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TRIP TO OHIO
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1975
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 2, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ROBERT T. HARTMANN
RTA
SUBJECT:
OHIO VISIT
Cincinnati & Cleveland
July 3, 1975
The following information has been compiled by Gwen Anderson
through the Republican National Committee and a number of
additional sources:
EVENTS
Greater Cincinnati
Airport photo opportunity
A
Ohio Republican Fundraiser
B
Reception with Senator Taft's group
C
POLITICAL BACKGROUND & OUTLOOK
D
PROMINENT POLITICAL FIGURES
E
ELECTION STATISTICS
F
reo LIBRA R. ANDR. FORD
GREATER CINCINNATI AIRPORT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Following your appearance in Cincinnati at the White House
Conference and just prior to departure for Cleveland, you will be
greeted at the Greater Cincinnati Airport by Kentucky Republican
gubernatorial candidate, ROBERT E. GABLE. (The airport is
located in Kentucky, just across the Ohio state line. ) Also invited
to greet you there are Kentucky Republican Chairman, CHARLES R.
COY; Republican National Committeeman, EDWIN G. MIDDLETON;
and Republican National Committeewoman, MRS. HAROLD B. BARTON.
The object of the meeting is to provide a photo opportunity for you
with Bob Gable in order to help promote his campaign for Governor.
The election takes place this year.
Gable declared his candidacy last March and had no substantial
opposition in the May 28 primary. Until announcing his candidacy he
served as Kentucky Republican State Finance Chairman. In 1972
Gable ran unsuccessfully in the Republican Senate Primary. He is a
very wealthy businessman with interests in coal and lumber.
He opposes incumbent Governor Julian Carroll who took over that
office when the previous Governor, Wendell Ford, defeated Marlow
Cook to win the U.S. Senate race in 1974. Carroll served as
Lt. Governor until then. According to Republican Governors Association
sources, Gable will have an uphill battle to beat Carroll. They note
that Carroll has not been in office long enough yet to make any
enemies and that he has already expended nearly $1 million dollars
in his primary alone toward getting elected. The RGA feels, however,
that even should he lose this race, Gable is very substantial and
would certainly be a viable candidate in the future. They have already
put some funds into the race and RGA staff are working closely with
Gable.
Gable's campaign faces two major obstacles according to the
RNC field reports. While Gable is well known within the Party
hierarchy, his name identification among the voters at large is not
high. Secondly, morale in Kentucky is very low. Gable must convince
Republicans that he has a chance so that they in turn will work,
provide the necessary financial assistance, and get out and vote. The
visibility which he will receive as a result of this brief meeting will
be extremely helpful in this regard.
OHIO REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER
The Cuyahoga County Republican dinner is billed as an
"Independence Festival Supper. " While it is a fundraiser, the
emphasis is on the July 4th theme rather than on a highly partisan
theme. Attendance is expected to be around 1, 150, and the
Cuyahoga County Finance Committee hopes to net close to $100,000
after expenses. Proceeds from the event will be divided between
the Cuyahoga GOP and the Ohio State Central Committee and will
benefit 1975 municipal races, the operation of the State Party and,
looking ahead, the 1976 effort in Ohio. (The dinner will be preceded
by a VIP reception for contributors of $1,000.) You attended a
somewhat similar reception and dinner in Cleveland last October,
and most of the prominent Republicans listed below were involved in
the previous event, too.
The format of the main event is informal and includes picnic
tables and a picnic style dinner. There will be no head table, and
everyone will be seated on the same level. You will be seated at a
special table with the following:
(On your side of the table)
TED W. BROWN, Secretary of State
JOHN J. DWYER, Chairman, Cuyahoga Republican Executive
Committee Finance Division, and MRS. DWYER
C. WILLIAM O'NEILL, Chief Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
and MRS. O'NEILL
RALPH J. PERK, Mayor of the City of Cleveland
JAMES A. RHODES, Governor of Ohio
HERBERT E. RUDY, Treasurer, Cuyahoga Republican
Executive Committee Finance Division, and MRS. RUDY
JAMES WILLIAM STANTON, U.S. Congressman, and
MRS. STANTON
ROBERT TAFT, JR., U.S. Senator
WILLIAM R. TIMKEN, Vice Chairman, Ohio Republican
Finance Committee, and MRS. TIMKEN
BISHOP HICKEY, Catholic Bishop of Cleveland
(Opposite your side of the table)
RAY C. BLISS, National Committeeman from Ohio and
MRS. BLISS
CLAUDIA GUZZO, Chairman, Cuyahoga County Republican
Women's Division, and MR. GUZZO
ROBERT E. HUGHES, Chairman, Cuyahoga County Republi-
can Executive Committee, and MRS. HUGHES
KENT McGOUGH, Republican State Chairman, and
MRS. McGOUGH
MARTHA C. MOORE, National Committeewoman
RALPH H. PARSONS, Lake County Finance Chairman, and
MRS. PARSONS
ELDEN SPENCER, Chairman, Lake County Republican
Executive Committee, and MRS. SPENCER
Following dinner you will proceed to the stage. The above
prominent Republican, excluding spouses, will be seated on the stage
during your remarks. John Dwyer, Chairman of the Cuyahoga
Republican Executive Committee Finance Division, will act as
master of ceremonies and will introduce you.
RECEPTION WITH SENATOR TAFT'S GROUP
In his June 20 letter to you (attached) Senator Robert Taft
requested that you meet for 15 or 20 minutes following the Ohio
fundraiser with a group of about two dozen civic leaders from the
Cleveland area. The meeting will take place in the Circus Room
of the Sheraton Hotel, on the same level as the fundraising event.
Immediately following the fundraising event, these gentlemen will
proceed to the Circus Room where Senator Taft will welcome
everyone and introduce you.
The purpose of the meeting is for those present to discuss
with you some of the concerns they have about the economy. All of
the guests are influential in Cleveland and are long time GOP
supporters on the local, state and national levels. Senator Taft's
office reports that they will all be important in the 1976 campaign
particularly because of the widespread influence which they have as
civic and communications leaders.
Attendees
Senator Robert Taft
Thomas L. Boardman
Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland Press
Claude M. Blair
Corporate Executive
E. Mandell (Del) de Windt
Chairman of Board, Eaton Corporation
Jack Dwyer
Cuyahoga County Republican Finance Chairman
Ray Bliss
National Committeeman
Robert Hughes
Cuyahoga County Chairman
H. Stuart Harrison
T.R. W. Director
Samuel H. Miller
Vice Chairman, Forest City Enterprises
Kent McGough
Chairman, Ohio Republican Party
Thomas Patton
Ex-Chairman of the Board, Republic Steel
The Honorable James Rhodes
Governor of Ohio
W.R. Timken, Jr.
Timken Roller Bearing
Paul Walter
Attorney
John Berry
L.M. Berry Company
Attendees (continued)
Charles Ross
Attorney
Harry Horowitz
Publisher, Lorain Journal
John Kelley
Attorney
Mayor Ralph Perk
Cleveland
Ed Reddig
White Consolidated
S.E. Knudsen (Bunkie)
White Motor
Dick Tullis
Harris Corporation
C. Carlisle Tippit
Everett Ware Smith
Chairman of the Board, Cleveland Trust
Albert Ratner
President, Forest City Enterprises
Max Ratner
Chairman of the Board Forest City Enterprises
A.M. Luntz
Industrialist
ROBERT TAFT, JR.
OHIO
United States Senale THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
RECEIVED
June 20, 1975
975 23 PM 2 45
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I am delighted to learn that you are planning to
visit Cincinnati and Cleveland on July the 3rd. I look
forward to being with you at that time. I have already
talked briefly with Bill Kendell and Bob Walthieus and
Red Cavaney of your staff about the arrangements there
and will be coordinating closely with them and Charles
Peckham of the National Committee.
I have several. suggestions and requests. with
regard to the visit that I would like to make. They
are as follows:
1. Before or after the appearance at the White
House Conference at the Cincinnati Convention Center, I
believe that a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo would be a
most excellent bit of exposure. It is the Zoo's 100th
Anniversary year and it is one of the best in the country
and has recently achieved fame in preserving rare species.
An example of its expertise in this respect is the fact
that the Washington Zoo placed its white female tiger
there during the renovation of its facility, and the
Cincinnati Zoo successfully bred the female and has on
hand for the Washington Zoo two white tiger cubs. The Zoo
is not more than 10 minutes, almost entirely by Interstate,
from the Convention Center and is also directly by Inter-
state to the airport.
2. If it would be at all possible to do so, I
would like to invite on your behalf, Thomas Vail, the
Publisher of the Cleveland Plain Dealer to join your party
in Cincinnati and to fly with you to Cleveland. I am hopeful
of being able to accompany you on the same trip, and it has
been indicated that I would be able to do so. This would
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The President
The White House
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provide a chance for personal contact with Mr. Vail, which
I believe would be most helpful.
3. From the rough outline I have of your Cleveland
appearances, I feel it would be most helpful if, after the
speech and walk-through, there could be a small reception
of approximately two dozen civic and communications leaders
in the Cleveland area, and I believe this could be done in
a 15 or 20 minute period in a private room in the same hotel
where the speech will be given.
Anything you feel you can do in connection with these
matters will be deeply appreciated.
With my highest respect and warm regard,
Bob
Robert Taft, Jr.
bcc: William Kendall
Bob Walthieus
Red Cavaney
Charles Peckham
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GIVE
POLITICAL BACKGROUND & OUTLOOK
Background
Because Ohio has six metropolitan areas with more than a
half a million people, no one city has been able to provide the
Democratic Party with a single, strong base in the state such as
Chicago has done for Illinois or New York City has done for New
York. Cincinnati and Columbus, in fact, have been traditionally
Republican and have turned out larger majorities for the GOP than
has non-metropolitan Ohio. Ohio's decentralized urban population
is one reason cited for the state's "Republican" reputation.
Much of the credit for the strength of the GOP in the state
belongs to the organization built by Ray Bliss over the past 20 years.
Bliss is best known for his fundraising talent, campaign techniques
and ability to urge top candidates to run for office. The Bliss
organization built solid control of the House delegation, District
by District, as well as the State legislature and minor statewide
offices. While GOP dominance is not what it once was, Bliss'
influence today is still apparent.
The Party in Ohio is again gaining strength after suffering
some set-backs in the past several years. The Senatorial primary
in 1970 between Robert Taft, Jr. and James Rhodes was bitter
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and divisive, and only now are the wounds beginning to heal. Also
in 1970 scandal surrounding the Republican gubernatorial candidate,
Roger Cloud, was a major reason for John Gilligan's victory in
the Governor's race. Rhodes defeated Gilligan in 1974 to recapture
the office which he had previously held from 1962 to 1970, and
today the Party, with Rhodes and Taft seemingly reconciled, appears
to be in good order.
Republicans in the State have raised in excess of $900,000
this year, of which $600, 000 comes from their "Early Bird" program
which recruits contributors in January, February and March of
each year. State Chairman Kent McGough (pronounced ma-gue)
reports that though fundraising has slackened in recent months, he
is very pleased with the results. achieved so far this year
The leadership of the Republican State Central and Executive
Committee of Ohio is old line, experienced and active. Chairman
Kent McGough, is a protege of Bliss and was selected in May 1973
for that post as a compromise candidate between the Taft and
Rhodes camps. Hal Duryee, the Executive Director, has been in
the headquarters in one capacity or another for about 20 years.
In the 1974 elections Ohio was the only state to defeat an
incumbent Democratic Governor, electing James Rhodes to that
office. Republicans also beat an incumbent Democratic Congressman,
electing Willis D. Gradison, Jr. in the 1st District. Gradison
had previously run for this seat in a 1974 special election during
which you campaigned for him (April 1974). In other 1974
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Congressional races, the 8th District seat of retiring Republican
Walter Powell was retained for Republicans by Thomas N. Kindness.
Republicans lost the 23rd District of retiring William Minshall, a
seat that will be difficult to recapture. In the Senate race, Cleveland
Mayor Ralph Perk was soundly defeated by former astronaut John H.
Glenn who took 65% of the vote. Kent McGough feels that particularly
in comparison to other states, Ohio Republicans fared quite well in
1974.
GERALD FORD
Outlook
Ohio has municipal elections across the state in 1975, and
eight major cities will have mayoral races this fall. Five of these
have Republican incumbents who will be running for reelection:
(first elected in:)
RALPH PERK, Cleveland
1971
JACK HUNTER, Youngstown
1969
JOHN BALLARD, Akron
1965
STANLEY CMICK, Canton
1963
TOM MOODY, Columbus
1971
The other three majòr mayoral races are in. Toledo, Cincinnati
and Dayton. The Republican Party has 140 mayors in Ohio, and
Chairman McGough thinks the city races look good for the GOP. The
RNC notes that it is difficult to get people working on local elections
and that your visit and endorsement of mayoral candidates should
be a big assist in overcoming apathy. Ralph Perk, elected in 1971
and 1973, and running for reelection this Fall is Mayor of the largest
city with a Republican mayor. Last week he was chosen to head to
newly created National Republican Mayors Conference. To date
about 750 Republican mayors from around the Nation have indicated
their desire to participate in this Republican National Committee
sponsored organization.
In 1976 there are three Republican held Congressional Districts
that could be difficult. They are:
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WILLIS D. GRADISON, 1st District (1 term, 51% of 1974 vote)
THOMAS N. KINDNESS, 8th District (1 term, 42% of 1974 vote)
SAMUEL DEVINE, 12th District (9 terms, 51% of 1974 vote)
There is a good possibility of picking up one Congressional District,
the 9th where 11 term Democrat Thomas Ashley won in 1974 with
only 52. 9% of the vote over Republican CARLETON FINKBEINER.
Finkbeiner, an excellent candidate, will run again in 1976. The
present line-up in the Ohio House delegation is 15 Republicans and
8 Democrats.
Senator Taft intends to run again for the U.S. Senate in 1976.
McGough reports that things look good for Taft in that race.
A
state GOP poll, which is underway now and the results of which will
be available next week, is anticipated to indicated that Taft's position
is strong over any potential opponent. Among those mentioned as
possible Democratic candidates are Lt. Governor Celeste, former
Senator Howard Metzenbaum, former Governor John Gilligan, and
Congressman James Stanton.
Concerning the squabble between Taft and the State GOP over
$300, 000 which Taft claims the Party owes him, John Kelley,
campaign manager for Taft has indicated to RNC sources that Taft
has agreed not to press the debt now. The Ohio Republican Finance
Committee, which always focuses on statewide elections as opposed
to federal races, apparently had promised Taft $450, 000 for his 1970
campaign. The ORFC did give him over $108,000 and Taft has been
after the other $341,000 since, thence arising the "debt." Taft has
a deficit remaining from 1970 of $575,000, according to his Legis-
lative Director, Randy Stayin.
Also up in 1976 will be the State Legislative seats in both the
State House (40 Republicans - 59 Democrats) and the State Senate
(12 Republicans - 21 Democrats).
In the Presidential race, the Ohio GOP is firmly behind you for
the 1976 nomination against any challengers. The Ohio Presidential
Primary will be held on June 8, 1976. The filing deadline is
March 25, 1976, and it will be an indirect primary.
HALD FORD
Governor - James Rhodes (R), Jackson
Lt. Governor - - Richard Celeste (D), Cleveland
Secretary of State - Ted Brown (R), Springfield
Attorney General - William Brown (D), Martins Ferry
Auditor - Thomas Ferguson (D), Columbus
State Senate
State House of Representatives
33 members
99 members
12 R
40 R
21 D
59 D
U. S. Senators
John Glenn (D), Columbus
Robert Taft, Jr. (R), Cincinnati
U. S. House Members
District
1 Willis D. Gradison (R), Cincinnati
2 Donald D. Clancy (R), Cincinnati
3
Charles W. Whalen (R), Dayton
4
Tennyson Güyer (R), Findlay
5
Delbert Latta (R), Bowling Green
6 William H. Harsha (R), Portsmouth
7 Clarence J. Brown (R), Columbus.
8 Thomas N. Kindness (R) , Hamilton
9
Thomas Ludlow Ashley (D), Maumee
10
Clarence Miller (R), Lancaster
11
John William Stanton (R), Painesville
12
Sammuel Devine (R), Columbus
13
Charles Adams Mosher (R), Oberlin
14
John R. Seiberling (D), Akron
15
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (R), Columbus
16
Ralph S. Regula (R), Navarre
17
John Milan Ashbrook (R), Johnstown
18
Wayne Hays (D), Flushing
19
Charles J. Carney (D), Youngstown
20
James Vincent Stanton (D), Cleveland
21
Louis Stokes (D), Cleveland
22
Charles A. Vanik (D), Euclid
23
Ronald M. Mottl (D), Parma
Mayors
Akron - John S. Ballárd (R)
Cincinnati - E. Robert Turner, City Manager (N/A)
Cleveland - Ralph J. Perk (R)
Columbus - Tom Moody (R)
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Dayton - James McGee (N/A)
Toledo - Harry Kessler (N/A)
Republican State Central and Executive Committee of Ohio
Chairman - Kent B. McGough, Columbus
Vice Chariman - Miss Martha C. Moore, Cambridge
Secretary - Mrs. Louise R. Farr, Cleveland Heights
Treasurer - George C. Eyrich, Cincinnati
Executive Assitant to Chairman - Harold T. (Hal) Duryee, Columbus
National Committeeman - Ray C. Biss, Akron
National Comnitteewoman - Miss Martha C. Moore, Cambridge
Other Promient Political Figures in Ohio
John W. Bricker (R), Former Governor and U. S. Senator, also was Thomas E. Dewey's
running mate for President
William Keating (R), Former U. S. Representative
John J. Gilligam (D), Former Governor
Howard Metzenbaum (D), Former U. S. Senator
Frank Lausche (D), Former U. S. Senator and Governor
William Saxbe (R), Former U. S. Senator and U. S. Attorney General, now Ambassador to
India
James T. Lynn (R), former Secretary of HUD, now Director of OMB
Michael Maloney (R), Minority Leader of the State Senate
Charles F. Kurfess (R) : Minority Leader of the State House
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OHIO
Capital: Columbus
Number of Voting Precincts: 12,831
Est. 1974 Population: 10,737,000
Number of Counties: 88
1970 Population: 10,652,017
Number of 1974 Congressional Districts: 23
National Rank: 6/
1968 Nixon Plurality: +90,422 ( :.2)
1960 Electoral Vote: 25
1972 Nixon Plurality: +882,938 (i)
1972 Electroni Vote: 25
KEY INDIVIDUALS
YEAR
ELECTED TO
FIRST
PRESENT
% OF
NAME
PARTY ELECTED
TERM
VOTE
U.S. Senator
John Glenn
D
1974
1974
64.6%
U.S. Senator
ROBERT TAFT, JR.
R
1970
1970
49.7
Governor
JAMES RHODES
R
1974*
1974
48.6
Lieutenant Governor
Richard Celeste
D
1974
1974
51.8
Secretary of State
TED BROWN
R
1951
1974
52.1
Attorney General
William Brown
D
1970
1974
59.1
Governor Rhodes previously served as Governor, 1963-1971.
MAJOR 1976 ELECTIONS
U.S. Senator (Taft)
State Legislature (State Senate: 12R, 21D;
U.S. House of Representatives
State House of Representatives: 40R, 59D)
delegation (15R, 8D)
VOTING INFORMATION
REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT
REGISTERED
VOTING AGE
PERCENTAGE TURNOUT OF:
YEAR
VOTERS
POPULATION
RACE
TURNOUT
REGISTERED VOTING AGE POPULATION
1960
NA
5,850,000
Pres.
4,161,859
NA
71.1%
1962
3,647,916.
5,892,000
Gov.
3,116,711
85.4%
52.9
1964
NA
5,978,000
Pres.
3,969,196
NA
66.4
1966
NA
6,075,000
Off.Vote
2,960,147
NA
48.7
1968
3,907,000*
6,213,000
Pres.
3,959,698
NA
63.7
1970
NA
6,419,000
Off.Vote
3,276,231
NA
51.0
1972
4,627,740
7,185,000
Pres.
4,094,787
88.5
57.0
1974
4,460,926
7,281,000
Gov.
3,070,305
68.8
42.2
* Partial registration figure, therefore, voter turnout exceeds registration.
RANKINGS
Among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in 1972, Ohio ranked:
- 6th in number of registered voters (4,627,740)
- 6th in number of voting age population (7,185,000)
: 5th in number of persons voting (4,094,787)
RANKINGS (Continued)
- 6th in number of new voters (1,308,000)
- 6th in Nixon plurality (+882,938)
- 33rd in Republican percentage of the statewide Presidential vote (59.0%)
- 3rd in percentage of registered voters voting (88.5%)
- 28th in percentage of voting age population voting (57.0%)
- 5th in percentage of contribution to total nationwide Nixon vote (5.2%)
Among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in 1974, Ohio ranked:
- 7th in number of registered voters (4,460,926)
- 6th in number of voting age population (7,281,000)
- 5th in number of persons voting (3,070,306)
- 5th in number of new voters (447,390)
- 8th in percentage of registered voting (68.8%)
- 30th in percentage of voting age population voting (42.2%)
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
1948 Thomas E, Dewey
Harry S. Truman
49.2%
49.9%
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
55.8
56.8
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
61.1
61.1
1960
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
53.3
53.3
T964 Barry M. Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
37.1
37.1
1968L Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
45.2
51.3
1972
Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
59.6
61.0
VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
1952
John W. Bricker
Michael V, DiSalle
54.6%
54.6%
1954*
George H. Bender
Thomas A. Burke
50.1
50.1
1956
George H. Bender
Frank J. Lausche
47.1
47.1
1958
John W. Bricker
Stephen M. Young
47.5
47.5
1962
John M. Briley
Frank J. Lausche
38.4
38.4
1964
Robert A. Taft, Jr.
Stephen M. Young
49.8
49.8
1968
William B. Saxbe
John J. Gilligan
51.5
51.5
1970
Robert A. Taft, Jr.
Howard M. Metzenbaum
49.7
51.2
1974
Ralph J. Perk
John Glenn
30.7
32.2
* The 1954 election was for a short term to fill a vacancy:
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
1952
Charles P.. Taft
Frank J. Lausche
44.1%
44.1%
1954
James A. Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
45.9
45.9
1955
C. William O'Neill
Michael V. DiSalle
56.0
56.0
1958* C. William O'Neill
Michael V. DiSalle
43.1
43.1
*
The term of office of Ohio's Governor was increased from two to four years
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR (Continued)
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
1962
James A. Rhodes
Michael V. DiSalle
58.9
58.9
1966
James A. Rhodes
Frazier Reams, Jr.
62.2
62.2
1970
Roger Cloud
John J. Gilligan
43.4
44.5
1974
James A. Rhodes
John J. Gilligan
48.6
50.2
VOTE FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOP PERCENT
YEAR
REPUBLICAN VOTE
DEMOCRAT VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
DELEGATION
1960
2,080,260
1,766,362
3,846,622
54.1
16R - 7D
1962*
3,462,292
2,483,369
5,951,256
58.2
18R - 6D
1964*
3,562,072
3,759,114
7,321,186
48.7
14R - 10D
1966
1,599,492
1,196,149
2,795,641
57.2
19R - 5D
1968
2,207,658
1,428,021
3,636,277
60.7
18R - 6D
1970
1,706,205
1,323,271
3,042,011
56.1
17R - 7D
1972
2,071,040
1,684,303
3,835,543
54.0
16R - 7D
1974
1,458,222
1,396,530
2,944,815
49.5
15R - 8D
* Includes vote for one Congressman At-Large.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPOSITION
SENATE
HOUSE
SENATE
GOP
HOUSE
GOP
L
YEAR
GOP
DEMOCRAT
GAIN/LOSS
GOP
DEMOCRAT
GAIN/LOSS
1960
20
18
+ 7
84
55
+ 23
1962
20
13
0
88
49
+ 4
1964
16
16
- 4
75
62
- 13
1966
23
10
+ 7
62
37
- 13
1968
21
12
- 2
64
35
+ 2
1970
20
13
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1
54
45
- TO
1972
17
16
- 3
41
58
- 13
1974
12
21
- 5
40
59
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POPULATION
Est. 1974 Population: 10,737,000 (+0.8%)
Ethnic and Racial Composition:
1970 Population: 10,652,017 (+9.7%)'
White 90.6% German
1.8%
Urban Population: 75.3%
Black
9.1
Italian
1.6
Rural Population: 24.6%
Other
.3
Polish
1.1
Age:
18-20 yrs.
586,000
Median Age: 27.7 years
21-24 yrs.
722,000
(18.2%)
Median Voting Age Population: 42.9 yea
25-44 yrs. 2,619,000 (36.4%)
College Student Population: 332,000 (6)
45-64 yrs. 2,226,000 (31.0%)
White Collar: 45.4%
65 + yrs. 1,032,000 (14.4%)
Blue Collar: 40.8%
TOP TEN COUNTIES IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE 1972 STATEWIDE NIXON VOTE
% CONTRIBUTION
NIXON VOTE
MCGOVERN VOTE
TOTAL
TO NIXON
COUNTY
TOTAL
%
TOTAL
%
TURNOUT
STATEWIDE VOTE
Cuyahoga
329,493
49.9
317,670
48.1
659,751
13.5
Hamilton
239,212
65.6
119,054
32.7
364,385
9.8
Franklin
219,771
63.7
117,562
34.1
344,808
9.0
Montgomery
120,998
58.0
82,231
39.4
208,552
5.0
Summit
112,419
49.9
108,534
48.2
225,216
4.6
Stark
92,110
62.7
51,565
35.1
146,810
3.8
Lucas
88,401
48.4
90,142
49.3
182,709
3.6
Mahoning
64,144
49.7
62,428
48.4
129,088
2.6
Lorain
51,102
56.1
36,634
40.3
91,016
2.1
Butler
50,380
68.4
21,194
28.8
73,635
2.1
OHIO SMSAs - 1972 VOTING INFORMATION
TOTAL
% TURNOUT OF:
% FOR
% FOR
VOT. AGE
REGISTERED
REG.
SMSA
NIXON
MCGOVERN
POP.
VOTERS
VOTERS V.A.P.
Cleveland
51.9
46.1
1,436,299
1,045,175
75.4
54.9
Cuyahoga County
49.9
48.1
1,214,615
888,398
74.3
54.3
Geauga County
66.3
31.1
40,253
28,225
83.5
58.6
Lake County
58.9
38.2
128,258
89,900
80.2
56.2
Medina County
64.8
32.8
53,273
38,652
83.9
60.8
Cincinnati
66.6
31.6
752,372
532,567
79.7
56.4
Clermont County
71.7
25.9
60,784
39,806
80.4
52.6
Hamilton County
65.6
32.7
636,919
457,964
79.6
57.2
Warren County
72.4
24.9
,54,669
34,797
80.2
51.0
Columbus
64.5
33.3
633,243
468,921
80.1
59.3
Delaware County
72.4
24.9
29,722
22,160
80.7
60.2
Franklin County
63.7
34.1
576,232
430,000
80.2
59.8
Pickaway County
74.3
22.9
27,289
16,761
77.6
47.6
Dayton
60.6
36.9
581,906
374,017
77.9
50.1
Greene County
65.1
32.7
84,007
52,121
74.7
46.3
Miami County
68.4
29.4
56,965
39,074
79.3
54.4
Montgomery County
58.0
39.4
417,432
267,136
78.1
50.0
Preble County
70.3
27.1
23,502
15,686
81.6
54.4
Akron
50.2
47.9
468,597
317,165
85.2
57.7
Portage County
51.8
46.2
86,303
55,165
81.6
52.1
Summit County
49.9
48.2
382,294
262,000
86.0
58.9
Toledo
50.1
47.5
398,233
267,061
81.8
54.8
Lucas County
48.4
49.3
334,038
224,305
81.5
54.7
Wood County
59.2
37.9
64,195
42,755
83.3
55.5
1974 FEDERAL OUTLAYS
HEW
$ 4,170,375,000 (6)
Transportation
$
257,853,000 (10)
DOD
2,062,659,000 (10)
Civil Service
177,151,000 (10)
Treasury
738,144,000 (7) Railroad Retirement
155,789,000 ( 5)
Veterans
592,702,000 ( 6)
AEC
154,311,000 (7)
Postal Service
497,067,000 ( 5)
Other
683,117,000
USDA
347,841,000 (11)
STATE TOTAL
$ 9,837,009,000 (7)
EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OLDER BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
Total State Employment, persons 16 years old and older: 4,234,600
Top Industries in Number of Employment:
Manufacturing
1,433,600
Wholesale and-Retail Trade
900,600
Services
693,600
Government
584,700
Transportation and Public Utilities
231,000
Contract Construction
184,100
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
182,600
Mining
24,400
AGRICULTURE
The state ranks twelfth in total farm receipts. The most important commodity is
dairy&products, followed by cattle, soybeans, and corn.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Ohio ranks fourteenth in total mineral production. Coal is the most important
mineral and the state ranks fifth in its production. Next in importance are
stone, lime (first nationally), and sand and gravel.
INDUSTRY
Ohio ranks third nationally in value added by manufacture, the state's major
industry. Next in importance are trade, services, and government. Major
products include tires, machine tools, motor vehicles, aircraft, boats, metal
products, machinery, and glassware.
BERAAD FORD LIBRARY
CONGRESSIONAL VOTING STATISTICS
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRAT
REP.
DEM.
OTHER
TOTAL
REP. % OF VOTE
DIST.
CANDIDATE
CANDIDATE
VOTE
VOTE
VOTE
VOTE PLURALITY 1974 1972 1970 1968 1966
1
Willis D.
Thomas A
70,284
67,685
------
137,969
2,599R 50.9 70.3 68.1 67.2 55.1
Gradison, Jr. Luken
2
Donald D.
Edward W.
71,512
62,530
134,042 8,982R 53.3 62.8 55.3 68.2 69.5
Clancy*
Wolterman
3
Charles W.
82,159
82,159 82,159R 100% 76.2 73.7 78.2 54.1
Whalen*
4
Tennyson
James L.
81,674
51,065
132,739 30,609R 61.5 62.7 71.9 92.1 65.8
Guyer*
Gehrlich
5
Delbert L.
Bruce Edwards
89,161
53,391
-----
142,552 35,770R 62.5 72.7 73.5 72.8 73.9
Latta*
6
William H.
Lloyd A. Wood
93,400
42,316
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135,716 51,084R 68.8 100% 66.5 74.1 69.6
Harsha*
7
Clarence J.
Patrick L.
73,503
34,824
13,088
121,419
38,675R
60.5
100%
69.2
63.5
100%
Brown*
Nelson
8
Thomas N.
T. Edward
51,097
45,701
23,516
120,414
5,396R 42.4 52.2 55.2 75.7 58.7
Kindness
Strinko
9
Charleton S.
Thomas L.
57,892
64,831
52
122,775
5,939D
47.1
30.9
31.4
42.8
39.0
Finkbeiner, Jr. Ashley*
10
Clarence E.
H. Kent
100,521
42,333
142,854 58,188R 70.4 73.2 66.6 68.8 49.7
Miller*
Bumpass
11
J. William
Michael D.
79,756
52,017
-----
131,773 27,739R 60.5 68.2 67.7 72.2 66.1
Stanton*
Coffey
12
Samuel L.
Fran Ryan
73,303
70,818
j-----
144,121
2,485R
50.9
56.1
58.3
68.2
64.5
Devine*
1
Thomas Luken was elected March 5, 1970 in 2. special. election upon the resignation of William J. Keating,
CONGRESSIONAL VOTING STATISTICS
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRAT
REP
DEM.
OTHER
TOTAL
REP. % OF VOTE
DIST.
CANDIDATE
CANDIDATE
VOTE
VOTE
VOTE
VOTE PLURALITY 1974 1972 1970 1968 1966
13
Charles A.
Fred M.
72,881
53,766
-----
126,647 19,115R 57.5 68.1 65.7 60.9 63.2
Mosher*
Ritenauer
14
Mark
John F.
30,603 93,931
i
124,534 63,328D 24.6 25.6 44.6 55.7 59.6
Figetakis
Seiberling*
15
Chalmers P.
Mike L. McGee
79,376
49,683
------
129,059 29,693R 61.5 65.8 68.1 72.1 62.9
Wylie*
16
Ralph S.
John G.
92,986
48,754
------
141,740 44,232R 65.6 57.3 56.3 59.3 58.9
Regula
Freedom
17
John M.
David D. Noble
70,708
63,342
----
134,050
7,366R 52.7 57.4 76.0 66.7 63.4
Ashbrook
18
Ralph H. Romig
Wayne Hays
47,385
90,447
------
137,832 43,062D 34.4 29.8 35.0 42.5 37.0
19
James L.
Charles J.
36,649
97,709
----
134,358 61,060D 27.3 36.0 45.7 37.9 35.9
*
Ripple
Carney
20
Robert A.
James V.
12,991
86,405
-----
99,396 73,414D 13.1 11.9 32.4 36.6 25.9
Frantz
Stanton*
21
Bill Mack
Louis Stokes
12,986
58,969
------
71,955
45,983D 18.0 11.3 16.8 23.5 31.2
22
William J.
Charles A.
30,585 112,671
-------
143,256 82,086D 21.3 32.6 38.2 52.4 61.8
Franz
Vanik
23
George E.
Ronald M.
46,810
53,338
53,307
153,455
6,528D
30.5
49.4
61.0
55.0
66.4
Mastics
Mottl
* Denotes incumbent.
BERALD
FORD
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 2, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JIM CANNON
FROM:
RED CAVANEY
SUBJECT:
THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO
CINCINNATI & CLEVELAND, OHIO
Thursday, July 3, 1975
You are manifested on Air Force One and are requested to
board Army One on the South Lawn at 10:30 am for flight
to Andrews AFB. Air Force One is due to depart Andrews
at 10:55 am and arrive Greater Cincinnati Airport at 12:10 pm.
ATTIRE: Cincinnati and Cleveland attire will be business
suit.
WEATHER REPORT: Cincinnati: Partly cloudy, light winds,
temperature in high 80s, 10% chance of precipitation.
Cleveland: Temperature in high 70s, 30% chance of
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1975
- I -
(ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)
IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN CINCINNATI AGAIN.
AT A TIME WHEN so MANY ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION
ARE BEING QUESTIONED AND CHALLENGED -- IT'S GOOD TO BE IN A
CITY WHERE EVERYBODY IS FOR A BIG RED MACHINE!
- la -
LET ME SAY JUST ONE THING ABOUT THE CINCINNATI REDS.
ANY ORGANIZATION THAT COULD GO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WITHOUT
MAKING AN ERROR, SHOULD FORGET ABOUT SPORTS.
WE COULD USE THEM IN GOVERNMENT !
- 2 -
THE DEDICATION OF THIS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH CENTER IS AN EVENT OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE -- --
TO CINCINNATI AND TO OUR NATION.
IT IS A MESSAGE
214 MILLION AMERICANS ARE SENDING TO FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF AMERICANS.
- 3 -
IT IS 30 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LABORATORIES, RESEARCH
FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING CAPACITY, SAYING TO OUR
CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN:
WE CARE.
WE CARE ABOUT
THE AIR YOU WILL BREATHE, THE WATER YOU WILL DRINK, THE LAND
YOU WILL NEED.
IT IS A MESSAGE ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT
THAT SAYS TO ALL:
AMERICA -- HANDLE WITH CARE!
- 4 -
THE RESEARCH FACILITY WE DEDICATE TODAY IS A MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENT IN REALIZING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ADD TO OUR
LIFE EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN SUBTRACT FROM OUR LIFE SPAN.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED LABORATORIES OF ITS KIND IN THE
WORLD.
BUT CINCINNATI IS NO STRANGER TO LANDMARK
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
- 5 -
OVER SIXTY YEARS AGO, THE VERY FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH ACTIVITIES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL WERE BEGUN HERE WHEN THE
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SET UP A STREAM POLLUTION
INVESTIGATION STATION IN 1913.
SINCE THEN, THE QUEEN CITY
HAS BECOME INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AS A RESEARCH CENTER
FURTHERING A WIDE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISCIPLINES.
- 6 -
IT IS PARTICULARLY FITTING THAT MY GOOD FRIEND, BOB
TAFT, THE DISTINGUISHED SENIOR SENATOR FROM OHIO, IS HERE
WITH US TODAY.
HE CARRIES ON THE COMMITMENT AND
PRINCIPLES OF HIS FATHER IN THESE VITAL AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL
CONCERN.
- 7 -
THE ROBERT A. TAFT SANITARY ENGINEERING CENTER -- NAMED IN
HONOR OF BOB'S FATHER WHO SO ABLY SERVED THE STATE OF OHIO
IN THE SENATE FOR FOURTEEN YEARS -- WAS DEDICATED IN 1954 AND
FOR TWO DECADES HAS CONTRIBUTED IMPORTANT NEW RESEARCH IN
THE AREAS OF RADIATION, AIR POLLUTION, AND SOLID WASTE.
- 8 -
THE FACILITY WE DEDICATE TODAY WILL EXPAND STILL
FURTHER THE CAPACITIES OF CINCINNATI'S EFFORTS IN
THIS FIELD.
- - 8A -
BUILT ON TWENTY ACRES OF LAND DONATED BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI
AND WITH READY ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI --
THIS CENTER WILL HELP PROVIDE THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SO
URGENTLY NEEDED TO ONCE AGAIN RECONCILE THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY
AND NATURE.
- 9 -
IN A TIME OF RECONCILIATION, I WOULD PROPOSE ONE
MORE AREA FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING.
I WOULD SUGGEST A
DETENTE WITH NATURE.
SPINOZA ONCE SAID, "THE POWER
OF NATURE IS THE POWER OF GOD."
- 10 -
WE HAVE TOO LONG TREATED THE NATURAL WORLD AS AN ADVERSARY,
RATHER THAN AS A LIFE-SUSTAINING GIFT FROM THE ALMIGHTY.
IF MAN HAS THE GENIUS TO BUILD, HE MUST ALSO HAVE THE
ABILITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE.
- II -
WE STAND BEFORE ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY TO
ACHIEVE THIS PRESERVATION.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE
THE FOUNDATION OF ANY EFFORT TO PROTECT AND SECURE THIS
ENVIRONMENT.
- I2 -
THROUGH RESEARCH, WE ACQUIRE THE ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING
OF THE IMPACT OF POLLUTION ON THE HEALTH OF MAN AND ON THE
FUNCTIONING OF NATURAL SYSTEMS.
- 13 -
RESEARCH PERMITS US TO DEVISE AND DEVELOP AT
MINIMUM COST TO THE CONSUMERS THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES
TO CONTROL POLLUTION.
SUCH RESEARCH WILL BE ACTIVELY
PURSUED WITHIN THE WALLS OF THIS BUILDING.
- 14 -
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NEW FACILITY BY YOUR GOVERNMENT'S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SYMBOLIZES THE GROWTH AND
MATURING OF OUR ONGOING POLICY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE
AMERICA'S PRECIOUS AIR, LAND AND WATER.
- 15 -
WHEN THE DECADE OF THE SEVENTIES BEGAN, WE MADE THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT A MATTER
OF THE HIGHEST NATIONAL PRIORITY.
WE ACHIEVED STEADY AND
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD THAT GOAL.
- 16 -
AND YOU HAVE MY PLEDGE THAT THIS COUNTRY WILL REMAIN FIRMLY
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THAT PROGRESS.
AS LONG AS I
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, THIS COUNTRY'S SYMBOL WILL
NEVER BE AN EMPTY BEER CAN IN A RIVER OF GARBAGE.
- 17 -
WITH THE FORMATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COUNCIL AND THE CREATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY, THIS NATION TOOK A MAJOR STEP IN ESTABLISHING A NEW
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA.
SINCE 1969, WE HAVE SEEN THE
PASSAGE OF SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS TO
KEEP AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.
- 18 -
AND, WHEN CONGRESS RETURNS FROM THIS FOURTH OF
JULY RECESS, I WILL SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A
COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR FIXING LIABILITY AND
SETTLING CLAIMS RESULTING FROM OIL POLLUTION DAMAGES IN
AMERICAN WATERS AND COASTLINES.
- 19 -
MY PROPOSAL WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT TWO INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTIONS, NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CONGRESS,
DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF OIL POLLUTION CAUSED BY TANKERS
ON THE HIGH SEAS.
- 20 -
I CONSIDER THIS INITIATIVE TO BE OF GREAT NATIONAL
IMPORTANCE.
AMERICA'S ENERGY NEEDS REQUIRE THE
ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
RESOURCES AND THE INCREASED USE OF DEEP WATER PORTS.
- 21 -
THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW US TO PROCEED WITH
DETERMINATION, BUT IN A MANNER THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE AND SOUND.
WE ASK ALL CITIZENS AND GROUPS CONCERNED WITH THE
QUALITY OF AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENT TO JOIN WITH US IN
SEEKING NEW WAYS TO PRESERVE IT.
- 22 -
THIS IS NOT A FEDERAL CONCERN ALONE.
IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND EACH
INDIVIDUAL ALL THE WAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO YOUR
HOUSE.
WE ALL BREATHE THE SAME AIR -- OR SMOG.
IT'S UP TO US.
- 23 -
I AM CONVINCED THAT AN ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES IS THE PROPER FORMULA FOR
ASSURING THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS.
THIS IS NOT IDLE THEORIZING.
SUCH COOPERATION HAS
ALREADY BROUGHT ABOUT, IN MANY AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY, A
REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT IN AIR AND WATER QUALITY. 2.
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GREAT RIVERS AND LAKES ONCE GIVEN UP AS "DEAD" HAVE SHOWN
DRAMATIC NEW LIFE.
LAKE ERIE, THE BUTT OF MANY A JOKE
WAS VIRTUALLY WRITTEN OFF BY SOME AS UNSALVAGEABLE.
IT NOW
SHOWS SIGNS OF A HEALTHY RECOVERY.
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EVEN MORE ENCOURAGING, SALMON HAVE REAPPEARED IN THE
CONNECTICUT AND HUDSON RIVERS.
THEY COUGH A LOT,
BUT THEY HAVE REAPPEARED.
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COOPERATION AND PRUDENT SELF-INTEREST HAS ALSO
MADE FOR OTHER SOLID ADVANCES.
NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF
ALL MAJOR "STATIONARY SOURCES" OF AIR POLLUTION -- UTILITY
PLANTS, FACTORIES, LARGE BUILDINGS -- ARE NOW COMPLYING
WITH EMISSION REGULATIONS OR ARE MEETING AN ABATEMENT
SCHEDULE.
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THE RESULT OF THESE AND OTHER CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS
IS APPARENT.
THE CITIZENS OF MANY GREAT CITIES HAVE
ALREADY BENEFITED FROM THE LIFE-GIVING IMPROVEMENT IN THE
PURITY OF THEIR AIR.
THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE DONE BUT
LET US NOT BE INDIFFERENT TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED.
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AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE ALWAYS RETAINED A SPECIAL
INTEREST IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
I LIKE TO SWIM, TO GOLF,
TO SKI, TO PLAY TENNIS -- TO TAKE WALKS IN AN ATMOSPHERE
THAT RENEWS AND RETURNS PERSPECTIVE.
I CHERISH THE
OUTDOORS AND I STAND WITH THOSE WHO FIGHT TO PRESERVE
WHAT IS BEST IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.
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BUT AS PRESIDENT, I CAN NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF
ANOTHER INSISTENT ASPECT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT -- THE
ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
YOUR SECURITY
AND WELL-BEING MUST ENTER INTO EVERY DECISION I MAKE --
AND IT DOES.
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I PURSUE THE GOAL OF CLEAN AIR AND PURE WATER BUT I MUST
ALSO PURSUE THE OBJECTIVE OF MAXIMUM JOBS AND CONTINUED
ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
UNEMPLOYMENT IS AS REAL AND AS
SICKENING A BLIGHT AS ANY POLLUTANT THAT THREATENS THIS
NATION.
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IF ACCOMPLISHING EVERY WORTHY ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVE WOULD SLOW DOWN OUR EFFORT TO REGAIN ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE AND A STRONGER ECONOMY, THEN I MUST WEIGH
ALL FACTORS INVOLVED.
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MY DECISION MUST REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO,
THE DEMANDS OF THE PRESENT.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO
NEGLECT NEITHER.
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THE BUILDING WE DEDICATE TODAY IS IMPOSING PROOF
OF OUR COMMITMENT TO TOMORROW.
WITHIN ITS WALLS AND
WITHIN THE LABORATORIES OF OTHER SUCH FACILITIES, PROBLEMS
WILL BE DEFINED AND SOLUTIONS WILL BE FOUND.
WORKING
TOGETHER, WE AMERICANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE
DIFFICULT ANSWERS.
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HERE IN CINCINNATI, I KNOW YOU WILL FIND YOUR
SHARE OF THEM.
OURS IS A BOUNTIFUL LAND.
LET US
RESOLVE TO LIVE IN IT, AT ONE WITH MAN, WITH NATURE,
AND WITH GOD.
END OF TEXT
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
VISIT TO CINCINNATI AND
CLEVELAND, OHIO
THURSDAY - JULY 3, 1975
Departure: 10:35 A.M.
FROM:
Terry O'Donnell
BACKGROUND
INTERVIEW WITH LOU CANNON ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE
You will be interviewed by Lou Cannon of the Washington Post for
fifteen minutes during the Air Force One leg from Andrews Air
Force Base to Cincinnati, Ohio. The interview will be used for a book
which Cannon is writing for the Aspen Institute. No part of the inter-
view will be used in the Post. Ron Nessen advises that among the subjects
that Cannon will discuss are: The role of the Press in Washington: vour
personal views of reporters based on your 26 years in Washington; possible
improvements you might want to suggest for reporters covering Washington;
how well you think the Press does its job in Washington; and some historical
episodes from your personal relations with reporters over the years.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER
You will participate in the dedication ceremony of the new $30 million
National Environmental Research Center on the Cincinnati University
Campus. Senator Taft, Congressman Gradison and Russ Train were
particularly involved in urging your attendance. Prior to redistricting,
this project was in Congressman Clancy's district. Both the City and
the University have worked hard on this project and are very proud
of the fact that it will become operational this fall.
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The event is outdoors, open to the public, and subject to full press
coverage.
You will deliver remarks and assist in the unveiling of the cornerstone.
MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS
Following the cornerstone ceremony, you will meet with a group of
approximately 20 environmentalists inside the National Environmental
Research Center for 30 minutes. The meeting attendees represent
the full spectrum of environmental organizations and interests,
and they include several key leaders among the environmentalist
movement.
Enclosed is a background paper prepared by the Domestic Council
which summarizes the main issues of concern to the environmentalists,
recommends an agenda for the meetings, lists the participants and
their affiliations, and provides talking points for the session.
Attending the meeting from the Administration will be Jim Cannon,
Frank Zarb, Russell Peterson and Russell Train.
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON DOMESTIC AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Following your meeting with environmentalists and 45 minutes personal
time at the Stouffer Inn, you will deliver the concluding remarks at the
Ohio River Valley White House Conference on Domestic and Economic
Affairs. This will be your sixth address at a White House Conference
with the others being Portland, Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida, San Diego,
and Concord, New Hampshire.
Key Administration participants are Secretary Weinberger, Bill Seidman,
Frank Zarb, Russ Train, Jim Lynn, Stan Scott, Virginia Knauer, and
Bill Morrill. Bill Baroody will serve as Program Moderator and
Conference Chairman.
Attending will be approximately 850 delegates invited by the fourteen
Regional co-sponsoring organizations from the Ohio River Valley area;
Kentucky and parts of Indiana.
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CINCINNATI AIRPORT DEPARTURE
Just prior to your departure to Cleveland, you will meet Kentucky
Gubernatorial Candidate Robert E. Gable for a brief handshake and
photograph. Also on hand to greet you at the airport will be Kentucky
Republican Chairman Charles Coy, Republican National Committeeman
Edwin Middleton, and Republican National Committeewoman Mrs. Harold
Barton.
Bob Gable, former Kentucky GOP Finance Chairman, will oppose
Governor Carroll in '76 elections.
OHIO REPUBLICAN FUND-RAISER
The Cuyahoga County Republican dinner is billed as "an Independence
Festival Supper" with emphasis on the Fourth of July theme. Atten-
dance is expected to be 1, 200. Proceeds from the event will be divided
between Cuyahoga GOP and the OHIO State Central Committee. The
$150 a head dinner will be preceded by a Special Reception of contribu-
tors of $1, 000. You attended a similar reception and dinner in Cleveland
last October.
You are scheduled to attend the reception and deliver remarks at the
dinner. Following the dinner you will meet briefly with a group put
together by Senator Taft consisting of about 30 civic leaders from
the Cleveland area.
Background information prepared by Mr. Hartmann's office on Ohio
Republican Party is enclosed.
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SEQUENCE
10:35 a. m.
Board helicopter on South Lawn and depart
EDT
en route Andrews Air Force Base.
10:50 a. m.
Arrive Andrews AFB, board Air Force One
and depart en route Greater Cincinnati Airport,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
(Flying Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes)
(No Time Change)
PRESIDENTIAL GUESTS
Senator Robert Taft, Jr. (R-Ohio)
Congressman Donald D. Clancy (R-Ohio)
Congressman Clarence J. Brown (R-Ohio)
Congressman Charles Whalen (R-Ohio)
Congressman John Breckinridge (D-Ky)
Congressman Willis D. Gradison, Jr. (R-Ohio)
Russell Train
Russell Peterson
Lou Cannon (Will interview you en route.)
12:10 p.m.
Arrive Greater Cincinnati Airport where you
Advanceman
will be met by Representative Gene Snyder
Mary Fisher
(R-Ky); Robert Keefe, Director of Aviation;
Robert F. Holscher, Jr., Airport Manager;
and Steve Hanifin, Servair Inc. Manager.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
NOTE:
You will have an opportunity to shake
hands with some young four and five
year old children and some junior
high students and teachers from
Boone County.
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5.
12:15 p.m.
Board motorcade and depart en route
Environmental Research Center. Russell
Train and Russell Peterson will accompany
you in your car.
(Driving Time: 25 minutes)
12:40 p.m.
Arrive Environmental Research Center.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CROWD SITUATION
12:40 p.m.
"Ruffles and Flourishes"
Announcement
"Hail to the Chief" by Roger Bacon
High School Band
12:41 p.m.
You exit motorcade vehicle and escorted by
Russell Train and Russell Peterson, proceed
en route dais.
NOTE:
It is requested that you spend some
time greeting the crowd in order to
allow your Congressional guests time
to proceed to the platform.
12:45 p.m.
Arrive dais and take your seat
Welcoming remarks and Pledge of
Allegiance by Dr. Andrew W. Breidenbach,
Master of Ceremonies.
National Anthem by Anderson High School
Orchestra.
Invocation by Rev. L.V. Booth, Pastor
of the Zion Baptist Church.
Remarks and introduction of platform
guests by Rep. Gradison, concluding with
the introduction of Senator Taft.
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Remarks by Senator Taft.
Remarks by Dr. Warren Bennis,
University of Cincinnati President.
Introduction of Russell Train by
Dr. Andrews Breidenbach.
Dedicatory remarks by Russell Train,
concluding with his invitation to you to
join him at the unveiling of the "corner-
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1:05 p.m.
You proceed to "cornerstone", accompanied by
Russell Train, and unveil the dedicatory
"cornerstone. 11
NOTE:
The "cornerstone" will be sitting on
a table and will be covered with a
velvet drape. From opposite ends
of the drape, you and Russell Train
reach behind the "cornerstone" and
lift the drape, allowing it to fall in
front of the "cornerstone", thus
unveiling the 'cornerstone.
Following the unveiling, you pause for some
photographs with your Congressional guests
and local officials.
1:09 p.m.
Escorted by Russell Train, you return to the
podium and remain standing.
1:10 p.m.
Introduction of you by Russell Train.
1:11 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS.
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
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Remarks conclude. You return to your seat.
1:30 p.m.
1:31 p.m.
Thank you remarks by Dr. Breidenbach.
Musical Medley.
1:33 p.m.
You depart dais and greet guests en route
Environmental Research Center Conference
Room for EPA meeting.
NOTE: The 800 EPA employees who will
ultimately occupy this building
will be seated directly in front of
the dais and should be greeted as
you depart.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
Arrive Conference Room to attend EPA meeting.
1:40 p.m.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 30
NOTE:
The EPA Building will not be ready for
occupancy until October. The interior
is unfinished, including the air conditioning
system.; therefore, you may wish during
the course of this meeting to suggest that
coats be removed.
You depart Conference Room, escorted by
2:25 p.m.
Russell Train and Russell Peterson, en route
motorcade for boarding.
NOTE:
Russell Train and Russell Peterson
will bid farewell at curbside.
Motorcade departs Environmental Research Center
2:30 p.m.
en route Stouffer's Inn.
(Driving Time: 10 minutes)
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2:40 p.m.
Arrive Stouffer's Inn where you will be
met by Barry S. Cholak, Stouffer's General
Manager.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
You proceed to Suite.
2:45 p.m.
Arrive Suite.
PERSONAL TIME: 45 minutes
3:30 p.m.
Depart Suite on foot en route Cincinnati Convention
Center Platform Guest/VIP Room (Room 214).
3:35 p.m.
Arrive Platform Guest/VIP Room and informally
greet dais guests.
OFFICIAL PHOTO COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 30.
NOTE:
In addition to your Congressional guests,
Governors Rhodes and Carroll (Ky)
will be present for the greeting of dais
guests.
3:59 p.m.
You depart Platform Guest/VIP Room en route
announcement area and pause for announcem ènt.
4:00 p.m.
Announcement to the Ohio River Valley
White House Conference.
4:00 p.m.
You proceed onto platform and take the third
seat, stage left, between William Liggett, President
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, and Milan
Marsh, President, Ohio AFL-CIO.
LIVE LOCAL PBS TELEVISION
ATTENDANCE: 800
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4:01 p.m.
Introduction of Governor James
Rhodes by Bill Baroody.
4:02 p.m.
Introduction of you by Governor
Rhodes.
4:03 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS.
LIVE LOCAL PBS TELEVISION
4:23 p.m.
Remarks conclude. You return to your seat.
4:24 p.m.
Concluding remarks by William N.
Liggett, President, Greater Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce.
4:25 p.m.
You depart platform, escorted by Bill Baroody,
en route motorcade for boarding.
4:30 p.m.
Board motorcade and depart Cincinnati Convention
Center en route Greater Cincinnati Airport.
Governor Rhodes, Senator Taft, Rep. Clancy
and Rep. Gradison will be guests in your car.
(Driving Time: 30 minutes)
5:00 p.m.
Arrive Greater Cincinnati Airport (Servair
General Aviation Ramp) where you will be met
by Charles Coy, Kentucky GOP State Chairman;
Nelda Barton, Kentucky National Committeewoman;
Liz Thomas, Kenton County GOP Chairman;
Robert Gable, Kentucky GOP Candidate for
this November's election; and Richard Combs.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED DEPARTURE
5:05 p.m.
Board Air Force One And depart Greater
Cincinnati Airport en route Cleveland-Hopkins
Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.
(Flying Time: 40 minutes)
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PRESIDENTIAL GUESTS
Senator Robert Taft
Congressman Clarence J. Brown
Congressman Willis D. Gradison, Jr.
Governor James Rhodes
James Lynn
5:45 p.m.
Arrive Cleveland-Hopkins Airport,
Advanceman
Cleveland, Ohio, where you will be met by
Greg Newell
Mayor Ralph Perk (R), and Irene Maranack,
General Manager of Flying Tiger Operations.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
5:50 p.m.
Board motorcade and depart Cleveland-Hopkins
Airport en route Cleveland Sheraton Hotel.
Governor Rhodes and Senator Taft will accompany
you in your car.
(Driving Time: 20 minutes)
6:10 p.m.
Arrive Cleveland Sheraton Hotel where you
will be met by John J. Dwyer, Chairman of the
Cuyahoga Republican Executive Committee, and
John M. McDonald, Cleveland Sheraton Hotel
General Manager.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
Escorted by John Dwyer, proceed inside
Cleveland Sheraton Hotel en route Whitehall
Room to informally greet GOP guests at
VIP Reception.
6:15 p.m.
Arrive Whitehall Room and informally greet
guests at VIP Reception of Cuyahogan County
GOP FUNDRAISER DINNER.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE (Live Video Feed)
ATTENDANCE: 300
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6:35 p.m.
Depart Whitehall Room en route holding
room (Director's Room).
6:45 p.m.
You, escorted by John J. Dwyer, depart
holding room en route Grand Ballroom
announcement area.
6:48 p.m.
You and John J. Dwyer arrive Grand Ballroom,
off-stage announcement area.
6:49 p.m.
"Ruffles and Flourishes"
Announcement
"Hail to the Chief"
6:50 p.m.
Escorted by John J. Dwyer, proceed inside
Grand Ballroom en route dinner table for
seating.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE (Live Video Feed)
ATTENDANCE: 1,200
John J. Dwyer, Master of Ceremonies,
leads dinner guests in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
National Anthem.
Invocation.
Dinner service begins.
Song Medley by "The Singing Angels. "
John J. Dwyer requests platform guests
to proceed onto dais and be seated.
7:40 p.m.
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and proceed onto dais.
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7:42 p.m.
You arrive dais and take your seat
7:43 p.m.
Welcoming remarks by John Dwyer.
7:45 p.m.
John J. Dwyer introduces dais guests,
concluding in the introduction of you.
7:50 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS.
FULL PRESS COVERAGE
8:10 p.m.
Remarks conclude. You remain standing at the
podium where John J. Dwyer thanks you.
8:12 p.m.
You depart dais en route Circus Room Lounge
for Private Reception.
8:20 p.m.
Arrive Circus Lounge and informally greet
guests at Private Reception.
OFFICIAL PHOTO COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 30
8:45 p.m.
Depart Circus Lounge en route motorcade
for boarding.
8:50 p.m.
Board motorcade and depart Cleveland Sheraton
Hotel en route Cleveland Hopkins Airport.
(Driving Time: 20 minutes)
9:10 p.m.
Arrive Cleveland-Hopkins Airport.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED DEPARTURE
9:15 p.m.
Board Air Force One and depart Cleveland-
Hopkins Airport en route Andrews AFB.
(Flying Time: 1 hour)
PRESIDENTIAL GUESTS
Congressman Grandison
James Lynn
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10:15 p.m.
Arrive Andrews Air Force Base, board
helicopter and depart en route the White
House.
10:35 p. m.
Arrive South Lawn.
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CINCINNATI - MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS
You have agreed to meet with environmentalists in Cincinnati,
following your dedication of the EPA research facility. In
order to keep the White House out of the business of deter-
mining which environmentalists should be invited, Tom Kimball,
Executive Vice President of the National Wildlife Federation,
and Henry Diamond, Chairman of the President's Citizens' Advi-
sory Committee, were asked to extend invitations in behalf of
the White House.
Twenty environmentalists will be in attendance. (See list
at Tab A.)
These environmentalists obviously have serious differences
of opinion with many of the decisions you have made in such
areas as strip mining, auto emissions, nuclear development,
etc. However, this group is characterized by people who are
sincere in their environmental beliefs and want to cooperate
with you and your Administration. More than anything else,
they want to open meaningful dialogue on the key issues and
are not interested in recriminations or attacking you publicly.
It may well be that one or two of the group will make derogatory
comments to the Press following the meeting but, in general,
the great majority of this group is anxious to make a good
impression on you by demonstrating that they are serious and
responsible.
In terms of format, the Kimball and Diamond groups have agreed
to present an overview to you, each lasting seven to ten min-
utes. They will work it out among themselves as to who will
speak and what subject matters will be covered. The remaining
twenty-five to thirty minutes has been reserved for open dis-
cussion, in which they hope to respond to any questions you
have and present their views on a range of substantive issues.
RECOMMENDED AGENDA
1. Brief welcoming comments by the President (see Talking
Points at Tab B).
2. President thanks Tom Kimball and Henry Diamond for their
help in organizing the meeting and asks them to lead off
with opening comments.
Opening comments by the Kimball group.
Opening comments by the Diamond group.
3. General discussion.
4. Closing remarks by the President (see Talking Points).
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KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE RAISED
A. ISSUE: Lack of direct communication between the environ-
mental groups and the White House. The point is likely
to be made that, as President, you meet with industry
and business groups, but the environmentalists do not
get equal time.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: You have a policy of receiving direct,
unvarnished viewpoints on all sides of the various issues
brought to you for decision. On some of the recent diffi-
cult decisions you have made (such as strip mining and
auto emissions) you heard the arguments of Russ Peterson
and Russ Train, as well as others who supported the environ-
mental point of view.
You recognize the need to get input from responsible spokes-
men for the environmental point of view in addition to the
advice and recommendations of EPA and CEQ. These groups
can submit their arguments directly to your Domestic
Council staff, and they will be transmitted to you via
Jim Cannon. In addition, you will meet with environmental
groups as your schedule permits.
B. ISSUE: As a general matter, environmentalists believe
that you have given this issue a lower priority, compared
to other national objectives such as energy, economy, etc.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: You have not ranked environment above
or below other national objectives. You recognize that
in most of the tough decisions you are required to make
as President, there has to be a balancing of conflicting
national objectives and goals. In striking the balance,
each case presents its own unique set of circumstances
and has to be judged on its own merits. We cannot pursue
in a single-minded fashion, one objective if to do so
results in thwarting our ability to achieve other worthy
goals.
C. ISSUE: You will be encouraged to give greater emphasis
on energy conservation as a part of our attempts to
achieve independence.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: Your energy plan, announced on
January 15, provides the toughest possible energy con-
servation. Your plan recognizes candidly that the days
of cheap energy are over and the Nation must substantially
reduce its rate of growth of energy consumption. In the
final analysis, energy conservation decisions come down
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to a choice between government controls leading to
rationing, or reliance on price and the free market.
You have opted for the latter as the fairest and most
effective way to achieve our energy conservation goals.
D. ISSUE: Proposed amendment to environmental laws. The
environmentalists will urge you to go easy concerning
amendments to the Clean Air Act (principally auto emis-
sions) and the Water Pollution Control Act.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: Your basic policy in urging the
Congress to amend these environmental statutes is to
give your economic and energy policies an opportunity to
succeed. You have not abandoned the basic environmental
goals set forth in these Acts.
Clean Air Act - You have submitted amendments to main-
tain the current auto emission standards through model
year 1981, intermittent controls on certain coal burning
utilities at least until 1980, and clarification of the
"significant deterioration" requirement.
Water Pollution Control Act - The Administration is
considering amendments (nothing has been submitted to
Congress) which would extend the 1977 deadline for
water quality standards and other changes.
E. ISSUE: You will be urged to support a new strip mining
bill.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: You were forced to veto H.R. 25
because it could reduce coal production and thus make it
impossible to achieve your energy objectives. When you
submitted your compromise proposal in March, you were
willing to incur reasonable coal production penalties
to achieve the environmental objectives you support.
However, your position was predicated on an assumption
that Congress would enact comprehensive energy legislation
which would allow the Nation to go forward on many energy
fronts, including strict conservation. Since Congress
has not passed energy legislation, you are reassessing
the amount of coal production penalties the Nation can
incur.
You have directed your advisers (Zarb, Train, Hathaway,
etc.) to develop the facts quickly for your review prior
to making any decision.
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There are three major areas being looked at:
(1) The need for Federal strip, mining regulation over
private lands. In this regard, Frank Zarb will
meet with the key environmental official from the
coal producing States to determine the current
status of State strip mining laws and regulations.
(2) The need for Federal reclamation fund.
(3) Regulations affecting coal leases on Federal lands.
Although you have made no decision on whether or not to
support a new strip mining bill, you are committee to the
principle that this critical energy resource can be
developed in a manner which fully protects the environ-
ment. You will go forward on a variety of fronts,
including Federal regulatory power, coordination with
State officials and new legislation, if necessary, in
your efforts to achieve these energy and environmental
goals.
NOTE: If the accuracy of your production impact figures
is questioned, you may wish to point out that an
interagency group (including EPA) reviewed the
numbers and used a range, 40-162 million tons per
year, to be absolutely fair.
One word of caution; the environmentalists may urge you
to send back to Congress the strip mining compromise legis-
lation proposed in March. It contained very tough environ-
mental safeguards. However, John Rhodes and others strongly
oppose any new Administration proposal. They do not want
strip mining to come up again during this session.
F. ISSUE: You will be asked to support Federal land use
legislation.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: You reviewed the land use issue last
Winter with the Domestic Council Committee on Land Use,
chaired, at that time, by Secretary Morton. You directed
an interagency group to analyze the impact of Federal
actions on the development of non-Federal lands. The
Federal government already has a pervasive impact on land
use decisions based on the activities of a variety of dif-
ferent agencies including Interior, Agriculture, Corps of
Engineers, EPA, FEA, Transportation, etc.
It is clear that the Federal government affects land use
planning and controls at all levels. Existing authorities
are scattered among many single-purpose Federal programs,
and there is no effective coordination or direction.
Direct Federal influence stems from a range of programs,
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including airport and highway assistance, public works,
parks and recreation land acquisition, pollution regula-
tion, as well as from less obvious sources such as tax
and credit policies.
Prior to endorsing new legislation in this field, you
will be shortly reviewing the results of this inter-
agency study of existing activity.
In the meantime, you have concluded that your "no new
spending program" policy precludes Administration sup-
port of the land use bills currently being considered
by Congress.
G.
ISSUE: You will be urged not to modify the existing
Executive Order banning the use of certain poisons in
predator control.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: You are aware that this is a complex
subject involving strong positions on both sides of the
issue. You have directed Jim Cannon to pull together all
the facts and present them to you for your review. [Prior
to making the final decision, you will agree to meet with
environmental groups who feel strongly on this subject. ]
II.
ISSUE:
You
will
be
urged
to
increase
appropriations
for
for Land and Water Conservation Fund.
SUGGESTED RESPONSE: This is funded at $300 million in
FY 76. You oppose increases at this time because of
the projected deficit. Your Administration is open to
suggestions for next year's budget.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ATTENDING CINCINNATI MEETING
1. Kimball Group
Tom Kimball
National Wildlife Federation
Elvis Stahr
National Audubon Society
William Towell
American Forestry Association
Brock Evans
Sierra Club
Jack Lorenz
Isaac Walton League
Betty MacDonald
League of Women Voters
Thomas Stoel
National Resources Defense Council
Spencer Smith
Citizens' Committee on Natural Resources
Eldon Greenberg
Center on Law and Social Policy
Dr. Lawrence Jahn
Wildlife Management Institute
Arley Schardt
Environmental Defense Fund
2. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality
Henry L. Diamond
Washington attorney; formerly Executive
Director of Critical Choices
Robert Cahn
Environmental writer; formerly a member
of CEQ
Dick Fairbanks
Washington attorney; formerly on Domestic
Council staff
James S. Gilmore, Jr.
President of Gilmore Broadcasting Corp. ;
former Mayor of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dr. Joseph Haller
Oral surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Jack B. Olson
Wisconsin businessman; former Lieutenant
Governor
Laurance Rockefeller
Provides the major financial backing
for the Citizens' Committee
Mrs. Thomas L. Waller
Bedford Hills, N.Y.; former President
of Garden Club of America
Lawrence Stevens
Executive Director of Citizens' Committee
TALKING POINTS
I appreciate very much the effort that each of you made
in getting here to Cincinnati on the beginning of the
Fourth of July weekend to meet with me on key environ-
mental issues. I want to particularly thank Tom Kimball
and Henry Diamond for their efforts in helping us organize
this meeting.
I'd like to hear first your general views, and I under-
stand that you have agreed among yourselves on the order
of presentation. Tom (Kimball), why don't you lead it
off.
[Opening statements by the environmentalists]
I am impressed by the seriousness of your presentations
and the sincerity of your views. I recognize that there
are many in the environmental movement who approach this
subject with an openness that recognizes the need for
balance among conflicting objectives. An excellent
example of this approach, and the process of providing
balanced information to the White House, is the work done
by the Citizens' Advisory Committee. I particularly want
to commend your efforts, Laurance (Rockefeller), in sup-
porting the work of your group.
T have seen some of the reports of your committee. and
[referring to Henry Diamond] your proposal to use aban-
doned railroad lines as conservation trails for hiking
and bicycling, as well as cross-country skiing, makes a
lot of sense to me. I know this cuts across the juris-
diction of several Federal agencies, SQ I'll ask Jim
Cannon to follow up on this one.
I'd like to discuss some specific concerns on your mind,
but at the beginning, I'd like suggestions from any of
you to additional ways we might improve communication
between environmental groups and the White House.
Do you have any specific suggestions on how we might
improve our efforts to induce energy conservation without
unleashing a governmental solution that will result in
long-term rationing?
[Conclusion] I believe that this discussion has been
useful in terms of my understanding of your views and
concerns. Many of the decisions which I have made
recently and will be facing in the future, involve
enormously difficult trade-offs, and it is essential
that I have full information concerning the facts of
the issue and the views and recommendations from all
sides.
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I respect and value the advice I get from Russ Peterson
and Russ Train, but I agree with you that it's important
that I hear your views independently.
I will seek to set up additional meetings with environ-
mental groups at the White House. Furthermore, I would
ask you to present your views on any issue you choose
directly to Jim Cannon or his staff. I think this will
be another step to facilitate communications between the
interests that you represent and the White House.
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
NATIONAL CAPITAL OFFICE
1511 K STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 20005 - (202) 833-3892
Principal Objections to the Use of Poisons
for predator control
1.
Poisons are indiscriminate and kill many animals
which in no way harm livestock. For example, the M-44
cyanide device, while more selective than baited carcasses,
still is capable of killing non-target species. In April,
1975, the emergency program of the Fish and Wildlife Service
utilized 4,255 devices to protect 137,271 sheep, cattle and
goats. During the month, 206 coyotes were killed; also
killed were 44 foxes, 10 "feral" dogs, 7 raccoons, 25 skunks,
and 31 opossums.
Baited carcasses or drop baits are far worse, since
typically strychnine or compound 1080 is used in the
carcasses. Both poisons are extremely cruel, both are
slow acting so that the animal may travel a long ways from
the bait station before succumbing. Compound 1080 persists
in the environment and can cause secondary poisoning, i.e.
animal A feeds on a carcass and succumbs; animal B feeds
on the carcass of animal A and also succumbs. In addition,
because compound 1080 causes the victim to vomit', other
animals may pick up the poison in this way. Studies such
as the Atzert monograph cited during the Agriculture Committee's
hearings have been used by the proponents of poison to argue
that the chance of secondary poisoning is remote. However,
it should be remembered that trying to distribute the poison
in even doses throughout a carcass under field conditions
is an entirely different situation than laboratory conditions.
(See article, "1080 is a Selective Poison ") It is true
that some species are more tolerant of 1080 than others,
with members of the canine family being the most susceptible,
but despite the assertions of the Aztert study, golden eagles
as well as other non-target species have been killed by
1080 and the Department of Interior's own autopsies verify
this. Since in the past no one bothered to keep very
careful records of all the non-target species killed by
poisons, existing records are fragmentary -- but still
demonstrate the power of poison to kill innocent wildlife.
FORD is GERALD LIBRARY
AMERICANS COMMITTED TO CONSERVATION
2. All coyotes do not kill sheep, and simply trying to
kill as many coyotes as possible -- as was done for many
years with poisons -- does not necessarily solve the problem.
Predator control should be aimed at the nuisance animal
which is killing livestock, not at any and every coyote.
The State of Kansas, for instance, for many years relied
on the extension trapper system ---- with one man taking care
of the cyote problem for the whole state. There is a large
and flourishing coyote population in Kansas, and there is
a large population of livestock. Livestock management tends
to be different than on the rangeland of the mountain states,
with smaller flocks. Coyote control was carried out by
trapping and shooting and proved effective. Within the
last year, a limited number of M-44s were authorized for
use in Kansas, but figures are not yet available to determine
whether ranchers found them more effective than trapping.
3. Since the segment of the sheep industry which complains
loudest about losses to predators raises its sheep on the
public lands for bargain basement grazing fees, the public
has a right to complain about the destruction of wildlife
on the public's own land. The sheep industry is a dying
industry and has been declining for many years. Much of the
problem relates to the development of synthetics, competition
from cheaper and better imported wool, and the inefficiencies
of the industry itself. It is easy to see why a rancher would
find it convenient to blame his problems on something visible
like a coyote, since he is helpless to deal with things like
world markets. If sheepmen want to continue grazing their
flocks on public lands, they must accept the public's will
about wildlife and its destruction.
4.
Since the poison ban was enacted, a wide variety of
research projects have been undertaken by USDA and the
Interior Department. Some of those studies are well
advanced and should be published this summer if they are
not suppressed. Loss statistics have always been mostly
guesswork, and the Economic Research Service of USDA has
been trying to get an accurate picture of predator losses,
along with answers to other economic questions related to
he issue. Some of the key ERS studies are due to be
published this summer, and it makes no sense to make a
change in policy now before the results of those studies are
available.
LIBRARY GERALD FORD
The following table shows that total sheep and lamb deaths to all
causes have not markedly increased in the years since poisons were banned.
These gross figures are regarded as reliable since no cause of death is
ascribed. It is merely a question of counting how many sheep a rancher
has at the beginning of a year, plus births and acquisition of new stock,
and counting how many he has left when he goes to market.
Jan. l i
lamb crop
inshipments
Death to all causes
% of tota
inventory
sheep
lambs
losses
1970
20,423 *
13,439
4,036
1,638
1,478
8.2
1971
19,686
12,930
3,956
1,510
1,454
8.1
1972
18,710
12,537
4,030
1,437
1,470
8.1
1973
17,724
11,513
3,300
1,439
1,443
8.8
1974
16,394
10,507
2,551
1,260
1,433
9.1
* all in thousands
These figures are taken from "Meat Animals - Farm Production, Disposition, Income"
published by the Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, April, 1973, April, 1974, April 1975.
Of course these figures must be used with care since they do not indicate
what was the cause of death, i.e., weather, disease, predation, etc. However, it
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would seem that if the claims of the wool growers that the coyote population "exploded"
following the poison ban are true, it would seem likely that this enormous increase
in losses would be reflected in the total loss figures.
Undoubtedly, some ranchers may have experienced higher losses to predators
in the last few years, but at the same time others have had fewer losses. The coyote
population was on the upswing at the time of the poison ban, and although opinions
differ on the relationship of coyote populations to amount of losses it is certainly
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possible that peak coyote populations may cause more losses and vice versa. (Like
many wild animals, coyote populations fluctuate cyclically, and the reasonsefor the
fluctuations appear to be related to natural factors such as weather, disease and
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availability of natural prey species, i.e. rabbits, more than to predator control.
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1973