October 30, 1972

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• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at Camp David, Maryland

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• Statement on Signing the Social Security Amendments of 1972.
• Statement About Decision To Sign Additional Bills Passed by the Congress
• Statement About the Commuter Train Wreck in Chicago
• Radio Address on Older Americans.
• Memorandum of Disapproval of Two Bills Concerned With Programs for the Elderly.

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President's Personal File

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• President's Speech File
  • Box 81, Monday, October 30, 1972, Radio Speech--Older Americans

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)
• Original audio recording (MP3)

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• President's Daily Brief of 30 October 1972

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Vol. IV, Foreign Assistance, International Development, Trade Policies, 1969-1972

East-West Trade, 1969-1972

• 359. National Security Decision Memorandum 195, Washington, October 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files, Lot 83 D 305, NSDM 195. Secret. Copies were sent to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the President’s Assistant for International Economic Affairs.

Vol. V, United Nations, 1969-1972

UN Finances and Reduction of the U.S. Assessment

• 193. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, New York, October 30, 1972, 1622Z

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, UN 10–4. Confidential.

Vol. IX, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973

Paris Negotiations Collapse, October 24-December 13, 1972

• 80. Minutes of a Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, October 30, 1972, 11:13-11:42 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–117, Washington Special Actions Group, WSAG Minutes (Originals) 7–27–72 to 9–20–73. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

• 81. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Vietnam (Bunker), Washington, October 30, 1972, 1746Z

  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; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 82. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Assistant to the President (Haldeman), Washington, October 30, 1972, 3:20 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Box 16, Chronological File. No classification marking.

• 83. Backchannel Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Vietnam (Bunker), Washington, October 30, 1972, 2200Z

  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; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

• 84. Memorandum From the Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency (Carver) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 113, Vietnam Subject Files, Vietnam—Ceasefire 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive.

Vol. XL, Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

Germany and Berlin, 1969-1972

• 380. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 721, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. XXVI. Secret; Background Use Only. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum indicating that he had seen it.

• 381. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, October 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 692, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Berlin), Vol. V. Secret; Exclusively Eyes Only. Urgent; sent for information. Kissinger and Haig both initialed the memorandum indicating that they had seen it. The memorandum is largely based on the reporting in telegrams 14751 and 14756 from Bonn, October 28 and 30, respectively. (Both National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 38–6)

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

France

• 162. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, October 30, 1972

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 679, Country Files—Europe, France, Vol. X. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “The President has seen.”

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

Iran 1972

• 229. Telegram 196855 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran, Washington, October 30, 1972, 2115Z

  The Department urgently requested an additional 16 F–5A aircraft from Iran, offering concessions on other equipment in return.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, DEF 19–8 US-IRAN. Top Secret; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted by Thomas R. Pickering (PM) and approved by Johnson, Defense, and Harry G. Barnes, Jr (S/S). Repeated to the Ambassador in Saigon.

• 230. Letter From the Embassy in Iran to the Country Director for Iran (Miklos), Tehran, October 30, 1972

  Political officer Andrew Killgore discussed the likely future of Iranian politics, including the possibility that the Shah might introduce a one-party system.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, NEA/IRN, Office of Iran Affairs, Lot File 75D365, Box 7, POL 14, Elections. Confidential; Official—Informal. The referenced A-166 was not found. Adl was Yahya Adl, the leader of the opposition Mardom party. In a handwritten postscript, Killgore added, “Jack, your letter was particularly welcome because of the strong criticism of the Iranian regime implied in it. The Shah is a great man whose accomplishments are also great. But this gives no occasion for a worshipful attitude on our part. The Shah’s interests and ours will be better served in the long run by our looking dispassionately at the failures as well as the success of the regime. That’s what we are going to be doing. Cheers! Andy K.” Miklos’s letter was also not found. On October 13, as expected, the ruling Iran Novin party had won a sweeping victory over the Mardom party in local elections, taking 80% of the vote. In Telegram 6210, October 14, the Embassy had written that the importance of the election “lies not so much in Iran Novin victory, which observers already knew would be the result, but in their significance as a training vehicle in democratic forms.” (Ibid., Central Files, POL 18–1 IRAN.)

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

Burundi

• 229. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon, Washington, October 30, 1972

  Rogers reported that Burundi Ambassador Terence was called to the Department October 18 and informed of the new policy. Terence was defensive and said that national reconciliation was underway.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 735, Country Files, Africa, Burundi, Vol. I. Confidential. Kissinger forwarded Rogersʼ memorandum to the President under cover of a November 8 memorandum in which he summarized its contents and assured Nixon that Ambassador Yost was fully aware of his instructions and could be expected to carry them out. (Ibid.)

Vol. E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972

Libya

• 94. Telegram 1699 From the Embassy in Libya to the Department of State, Tripoli, October 30, 1972, 1600Z

  The Ambassador and Qadhafi had a tour d’horizon conversation in which the Libyan leader sent a message to the President.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 15–1 LIBYA. Secret; Priority.

Vol. E-7, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

U.S. Relations with India and Pakistan, 1972

• 308. Memorandum From the Country Director for India, Ceylon, and Nepal (Schneider) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco), Washington, October 30, 1972

  At Sisco’s request, Schneider listed U.S. programs in India that had been curtailed by the Indian Government since December 1971.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL INDIA–US. Confidential. Drafted in NEA/INC by Donald W. Born. Sent through Armin H. Meyer, who was assigned to NEA as a special consultant after returning to the Department following 3 years as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. He had previously been Ambassador to Lebanon and Iran.

Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

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

• 123. Paper Prepared for the Ad Hoc Interagency Working Group on Chile, Washington, October 30, 1972

  Summary: This contingency paper, titled “Possible Military Intervention,” examined the effects of the mid-1972 strikes in Chile and those “contingency situations” that the United States would confront if the Chilean military intervened in Chilean politics.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL CHILE–US. Secret. Drafted by J.E. Karkashian, D. Erbe, and L. Girdler. An October 30 covering memorandum from Meyer to the Senior Review Group states the paper was for the Group’s information.

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.

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Camp David Hard Wire

• 222-5; Unknown between 9:30 a.m. & 9:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]
• 222-6; Unknown between 9:30 a.m. & 9:50 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)
• 222-7; 9:50 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 222-8; Unknown between 10:25 a.m. & 10:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 222-9; 10:33 a.m. - 10:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 222-10; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 222-11; 10:44 a.m. - 10:48 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 222-12; Unknown between 4:40 p.m. & 4:58 p.m.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); [Unknown person(s)]
• 222-13; 5:00 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); White House operator; Daley, Richard J.; [Unknown person(s)]; Camp David Operator; Ehrlichman, John D.

Camp David Study Desk

• 182-3; Unknown between 12:01 a.m. & 8:55 a.m.;

Camp David Study Table

• 152-4; Unknown between 9:33 a.m. & 10:33 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 152-5; 10:33 a.m. - 10:43 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
• 152-6; Unknown between 10:43 a.m. & 10:44 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 152-7; 10:44 a.m. - 10:48 a.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")
• 152-8; Unknown between 5:00 p.m. & 5:22 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator
• 152-9; 5:22 p.m. - 5:23 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Daley, Richard J.

White House Telephone

• 32-91; 8:14 p.m. - 8:14 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 32-92; Unknown between 8:14 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator
• 32-93; 8:15 p.m. - 8:37 p.m.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Colson, Charles W.

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-D0860 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0860-, Vice President Agnew shaking hands and seated informally with the Tunisian Ambassador. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. Vice Presidential Office, Executive Office Building. Spiro Agnew, Tunisian Ambassador, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-D0861 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0861-, Janet McNamee accepting a gift presentation from Rabbi Baal. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds. Janet McNamee, Rabbi Baal, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-D0863 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0863-, Pumpkin carving Halloween contest entrants during the judging of the Jack O Lanterns. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. East Lobby, White House. unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-D0864 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0864-, Pumpkin carving Halloween contest entrants during the judging of the Jack O Lanterns. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. East Lobby, White House. unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-D0865 Photographer: Royer | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0865-, Chuck Colson and others seated around a conference table during a meeting. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. White House, Roosevelt Room. Charles W. Colson, unidentified men.

Roll WHPO-D0866 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-D0866-, Bill Timmons talking with a group of Italian men. 10/30/1972, Washington, D.C. unknown. Bill Timmons, Italian men.

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.

B - Vice-Presidential (Agnew and Ford)

• WHCA-SR-B-235
  Television taping-Family Theater. (10/30/1972)
  
  Runtime: 4:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

G - Cabinet Officer Briefings

• WHCA-SR-G-196
  Press briefing by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Elliot Richardson, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald Ziegler, and Dr. Fleming. (10/30/1972, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 1:15:36
  
  Keywords: health care, kidney disease
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by JBA (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

L - White House Press Office Briefings

• WHCA-SR-L-046
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler. (10/30/1972, [location not specified])
  
  Runtime: 0:15:37
  
  Keywords: press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary, briefings, public statements to the press, statements, Presidential statements
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by CBW (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 1 hour, 21 minutes and 39 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-721035
  Radio broadcast from Camp David re signing HR 1 - To amend the Social Security Act. (10/30/1972, Camp David)
  
  Runtime: 0:12:49
  
  Keywords: health care, kidney disease
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by MJP (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-5862
  "CBS Morning News" excerpt.
  PBS
  Runtime: 00:19:55
• WHCA-5870
  Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: NA
  
  1. Smith/Rolfson: Vietnam peace; Viet Cong negotiator Madame Nguyen Thi Binh; American patrols. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Paris Peace Talks, Vietnam War, treaty, treaties, negotiations, women, officials, People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), National Liberation Front (NLF), VC. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Smith/Sherwood: (Julie Nixon Eisenhower) (Tricia Nixon Cox) in Minnesota. Time Code Start: 05:02. Keywords: Presidents, families, women, Presidential elections, campaigns, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Shoumacher: John Schmitz, American Independent Party (AIP) candidate for President. Time Code Start: 05:02. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Jackson: Dr. Spock. Time Code Start: 11:00. Keywords: elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates, child psychology, psychologist, authors. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith: Commentary on the Middle East. Time Code Start: 13:54. Keywords: Middle East, Mideast, war. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Chancellor/Dobyns/Valeriani/Streithorst: Vietnam peace settlement; film on North Vietnamese press conference; South Vietnam's President Thieu; Vietnam war. Time Code Start: 15:24. Keywords: South Vietnam, Presidents, speeches, statements, Vietnam War, Presidents, speeches, statements, media, press conferences, news conferences, interviews. Network: NBC.
  
  7. Chancellor: President Nixon signs Social Security Bill. Time Code Start: 22:21. Keywords: bills, laws, Presidents, signings, signing ceremony, Family Assistance Programs, financial aid, health assistance, retirees, retirement, senior citizens, elderly, pensions, money, wages, increases. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Dancy: (McGovern) in Connecticut. Time Code Start: 23:52. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor: Chapin admits hiring Donald Segretti. Time Code Start: 24:43. Keywords: Dirty Tricks, political sabotage, trials, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, Presidential elections, campaigns. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Davis: Election campaign in Ohio; films of President Nixon and McGovern. Time Code Start: 25:20. Keywords: Presidents, Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Cronkite/Kalisher/Sevareid: Vietnamese peace signing; film of North Vietnamese press conference. Time Code Start: 27:30. Keywords: Vietnam War, ending, peace, signings, treaty, treaties, signing ceremony, Presidents, Vice Presidents, speeches, statements, Presidents, Vice Presidents, speeches, statements, press conferences, news conferences, interviews, news. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Schieffer: (McGovern) in Connecticut. Time Code Start: 33:05. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite: Yankelovich poll. Time Code Start: 34:52. Keywords: public opinions, polls, approval ratings, Gallup poll, Harris poll. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite: Campaign '72, an election analysis. Time Code Start: 35:48. Keywords: Presidential elections, campaigns, campaigning, candidates. Network: CBS.

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