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720–12
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • John D. Rockefeller
  • Grace Olivarez
  • Dr. Christian
  • Kenneth R. Cole
  • Raymond J. Waldeman
  • White House photographer
May 5, 1972
Conversation No. 720-12

Date: May 5, 1972
Time: 12:19 pm - 12:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John D. Rockefeller III, Grace Olivarez, Dr. Christian N. Ramsey, Jr.,
Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Raymond J. Waldmann; the White House photographer was present at
the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings
-Rockefeller
-Nelson A. Rockefeller
-Olivarez
-Ramsey

Photographs
-Arrangements
-Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
-Arrangements

Father Theodore S. Hesburgh and Father Edmund Patrick Joyce
-President's acquaintance
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
Conv. No. 720-11 (cont.)
Commission on Population
-Dorothy Buffum Chandler
-Discussion with the President on population problems
-Rockefeller's commission [Commission on Population Growth and the
American Future]
-Beginning
-President's population message to Congress
-Daniel P. Moynihan
-Abortion issue
-Sensitivity
-Differences between commission and the President
-President's message
-Goals
-Means
-Bureau of the Budget
-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW]
-Report
-Service of commission
-Abortion issue
-Handling
-Population problem
-Scope
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Legislation
-Latin America
-Urban areas
-Rio De Janeiro
-Sao Paolo
-Buenos Aires
-Africa
-India
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Japan
-PRC
-India
-Difficulties
-Political leadership
-Indira Gandhi
-Studies
-Speeches
-Citizens committees
-Moynihan's role
-Bill Draper
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
Conv. No. 720-12 (cont.)
-Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Richardson
-Recommendations
-Citizens committees
-Representation
-West Coast
-Chandler
-Nationwide
-Youth and minority representatives
-Population problem
-Gandhi's problems
-US problems
-Minority and younger members
-President's leadership
-Reports
-Follow-up report
-Work with Cole, Ehrlichman
-Richardson
-The President’s view

Gifts
-Cuff links

Walter H. Annenberg gift
-Steuben piece [“Star of the President”]

Gifts
-Bow

Commission
-Work
-President's appreciation

Doctors, lawyers

Rockefeller, et al., left at 12:32 pm.
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