Date: March 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:27 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s day
Quadriad meeting
-News stories
-Length
-Meetings with Henry A. Kissinger
-Press coverage
-Arrangements
-Local stations
Peter J. Brennan visit to accident site
-Apartment building
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-Coverage
New York Times editorial
-Support for President’s statement on blackmail, ransom
-Khartoum, Sudan incident
-President as example to other world leaders
US acceding to terrorist demands
-Impact on diplomatic corps
-Kidnapping
Press relations
-Television [TV] coverage
-President’s statements
-Press conference
-National memorial
-Timing
-Press conferences
-Location
-Press Room, East Room
-Advantages
-TV coverage
-Networks compared to local stations
-Channel 5, Metro Media
Extensive coverage, footage
-Network commentators
Watergate
-TV coverage
-John W. Dean, III
-Testimony
-Administration’s view
-Ziegler
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-William L. Safire
-Dean’s statement
-President’s approval
-Congressional investigation
-Past cases
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-Mike Gravel
-Administration statement
-Dean’s testifying
-Cooperation with Congressional committee
-Compared to Hiss case
-Harry S. Truman
-Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]
-Justice Department
-FBI
-White House staff
-Separation of powers
-Administration’s position
-Cooperation
President’s press conference
-Scheduling
-Timing
-California trip
-Nuygen Van Thieu
-TV coverage
-East Room
-Time, date
-Troop withdrawals
-Completion
-Alternative dates
-California trip
-Thieu visit
-Problem
-Baseball opener
-Pittsburgh
-Roberto Clemente
This conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 3:45 pm.