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    "ocrText": "Telecon\nThe President\nMr. Kissinger\n9/18/69, 11:30 p.m.\nThe President asked what the score was on the Green Beret thing. K\nsaid that is one hot potato that Laird pushed into our lap in a way that\nwe could not refuse to handle. K asked what part P wanted to know.\nK said the problem was -- we had a long talk about it -- the four of us\nwe were in agreement that the trial would be disastrous. On the other\nhand, Resor with the assistance of Lance ), because Laird had washed\nhis hands of it, had come full speed ahead recommending a trial and\nwrote a memo saying he would fight anyone that tried to stop it. Since\nthey already have the confessions, since they were going to leak the\nconfessions and Harlow said there will be Congressional investigation\nP asked what about Resor -- what is going to be done about him. P said\nI don't like that fellow. P said just tell Laird that I don't want him around.\nI don't have confidence in him. P said I am going to ask him for his\nresignation. K said Resor acted very poorly -- everyone was saving his\nown hide.\nP asked why did the story come out today when we were making a speech\nat the UN? P said it dominates the headlines. They should never have\nallowed that to break now. K said you are absolutely correct. P said\nit is in both evening papers and on TV. P said that is inexcusable and I\nthink deliberate. K said I think Laird did not want it out on Friday to\ncompete with him. P said pin Haldeman in the morning and ask why he\nallowed this to happen they have to control this. They can't let any-\nthing compete with anything we do. P said tell Haldeman I think it was\nbadly handled. P said we need a PR man who knows you Ican't compete\nwith your own story. Discuss that with Haldeman. K said I share some\nof the blame, too. P said it is a PR problem not yours or Haldeman's.\nP said this shows a weakness in our organization. Also shows need for\nPR man who has nothing else to do. K said I agree. P said I am going\nto\ncount on you to mention this to him we really need\na\nPR\nman.\nP said I don't think Haldeman or Ehrlichman really want one. K said\nI didn't think of it -- I just didn't have it on my mind. P said Ziegler\nshould have but he is just a youngster -- he can't think of those things --\nwe need an experienced man. P said we have to have a \"big time\" man\nthat controls the flow of news.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nDECLASSIFIED\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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