[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65158-65159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29453]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Nixon Presidential Historical Materials: Opening of Materials

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Opening of Additional Materials.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of additional Nixon 
Presidential Historical Materials by the Richard Nixon Presidential 
Library and Museum, a division of the National Archives and Records 
Administration. Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with section 
104 of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials 
Preservation Act (PRMPA, 44 U.S.C. 2111 note) and 1275.42(b) of the 
PRMPA Regulations implementing the Act (36 CFR Part 1275), the Agency 
has identified, inventoried, and prepared for public access additional 
textual materials and sound recordings from among the Nixon 
Presidential Historical Materials.

DATES: The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum intends to 
make the materials described in this notice available to the public on 
Monday, January 11, 2010 at the National Archives building in College 
Park, MD (Archives 11) beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT), with the exception 
of the White House Central Files of Alexander Haig and Frederic V. 
Malek which will be made available at the Richard Nixon Library and 
Museum's primary location in Yorba Linda, CA beginning at 9 a.m. (PDT). 
In accordance with 36 CFR 1275.44, any person who believes it necessary 
to file a claim of legal right or privilege concerning access to these 
materials must notify the Archivist of the United States in writing of 
the claimed right, privilege, or defense before January 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Besides its primary location at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., 
Yorba Linda, California, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and 
Museum, a division of the National Archives, has facilities in the 
Archives II Building at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland. 
Researchers at either facility must have a NARA researcher card, which 
they may obtain when they arrive at the facility. Petitions asserting a 
legal or constitutional right or privilege that would prevent or limit 
public access to the materials must be sent to the Archivist of the 
United States, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, 
College Park, Maryland 20740-6001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Naftali, Director, Richard 
Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, 714-983-9121 or 301-837-3117.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following materials will be made 
available in accordance with this notice:
    1. Previously restricted textual materials. Volume: 3.25 cubic 
feet. A number of textual materials which were previously withheld from 
public access have been reviewed for release and/or declassified under 
the mandatory review provisions of Executive Order 12958, as amended, 
or in accordance with 36 CFR 1275.56 (Public Access regulations). The 
materials are from integral file segments for the White House Special 
Files, Staff Member and Office Files; White House Central Files, 
Subject Files; the National Security Council (NSC Files and NSC 
Institutional Files); Nixon White House tape recordings; and the Henry 
A. Kissinger (HAK) Office Files, including HAK telephone conversation 
transcripts.
    2. White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files. 
Volume: 56 cubic feet. The White House Central Files Unit was a 
permanent organization within the White House complex that maintained a 
central filing and retrieval system for the records of the President 
and his staff. The Staff Member and Office Files consist of materials 
that were transferred to the Central Files but were not incorporated 
into the Subject Files. The following file groups will be made 
available: Frank Gannon; Alexander Haig; Allen C. Hall; Frederic V. 
Malek; White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health.
    3. White House Central Files, Name Files: Volume: 0.75 cubic feet. 
The Name Files were used for routine materials filed alphabetically by 
the name of the correspondent; copies of documents in the Name Files 
were usually filed by subject in the Subject Files. The following Name 
Files will be made available: Brewster, D.; Disney; Thomas J. Dodd 
(Sen.); Hoos; Saro; and Sero.
    4. White House Central Files, Subject Files. Volume: 4.5 cubic 
feet. The White House Central Files Unit was a permanent organization 
within the White House complex that maintained a central filing and 
retrieval system for the records of the President and his staff. The 
Subject Files were arranged according to subject matter and were based 
on an alphanumerical file scheme of 61 primary categories. Listed below 
are the integral files segments from the White House Central Files, 
Subject Files in this opening:

GI Gifts [partial]
ME Messages [partial]
FG 166 National Capital Housing Authority
FG 167 National Capital Planning Commission
FG 168 National Commission on the Cause & Prevention of Violence
FG 169 National Commission on Consumer Finance
FG 233 Veterans Administration
PR Public Relations [partial]

    5. White House Central Files, Oversize Attachment Files. Volume: 
8.5 cubic feet. The White House Central Files Unit was a permanent 
organization within the White House complex that maintained a central 
filing and retrieval system for the records of the President and his 
staff. The Oversize Attachment Files were a means of filing and 
organizing materials that were too bulky or odd-sized to be placed in a 
file folder. Listed below are the oversize attachments from the White 
House

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Central Files, Oversize Attachment Files in this opening:

OAs (920, 2776, 2935, 3469, 3852, 3990, 4133, 4192, 4249, 4488, 
4903, 5975, 7519, 7841, 8153, 8960, 9264, 9586, 10112, 10741, 11372, 
11716, 11720, 12447, 12484, 12642, 12660, 13656, 14332, and 14398)

    6. White House Central Files, On-the-Shelf Oversize Attachment 
Files. Volume: 11.8 cubic feet. The White House Central Files Unit was 
a permanent organization within the White House complex that maintained 
a central filing and retrieval system for the records of the President 
and his staff. The On-the-Shelf Oversize Attachment Files were a means 
of filing and organizing materials that were too bulky or odd-sized to 
be placed in a regular box. Listed below are the oversize attachments 
from the White House Central Files, On-the-Shelf Oversize Attachment 
Files in this opening:

On-the-Shelf OAs (5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 18, 25, 26, 29, 34, 35, 38, 46, 
51, 52, 57, 61, 62, 64, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 80, 85, 87, 88, 89, 
92, 93, 94, 98, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 116, 117, 119, 
121, 127, 128, 134, 153, 156, 164, 166, 171, 175, 184, 186, 187, 
188, 191, 194, 202, 205, 207, 215, 219, 223, 226, 230, 244, 248, 
249, 250, 251, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 
267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 280, 
281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 
295, 297, 298, 299, 1883)

    7. Exit Interviews. Volume: 0.10 cubic feet. The Office of 
Presidential Papers and Archives, a unit of the National Archives and 
Records Service functioning within the White House complex, conducted 
exit interviews with many departing staff members. These interviews 
document the staff member's functions and the ways these functions are 
documented in their records. The following Exit Interviews will be made 
available: Neal Ball; Frank Gannon; and Ronald H. Walker.
    8. White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings. Volume: 12 
hours. The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) was a permanent 
organization within the White House Military Office responsible for 
preparing audio, motion picture, film and photographic records of White 
House events. The WHCA Sound Recordings record the public utterances of 
President Nixon as well as selected speeches and remarks by other 
members of the Nixon Administration. A number of WHCA Sound Recordings 
which were previously withheld from public access have been reviewed 
for release in accordance with 36 CFR 1275.56 (Public Access 
regulations) and include the following:

P-700103 (Greetings/Hassan)
P-690808 (Toasts/Ceausescu)
P-700912 (Business briefing, 9/24/70)
P-710622 (Remarks/Black tie dinner, 06/22/1971)
P-711020 (Toasts/Tito)
P-711206 (Toasts/Trudeau)
P-720405 (Toasts/Michener)
P-701111 (Remarks/Ash Council)
B-049 (Greetings/Agnew/Singapore/70)
B-050 (Greetings/Agnew/Indonesia/70)
B-053 (Greetings/Agnew/Australia/70)
P-720221 (Remarks/GOP Governors/Reagan/Holton/Milliken)
P-710406 (Remarks/Illinois GOP/Percy, 4/8/71)
P-710631 (Remarks/Chowder and Marching/Kemp)
P-710701 (Toasts/Velasco)
H-189 (Briefing/Ehrlichman/Portland and Seattle Students)
P-690716 (Bi-partisan Leadership Breakfast/Boggs/Mansfield, 7/22/69)
P-701222 (Remarks/Moynihan, 12/21/1970)

    Dated: December 4, 2009.
David Ferriero,
Archivist of the United States.
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