President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the record reflecting on various administrative and public relations concerns. The entry touches upon upcoming logistics at Camp David, Henry Kissinger’s recent interactions with journalists Hugh Sidey and Joseph Kraft regarding shifts in public perception of the President, and general media strategy involving H.R. Haldeman and Patricia Hitt. This documentation served to formalize internal observations about the administration's evolving press coverage and strategic messaging.
On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 417-10
Date: March 5, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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Camp David
-Dinner [?]
Henry A. Kissinger
-Conversation with Hugh S. Sidey and Joseph C. Kraft
-Changing views of President [?]
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Conversation No. 417-10 (cont’d)
Public relations [PR]
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Press coverage of an event
Patricia R. Hitt
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