September 10, 1973

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• Federal Register of Monday, September 10, 1973

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• News Summaries, Unmarked News Summaries, Box 60, News Summaries - September 1973 [5 of 21] [Note: Due to the way News Summary products were compiled, you should also consult nearby days for potentially relevant materials.]
  • Weekend News Review, September 10, 1973
  • Digest of Weekend Comment, September 10, 1973

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• President's Daily Brief of 10 September 1973

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

Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973

• 88. Memorandum of Conversation, Washington, September 10, 1973, 6:03-6:45 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 135, Country Files, Middle East, Rabin/Dinitz, Sensitive Memcons, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the Miltary Aide’s office at the White House. All brackets are in the original.

Vol. XXXV, National Security Policy, 1973-1976

Intelligence and the Experiment in Competitive Analysis

• 140. Special National Intelligence Estimate, Washington, September 10, 1973

  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Council, Job 79R01012A: Intelligence Publications Files, SNIE 11–4–73. Top Secret. [Handling restriction not declassified] The CIA and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, the AEC, and the Treasury participated in the preparation of this estimate. The DCI submitted this estimate with the concurrence of all members of the USIB except for the FBI’s representative, who abstained because the subject was outside his jurisdiction.

Vol. XXXVIII, Part 2, Organization and Management of Foreign Policy; Public Diplomacy, 1973-1976

The Intelligence Community: Investigation and Reorganization

• 10. Memorandum From Andrew W. Marshall of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 10, 1973

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 209, CIA, Vol. VI, 1973 [1 of 2]. Confidential. Sent for information. An attached undated handwritten note from Scowcroft to Kissinger reads: “Here is Andy Marshall’s analysis of Colby’s reorganization proposals. Pretty thin, but I guess we can assume Colby knows what he is doing. Even change for change sake in this case might be good for the product.”

International Information Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Cultural Affairs

• 92. Memorandum From Lawrence S. Eagleburger of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 10, 1973

  Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 39, Chronological File. No classification marking. Sent for information. Printed from a copy that Eagleburger did not initial. Copies were sent to Guhin and Elliott of the NSC Staff. Kissinger was nominated by Nixon on August 22 to replace Rogers as Secretary of State, confirmed by the Senate on September 21, and sworn in on September 22.

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

Women's Issues

• 166. Airgram A–7731 From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, Washington, September 10, 1973., Washington, September 10, 1973

  The Department communicated the U.S. government’s response to the U.N. Secretary General’s request for recommendations about observance of the International Women’s Year.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–73, SOC 15. Unclassified. Drafted by Hendsch on September 7; cleared by Maymi, Allan, Heater, and Marcy, and in S/PM, HEW, AID, USIA, USDA, and Department of the Interior; and approved by McDonald. The 26th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women met in 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.

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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-E1445 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1445-, President Nixon seated at the dining table during a breakfast meeting with Speaker of the House Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma) House Majority Leader Tip O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts) House Minority Leader Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) William Timmons, and Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor. 9/10/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, First floor Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma), House Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts), House Minority Leader GeLald R. Ford (R-Michigan,) William E. Timmons, Assistant Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1445-04, President Nixon seated at the dining table during a breakfast meeting with Speaker of the House Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma) House Majority Leader Tip O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts) House Minority Leader Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) William Timmons, and Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. White House, First floor Family Dining Room. President Nixon, Speaker of the House Carl B. Albert (D-Oklahoma), House Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts), House Minority Leader GeLald R. Ford (R-Michigan), William E. Timmons, Assistant Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor.

Roll WHPO-E1446 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1446-03-06, President Nixon in the Oval Office desk during a meeting with House Minority Leader Congressman Gerald Ford. 9/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Gerald Ford.

Roll WHPO-E1447 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1447-03A-04A, Senator Strom Thurmond sets his toddler son in President Nixon's Cabinet room conference table chair. 9/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Cabinet Room. President Nixon, Senator Strom Thurmond, Mrs. Thurmond, children: J. Strom Thurmond, Jr and Nancy Moore Thurmond.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1447-05A-23A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office visiting with Senator Strom Thurmond, his wife, young children and extended family members. 9/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Senator Strom Thurmond, Mrs. Thurmond, children: J. Strom Thurmond, Jr and Nancy Moore Thurmond. Mrs. Paul Moore (mother-in-law), Mrs. Faye Newson (Thurmond housekeeper), Jane Taylor (babysitter and Thurmond's neighbor), Betty Olthoff (college student living with the Thurmond family), Sylvia Neighbors (Thurmond's Personal Secretary), Frederick L. Webber (Special:Assistant to the President).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1447-18A, President Nixon standing in the Oval Office holding baby J. Strom Thurmond Jr., while visiting with Senator Strom Thurmond, his wife, and children. Young Nancy Thurmond bends to pick something up on the ground nearby. 9/10/1973, Washington D.C. White House, Oval Office. President Nixon, Senator Strom Thurmond, Mrs. Thurmond, children: J. Strom Thurmond, Jr and Nancy Moore Thurmond.

Roll WHPO-E1448 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1448-, Julie and David Eisenhower pose together for portraits. Julie wears a light yellow short sleeved dress, David wears a gray pin-striped suit and tie. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. (probably) White House (probably). Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1448-02-07, 19-22, Julie and David Eisenhower pose together for portraits. Julie wears a light yellow short sleeved dress, David wears a gray pin-striped suit and tie. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. (probably) White House (probably). Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1448-08-18, Closeup head and shoulders portraits of David Eisenhower. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. (probably) White House (probably). David Eisenhower.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E1448-16, Closeup head and shoulders portrait of David Eisenhower. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. (probably) White House (probably). David Eisenhower.

Roll WHPO-E1449 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E1449-14, Portrait of Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower. Julie wears a light yellow short sleeved dress, David wears a gray pin-striped suit and tie. 9/10/1973, Washington, D. C. (probably) White House (probably). Julie Nixon Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.

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P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730906
  Remarks by President Nixon to members of the Republican National Committee. (9/10/1973)
  
  Runtime: 10:10
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

• WHCA-SR-S-286
  Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (9/10/1973, White House Press Lobby)
  
  Runtime: 32:47:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by KR (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-287
  Secretary of State designate Henry A. Kissinger's Senate confirmation hearings. (9/10/1973, Capitol Hill)
  
  Runtime: 2:45:00
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by MC (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-6538
  "Kissinger Confirmation Hearings", Tape I. confirmation hearings for Dr. Kissinger as Secretary of State
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 01:33:38
• WHCA-6539
  "Kissinger Confirmation Hearings", Tape II. confirmation hearings for Dr. Kissinger as Secretary of State
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 00:38:45
• WHCA-6551
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
  ALL NETWORKS
  Runtime: 1:30
  
  1. Smith/Jarriel/Donaldson: President Nixon's State of the Union address message, Congressional reaction with Carl Albert. Time Code Start: 00:00. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, Congressmen, Speaker. Network: ABC.
  
  2. Reasoner/Clark: Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearing; Kissinger and Muskie. Time Code Start: 03:31. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, nominees, appointees, hearings, investigations, confirmations. Network: ABC.
  
  3. Smith/Watson: Denmark; the U.S. Navy and President Nixon's European trip. Time Code Start: 06:23. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Europe, Armed Forces, military. Network: ABC.
  
  4. Smith/Schoumacher: President Nixon's tape case. Time Code Start: 08:58. Keywords: Presidents,. Network: ABC.
  
  5. Smith/Young: Prices; less credit and a building slump. Time Code Start: 11:10. Keywords: wage and price controls, freezes, prices, costs, increases, decreases, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money. Network: ABC.
  
  6. Smith: Commentary on the American Academy of Science; Russian supression of freedom. Time Code Start: 14:51. Keywords: media, newspapers, magazines, publications, civil rights, constitutional rights, First Amendment, Soviet Union, USSR. Network: ABC.
  
  7. Chancellor/Brokaw: President Nixon's breakfast with Congressional leaders. Time Code Start: 16:30. Keywords: Presidents, House of Representatives, meetings, dining. Network: NBC.
  
  8. Chancellor/Valeriani/Stern: Secret bombing; Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearings; wiretapping by FBI. Time Code Start: 18:55. Keywords: Vietnam War, bombings, cabinet, advisors, confirmations, appointments, Federal Bureau of Investigations, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings,. Network: NBC.
  
  9. Chancellor/Duke: White House tapes case; GOP Republican National Committee with Harry Dent. Time Code Start: 22:48. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  10. Chancellor/Scherer: Interest rates. Time Code Start: 25:40. Keywords: economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, credit, loans. Network: NBC.
  
  11. Cronkite/Pather/Morton: President Nixon's State of the Union address message with Carl Albert. Time Code Start: 27:30. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, Congressmen, Speaker. Network: CBS.
  
  12. Cronkite/Kalb: Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearings. Time Code Start: 30:36. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, nominees, appointees, hearings, investigations, confirmations. Network: CBS.
  
  13. Cronkite/Schieffer: Secret Cambodia bombings [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 33:22. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: CBS.
  
  14. Cronkite/Plante/Hall/Chase: Steel prices; beef price freeze ends; Phase IV; gas prices. Time Code Start: 35:17. Keywords: metals, food, animal products, meat, sales, costs, prices, supply, shortages, freezes, energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, rationing, economy, economics, budgets, finances, recession, inflation, money, wages, employment, employees. Network: CBS.
  
  15. Cronkite/Herman: Fuel shortages and relaxation of emission standards by EPA with Russel Trajin. Time Code Start: 38:15. Keywords: energy crisis, petroleum, oil, gasoline, fuel, shortages, rationing, allocations. Network: CBS.
  
  16. Sevareid: Analysis of President Nixon's State of the Union address message. Time Code Start: 41:42. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Senators. Network: CBS.

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