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October 5, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Friday, October 5, 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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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 Key Biscayne, Florida

     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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 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

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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. XXII, Panama, 1973-1976

    Panama, 1973-1976

    • 21. Memorandum of Conversation, New York, October 5, 1973, 4:30 p.m.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 791, Country Files, Latin America, Panama, Vol. 3, January 1972–August 1974. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Bell; cleared by Kubisch; approved in S. The meeting was held in the Waldorf Towers. Kissinger, who became Secretary of State on September 22, was attending the U.N. General Assembly session.

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

    Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

    Vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969-1974

    March 8-October 5, 1973

    • 208. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff, Washington, October 5, 1973

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–197, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 174 (Response). Secret. Sent to Kissinger, Schlesinger, Shultz, Colby, and Moorer under a covering October 5 memorandum. A copy was sent to Flanigan and Love. The paper was to be discussed at the Senior Review Group meeting scheduled for October 12. That meeting was not held.

    Vol. E-6, Documents on Africa, 1973-1976

    Africa Region

    Guinea Bissau

    • 69. Intelligence Note RAAN–27 Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Washington, October 5, 1973

      The note examined the political, military, and international ramifications of Guinea-Bissau’s declaration of independence. It indicated that a U.S. veto on recognition in the UN would alienate African nations, and that Portugal would likely increase pressure for a quid pro quo for renewal of the Azores Bases Agreement.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 19 PORT-GUIN. Confidential; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem. Drafted by Heyniger, cleared by Summ, and released by Mark.

    Vol. E-9, Documents on North Africa, 1973-1976

    Morocco, 1973-1976

    • 64. Memorandum of Conversation, New York, October 5, 1973, 3:45-4:15 p.m.

      Summary: Kissinger and Benhima discussed U.S.-Moroccan relations, security in the Maghreb, and the Spanish Sahara.

      Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 271, Memoranda of Conversations, Chronological File, October 1973. Secret; Exdis. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf Towers. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

    Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

    Haiti

    • 397. Airgram A–137 From the Embassy in Haiti to the Department of State, Port-au-Prince, October 5, 1973

      Summary: The Embassy provided an overview of the political situation in Haiti, noting that President Duvalier had begun to assert himself more strongly after a period in which his administration had faced significant challenges.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, POL 2 HAI. Confidential. Drafted by De Santillana, cleared by Mattox and Key, and approved by Corcoran. Page numbers reference original pagination. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

    Jamaica, The Bahamas, and the Eastern Caribbean

    • 439. Telegram 198985 From the Department of State to the Embassies in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, Washington, October 5, 1973, 2219Z

      Summary: Shlaudeman assured the Ambassadors from four Caribbean nations that the U.S. Government would examine ways of ameliorating the effects of a reduction in those nations’ sugar quotas.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Burke; cleared by Thomas Turgman in EB/ICD/TRP, Paul Pilkauskas in EB/ORF/ICD/TRP, and Charles Reynolds in ARA/ECP; and approved by Shlaudeman. Repeated Priority to London, Geneva, and the Mission to the EC. Section 202 (D) (4) of the U.S. Sugar Act Amendments of 1965 stated that if a country failed to fill its established quota, it would be reduced. (79 Stat. 1271) On September 20, the four Ambassadors met with Kubisch to protest the reduction of their nations’ sugar quotas. (Telegram 189220 to Nairobi, September 24; National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]) On September 26, King informed the Department of Reid’s great concern regarding the reduction of the quota. (Telegram 1437 from Georgetown, September 26; ibid., [no film number]) According to a Department of State memorandum to Scowcroft, October 3, the sugar quota for Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana would be reduced from approximately 200,000 short tons in 1973 to 25–30,000 short tons for 1974. (Ibid., Central Files, 1970–1973, ARA/CAR Files, Records Relating to Regional Matters, Lot 75D475, Sugar Work File)

    Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

    Argentina

    • 8. Memorandum of Conversation, New York, October 5, 1973, 12:45 p.m.

      Summary: During the UN General Assembly session, Kissinger and Vignes discussed U.S.-Argentine relations.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL ARG–US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Neil Seidenman in OPR/LS and cleared in S. The conversation took place in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. In telegram 6997 from Buenos Aires, September 24, the Embassy reported that Perón won the Presidential election on September 23 with about 61.5 percent of the vote. (Ibid., Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]) In a September 28 memorandum, Kubisch briefed Kissinger for his meeting with Vignes. (Ibid., Central Files 1970–73, POL 7 ARG)

    Vol. E-14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973-1976

    Population Policy

    Vol. E-14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1973-1976

  • 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 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-E1584 Photographer: FEHR | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1584-, Mike Farrell group. 10/5/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, South Grounds.

    Roll WHPO-E1585 Photographer: FEHR | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1585-, Three unidentified men standing in a White House office talking. 10/5/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1585-, An unidentified White House secretary or assistant at her office desk. 10/5/1973, Washington, D.C. White House.

  • 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-319
      Press briefing by Herbert Stein. (10/5/1973, EOB Conference Room (450))

      Runtime: 35:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-S-320
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (10/5/1973, 4 Ambassadors Press Center, Miami Florida)

      Runtime: 27:00:00

      Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by RAW (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-6569
      "The Dick Cavett Show". Elliot Richardson, Sen. Henry Jackson, Donald M. Kendall, Frank Shakespeare.
      Undetermined
      Runtime: 01:29:37
    • WHCA-6576
      Weekly News Summary, Tape II.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:00

      29. Smith/Zimmerman/Donaldson: Vice President Agnew investigation and news leaks. Time Code Start: 66:06. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: ABC.

      30. Reasoner/Schoumacher: Vice President Agnew in Chicago, Illinois (film). Time Code Start: 71:06. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: ABC.

      31. Reasoner/Miller: food prices. Time Code Start: 73:06. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: ABC.

      32. Smith/Farmer: Cost of U.S. troops in Germany with Callaway. Time Code Start: 76:18. Keywords: West Germany, Armed Forces, military, troops, bases, costs. Network: ABC.

      33. Smith/Jackson: Boston, Massachusetts crime and racial problems. Time Code Start: 79:03. Keywords: anti-crime, offences, infractions, criminals, criminality, law breaking, racism, dedesegregation, integration, issues. Network: ABC.

      34. Smith: Commentary on news sources. Time Code Start: 81:03. Keywords: media, journalism, investigative reporting, reporters, newspapers, magazines, publications, television, TV, broadcasting. Network: ABC.

      35. Chancellor/Nessen: Vice President Agnew investigation. Time Code Start: 82:33. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: NBC.

      36. Brinkley: Commentary on news leaks about the Vice President Agnew inquiry. Time Code Start: 85:57. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: NBC.

      37. Chancellor/Hager: Racial tension in Boston, Massachusetts. Time Code Start: 87:57. Keywords: desegregation, racism, racial profiling, racial discrimination, civil rights, African Americans. Network: NBC.

      38. Chancellor/Delaney: GOP (Republican) illegal bugging in Miami, Florida charged. Time Code Start: 90:33. Keywords: conventions, Presidential elections, campaigns, primaries, voting, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, Republicans, Republican Party. Network: NBC.
    • WHCA-6577
      Weekly News Summary, Tape III.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:00

      1. Chancellor/Bell/Duke: Cash grant housing proposal by President Nixon. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, real esate, loans, construction, financial aid. Network: NBC.

      2. Chancellor: Food prices with Herb Stein. Time Code Start: 03:35. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: NBC.

      3. Cronkite/Jones/Schnakne: Vice President Agnew investigation and leaks. Time Code Start: 04:22. Keywords: Vice Presidents, resignations, terminations, taxes, investments, investigations, hearings. Network: CBS.

      4. Cronkite/Goldberg: Florida Watergate. Time Code Start: 08:47. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      5. Cronkite/Culhane: Boston murders on whites by blacks. Time Code Start: 10:15. Keywords: race, racial, killings, deaths, crimes, violence, homicides, murders, shootings, statistics. Network: CBS.

      6. Cronkite/Shaw: food prices up with Stein. Time Code Start: 12:33. Keywords: food, meat, agriculture, animal products, dairy products, prices, costs, increases, shortages. Network: CBS.

      7. Cronkite/Kraus: The stock market. Time Code Start: 14:10. Keywords: stock markets, investments, securities, Wall Street, Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: CBS.

      8. Cronkite: The aging (elderly) in Florida. Time Code Start: 16:30. Keywords: senior citizens, elderly, aging issues. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)