Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 10:07 am - 10:30 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
The President's announcement of appointees to the Supreme Court
-Television time
-Instructions for Ziegler
-Timing and length
-American Bar Association [ABA]
-Constitution
-Ziegler's press briefing
-Knowledge of nominees
-John N. Mitchell
-Mildred L. Lillie
-Leak of ABA's ruling
-William L. Safire
-Richard A. Moore
-Press reports
-Barbara Walters
-Dan Rather
-Herschel H. Friday, Lillie
-New York Times
-Fred Graham
-Friday, Lillie
-Possible White House comments
-ABA
-Mitchell
-Moore’s role
-John A. Scali
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Ziegler
-Knowledge of nominees
-Ziegler's schedule
-Moore
-Forthcoming press briefing
-Ziegler’s comments
-Moore
-Forthcoming press briefing
-ABA
-Role
-Senate
-Attorney General
-The President
-Timing of the President's decision
-Instructions for Ziegler
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-ABA
-Mitchell
-Timing and length of President’s announcement
-Timing
-Pool of candidates
-ABA
-Mitchell
-Ziegler’s comments to press
-President’s options
-ABA
-Leak
-Ziegler’s comments
-Mitchell
-The President’s reaction
-Lawrence E. Walsh
-Lawyers' ability to maintain confidentiality
-Lillie and Friday
-Views on civil rights
-Effect of publicity
-Potter Stewart
-Pentagon papers
-Speculation on choices
-Ziegler’s comments to press
-Friday and Lillie
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] initiative
-Soviet Union initiative
-Phase II initiative
-ABA
-Moore
-Timing of briefing
Ziegler left at 10:28 am.
-Commentators
-Possible briefing
-The President’s instructions
-Scali
-Herbert G. Klein
-Charles W. Colson
-Clark MacGregor
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