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October 21, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, October 21, 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.

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Next Date: Monday, October 22, 1973

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.

    Digitized versions can be found at HathiTrust.

  • 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.

    No Federal Register published on this date

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.

    • No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date

  • 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. XV, Soviet Union, June 1972-August 1974

    The October Arab-Israeli War and Kissinger's Trip to Moscow, July 1973-January 1974

    • 143. Memorandum of Conversation, Moscow, October 21, 1973, noon-4 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 76, Country Files—Europe—USSR, Kissinger Trip to Moscow, Tel Aviv, & London, October 20–22, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held in Brezhnev’s office in the Kremlin.

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

    Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

  • 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 Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

    • WHCA-SR-S-344
      Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (10/21/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 0:03:53

      Keywords: Press conference, news conferences, interviews, media, statements, press secretary, briefings, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JMC (initials of WHCA engineer)

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 1 hour, 32 minutes and 54 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

  • 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-6605
      "The David Susskind Show". Chappaquiddick and Ted Kennedy Martha Mitchell (guest host), Margaret Hamilton (actress), Dr. Lendon H. Smith (author and pediatrition), H. R. Crawford (from HUD), Nadine Winter (Hospitality House), "The World's Smallest Married Couple" Cliff and Mamie King (from Ringling Brothers Barn.
      Metromedia
      Runtime: 00:29:18
    • WHCA-6606
      "Face the Nation"; "Meet the Press" AND "Issues and Answers". Martha Mitchell (guest host), Pat Loud (author), Nancy Covert Smith (author), Gunther Gebel Williams with Prince the tiger (Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey), Stewart Harris (guitar player and singer).
      Metromedia
      Runtime: 01:29:42
    • WHCA-6607
      "McCaffery At Large".
      Metromedia
      Runtime: 00:29:33
    • WHCA-6612
      The Watergate Case and the White House Tapes, Tape I.

      Runtime: 00:31:00
    • WHCA-6613
      The Watergate Case and the White House Tapes, Tape II. Martha Mitchell (guest host), Maury Povich, Robert Hooks (actor), Pam Grier (actress), Willie Hutch (singer), Oscar Kiss Maerth (author), Dr. Lawrence Angel (physical anthropolgist), Dr. E Richard Sorenson (social anthropologist), Roland Ciaranello (resea.
      Metromedia
      Runtime: 00:29:02
    • WHCA-6627
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      1. Schieffer/Hottelet: United Nations (U.N.) Security Council meeting on Middle East war. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War, October War, 1973 Arab–Israeli War, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Mideast, organization of nations, intergovernmental alliance. Network: CBS.

      2. Schieffer/Graham: Peterson to take charge of Watergate investigation. Time Code Start: 03:06. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      3. Schieffer/Morton: McClosky interview on impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill. Time Code Start: 07:26. Keywords: Presidents, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, impeachment, House of Representatives, Congress. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)