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From Ehrlichman to Press Secretary RE: "Borrowed" pen. 1 pg. [Subject: Personal] [Memo], 6/10/1971
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
Contested Materials Collection
Folder List
Box Number
Folder Number
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No Date
Subject
Document Type
Document Description
5
58
6/10/1971
Personal
Memo
From Ehrlichman to Press Secretary RE:
"Borrowed" pen. 1 pg.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Page 1 of 1
DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD [NIXON PROJECT]
DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT
SUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS
DATE
RESTRICTION
NUMBER
TYPE
[DOC. N-1 14 150]
memo
Hullin to Ehrlichman
6/16/71
C (Nixon)
[DOC H N-2 151]
memo
Ehrlichman to Higby
6/16/71
11
Il
Ehrlichman to Cashen re: AAUvs. NCAA
6/15/71
[DOC N-3 = 152)
memo
6/10/71
=
N-4
memo
Ehrlichmanto the Press Secretary
= 153]
N-5
memo
Hullin "For The Record"
6/10/71
11
[DOC. is 154]
=
[DOC N-6 it iss]
memo
Ehrlichman To "The President's File"
6/7/71
N-7
menno
Hullin to Dean re: "Residence require-
[Doc ** 156]
ments for welfare recipients"
6/4/71
"
FILE GROUP TITLE
BOX NUMBER
NHSF: SMOK: Ehrlichnal
57
FOLDER TITLE
12 May 1971-17 June 1971
[3of [3of 3] 3]
RESTRICTION CODES
A. Release would violate a Federal statute or Agency Policy.
E. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
B. National security classified information.
financial information.
C. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's
F. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law
rights.
enforcement purposes.
D. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy
G. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.
or a libel of a living person.
H. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA FORM 1421 (4-85)
Presidential Materials Review Board
Review on Contested Documents
Collection:
John D. Ehrlichman
Box Number:
57
Folder:
12 May 1971-17 June 1971 [3 of 3]
Document
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150
Retain
Close
Invasion of Privacy
151
Retain
Close
Invasion of Privacy
152
Retain
Open
153
Return
Private/Personal
154
Retain
Close
Invasion of Privacy
155
Retain
Open
156
Retain
Open
June 10, 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESS SECRETARY
Earlier this week, you, for some unknown reason (but probably
because yours was out of ink), "borrowed" my pen. (It is unique
since it is market "White House" but is without a signature.
It is, therefore, a collector's item.
1 found, when I returned to my office, that you kept the pen that
was handed to me by the President of the United States and gave
me an imitation which was, indeed, out of ink and had not been
handed to me by the President of the United States. Further,
it is marked with the President's signature.
The word "borrow", according to Webster's Third New Inter-
national Dictionary, means "to receive with the implied or
expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent".
While I realise the word "equivalent", in your eyes, might
mean that what you gave me was sufficient, may I remind you that
it is not and I would appreciate your prompt return to me of the
pen that once was mine.
May I have a response from you on this request by Noon,
Thursday, June 10, 1971.
John D. Ehrlichman
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Affairs