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Thursday, March 30, 1972, Tape Message for Mark Spitz AAU Sullivan Award [Text only]

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN. Swh AUDIO TAPING - MESSAGE TO MARK SPITZ Thursday, March 30, 1972 12:20 P.M. The Private Office THE PRESIDENT: BACKGROUND Mark Spitz of the University of Indiana, is one of today's best-known collegiate swimmers. Over the past 2 or 3 years he has broken a number of American and world records. On Friday, March 31, he will receive the Sullivan Award which is given annually by the AAU to the best amateur athlete of the year. The presentation will be made at an Awards Banquet in Arden Hills, California. A taped message of your congratulatory remarks will be played publicly and will highlight the presentation. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 12:20 p.m. You proceed to your private office where the recording equipment will be set up. You record the message of approximately one minute in duration. (Suggested script attached.) Press Plan: There will be no Press coverage of this event. Stephen Stephen Bull Disall