346–10

Conversation No. 346-10

Date: June 28, 1972
Time: 2:30-3:09 pm
Location: June 28, 1972

The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.

The President's schedule

The President's forthcoming press conference
-Anticipated questions and possible answers
-Political questions
-Foreign policy
-Meat prices
-Controls
-Statements by White House
-Impact
-Stock market
-Australian Meat Board
-E.K. Johnson
-John B. Connally
-Robert J. Kleberg, Jr.
-Interests
-View
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-Government procurement
-Kleberg’s view
-Frank C. Carlucci
-Defense Department
-General Services Administration [GSA]
-Melvin R. Laird
-Caspar W. Weinberger

Kleberg
-Background
-Possible future role in Administration

President's forthcoming press conference
-Anticipated questions and proposed answers
-Busing in Detroit
-Justice Department
-William S. Broomfield
-President's letter
-Moratorium
-Ehrlichman's forthcoming trip
-Illinois
-Press conference in Lansing, Michigan
-Robert P. Griffin's legislation
-Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO]
-Legal services
-Democratic platform statement
-President's response
-Efficacy of busing
-The President’s view

Legislation
-Busing
-Abortion
-Amnesty
-Homosexual rights
-Marriages

California
-Marijuana (ballot) initiative
-Impact
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Tape Subject Log
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-Election turnout
-George S. McGovern's reaction

President's forthcoming press conference
-Anticipated questions and proposed answers
-Welfare
-Day care
-Social Security increase
-Clark MacGregor
-Wilbur D. Mills and Carl B. Albert
-Congressional schedule
-Timing for legislation
-Financing
-Patrick J. Buchanan’s view
-Payroll taxes
-President's 1969 income tax reform
-Impact of Frank F. Church's proposal
-Legal Services Corporation
-The President’s view
-Proposals
-Ronald W. Reagan
-Board of Directors
-Jacob K. Javits proposal
-President's appointments
-OEO
-Public television funding
-Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo case
-Pentagon Papers
-Washington Post
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Jack N. Anderson
-The President’s comments
-Meat prices
-Wording
-Instructions to staff members
-Impact on families
-Options
-Welfare reform
-Abraham A. Ribicoff amendment
-Numbers of people affected
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Tape Subject Log
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-Administration's proposal
-Senate sponsors
-McGovern's proposal
-Administration proposals
-Payment levels
-Work requirements
-Gun control
-National Rifle Association [NRA]
-Senate action
-Types of handguns
-Roman L. Hruska
-NRA
-Smith & Wesson
-Colt
-Saturday night specials
-The President’s comments
-Birch E. Bayh, Jr. and Hruska
-Statements
-Welfare reform
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-McGovern's proposals
-President's program
-Family assistance
-House Resolution [HR] 1
-Senate
-Elliot L. Richardson's analysis
-Ribicoff's proposal
-Russell B. Long
-Connally
-Revenue sharing
-Nelson A. Rockefeller and Javits
-Congressional action
-Social services
-Richard B. Ogilvie and Rockefeller
-Timing of decision
-Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
-Weinberger
-Timing of decision
-Tax increase
-Congressional appropriations
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02) Conv. No. 346-10 (cont.)


-Brookings Institution reports
-Outlook
-The President’s view
-Wording
-Herbert Stein's comment
-Second term Presidents

Meat prices
-Carlucci
-Government procurement
-GSA
-Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Storage
-The President’s instructions
-Forthcoming report

Ehrlichman left at 3:09 pm.