281–48

Conversation No. 281-48

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 5:06 pm - 5:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Ziegler's schedule
-John N. Mitchell
-Richard A. Moore
-Supreme Court nominations
-Selections
-Ziegler’s comments to the press
-Mitchell
-Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

The President's instructions for media briefing
-Supreme Court nominations
-Decision
-Timing
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Conv. No. 281-71 (cont.)


-Powell
-Mitchell
-Details of decision-making
-American Bar Association [ABA]
-Mitchell
-Timing

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 5:06 pm.

Delivery of item

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:15 pm.

Ziegler's forthcoming media briefing
-Mitchell
-ABA
-Presidential involvement
-Leaks
-Possibility of a woman appointee
-The President's instructions
-Qualifications
-Federal Court vacancies
-Mitchell
-Shirley M. Hufstedler
-Conversations in reaching decision on appointees
-Qualifications
-Political considerations

Ziegler left at 5:15 pm.