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    "ocrText": "THE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 17, 1974\nMEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nPJB/RZ\n1)\nThe President might get foreign policy questions from several\nareas. Most likely are:\na)\nA question to RN calling for clarification of some\nkind of the hard-nosed position taken in Chicago,\nre: European economic and political confrontation,\nbeing inconsistent with security cooperation. Should\nbe a major storm by Monday night.\nb)\nOil Embargo, possible price rises; and questions\nre: potential Arab blackmail if and when they attach\nconditions. RN dealt with issue in Chicago; we have\nno hard word from Arabs.\nc)\nBenefits of detente -- what are we getting for the\npolicy, perhaps keying off Soviets advice to Arabs\nto continue boycott.\n2)\nEnergy questionand economic question almost certain -- could\ncome in any form.\n3)\nAlmost certain some question or questions on A) President's\nrelations with and treatment by the press during Watergate and B)\nPresident's view on attacks on networks by White House aides and\nC) RN view on various issues of major concern to the broadcasters.\nPJB view is that if RN has criticism to make of press, he should lay\nit out unqualified, state it and move on; on matter of broadcasters,\nleave the door open as to what policy is or will be. Burch disagrees\nwith latter, and his position is reflected in Q and A. And Burch memo.\nAlso, by way of general advice, we feel the President should not get\nbogged down into any complicated, esoteric issue about cable TV"
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