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Conversation No. 659-16
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Date: January 28, 1972
Time: 4:06 pm - 4:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John N. Mitchell and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.


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Barbara Walters interview of Haldeman
-Attack on administration critics
-Aid the enemy in Vietnam

Mitchell’s retirement as Attorney General
-Preparation
-Timing of announcement
-The President’s forthcoming trip to the People’s Republic of China [PRC]

Appointments
-Richard G. Kleindienst’s confirmation
-Prospects
-Edward M. Kennedy’s intention
-James O. Eastland
-John V. Tunney’s intention
-Tally of prospects
-Mark Price
-Results
-Roman L. Hruska
-Paul J. Fannin
-Richard S. Schweiker
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-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-Hugh Scott’s view
-Talk with Mitchell
-L. Patrick Gray’s promotion
-Deputy slot
-Benefits
-Qualities
-Legal skill
-Administrative skill
-Confirmations of Gray and Kleindienst
-Submission to Senate
-Timing
-Eastland
-Timing of announcement
-Maurice H. Stans
-PRC trip
-Timing of swearing-in
-Kleindienst
-Photograph session


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Encyclopedia Judaica
-Martha (Beall) Mitchell
-Volumes
-Number
-Workmanship
-Other presentations
-Giovanni Battista Motini [Pope Paul VI] and [Elizabeth, Queen of England
Elizabeth II
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-Phantom jets
-Yitzhak Rabin
-Israeli generals
-Toughness
-Presentation
-Max M. Fisher
-Photograph session
-Mitchell and Stans
-Efforts for the administration
-Stephen B. Bull

Jews in America
-Compared to those in Israel
-Fisher
-Professionals
-Israel
-Economic conditions
-Compared to Irish in US


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White House dinner for DeWitt and Lila (Acheson) Wallace, January 28, 1972
-White tie
-Frequency
-Compared to black tie
-Collars

Mitchell’s resignation
-Timing
-James R. (“Jimmy”) Hoffa comparison
-Executive clemency
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Mitchell and Haldeman left at 4:46 pm.