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    "ocrText": "DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD (NIXON PROJECT)\nDOCUMENT\nDOCUMENT\nNUMBER\nTYPE\nSUBJECT/TITLE OR CORRESPONDENTS\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nI\nMemo\n[Meeting between the President,\n9/21/71\nB(s)\nPrince Fand of Saudi Arabia,\nAsst. Sec. State Sisco, us Chief of\nProtocol Mosbacher, NSC Staff\nmember Saunders, Stade Dept.\nInterpecter Camille Nowfel]\nFILE GROUP TITLE\nBOX NUMBER\nWHSF POF Memoranda for the President\n95 86\nFOLDER TITLE\nBeginning September 19, 1971\nRESTRICTION CODES\nA. Release would violate a Federal statute.\nB. National security classified information.\nE. Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or finan-\ncial information.\nC. Pending or approved claim that release would violate an individual's\nrights.\nF. Release would disclose investigatory information compiled for law\nenforcement purposes.\nD. Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy or a\nG. Withdrawn and return private and personal material.\nlibel of a living person.\nH. Withdrawn and returned non-historical material.\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\nGSA FORM 7279 (10-79)\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n19\nCO213-31\nAICO\nAICO\nC-213-31\n20\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 20, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nFROM:\nFRED MALEK\n7m\nSUBJECT:\nReport for the President's File on\nhis meeting with the 1971-72 White\nHouse Fellows on Monday, Septem-\nber 20, 1971, at 11:30 a.m.\nOn September 20, 1971, the President met with the 1971-72 class of\nWhite House Fellows in the Oval Office. Mr. Malek introduced the\nPresident to Lt. Colonel Arthur E. Dewey, the Director of the Presi-\ndent's Commission on White House Fellows. Colonel Dewey then\nintroduced his Associate Director, Fred Rentschler and each Fellow\n(list attached) to the President. The President discussed briefly with\neach Fellow his coming assignment and offered encouragement to each\nof them. Individual and group photographs were taken.\nAfter the group photographs were taken, the President talked in-\nformally to the class. He stressed the potential frustrations that\nconfront Government officials and cautioned the Fellows not to be\ndiscouraged by the slowness of the bureaucracy - but rather to regard\nit as a challenge. The President stressed the need for their talent in\nthe Government and underlined the results that dedicated people can\nachieve.\nThe President stated that although he recognized the educational content\nof the Program, he also expected each Fellow to make a real contribu-\ntion to the improvement of the Federal Government. The President\nsaid he felt the Fellows were uniquely qualified by virtue of their back-\ngrounds and talents, and he looked forward to seeing the results of their\nwork.\nAfter 10 minutes of informal comments, the President presented each\nof the Fellows gifts and the meeting closed.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nHe\nSeptember 20, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nFROM:\nGEORGE T. BELL Go\nSUBJECT:\nMeeting with Ronald G. S. Au,\nPresident, U. S. Jaycees\nSeptember 20, 1971, 12:15 p.m.\nRonald Au, a successful attorney of Chinese descent\nfrom Honolulu, is the first non-white ever to be\nelected President of the Jaycees.\nDuring the meeting, Au spoke of his forthcoming trip\nto keynote the Taiwan Jaycees' National Convention,\nduring which he expects to have an audience with the\nVice President of China and, possibly, Chiang Kai-shek.\nHe stated he was a strong supporter of Taiwan, but\nalso agreed totally with the President's Red China\ninitiatives. The President spoke at some length stat-\ning this was the beginning of what would be a long\nprocess entered into by both sides on a completely\nrealistic and pragmatic basis. Neither side under-\nestimated the differences between the countries, but\nthe President felt that it would be much better over\nthe next 15 years to be talking about these differences\nrather than fighting about them. The President expressed\nhis admiration for the creativity and industriousness\nof the Chinese people as he had observed them during\nhis many trips to the East in Hong Kong, Singapore,\nTaiwan, Manila and elsewhere. He touched upon his\ntwo-China policy and that Taiwan would be fully supported\nby the United States to remain in the United Nations.\nMr. Au again expressed his concurrence with his point of\nview, a position he is frequently required to take\npublicly during his Jaycee appearances. He mentioned to\nthe President that he would like to be in Governor Reagan's\nparty going to Taiwan on October 7. The President indicated\nthis would be a good idea and directed me to follow up\nwith Governor Reagan's office indicating he would be\npleased if such arrangements could be made.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nTHE WHITE house\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 20, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nFROM:\nGEORGE T. BELL\nCB\nSUBJECT:\nMeeting with Ronald G. S. Au,\nPresident, U. S. Jaycees\nSeptember 20, 1971, 12:15 p.m.\nRonald Au, a successful attorney of Chinese descent\nfrom Honolulu, is the first non-white ever to be\nelected President of the Jaycees.\nDuring the meeting, Au spoke of his forthcoming trip\nto keynote the Taiwan Jaycees' National Convention,\nduring which he expects to have an audience with the\nVice President of China and, possibly, Chiang Kai-shek.\nHe stated he was a strong supporter of Taiwan, but\nalso agreed totally with the President's Red China\ninitiatives. The President spoke at some length stat-\ning this was the beginning of what would be a long\nprocess entered into by both sides on a completely\nrealistic and pragmatic basis. Neither side under-\nestimated the differences between the countries, but\nthe President felt that it would be much better over\nthe next 15 years to be talking about these differences\nrather than fighting about them. The President expressed\nhis admiration for the creativity and industriousness\nof the Chinese people as he had observed them during\nhis many trips to the East in Hong Kong, Singapore,\nTaiwan, Manila and elsewhere. He touched upon his\ntwo-China policy and that Taiwan would be fully supported\nby the United States to remain in the United Nations.\nMr. Au again expressed his concurrence with his point of\nview, a position he is frequently required to take\npublicly during his Jaycee appearances. He mentioned to\nthe President that he would like to be in Governor Reagan's\nparty going to Taiwan on October 7. The President indicated\nthis would be a good idea and directed me to follow up\nwith Governor Reagan's office indicating he would be\npleased if such arrangements could be made.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nC-213-31\n21 15\nNIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS PROJECT\nDOCUMENT CONTROL RECORD\nITEM REMOVED FROM THIS FILE FOLDER\nRestricted document has been removed. See document\nentry number\n1\non Document Withdrawal Record\n(GSA Form 7279) or NARS Withdrawal Sheet (GSA Form\n7122), located in the front of this folder, for a\ndescription of the item and an explanation for its\nremoval.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE\nNLN Form 101 (6-79)\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 21, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nSUBJECT: MEETING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON\nILLICIT DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFIC (SEPT. 21, 1971,\n12:15 pm.)\nOn Tuesday, September 21, the President met in the Cabinet Room\nwith leading narcotics law enforcement experts from fifteen European\nand North American nations. The purpose of the meeting was to\nhighlight U.S. concern over the need to accelerate the world-wide\nbattle against illicit drugs.\nThe group assembled in the Cabinet Room, the President entered at\n12:15, and the press was invited in for pictures. No public statements\nwere made.\nIn his opening remarks, the President said he was pleased that the\nUnited States had been able to co-host the Seminar, and that he was\nbeing given this opportunity to meet the participants.\nHe then noted increasing personal concern over the international drug\nepidemic and stressed his belief that it can only be solved by a concerted\nworld-wide effort. It is clear, the President said, that no one country\nhas the resources or the capability to deal with the problem on a unilateral\nbasis.\nThe President thanked the group for all their Governments have done to\ndate in the narcotics field and said that he particularly appreciates the\nevident world-wide commitment to solving this problem. He said he was\nparticularly grateful for the bold, innovative action the Government of\nTurkey was taking against opium cultivation.\nHe emphasized that we can and must do more in the future. He stressed\nthat wherever possible, the U.S. would assist the efforts of other nations\nto control drug abuse and trafficking.\nThe President then focused on the drug situation in the United States. He\nstated that, in his opinion, drug abuse is the number one non-economic\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n- 2 -\ndomestic problem in the United States today. He stated that he is\nconvinced from his study of history that the U.S. must win the battle\nagainst narcotics soon, lest usage reach the \"point of no return\".\nThe President sketched for the group the U.S. organizations now dealing\nwith the problem. He first described Dr. Jaffe's Special Action Office\nand its responsibilities on the domestic and demand side of the problem.\nHe next outlined the responsibilities of Secretary Rogers and the new\nCabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control with respect to the\ninternational and supply aspect of the problem. The President emphasized\nthat he is looking for immediate progress. Should this not be forthcoming,\nhe stated that he will hold his subordinates personally accountable.\nThe President again thanked the group for the privilege of being able\nto address them on this issue and reiterated the U.S. commitment to\ncooperate in every way in solving the problem. He then asked that the\ndepth of the U.S. commitment on this issue and its offer to assist other\nnations in their efforts to solve it be conveyed to the Head of State of each\ncountry represented at the Seminar.\nThe President closed by inviting the group to take a special tour of the\nWhite House and by offering each participant in the Seminar a set of\nPresidential cuff-links as a memento of his visit.\nMr. Krogh then spoke briefly explaining his role in the U.S. anti-drug\neffort. He said that the President has been deeply concerned about\nnarcotics for some time and restressed the seriousness of the President's\noffer to cooperate whenever possible in the world-wide effort against\nnarcotics abuse. He stated that he is confident that our mutual efforts\ncan yield the type of meaningful progress which the President and the U.S.\npublic are expecting.\nMr. Krogh then adjourned the meeting at 12:40 p.m.\nBud Krogh\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 21, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FILE\nFROM:\nSpecial Virginia Assistant H. Knauer to Viginia the President Knower\nfor Consumer Affairs\nSUBJECT:\nReport for the President's File on His\nMeeting with Consumers on Tuesday,\nSeptember 21, 1971, 9:30 a.m.\nThis was one of a series of meetings held by the President\nwith representatives of important segments of the society\non the planning for Phase II of the New Economic Policy.\nA list of the consumer representatives attending the meeting\nand their affiliations is attached. In addition to the President,\nthe following represented the Administration: Secretary\nConnally, Director Shultz, Chairman McCracken,\nHerbert Stein and me. I was accompanied by Elizabeth Hanford\nand William N. Walker, deputy directors of the Office of\nConsumer Affairs.\nThe meeting was held in the Cabinet Room and the President\nentered at about 9:40, circling the table and shaking hands\nwith each of the consumer representatives in turn. After\nbeing seated, the President had a group picture taken, a copy\nof which is attached.\nThe President welcomed the group, observing that this was\nthe last in a series of meetings he had held with leaders of\nvarious sectors of the society to seek their views on the\neconomy. He pointed out that it was fitting for consumers to\nbe the last such group because, whereas the others represented\nspecific positions and specific interests, consumers represent\nthe whole spectrum. He stated: \"Consumers: that's everybody. 11\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n-2-\nHe stated that he and the other senior advisers of the\nAdministration were there to listen to the views of the con-\nsumers and he asked Mrs. Knauer to conduct the meeting.\nIn a brief introductory statement, Mrs. Knauer echoed the\nPresident's observations that consumer concerns are as broad\nas the country itself. She also observed that this was an\nhistoric occasion, it being the first time that any President has\nmet with a consumer group to seek their views on broad and\nimportant issues affecting the country's economy.\nMrs. Eunice Howe noted that everyone wears a consumer hat\npart of the time, no matter what his other interests. She\nstated her belief that a major factor in the widespread public\nacceptance and support of the President's announcements was\nthe fact that people were thinking like consumers, and she\npointed out the desirability of bringing consumer representatives\ninto the decision-making process at the national, state and local\nlevels as we move into Phase II. She emphasized the importance\nof gaining and holding the confidence of the consumer that his\nviews are being heard and his problems being considered by\ngovernment. But she acknowledged the difficulty in identifying\nconsumer representatives.\nThe President responded by briefly observing that there was\nindeed a problem in identifying who speaks for consumers. He\ndid not answer the question, but merely observed that it was\ndifficult to agree upon who should represent the consumer.\nProfessor Stewart Lee spoke briefly on the importance of\nincreased world trade and the desirability of liberalized import\nand export policies.\nThe President responded at length, stating that it was not at all\nhis intention to build a tariff wall around the country and that\nindeed it was bad for the nation not to compete in world markets.\nBut he said that we must all recognize the increased popularity\nof protectionism and the belief on the part of many people that\nsteps should be taken to insulate industry and workers from\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n-3-\nsome foreign competition. He observed that unlike earlier\ntimes in history when the issue was being considered, labor\ninterests were now generally aligned with those seeking\nincreased protection. He stated that lobbying for freer trade\nmust come from people like those gathered in the room. He\nalso pointed out the ambivalence of many citizens towards the\nissue, noting that in New England many people were strongly\nopposing fuel oil quotas while on the other hand supporting\nquota proposals for shoes and textiles. He closed by stating that\nhe supported the premise that free trade competition was good\nfor the country and that protectionism was neither good for\nbusiness nor good for the consumer.\nColston Warne expressed his appreciation for the swift and\nunannounced nature of the President's August 15 action, recalling\nthe much more hesitant approach taken under Mike Disalle,\nand the Truman Administration in 1951. The President interjected\nthat he had looked at the figures recently and was surprised to\nsee that during the period of voluntary restraints, before the\ncontrols were imposed in 1951, the consumer price index had\nrisen by an astonishing 17%.\nMr. Warne spoke at length on the importance of a mechanism to\ninsure maintenance of product quality where price controls are\nimposed. He recounted the difficulties encountered on this\npoint in both World War II and the Korean War. The President,\nin a humorous aside, remarked that when he was in law school\nhe used to eat a lot of candy bars, \"and has anybody seen the\nsize of a Baby Ruth lately?\"\nA number of speakers urged the following points for the\nPresident's consideration: (1) that provision be made for\nconsumer participation in the administrative apparatus of Phase\nII; (2) that controls be as inclusive and across the board as\npossible for the purpose of reassuring consumers that the\nprogram really means business; (3) that the burdens of sacrifice\nbe spread as equally as possible in all sectors of the economy;\n(4) that price surveillance by consumers be encouraged; (5) that\nspecial consideration be given to the problems of low-income\nconsumers; (6) that effective enforcement machinery be\nprovided; and (7) that tough sanctions be invoked for violations.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n4 -\nThe President closed the meeting by underlining the importance\nof broad-based public support for whatever program ultimately\nemerged and he called for bipartisan support. He also stressed\nthe importance of productivity as a measure of economic\nadvancement and he told Director Shultz that he felt it was\ndesirable to consider appointment of consumer representation\nto the Productivity Commission, observing that consumer view-\npoints would be important to the proper functioning of this\norganization.\nThe President then thanked the group for coming to the meeting\nand, noting that the King of Norway had arrived, excused himself\nat approximately 11:20 a.m.\nAttachments\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nCONSUMER LEADERS INVITED TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT NIXON\nSEPTEMBER 21, 1971\nMEMBERS - WHITE HOUSE CONSUMER ADVISORY COUNCIL\nMrs. Eunice P. Howe - Belmont, Massachusetts\nChairman, White House Consumer Advisory Council\nMember, Massachusetts Consumers Council\nFormer Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts\nDr. Carmen Busquets - San Juan, Puerto Rico\nAssociate Professor of Agricultural Education, University\nof Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R.\nMr. George A. Johnson - Boston, Massachusetts\nAssistant to the Head Master, Boston English High School\nDirector, Massachusetts Consumer Association\nDr. Stewart M. Lee - Beaver Falls, Pennsy.lvania\nChairman, Department of Economics and Business Administra-\ntion, Geneva College\nMember, President's Commission on International Trade and\nInvestment Policy\nDr. Jean Mayer - Boston, Massachusetts\nProfessor of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health\nMrs. Janet J. Rathe - Portland, Oregon\nExecutive Secretary, Oregon Consumers League\nMr. Jacob Clayman - Washington, D.C.\nAdministrative Director, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO\nInitial President, and a current Vice President, Consumer\nFederation of America\n4\nDr. Wilma Donahue - Washington, D.C.\nTechnical Coordinator, White House Conference on the Aging\nRecently retired Co-Director, Institute of Gerontology,\nUniversity of Michigan\nDr. Stewart Lee Richardson, Jr. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana\nAssociate Professor of Marketing, Louisiana State University\nExecutive Director, Louisiana Consumer League\nDirector, Consumer Federation of America\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n- 2 -\nMr. Solomon Harge - Cleveland, Ohio\nExecutive Director, Consumer Protection Association\nDirector, Consumer Federation of America\nHonorable Gary K. Nelson - Phoenix, Arizona\nAttorney General of Arizona\nPresident-elect, National Association of Attorneys General\nChairman, NAAG Consumer Protection Committee\nMrs. Oscar C. Sowards - Pikeville, Kentucky\nChairman, Citizen's Commission for Consumer Protection\n(Kentucky)\nChairman, Consumer Affairs, General Federation of Women's Club:\nCONSUMER LEADERS FROM OTHER SECTORS\nMr. Donald Livingston - Sacramento, California\nDirector, Department of Consumer Affairs, State of California\nMr. Foster J. Pratt - Santa Barbara, California\nPresident-elect, American Association of Retired Persons\nMrs. Lucille H. Shriver - Washington, D.C.\nExecutive Director, National Federation of Business and\nProfessional Women's Clubs\nMr. Joseph Smith - Washington, D.C.\nDirector, Neighborhood Consumer Information Center (D.C.)\nMr. James Sullivan - Washington, D.C.\nSpecial Assistant to the Executive Director, National\nRetired Teachers Association\nMr. Thomas G. Walters - Washington, D.C.\nPresident, National Association of Retired Federal Employees\nMr. Colston E. Warne - Amherst, Massachusetts\nPresident, Consumers Union, Mt. Vernon, New York\nImmediate Past President, International Organization of\nConsumers Unions, The Hague\nRetired Professor of Economics, Amherst College\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n- 3 -\nHonorable Don S. Willner -- Portland, Oregon\nPresident, Consumer Federation of America\nMember, National Institute for Consumer Justice\nOregon State Senator\n4\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nJmH\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\ntier\nWASHINGTON\n21\nSeptember 24, 1971\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nSTAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nJOHN ANDREWS\nSUBJECT:\nColor Report on President's\nReception for Auto Racing\nFigures Sept. 21\nIf you have a Big Ear, it's going to reverberate like crazy when you\nstand next to an Indy race car that is firing up its big mill. This is\nbut one of many lessons your reporter learned in covering the auto\nracing reception on the South Drive and in the State Dining Room\nTuesday afternoon.\nFull White House press was on the scene for the outdoor events, but\nI did glean two little items about the famous racing Petty's, father\nand son, of Randleman, N. C. Young Richard, currectly NASCAR's\nbrightest star, was standing next to his monster blue super-modified\nDodge in the drive as the assembled speed merchants awaited the\nPresident's arrival. Another guest sidled up to him: \"Gonna take\nthe President for a ride? 11 Petty: 'Don't know whether to take him,\nor just put him in and let him spin it around the drive himself. 11 A\nfew yards away, Chicago Tribune reporter Aldo Beckman was found\nchuckling over the discomfiture he'd caused Richard's father, Lee\nPetty, himself a stock car champion of years ago. In jest, Beckman\nhad asked the elder Petty how large a campaign contribution the\nracing organizations had promised for 1972 in return for the honor\ndone them today. The poor man knit his brows seriously, paled a\nbit, then made a quick excuse and fled.\nOnce inside, the President made some felicitous and enthusiastic\nremarks to his guests -- I will not detail them here as the wires and\nracing press were on hand. Then the receiving line queued up, the\nchief eavesdropper eased into his post behind the Chief Executive,\nand it was \"Gentlemen, start your anecdotes. 11 The Ear was a little\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n-2-\napprehensive. Would there be one of those big banks of red and\namber lights, like at the drags, to signal the approach of some\nreally good color material? Would somebody yellow-flag the\nfield and slow them down if your anecdotal reporter fell behind\nin his note-taking?\nBut there was nothing to worry about. The President took longer\nwith these men, guest by rugged-faced guest, than I have ever\nseen him do, even with the physical fitness council. At his left\nstood the glad-handing racing impressario J. C. Agajanian, minus\nStetson but plus personality. He knew every man coming through\nthe line and introduced each to the President with avuncular fondness.\nThe assurance of this man in the Presidential presence, as compared\nto the deference of even most Congressmen, was a marvel. It is\nsafe to guess that the Nixon back was slapped more times by the\nAgajanian right paw alone in that one hour, than by all the rest of\nthe American people in all 32 months since the Inauguration put\ntogether. The big dude was absolutely irrepressible well, almost.\nWhen in one reference to the old days of dirt track racing J. C. said\n\"of course you were just a kid then I was born in '13'' and RN\ncame back coolly \"So was I, J. C. was, at last, properly repressed.\nNearly everybody coming through the line thanked the President\nlavishly for honoring racing this way, and RN's feelings were\nperhaps summed up in this reply to one such: \"I like the people in\nit. (Then, with the quick punch to the fellow's chest\n) You\ngot a lotta guts. 11 He kept remarking on the excellent physical condi-\ntion of the drivers. \"You're all in great shape except for Granatelli. \"\nOne of the warmest tributes came from Jackie Stewart, the Grand\nPrix ace. \"Sir, \"he said, in his Scots burr, speaking with the author-\nity of his world racing experience, \"you are the first head of state in\nany country to honor motor racing officially. It's a fine thing. We\nare tremendously grateful.\"\nOther bons mots overheard as the line moved along:\nRN to Apollo 12 astronaut Dick Gordon (a racing buff\nand amateur competitor): \"What are you doing here? 11\nGordon: \"I hold the lap record around the moon. 11\nNational Hot Rod Association President Wally Parks:\n\"A high school friend of yours (gave name) is one of\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\n-3-\nof our vice presidents. Remember him? 11 RN: \"Oh\nsure\nhe always did love cars. 11\n- - Tony Adamowicz, a sports car racing driver, told the\nPresident \"It's great to be back at the White House, 11\nand went on to explain that he had served here five years\nin the Army Signal Corps with WHCA,\nbeginning in 1959\nwhen he had often seen RN at official functions.\nAt 6:30 your reporter took the old anecdotal checkered flag and\nwent home.\nCC: Ray Price\nAllen Hall\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nAICO\nC-213-31\n22\nAICO\nC-213-31\n23\nAICO\nC-213-31\n24\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 24, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nFROM:\nWilliam M. Magruder\nSUBJECT:\nMeeting with the President\nFriday, September 24, 1971\n11:30 a.m.\nThe purpose of the meeting was to review the plans and progress\nof the New Technology Opportunities Program. The principal\npoints covered included:\nA.\nSix working groups have been established:\n1. Technology Opportunities Working Group\n2. Incentives Working Group\n3. Anti-Trust and Patent Policy Working Group\n4. Standards Working Group\n5. Labor Policy Working Group\n6.\nTechnology Transfer Working Group\nB.\nSeveral hundred letters to private industry trade organiza-\ntions have been dispatched inviting their ideas.\nC.\nA \"blue ribbon\" advisory group of outside the government\nexperts will review the new technology opportunities during\nOctober for technical feasibility and an evaluation of the need\nfor each new initiative.\nD.\nThe program will be reviewed by all governmental agencies,\nand the advisory group, sufficient for a Domestic Council\nreview on October 27, 1971.\nE.\nThe schedule allows for six weeks of slack prior to a Jan-\nuary message, assuming Presidential review and approval\nbetween October 27 and November 15.\nF.\nThe major outputs of the program will be bold, innovative\nand imaginative initiatives aimed at national needs and/or\neconomic opportunities probably grouped somewhat like the\nproposed new governmental organization i.e. National Re-\nsources, Human Resources, Community Development and\nEconomic Development. A principal effort will be directed\nto the management aspect of focusing Technology upon na-\ntional needs.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 24, 1971\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT'S FILE\nFROM:\nGEORGE T. BELL\nM\nSUBJECT:\nMeeting with Michael Naranjo,\nSeptember 24, 1971, 12:15 p.m.\nThe President accepted Indian sculptor Michael Naranjo's\n\"Dance of the Eagle,\" his most prized piece, which\ndepicts a Pueblo Indian dancer performing a traditional\nceremonial dance. During preparations for a showing of\nNaranjo's works in the Veterans Administration Central\nOffice Library in April 1971, he expressed an interest\nto present this sculpture to the President.\nMichael Naranjo is a Vietnam veteran who was blinded and\nmaimed in the right hand when a grenade exploded in\nNovember 1967. He discovered his talent and received\nhis training at the Veterans Administration Western Blind\nRehabilitation Center at Palo Alto, and returned home to\nsculpt images of nature associated with memories of his\nIndian background.\nThe President was very much touched by the young Indian\nboy and commented on his enormous strength of character,\nthe fact that rather than just sitting and complaining\nabout the bad fate he suffered, he has worked and created\nthings of beauty. He pointed out that as a matter offact\nthe handicap may have led Naranjo to a talent of creating\nthings he otherwise would not have done.\nThe President presented him with Presidential cufflinks\nnoting they were made in the likeness of the Presidential\nSeal, stated it was also in the ceiling and embossed in\nthe carpeting on the floor. The President got down on\nhis knees on the rug to help Michael feel the shape of\nthe Seal, its stars and sheaf.\nThose attending were: Michael Naranjo, Michael (White\nAntelope) Naranjo (father), Desert Flower Naranjo (mother),\nMrs. Tessie Underwood (sister), Donald E. Johnson,\nAdministrator of the VA, and George T. Bell.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum\nC-213-31\n25 DI"
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