579–11

Conversation No. 579-11

Date: September 28, 1971
Time: 5:23 pm - 5:51 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John L. McClellan, Eugene S. Cowen, and Peter M. Flanigan; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of this meeting.

Greetings
-US relations with Japan

Meetings with the President
-Time

Supreme Court appointments
-Richard H. Poff
-Timing of the President's decision
Philosophy of Supreme Court Justices
-G. Harrold Carswell
-Clement F. Haynesworth
-Poff
-Woman candidate
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-Stature
-Warren E. Burger
-Harry A. Blackmun
-William J. Brennan
-Thurgood Marshall
-Byron R. (“Whizzer”) White
-Liberal Eastern press
-Hugo L. Black
-Abe Fortas
-John N. Mitchell
-Poff's qualifications and character
-Carswell
-William H. McCulloch
-Emanuel Celler
-Age
-Length on Court
-Vacancies on Court
-American Bar Association [ABA]
-Edward L. Wright
-John M. Harlan
-Desire to submit name
-Age
-Lewis F. Powell
-Virginia

US economic policy
-Wire to the President from McClellan
-Possible White House conference
-Conference on aging
-Need for action on profits
-Possible propaganda for opposition to the President's actions
-Impact
-Regulations of wages
-Workers' reaction
-Limiting excess profits
-Public support for the President's program
-Investments
-Expansion
-Employment

Cable television
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-McClellan's position
-Subcommittee of Judiciary
-Patent, copyright
-Supreme Court ruling

Copyright laws
-Regulations

Copyright bill
-Section written by subcommittee for bill
-Votes for and against
-Number
-Copyright law
-Revision by subcommittee
-Cable television's problems
-Copyright committee
-Jurisdiction over subject
-Commerce Committee
-Commerce Committee
-McClellan's conversation with John O. Pastore
-Suggestion for bill
-Amendment
-Federal Communications Commission [FCC]
-Jurisdiction of bill
-Promotion of regulations
-Suggestions
-Conversation with Pastore
-Proposals
-Promulgation of rules
-Comparability to McClellan's bill
-Broadcasters
-Objections to sections of bill
-Commission appointed by the President for cable television
-Actions
-Possible intentions
-Long range problems
-McClellan's conversation with Dr. C. Thomas Whitehead
-Dr. Whitehead's intentions within Presidential Commission
-Advice to cable television people
-Cabinet committee
-Dr. Whitehead
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-Reasons for creation
-FCC regulations in comparison to copyright bill
-Dean Burch
-Agreement with cable television people and FCC
-Broadcasters
-Action to block copyright bill
-Relationship to administration
-Judicial process
-FCC
-Taking jurisdiction
-Senate Commerce Committee
-Position
-Long range policy
-Periodic examination
-Broadcasters
-Feelings about cable television
-Friends on Senate Commerce Committee
-Administration's position
-Burch and FCC
-Short term resolution
-Copyright bill
-Long term resolutions
-Relationship with Congress
-Burch
-Conferences with McClellan
-Television industry
-Copyright bill
-Broadcasters' position
-McClellan
-Knowledge of situation
-Dr. Whitehead's contacts
-Involvement of White House
-McClellan's position
-White House position
-Burch
-Relationship with White House

McClellan
-Re-election

McClellan, et al. left at 5:51 pm.
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