Conversation: 791-011
Prev: 791-010 Next: 791-012Start Date: Tuesday, October 3, 1972 7:32 PM
End Date: Tuesday, October 3, 1972 8:16 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Richardson, Elliot L.; Hoopes, David C.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Cole, Kenneth R., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.; [Unknown person(s)]; Griffin, Robert P.; Timmons, William E.; Goode, Mark I.; Johnson, Robert; Gordon, John MarshallRecording Device: Oval Office
NARA Description:
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, David C. Hoopes, John D. Ehrlichman, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), Robert P. Griffin, William E. Timmons, Mark I. Goode, Robert Johnson, and John Marshall Gordon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 4:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 791-11
Date: October 3, 1972
Time: 3:32 pm - 4:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Elliot L. Richardson, David C. Hoopes, John D. Ehrlichman, and
Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
The President's schedule
-[Signing documents]
-Message
House Resolution [HR 1]
-Welfare reform
-Three year effort
-Richardson's role
-Answering questions
-Television [TV]
-National meetings
-Adlai E. Stevenson, III
-Amendment
-Similarities to HR 1
-Likelihood of offering
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-Contact with Stevenson’s staff
-Timing
-Abraham Ribicoff
-Amendment
-Benefit level
-Ribicoff
-Day care
-Appropriations
-Authorization
-Possible changes to amendment
-Hugh Scott
-Amendment
-Possible statement
-Ribicoff
-Changes in support among liberals
-William V. Roth-Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
-Wage supplementation
-Conservatives
-Working poor
-Aid for Families with Dependent Children [AFDC]
-Titles I, II, III
-Veto possibility
-Stevenson
-Conservatives
-Possible filibuster
-Debt ceiling
-Titles I, II, III
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Social Security
-Medicare
-Medicaid
-Scott
-Amendment
-Rejection outcome
-Ribicoff
-Long-Byrd amendment
-Filibuster
-Stevenson
-Rejection outcome
-Scott
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-Scenario for support
-Titles I, II, III
-Title IV
-Mills
-Debt limit
-Possible veto
-Effective date
-Fiscal year [FY] 1974
-Increase in payroll taxes
-Stevenson amendment
-Similarity to HR 1
-Costs of childcare
-Previous versions 1969, 1970
-Tax rate
-Social security
-Cost of living adjustment [COLA]
-Minimum wage
-Income tax
-Possible reduction in childcare
-Politics
-Scott
-Recent conversation with Richardson
-Salvaging credibility for Nixon administration
-Russell B. Long
-Liberal appearance
-Scott
-Similarity with earlier versions
-COLA adjustment
-Application to Social Security
-Childcare
-Effective date
-Stevenson amendment
-Long
-Cloture
-Possible filibuster
-Timing
-Mills
-Conference
-Possible press reports
-Ribicoff
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-Stevenson
-Conservative senators
-Republicans
-Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]
-Draft of Stevenson amendment
-Ribicoff
-Stevenson
-HEW motive
-Senate Finance Committee
-Stevenson
-Robert P. Griffin
-Thomas C Korologos
-Long, Wallace Bennett
-Long
-Stevenson amendment
-HR 1
-Votes for Cloture
-Ribicoff
-Possible demise of bill
-Revenue sharing
-Democratic proposals
-Public relations
-Consistency
-New York Times article
-John V. Lindsay
-New York City
-Increase in welfare rolls
-Administration's desire for welfare reform
-Interpretations
-Liberal position
-Ribicoff
-Senate vote
-Ribicoff amendment
-Stevenson amendment
-Griffin
-Richardson
-Scott
-Stevenson
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:32 pm.
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The President's schedule
-Griffin
-Senate vote
-William E. Timmons
-Ribicoff amendment
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:11 pm.
HR 1
-Welfare reform
-Long
-Scott
-Stevenson
-Press reaction
-Ribicoff
-Post 1972 election plans
-Senate, House of Representatives
-Health programs
-President’s forthcoming comments
-Ways and Means
-Ehrlichman’s schedule
-Camp David
-Politics
-Richardson
-New York Times editorial
-Ribicoff
-Attitude in country compared to 1969
-President’s possible
-George P. Shultz
-Rhode Island
-Richardson’s schedule
-John H. Chaffee
-Herbert F. De Simone
-George S. McGovern
-McGovern's welfare plan
-Working poor
An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 3:32 pm.
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The President’s schedule
-Griffin
-Photo session
-Oval office
An unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:11 pm.
HR 1
-Ribicoff
Bull entered at an unknown time after 3:32 pm.
The President’s schedule
-Griffin
-Lighting
Bull left and Griffin and William E. Timmons entered at 4:11 pm.
HR 1
-Senators
-Senate Finance Committee
-Ribicoff
-Press
-Ribicoff
-Richardson’s efforts
-Conservatives
Mark I. Goode, Robert Johnson, John Marshall Gordon entered at 4:14 pm.
[Filming session]
-Arrangements
-H.R. 1
-Stevenson
-Ribicoff
-Earlier bill
Richardson
-HEW
-Office of Economic Opportunity [OEO]
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Richardson, Ehrlichman, and Cole left at 4:14 pm.
[Filming session]
-Griffin
-Baseball
-Mickey Lolich
-Score of the playoff game
-Detroit
-Recent meeting with the President
-Michigan
-Detroit
-Democrats
-Ethnic groups
Busing
-[Stephen J. Roth]
-McGovern
-Detroit News
-Poll
-McGovern-Frank J. Kelly ticket
-Welfare, increased taxes
HR 1
-Welfare reform
-Stevenson amendment
-Richardson’s view
-Ehrlichman’s and Cole’s view
-Child care
-COLA
-Ribicoff
-Griffin’s view
-Liberals
The President's schedule
-Filming session
-Arrangements
The President, et al. left at 4:16 pm.
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