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 Time and Place

I believe that we have generally agreed that you should announce your candidacy for the Presidency the week following the Charter Conference in Washington, 0.0. It was tenatively agreed that

we should pursue the possibility of the Press Club announcement at least to the point of determining if that is - in fact - one of

our options.

I have two minor concerns about the Press Club announcement. It could appear that you are directing your camgaign to the press instead of to the people. 3130, they might say that Jimmy Carter could not draw a crowd and had to use the National Press Club as a forum. These are relatively small problems but they should he recognized and probably can be minimized with careful planning. On the other hand, the advantages of the Press Club announce- ment are significant - you insure a good audience and good cover- age and your statement of candidacy assumes added statue and

credibility in that important and dignified setting.

If we are able to work out the details for the Press Club announce- ment. I would suggest that we consider having a combined re- ception/press conference immediately following your speech to insure

that the press has ample time to question and probe.