487–2

Conversation No. 487-2

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: 10:12 am - 10:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Arthur S. Fleming, John B. Martin, Elliot L. Richardson, and Leonard
Garment.

[The White House photographer and members of the press were present at the beginning of the
meeting.]

Greetings

Fleming's role

Photograph
-Seating arrangement

School desegregation
-Mobile, Alabama

Photograph
-Seating

[Camera noise]
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[General conversation]

Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
-Woodstock conference

[Camera noise]

[General conversation] Conv. No. 487-2 (cont.)

White House Conference on Aging
-Richardson's schedule
-Cabinet
-George W. Romney and John A. Volpe
-Interest
-Administration efforts
-Programs on aging
-Undercurrents of criticism
-Administration concerns
-Recommendations
-Timing
-National conference
-November 29 - December 2, 1971
-State conferences
-May 1971
-Attendance
-Numbers
-Delegates
-Selection of participants
-Process
-Governors
-1961 conference
-1961 conference
-Timing
-Fleming's speech
-Fleming's role
-Fleming
-Participating organizations
-Number
-Appointments
-1960 campaign
-Issues
-Aging
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-Timing
-Economy
-Consumer price index
-Quarter
-Outlook
-Economic issues
-Social Security benefits
-Problem Conv. No. 487-2 (cont.)
-Political considerations
-Administration's constituency
-Youth culture
-Care
-President’s view
-Money
-Administration concerns
-Contributions of older people
-Quality of life
-Older people
-Youth
-Respect for age
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Respect for age
-Indians
-Asia
-Respect for age
-Government
-Achievements
-Chinese race
-Respect for age
-Communism
-Red Guard
-Respect for older people
-Young people
-Attitude towards grandparents
-Tolerance
-Sun Cities
-Leisure World, California
-Housing of elderly
-Dutch
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan's figures
-Mixed uses
-Quality of life
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-Activists
-Concerns
-Older people
-Number
-Growth
-Unknown editors in New York
-Daily Oklahoman
-Span of life Conv. No. 487-2 (cont.)
-Older population
-Growth
-Birth control
-Future
-Europe
-Latin America
-Youth population
-US
-Birth control
-Rest homes
-Care
-Loneliness


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-Youth
-Visiting the elderly
-Concern for elderly
-President’s view
-Minorities
-Richardson's experience in law school
-Visit to elderly men's home
-Volunteer agencies
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-President's schedule
-Reception for volunteer agencies
-National Center for Voluntary Action [NCVA]
-Edwin D. Etherington
-Etherington
-Background
-Voluntary action
-Voluntary action Conv. No. 487-2 (cont.)
-President’s instructions
-Older and retired people
-Need for volunteers


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-Older persons
-Young people
-Visits to older people
-Etherington
-Foster grandparents program
-Agency transfer
-Criticism of administration efforts
-Congressional hearings
-Martin and Fleming
-Fleming's activities
-Public relations
-Respect for elders
-President’s position
-Contributions to society
-Elderly
-Medicare
-Old age housing
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-Social Security
-Contribution to society
-Youth
-Past societies
-Administration leadership
-Eisenhower administration
-President's and Fleming's activities
-Purpose of conference Conv. No. 487-2 (cont.)
-Press coverage
-Importance
-Direction of administration policy
-Preliminaries
-Possible agenda

Presentation of gifts
-Cufflinks
-Tie pin
-Presidential seal
-Paper weight

Fleming's role

White House Conference on Aging
-Need for publicity
-Mrs. Fleming

Fleming, Martin, Richardson, and Garment left at 10:34 am.