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October 17, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Wednesday, October 17, 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.

Previous Date: Tuesday, October 16, 1973

Next Date: Thursday, October 18, 1973

Schedule and Public Documents

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

    All National Archives Units

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. XXX, Greece; Cyprus; Turkey, 1973-1976

    Turkey

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    October 6, 1973-March 22, 1974

    • 218. Memorandum of Conversation, Riyadh, October 17, 1973

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 139, Country Files, Middle East, Saudi Arabia. Secret; Sensitive. Transmitted to Kissinger in an October 17 memorandum.

    • 219. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, October 17, 1973, 3:05-4:04 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–117, Washington Special Action Group, WSAG Minutes (Originals) 10/2/73–7/22/74. Top Secret; Sensitive; Codeword. The meeting occurred in the White House Situation Room. The minutes are printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973, Document 198.

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

    Sudan

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

    Guatemala and Belize

    • 173. Memorandum of Conversation, Guatemala City, October 17, 1973

      Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officers, Presidential candidate General Efraín Ríos Montt indicated he would not be controlled by the Christian Democrats, and that following a strong populist campaign, he would win the 1974 Presidential election.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 14 GUAT. Confidential. Drafted by Political Counselor William T. Pryce on October 19, and approved by Chargé John T. Dreyfuss. Sent as an enclosure to airgram A–213 from Guatemala City, October 23. The meeting was held during a luncheon at the Dreyfuss residence.

    Jamaica, The Bahamas, and the Eastern Caribbean

    • 440. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Kubisch) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Porter), Washington, October 17, 1973

      Summary: Kubisch requested authorization for negotiations with The Bahamas on the continued use of military facilities there, outlining U.S. objectives and the prospects for successful talks.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P830032–0676. Confidential. Attached to a February 6, 1976, memorandum from Rogers to Sisco, published as Document 460. Referenced attachments have not been found. Drafted by Burke and Michel on October 16 and cleared by Shlaudeman, Feldman, Harry Anderson in EUR, Eleanor McDowell in L/T, John MacKenzie in H, Hugh Camitta in L/OA, Ted Borek in L/ARA, Alan Ford in PM/PA, Jonathan Stoddart in PM/ISO, and Gen. Wallace in DOD/ISA. Porter approved all four recommendations on October 23. NSDM 221 is published as Document 433.

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

    Uruguay

    • 338. Telegram 205744 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Uruguay, Washington, October 17, 1973, 1801Z

      Summary: During an October 15 meeting with Kubisch, Uruguayan Ambassador Luisi suggested that the U.S. could encourage the Government of Uruguay by converting part of its military sales program into a grant program. Kubisch replied that the U.S. would consider any proposal Uruguay wished to bring, but that a new grant program was unrealistic.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Rogers; approved by Kubisch; and cleared by Bowdler and in OSD/ISA. Uruguayan Foreign Minister Blanco also met with Kubisch and Bowdler at the Department on September 28, 1973. See telegram 195330 to Montevideo, October 1. (Ibid.)

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

    Food Policy

    • 130. Telegram 206146 From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts, October 17, 1973, 2227Z,., October 17, 1973, 2227Z

      The Department provided information to posts concerning the U.S. proposal for a World Food Conference.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Mills; cleared in IO, USDA, NSC, EB, and S/S; and approved by Popper. Sent to Rome, USUN, Buenos Aires, Canberra, London, Ottawa, Paris, Bonn, the Delegation to the OECD in Paris, Brussels, the Mission to the EC in Brussels, Beijing, Moscow, Brasilia, Mexico City, Tokyo, New Delhi, the Mission to the U.N. in Geneva, and the Hague. The U.S. proposal to convoke a World Food Conference under U.N. auspices was circulated as U.N. Document A/9194. Kissinger’s September 1974 address to the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XXXVIII, Foundations and Organization of Foreign Policy, 1973–1976.

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

    Yugoslavia

  • 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-E1660 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1660-, Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense speaking. 10/17/1973, unknown unknown. Melvin Laird.

    Roll WHPO-E1662 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1662-, West Rose Garden views, flower beds and trees. 10/17/1973, Washington D.C. White House, South Lawn.

    Roll WHPO-E1663 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1663-01-09, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria; Ahmed Taibi Benhima Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. Joseph Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State, Alec Toumayan, State Department interpreter, and William Quandt, State Department notetaker are also present. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1663-03-20, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria; Ahmed Taibi Benhima Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. News reporter Helen Thomas stands near the doorway and an unidentified man. Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State, Alec G. Toumayan, State Department interpreter, and William Quandt, State Department notetaker are also present. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Helen Thomas, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt, reporters of the press corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1663-10-21, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria; Ahmed Taibi Benhima Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. News reporter Helen Thomas stands near the doorway and an unidentified man. Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State, Alec G. Toumayan, State Department interpreter, and William Quandt, State Department notetaker are also present. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Helen Thomas, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt, reporters of the press corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1663-13, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria; Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. News reporter Helen Thomas stands near the doorway and an unidentified man. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L to R: Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Umar al-Saqqaf, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, In Back: Helen Thomas.

    Roll WHPO-E1664 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1664-03-20, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria; Ahmed Taibi Benhima Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. News reporter Helen Thomas stands near the doorway and an unidentified man. Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State, Alec G. Toumayan, State Department interpreter, and William Quandt, State Department notetaker are also present. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Helen Thomas, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt, reporters of the press corps.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1664-05, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Mideast Foreign Ministers Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria (not in frame); Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco; and Umar al-Saqqaf, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. L to R: Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Umar al-Saqqaf, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Ahmed Taibi Benhima.

    Roll WHPO-E1665 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1665-04-19, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger standing outside the Oval Office on the porch steps with Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden porch. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1665-20-30, President Nixon and Henry Kissinger walk Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia to their waiting limousines at their departure from the White House. 10/17/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Garden Walkway area. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.

    Roll WHPO-E1666 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1666-03A-07A, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger standing outside the Oval Office on the porch speaking with Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval office porch. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1666-08A-11A, Reporters, cameramen and photographers crowd in for a press conference with President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger standing outside the Oval Office on the porch with Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia to their waiting limousines before their departures from the White House. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval office porch. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1666-12A, Reporters, cameramen and photographers crowd in near the sidewalk walkway as President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger walk Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia to their waiting limousines at their departure from the White House. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval office porch garden walkway. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.

    Roll WHPO-E1667 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1667-03A-11A, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval office porch. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1667-12A-18A, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger walk Foreign Ministers from Kuwait, Algeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia to their waiting limousines at their departure from the White House. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval office porch garden walkway. President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Sheikh Sabah aI-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Ahmed Taibi Benhima, Umar al-Saqqaf, Joseph J. Sisco, Alec G. Toumayan, William Quandt.

    Roll WHPO-E1668 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1668-, Speakers at a podium during the the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1668-, Pat Nixon and an unidentified student dig the ceremonial first shovel of dirt together, while actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington, school officials and other students look on. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1668-, Pat Nixon, actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington, school officials and others at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter Washington, unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1668-, Pat Nixon, with students and young people at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1668-13A, Pat Nixon, actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, and others watch Washington D.C. mayor Walter Washington move a shovel full of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter Washington, unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.

    Roll WHPO-E1669 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-, Pat Nixon at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities attending include deaf actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-, Pat Nixon at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities attending include deaf actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-, Pat Nixon at the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities attending include deaf actress Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students, young people.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-24A, Pat Nixon, with the aid of a young student, pours the first shovel fill of dirt onto the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities standing nearby include deaf actress-singer Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington, and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-24A, Pat Nixon, with the aid of a young student, pours the first shovel fill of dirt onto the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities standing nearby include deaf actress-singer Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington, and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-24A, Pat Nixon, with the aid of a young student, pours the first shovel fill of dirt onto the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. Celebrities standing nearby include deaf actress-singer Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Mayor Washington, and other officials. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, Nanette Fabray, Caspar Weinberger, Walter E. Washington, other unidentified celebrities, officials, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-29A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-29A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-29A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-31A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-31A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1669-31A, Pat Nixon looks at a miniature model of the new school, while an official and students stand nearby, during the groundbreaking ceremony for Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus. Pat Nixon, unidentified official, students.

    Roll WHPO-E1670 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1670-, Pat Nixon after Gallaudet College's High School for the Deaf groundbreaking ceremony. 10/17/1973, Washington DC Gallaudet College campus.

  • 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-108
      President Nixon Informal Remarks with Arab Foreign Ministers-Oval Office. (10/17/1973)

      Runtime: 3:09

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

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-731016
      President Nixon Remarks Following a Meeting With Arab Foreign Ministers with additional remarks by Henry Kissinger. (10/17/1973)

      Runtime: 4:04

      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-338
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (10/17/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 31:05:00

      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.

  • 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-6596
      "The Jack Parr Show" with Patrick Buchanan. Patrick J. Buchanan, Presidential Speechwriter, [at 00:10:00, "Werewolf of Washington" trailer] Dr. John McLaughlin.
      Undetermined
      Runtime: 00:32:30
    • WHCA-6609
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      3. Smith/Landay: Arab oil cutbacks; President Nixon meets Arabs. Time Code Start: 04:21. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, meetings, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports, decreases. Network: ABC.

      4. Smith/Schoumacher: Illegal corporate campaign gifts. Time Code Start: 06:58. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, gifts, donations, money, funds. Network: ABC.

      5. Smith/Reynolds: White House tapes case. Time Code Start: 08:43. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.

      6. Smith: Commentary on oil. Time Code Start: 10:26. 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: ABC.

      7. Chancellor/Hager/Oliver: Possibilities and concerns of a possible Arab oil cutbacks. Time Code Start: 12:00. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports. Network: NBC.

      8. Chancellor/Brokaw: White House discusses oil (film). Time Code Start: 15:10. 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: NBC.

      9. Chancellor/Utley/Trotta: Battle reports on the Middle East and military aid to Israel. Time Code Start: 17:35. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, weapons, aid, exports, American. Network: NBC.

      10. Chancellor/Stern: Illegal corporate campaign gifts. Time Code Start: 22:16. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, funding, fundraising, donations, contributions. Network: NBC.

      11. Chancellor: Spot on H.R. Haldeman's hair style. Time Code Start: 24:17. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, fashion, grooming, buzz cuts, crew cut. Network: NBC.

      12. Cronkite/Kalb: Middle East and negotiation speculation. Time Code Start: 25:03. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast. Network: CBS.

      13. Cronkite/Rather/Chung: President Nixon meets Arabs; oil. Time Code Start: 27:14. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, meetings, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports. Network: CBS.

      14. Cronkite/McLaughlin: Arab oil and possible cut-offs and fuel allocation bill goes for confirmation. Time Code Start: 29:50. Keywords: bills, laws, voting, Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, meetings, energy, petroleum, drilling, oil supply, oil supplies, imports. Network: CBS.

      15. Cronkite/Mudd: Complications on Gerald Ford's confirmation. Time Code Start: 31:38. Keywords: Vice Presidents, appointments, nominations. Network: CBS.

      16. Cronkite: Spot on H.R. Haldeman's hair style. Time Code Start: 32:56. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, fashion, grooming, buzz cuts, crew cut. Network: CBS.

      17. Cronkite/Severaid: Commentary on economic crime. Time Code Start: 33:30. Keywords: anti-crime, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, costs, unemployment, prices, reports. Network: CBS.

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