October 7, 1973

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The President's day began at Key Biscayne, Florida

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 61, News Summaries - October 1973 [4 of 20] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • Digest of Weekend Comment, October 7, 1973

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

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 115. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, October 7, 1973

  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 ARAB–ISR. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Eagleburger. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office at the Department of State. According to Kissinger’s Record of Schedule, the meeting began at 9:20 a.m. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438, Miscellany, 1968–76)

• 116. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and the White House Chief of Staff (Haig), October 7, 1973, 9:35 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Transcripts (Telcons), Chronological File, Box 22. No classification marking. Haig was in Key Biscayne with the President; Kissinger was in Washington.

• 117. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger, October 7, 1973, 10:18 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Transcripts (Telcons), Chronological File, Box 22. No classification marking. Nixon was in Key Biscayne and Kissinger was in Washington.

• 118. Backchannel Message From the Egyptian Presidential Adviser for National Security Affairs (Ismail) to Secretary of State Kissinger, Cairo, October 7, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 132, Country Files, Middle East, Egypt/Ismail Vol. VII, October 1–31, 1973. Secret; Sensitive. Enclosed in an October 7 memorandum to Kissinger, which indicated the message was received in Cairo at 9 p.m.

• 119. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and Israeli Foreign Minister Eban

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Transcripts (Telcons), Chronological File, Box 22. No classification marking. Kissinger was in Washington; Eban was in New York.

• 121. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting, Washington, October 7, 1973, 6:06-7:06 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–117, WSAG Meetings Minutes, Originals, 1973. Top Secret; Nodis; Codeword. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

• 122. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, October 7, 1973, 10:30 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Transcripts (Telcons), Chronological File, Box 22. No classification marking. The blank underscore indicates an omission in the original.

Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

Iran, September 1973-November 1974

• 38. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Iran (Helms) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Tehran, October 7, 1973, 2136Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 425, Backchannel Files, 1973, Middle East/Africa. Secret; Eyes Only.

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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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-6571
  "Face the Nation"; "Issues and Answers" AND "Meet the Press".
  CBS, NBC, ABC
  Runtime: 01:27:34
• WHCA-6572
  "The Advocates". A discussion of the televising of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate (the Ervin Committee)
  CBS
  Runtime: 1:00

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