489–18

Conversation No. 489-18

Date: April 26, 1971
Time: 4:13 pm - 4:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with William J. Kuhfuss, Roger Fleming, Bryce N. Harlow, Charles W.
Colson, and John C. Whitaker; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of
the meeting.

Introductions

President's schedule
-Upcoming meeting with John G. Gorton
-Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:57 pm.

Photo session

[General conversation]
-Peoria
-John B. Connally
-Cattle
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Farm Bureau convention
-Houston
-Rogers C.B. Morton

Connally
-Views regarding agriculture

Agriculture Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Trade
-Great Britain
-European union
-Connally

Farm Bureau
-Relationship with Administration
-The President’s concern
-Meeting with the President
-Fleming
-Relations with administration
-Congress
-Agriculture Committees
-Harlow
-Administration's program
-Farm bill
-Problems
-Farm Bureau opposition
-Congressional opposition
-Fleming
-Relations with administration
-Areas of cooperation
-White House staff
-Meeting with leaders
-Timing
-President's relations with Fleming
-[Unintelligible first name] Wilson
-Administration programs
-Farm organizations
-Farm unions
-Administration's problems
-Congress
-Allen J. Ellender
-Page Belcher
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-Farm bill
-Congress
-Eisenhower administration
-Previous efforts
-Farm bill
-Administration’s efforts
-Consensus of opinion
-Harlow's activities Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Belcher
-Gerald R. Ford
-Leslie C. Arends
-Farm bill
-Fleming's activities
-Congress
-White House staff
-Department of Agriculture
-Relations with administration
-Congress
-Communications
-White House staff
-Whitaker
-Colson
-Department of Agriculture
-Issues
-Membership
-Farm organizations
-Guidelines
-Impressions

Agriculture
-Changes
-1965
-Farmer attitudes
-Market system
-Administration programs
-Politics
-Consumers
-Department of Agriculture
-Subsidies
-Political decisions
-Compared with economic decisions
-Productivity
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-President’s view
-Farm surpluses
-Economy
-Growth
-Productivity
-Farm programs
-Commodities
-Parity Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Farm Bureau
-President's speech
-President’s policies
-Impact
-Areas of concern
-Compared with textiles
-Farmers beliefs
-Trade
-Exports
-Curtailments
-Congress
-Quota bill
-Textiles
-Steel
-President’s concerns
-Agriculture lobby
-Textiles
-Japanese
-Shoes
-Steel
-Jobs
-Imports and exports
-Voluntary quotas
-Administration efforts
-Legislation
-Connally
-Trade
-Agriculture
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 3
[National Security]
[Duration: 31s ]


GREAT BRITAIN Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)


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-Markets
-Textiles
-Farm exports
-Agricultural commodities
-American industry
-Steel
-Radios
-Japan
-Markets
-Australia
-US policy
-Lamb
-Beef
-Cattlemen
-Quotas
-Beef
-Imports
-Australia
-Farm community
-Farm Bureau
-Membership
-Markets
-Commodities
-Agricultural products
-Steel
-Textiles
-Shoes
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-Markets
-Congress
-Quotas
-President's schedule
-Meeting
-Peter G. Peterson
-Peterson's activities
-Report on quotas Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Trade
-Farm Bureau’s position
-Free trade
-President
-Congress
-Competition
-Farm labor
-President’s policy
-Democrats
-Grapes
-California
-Harlow
-Strikes and boycotts
-Effects
-Legislation
-Concerns of Farm Bureau
-Possible administration initiatives
-Payments
-Unknown man
-Farmers
-Dependency on government
-Administration’s effects
-1968
-Increases in dependency
-Cotton
-Dependency on government
-Opposition
-Future policies
-President's policies
-Farmer concerns
-Foreign trade
-Legislation
-Congress
-Labor & Education Committee
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-Prospects
-Bill
-Amendments
-Harlow's possible initiatives
-Pesticides
-Administration bill
-Farm Bureau concerns
-House Agriculture Committee Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Importance
-Environment
-Administration position
-Administration Bill
-William R. Poage and [unintelligible name]
-Conference Committee
-Prospects
-Language
-Administration position
-President’s instructions to Whitaker
-Environmentalists
-Farm Bureau efforts
-Department of Agriculture
-Farm organizations
-Bill
-Processors
-Administration position
-Chicago Stock yard
-Cooperatives
-Farm Labor Bill
-Farmers' unions
-Farm Bureau’s role
-Work with cooperatives
-[Forename unknown] Payton [?]
-Farm Bureau
-Consulation with Administration
-Department of Agriculture
-Colson and Whitaker
-Hyde Murray
-Legislation
-Belcher
-President's conversation with Murray
-[Forename unintelligible] Johnson
-Administration's position
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-Farm Bureau
-President's schedule
-”A Salute to Agriculture”
-”A Salute to Labor”

Farm Bureau
-Leadership
-Relations with the President Conv. No. 489-18 (cont.)
-Connally
-Role
-Peterson
-Trade

Presentation of gifts
-Cufflinks
-Wives
-Golf balls
-Presidential paperweight

Kuhfuss, Fleming, Colson, and Whitaker left at 4:57 pm.

Farm Bureau
-Issues
-Pesticides

Harlow left at 4:52 pm.