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File scanned from the National Security Adviser's Memoranda of Conversation Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
CABINET MEETING
PARTICIPANTS:
President Nixon
The Cabinet
DATE:
March 28, 1974
PLACE:
The Cabinet Room
President: I want to know where the Cabinet members see their
Departments going over the next three years. What are your long-
term goals?
The Legislative program is completely stalled on the Hill. It is
time to call the leaders down here and put the word to them. But
it's not our guys who are responsible -- it's the Democrats.
Let's draw up a scorecard of where Congress is. Let's put down
ten or less issues which are understandable to the public.
Commerce Secretary Dent: (Talks about legislative program:)
-- Trade bill.
-- Shift to metric system over next ten years.
-- Economic assistance to states, in lump-sum grants.
-- The Export Control Act -- which expires in June -- allows
us to control critical items, and hopefully renewal will let us deal with
things like the oil embargo.
President: Trade legislation is a loser in the public mind. There's
no interest. Fred, you fight all-out so that American interests are
not treated in a discriminatory way. State will argue because they
have to give it away, but your job is to protect American business.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.5
FORD
CONFIDENTIAL
NSC Memo, 11/24/98, State Dept. Guidellans
By dal , MARA, Date 9/22/08
CONFIDENTIAL
- 2 -
Our candidates might be able to run against the Congress this fall--
like the Democrats did in '48.
Harlow: We have to be careful not to whack the friendly Democrats.
President: Cap, what are the education prospects?
Weinberger: Education, health insurance, and welfare. The welfare
rolls are down, for the first time ever, in 1973. We will save about
$11. 6 billion.
President: Welfare is the most emotional issue you have. Be sure
to include work incentives in any program you develop.
Rog (Morton), the major emphasis today should be on energy. Next
time, though, cover the park system- especially in connection with
the Bicentennial.
President: (Gave a speech about the elections--comparing the
situation to 1948 and '66. He said the Republicans have trouble
being for something- because they are conservative. This year
the Democrats will be running against we must be for. We can
stand on the record and the progress we are pushing -- and that
the Congress is preventing these programs from going through.)
Morton: We have to expand oil fields where we have to go into
supply by 1980 to reach our energy goals. We have over 4, 000 law suits
in court.
(Described some of the critical ones.)
I am getting nowhere on ga.s deregulation.
Oil shale is going well.
GERALD
CONFIDENTIAL
2
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet
WITHDRAWAL ID 018669
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
National security restriction
TYPE OF MATERIAL
Note
DESCRIPTION
Brent Scowcroft's handwritten notes of
Cabinet meeting
CREATION DATE
03/28/1974
VOLUME
2 pages
COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID
031400126
COLLECTION TITLE
National Security Adviser. Memoranda of
Conversations
BOX NUMBER
3
FOLDER TITLE
March 28, 1974 - Cabinet Meeting
DATE WITHDRAWN
08/20/2004
WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST
GG