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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