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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
PARTICIPANTS:
President Gerald R. Ford
Governor Linwood Holton, Assistant Secretary
of State for Congressional Relations
DATE AND TIME:
Monday - December 2, 1974
12:42 - 12:55 p.m.
PLACE:
The Oval Office
The White House
President: It is good to see you.
Gov. Holton: Very nice to see you, Mr. President.
President: It's been a lousy two days.
Gov. Holton: Very bad. I have had a few days off. When Congress is
out and Henry is away, there isn't much to do.
How is Mrs. Ford?
President: Fine. She's trying to do too much and it gives her setbacks.
state leview
What are they doing in Bill Wampler's district?
NBC MEMO, 11/24/08, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES, 3/10/04
Gov. Holton: They will run someone against him but we don't anticipate
any problems.
NARA, DATE 5/7/04
President: We did well in Virginia except around Washington.
Gov. Holton: I just wanted, in effect, to say good-bye, and I regret that.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5
President: I heard that. I didn't know why your're going. If you were
unhappy
FORD
CONFIDENTIAL
GERALD ?
TOP SECRET- XGDS (3)
CLASSIFIED BY: HENRY A. KISSINGER
BY
CONFIDENTIAL
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Gov. Holton: Not at all. If you wanted me in the Cabinet, I would stay,
but otherwise I can't afford to lose the chance in private practice. You
will lose a lot of people this way. My salary is only 40% of what I have
been offered. I talked to Wayne Hays about this problem. He says it
has to be done from here.
President: I want to talk to the Leadership. I have talked to Tip [O'Neill]
about it. We agreed to talk to see if the political environment was such
that we could work together. For either one of us to propose it and the
other not to follow it up could be bad. The judiciary is in just as bad shape.
Gov. Holton: A medium lawyer in Roanoke is getting $75-$100, 000.
A lot of people are talking of retirement. They can take it and do some-
thing else.
Don't you think your best time is now?
President: Pragmatically, yes, but not from the public viewpoint. If
action could be taken but deferred twelve months
or a cost of living
clause for everyone.
Gov. Holton: Hays offered to help if you wanted to move.
[They chatted briefly about local Virginia politics]
President: We have got to start rebuilding the Governors.
Gov. Holton: When I started, there were 32 of us. If we get too many
on the far right, we'll get sacked.
CONFIDENTIAL
GERALD
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DECLASSIFIED
FORD
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E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5
BY the
NARA, DATE 5/7/04
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