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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
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