Friday, July 7, 1972, Documentary Filming

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DOCUMENTARY FILMING Friday, July 7, 1972 10:00 A.M. The President's Study La Casa Pacifica THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN THE PRESIDENT: BACKGROUND On Friday, June 23, Wolper Productions filmed you in your Oval Office in various meeting situations with Messrs. Rumsfeld, Finch, Ehrlichman, Haldeman and Stein. The filming was part of a documentary, to be used for the Convention and the campaign, which is intended to show how you function in the office of the Presidency. The filming to date has included interviews with staff members and close associates telling of how you function, and the session in your office on June 23 was a bit of candid eavesdropping on your actual functioning as President. As a final summary to this film, there is to be a direct interview conducted by Paul Keyes in the study of your San Clemente residence. The nature of the questions is intended to permit you to comment specifically on the Presidency, particularly in a philosophical sense. The desire is for you to articulate what you feel the country needs and what you as President can and should do. Paul Keyes will be in charge of the entire production. Although he will be off camera, he will pose the questions and you will conduct your conversation with him. Like the filming two weeks ago, all editing rights are totally ours and the White House staff will carefully review all sound and film portions before final printing of the film. Unlike the filming two weeks ago, there will be a minimum of crew personnel present.