628–13

Conversation No. 628-13

Date: December 2, 1971
Time: 2:19 pm - 2:50 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Gordon M. Metcalf, William M. Batten, George P. Shultz, Richard A.
Moore and Ronald L. Ziegler; the White House photographer and members of the press were
present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings
Photograph

Economy
-Sears Roebuck sales
-Retail sales figures

[Unintelligible]

-December
-Fall season
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 628-13 (cont.)


-Success
-Geographic breakdowns
-November, 1970
-Percentages
-Chicago
-Pittsburgh
-Dallas
-Cleveland
-California
-Statistics
-Advertising
-Television
-Changes over the years
-Sears
-Tag line
-Inflation
-Potential set backs
-J.C. Penney sales
-Percentages
-Seattle
-Los Angeles
-Managers
-Southeast
-Miami
-Midwest
-November
-Breakdown
-Competition
-Slight setbacks
-Controls
-Stores in San Francisco
-Number
-Organized labor compared to unorganized labor
-Bargaining position
-Differences
-November
-Tax bill
-Perception of
-Effect on retail sales
-Campaign expenses
-Candidates for political office
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 628-13 (cont.)


-Methods of raising money
-Congress
-Taxpayers
-Special interest groups
-The American economic system
-Predictions for Christmas season
-Boost for economy
-Wage-price freeze
-September
-Retail forecast
-Percentages

Golf
-Recreation
-Merrill Lynch

Economy
-Stock market
-Reactions
-Sears
-Shares
-Number
-Dow exchange
-History
-Dr. Arthur A. Fletcher [?]

California
-Possible trip by the President
-Timing

[General conversation]

Metcalf, Batten, Shultz and Moore left at 2:42 pm.

Tax bill
-Campaign check off
-Conference committee

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:42 pm.

Earl L. Butz's swearing-in ceremony
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 628-13 (cont.)


-Timing

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:50 pm.

[Ziegler taking notes in the background]

Tax bill
-Campaign check off
-The President's statement
-Legislative process
-Possible veto
-Ziegler
-Clark MacGregor's statement
-Repeal
-The President's statement
-The American political system
-Congress
-First session
-Ziegler's comments
-Possible effects on 1972 Presidential elections
-Compromise
-Veto
-The President's statement
-Veto
-Legislative matter
-Veto
-House
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Future events

Ziegler left at 2:50 pm.