Letter sent to President Richard Nixon by Robert P. Clark

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGING EDITORS ASSOCIATION MOOR ROBERT P. CLARK December 31, 1973 BIT IVM V bw The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, Louisville, Ky. 40202 SECRETARY President Richard M. Nixon The White House Washington, D. C. 20500 RE Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the officers and directors of The Associated Press Managing Editors Association, I want to say thank you very much for your appearance at our annual meeting in Orlando last month. We felt very honored that you decided to come, and were unashamedly pleased at the recognition it brought to our organization. As you know, there has been considerable comment about that press conference -- the way you conducted yourself, the format which we developed within the frame- work set forth by the White House, and the quality of the questions asked by the editors. We felt, in general, that it worked out well for us. We hope you felt it worked out as well for you. I believe I am not exaggerating when I say that this was the most noteworthy occasion in the forty-year history of the APME, and for this we are sincerely grateful. Sincerely yours, Robert P. Clark CC: APME Executive Committee, and Messrs. Boccardi and Boyle APME