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THE PRESIDENT HAS SeeNe THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE STAFF CHRISTMAS PARTY The White House Sunday, December 21, 1969 for RMW THE PRESIDENT: See side revase dest At 5:00 p.m. you, Mrs. Nixon, and Miss Tricia Nixon will be jump escorted down the Grand Staircase and into the East Room through the North Door. NOTE: You will be announced, but there will be no Ruffles and Flourishes and no "Hail to the Chief. 11 There will be a platform at the North end of the room with a stand-up microphone provided for you. You, Mrs. Nixon, and Tricia will proceed to the platform, where you will make brief rema rks. NOTE: Brief remarks have been prepared for your use and are attached. After you have finished your remarks, it is suggested that you and Mrs. Nixon and Tricia may wish to remain at the reception and mingle informally with your guests for awhile. You will then be escorted upstairs to the Family Quarters of the Residence. NOTE: This is a Christmas Open House for members of the White House staff and their wives. The hours are from 4:00-6:00 p.m. NOTE: The Madrigal Singers from Einstein High School, Montgomery County, Maryland, will be singing in the State Dining Room. Forty children, ages 8-18, from "The Singing Angels", Cleveland, Ohio, will be singing in the East Room Santa Claus will be situated on the landing of the Grand' Staircase. Deborah Murray