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October 3, 1971

Introduction

This almanac page for Sunday, October 3, 1971, 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

  • 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 Grand Cay, Bahama Islands

  • 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.

    • Annotated and Unmarked News Summaries [Note: Although there was no News Summary on this date, due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]

  • 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)
      Sunday, October 3rd. Kissinger called me early this morning all in a complete stew, because there had been a story in the paper that Rogers had indicated his concern about whether the China trip would still be able to go through because of what's going on in China. Henry feels that this will ruin things with the Chinese, and he's really distressed about it. Raved on and on, on the phone, and wanted me to handle it, but after we got it all talked through, it became obvious it wasn't really as bad as he had thought it was, and there was nothing we could do about it anyway. I called Rogers to give him the pitch on Henry having to go ahead with his trip, and he was obviously ready for this decision, because he started right out the conversation saying that he had doubts about the timing of Henry's visit. But in view of the discussions he's had up there at the UN, he's now less concerned because the vote is going to be later than we expected. So Henry won't be in China during the vote...

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      DECLASSIFIED - E.O. 13526, Sect. 3.4: by MS, NARA, June 12, 2013
      Audio Cassette 14, Side A, Withdrawn Item Number 24 [AC-14(A) Sel 18]
      Duration: 22 seconds

      ...and we'll probably lose it anyway. We’re behind at the moment. So, he's now not strongly opposing Henry's trip. He feels there is a problem with the length of the stay there, because it looks like he's involved in substantive meetings.

      He says we should relax about losing the Taiwan seat, it's a lost cause. That we'll have to put up a hell of a fight, and, that they'll be impressed with out fight, but we'll let it go at that.
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      Rogers also mentioned the Times story and said he hadn't really said it the way they reported.

      The President called when he got back from Grand Cay. I gave him a quick report on Rogers, the strike situation, the Court thing. He mentioned that Arthur Burns is now becoming unbearable and that we need to knock him again. That's about all he had to say.

      End of October 3rd.
    • Original audio recording (MP3)

  • 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.

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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. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

    Cool and Correct: The U.S. Response to the Allende Administration, November 5, 1970-December 31, 1972

  • 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 Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

    • WHCA-4699
      "Face The Nation"; "Meet The Press"; AND "Issues and Answers".
      Undetermined
      Runtime: 01:31:27
    • WHCA-4700
      "Agronsky & Company". Robert Finch, Special Assistant to the President.

      Runtime: 00:28:22

Context (External Sources)