554–2

Conversation No. 554-2

Date: August 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:27 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Ronald L. Ziegler.

Press conference
-Economy

Busing
-Ziegler recent press conference

Press conference
-Economy
-Unemployment
-Compared to early 1960's
-Arthur F. Burns
-Busing statement
-August 3, 1971
-Spiro T. Agnew
-Economy
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Length of conference

President's schedule
-Action papers

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.

-Economy
-Significance as issue
-Wage and price freeze
-Foreign issues
-PRC and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]
-Berlin
-Vietnam
-Forthcoming press conference
-Ziegler’s possible comments
-Negotiations
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Conv. No. 554-2 (cont.)


-Critics
-Seven points
-Le Duc Tho
-Economy
-Wage increases

Instructions for Ziegler
-Forthcoming press conference
-Wage increases

Jobs legislation
-Congress
-Clark MacGregor’s office
-Need to stay in session

Ziegler left at an unknown time before 1:43 pm.