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On April 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William J. Kuhfuss, Roger Fleming, Bryce N. Harlow, Charles W. Colson, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:13 pm to 4:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-018 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with William J. Kuhfuss, Roger Fleming, Bryce N. Harlow, Charles W. Colson, and John C. Whitaker; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting. Introductions President's schedule - Upcoming meeting with John G. Gorton - Timing Bull left at an unknown time before 4:57 pm. Photo session [General conversation] - Peoria - John B. Connally - Cattle Farm Bureau convention - Houston - Rogers C.B. Morton Connally - Views regarding agriculture Agriculture - Trade - Great Britain - European union - Connally Farm Bureau - Relationship with Administration - The President's concern - Meeting with the President - Fleming - Relations with administration - Congress - Agriculture Committees - Harlow - Administration's program - Farm bill - Problems - Farm Bureau opposition - Congressional opposition - Fleming - Relations with administration - Areas of cooperation - White House staff - Meeting with leaders - Timing - President's relations with Fleming -[Unintelligible first name] Wilson - Administration programs - Farm organizations - Farm unions - Administration's problems - Congress - Allen J. Ellender - Page Belcher - Farm bill - Congress - Eisenhower administration - Previous efforts - Farm bill - Administration's efforts - Consensus of opinion - Harlow's activities - Belcher - Gerald R. Ford - Leslie C. Arends - Farm bill - Fleming's activities - Congress - White House staff - Department of Agriculture - Relations with administration - Congress - Communications - White House staff - Whitaker - Colson - Department of Agriculture - Issues - Membership - Farm organizations - Guidelines - Impressions Agriculture - Changes -1965 - Farmer attitudes - Market system - Administration programs - Politics - Consumers - Department of Agriculture - Subsidies - Political decisions - Compared with economic decisions - Productivity - President's view - Farm surpluses - Economy - Growth - Productivity - Farm programs - Commodities - Parity - Farm Bureau - President's speech - President's policies - Impact - Areas of concern - Compared with textiles - Farmers beliefs - Trade - Exports - Curtailments - Congress - Quota bill - Textiles - Steel - President's concerns - Agriculture lobby - Textiles - Japanese - Shoes - Steel - Jobs - Imports and exports - Voluntary quotas - Administration efforts - Legislation - Connally - Trade - Agriculture [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-024. Segment declassified on 04/24/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [489-018- W003] [Duration: 31s] Agriculture - Trade - Clifford M. Hardin's talks with Great Britain - Great Britain - John G. Gorton - Edward R. G. Heath - The President's advice Agriculture - Trade - Markets - Textiles - Farm exports - Agricultural commodities - American industry - Steel - Radios - Japan - Markets - Australia - US policy - Lamb - Beef - Cattlemen - Quotas - Beef - Imports - Australia - Farm community - Farm Bureau - Membership - Markets - Commodities - Agricultural products - Steel - Textiles - Shoes - Markets - Congress - Quotas - President's schedule - Meeting - Peter G. Peterson - Peterson's activities - Report on quotas - Trade - Farm Bureau's position - Free trade - President - Congress - Competition - Farm labor - President's policy - Democrats - Grapes - California - Harlow - Strikes and boycotts - Effects - Legislation - Concerns of Farm Bureau - Possible administration initiatives - Payments - Unknown man - Farmers - Dependency on government - Administration's effects -1968 - Increases in dependency - Cotton - Dependency on government - Opposition - Future policies - President's policies - Farmer concerns - Foreign trade - Legislation - Congress - Labor & Education Committee - Prospects - Bill - Amendments - Harlow's possible initiatives - Pesticides - Administration bill - Farm Bureau concerns - House Agriculture Committee - Importance - Environment - Administration position - Administration Bill - William R. Poage and [unintelligible name] - Conference Committee - Prospects - Language - Administration position - President's instructions to Whitaker - Environmentalists - Farm Bureau efforts - Department of Agriculture - Farm organizations - Bill - Processors - Administration position - Chicago Stock yard - Cooperatives - Farm Labor Bill - Farmers' unions - Farm Bureau's role - Work with cooperatives -[Forename unknown] Payton [?] - Farm Bureau - Consulation with Administration - Department of Agriculture - Colson and Whitaker - Hyde Murray - Legislation - Belcher - President's conversation with Murray -[Forename unintelligible] Johnson - Administration's position - Farm Bureau - President's schedule -"A Salute to Agriculture" -"A Salute to Labor" Farm Bureau - Leadership - Relations with the President - Connally - Role - Peterson - Trade Presentation of gifts - Cufflinks - Wives - Golf balls - Presidential paperweight Kuhfuss, Fleming, Colson, and Whitaker left at 4:57 pm. Farm Bureau - Issues - Pesticides Harlow left at 4:52 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kuhfuss, William J.; Fleming, Roger; Harlow, Bryce N.; Colson, Charles W.; Whitaker, John C.; White House photographer.