Date: July 28, 1972
Time: 12:29 pm -12:55 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with David J. Mahoney, Jr., Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and Leonard Garment.
Bicentennial Commission
-Meeting agenda
-History
-Origin in 1966
-Necessity
-Comparison to moon landing
-National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]
-Size and composition
-Representation
-Public, Congress, Cabinet
-Ethnic groups, youth
-Legislation
-Philadelphia Exposition
-Frank L. Rizzo
-Local banker
-Franklin Mint
-Compared to US Mint
-Congress
-Coins and medals
-Mary T. Brooks
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-Costs
-The President’s July 4, 1972 message
-Delay
-Wright Patman
-Lawrence G. Williams from Philadelphia
-Parks program
-Legacy of Parks program
-States’ reaction
-Feasibility studies
-The President’s statement about Property Review Board report, July 25, 1972
-Governors’ agreement
-New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post
-Support
-Mahoney’s conversations
-Hobart D. (“Hobe”) Lewis
-J. Erik Jonsson
-Jim Cochran
-Concern
-“Political football”
-Compared to revenue sharing
-The President’s opponents
-Alternative programs
-The President’s messages
-Mahoney’s conversation with Garment and Cole
-Increasing priority of Bicentennial
-The President’s role
-Cabinet members
-Attendance at meetings
-Appearance
-Press
-Representatives
-Loyalty to administration
-Forthcoming memorandum from the President
-Assistant secretaries
-Republican National Convention
-Criticism
-News summaries
-Philadelphia Exposition
-National Archives program
-Public purchase of medals, coins
-Mahoney’s conversation with John N. Mitchell
-News summary notations
-Cole’s role
-Garment’s role
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-Park
-Funds
-Congress
-Interior Department
-Time problem
-Congress
-Mahoney’s forthcoming efforts
-Administrative problem
-Mahoney’s conversation with Lewis
-Investigating committee
-Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
-Edward M. Kennedy
-Edward W. Brooke
-Williams, Fred Schwengel
-Goals
-Bi-partisan appointments
-Meetings with Mahoney and Bradford F. Morse
-William E. Timmons
-Gerald R. Ford
-Julia Butler Hansen
-Unknown New York congressman
-Hansen’s views
-Williams, Schwengel
-Mahoney’s schedule
-Hansen
-Schwengel’s views
-Historical interest
-Civil War centennial
-Alternative views
-Schwengel
-Mathias
-Congress
-Forthcoming hearings
-Staff and director
-Need for quality
-Duration
-Priority
-1972 election
-Post-election
-Reorganization
-Schwengel, Mathias
-Importance of Bicentennial
-Cabinet
-Attendance at meetings
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-Directive
-Cooperation
-Role
-Coordination
-Possible directive
Presentation of gifts by the President
-Cufflinks
Bohemian Grove
-The President’s schedule
-Unknown person
-Albert L. (“Al”) Cole
-George Deacon[?]
Mahoney, Cole, and Garment left at 12:55 pm.