491–5

Conversation No. 491-5

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: 12:00 pm - 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ronald L. Ziegler.

Tricia Nixon's schedule

Howell Conant
-Plans for photographs
-Location
-Look cover
-Control of photos

[A transcript of the following portion of this conversation was prepared under court order from
December 1978 through March 1979 for Special Access 8, Ronald V. Dellums, et al. v. James M.
Powell, et al., No. 71-2271. The National Archives and Records Administration produced this
transcript. The National Archives does not guarantee its accuracy.]

[End of transcript]

Vietnam
-President's posture
-Opponents to War
-Double standard
-Critics
-Loyalty

Tricia Nixon entered at 12:07 pm.

Tricia Nixon's appearance
-Look magazine

Conant's plans for photos
-Illustrations
-Ann Coffin

Ziegler left at 12:09 pm.
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Tricia Nixon's appearance
-Jacket
-Conant


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Conv. No. 491-5 (cont.)
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 58s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Conant entered at 12:07 pm.

Plans for photos
-Arrangements
-Window
-Lighting
-Posing
-Weather
-Arrangements
-Outside
-Posing

Ziegler left at 12:09 pm.

Photo session
-[General conversation]
-James E. Johnson's appointment
-Significance
-California
-Wedding site
-Arrangements
-[General conversation]
-Henry A. Kissinger

-Arrangements
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-Posing
-Julie Nixon and [Dwight] David Eisenhower, II
-Letter
-Navy
-Arrangements
-Posing
-President's press conference
-Appointments Conv. No. 491-5 (cont.)
-Johnson
-Conant’s career
-Navy
-Johnson's career
-Marine Corps
-Black admiral
-Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
-Outside

President’s schedule
-Conant’s family

Refreshments

Ziegler entered at 12:15 pm.

President’s schedule
-Meeting with Ann Coffin

Ziegler left at 12:15 pm.

Photo session
-Sunlight
-Dark tones
-[General conversation]

The President, Tricia Nixon, and Conant left at 12:16 pm.
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