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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MEDAL OF HONOR PRESENTATIONS (LIVE) Monday, October 15, 1973 11:00 A. M. The East Room On Monday, you will present a total of nine Medals of Honor to servicemen from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 11:00 a. m. Depart Oval Office for East Room. Secretary of Defense Schlesinger, Secretary of the Army Callaway, Secretary of the Navy Warner and Secretary of the Air Force McLucas will be positioned on platform along center of east wall. 11:05 a.m. Pause for honors in Grand Hallway with Mrs. Nixon, enter East Room and proceed directly to platform. Make opening remarks (suggested remarks attached). (TAB A) 11:10 a. m. Secretary Callaway reads a brief and generalized Medal of Honor Citation. It will not include any details with regard to specific deeds performed by the recipient. Accompanied by Lt Colonel Golden, you move to the first recipient and family group to the right of the platform and present the Medal of Honor. You will meet members of the recipient's family and pose with the group for a photograph to be taken by Ollie Atkins. The name of the next recipient will be announced by the appropriate Service Secretary. The Citation will not be read a second time. After the name is announced, you move to the next recipient and family group and repeat the presentation as before and continue until all presentations are completed.