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Conversation No. 862-8

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: 10:53 am - 11:13 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Peter J. Brennan, James F. Oates, Jr., Lt. Col. H. Spencer Faircloth,
William H. Ayres, Lawrence L. O'Conner, Richard Gerstenberg, James H. Cavanaugh, Kenneth
R. Cole, Jr., Louis Power; the White House photographer and members of the press were present
at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings
-Labor Secretary

Photograph session
-Arrangements
-Brennan

[Photograph session]
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Impact on the nation
-Patriotism [?]
-Veterans
-Obligations
-National Committee of Jobs for Veterans
-Report
-Facts, table, charts
-Unemployment rate
-Reading by press
-Charts and pictures
-Gerald R. Ford
-Report recommendations
-Phase-out of committee
-Honor Veterans Week
-Local affairs, media, advertising
-Registration Day
-Unemployed veterans
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-National Association of Businessmen
[NAB]
-Employment services
-Post Offices
-Number
-Cities
-Minority groups
-Percentage
-Reduction
-Disabled veterans
-Robert K. Dole
-Unemployed veterans
-Business support
-Job information
-International
-Asia, Europe
-Returning veterans
-Marijuana
-Cynicism
-Continued funding
-Defense Department
-NAB
-Honor Veterans Week
-Memorial Day
-Last POW returned
-Returning veterans
-Manpower training
-NAB, Defense Department
-Draft evaders
-Numbers
-Competition for jobs
-Amnesty
-Committee’s view
-Alternatives
-Congress
-Amnesty
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-Peace Corps
-“Draft dodgers”
-Jail term
-Brochure
-Effectiveness
-Chairman Oates
-Col. Faircloth
-Defense Department
-Capt. Metcalf [?] Mower
-Addis Abada
-President’s visit to Defense Department
-Elliot L. Richardson
-Melvin R. Laird
-Ethiopia
-Naval aide

Job for Veterans Program
-Employment placement totals
-Fiscal year current

Economy
-Upswing
-Food prices
-George Meany
-Meat prices
-Imports
-Domestic cattle
-President’s constituencies
-Price controls
-Cheese
-President’s supporters
-Cost
-Protein

Goals
-Next year
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-Difficulties
-Compared to golf scores
-President’s score
-Hardcore unemployment
-Handicapped workers
-Talents
-Intelligence
-Motivation

Disabled veterans [?]

President’s appreciation
-Enthusiasm
-Gifts for wives
-Congressional Medals of Honor

Economy
-Sears

Gifts for women
-Cuff links

NAB
-Hardcore unemployed
-Brennan
-Statements
-Minorities
-Blacks
-Motivation, training
-Business reluctance
-Affirmative action
-Reverse discrimination
-President’s appreciation
-Enthusiasm
-Ash tray
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Brennan, et al., left at 11:13 am.