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Conversation No. 725-36

Date: May 16, 1972
Time: 5:05 pm - 5:40 pm.
Location: Oval Office
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The President met with John N. Mitchell and Ray C. Bliss; the White House
photographer was present.

Mitchell

Clark MacGregor

Bliss
-A picture

Greetings

Photographs
-President and Bliss
-President and Mitchell
-Arrangements

Allen J. Ellender
-Film on Soviet Union
-Viewing by President
-Photography
-The President’s view


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Bliss
-Private business
-Increase
-Effect on political work
-Phone work
-Project work
-Work for party
-Effect on business
-Private business
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-Casualty and life insurance
-Guardian Life Insurance Company
-Number of employees
-Compared to Republican National Committee [RNC]
-Business from President's friends
-John W. Mulcahy
-Robert H. Abplanalp


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Age
-Ellender
-Josip Broz Tito
-President's previous meeting with Toma Granfil
-The President’s view

Bliss's future
-Ambassadorship
-Trip as President's representative
-Similar trip by John S. D. Eisenhower
-Chiang Kai-shek's inauguration
-Value
-Possible destinations
-Delegations
-Perquisites
-Value
-Similar trips by Leonard W. Hall
-Commissions
-Commerce Department
-State Department
-A call from an unknown man
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Smoking in Oval Office
-Cigarettes
-Cigars
-Cigarettes
-Matches
-White House

Forthcoming election
-Ohio
-President's preferred role for Bliss
-Work with Mitchell
-President's position
-Statements to press
-Republican convention
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President's walk to Treasury
-Mitchell's opinion
-President's reasons
-New York Times editorial
-Television appearances
-Show of courage
-John B. Connally
-Response of tourists
-Photographs
-Blacks
-Washington, DC


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Ellender

Gifts from President
-New cuff links
-Old cuff links
-Pen for Ellen Bliss
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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:06 pm.

-New cuff links
-Gift for Mrs. Bliss
-Compact
-Ashtray
-Gifts for office worker
-Number of men and women secretaries
-Tieclasps
-Part-time worker
-Number of golfers
-Ashtray
-Described
-Compact
-Described
-Miniature elephant
-New cuff links
-Value

President's schedule
-John Cardinal Krol
-Support for President

Bliss
-Appreciation to President
-Proposed trip
-Mrs. Bliss
-Countries
-Europe
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]

Goodbyes

Mitchell, Bliss, and Bull left at 5:40 pm.
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