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OCR Page 1 of 41THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
NEWS SUMMARY
May 25, 1973
(Thurs. nets, wires, columns)
The major stories of the day:
In an "exercise of mutual admiration" (ABC), "RN brought 450
cheering POWs to their feet w/a ringing proclamation" (CBS) of
need to protect national security secrets. In lead stories on all
nets w/excellent film clips, RN shown receiving standing ovations
as he declared "it's time to stop making national heroes of those
who steal secrets and publish them in the papers. 11 Also, on film
on all nets was RN as he said secrecy made possible the USSR and
PRC accomplishments, the VN C-F and the release of the POWs.
POWs "applauded wildly!' said ABC in standing ovation which Rather
said "lasted more than 1/2 minute. 11
Valeriani called it a "tonic
for a Pres. beset by troubles" and ABC's Landay said a Pres "awash
in a sea of troubles faced a sea of uniforms" -- kind of audience he
likes best and which clearly likes him because the POWs feel RN
got them back
Chancellor said RN's in trouble w/admission of
secret WH group that, w/out his knowledge, broke into Ellsberg's
psychiatrist. Valeriani said RN's always believed the best defense
is a good offense and national security is his principal weapon as he
takes offensive against attacks on WH in wake of the Watergate
scandals
Similarly Rather said, after noting POWs will sing
"God Bless America, 11 that thru all the celebration, RN's basic
strategy for defending himself against charges he's done wrong is
the basic line: Whatever covering up RN may have done, he did so
for his country.
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Convicted Watergater Bernard Barker, formerly in CIA and an
anti-Castro Cuban-American, tells Senate he saw both Ellsberg
psychiatrist breakin and that at DNC as needed by nat'l security.
Film on all nets in #2 story w/Schorr saying Barker's "blind
obedience" to Hunt and his motives "revealed the mentality of the
conspirators.
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Baldwin said he figured job of monitoring taps was
legal given his employment by the Pres. re-election comm which
was headed by then-AG and peopled w/many erstwhile WH staffers who
were on way back to WH after Nov. and implying to him that he'd
also get a job. NBC/CBS film
CBS film of Alch as he stuck
to denial of McCord charges that he'd suggested CIA cover or
availability of exec. clemency. ABC noted Alch testimony w/note by
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