Date: March 9, 1973
Time: 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Sept-09)
The President talked with Thomas J. Meskill.
[See Conversation No. 418-5G]
President’s cable to Chou En-Lai
-John T. Downey
-Downey’s mother
-Downey’s release
-Call to William Downey (brother)
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy
-Further releases
-Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn
-Maj. Philip E. Smith
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Meskill’s schedule
-Canada
-Skiing
-Mrs. Downey’s condition
President’s appreciation for support
-Announcement
-Release date
-Hong Kong