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September 11, 1973

Introduction

This almanac page for Tuesday, September 11, 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 The White House - Washington, D. C.

  • 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.

  • The Congressional Record is the official daily record of the debates and proceedings of the U.S. Congress.

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.

    President's Personal File

    The President's Personal File is essentially a President's secretary's file, kept by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President, for two purposes: (1) preserving for posterity a collection of documents particularly close to the President, whether because he dictated or annotated them, or because of the importance of the correspondent or the event concerned and (2) giving appropriate attention–letters of gratitude, invitations to White House social events, and the like–to members and important friends and supporters of the Nixon administration. This generalization does not describe all the varied materials of a file group which is essentially a miscellany, but it does identify the reason for the existence of the file group's core. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

  • 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. XXI, Chile, 1969-1973

    "That Chilean Guy May Have Some Problems": The Downfall of Salvador Allende, January-September 1973

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

    Guinea Bissau

    • 67. Airgram A-172 From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State, Lisbon, September 11, 1973

      The Embassy described the internal situation in Portuguese Guinea, the prospects for independence, and the likelihood of a political agreement between PAIGC and Portugal.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 19 PORT-GUIN. Confidential. Repeated to Abidjan, Banjul, Conakry, Dakar, London, Lourenco Marques, Luanda, Madrid, Paris, Oporto, Ponta Delgada, and the U.S. Missions to NATO and the UN. Drafted by Thomas F. Herron, cleared by Wingate Lloyd and by Col. Perley L. Mosier, and approved by Chargé Richard S. Post

    Nigeria

    Vol. E-15, Part 2, Documents on Western Europe, 1973-1976, Second, Revised Edition

    Western Europe Regional, 1973-1976

    • 33. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 11, 1973

      Summary: Sonnenfeldt relayed British and Danish reports on the September 10 EC Foreign Ministers meeting.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 409, Subject Files, Year of Europe (May–Aug 73) (1 of 1). Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for very urgent action. Attached but not published is Tab A, telegram 2179 from Copenhagen, September 10; and Tab B, a September 11 Washington Post story entitled, “EEC Aligns Goals for Nixon Visit.” In the margin next to the first paragraph of the “Comments” section, Kissinger wrote, “I wish to see it.” Kissinger initialed his approval of the first recommendation, writing in the margin, “Not before Sept 25.” Kissinger initialed his approval of the second recommendation. Kissinger added the phrase “and the kind of meeting” to the end of the third recommendation, to which he initialed his approval. Kissinger initialed his approval of the fourth recommendation. Kissinger added a fifth recommendation by hand: “5. That I also wish to meet all other available foreign ministers.”

  • 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-E1450 Photographer: KNUDEN | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1450-, President Nixon speaking at Drug Abuse Conference. 9/11/1973, Washington DC White House. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-E1451 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1451-, President Nixon speaking at Drug Abuse Conference. 9/11/1973, unknown unknown. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-E1452 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1452-, Drug Abuse Conference. 9/11/1973, Washington DC White House.

    Roll WHPO-E1453 Photographer: Schumacher, Karl | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1453-, Vice President Agnew standing with David Sallivan and Liz Pfeifer. 9/11/1973, Washington DC White House. Spiro Agnew, David Sallivan (Sullivan) (ck sp), Liz Pfeifer.

    Roll WHPO-E1454 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1454-, President Nixon with Trent Lott. 9/11/1973, Washington DC White Hous.

    Roll WHPO-E1455 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1455-, President Nixon with Conressman Trent Lott of Mississippi ConBressman Lott who presented the President with a stained glass medallion made from fragments of glass collected by Mrs. Everett B. Pease from the Church of the Redeemer in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, which was hit by Hurricane Camille in 1969. 9/11/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, Oval Office.

    Roll WHPO-E1456 Photographer: COPY | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1456-, Herb Klein portraits. 9/11/1973, unknown unknown. Herb Klein.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1456-01, Head and shoulders portrait of Herb Klein. 9/11/1973, unknown unknown. Herb Klein.

    Roll WHPO-E1457 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1457-, President Nixon attending a reception held honoring bi-partisan supporters from the House of Representatives. Various Congressmen with President Nixon. 9/11/1973, Washington D.C. White House, State Dining Room.
    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1457-28, President Nixon (standing by the fireplace) receives applause from Various Congressmen attending a reception held honoring bi-partisan supporters from the House of Representatives. 9/11/1973, Washington D.C. White House, State Dining Room. President Nixon.

    Roll WHPO-E1458 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

    • Frame(s): WHPO-E1458-, President Nixon attending a reception held honoring bi-partisan supporters from the House of Representatives. Various Congressmen with President Nixon. 9/11/1973, Washington, D.C. White House, State Dining Room.

  • 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.

    P - Formal Presidential Remarks

    • WHCA-SR-P-730907
      Remarks by President Nixon to TASC Conference on drug abuse. (9/11/1973)

      Runtime: 11:27

      Keywords: drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
    • WHCA-SR-P-730908
      Remarks by President Nixon at reception honoring select Republican Congressmen. (9/11/1973)

      Runtime: 17:30

      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-288
      Press briefing by Gerald Warren. (9/11/1973, White House Press Lobby)

      Runtime: 0:38:45

      Keywords: Press conference, news conference, interviews, media, briefings, public briefings, Vice Presidents, travel, trips, bills, laws, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wiretaps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, Presidents, cabinet, advisors, meetings

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

      Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original. Technical notes: 57 minutes and 54 seconds of silence at end of recording removed from access copies.
    • WHCA-SR-S-289
      Secretary of State designate Henry A. Kissinger's Senate confirmation hearings. (9/11/1973, Capitol Hill)

      Runtime: 3:25:00

      Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by MBW (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-6540
      "Everywoman" with Dan Rather, Daniel Schorr, Barry Serafin and Leslie Stahl. CBS news personalities Dan Rather, Daniel Schorr, Barry Serafin and Leslie Stahl
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 00:26:14
    • WHCA-6541
      "CBS Morning News" excerpt with Melvin Laird, counselor to President Nixon. Melvin R. Laird, counselor to President Nixon
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 0:20
    • WHCA-6542
      "Kissinger Confirmation Hearings", Tape I. Representatives Trent Lott and Jerome Waldie.
      Eastern Educational Network
      Runtime: 01:35:00
    • WHCA-6543
      "Kissinger Confirmation Hearings", Tape II. William Timmons.
      Undetermined
      Runtime: 01:33:17
    • WHCA-6551
      Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
      ALL NETWORKS
      Runtime: 1:30

      17. Smith/Jackson: Mitchell and Stans go to court in conspiracy trial [cut off]. Time Code Start: 44:20. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.

      18. Smith/Schoumacher: White House tapes case. Time Code Start: 46:40. Keywords: Vice Presidents, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: ABC.

      19. Smith/Clark: Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearings with Senator Javitts and Kissinger. Time Code Start: 49:26. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, nominees, appointees, hearings, investigations, confirmations. Network: ABC.

      20. Smith/Jarriel: Conference on drug abuse with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 52:03. Keywords: Presidents, conferences, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, sales. Network: ABC.

      21. Smith/Tomlinson: North Vietnam rebuilding air base in South Vietnam. Time Code Start: 54:13. Keywords: Vietnam War, Armed Forces, military, air bases, airfields, airports. Network: ABC.

      22. Reasoner: Commentary on the revolt in Chile. Time Code Start: 55:50. Keywords: South American, coup d’etat, putsch, military takeovers, military junta, civil wars, General Augusto Pinochet. Network: ABC.

      23. Chancellor/Stern: Vice President Agnew investigation; White House tapes case; John Connally and Senator Barry Goldwater comment on White House tapes. Time Code Start: 57:40. Keywords: Vice Presidents, taxes, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: NBC.

      24. Chancellor/Briggs: Ehrlichman in Washington for testimony on Watergate. Time Code Start: 61:10. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      25. Chancellor/Hager: Mitchell and Stans conspiracy trial in New York; Watergate burglars to get final sentencing. Time Code Start: 62:18. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, trials, obstruction of justice, perjury, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.

      26. Chancellor/Nessen: President Nixon talks about drug abuse, meets Connally. Time Code Start: 64:43. Keywords: Presidents, speeches, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, sales. Network: NBC.

      27. Chancellor/Valeriani: Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearings with Kissinger. Time Code Start: 67:47. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, nominees, appointees, hearings, investigations, confirmations. Network: NBC.

      28. Chancellor/Levine: Crop report, too much is being bought by foreign countries. Time Code Start: 69:45. Keywords: food, crops, agriculture, products, sales, imports, exports, reports. Network: NBC.

      29. Cronkite/Manitzas/Schakne: Revolt in Chile; background on Chilean governmental history. Time Code Start: 71:38. Keywords: South American, coup d’etat, putsch, military takeovers, military junta, civil wars, General Augusto Pinochet. Network: CBS.

      30. Cronkite/Graham: White House tapes case with Archibald Cox; Senator Barry Goldwater favors tapes be turned over. Time Code Start: 76:27. Keywords: law officials, attorneys, lawyers, bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, recordings, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, scandals. Network: CBS.

      31. Cronkite/Schorr: Watergate hearings at the Senate. Time Code Start: 79:03. Keywords: Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.

      32. Cronkite: Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam). Time Code Start: 81:02. Keywords: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam War. Network: CBS.

      33. Sevareid: Analysis of secret bombing of Cambodia [Vietnam]. Time Code Start: 82:12. Keywords: Cambodia, Vietnam War, bombings. Network: CBS.

      34. Cronkite/Kalb: Kissinger's Secretary of State confirmation hearings. Time Code Start: 85:00. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, nominees, appointees, hearings, investigations, confirmations. Network: CBS.

      35. Cronkite: Conference on drug abuse with President Nixon. Time Code Start: 86:32. Keywords: Presidents, conferences, pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, drug abuse, narcotics, heroin, marijuana, alcohol, alcoholism, addicts, addiction, prevention, programs, sales. Network: CBS.

Context (External Sources)