October 21, 1969

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

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.

Awards and Citations

• Presidential Unit Citation (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1448, October 21, 1969)
  Announcement of Award to Companies A and C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, and Attached Units, United States Army.

Congress, Communications to

• Veterans Educational Benefits (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1449, October 21, 1969)
  Text of the President's Letter to Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on Proposed Increases in Benefits.

Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

• Chancellor Willy Brandt of the Federal Republic of Germany (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1449, October 21, 1969)
  The President's Letter of Congratulations to the Chancellor Upon His Election.

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

• Visit of the Shah of Iran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1447, October 21, 1969)
  Exchange of Remarks Between the President and His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah of Iran, at the Welcoming Ceremony.
• Visit of the Shah of Iran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1451, October 21, 1969)
  Exchange of Toasts Between the President and His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi at a Dinner Honoring the Shah.

Reports to the President

• President's Committee on the Vietnam Veteran (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 1450, October 21, 1969)
  Letter From Donald E. Johnson, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Transmitting the Committee's Interim Report on Assistance Programs for Returning Veterans.

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 Donald E. Johnson, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, on the interim report of the President's Committee on the Vietnam Veteran.

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.

• Russian Cosmonauts Konstantin Feoktistov and Georgiy Beregovoy, accompanied by Col. Frank Borman and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin, met with the President at the White House.

Nominations Submitted to the Senate

Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

• The following-named persons to be Members of the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs for terms expiring May 11, 1972: DAVID R. DERGE, of Indiana, vice Dr. Joseph R. Smiley, term expired. JEWEL LAFONTANT, of Illinois, vice Dr. Pauline Tompkins, term expired. WILLIAM C. TURNER, of Arizona, vice Dr. Walter Adams, term expired.
• WILLIAM C. LEE, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 4 years, vice Alfred W. Moellering.
• ANDREW J. F. PEEPLES, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of 4 years, vice John E. Maguire, Sr.
• ANTHONY E. ROZMAN, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 4 years, vice Orville H. Trotter, term expired.

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.

• Remarks of Welcome at the White House to the Shah of Iran.
• Letter of Congratulations to Willy Brandt on His Election as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• Letter to Senator Ralph Yarborough on Proposed Increases in Veterans Educational Benefits.
• Toasts of the President and the Shah of Iran.

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

• Federal Register of Tuesday, October 21, 1969

The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

• Senate: October 21, 1969
• House of Representatives: October 21, 1969
• Extensions of Remarks: October 21, 1969

Argued

• Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County
• United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission

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 Handwriting, Box 3, President's Handwriting, October 16 thru 30, 1969 [2 of 2]
  • Memo; Harry S. Dent to The President re: Camp David political group. October 21, 1969. 3 pgs.
• Annotated News Summaries, Box 28, News Summaries - October 1969 [During this period, the Staff Secretary only removed pages from the News Summaries which contained President Nixon's handwriting, often leaving the document with no date. In addition to the individual document(s) listed below, you should also consult the full folder for the month.]
  • Television Report, October 21, 1969
• President's Daily Schedule, Box 99, [President's Daily Schedule, Sept. 23, 1969-Oct. 31, 1969]
  • The President's Schedule, Tuesday - October 21, 1969

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.

• President's Speech File
  • Box 52, October 21-22, 1969, Visit to Shah of Iran [RN Meetings with Senator Mansfield, 10/22, and Secretary Rogers, 10/23]

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 21.
  
  Big to-do because no staff follow-up on President's Haynsworth press conference yesterday. Especially bad because Bayh hit him for "gutter politics" and we had no response or counterattack. So I had several head-banging sessions. Just the same old problem. We don't have a built-n automatic reflex action.
  
  Shah of Iran - arrival ceremony and meeting for most of the morning. President called me in to ask who our oil import man was. I told him Flanigan and he had him in for discussion.
  
  Afternoon was clear for speech work, but he fiddled most of it away. Finally went over to EOB for about an hour, then back to Residence for Shah dinner. Usual State Dinner. Billy Graham went.
  
  Ehrlichman and Krogh and I were in for awhile on plans for the November Moratorium and march. President wants to be sure we don't use too tight a rein - better to let the nation see what these people really are, and let them do their thing - not make martyrs of them or appear to be afraid. He's right.
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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Nixon Library Holdings

• Text search for October 21, 1969
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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.

• President's Daily Brief of 21 October 1969

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

Foreign Economic Policy

• 29. Letter From the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Martin) to Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy, Washington, October 21, 1969

  Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs: FRC 56 76 108, BOP Improvement Measures, Volume 4, 66-69. No classification marking. A handwritten notation on the letter reads: “Copy for Mr. Volcker 10/21 6:45 pm copies to Messrs. Petty and Schaffner.”

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

U.S. Position Papers and Assessments of General Assembly Sessions

• 85. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 21, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 296, Agency Files, USUN, Vol. II. Confidential. According to an attached memorandum from Winston Lord, the memorandum was transmitted to Kissinger on October 24.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

UN Finances and Reduction of the U.S. Assessment

• 152. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, October 21, 1969, 2305Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, UN 8–4. Confidential. Drafted by Edward W. Lawrence, cleared by Ward P. Allen and Frechtling, and approved by Assistant Secretary DePalma.

Vol. XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970

Establishment of the Kissinger-Dobrynin Channel; Dialogue on the Middle East; and the Sino-Soviet Dispute, April 23-December 10, 1969

• 95. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin) , Washington, October 21, 1969, 03:15 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1969, Part 1. Top Secret; Sensitive.

• 96. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, October 21, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 489, President’s Trip Files, Dobrynin/Kissinger, 1969, Part 1. Secret; Nodis.

• 97. Minutes of Meeting of the Washington Special Actions Group , Washington, October 21, 1969, 3:28-5:12 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–114, WSAG Minutes, Originals, 1969 and 1970. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

A "Noisy Democracy": The Decline of Eduardo Frei, January-December 1969

• 20. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, October 21, 1969, 11:15 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 773, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. I. Confidential. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates it was returned on October 23.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

The Rogers Plan

• 56. Minutes of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, October 21, 1969, 3:28-5:12 p.m.

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS–76, Committees and Panels, Washington Special Actions Group, October 1969. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

February 20, 1969-February 19, 1970

• 12. Memorandum From the Director of the White House Energy Policy Staff (Freeman) to the Executive Director of the Cabinet Task Force on Oil Import Control (Areeda) , Washington, October 21, 1969

  Source: National Archives, RG 220, Records of the Cabinet Task Force on Oil Import Control, Box 22, Meetings Files, OST (Freeman) October 21, 1969, Policy Alternatives. For Official Use Only.

Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: Israeli Attack on Beirut Airport and Hijacking of TWA Flight 840, January-December 1969

• 31. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, October 21, 1969

  Eliot provided a status report on the TWA Flight 840 hostages. According to confirmed reports, the Syrian Government had released the hijackers and requested outside mediation to bring the hostage situation to an end.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, AV 12 US. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Baas and cleared by Seelye, Davies, Sisco, and Joan S. Gravatt (E/OA/AVP).

U.S.-Cuba Hijacking Agreement, 1969-February 1973

• 124. Letter from Secretary of Transportation Volpe to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, October 21, 1969

  Volpe urged Rogers to take advantage of the Cuban Hijacking Decree, which Volpe saw as a significant move and a possible means of obtaining the return to the United States of those who hijacked U.S. aircraft to Cuba.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, AV 12. No classification marking.

Vol. E-4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969-1972

Iran 1969

• 29. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, October 21, 1969

  Kissinger briefed Nixon on the significance of the Shah’s visit, and on points to avoid in their conversation, including specific commitments on the Shah’s oil import proposals or military credits.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 920, VIP Visits, Shah of Iran. Secret. The attachments are not published.

Vol. E-5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969-1972

The Horn

• 279. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, October 21, 1969

  Kissinger reported that elements of the Somali army and police had seized power from Prime Minister Egalʼs elected government. For the United States, the most important issue was the survival or collapse of ditente in the Horn. If Somalia returned to bellicose irredentism, tensions would rise throughout the area, including Kenya and Ethiopia.
  
  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 287, Memoranda to the President, October 1969. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. The memorandum, an unsigned copy, is marked “recʼd Oct 24, 1969.”

• 280. Intelligence Note No. 747 From the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Denney) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, October 21, 1969

  The note discussed the coup in Somalia—its motivation, leadership, and implications.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 23–9 Somalia. Secret.

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

Dominican Republic

• 272. Telegram 4140 From the Embassy in the Dominican Republic to the Department of State, October 21, 1969, 0035Z. , October 21, 1969, 0035Z

  Ambassador Meloy relayed his agreement to shift training and funding responsibilities for the Dominican National Police Department of Special Operations to AID’s Public Safety Program.
  
  Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Santo Domingo, 1963–79. Secret; Priority; Roger Channel.

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.

Chronological File, Box 2, Folder October 14-22, 1969

• 9:20 AM, Ambassador Dobrynin
• 1:00 PM, Marshall Green
• 2:30 PM, Marshall Green
• 2:45 PM, Ambassador Lodge
• 3:10 PM, Marshall Green
• 6:23 PM, Secretary Laird
• 6:35 PM, Adam Walinsky
• 6:50 PM, The President
• 7:30 PM, Under Sec. Richardson

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-2213 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2213-03-22, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials stand nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2213-20A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials stand nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, aides.

Roll WHPO-2214 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2214-, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. Honor guards and officials nearby. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon with the Shah of Iran , honor guard, aides.

Roll WHPO-2215 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2215-05-24, White House and grounds exterior portraits. Executive Office building (EOB), Washington Monument, foundations and tourists. (contact sheet note: TV camera position.) TV Camera visible. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House grounds and exterior. unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-2216 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2216-02A-06A, President Nixon greeting the Shah of Iran before his White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2216-07A-08A, 11A-23A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2216-08, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran on the reviewing stand during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran;.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2216-09A-10A, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran walking across the White House lawn. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; aides, honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2216-24A-27A, Unidentified family with White House as a background. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. unidentified family.

Roll WHPO-2217 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2217-02-04, 27-28, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi walking across the lawn. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; guests, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2217-05-26, President Nixon oand the Shah of Iran standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, military aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2217-10, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran standing at attention with hands over hearts while standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; guests, aides.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2217-16, President Nixon and the Shah of Iran standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony, while an 18th c. period costumed band marches by. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, guests, aides, marching band.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2217-26, President Nixon listens to the Shah of Iran speaking while standing on the reviewing platform during the Shah's White House arrival ceremony. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. President Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; officials, guests, aides.

Roll WHPO-2218 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2218-, The White House West Wing viewed from the Rose Garden. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. West Wing, White House, Rose Garden.

Roll WHPO-2219 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2219-01-06, President Nixon with a family of personal friends. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2219-08-12, President Nixon with Senator Bob Dole, Congressman Chester Mize, and Mr. & Mrs. Kickapoo Logan and a painting. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2219-14-30, President Nixon with Rep. Gerald Ford and members of the American Library Trustees Association. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Bob Dole, Chester Mize, Gerald Ford, unidentified family, ALTA officers and members.

Roll WHPO-2220 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2220-01-02, Unidentified men talking. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Frank Borman, Mr. & Mrs. Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet cosmonauts and family members, unidentified men.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2220-03-19, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew standing in the Oval Office with astronaut Col. Frank Borman, the Soviet cosmonauts and their party from the USSR. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Ambassador Emil Mosbacher. Mr. William R. Codus, Asst Chief of Protocol. Colonel Frank Borman. Mrs. Susan Borman. Constantine G. Barsky (Interpreter). Major General Georgiy Timofeyevich Beregovoy, Mrs. Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoya. Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy (son of Gen. & Mrs. Beregovoya). Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. Ivan Konstantinovich Shklyar (Interpreter). Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. Mrs. Irina Dobrynin.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2220-17, President Nixon standing with Col. Frank Borman, Vice President Agnew, Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin and the Soviet cosmonauts, and their party. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew. Colonel Frank Borman. Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin. Major General Georgiy Timofeyevich Beregovoy. Mrs. Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoy. Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy (son of Gen. & Mrs. Beregovoya).
• Frame(s): WHPO-2220-20-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Soviet Ambassador from the USSR Anatoly Dobrynin and wife Mrs. Irina Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin, Irina Dobrynin.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2220-21, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office with Soviet Ambassador from the USSR Anatoly Dobrynin and wife Mrs. Irina Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds, White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, Irina Dobrynin.

Roll WHPO-2221 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2221-01-11, Jack Caulfield working at his desk. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. office, White House grounds. Jack Caulfield, guards.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2221-12-18, Jack Caulfield at his desk and walking from White House. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. office, White House grounds. Jack Caulfield, guards.

Roll WHPO-2223 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2223-03-21, President Nixon sitting informally with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2223-22-33, President Nixon and Vice President Agnew with Col. Frank Borman, Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobryninn, and Soviet cosmonauts and their party. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Frank Borman, Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet cosmonauts and their family members.

Roll WHPO-2224 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2224-07A-16A, President Nixon, Vice President Agnew, Col. Frank Borman, Soviet cosmonauts and their party, and Ambassador & Mrs. Anatoly Dobrynin. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office. Spiro Agnew, Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov, President Nixon, Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy, Lidiya Matveyevna Beregovoy, Viktor Georgiyevich Beregovoy, Frank Borman, Anatoly F. Dobrynin.

Roll WHPO-2225 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-2225-04A-18A, Pat Nixon with members of the Woman's National Farm & Garden Association. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. unidentified room, White House. Pat Nixon, Woman's National Farm & Garden Association members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2225-19A-22A, Pat Nixon with members of Women in Community Service. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Women in Community Service members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2225-23A-26A, Pat Nixon accepting a certificate from members of Women in Community Service. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House, Library. Pat Nixon, Women in Community Service members.

Roll WHPO-2226 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2226-01-30, Arrival ceremony of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Shah of Iran). 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. White House Grounds. President Nixon, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Roll WHPO-2227 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2227-02-26, Events on State Dinner evening for the Shah of Iran. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2227-09A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greet the Shah of Iran at the White House North Portico upon his arrival for a state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2227-10A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon stand with the Shah of Iran at the White House North Portico upon his arrival for a state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, White House, State Dining Room, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

Roll WHPO-2228 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-2228-02A-22A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and the Shah of Iran before the White House State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, Grand Staircase, kitchen, White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, chefs, Modern Jazz Quartet.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2228-13A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pose for a formal portrait at the Grand Stairway before a White House state dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. Grand Staircase, White House. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2228-23A-24A, White House chefs in the kitchen preparing food for the Shah of Iran's State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. kitchen, White House, East Room. White House chefs (unidentified) possibly Henry Haller among them.
• Frame(s): WHPO-2228-25A-26A, Entertainment by Modern Jazz Quartet after at the Shah of Iran's State Dinner. 10/21/1969, Washington, D.C. North Portico, Grand Staircase, kitchen, White House, East Room. President Nixon, Pat Nixon; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran; honor guard, chefs, Modern Jazz Quartet.

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.

I - Various Administration Events

• WHCA-SR-I-071F
  White House tour for the blind - President Nixon's remarks at South Lawn at the Arrival of the Shah of Iran - edited. (10/21/1969, Studio 81)
  
  Runtime: 0:03:58
  
  Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Production Element.
• WHCA-SR-I-071H
  White House tour for the blind - Shah of Iran Insert. (10/21/1969)
  
  Runtime: 0:04:35
  
  Production credits: No feed information listed; No WHCA engineer initials listed
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Production Element. Technical notes: 28 minutes and 1 second of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

J - Entertainment at the White House

• WHCA-SR-J-110
  Modern Jazz Quartet [see P-691021]. (10/21/1969)
  
  Runtime: 32:58:00
  
  Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, performance, jazz, American popular music
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-691012
  Formal remakrs by President Nixon at the arrival ceremony for the Shah of Iran, with remarks by the Shah. (10/21/1969)
  
  Runtime: 4:11
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-P-691013
  Formal remarks by President Nixon in toast to the Shah of Iran, with remarks in a toast by the Shah of Iran [see J-110]. (10/21/1969)
  
  Runtime: 7:38
  
  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-3474
  Weekly News Summary.
  All networks
  Runtime: 0:30
  
  6. Cronkite: President Nixon listens to Shah of Iran speaking during White House visit welcoming ceremony. Time Code Start: 01:69. Keywords: Presidents, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, leaders, speeches. Network: CBS.
  
  7. Valeriani: Vice President Agnew and Mrs. Agnew in New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Time Code Start: 01:93. Keywords: Vice Presidents, travel, trips, domestic, speeches. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Huntley/Kaplow: President Nixon and Shah of Iran speaking during White House welcoming ceremony. Time Code Start: 03:28. Keywords: Presidents, Middle East, Mideast, royalty, leaders, speeches. Network: NBC.

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