Date: March 7, 1973
Time: 3:00 pm -4:08 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Nelson A. Rockefeller and George H. W. Bush; the White House
photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.
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Weather
Margaretta (“Happy”) Rockefeller
Popularity [?]
Polls
-Public standing
-Choices
Field of candidates [?]
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-President’s view
-Age
-Poll lead
Number of staff
Rockefeller’s request for pressure from Administration
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-Statement by President, governor
-Importance
Program
-Money [?]
-Columbus compared to New York
-Support of Republican mayors and governors
John V. Lindsay [?]
Cheap shot
Democrats [?]
Committee appearance
William T. Cahill’s character
-Loyalty
-Decency
-Modesty
-Governor [?]
Unknown person’s conversation with Bush
-Concern about campaign [?]
-White House
John N. Mitchell
-Rockefeller or Bush meeting
-President’s wishes for informing
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Cahill
-Speaking skills [?]
-Wife
Elections [?]
-Mayor of New York City
-Governor of New York [?]
-Columbus
-Party assistance [?]
-Frank L. Rizzo
-Housing issue [?]
New York Times
Electable Republican
Jacob K. Javits
-Primaries
-Chances of winning
-Open ballot
-Support for Administration
-Trade
-Selling an idea
-Abilities
Republicans
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., Richard S. Schweiker
-President’s support
-Votes
-Compared to Javits
Javits
-Candidacy
-Increased responsibilities
-Trade
-Monetary issues [?]
Mayor’s race [New York City]
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-Federal housing issue
-Ehrlichman
-Negative position
-Democrats
-Abraham D. Beame
-1969 election [?]
-Voter turnout for Republicans [?]
-Third parties
-Lindsay [?]
-Law and order issue
New York politics [?]
-Agreement
-Voters
-Republicans
-Bernardo [?] Goodman, [first name unknown] Matthews [?]
-Rockefeller’s [?] feeling
-Robert Wagner
Campaigning [?]
-Road
New York State
-Democrats [?]
-Wagner
-Opposing candidate
Election
-November [?]
Democrats
-Invitations [?}
Visit by an unknown person [?]
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Henry A. Kissinger
Mayors
Governors
Ehrlichman
Crime
-Narcotics
-Response
-Congress
-Law enforcement
-Death penalty [?]
-Life sentence
-Drug pushers [?]
-Parole
-Years to attain eligibility
-Life sentences
-Recidivist example [?]
Finances
Personnel appointment [?]
Travel
-Great Britain [?]
-Rockefeller’s habit
Housing
-Rent control
Bush
Senators
Quality of life
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-Mankind
Africa
-World population [?]
-US policy [?]
Foreign relations
-Africa, Latin America
-India [?]
-Necessity
-Europe
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Japan
-Power
Latin America, Africa
-Problem
-Per-capita income
Africa
-Burundi
-Statistics
-Flood
-Deaths
-Rockefeller’s comment about New York Times
-World reaction [?]
Mexico
-US policy
-Industrial development
Travel around a country
Technology [?]
United Service Organization [USO] [?]
-Military
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Workers [?]
-“Fight to the death”
-Work week [?]
-John L. Lewis
-Coal [?]
Future issue
Political parties [?]
-New York Times
-Committee
Potential action
-Housing
-Role of government [?]
H. Ross Perot [?]
-Contract
Candidates for office
-Funding amount
-Control
-Amount per day
Labor movement
-Peter J. Brennan
-Frank E. Fitzsimmons
-AFL-CIO convention
-Brennan
-Administration position
-Ray Corbett
-Acceptance by other labor leaders
-New York
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Patricia R. Hitt
-Work in California
-Robert H. Finch
-Abilities
-Political acumen
-Volunteerism
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George W. Romney
-Talk with Rockefeller
-Limitations
-Enthusiasm
-Personality
-Organizational abilities
“Second American Revolution”
-John D. Rockefeller, III
-Book
-Bicentennial
Bicentennial
-Congress
-Faith in country
-Celebration
-Meeting
-Anne L. Armstrong
Rockefeller and Bush left at 4:08 pm.