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    "ocrText": "Monday, March 8, 1954\nIn at 8 15 AM - Leaders meeting - Knowland, Millikin, Saltonstall, Ferguson,\nGordon, H. Butler = Speaker Halleck, Ahrends _sic_ Dan Reed, Allen - Sec.\nHumphrey, Under-Sec. True Morse = staff = Agenda (i) Taxes (2) Hawaii (3)\nFreight Absorption Bill (4) Dairy Support Prices\n(1) Humphreys led off on taxes - asked for Congressional schedule - \"how to\nkeep from being trapped on $100 exemption to receive taxes\" = Halleck said plans\nwere to first - on Wed - bring up April 1st excise tax bill, then next week -\nWed - bring up general revision and 52% corporate tax - \"two package deal\" -\nreported 21 Rep. Congressmen for increase of exemption - would work on them -\nassailed \"financial irresponsibility\" of opposition said GOP would hold caucus\ntomorrow = = Millikin worried of Senate passing exemption bill, wouldn't say\n\"yes\" or \"no\" on whether could stop it. promised to do everything possible to\nget plan through\n(2) Hawaii - Knowland to move on Hawaii as separate bill, but fears Alaska\nmight be tied to it = Butler regretted close vote with 3 or 4 GOP off line\n=\nPres reiterated \"mistake to make [military? outpost a 'state\" = Knowland to\nmake strong fight, with promise to take Alaska later. Millikin said \"Alaska\ncan't become tin cup state\"\n(3) on Freight absorption - Justice and Shanley to continue to work on it\n(4) Dairy price supports - Morse said people should be told [butter?\nmarket dropping - need to dispose of surpluses in store houses - goes rancid\nin 18 months - Pres said \"my little daughter-in-law told me she wasn't using\nbutter anymore - using oleo margarine\" - Morse reported per capita use of\nbutter drop from 16 lbs to 8 lbs - need to encourage use of fluid milk consumption\nAfter meeting Pres. called leaders into his office and laid down the law\n- said \"let's stop this nonsense and get down to getting program passed\" -\narrange to have Hall make request to NBC & CBS to answer with party spokesman\n- not McCarthy who made request for time - leaders all promised to be with\nPres\nOn request for time. Hall issued statement that he would designate spokesmen,\nnot \"individual, to speak for party - going to be Nixon - Pres. wants it to be\nbilled not as rebuttal but talk on \"Republican leadership\" - Pres. deadset\nagainst stopping McCarthy - calls him \"pimple on path of progress\" - Ike really\nmade up his mind to fight Joe from now on in - all to good.\nShanley and I talked to Pres. in gym - as he was changing clothes to go out\non lawn to hit golf balls = it was agreed that I should sort of leak story on\nMcCarthy action tomorrow. pointing out Pres. press conference statement, McLeod\nanswer, and Hall action taken with .H. & Leaders agreement. - Pres. wants\nNixon remarks to be not answer to Adlai - but talk on GOP Leadership and party\nprogram -"
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