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TELCON
The President
7:40 p.m., June 17, 1971
P:
I think it is important that you give Rostow a call. I will tell you
the problem. He is telling Johnson -- advising against doing the
press thing. I am going to meet with 200 press tomorrow in
Rochester and I am prepared and intend to defend Johnson on this
whole thing but I can't and won't do that unless Johnson will defend
himself. He wants us to take the heat on this. You call him.
K:
I think he is in Newport.
P:
Who, Johnson?
K:
No, Rostow.
P:
I don't care where he is, you call him and call me back. He is
advising Johnson against this. He's got to have a press conference.
K:
I have talked to Bill Jordan and
and I don't think the
information is correct.
P:
You don't think it's correct.
K:
I don't believe he is going to have one but I don't think Rostow is
advising him against it, I just don't think Johnson wants to have one.
I didn't discuss a press conference but I did say there should be
some statement from Johnson on this.
P:
Tell Rostow that unless he has a press conference, I am not prepared
to defend him. Why should I?
K:
I don't think you should defend Johnson anyway. You should defend
the Presidency.
P:
It amounts to the same thing, a defense of Johnson. I don't think
this is proper to put one side of the case out and not the other side.
K:
I will call Rostow about the press conference but you should concentrate
on the theft of documents and on the unconceivability of
over attacking somebody and not letting them see the context. Why
don't you supply the context?
P:
Well, chat with Rostow a little bit about it. The Harlow report is
that he is advising against it. Johnson should go to the mat on this,
don't you think so?
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