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THE YOM KIPPUR WARMindy FarmerEducation SpecialistNixon Presidential Library and MuseumBACKGROUNDSix Day War, 1967

Image from Scholastic Teachers Upfront, http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f041607_Six_Day_WarTHE MAJOR PLAYERSAnwar SadatSucceeds Gamal Abdel Nassar as Egyptian President,October 15, 1970

Anwar Sadat at Camp David, 09/09/1978 Golda MeirPresident Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, meeting in the Oval Office, 03/01/1973 Elected Prime Minister of Israel, March 17, 1969

Henry KissingerSworn in as Secretary of State, September 22, 1973

Alexander Haig

Made Chief of Staff on May 1, 1973Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, President Nixon, Rep. Gerald Ford, and White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig meet in the Oval Office regarding Ford's upcoming appointment to Vice-President.Leonid BrenvGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R., 1964-1982.

WATERGATE19721973THE CONFLICTOctober 6, 1973First Day of Conflict

Documents:

HAK Telecon with AHHAK Telecon with RNTop Secret News Flash

October 7, 1973Israel suffers serious losses. Documents:

HAK telecon with RN

October 10, 1973Vice President Spiro Agnew Resigns

October 13, 1973U.S.S.R. support for Arab nations evidentDocuments:

Memo for HAK from William B. QuandtOctober 17, 1973Key, secret meeting with Arab OfficialsDocuments:

Memorandum of ConversationOctober 19-21, 1973Arab Nations declare an embargo against oil exports to the United States.

October 20, 1973In what the press dubs the Saturday Night Massacre, both Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resign rather than follow President Nixon order to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Ultimately, Acting Attorney General Robert Bork fires Cox.

October 23, 1973The United Nations adopts Resolution 338, which calls for a cease-fire.

Despite the cease-fire, fighting persist.

Documents:

HAK Telecon with AHOctober 24, 1973While the fighting ends, a letter from Brezhnev causes a new crisis. The U.S. military is placed on high alert. Documents:

HAK telecon with RNCeasefire Lines

October 26, 1973Despite the end of the conflict abroad, the conflict at home rages.Documents:

News conferenceAFTERMATHGolda Meir ResignsApril 11, 1974

President Nixon ResignsAugust 9, 1974

Camp David Peace AccordsSeptember 17, 1978

Anwar Sadats FuneralOctober 9, 1981