnam's President Thieu. Time Code Start: 22:05. Keywords: Cambodia, South Vietnam, Presidents, speeches, statements, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      13. Mudd: Chinese celebrate national holiday. Time Code Start: 25:14. Keywords: People's Republic of China. Network: CBS.

      14. Mudd/Schorr: International Monetary Fund (IMF) ends hearings. Time Code Start: 25:40. Keywords: international organizations, foreign aid, savings funds, global monetary cooperation, financial stability, trade, employment, economic growth. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)