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The original documents are located in Box 49, folder "1975/07/25 - Republican Leaders" of
the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 49 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 24, 1975
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS
Friday, July 25, 1975
8:00 - 9:00 A.M. (1 Hour)
The Cabinet Room
From: Max L. Friedersdorf
m.G.
I.
PURPOSE
To comply with leader's request for a meeting with
President to discuss possible legislative vetoes and
review the budget outlook for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.
II.
BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN
A. Background:
1. At the last Republican leadership meeting, Bob
Michel suggested a meeting with the President to
discuss possible legislative vetoes, including the
Education Appropriations Bill and Nurses Training.
2. Despite the budget-busting aspects, the House
leaders are likely to urge the bills be signed.
3. The first of the fiscal year 1976 appropriations
bills (Education) has been enrolled. Other
appropriations bills and authorization bills will
follow soon. These bills and other actions and
inactions by the Congress threaten to add about
$28 billion to the 1976 deficit and $46 billion to
the 1977 deficit. A strategy for dealing with
these threats is needed.
B. Participants: See Tab A
C. Press Plan:
Press office to announce as regular Republican
leadership meeting; White House photos only.
FORD
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III. TALKING POINTS
1.
We ve been through a lot of tough battles together
during the last year and you have been great in your
support. From the numbers Jim Lynn has been showing
me, it appears we are going to have to join forces
again in the weeks ahead to keep the budget deficit
from getting out of control.
2. To begin, Jim Lynn would you please distribute your
tables SO everyone can see how the numbers are adding up.
(Brief discussion on tables).
(President make the point that we have to start worrying
about FY 1977 right now as these tables snow.)
3. I would like to talk first about the education
appropriation bill that is on my desk for action.
Let me say first, I do not see how I can accept this
bill. It is $1.3 billion over the budget. If I let
this one go, it would be hard to veto others of lesser
amounts. What are your views?
(General discussion of education bill.)
4.
There are a number of other bills we have been watching.
Jim Lynn why don't you identify those bills and the
problems we see in them.
(Lynn discuss problems with:
1. Health services-nurse training bill (on the
President's desk for action.)
2. Veterans Compensation
3. Labor/HEW appropriation bill
4. Child Nutrition
5.
(Invite general discussion of these and other bills
the Members may want to bring up.)
PARTICIPANTS
The President
SENATE
Hugh Scott
Bob Griffin
John Tower
Carl Curtis
Bob Stafford
Ted Stevens
Milt Young
Paul Fannin
HOUSE
John Rhodes
Bob Michel
John Anderson
Sam Devine
Jack Edwards
Barber Conable
Lou Frey
Guy Vander Jagt
Jim Quillen
Al Cederberg
Herm Schneebeli
Bud Brown
STAFF
Secretary of Commerce Morton
Secretary of HEW Weinberger
Administrator of FEA Zarb
Don Rumsfeld
Bob Hartmann
Jack Marsh
Phil Buchen
Max Friedersdorf
Bill Seidman
Jim Lynn
Jim Cannon
Ron Nessen
Alan Greenspan
Doug Bennett
Brent Scowcroft
Dick Cheney
Paul O'Neill
Vern Loen
Bill Kendall
Alan Kranowitz
REGRETS
The Vice President