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October 14, 1969

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, October 14, 1969, pulls together various records created by the federal government and links to additional resources which can provide context about the events of the day.

Previous Date: Monday, October 13, 1969

Next Date: Wednesday, October 15, 1969

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.

    Addresses and Remarks

    • People-to-People Program (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1415, October 14, 1969)
      The President's Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the Establishment of the Program by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

    Appointments and Nominations

    Awards and Citations

    • Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1419, October 14, 1969)
      Announcement of Awarrd to the 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, United States Army.

    Congress, Communications to

    • Federal Pay Raise Bill (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1417, October 14, 1969)
      The President's Letter to Representative Gerald R. Ford, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Concerning House Resolution 13000.
    • Agreement Between the United States and Canada (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1418, October 14, 1969)
      The President's Message to the Senate Seeking Its Approval of the Agreement Concerning Adjustments in Flood Control Payments.

    News Conferences

    • Letter From Premier Pham Van Dong (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1419, October 14, 1969)
      News Conference of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Concerning the North Vietnamese Premier's Letter to the American People.

    Statements by the President

    • Cleaner Air Week (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1417, October 14, 1969)
      Statement by the President.

    Acts Approved by the President

    • S. 330 -- Private Law 91-50
      An Act for the relief of Doctor Konstantinos Nicholaos Babaliaros.
    • S. 2068 -- Public Law 91-86
      An Act to amend section 302(c) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 to permit employer contributions to trust funds to provide employees, their families, and dependents with scholarships for study at educational institutions or the establishment of child-care centers for preschool and school-age dependents of employees.

    Checklist of White House Press Releases

    The releases listed below, made public by the Office of the White House Press Secretary during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

    • Press conference of Senator Hugh Scott and Representative Gerald R. Ford following Republican leadership meeting.

    Digest of Other White House Announcements

    Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

    • His Royal Highness Prince Fahd Ibn Abd Al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia called on the President at the White House.
    • President and Mrs. Nixon attended a dinner given in behalf of Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, N.Y., at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

  • 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.

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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.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • 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)
      Tuesday, October 14.

      Pre-Moratorium Day. President had leaders meeting this morning - main thrust on tactics for follow-up of message about reforms and priorities, plus Haynsworth (had Mollenhoff in to put the screws on).

      Big deal for the day was arrival of intelligence bulletin at noon reporting release of a letter by North Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Dong to American people in support of Moratorium, in very flowery red rhetoric. Kissinger called me and said thought we should get it out. I agreed and we started a hectic process of deciding how, by whom, etc.

      Harlow argued for a Presidential TV appearance to say Hanoi was wrong and that Moratorium Day demonstrators were not trying to aid the enemy, but rather to express desire for peace. Kissinger strongly opposed this, wants no involvement of President. Ehrlichman mainly agreed, feels President is positioned right as a result of the college letter Sunday. President decided he would not get into it, but wanted VP to take it on, to get maximum possible coverage. So we set him up, had Buchanan do a statement, frantically got him into a review with President, and barely got before the cameras in time for the evening news. Also cranked up great Congressional action and even some commentators. Result was we got the coverage, question now is whether it helps or hurts. Point is to try to make the innocents see they are being used, and to blunt the effect of tomorrow. Hard to do much because momentum is tremendous and broad-based.

      President had lot of ideas about how to approach. I took the letter in to him while we were working on recommendation and by the time we were ready, he was full of suggestions. Swing at once to hard line, did not want to take it on himself, but did want to use it and saw value for us. He feels now very strongly that the de-escalation has not helped us at all strategically - and only a little bit and for a short while domestically. Is convinced as a matter of basic principle that concessions do no good.

      Some more concern about keeping Kissinger's morale and spirits up. President realizes a lot is read into what people think Kissinger believes, and he must maintain air of confidence.

      He has decided for November 3 he has to stay with the present hard line. No more concessions. In the meantime everything has to be consistent. But Kissinger can't get Rogers to agree to keep quiet, and Rogers has Laird unhooked too.

      Eisenhower dinner - with Reagan as speaker - cutting loose on students.
    • Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

  • 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. 

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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. III, Foreign Economic Policy; International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    International Monetary Policy, 1969-1972

    Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

    Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, 1969-1972

    Vol. XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969-1972; Jordan, September 1970

    Saudi Arabia

    • 132. Memorandum of Conversation , Washington, October 14, 1969, 11:30 a.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 629, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis. Sent for information. Drafted by Saunders on October 16. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. Briefing materials for this meeting are in an October 11 memorandum from Saunders to Kissinger. (Ibid., Box 937, VIP Visits, Prince Fahd Visit, October 1969)

    Vol. XXXIV, National Security Policy, 1969-1972

    The Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test

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

    Western Europe Region and NATO

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Nuclear Test Ban Issues; Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

    • 291. Memorandum for the Record , Washington, October 14, 1969

      The memorandum is a record of the discussion on relationship between the PNEs and the LTBT at the October 14 meeting of the NSC Under Secretaries Committee.

      Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330–75–89, A–400.112 (Sep–Dec) 1969. Secret; Sensitive. Prepared by M.C. Demler on October 15.

    • 292. Journal Entry by the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (Seaborg) , Washington, October 14, 1969

      Seaborg kept his own record of the discussion concerning the PNE and LTBT at the October 14 NSC Under Secretaries meeting. This entry also includes a record of his discussion with Under Secretary of State Richardson following the meeting.

      Source: Journal of Glenn T. Seaborg, vol. 20, pp. 304, 307, 309. No classification marking.

    Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

    Afghanistan, 1969-1972

    • 332. Telegram 5218 From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State, Kabul, October 14, 1969, 0815Z

      King Zahir reviewed for Ambassador Neumann the recent history of his government’s military acquisition policy and noted that the agreement to purchase SU–7s from the Soviet Union was signed in November 1964.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, DEF 19–6 USSR–AFG. Confidential. Repeated to DIA for DIACO.

  • 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-2161 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2161-04-14, President Nixon sitting informally with Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Pat Nixon, Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2161-11, President Nixon sitting informally during an Oval Office meeting with Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2161-15-22, President Nixon and Pat Nixon accepting a porcelain sculpture from Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Pat Nixon, Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm.

    Roll WHPO-2162 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2162-04A-14A, President Nixon sitting informally with Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Prince of Saudi Arabia, and advisors. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, advisors.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2162-15A-33A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon accepting a porcelain sculpture from Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm.

    Roll WHPO-2163 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2163-01A-35A, President Nixon standing behind a microphone with various persons, including Mamie Eisenhower, at the People to People Program ceremony. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, unidentified program participants.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2163-26, President Nixon standing behind a microphone with various persons, including Mamie Eisenhower, at the People to People Program ceremony. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, East Room. President Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, unidentified program participants.

    Roll WHPO-2164 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2164-01-03, President Nixon walking between the Executive Office Building and White House. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building parking lot, White House grounds. President Nixon, aides, David Kennedy, Kennedy family.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2164-05-09, Treasury Secretary David Kennedy with his family. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Executive Office Building parking lot, White House grounds. President Nixon, aides, David Kennedy, Kennedy family.

    Roll WHPO-2165 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2165-03A-23A, President Nixon sitting informally with Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and advisors. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, advisors.

    Roll WHPO-2166 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2166-01-02, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm admiring a display of Boehm porcelain sculptures. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm.

    Roll WHPO-2167 Photographer: Hodge | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2167-03-17, John Davies accepting a gift from Dr. Alva Letton while others watch. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds. John Davies, Dr. Alva Letton, Mrs. Alva Letton, Mr. Paul Lindsay, Mrs. Paul Lindsay.

    Roll WHPO-2168 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2168-01, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval office during a meeting with fomer Governor Thomas E. Dewey. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Thomas E. Dewey.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2168-01-07, President Nixon seated informally in the Oval office during a meeting with fomer Governor Thomas E. Dewey. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Thomas E. Dewey.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2168-10-14, President Nixon sitting in the Oval office during a meeting with Democratic Senate leaders. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Richard Russell, John Stennis, Clinton Anderson, John Sparkman, Gale McGee.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2168-14, President Nixon sitting in the Oval office during a meeting with Democratic Senate leaders. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Richard Russell, John Stennis, Clinton Anderson, John Sparkman, Gale McGee.

    Roll WHPO-2169 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2169-06-10, 25-29, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Bob Hope, Former First Lady mamie Eisenhower and Governor Ronald Reagan on the dais for the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2169-11-24, President Nixon, Bob Hope, and Governor Ronald Reagan addressing the dinner guests at the the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, unidentified notables.

    Roll WHPO-2170 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2170-04-20, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Bob Hope, Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and Governor Ronald Reagan on the dais for the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, unidentified officials.

    Roll WHPO-2171 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-2171-03-05, 10-13, President Nixon, Pat Nixon and VIPs seated at the dais at the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2171-06-09, Ronald Reagan addressing the guests at the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, unidentified officials.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-2171-11A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower seated on the dais for the Eisenhower College Dinner. 10/14/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower.

  • 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.

    B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

    • WHCA-SR-B-023
      Press briefing-Roosevelt Rm. (10/14/1969)

      Runtime: 12:00

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-691008
      Remarks by President Nixon in a People-to-People ceremony with Ambassador GV Allen, Mr. Doty. (10/14/1969)

      Runtime: 10:21

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-691009
      Remarks by President Nixon at an Eisenhower Dinner in Washington Hilton with WB, Billy Graham, Bob Hope, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Secretary Stans, Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Rosencrans, Byrd. (10/14/1969)

      Runtime: 1:04

      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-3466
      Weekly News Summary.
      All networks
      Runtime: 00:43:19

      5. Ford and Scott on Moratorium (Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam). Time Code Start: 01:13. Keywords: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vietnam War, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, Vietnam War, anti-war. Network: CBS.

      6. Cronkite/Rather: Nation split over Moratorium; President Nixon notes Eisenhower's birthday, says Americans want lasting peace. Time Code Start: 01:48. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations. Network: CBS.

      7. Scott on Moratorium (Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam). Time Code Start: 01:72. Keywords: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vietnam War, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, anti-war. Network: CBS.

      8. Vice President Agnew on Moratorium (Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam). Time Code Start: 01:81. Keywords: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vietnam War, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, anti-war. Network: CBS.

      9. President Nixon on Peace and Vice President Agnew on Moratorium (Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam). Time Code Start: 01:91. Keywords: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vietnam War, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, anti-war. Network: NBC.

      10. Brinkley: Report on Economic Address, President Nixon tells Republican leaders United States has turned corner on inflation,. Time Code Start: 02:42. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports, speeches. Network: NBC.

      11. Kaplow: Report on Economy, President Nixon hoping that business and labor to restrain wage and price demands. Time Code Start: 02:63. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports, speeches. Network: NBC.

      12. Representative Gerald Ford and Scott on Moratorium and President Nixon (Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam). Time Code Start: 02:75. Keywords: Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vietnam War, demonstrations, rally, protesters, demonstraters, students, anti-war. Network: ABC.

      13. Vice President Agnew calls North Vietnam letter intrusion into United States affairs by enemy power. Time Code Start: 03:08. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, statements, documents, letters, Vietnam War. Network: ABC.

Context (External Sources)