[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 93 (Friday, May 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22977-22978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11515]
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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
approximately 154 hours of Nixon White House tape recordings and
textual materials 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
Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The tape recordings will be made available on
the Web at http://www.nixonlibrary.gov beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT)/6 a.m.
(PDT). The textual materials will be made available at the National
Archives building at College Park, MD beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT) with
the exception of the White House Central Files of Kenneth Cole 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 June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: 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 besides its
primary location at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda,
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California. Listening stations for the tape recordings will be
available at both locations. 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 which would prevent or limit access 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. NARA is proposing to open approximately 994 conversations which
were recorded at the Nixon White House in January and February 1973.
These conversations total approximately 154 hours of listening time.
This is the thirteenth opening of Nixon White House tapes since 1980.
There are no transcripts for these tapes. Tape subject logs, prepared
by NARA, are offered for public access as a finding aid to the tape
segments and a guide for the listener. There is a separate tape log
entry for each conversation. Each tape log entry includes the names of
participants; date and inclusive times of each conversation; location
of the conversation; and an outline of the content of the conversation.
Listening stations will be available on a first come, first served
basis and will also be available on the Web at http://www.nixonlibrary.gov. NARA reserves the right to limit listening time
in response to heavy demand.
2. Previously restricted materials. Volume: 10.5 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; the National Security Council
Files; and the Henry A. Kissinger Office Files.
3. White House Central Files, Staff Member and Office Files.
Volume: 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 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: Kenneth Cole Files.
4. White House Central Files, Name Files: Volume: <1 cubic foot.
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 Name Files
relating to Paul Olsen and Frank Borman will be made available with
this opening.
5. White House Central Files, Subject Files. Volume: 3 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 170 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.
FG 210 Public Advisory Committee on Trade Policy [empty].
FG 211 Public Land Law Review Commission.
FG 212 Quetico-Superior Committee.
FG 213 Railroad Retirement Board.
FG 214 Renegotiation Board.
FG 215 Securities and Exchange Commission.
FG 219 Southern Interstate Nuclear Board.
FG 220 Subversive Activities Control Board.
6. White House Special Files, Subject Files, Oversize Attachment
Files. Volume: 7 cubic feet. The White House Special Files Unit was
created within the White House complex to provide a secure storage
location for administratively and politically sensitive material,
personal material, and material with the President's handwriting. The
Subject Files were arranged according to subject matter and were based
on an alphanumerical file scheme of 61 primary categories. 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 Special Files,
Subject Files in this opening:
CF OA 1056 FG 6-11-1 Huebner, Lee.
CF OA 354 FG 215 Securities and Exchange Commission.
7. White House Central Files, Oversize Attachment Files. Volume: 1
cubic foot. 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 Central Files, Oversize Attachment Files in this opening:
OA's (707, 1963, 3269, 3989, 3993, 4580, 4801, 4942, 5118, 5197,
5403, 5717, 8084, 8880, 8974, 9007, 9177, 9194, 9908, 10005, 10111,
10156, 10508, 10589, 10743, 10990, 11604, 11910, 12141, 12319, 13958,
14378 14484).
8. National Security Council Files. Volume: 3 cubic feet. In
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12958, as amended,
several series within the National Security Council files have been
systematically reviewed for declassification and the following file
groups will be made available:
EC-121 Korea, Shoot Down.
9. The Nixon Library holds three subgroups of Federal Record Group
87: Records of the United States Secret Service. Those relating to the
``Installation and Maintenance of the White House Sound Recording
System and Tapes,'' NC3-87-82-1, consisting of 2.5 cubic feet, will be
made available.
Dated: May 8, 2009.
Adrienne Thomas,
Acting Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. E9-11515 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]
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