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84 85 Friday march 14 Today was ABM day finally! P. started with Bi partisan leaders meeting togive them the background Then an hour of preparation - then the press conference at noon. another coup. We had a regular key staff meeting -devoted to K background info -and a quick run through procedures forgetting all the bases covered for support P. had heavy afternoon of appts -and was obvires pleased with his performance. The tension of the last few days was gone of he was really relaved & cheery atone point I got in for 15 minutes - to check quickly on a couple of items and in that percid he signed at least 20-25 commissions, nominations, it -and talked to five congressman to Thank them for their ABM support - and approved the whole plan for the Calif. trip. Really amazing what he can accomplish when he really cranks -vs the usual time - wasting and he was great on the phone- hetting exactly the right point with each guy. Progressive calamity set in late in the day. He discovered he was expected to make a speech at his deniver tonite for the Presidents. Don Kendalls groups) Called me into office from a personnel board meeting -to have me undo This - which I did via C. Then he found he didn't have the suggested remarks or the folder for the NAB lunchem tomorrow. Then he had a bitch from Hall of metropolitan life ie his phone calls not being answered. His advice to me -while discussing these staff problems- was always to remember "There is nothing smalla than a big business man. go arrived on brought her over to the W.H.- - she had to sitariund for a couple of hours while I was untangling all the above. then we had dinner in the mess-with one more last minute call from P. re being sure Kendall was programmed to leave at 10:45 to party wouldn't go on all night -