The National Archives plans to release hundreds of thousands of new documents and photos from the Nixon administration and 12 hours of new audio recordings from the Nixon administration on Jan. 11.
The collection includes “approximately 280,000 pages of textual materials, 12 hours of sound recordings, and 7,000 images from the personal collection of White House photographer Oliver F. Atkins,” according to the Archives release.
More details on the contents of the collection, which will be made available to researchers at two locations, the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA and the National Archives collection at the University of Maryland:
* 5,500 pages declassified, in whole or in part, as the result of mandatory review requests from individual researchers. These documents essentially cover national security matters;
* Approximately 20,000 pages of formerly restricted materials from the White House Special Files and Staff Member and Office files. These newly-opened documents comprise several memoranda by President Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Patrick J. Buchanan and H. R. “Bob” Haldeman on policy, campaign tactics, political matters and political appointments;
* White House files on the National Capital Housing Authority, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the National Commission on the Cause & Prevention of Violence, as well as the materials of the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health;
* Approximately 12 hours of previously restricted audio recordings of toasts, greetings and briefings recorded by the White House Communications Agency;
* Donated photographic materials of chief White House photographer Oliver F. Atkins. Comprising over 7,000 photographic negatives, transparencies, prints, contact sheets and related publications, this collection spans the important career of Oliver F. Atkins from the early 1940’s through the 1970’s. This is a major addition to the Nixon Library’s audio-visual collection.
* Approximately 40,000 pages of domestic policy materials from the Health, Education and Welfare and White House files of Frederic V. Malek;
* Approximately 75,000 pages from Mr. Malek’s files from the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP), where he served as Deputy Campaign Manager in 1972. The Nixon Library received the CRP files as part of a large 2007 deed of gift of political and campaign materials from the Nixon Foundation;
* A small collection of Alexander M. Haig, Jr.’s staff member and office files.
