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774–17
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Willie J. Usery
  • Charles W. Colson
  • Stephen B. Bull
September 11, 1972
Conversation No. 774-17

Date: September 11, 1972
Time: 12:05 pm - 12:24 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Joseph T. DeSilva, Willie J. Usery, Jr., and Charles W. Colson.

[Stephen B. Bull and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.]

Greetings

Labor Department
-Staff
-John R. Steelman
-DeSilva's view
-Staff

Political endorsement
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-Labor officials

Television
-DeSilva's program
-San Clemente

Economy
-The President's recovery programs
-Wage controls
-Political implications
-Retail Clerks International Association convention
-Hawaii
-Thomas F. Eagleton
-James T. Housewright
-George S. McGovern
-Republican National Convention
-The President's recent Labor Day message
-National Commission for Industiral Peace
-DeSilva's meeting with Michael H. Moskow, James D. Hodgson
-Wage stabilization program
-DeSilva's view
-Welfare
-Increasing job opportunities
-Welfare compared to foreign aid
-United Nations [UN]

Central Labor Council of Los Angeles
-Endorsement
-DeSilva's view
-McGovern
-Unknown California labor official
-John Hingt (?)
-Ronald W. Reagan
-DeSilva's endorsement
-California
-Growth of Retail Clerks Union
-Housing
-International Brotherhood of Teamsters
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
-Court packing plan
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-Idea of balancing power
-National Labor Relations Board [NLRB]
-Working man
-American Federation of Labor - Council of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
-Courts
-Republican and Democrat Presidents
-Labor leadership
-George Meany
-DeSilva's view
-AFL-CIO
-Diversified rank and file
-Voting patterns
-McGovern
-John L. Lewis
-Roosevelt
-Miners

Issues
-Ending of Vietnam War
-DeSilva's view

National patriotism
-Chris Schenkel
-American Boradcasting Company (ABC) News
-The President's view
-Idea of appreciation
-Ray Seales
-US track team
-Harvey Harris

DeSilva's contacts
-Support for the President
-Gene Wynan
-Thomas Kuchel
-Forthcoming dinner
-Wynan
-Clarine V. Mills
-Eagleton
-Congressional races
-Kuchel
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DeSilva's background
-California
-New York
-California
-Labor union work
-1960
-Support for the President
-John F. Kennedy
-James R. (\"Jimmy\") Hoffa
-Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight, Reagan
-Administration support
-The President's view
-Usery
-Colson

Job opportunities
-Blacks
-Welfare
-Employment
-Moskow
-Job Corps
-Minorities involvement
-Olympic significance
-Wilt Chamberlain
-Employment of blacks

DeSilva's home
-North Hollywood, California
-James C. Corman

Meeting
-Cancellation

Presentation of gifts

DeSilva et al. left at 12:24 pm.
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