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Conversation No. 524-19

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: 12:12 pm - 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John L. McClellan, Clark MacGregor and Stephen B. Bull; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Presentation of gifts to President (Bowie knife)
-Origin
-Engraving
-Use

Presentation of gifts to McClellan

Pentagon Papers
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Robert S. McNamara
-Declassification
-Use of stolen material
-Censorship
-Necessity
-Impact on country

McClellan and MacGregor left at 12:17 pm.