Morning press briefing
-Pentagon Papers
-Administration concern with classified material
-Publication of John F. Kennedy administration material
-Dealing with other nations
-Need for confidential contacts
-Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction [MBFR]
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Berlin negotiations
-Willy Brandt precedent
-Clarification of the issue
-Violation of security
-Impact
-Suppression of news
-Involvement in war
-Administration Vietnam policy
-Questions to former administration
-Reformulation of policy upon taking office
-Comparison with theft of Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] files
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Tape Subject Log
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-President's familiarity with material
-Extent of material
-Familiarity with content
-Need to fight New York Times
-Possible extent of leak
-Daniel Ellsberg prosecution
-Deterrent effect
-Public relations Conv. No. 522-6 (cont.)
-Attack on press
-Ziegler’s role
-Attack on previous administrations