Date: July 6, 1971
Time: 9:50 am - 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office Conv. No. 538-5 (cont.)
The President met with George P. Shultz
Steel industry and labor leaders
-Forthcoming meeting
-Paul W. McCracken’s report on Western European quotas
-James D. Hodgson’s statement on mediation
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Format for the President’s appearance
-Press and photo opportunity
-Desired theme of meeting
-Price and wage issues
-Industry problems
-Short term
-Negotiations
-Long term nature
-Foreign competition
-Quotas
-Productivity
-Wage increases
-Comparison to manufacturing
Unemployment statistics
-Recent statement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]
-Accuracy of figures
-Seasonal surges and adjustments
-Timing
-Improvement in employment
Retail sales figures for June, 1971
-Indicators and estimates
-Garment industry
-New York Times article
-Buyers
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