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1 3 1/14/1971 Memo From Buchanan to Haldeman RE: personal views on p.r. "successes and failures." 1pg.

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1 3 1/14/1971 Memo From Buchanan to Haldeman titled "Neither Fish nor Fowl" RE: p.r. successes & failures. 12 pgs.

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J Y 14, 1971

OR.ANDU Fa I H. R. HALDE .AN

F 0 PA ICK J. BUCHA AN

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that one, ,I me 0 - - I thought that a more thorough naly818 01 the ourc a of one of our major on-going probl ma ould be

ore UI luI; and ve more baring on what the future cont ina.

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