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    "ocrText": "Smith\nSpace Research brought\ndranstic alene Eper A in\nComputer - 4 bid your us\nlead in world - -\nGree we led would in actor - -\nnow\n1\nWe buy more the we seel\n2\nElectron paing to Joyann\nh\n3\nCeasing to become completed\nS,S. T. (an- Tursday)\n3/22/71\nBlanne U.S. for everything that goes curny in\nworld- \"Same bad news for which we aren't to blair\n<\nFood for Peace may into arms-\n2 top field Commander lost\nPack\nCrasby Marys -\nthen Cassoford\nSatudy Reim -\nIsalator of america will bad to war-\nHousing:\nnotFed funds or compulars to\nform erain integution\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nSame:\nThis is not on of there battles where victey or\nd fect c can be measured during the bottle.\n/ The purpose was rat short raige-\ncoptuny acity one ingtained front\nsignificant\nlong raze: dyeard\n5\nto\nTo disrupt the nos enewps sayveline\naching\n2\nTo guarantee the certiontis of our\nwithhold program.\n3\nTo increase the capability f\nS.V. Name to about selfs. sans our help.\nat this point these emalusion can he\njustified an basis of what has happend todate-\nThere been\nThat arring unit been in from for 6 weeks\nhave\nassociated supplies, loues in flirted\nin\non every in you + matirial —\n1\nDa has further assund our continued\nwithdrand f -otth presectrate\n@ redeful the risk throt\nto our remaining from in Man.\n2\nassolig to request from Alwans armin.\n/ arain met Wine every hoop +\na milestan in a development of\nmet the test. (this was suppear testif\n/ There were severe lones an both\nsides but far quetu loster on\nevery side - уздзи-\n2 The great majury f armo form into\ncan't Prass jindgent\nfought well twere led well\non day to day report\nbattle reports\nscame out with high confider\n+ movale 1\nThe day to doy vysts an T.V. 1 meet nerms\npeople / they see only are side- Every not chain\n2\nThey see only there units in trough 4d igolade botther\nThis is notsaid in criticin of A T,V. - what thy ray\nistrus - Pictern don't lie - But They dan'ted\nall the truth, -:\nDrops can begin\nPeople can judge an two cvents whith this\nwas sussen or fevilw\n/\nThe withhouse program -\n2\nThe ability of asain to deped self\nago saws our help-\non bothscares this operation to date has\nincreand my surficlence + 2 people\naste ty antion 1\nCan judge whither right.\nCo Its like Canbodin-\na\nI saw a survey of 11/2 washs- -\nChina would intern\nCervice coulton would\nwithdraod would be delayed.\n2\nnowall proof way -\nBased an assement to day date\nd believe the dire predistusa facts will\nalso priorts be wray. There with be hard\nfighty - lassed an ols dols sides-\n1. our with leavel assemble\n2. arain Capability to aped self included\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nend war contribute\n8 a lasting pean\nRecalation to get out\n1.1 have gratent icatent implly in not\nImping are amin there longer the faut.\nto sand nature intent lasty\n2. We have a plan- all amin 550- will\nhe withhown-\n- will beaut\nMed\nWe a have was Kept every 44 promise 1\n-\nD\nS. V.Mam a will he able to defend\nself san am help.\n&.\n3\nour primeners will retual -\n4\nall Indo China Bear lenger-\n3.4 they order - in $ months -\nD They give viety to Commits in\ncould\nViet Nave -\n2 allthat we have fought may as\nwill be loat-\n3\nThe effect an 300,000, Mo in S.E.\nCerin will be catastyles 1\n3 5\nwhen\n/\n4. that 4 yen\n4. We non how a plan to coke while\nwill withdraw, t at scure this\ngive a. New a cham to surmin-\nG\nG\nHis varking -\n@.\nIt will sussed.\nP.\nXo Maning up date by a from\nmaths 4 could dectroy te all.\nThrough Supplies redund by 80% -\nSupplier Consumed - by Emery 1\nDistal Delated Enjoy's effects &\ngo Sauth\na milution in arvin development\n/\nFn UD time - multidium againt\nstrong t deting emy - met the test\n@ as they withdraw thy the This\ncandlta - & will take more lat\nWasit worthit?\ncall Hillig is carry.\n2. Is there anything such a they an\na just want-\nO\nw. w. &I - would would the betto\nit Hittorided Europe ?\n2\nHave - it was about June 3-\n3\nMan pease in pacific is at\nstate -\n3.25 will be worth it if S.V.Nam\nhas a chave to charge in peace\nsaws Comment goot inspand by force.\nRealge people are tind 7 was-\nin conduct\nI\nI think many decime were wrong -\nBut moors if U.S. after this sacific -\nfails /- if luming sesued in comping\nSO, num The effect car am jusitive\nO acific, more Europ midunts\nwould be\nmost impoted:\n1. we nor It isn't faut\nwe now see our role cooling -\n-5. U. Man Suicing -\n1 It has been most difficult\n- 2t could proo to be mait decision\nLeglily:\nHona- Trum- -\nCubon Minile him - Kamely 1\nnow U, New -\nCarger approl by\nits opportion\nmideaut\nde We know had evan fin for 8 mothe-\ncheckmark_ntt\nPeople an both side like it.\nJ. We fave sentined negotation under\nJunings despined 1\n11\nWe hope desire Add are production\n3. We face cententes of line fiew -\n4, we will nation pose - batour\nrole will be active T prosposible.\n5. Bear Keeping - only if denikable t\nagreed to by parties\n/. Compunition, location, size =\nnegotiobb -\n2. greatpous particycter -negatalls\nSST- Itwill bring the would edoser together\nHmeave jolix\nIt meas amison leading in aviates\nGtisa a prototyp - if invironmental\nproblems arive - we will not go found\nwith it\nIf we drop out of competention in an ava we lead would\n/. We lase jobs 1\n2 We lose incame to do good this - welfare -\npurks, environment only\nau promeble only if we proluse wealth.\n3. U.S. should not drops out.\nproblem of envirot 1 annu = protety -\npoublem of Innuin - come it will be built -\nu.s. lead in atstable -\nuse $ for ather purposer poor- packs etc -\nproblem of america leabulip we world\nIn Space - In aviation - coe drop out?- 1\nwhen a motion loses its dric to explore\nthe it ccus to be agretuation\nwhat I would like to home\n/. Peace - street + proquen to Heepit\nL. Progrestor Refun our govt-rector compider in t- you Gnale today itwalk\n3, Build bed faith in then country- abroad the\nwhite Busidatneed most-\nperspective -Paine\n/. at Don't think pself\nDoth right thing\n- Work about critiga - press- -\npreening before mine of public oping -\n2. 5 from Prom eriticing but new\ntake it personally- -\nBlacks\n/. Vistin of over previous + durgorying 1\n1. We few done a lat 1\nJob 1\nbin - 10 X\nBlack Callege - 10 X 1\nHunga purpose\nDual School system\n3 more does- less talkers -\nM.S.\nEmerg:\n/. Two math y lown prime incrow-\ndo not mement we have we bettle again inflution\nbut we who program -\n2. the every is moving upwood only quite\nis have fort-\n3. we their it is prevator to design chage\nin our place -\n4. Cmtrols would be a cotastayds -\nU\nwould not work twin\n2\nWould stifle the dynomic f economy.\nPhose\nClimate is querd-\n1\n-\nCear fin for Smith\n2\nDeffee are not\nContinue Negstation words Jarrier accept\nL)\nWe hope desire will\nrealt\nHope cears fine contin -\n/\nPleand at rectraint\nsharon by\nactict respecible who 1\n1\nPeace Heeping - only if\ndevidbb - + agreed t\nby parting\nCompariting loston, sigh\n=negotal 6-\ngreat power ?- mayle ye a so\nSuy- Don't appear anythes\n- Egggyt will tun dan\nIrresparibility with nothty Henobly\nsecume aching our gade\nThy tabe sugmitty - -\nfor lasing all\nI hawe quotertmater\nto end -\nRogan- 3/22\nDon't sound hih tranken new-\n/\nWeachiend certain -\n2\nnota quotriety- 1\n3\nBut objection\nbeen\nS. Mannem met every - bette the hold thin Coun -\n018922-\nThe g Suppling in -\n1)\nBleaked preempted strike at U.S. - from is I Corps-\nassess was this\nLaod\nThe payrent was wt to occury twiting,\nnot captus suppling not -\nto but to greater S. one-\n/\nS.V. Name - are obb to hold their our\nat\nin Canbration -t in fad - -\ndrive &\nw\nLis\nthe\n2\nWithdrawd im within sand\nthe\nrick for\nBin\nour remain face\n3\nThe - lead 1 fighty\nwill recode\nBattle of Bulge - scared retreat-beet not lace live did not\nCambrolia- Chin cound eatu -\nHuge huread eamilta\nprolong + exfund was 1\nlayado our withhul )\nPurpose to disrupt Supplin\n1\n- - Ithas anoxylish\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nWornth\nHype. Canhidan -\nSpiritual lift\n3/22/71\nCandor - Honuty -\ntalks about how long but hair is\nSeremity\non a head -\nwhats in it ounts\nstrength- President doesn't ashim arbition whom stated\n/ That isa beginn -\nResta confiden in govt 7 (mch it work)\nin american - ours is aquat\ngood county 1\n-\n- Decont diologre-\ngive more pigle a chann A how part artin\nT.V. allow man to go direct to people\n1\notherin 10 Press X T.V. would have\nHower to distry - since people\nwould see man only through their eyes.\nBlack\nJob\nBumin -\nHurge\nBlack Collage -\nand Sahol squar\nNo over pronim - demagry -\nDon't nun County dow-\nSSI- 1 The jobs- prototyp for environt\nbad 150,000 jobs -\n1stim Electron\nB\n/\nIt bring would togetto- Pripi and change\nInvot were them\n2\nIt will be built by sport\n3\nu.s. drops out computer in of fild\nwhen we from been ltt\ncomputer\nbecause\nsime Wright Broth- Details\nPutit into welfore, parks, - help fort\n- We mut produce the wealth\nto he able to wrge was or -\nManha of Employer in O. P.A.\nRunn Shing\nno alternation bur been presente - -\nProperty tayne trigiled -\nwhat Twent :\nPeace -\nStrayth\nBrig every togeth in Envint Health- quality of dife\nHousing -\nnew Isolatinity\nThose who wanted Cervin to play a role oft\nw WD- mudull plan-\n- distland eat defene\ncut treating\nPlan - carry period\nwouldnot work.\nmh\nWoge T Price lated 1\nwould style this\n/\nour plansan waling -\ncrawny\n2\nBugga defistes would be infloting\n-\nno B Dien ben the\nlimital in tim f area\nH truda used up in battle inLoos\n-cant be und in S. U,Man\nmust maintion large force in South Lass\nResidud force\n/. whater Total is fant tight prisonse.\n2. our good =\nno mar wou you G.S. plays itorole\nCredibility gays- Wilson - \"dept\" would y word\nFD.R. - Won't send your\nsms 5 pight\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\natroities 1\nThey are prohibit by 1 our\nsystem + prosented -\nThey are revarded ly the Cannets\nmurlu- termison- in S.V. Man for year\nPacification -fand Refer in S.U. Non-\nSalt- an equitable relationship. 1\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n3/22 H.N.S.\nto claim earlys surety visty\nour goods shortrong we\napproved of Lass\nare herouse long range - sant conque territy)\n1.The purpose was not to\nbut to defend US. Viet Name:\nPreeaply helped reques\n@. Disrupt the louings tupply lines\nL. assure the of U.S.\nC. listure the ability PS. Mam sala\narvis\nSam on help -\nx Phone driving been Samplish\n2. The battle has been hard - The withhead\n3. who won - who last ?\nis now underwoy. 15 am losses birth fan quater sides an rung\n@. not determing on basis of day to day\nrepats m\n1348331 Costly every\nDirect on 1 at they am has taken\nlawn we Chann-\nWedn't see are T.V.- what\nBenefits\nlaws enuy took -\n4. There are Internal today :\n/. The withdraws at prentrot\na ulstatic sect\nCan centine sans uncorptable\nthrough been\nmin to rewairg Man\ngeouls wine bullin.\nFor Tanks- 1 100\n3, 0091 our roudyawn-\n5,000 wesper -\n2.The S. V. have pround seton\nWe see part savents. J was\n- sam U.S. adviver - arguist every into\nont. america\nwere\nyou see saw retual\nabram: will hoshigh confident X. 1 on\nSame John did retuat\n,\ngrat well majority did performal that @. Magin Units prefind well -\nsuffered for\n-tentine to -\nmore- (5x asmay)\nWhat matter is how it came out\n/. as a result eming officien thlurbl\n2. american withhout cation 1\n3.S.V. New call defend italy increased\nability to\nCambodia China would etc entr\ncompto goup ed escalty -\nwithdrawl would be jaspodjed 1\nThe experients hand-\n3/22/71\n10:58\nFrank Sorg to rmw\nI had a rather distinguished group at dinner -- Len Hall/ Bob Abplanalp;\nChairmen of three banks in Long Island, new publisher of NEWSDAY.\nI asked Bob Abplanalp if he were going to call the President tonight.\nWe all thought he was just great. I watched him with a bunch of guys -- -\nit was terrific.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n3/22/71\nPMG Blount -- \"I think the President was mighty effective tonight. The\npart about peace at the center was was terrific way to end\nthe program.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n3/22/71\n10:37\nSecretary Laird called - he will be home in 30 minutes.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n3/22/71\nSecretary Rogers called -- 10:43\nIf you were not taking calls he asked that I just tell you he called.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n3/22/71\nSecretary Connally at home. 10:55\nI want to call and congratulate him. I thought he was superb.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nRe:\n3/22/71\nAG John Mitchell\n\"Tell him I thought this was the best performance yet. It was really good.\nHe seemed to feel very much at ease I thought he turned some of the\nstupid questions right back to where he wanted them. He repeated some\nof his answers. He showed these localxxx knuckle heads who was running\nthings. He was terribly good.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum"
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