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REEL 3 - 7/22/53 - Page 1 (KR) MR. BUNDY: I think to cleart he S, "cretary's point about the pre as conf erence, it is impartant to see that he is trying to do here, but not to road it (unless you want to). VOICE: I think there is a real/ difference between the kind of thing Paul mentions, where they really will stuly a document on the Marshall Plen and write their storiese Their usual technique on press conf l'erences; but I think they look at our press conferences as something a.° a game in which you may get a statement which is controversal, which will lead to other stories.. (interruption), to make a dasher (?) an the press conference to Senator Knowlend or Taft, or somebody else, and say that the S cretary a: State has just said thi S, what do you think about that ? And I think they are always playing for a doub le run when they are interrogating you or the President at the press conferences. It is rather different when they are hmdling a major thing lile the white book of Marshall's. VOICE , I suppose this document though is more ar less in the same oategary as UMAN a majar presentation. Es ARCHIVES& RECORDS "NATIONAL ADMING GOVERNME MR. FESS: How long before you show the press conference and allar publicati and di stribute copies at (it (?). VOICE: Are they given out the day bofore? At your meeting (interruption)&