Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown after 1:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.
Press relations
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Tape Subject Log
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-Photograph opportunities
-Bulletins
-Wire
-Comments on trade
-Hijacking story
-Leaks
-Congress
-William P. Rogers
-Bolstering of appointees
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-John A. Scali
-George P. Shultz
-Listen to people talking
-John D. Ehrlichman and Shultz
Public relations
-Flying flag
-Lyndon B. Johnson’s mourning period
-Statement for President
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Press relations
-Ziegler’s press briefing
-Robert H. (“Bob”) Taylor
-Departure
-United States Secret Service [USSS]
-Helen Thomas’s story
-Accuracy
-Transfer
-Promotion
-False impression
-Rift with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Dan Rather’s question
Public interest in story
-Rogers
-Truculence
-Publicity
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-Edmund S. Muskie
-President’s press conference
-Conflict with Press
-Johnson
-Work with press
-Frank Cormier
-[First name unknown] Kilpatrick
-Conflicts
-Ebb in relationship
-President’s telephone calls to Prisoners of war [POWs] wives
-Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton, Capt. James A. Mulligan, Jr., Col. Robinson
Risner
-Respect for POWs
-Statements
-Press queries
-Confirmation
-POWs
-Admiration for President
-Mrs. Mulligan
POWs
-Interest in domestic politics
-Clark Air Field
-POW camps
-Straw vote for President
-Story from Philippines
-POW grapevine
-North Vietnam
-President’s conversation with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-POWs return statement
-Neil Armstrong’s moon statement
-“God Bless America”
Delivery of statement
Ziegler left at an unknown time after 1:41 pm.