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September 25, 1972

Introduction

This almanac page for Monday, September 25, 1972, 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

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 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.

  • 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

    All National Archives Units

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. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1969-1972

    • 121. Remarks by President Nixon, Washington, September 25, 1972

      Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard Nixon, 1972, pp. 907-908. The President spoke at 11:18 a.m. in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Park Hotel at the opening session of the annual meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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

    Trade and Commerce, 1969-1972

    • 277. CIEP Decision Memorandum No. 14, Washington, September 25, 1972

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 219, CIEP. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, Agriculture, and Commerce; the CEA Chairman; and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs. This memorandum is Tab D to Document 281. An earlier version of this language comprises a memorandum from Flanigan to Eberle, September 12. (Ibid.)

    Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, 1969-1972

    Thailand

    Vol. XXXII, SALT I, 1969-1972

    The Summit and Congressional Approval of the SALT Agreements, May 19-October 4, 1972

    Vol. E-1, Documents on Global Issues, 1969-1972

    U.S. Policy Towards Terrorism, Hijacking of Aircraft, and Attacks on Civil Aviation: The Olympic Attack and the Anti-Terrorism Initiatives, September−December 1972

    • 108. Telegram 174571 From the Department of State to the Consulate in Montreal, Washington, September 25, 1972, 17:36Z

      Extracts from Secretary of State Rogers’ remarks before the UN General Assembly setting out steps to counter international terrorism.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AV 12. Unclassified; Priority. Drafted by C. J. Grip (IO/TRC), and cleared in substance in IO/P and E/AVP.

    • 109. Memorandum From President Nixon to Heads of Departments and Agencies, Washington, September 25, 1972

      The President directed the establishment of a Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism to be chaired by Secretary of State Rogers.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 23-8. No classification marking. See Document 110 for text of Nixon’s message to Rogers.

    • 110. Memorandum From President Nixon to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, September 25, 1972

      The President described the membership of the Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism and set the scope of its activities.

      Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 23-8. No classification marking.

    International Environmental Policy

    Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

    Chemical and Biological Warfare; Geneva Protocol; Biological Weapons Convention

    • 273. Memorandum by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, September 25, 1972

      The President requested a National Security Council review of the NSSM 157 study in anticipation of commenting at the February 1973 CCD meeting on proposals for a chemical weapons prohibition.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Boxes H–192 and H–193, NSSM 157. Secret.

    Vol. E-13, Documents on China, 1969-1972

    • 159. Memorandum for the Record, New York, September 25, 1972, 7-7:20 p.m., New York, September 25, 1972, 7-7:20 p.m.

      Deputy Director of the White House Situation Room Fazio and Shih Yen-hua of the Chinese Mission to the UN briefly discussed Secretary of State Rogers’ speech to the UN General Assembly. Shih Yen-hua provided Fazio with a note expressing Chinese views on the Soviet non-use of force proposal.

      Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 850, President’s File-China Trip, China Exchanges, June 25, 1972-Oct 17, 1972. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held at the PRC Mission at the UN. Drafted by Fazio on September 25.

  • 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

Context (External Sources)