660–17

Conversation No. 660-17

Date: January 31, 1972
Time: 10:34 am - 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Benno C. Schmidt, R. Lee Clark, Robert A. Good, Elliot L. Richardson,
James H. Cavanaugh and Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.; The White House photographer and members of
the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings and introductions
-Photograph session
-Arrangements

President’s Cancer Panel
-Members’ geographical origin
-Clark of Texas
-Good of Minnesota
-Qualifications
-Clark
-Mayo Clinic
-Good
-View of scientific and medical communities
-Competition between scientists and clinicians
-Respect for Clark and Good
-Need for cooperation
-Size
-Make-up
-Roster for the President
-Increase
-Benefits
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 660-17 (cont.)


-Use of task forces
-The President’s support
-Richardson
-National Institutes of Health [NIIH]
-The President’s support
-The President’s State of the Union address, January 20, 1972
-Budget
-Congress
-Public expectations
-The President’s efforts in health
-Private foundation for education
-Joseph C. Wilson
-Xerox Company
-R. Heath Larry
-US steel
-Hearings
-Report
-Involvement of people
-Cabinet discussion
-Wilson
-Organization
-Bureaucratic problems
-Non-use of talent
-Direction of research
-Possible clearinghouse
-Government, universities, scientific and medical communities
-International efforts
-Space shuttle program
-International use
-Scientific research
-Japan, West Germany
-International contributions to cancer research
-Great Britain
-Cooperation
-John B. Connally’s efforts
-International congress in Houston in 1970
-March 1972 meeting in Australia
-Possible presidential message
-The President’s forthcoming trips to the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and
the Soviet Union
-Unknown Nobelaureate
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 660-17 (cont.)


-Soviet-US interchange
-Richardson’s memorandum
-Richardson’s background
-Announcement at agreement
-Sino-US interchange
-Diplomatic relations
-East Asia
-Possibilities
-Table tennis team
-Visit to US in April 1972
-Memorandum
-Visit to facilities
-Acupuncture
-Paul Dudley White
-Harry [Surname unintelligible]
-Interest
-Memorandum from panel
-Cole
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Legislative contributions
-Public statements
-Sharing benefits of research
-Participation in campaign
-British
-Germans
-French
-Soviet Union
-PRC
-Mention of other contributions
-Latin America
-Africa
-South Asia
-India
-Japan
-Virology, immunology
-Medical training
-Government commitment
-Financial
-Moral
-Richardson
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 660-17 (cont.)


-The President’s support for research
-Effect
-Justification
-Accomplishments
-Education
-Public perception of cancer
-Death
-Leukemia
-End of year report
-Organization
-Application to other diseases
-Criticisms
-Possible model

Presentation of gifts
-Cufflinks
-Presidential seal

Schmidt, et al. left at 10:59 am.