744–21

Conversation No. 744-21

Date: June 30, 1972
Time: 2:55-3:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Clark MacGregor.
[This recording began at an unknown time while the meeting was in progress.]

Social Security bill
-Frank T. Church amendment
-Possible veto
-Cost to Social Security reserves
-Fears of elderly
-The President's position
-Effects of veto of debt ceiling bill
-Future debt ceiling bills
-Congressional support
-Samuel L. Devine
-Ways and Means Committee
-John W. Byrnes, Barber B. Conable, Jr.
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Possible testimony
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Byrnes
-Effects of passage
-Welfare reform bill (House Resolution [HR] 1)
-Administration plan to delay Congressional adjournment
-Possible statement about the President's feeling on Social Security
-Record of the President's administration
-Richardson
-George P. Shultz's opinion on administration's fight
-Richardson
-Fight in committee
-Possible amendments
-Rules of debate
-Byrnes
-Leslie C. Arends
-Jackson E. Betts
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-02)
Conv. No. 744-21 (cont.)

-Arends
-Conable
-John B. Anderson
-John J. Rhodes
-George H. Mahon

The President’s forthcoming meeting with Ernesto V. Lagdameo
-MacGregor's trip to Manila

Social Security bill
-Possible veto
-MacGregor’s view
-Fight in committee
-Campaign issue
-Reasons for veto
-Debt ceiling extensions
-Political motivations of Congressional Democrats

George S. McGovern


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Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 2:55 pm.

The President's schedule
-Anna C. Chennault

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:12 pm.

The President's schedule
-MacGregor
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb-02)
Conv. No. 744-21 (cont.)


Social Security bill
-Shultz
-Caspar W. Weinberger

Chennault, Lagdameo, and Mrs. Ernesto Lagdameo entered at 3:12 pm.


Greetings

Arrangements for photograph

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:12 pm.

The President's schedule
-Richard G. Kleindienst
-Ronald L. Ziegler

Gifts

Photographs

bull left at an unknown time before 3:18 pm.

MacGregor

Chennault

Presentation of gifts by the President

Parties

The President's schedule

MacGregor, et al., left at 3:18 pm.