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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\nThe President noted that just running the Government well is\naccomplishing something, but with executive reorganization there\nis a real chance to get a shot at some success. Otherwise, the\nPresident noted we will have to rely on using the issue against the\nDemocrats in '72. The President also noted that we will probably\nhave to wait for revenue sharing and welfare reform next year.\nThe President indicated that he would soon ask the Cabinet Secretaries\nfor a three year report on their stewardship -- listing the significant\naccomplishments of this Administration. He pointed out that we wanted\nto use this as a selling device, which would get the Cabinet more credit\nfor the job they are doing.\nThe President noted there were no votes in executive reorganization or\nin revenue sharing in a blatantly political sense. He noted that executive\nreorganization has the advantage of being positive, new, and even\nrevolutionary -- and it ought to be done on the merits. He noted we\nwant to make one of these fly SO that people will begin to give us some\ncredit for our initiatives.\nSecretary Morton noted that things were in very good shape for a\nDepartment of Natural Resources also. He pointed out he had talked\nto a lot of the people on the Hill and he thought there is a good chance\nwe could work with all the interest groups affected with the possible\nexception of Agriculture.\nThe President noted we would have to handle Agriculture with tender\nloving care.\nUnder Secretary Campbell noted there were several constituencies within\nAgriculture: Rural Electrification Administration has a constituency, but\nthe Forest Service and the Farmers Home Administration do not. He\nnoted we had promoted the reorganization proposals within their own\ndepartment but the Agricultural people are solely worried about the 11 frag-\nmentation\" of the Department of Agriculture. They may talk about other\nissues, but this is the only issue that counts to them.\nSecretary Morton noted that we need to lay out the rest of the problems\nwith the Congressional Committees and that we need to set to rest their\nminds on jurisdictional disputes after the reorganization is completed.\nSecretary Richardson noted that the easy answer is to assure each\ncommittee will maintain its present jurisdiction and noted that HEW was"
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