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Conversation No. 864-1 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull. Appointments Bull left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.

Conversation No. 864-2 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull. President's schedule -Rose Mary Woods -Richard M Helms -Report -Leonard H. Marks -Event -Mills Godwin Astronauts -Apollo 17 -Camp David visit -Meetings with President -Gifts -Return to Washington

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Conversation No. 864-2 (cont’d)

President's meeting with Sammy Davis, Jr. -Evening at the White House -Location -Saturday meeting -Visit to White House -Meeting with President -Rose Mary Woods -Wife [Altovise Davis] -Evening at White House -Overnight stay -Saturday meeting Ambassadors' credentials -Families -Presence -Format of ceremony Bull left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.

Conversation No. 864-3 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:46 pm and 3:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull. John W. Dean, III -Location -Meeting with President -President's meeting with Cardinal-designate Luigi Raimondi -Location -Arrival -Dean meeting

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-Timing Bull left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.

Conversation No. 864-4 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: 3:55 pm-4:20 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with John W Dean, III. [A transcript of the following conversation may be found in RG 460, Box 172, pp. 1-21.] [End transcribed portion] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [Duration: 29s] SURVEILLANCE END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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Conversation No. 864-4 (cont’d)

[National security] [Duration: 10s] SURVEILLANCE END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ********************************************************************** [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [National security] [Duration: 4s] SURVEILLANCE END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 ********************************************************************** [Begin transcribed portion] [End transcribed portion] ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [National security] [Duration: 5s] SURVEILLANCE

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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ********************************************************************** [Begin transcribed portion] Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:55 pm during the transcribed portion. Bull left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm during the transcribed portion. [End of transcribed portion] Dean left at 4:20 pm.

Conversation No. 864-5 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: 4:21 pm-4:36 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Luigi Raimondi and Peter M. Flanigan; members of the press and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings -Congratulations

Photo session -Seating arrangement

Departure for Rome

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Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 4:21 pm.

Refreshments Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:36 pm.

American young people -Maturity -Level of education

-Awareness -Commitment -Hopefulness Catholic Church -Future -Visits to Diocese, bishops -Confidence -Debates -Doctrine -Traditional, modern -Metaphysics -Relativism [?] -Truth Vietnam

-Message for pope -Conclusion of war

World problems -Peace -Latin America -Role of Church -Advocacy of social change -Association with radical political causes US cardinals -Cardinal James F. E. McIntyre

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-Reactionary -Conservative -Cardinal Francis Spellman -Cardinal Terence Cook -Cardinal John Krol -Attitudes toward change -Avoidance of radicalism Catholic Church -Force of stability -Radicals -Use of Church -Destruction -Response of Rome -Effects of radicalism Latin America -US role -Moderate -Radical reformers’ visits to US -Encouragement, help -Southern hemisphere -Moderate US role -Vatican role -US as example -Political orientation Vatican -Relations with US -Contacts with US -Exchange of information Catholic schools -President’s role -Tax bill -Wilbur D. Mills -Russell B. Long -Support

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Conversation No. 864-5 (cont’d)

-Budget -[Pope Paul VI] Giovanni Battista Montini -President’s success compared with John F. Kennedy -Role of Protestant Farewells -Kindness -Wish for more meetings Gifts -Cuff links -Seal -Attire Rome Raimondi and Flanigan left at 4:36 pm.

Conversation No. 864-6 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 4:37 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with David C. Hoopes [?]. Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger Hoopes [?] left at 4:37 pm.

Conversation No. 864-7

Date: February 27, 1973 Time: 4:37 pm-5:19 pm Location: Oval Office

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Conversation No. 864-7 (cont’d)

The President met with Richard M. Helms. Departure for Iran Rose Mary Woods Paper on Israel -Helms’s view -US position -Leverage Israel’s weapon requests -Planes -Golda Meir -Necessity -Air power capacities -Compared to 1967 war ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National security] [Duration 19s] WEAPONS END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1****************************************************************************** Golda Meir Prime Minister of Iran [Premier] Amir Abbas Hoveida -News summary -Jack Anderson story -Helms Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi -Helm’s appointment as Ambassador to Iran

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-Reaction ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [National security] [Duration: 12s] US-IRAN RELATIONS END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ****************************************************************************** Shah of Iran -Helms -Complimentary appointment -Visit to US -Scheduling -December -May, June -Empress Farah Diba -Public relations [PR] -Camp David -Demonstrations -Scheduling -Oil -Meeting with Helms -Relationship with US -Specialness -Relationship with Helms -Visit to US -Diba -Dinner in San Clemente -Camp David -State dinner -Camp David -Facilities

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Conversation No. 864-7 (cont’d)

-Visit to New York -Oil talks [?] -Progress Henry A. Kissinger entered at 4:45 pm. John B. Connally -Visit to Iran -Talk with Helms -President’s request Shah of Iran -Visit to US -Scheduling -Africans -Kissinger Sese Seko Mobutu -Patrol boats -Congo region -Communists -Trade for fire boats ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3 [National security] [Duration: 20s] CONTACTS END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO.3 ****************************************************************************** Aden, Yemen -Cubans -Pilots, technicians

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Pakistan -Role of Iran -US aid -Iran -Spare parts -Morale -Zulfikar Ali Bhutto -Mrs. Bhutto -Hong Kong newspaper -Cable -Beauty Gulf states Iran -Diplomatic post -Excitement -Compared with Europe -Berlin, Bonn -East Europe Middle East -Persian Gulf -Kissinger’s talk with Hussein ibn Talal [Hussein, King of Jordan] -Oman -Difficulties -Helms’s viewpoint -State Department telegrams -Use of back channels Oman -Army -Dhofar region -Iran’s role -Sale of helicopters -Saudi Arabia’s role -Sale of helicopters

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-Financing -State Department -Foreign Military Sales Act compared with grant aid -Congress Iraq -Relations with French and Dutch -Impact on Iran and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia -Ambassador -Nicholas G. Thacher -Career service -Oil reserves -Compared with Iran -American consortium -Share of market -Compared with Iran -Importance to US -Competition with Britain, France, and Japan -Solution -Ambassador Prisoners of war [POWs] -North Vietnamese Statements -Compliance with cease-fire agreement -Messages -Cease-fire violations -South Vietnam Cease-fire violations -Nguyen van Thieu -North Vietnam -Infiltrations -US reactions Oil problem -Need to have oil advisor in White House

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-Helm’s recommendation ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [National security] [Duration: 3s] OIL END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ****************************************************************************** Oil problem -Oil advisor -Thomas C. Barger -Arabian-American Oil Company [ARAMCO] -Recommendations -Otto Miller -Caltex -John A. McCone -Qualifications -Retired to South Carolina; La Jolla, California -Experience -Alternative energy sources -Oil sheiks -Edward Teller -Advice -Ideas -Nuclear, shale -Charles J. DiBona -Teller -Problems Iran -State visit -Helms

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-Return to US -Report -John A.Volpe [?] Iran -Visit by President -Embassy -Accommodations -Compared with US embassy in Japan -Visit by President when out of office in 1967 -Women Helms left at 4:59 pm. Vietnam settlement -Cease-fire agreement Press conference -President’s attendance -Kissinger’s advice -Rhetoric -Cessation of bombing North Vietnamese complaints -Validity -Cease-fire violations -Government of Vietnam [GVN] [South Vietnam] -Joint Military Commission -Kissinger’s telegram to Thieu -Dissolution -Accommodations -Ellsworth F. Bunker -Message to North Vietnam -Talks with South Vietnam -Bunker -US response -Mining -POWs

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-Public relations -Resolution of problem Press conference -President’s appearance -President’s view -Questions -Aid to Vietnam -Thieu North Vietnam’s statements -POWs -Delay of release -Economic Commission -US delay -Reply to Kissinger’s message on mining -Toughness -Economic Commission -Kissinger’s reply -Economic Commission -Two-track method -South Vietnam Vietnam settlement -Kissinger’s view -POWs -Movement -Kissinger’s talk with William H. Sullivan -William P. Rogers -Conference -Kissinger’s talk with George R. S. Baring [Earl of Cromer] -House of Commons -Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home -Attendance at international conference on Vietnam -Rogers -Public relations -International conference on Vietnam -Credit

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-Douglas-Home, Nguyen Duy Trinh -People's Republic of China [PRC] -Message -POWs -US response -Reaction to delays -Aid to Vietnam -Stories -Effect -Public statements -Kissinger’s message -December 1972 bombing -Effect -Compared with private talks -Ultimatum Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] -Summit -Handling -State Department -Rogers -Anatoliy F. Dobrynin International conference on Vietnam -President’s public pronouncements -List of POWs -Scheduled release dates Vietnam settlement -Cease-fire violations -Thieu -Laos -Infiltration -North and South Vietnam -Thieu’s actions -POWs -US aid to South Vietnam

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The Earl of Cromer -Story about Vietnam -Departure from post -Lady Cromer -Common market post Vietnam settlement -Length -US goal -Stability -Timing Vietnam -Public awareness -Waning interest -POWs -Troops South Vietnam -Number of US advisors -Civilian, economic, military -Survival -Settlement agreement -Number of US advisors -Reduction -News summary Helms -Job as ambassador Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] -James R. Schlesinger -Shake up ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 [National security]

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[Duration: 1m 22s] CIA END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 5 ****************************************************************************** CIA -Office of Strategic Services [OSS] -Age International conference on Vietnam -USSR, PRC reactions -France -Georges J. R. Pompidou -North Vietnam -Canada -Pierre E. Trudeau -Relations with US -North Vietnam -National recognition -Peace settlement -Kissinger’s message -Joint Economic Commission -Thieu -Paris -Delivery -Timing -Tone -POWs -Return -North Vietnam’s response -Contents -Col. Bui Tin’s statement -Four-power military commission -Unofficial -Testing US

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-Military operations -Laos -Response to Saigon’s initiatives -Civilian prisoners Civilian prisoners -Number released -Convicts -Amnesty -Cadres -Number released -Disappearances -Numbers -Thieu -Responsibility -Effects on US -Nguyen Thi Binh -Foreign Minister of Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam -Capital -GVN -Territory -Civilian prisoners -Hanoi’s embarrassment Kissinger left at 5:19 pm.

Conversation No. 864-8 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:19 pm and 5:21 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with an unknown man. President's schedule

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Conversation No. 864-8 (cont’d)

-Patricia R. Hitt -John D. Ehrlichman The unknown man left at an unknown time before 5:21 pm.

Conversation No. 864-9 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: 5:21pm-6:35 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Patricia R. Hitt and John D. Ehrlichman; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting. Greetings -Dress [Photograph session] -Seating -Hitt’s appearance -President’s tan Florida and California -President’s visits President’s schedule Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 5:21 pm. Schedule Refreshment Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:20 pm.

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

********************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] Coffee -Fina Sanchez -Other refreshments -Meals -Sleep -Effect of coffee [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ********************************************************************** Hitt’s possible appointment -Talks with various people -Ehrlichman -Hitt’s decision -Persuasion -Application -Qualifications -Relevance Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 5:21 pm. Refreshments Sanchez left at an unknown time before 6:20 pm. State Department job -President’s conversations with Robert H. Finch -Political future -Nature of job -Salesmanship -Travel abroad -Donald H. Rumsfeld -Decision -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] appointment

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-Compared with Cost of Living Council [COLC] appointment -Attitude -Political aspirations ********************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] -Senate candidacy Politics -Hitt’s plans -Political candidacy in California -Senate -Finch’s role -Primary race compared with outright nomination -California state treasurer -Ivy Baker Priest -Tenure -Plans to run -Finch -Governorship -Senate -Alan Cranston -Ronald W. Reagan -Potential conflicts -Finch’s viewpoint -Interest in Governor’s race -Control of delegation -Leverage -Interest in Senate -Political plans -Governorship -Conflict with Reagan -Campaign on Reagan’s record -Compared with President’s running on Dwight D. Eisenhower’s record -Problems with Reagan

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-Primary for Governor as opposed to Senate -Support of President California Republican Party -Earl Warren, J. Goodwin Knight, William F. Knowland, the President, Reagan -Minority Status -Voter registration Hitt’s political ambitions -Candidate -President’s view Finch -Potential primary conflict with Reagan -Henry Salvatori -Senate race, Lieutenant Governor’s race -Reagan’s support for Finch -Reagan’s political aspirations -Presidency -Control of California Republican Party -Democratic representation -Governorship -Senate -Finch’s candidacy -Qualities as Governor, Senator -Compared with Reagan -Health, Education and Welfare [HEW] Secretary -Hitt’s experience with Finch -Department -Conflicts compared with general public disorder -Microcosm -Press image -Liberalism -Polling -Personal qualities -HEW Secretary -Effects on Finch -Health

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-Governorship -Compared with HEW job -Difficulties -President’s support -Reagan -Opposition to Finch -Nancy Reagan -Views of Carol Finch -Finch’s tenure as Lieutenant Governor -Relationship with state legislature -Governor’s race -Finch primary run -Scandal for Reagan -Edward Reinecke -Association with criminals -Finch’s chances -Reagan’s support of Reinecke Reagan -Presidential candidacy -Political scandals -Political aid -Effect -Court cases -Compared with Florida politician -Reagan’s political future Finch -Appearance Reinecke -Intelligence -Appointment as Lieutenant Governor -Compared to Charlie McCarthy Finch -Lieutenant Governorship -Secretary of HEW

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-Future plans -Poll results -Impact of scandal Reagan -Evelie Younger, Houston Flournoy -Presidential Candidacy -Age -Dwight D. Eisenhower -Age as presidential candidate -Other presidential candidates -James Buchanan -William Henry Harrison [?] -Governorship compared with presidency Nelson A. Rockefeller -Compared with Reagan’s political experience -Resilience Presidential candidates -Rockefeller -Reagan -Spiro T. Agnew -Charles H. Percy -President’s successor -Agnew -Possible presidency -Barry M. Goldwater -Constituency -Public reception -Republican women Presidential elections -1960 election results -Effects of women’s vote Goldwater -Constituency

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-Appeal -Compared with Agnew [End of segment reviewed under deed of gift] ********************************************************************** An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 5:21 pm.

President's schedule The unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:20 pm. Hitt's plans -ACTION job -President’s viewpoint -Ehrlichman ACTION -History -President’s call for volunteers -1968 election -New Federalism -President’s administration -George W. Romney -Max M. Fisher -John Shay [Shea?] -Democrat -Appointment by Romney and Fisher -Executive Director of National Red Cross -Opposition to President -Response to its creation -Reaction -Agencies consolidated into ACTION -Older Americans Program -President’s, Hitt’s opinion of Volunteers in Service to America [VISTA], Peace Corps Peace Corps

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-John F. Kennedy -Rockefeller mission -Hitt’s experience -Response by foreign governments -Foreign policy -Costs justifications -Peru -Success -Allocating appropriations for other uses -Teachers, older Americans -Foreign policy -Difficulties -Future missions -Compared with aid package -Peru, Brazil, Uruguay Latin America -Presidents -James Monroe -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt -Richard M. Nixon -President -Identification with Latin America -Rockefeller mission Peace Corps -Concentration on Latin America -Africa -Far East -Resentment Peace Corps reform -Rename missions -Contracts -South America VISTA -Concept

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-Purpose -Business, labor, volunteer organizations, foundations, and federal government in cooperation -Personnel -Skills -Idealism -Private, public cooperation -Romney’s viewpoint -W. Clement Stone Romney -Chairman of the Board [President], National Center for Volunteer Action -Stone National Center for Volunteer Action -Funding -Romney’s chairmanship -John N. Gardner -Urban coalition -Merger -Report -President’s support -Assessment of Romney’s tenure -Hitt -Detroit ACTION -Volunteers compared to paid staff -Public compared to private contributions -Christopher Mould -Shay [Shea?] -Volunteer coordinator -Potential for success -Hitt’s management -Termination -Effects on volunteerism -Public sector -Private sector

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-Red Cross drives -Older Americans -Youth -New Federalism -Changes Hitt -Experience at HEW -Ehrlichman -Elliot L. Richardson -Hitt's office -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger, Frank C. Carluccli’s [?] role -Personal management -Hitt’s office -Other volunteer departments -HEW, Labor Department -President's commitment to volunteerism -Weinberger’s offer of job at HEW -Hitt’s rejection -Hitt as symbol at HEW -Richardson, Finch -Threat to agency leadership -Rapport with civil servants Richardson -Defense Secretary -Abilities -Public speaking -Electability -President -HEW employees -Respect for Richardson -Vice President candidacy -Reagan’s running mate -Talk with Henry A. Kissinger -Conversationalist -Staff meetings -Excitement

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-Family assistance legislation -Conflict with Abraham A. Ribicoff Family assistance -Compared to food stamps program -News summary -Texas -Orange crops -Labor shortage -Wage, subsidy differential -Enforcement -Agriculture Department -Alternatives -President’s opinion -Reagan -National standard -Working poor provision -Daniel (“Pat”) Moynihan, Richardson -Floor on welfare -Working poor -Incentives -Job training -Congressional resistance -Carl T. Curtis, Wallace F. Bennett -Guaranteed Annual Income -Moynihan -Book -Working requirements -Reagan -Formulas Romney -Difficulties National Center for Volunteer Action -President's support -Romney -Difficulties

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-Federal government -Role -Bicentennial -Use of volunteers -Role of federal government -Expenses for volunteers Hitt -Position -ACTION -Strengths -Credibility -Poor Mexican-Americans -Spanish speaking -Problems -Appointments -Anne L. Armstrong -Departures from administration -Phillip V. Sanchez -Ambassador -Henry Ramirez -Position -Alejandro (“Alex”) Armendariz -Votes for President -Departures from administration -Positions in administration -News summary -Los Angeles Times -Talent search -Party affiliations Ethnics -Appointments -Mexico, Italy, Poland, Eastern Europe -Political affiliation -Democrats

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-John A. Volpe, Silvio O. Conte -Political affiliation -Change of registration -California, Arizona -Support for President Hitt’s position -ACTION -Reorganization -Hitt’s awareness -Weinberger ********************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] California -Political situation -Hitt as candidate -District -Hitt’s refusal [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] ********************************************************************** Hitt left at 6:20 pm. Executive privilege -John W. Dean, III Hitt meeting -Handling -Problems -Michael P. Balzano, Jr. -Commitment ACTION -Hitt's philosophy

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-Volunteerism -Romney, Shay [Shea?] -Balzano -Recruitment -Italy, Poland, youth Appointments -Mexico -Mexican-Americans -Frederick V. Malek -Compared with blacks -Women -Blacks -Poland, Eastern European compared with blacks -Ethnic support -Mexican-American -Integration -Labor Department -Archie Bunker compared to Peter J. Brennan Mexican-Americans -Armstrong -Sympathy -Rapport -Appointments -White House staff -Ramirez, Sanchez -Ambassadorial appointment -Jerry H. Jones’s office -Meeting with Ehrlichman Blacks -Lack of support Polish-Americans Mexican-Americans -Defense Department

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-Richardson -Secretary of the Army -John A. Love -Significance John W. Warner -Secretary of Navy -Political contributions -Appointment elsewhere Hitt -Forthcoming call from Ehrlichman -ACTION Hugh Scott -Meeting with Ehrlichman -Purpose -Vetoes -Mood of Senate -President's participation in events -Dewey F. Bartlett Ted Stevens -Talk with Ehrlichman -Voting record -Vietnam reception -Invitees -Criteria for invitation -Support for President -Record on votes -Foreign compared with domestic -Vetoes Scott -Visit to White House - Everett M. Dirksen -Other Senators -Desire for meeting with President

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Conversation No. 864-9 (cont’d)

-Leadership -Bartlett -Clifford P. Hansen -Paul J. Fannin -Milton R. Young -Reelection concerns -Bartlett -Reasons for meeting with President -Desirability -White House social affairs -Church services -Conflicts with White House -White House staff -Thomas C. Korologos -Ehrlichman’s call The President and Ehrlichman left at 6:35 pm.

Conversation No. 864-11 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown after 6:35 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown people met. Return of an unknown person [?] Unknown people left after 6:35 pm.

Conversation No. 864-10 Date: February 27, 1973 Time: Unknown after 6:35 pm

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Conversation No. 864-10 (cont’d)

Location: Oval Office An unknown man met with Nellie L Yates. Buzzer -Light [?] -Release Greeting This recording was cut off at an unknown time after 6:35 pm.