October 10, 1973

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

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• Remarks on Presenting the National Medal of Science Awards for 1973.
• Letter to Spiro T. Agnew About His Decision to Resign as Vice President

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• Federal Register of Wednesday, October 10, 1973

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• Senate: October 10, 1973
• House of Representatives: October 10, 1973
• Extensions of Remarks: October 10, 1973

Argued

• Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe
• Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Company, Inc.
• Lefkowitz v. Turley
• United States v. Richardson

Decided

• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware

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President's Office Files

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 61, News Summaries - October 1973 [6 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • News Summary, October 10, 1973, (Tues. nets, wires)
  • Digest of Recent Comment, October 10, 1973

President's Personal File

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• President's Speech File
  • Box 88, Wednesday, October 10, 1973, Bipartisan Congressional Leadership
  • Box 88, Wednesday, October 10, 1973, National Medals of Science

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• President's Daily Brief of 10 October 1973

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

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 142. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, October 10, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 68, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Dobrynin/Kissinger, Vol. 19, [July 13, 1973–Oct. 11, 1973]. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for urgent attention. Kissinger initialed the memorandum.

• 143. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 10, 1973, 9:05-10:36 a.m.

  Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 2. Confidential. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Brackets are in the original. A list of attendees at the meeting is in the President’s Daily Diary. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files) Attending were, among others, Senators Robert C. Byrd (D–West Virginia), J. William Fulbright, and John L. McClellan (D–Arkansas); and Speaker of the House Carl Albert and Congressman George H. Mahon (D–Texas).

• 144. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of Defense Schlesinger and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer), Washington, October 10, 1973, 10:02 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of Admiral Thomas Moorer, Diary, October 1973. Secret. The original is an entry in Moorer’s Diary.

• 145. Diary Entry by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Moorer), Washington, October 10, 1973

  Source: National Archives, RG 218, Records of Admiral Thomas Moorer, Diary, October 1973. Secret. The entry summarizes Moorer’s 10:48 a.m. telephone conversation with the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt.

• 146. Memorandum for the Record, Washington, October 10, 1973

  [Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 136, Country Files, Middle East, Dinitz, June 4–October 31, 1973. Secret; Sensitive. 2 pages not declassified.]

• 147. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State, Amman, October 10, 1973, 1440Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 618, Country Files, Middle East, Jordan, IX, January–October 1973. Secret; Flash; Exdis. Repeated Immediate to Jerusalem, Jidda, London, Tel Aviv, and USUN.

• 148. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting, Washington, October 10, 1973, 3:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–77: Lot 78 D 443, Box 1, Secretary’s Analytical Staff Meetings. Secret.

• 150. Telegram From the Embassy in Jordan to the Department of State, Amman, October 10, 1973, 1815Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 618, Country Files, Middle East, Jordan, IX, January–October 1973. Secret; Flash; Nodis.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

• 210. Memorandum From William B. Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, October 10, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 664, Country Files, Middle East, Middle East–General, Vol. II, Oct 69–Jan 70. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for urgent information. A handwritten notation by Scowcroft at the top of the page reads: “Thanks.”

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

U.S.-Soviet Bilaterals, September 1973-May 1974

• 175. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 10, 1973, 12:30 p.m.

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 271, Memoranda of Conversation, Chronological File. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office. The memorandum was drafted by Vine and concurred in by Eagleburger. Van Elslande also met with Rush on October 9. A memorandum of their conversation is in National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 248, Agency Files, CSCE and MBFR.

Vol. E-6, Documents on Africa, 1973-1976

Zaire

• 258. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 10, 1973, 10:30 a.m.

  During President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger’s meeting with President Mobutu, they discussed world issues and bilateral relations with Zaire, including minerals trading and PL–480 assistance.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1027, Presidential/HAK Memcons, April-November 1973. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office of the White House. Kissinger had met with Mobutu on October 3, in New York, during the UN General Assembly, and previewed the issues discussed here. (Memoranda of Conversation, October 3; ibid., Box 746, Country Files, Africa, Zaire, Vol. I)

Vol. E-15, Part 1, Documents on Eastern Europe, 1973-1976

Yugoslavia

• 64. Telegram 200523 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia, October 10, 1973, 0120Z., October 10, 1973, 0120Z

  Assistant Secretary Stoessel met with Yugoslav Ambassador Granfil to express concerns about recent Yugoslav statements and actions damaging to U.S. interests.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Gilmore and Baker; and approved by Stoessel and Armitage. Repeated to Zagreb and USUN.

German Democratic Republic—Berlin

• 89. Airgram A-230 From the Mission in West Berlin to the Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany, October 10, 1973.

  The Mission endorsed the West Berlin Parliament’s request to establish and expand the presence of institutions in the Federal Republic in West Berlin consistent with the terms of the Quadripartite Agreement.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-1973, 15-2 GER B. Confidential. Drafted on October 5 by Bodde and Seligmann; cleared by Seligmann. Repeated to the Department of State. Attached but not published is the September 26 enclosure.

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

United Kingdom, 1973-1976

• 225. Telegram 11720 From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State, London, October 10, 1973, 2227Z

  [Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 730, Country Files, Europe, United Kingdom—Vol. #8 (October 1972–September 1973). Top Secret; Flash; Nodis. 4 pages not declassified.]

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.

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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-E1601 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1601-02-07, President Nixon, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton and Sec. of Commerce Fred Dent meeting with the Citizen's Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Rogers C.B. Morton, Frederick B. Dent, John a. Love, Mary Elizabeth Hanford, John C. Sawhill, Dennis W. Bakke, Richard M. Fairbanks, Barry Locke, John L. Rafuse, Frederick Benson, John Gibbons, Eric r. Zausner, Bart, McGarry, Douglas Bauer, John R. Quarles, Jr., Ann dore, Steven D. Jellinek, Robert E. Shepherd, Noel C. Koch, Henry L. Diamond, Lawrence N. Stephens, Robert Calm, James S. Gilmore, Jr., Jack B. Olson, Willard F. Rockwell, Jr., Lelan F. Sillin, Jr., Dr. Joseph Haller, Dr. Joseph Boyle.

Roll WHPO-E1605 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1605-02-18, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Lt. General Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko, Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter, unidentified official from Zaire.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1605-10, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Lt. General Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko; Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter; unidentified official from Zaire.

Roll WHPO-E1606 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1606-, Dave Parker poses for portraits. 10/10/1973, unknown unknown. See also E1717.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1606-32A, Close-up portrait of Dave Parker. 10/10/1973, unknown unknown. Dave Parker.

Roll WHPO-E1607 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1607-, President Nixon attends the White House departure of Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko, Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter, unidentified officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1607-20, President Nixon shaking hands with Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire, before his White House departure while officials stand nearby. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko, Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter, unidentified officials.

Roll WHPO-E1609 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1609-, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Lt. General Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko; Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter; unidentified official from Zaire.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1609-10, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Lt. General Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Lt. Gen. Mobutu Sese Seko; Jose de Seabra, State Department interpreter; unidentified official from Zaire.

Roll WHPO-E1610 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1610-01A-17A, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1610-18A-20A, Presidential staff walking. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

Roll WHPO-E1611 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1611-, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.

Roll WHPO-E1612 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1612-, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.

Roll WHPO-E1613 Photographer: Moore, Robert (Supervisor/Director, WHPO Photographic Laboratory) | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1613-, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.

Roll WHPO-E1614 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1614-01-03, Pat Nixon entertains the wife of President Sese Seko Mobutu of Zaire. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Mobutu.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1614-6A-13A, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.

Roll WHPO-E1615 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1615-03-31, President Nixon participates in the presentation of eleven National Medals of Science. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Dr. Daniel I. Arnon, Dr. Carl Djerassi, Dr. William M. Ewing, Dr. Herbert Friedman, Dr. Harold e. Edgerton, Dr. Philip H. Abelsonn, Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Dr. Vladimir Haensel, Dr. Allen V. Astin, Dr. Frederick Seitz, Dr. Earl Sutherland, JR., Dr. John W. Tukey, Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb, Dr. Robert Rathbun Wilson, Pierre Audigler, David Beckler, Dr. Bodo Bartocha, unidentified officials, Ambassadors and media VIPS.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1615-29, Robert Wilson receiving the National Medal of Science from President Nixon. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Robert Wilson.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1615-32-36, President Nixon walking. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

Roll WHPO-E1616 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1616-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Henry Kissinger to discuss regarding the resignation of Vice President Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1616-05, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with Henry Kissinger to discuss regarding the resignation of Vice President Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger.

Roll WHPO-E1617 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1617-, President Nixon meets with Henry Kissinger regarding the resignation of Vice President Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington DC White House.

Roll WHPO-E1618 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1618-, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with GOP congressional leaders regarding the resignation of Vice President Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, GOP congressional leaders.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1618-02A, President Nixon seated at his Oval Office desk during a meeting with GOP congressional leaders regarding the resignation of Vice President Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington DC White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford, Alexander Haig, Senator Hugh Scott (looks like John Stennis), Sen. Robert Griffin, Congressman Leslie Arends.

Roll WHPO-E1619 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1619-, Ronald Ziegler conducts a press conference talking to reporters about the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Room. Ronald Ziegler, reporters, photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1619-16, Ronald Ziegler conducts a press briefing, talking to reporters about the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Room. Ronald Ziegler, reporters, photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1619-33, Ronald Ziegler conducts a press briefing, talking to reporters about the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Press Room. Ronald Ziegler, reporters, photographers.

Roll WHPO-E1620 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1620-01A-04A, President Nixon meets with Bryce Harlow and Melvin Laird in connection with Vice President Agnew's resignation. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1620-03A, President Nixon meets with Bryce Harlow and Melvin Laird in connection with Vice President Agnew's resignation. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1620-08A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office during a meeting with Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Majority Leader Mansfield, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird, regarding Vice President Agnew's resignation. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird, Carl Albert, Mike Mansfield.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1620-08A-13A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office during a meeting with Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Majority Leader Mansfield, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird, and Alexander Haig regarding Vice President Agnew's resignation. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bryce N. Harlow, Melvin R. Laird, Carl Albert, Mike Mansfield, Alexander Haig.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1620-13A, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Speaker Carl Albert, Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and Alexander Haig regarding Vice President Agnew's resignation. 10/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Carl Albert, Mike Mansfield, Alexander Haig.

Roll WHPO-E1624 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1624-02-06, Three panoramic (wide lux) views of President Nixon meeting with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and bi-partisan officials to discuss the Arab-Israeli war. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Senators: Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-Montana), Minority Leader Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania), Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia), Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan), J. William Fulbright (D-Arkansas), George D. Aiken (R-Vermont), John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi), Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina), John L. McClellan (D-Arkansas), Senator Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota), Congressmen: Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma), Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts), John J. McFall (D-California), Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois), Thomas E. Morgan (D-Pennsylvania), F. Edward Hebert (D-Louisiana), William G. Bray (R-Indiana), George H. Mahon (D-Texas), Elford A. Cederberg (R-Michigan), Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant. Ronald L. Ziegler, Maj. Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant, William E. Timmons, Assistant. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. Max L. Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1624-04, Panoramic (wide lux) view of President Nixon meeting meeting with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and bi-partisan officials to discuss the Arab-Israeli war. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. Present as recorded by PDD: President Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Senators: Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-Montana), Minority Leader Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania), Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia), Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan), J. William Fulbright (D-Arkansas), George D. Aiken (R-Vermont), John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi), Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina), John L. McClellan (D-Arkansas), Senator Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota), Congressmen: Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma), Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts), John J. McFall (D-California), Leslie C. Arends (R-Illinois), Thomas E. Morgan (D-Pennsylvania), F. Edward Hebert (D-Louisiana), William G. Bray (R-Indiana), George H. Mahon (D-Texas), Elford A. Cederberg (R-Michigan), Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant. Ronald L. Ziegler, Maj. Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant. William E. Timmons, Assistant. Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant. Max L. Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant.

Roll WHPO-E1717 Photographer: | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1717-, Dave Parker poses for portraits. Same image as E1606. 10/10/1973, unknown. David Parker.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1717-00, Close-up portrait of Dave Parker. Same image as E1606. 10/10/1973, unknown. David Parker.

Roll WHPO-E2096 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2096-, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger pose for photo opportunity with President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire and his entourage. 10/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire and his entourage.

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-102
  Photo opportunity with Sese Seko Mobutu-Oval Office/Mobutu and translator. (10/10/1973)
  
  Runtime: 1:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-K-103
  Photo opportunity with Sese Seko Mobutu-Oval Office & Rose Garden/Mobutu & HAK. (10/10/1973)
  
  Runtime: 7:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-731008
  Presentation of the Nat'l Medal of Science. (10/10/1973)
  
  Runtime: 14:16
  
  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-324
  Briefing by Speaker of the House Carl Albert on the Mideast War. (10/10/1973, Rose Garden, the White House)
  
  Runtime: 4:35
  
  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.
• WHCA-SR-S-325
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (10/10/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 24:40:00
  
  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-326
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler on the resignation of Vice President Agnew. (10/10/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 10:40
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  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.

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• WHCA-6578
  Special Report on Agnew Resignation.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:00:00
• WHCA-6579
  Local Coverage of Agnew Resignation. Noyes, Will, Lisagor.
  Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
  Runtime: 1:00
• WHCA-6580
  "CBS Evening News". Vice-President Agnew's resignation
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:05:40
• WHCA-6581
  "NBC Evening News" AND NBC Special. Vice-President Agnew's resignation
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:32:48
• WHCA-6583
  "Agnew: The Step Down" AND first half hour of Watergate Hearings. FTN: Rep. Wilbur Mills; "MTP": Rep. Morris Udall, Rep. John Anderson; "I&A": Abba Eban.
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 01:06:04
• WHCA-6584
  CBS Special: The Agnew Resignation.
  Eastern Educational Network
  Runtime: 00:59:45
• WHCA-6593
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  47. Cronkite/Quint/Allison: Egyptian successes. Time Code Start: 43:40. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast. Network: CBS.
  
  50. Cronkite/Fenton: Censorship of Middle casualties (Middle East ?). Time Code Start: 50:20. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, military, troops, deaths, casualties, censors. Network: CBS.
  
  53. Cronkite: Oil rationing. Time Code Start: 53:04. Keywords: energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, shortages, sales, costs, increases, Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast. Network: CBS.
  
  54. Cronkite: Commentary on statement made by Vice President Agnew. Time Code Start: 56:00. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, statements, speeches, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.

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