Introduction
This almanac page for Sunday, October 22, 1972, 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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Schedule and Public Documents
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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 Camp David, Maryland
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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.
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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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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
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Selective document listing
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
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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.
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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
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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.
- No President's Daily Brief delivered on this date
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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. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973
Breakthrough in Paris Blocked in Saigon, October 8-23, 1972
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 151–7. No classification marking. Nixon was at Camp David; Haig was in Washington. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon and Haig talked from 12:22 to 12:27 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files) The editors transcribed the portions of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume.
41. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1105Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
42. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Vietnam (Bunker) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1152Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 413, Backchannel Messages, From Amb. Bunker, Saigon, Sept. thru Dec. 1972. Top Secret; Immediate; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
43. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1306Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
44. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Saigon, Washington, October 22, 1972, 1350Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 25, HAK Trip Files, HAK Paris/Saigon Trip Tohak, October 16–23, 1972 (1 of 2). Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent via Lord.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Tapes, Conversation 151–11. No classification marking. Nixon was at Camp David; Haig was in Washington. The editors transcribed the portions of the conversation printed here specifically for this volume. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon spoke with Haig from 10:10 to 10:16 a.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)
46. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1515Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
47. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Saigon, Washington, October 22, 1972, 1530Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent via Lord.
48. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1600Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
49. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Vietnam (Bunker) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1620Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 857, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XX [1 of 2]. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
50. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Saigon, Washington, October 22, 1972, 1640Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. Sent via Lord.
51. Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the Air Attaché at the Embassy in France (Guay), Washington, October 22, 1972, 1733Z
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 857, For the President’s Files (Winston Lord)—China Trip/Vietnam, Sensitive Camp David, Vol. XXI (1). Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
52. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 1825Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
53. Backchannel Message From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) in Saigon, Washington, October 22, 1972, 2000Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.
54. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig), Saigon, October 22, 1972, 2050Z
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box TS 59, Geopolitical File, Vietnam, Trips, Kissinger, Henry, 1972, October, Chronological File. Top Secret; Flash; Exclusively Eyes Only.
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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
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Visit the White House Tapes finding aid to learn about the taping system's operation and archival processing.
Camp David Hard Wire
- 223-15; 12:22 a.m. - 12:27 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 223-16; Unknown between 9:45 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
- 223-17; Unknown between 9:45 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 223-18; 9:57 a.m. - 10:09 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 223-19; Unknown between 10:09 a.m. & 10:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 223-20; 10:10 a.m. - 10:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 223-21; Unknown between 11:36 a.m. & 11:47 a.m.; Hirsch, William; [Unknown person(s)]
Camp David Study Table
- 151-7; 12:22 a.m. - 12:27 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 151-8; Unknown between 9:45 a.m. & 9:57 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 151-9; 9:57 a.m. - 10:09 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 151-10; Unknown between 10:09 a.m. & 10:10 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
- 151-11; 10:10 a.m. - 10:16 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 151-12; 11:47 a.m. - 11:47 a.m.; Hirsch, William; Camp David Operator
Old Executive Office Building
- 370-26; Unknown between 12:15 p.m. & 12:45 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 370-27; 12:45 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Sanchez, Manolo
- 370-28; Unknown between 1:05 p.m. & 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
- 370-29; Unknown between 1:05 p.m. & 3:06 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Sanchez, Manolo
White House Telephone
- 32-1; 3:06 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 32-2; Unknown between 3:10 p.m. & 7:28 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 32-3; 7:28 p.m. - 7:32 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
- 32-4; Unknown between 7:32 p.m. & 7:48 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 32-5; 7:48 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.
- 32-6; 7:54 p.m. - 7:54 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 32-7; 7:54 p.m. - 8:09 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Allen, George E.
- 32-8; Unknown between 8:09 p.m. & 8:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
- 32-9; 8:23 p.m. - 8:41 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Rogers, William P.
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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.
H - White House Staff Member Recordings
- WHCA-SR-H-664
Press briefing by Egil Krogh, Sally Payton, Ted Leitz, and Art Kodlen. (10/22/1972, [None listed])
Runtime: 18:00
Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by DEM (initials of WHCA engineer)
Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
P - Formal Presidential Remarks
- WHCA-SR-P-721014
Live radio speech in Veterans Day message. (10/22/1972)
Runtime: 12:05
Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
- WHCA-SR-H-664
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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-5838
"Face the Nation" AND "Meet the Press". Robert J. Brown.
Metromedia
Runtime: 01:00:25 - WHCA-5839
"Issues and Answers".
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 01:00:57 - WHCA-5840
Political Announcement with McGovern.
ALL NETWORKS
Runtime: 00:29:31
- WHCA-5838
Context (External Sources)
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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.
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