450–23

Conversation No. 450-23

Date: February 17, 1971
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Time: 5:26 pm - 5:53 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman and Daniel J. Evans; the White House photographer
was present at the beginning of the meeting

Supersonic Transport [SST]
-President’s position
-Impact on economy
-Importance
-Administration efforts

Hanford nuclear reactor
-Office of Management and Budget [OMB]
-Funding
-George P. Shultz
-Status
-Evans’ meeting with Donald B. Rice
-Evans’ concerns
-Seattle power supply
-OMB decision
-Evans’ efforts
-Funding
-Effect in Washington state
-Funding
-Evans’ view
-Employment
-Future developments
-Administration efforts
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-Budget

Revenue sharing
-Administration’s position
-Importance to people
-Importance to local and state government
-Problems
-Benefits
-Federal bureaucracy
-Increases in local debt
-Opposition by establishment
-Welfare reform
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-Effect
-Administration’s efforts


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable] Conv. No. 450-23 (cont.)
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Evans left at an unknown time before 5:53 pm

Health insurance
-Health maintenance organizations [HMO]
-The Vice President’s position
-Edgar F. Kaiser
-President’s position
-Kaiser Permanente Plan
-Focus

Appointments
-Law Enforcement Assistance Administration [LEAA]
-Myles J. Ambrose
-John N. Mitchell’s view
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-John B. Connally
-Jerris Leonard
-David Norman
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Work effectiveness
-Efforts
-Role
-William P. Rogers
-Michael Collins
-Air and Space Museum
-Judgeship for unknown men
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-Wallace H. Johnson
-Thomas J. Dodd
-Kleindienst
-Dr. James R. Schlesinger
-Rogers C. B. Morton’s view
-Ambassadorial positions
-Flanigan
-John W. Rollins Conv. No. 450-23 (cont.)
-Frank J. Shakespeare
-Fred J. Russell
-Qualifications

Revenue sharing
-Administration efforts
-Democrats
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Conversation with Ehrlichman
-Legislation
-Possible conversation with President

Previous press conference
-Domestic policy

Revenue sharing
-Administration’s position
-Clark R. Mollenhoff
-Public support

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:26 pm

Schedule
-Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
-Instructions
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Rose Mary Woods

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:53 pm

Farm policy
-Robert J. Dole
-Efforts
-White House gala
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-Compared to White House Labor dinner
-Possible program
-Public relations
-Film
-Hyde Park
-Possible appointment
-Importance of farmers and farm vote
-Dole Conv. No. 450-23 (cont.)
-Support for President
-Staff assignment
-John C. Whitaker
-Dole

Wage and price controls
-Shultz
-Cost of Living Council [COLC] action
-Herbert Stein
-Administration position
-Wage controls
-Construction
-John T. Dunlop
-George W. Romney
-James M. Hutton, III
-Businessmen

Schedule

Media
-Los Angeles Times

Ehrlichman left at 5:53 pm
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