Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
118566370
label
11/04/1981 (case file 046913)
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
118566370
contentType
document
title
11/04/1981 (case file 046913)
citationUrl
identifierLocal
439
collections
Records of the Office of the President (Reagan Administration)
Presidential Briefing Papers
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
118566370
coverageEndDate
logicalDate
1988-12-31
year
1988
coverageStartDate
logicalDate
1981-01-01
year
1981
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
mediaId
1f9eb446e544aeac
ocrText
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Digital Library Collections
This is a PDF of a folder from our textual
collections.
Collection: President, Office of the: Presidential
Briefing Papers: Records, 1981-1989
Folder Title: 11/04/1981 (Case File: 046913)
Box: 9
To see more digitized collections visit:
https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library
To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
inventories visit:
https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection
Contact a reference archivist at:
[email protected]
Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing
19
ID #. 046913
WHITE HOUSE 10R / DR
OFFICE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT
WORKSHEET
X MEDIA
H . INTERNAL
Subject Codes:
Name of Document:
BRIEFING PAPERS FOR
PR 0.07.01
PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULED
APPOINTMENTS FOR
NOV0481
FG 033.01
Subject: /- meeting with Bipartison
FG 036.02
Leaders of the House and Senate
AG
Fahm Bill
agriculture committees regarding the
PL 005.04
FG 010.01
2- meeting with Republican members
Hu 015.
of Committees the Senate and House agriculture
PL 008.
EE 368.
3 meeting with the Cabinet
BE 004.
regarding the Voting Rights act
PR 005.02
Presidents Economic Policy adrisory Board,
4- meeting with members of the
to heriew Economic fortecast and
economic policy
ROUTE TO:
ACTION
DISPOSITION
Tracking
Type
Completion
Action
Date
of
Date
Office/Agency
(Staff Name)
Code
YY/MM/DD
Response
Code
YY/MM/DD
RMMATT
RSZ
81/11/09
81/11/09
Referral Note:
UNPUBLISHED
Def
November 3, 1981
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 4, 1981
Staff Time 9:05-9:37
Oval Office
9:00 am
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9: 38
BUSH, BLOCK, Em, ARIEBERSAONG - 9:46
9:30 am
Meeting with Bipartisan Leaders of House
Oval Office
(15 min)
and Senate Agriculture Committee re
10:18-10:50
Farm Bill
9:47-10:15
(Max Friedersdorf)
9.45 am a
Meeting with GOP Members of the House and
Cabinet Room
(15 min)
Senate Agriculture Committee re Farm Bill
10:18-10:50
(Max Friedersdorf)
10:54-11:01
D. ALLEN
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
11:02-12:00 12:00
10:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
Cabinet Room
(45 min)
(Craig Fuller)
12:03 - 12:45
11:15 am
Meeting with Group of Economic Advisers
Oval Office
(45 min)
(Martin Anderson)
47
12:00 m 1 20Lunch with the Vice President, and Messrs.
Baker Office
(60 min)
Baker, Meese, Deaver
1:00 pm 1:20 To the Residence
Residence
1:30 pm
Depart for Quantico
South Grounds
4:30 pm
Arrive back at White House
South Grounds
ATTACHMENT
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MEETING WITH SENATOR JESSE HELMS (R-NORTH CAROLINA) ,
SENATOR BOB DOLE (R-KANSAS), SENATOR WALTER D.
HUDDLESTON (D-KENTUCKY), REPRESENTATIVE BILL WAMPLER
(R-VIRGINIA), REPRESENTATIVE KIKA DE LA GARZA
(D-TEXAS) AND REPRESENTATIVE TOM FOLEY (D-WASHINGTON)
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of Agriculture John Block
OMB Director David Stockman
Selected Senate Farm Bill Conferees
Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) *
Chairman, Senate
Agriculture Committee
Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) *
Chairman, Senate Finance
Committee
SEN. BAKER
2nd Ranking Republican
on Agriculture
Senator Walter D. Huddleston (D-KY)
Ranking Democrat on
Agriculture
Selected House Farm Bill Conferees
Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-Texas) *
Chairman, House Agriculture
Committee
Rep. Tom Foley (D-Washington) *
House Democratic Whip
2nd Ranking Democrat
Rep. Bill Wampler (R-Virgina) *
Ranking Republican on
Rep. Box MICHEL
Agriculture
Staff
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Max Friedersdorf
* Attended President's February 17th Meeting on the Grain Embargo
ATTACHMENT
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES, HOUSE REPUBLICAN
LEADER BOB MICHEL (R-ILLINOIS), HOUSE REPUBLICAN
WHIP TRENT LOTT (R-MISSISSIPPI), SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER HOWARD BAKER (R-TENNESSEE) AND SENATE
ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER TED STEVENS (R-ALASKA)
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of Agriculture John Block
OMB Director David Stockman
Senate Republican Leadership
Senator Howard Baker (Tennessee) 3
House Republican Leadership
-
Rep. Bob Michel (Illinois) 3
Rep. Trent Lott (Mississippi)
Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans
- Senator Jesse Helms (North Carolina) 1, 3 Chairman, Agriculture Committee
Senator Bob Dole (Kansas) 1, 3
Chairman, Finance Committee
Senator S.I. Hayakawa (California) 1
Senator Richard Lugar (Indiana) 1, 3
Senator Roger Jepsen (Iowa)
Senator Paula Hawkins (Florida)
Senator Mark Andrews (North Dakota) 3
House Agriculture Committee Republicans
Rep. Bill Wampler (Virginia) 1, 3
Ranking Republican Member
Rep. Paul Findley (Illinois) 1, 3
Rep. Jim Jeffords (Vermont) 1
Rep. Tom Hagedorn (Minnesota) 1,3
Rep. Ron Marlenee (Montana) 1
Rep. Larry Hopkins (Kentucky)
Rep. Bill Thomas (California) 1
Rep. George Hansen (Idaho) 2
Rep. Pat Roberts (Kansas)
Rep. Bill Emerson (Missouri)
Rep. John Napier (South Carolina)
Rep. Joe Skeen (New Mexico) 2
Rep. Sid Morrison (Washington)
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
House Agriculture Committee Republicans continued
Rep. Clint Roberts (South Dakota)
Rep. Steve Gunderson (Wisconsin)
Rep. Cooper Evans (Iowa)
Rep. Gene Chappie (California)
Staff
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deazer
Max Friedersdorf
LARRY Spenkas
KEN DUBERSTEIN
Powell Moore
bave WRIGHT
1
Farm Bill Conferee
2
Alternate Farm Bill Conferee
3
Attended President's February 17th Meeting on the Grain Embargo
For Dave Fischer:
CABINET MEETING PARTICIPANTS
Wednesday, November 4, 1981 10:30 a.m.
Pres.
VP
(Clork)
The Cabinet TT All Members *
Regan
*
William Clark, Deputy Secretary of
State for Secretary Haig
Smith Weenbuger
* Director Casey will not attend
watt
*
Ambassador Kirkpatrick will not attend
stock man did not attend
Block
Baldige
Donovon
James A. Baker, III
Michael K. Deaver
schweiker
Richard V, Allen
Pierce
Martin Anderson
Richard G. Darman
Lewis
Max Friedersdorf
Edwords
Craig L, Fuller
David Gergen
Bell
Edwin L. Harper for Stockman
Murray Neidenbaum
Muse
Rich Williamson
James Jenkins
(Harper)
Larry Speakes
Brock
Daniel Murphy
Karen Hart
For presentation;
Elizabeth Dole
Fred Fielding
Karna Small
Steve Rhodes
Michael Uhlmann
Brad Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General
for Civil Rights
Mel Bradley
-Bill Niskoneu (sp?)
Thad Ganett (sp?)
tyn Nofziger
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3 November 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR:
The President
FROM:
Martin Anderson
SUBJECT:
Meeting with four members of
the President's Economic Policy
Advisory Board
TIME:
11:15 a.m. to Noon
DATE:
November 4, 1981
PLACE:
The Oval Office
PURPOSE:
To review economic forecast
and economic policy.
PARTICIPATING
BOARD MEMBERS:
George Shultz, Chairman
Alan Greenspan
Paul McCracken
Walter Wriston
BUSH
PARTICIPATING
STAFF:
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Secretary Reagan
Dave Stockman
Martin Anderson
Murray Weidenbaum
Richard Darman
Craig Fuller
UNPUBLISHED
November 3, 198]
5:00 pm
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 4, 1981
9:00 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Baker, Meese, Deaver)
9:30 am
Meeting with Bipartisan Leaders of House
Oval Office
(15 min)
and Senate Agriculture Committee re
Farm Bill
(TAB A)
(Max Friedersdorf)
9:45 am
Meeting with GOP Members of the House and
Cabinet Room
(15 min)
Senate Agriculture Committee re Farm Bill
(Max Friedersdorf)
(TAB B)
10:00 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
10:30 am
Cabinet Meeting
(TAB C) Cabinet Room
(45 min)
(Craig Fuller)
11:15 am
Meeting with Group of Economic Advisers
Oval Office
(45 min)
(Martin Anderson)
(TAB D)
12:00 m
Lunch with the Vice President, and Messrs,
Baker Office
(60 min)
Baker, Meese, Deaver
1:00 pm
To the Residence
Residence
1:30 pm
Depart for Quantico
South Grounds
4:30 pm
Arrive back at White House
South Grounds
A
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 3, 1981
MEETING WITH SENATOR JESSE HELMS (R-NORTH CAROLINA),
SENATOR BOB DOLE (R-KANSAS),
SENATOR WALTER D. HUDDLESTON (D-KENTUCKY),
REPRESENTATIVE BILL WAMPLER (R-VIRGINIA),
REPRESENTATIVE KIKA DE LA GARZA (D-TEXAS)
AND REPRESENTATIVE TOM FOLEY (D-WASHINGTON)
DATE:
Wednesday, November 4, 1981
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
9:30 a.m.
(15 minutes)
FROM:
Max L. Friedersdorf m.G
I.
PURPOSE:
To indicate that omnibus farm legislation which is not in
line with the aggregate cost of the Senate-passed version
will not be acceptable to the Administration, and to seek
bipartisan support and cooperation to achieve a House-Senate
Conference measure which the President can sign.
II.
BACKGROUND
The Senate completed initial Floor consideration of the
farm bill (S. 884) on Friday, September 18th. The House
completed initial Floor consideration of similar legislation
(H.R. 3603) on Thursday, October 22nd. House and Senate
Conferees were appointed during the week of October 26th;
and the first farm bill conference meeting to work
out differences between the House and Senate bills is
scheduled to convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4th.
As passed by the Senate, the commodity provisions of S. 884
are about $3 billion over the Administration's Mid-Session
Budget when out years are considered. It is in substantial
agreement with a compromise proposal sent to the Senate
during Committee markup. This level was achieved on a
series of several close votes on the Senate floor reducing
the Committee bill by more than $3 billion.
In comparison, H.R. 3603 is about $6 billion over the
Senate farm bill and about $9 billion over the Mid-Session
Budget. Republican and Democratic Members of the House
Agriculture Committee generally supported the higher
spending levels during House Floor consideration of the
farm bill. Both OMB Director Stockman and Agriculture
Secretary Block have stated that they will recommend a
-2-
veto of the farm bill on budgetary grounds unless the
cost of the final Conference version is in line with S. 884.
The President is sending a letter to all farm bill
conferees, dated November 4th, which states in part
that "Unless the Conference Committee takes action to
reduce the cost of the programs in the bill to a level
close in line with the Senate version, I will have no
responsible choice but to veto the legislation. "
It is important to note also that the House stripped
H.R. 3603 of its sugar price support program and adopted
another amendment to eliminate acreage allotments and
poundage quotas on peanut production. The Administration's
positions have been to abide by the will of Congress on
sugar and to support the original House Agriculture
Committee provision on peanuts.
In order to obtain a farm bill the President can sign, it
is vital for Senate Conferees to adhere very closely to
their original bill, particularly on the dairy, wheat and
feed grain provisions. Likewise, it is necessary for
House Conferees to recede to the Senate in these areas.
Particularly on the House-side, bipartisan cooperation
is essential to success.
III. PARTICIPANTS
See Attachment
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The Senators and Representatives will enter the Southwest
Gate into the Diplomatic Reception Room and be escorted
into the Oval Office.
Attachment: List of Participants
Talking Points
ATTACHMENT
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MEETING WITH SENATOR JESSE HELMS (R-NORTH CAROLINA)
SENATOR BOB DOLE (R-KANSAS), SENATOR WALTER D.
HUDDLESTON (D-KENTUCKY), REPRESENTATIVE BILL WAMPLER
(R-VIRGINIA), REPRESENTATIVE KIKA DE LA GARZA
(D-TEXAS) AND REPRESENTATIVE TOM FOLEY (D-WASHINGTON)
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of Agriculture John Block
OMB Director David Stockman
Selected Senate Farm Bill Conferees
Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) *
Chairman, Senate
Agriculture Committee
Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas) *
Chairman, Senate Finance
Committee
2nd Ranking Republican
on Agriculture
Senator Walter D. Huddleston (D-KY)
Ranking Democrat on
Agriculture
Selected House Farm Bill Conferees
Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-Texas) *
Chairman, House Agriculture
Committee
Rep. Tom Foley (D-Washington) *
House Democratic Whip
2nd Ranking Democrat
Rep. Bill Wampler (R-Virgina) *
Ranking Republican on
Agriculture
Staff
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Max Friedersdorf
*
Attended President's February 17th Meeting on the Grain Embargo
TALKING POINTS
Meeting: Republican and Democratic Leader of Agriculture
Committee
Subject: 1981 Farm Bill
-- Welcoming comment.
-- I know that all of you understand the importance of having
a stable farm policy for ensuring that our nation's
farmers and ranchers have the information they need to
make plans.
- - But farmers and ranchers also have a big stake in the
success of our efforts to control inflation and bring down
interest rates.
-- In developing farm legislation, I hope that we can strike
a balance SO that we can provide an adequate program for
agriculture without jeopardizing the budget.
-- The House version of the Farm Bill would cost $16.6
billion over the next five years, which is about $6
billion more than the bill passed by the Senate.
-- Even the Senate bill is substantially above our budget
projections -- by about $3 billion.
-- Both Dave Stockman and Jack Block have advised me that
they would recommend a veto of a farm bill conference
report that added more to our budget than the Senate bill.
-- I want you to know that I am prepared to accept their
recommendation and act upon it.
-- We are prepared to give ground a little and accept a farm
program that is more costly than the budget projections.
-- I hope you will recognize that we really can't go above
the Senate bill, however, and that the House members will
have to give some ground too.
-- Jack Block advises me that farm bills have historically
been a bipartisan effort.
Tain
-- I don't see any reason to depart from that tradition this
year.
-- As I noted earlier, farmers have a big stake in
controlling Federal spending.
- 2 -
-- Bringing down inflation and interest rates will help
them far more than any Federal program.
-- Now I want to turn the meeting over to Jack Block, who
will tell you what we see as the major issues that need
to be resolved.
No
Outh Commissione
My provideom
Note on peanuts and sugar if questioned: The Administration
position on sugar is to abide by the will of the Congress.
Given the loss of the House Agriculture Committee provision
on peanuts, which the Administration earlier supported, the
Administration position now is to support the peanut
language in the Senate bill (known as the Mattingly amendment).
B
C
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 3, 1981
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES, HOUSE
REPUBLICAN LEADER BOB MICHEL (R-ILLINOIS), HOUSE
REPUBLICAN WHIP TRENT LOTT (R-MISSISSIPPI), SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER HOWARD BAKER (R-TENNESSEE) AND
SENATE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER TED STEVENS
(R-ALASKA)
DATE:
Wednesday, November 4, 1981
LOCATION:
Cabinet Room
TIME:
9:45 A.M.
(15 minutes)
FROM:
Max L. Friedersdorf M.G.
I. PURPOSE
To indicate that omnibus farm legislation which is not in
line with the aggregate cost of the Senate-passed version
will not be acceptable to the Administration, and to
solidify Republican support to achieve a House-Senate
Conference measure which the President can sign.
II. BACKGROUND
The Senate completed initial Floor consideration of the
farm bill (S.884) on Friday, September 18th. The House
completed initial Floor consideration of similar legislation
(H.R. 3603) on Thursday , October 22nd. House and Senate
Conferees were appointed during the week of October 26th;
and the first farm bill conference meeting to work out
differences between the House and Senate bills is scheduled
to convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4th.
As passed by the Senate, the commodity provisions of S. 884
are about $3 billion over the Administration's Mid-Session
Budget when out years are considered. It is in substantial
agreement with a compromise proposal sent to the Senate
during Committee markup. This level was achieved on a
series of several close votes on the Senate floor reducing
the Committee bill by more than $3 billion.
In comparison, H.R. 3603 is about $6 billion over the
Senate farm bill and about $9 billion over the Mid-Session
Budget. Republican Members of the House Agriculture
Committee generally supported the higher spending levels
during House Floor consideration of the farm bill.
-2-
Both OMB Director Stockman and Agriculture Secretary Block
have stated that they will recommend a veto of the farm bill
on budgetary grounds unless the cost of the final Conference
version is in line with S. 884. The President is sending
a letter to all farm bill Conferees, dated November 4th,
which states in part that "unless the Conference Committee
takes action to reduce the cost of the programs in the
bill to a level close in line with the Senate version,
I will have no responsible choice but to veto the legislation. "
It is important to note also that the House stripped
H.R. 3603 of its sugar price support program and adopted
another amendment to eliminate acreage allotments
and poundage quotas on peanut production. The Administration's
positions have been to abide by the will of Congress on
sugar and to support the original House Agriculture
Committee provision on peanuts.
In order to obtain a farm bill the President can sign, it
is vital for Senate Conferees to adhere very closely to
their original bill, particularly on the dairy, wheat
and feed grain provisions. Likewise, it is necessary
for House Conferees to recede to the Senate in these areas.
In both instances, Republican solidarity is essential to
success.
III. PARTICIPANTS
See Attachment
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The Republican Members of the Senate and House
Agriculture Committees, Representatives Michel and
Lott, and Senators Baker and Stevens will enter the
Southwest Gate into the Diplomatic Reception Room and
be escorted into the Cabinet Room.
Attachment: List of Participants
Talking Points
ATTACHMENT
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES, HOUSE REPUBLICAN
LEADER BOB MICHEL (R-ILLINOIS), HOUSE REPUBLICAN
WHIP TRENT LOTT (R-MISSISSIPPI), SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER HOWARD BAKER (R-TENNESSEE) AND SENATE
ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER TED STEVENS (R-ALASKA)
The President
The Vice President
Secretary of Agriculture John Block
OMB Director David Stockman
Senate Republican Leadership
Senator Howard Baker (Tennessee) 3
House Republican Leadership
Rep. Bob Michel (Illinois) 3
Rep. Trent Lott (Mississippi)
Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans
Senator Jesse Helms (North Carolina) 1, 3 Chairman, Agriculture Committee
Senator Bob Dole (Kansas) 1, 3
Chairman, Finance Committee
Senator S.I. Hayakawa (California) 1
Senator Richard Lugar (Indiana) 1, 3
Senator Roger Jepsen (Iowa)
Senator Paula Hawkins (Florida)
Senator Mark Andrews (North Dakota) 3
House Agriculture Committee Republicans
Rep. Bill Wampler (Virginia) 1, 3
Ranking Republican Member
Rep. Paul Findley (Illinois) 1, 3
Rep. Jim Jeffords (Vermont) 1
Rep. Tom Hagedorn (Minnesota) 1,3
Rep. Ron Marlenee (Montana) 1
Rep. Larry Hopkins (Kentucky)
Rep. Bill Thomas (California) 1
Rep. George Hansen (Idaho) 2
Rep. Pat Roberts (Kansas)
Rep. Bill Emerson (Missouri)
Rep. John Napier (South Carolina)
Rep. Joe Skeen (New Mexico) 2
Rep. Sid Morrison (Washington)
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
House Agriculture Committee Republicans continued
Rep. Clint Roberts (South Dakota)
Rep. Steve Gunderson (Wisconsin)
Rep. Cooper Evans (Iowa)
Rep. Gene Chappie (California)
Staff
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Max Friedersdorf
1
Farm Bill Conferee
2
Alternate Farm Bill Conferee
3
Attended President's February 17th Meeting on the Grain Embargo
TALKING POINTS
Meeting: Republican Agriculture Committee Members, House and Senate
Subject: 1981 Farm Bill
Welcoming comment
I just met with a bipartisan group to talk about the Farm Bill.
I let them know that both Jack Block and Dave Stockman are
prepared to recommend a veto of a farm bill that is more
costly than the Senate version, and that I am prepared to
accept that recommendation.
I firmly believe that farmers and ranchers have just as big
a stake in the success of our efforts to control spending as
any other business sector.
We must maintain a credible posture of restraint on spending,
even if it means a veto.
As all of you know, the House bill would cost $6 billion more
than the Senate bill and $9 billion more than the budget
projections.
I believe it is important for Republicans to stick together
on this issue.
We should not allow the Democrats to try to drive a wedge
between House and Senate Republicans.
We should not allow the argument to go unchallenged that it
is impossible to provide a sound farm program within the
budget limits.
I hope that you will work in conference to get out a bill
that I can sign.
Now I want to turn the meeting over to Jack Block, who will
lay out the major issues from our perspective.
Note on peanuts and sugar if questioned: The Administration position
on sugar is to abide by the will of the Congress. Given the loss of
the House Agriculture Committee provision on peanuts, which the
Administration earlier supported, the Administration position now is
to support the peanut language in the Senate bill (known as the
Mattingly amendment).
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 3, 1981
MEETING WITH THE CABINET
DATE:
November 4, 1981
LOCATION:
Cabinet Room
TIME:
10:30 am (45 minutes)
FROM:
Craig L. Fuller
as
I.
PURPOSE
Scheduled meeting of the Full Cabinet.
II. BACKGROUND
This meeting has been called to discuss an Administration
position on extension of the special provisions of the Voting
Rights Act, due to expire in 1982. In advance of tomorrow
morning's meeting, the President will be given a paper which
discusses three options:
(1) Support or oppose the recently passed House bill, which
extends the pre-clearance provisions indefinitely and which
adds an "effects" test to the permanent provisions.
(2) Support a straight ten-year extension of the present law.
(3) Support a ten-year extension with modification of (a) the
"bail-out" procedures and/or (b) the "effects test."
III. PARTICIPANTS
A list of participants will be attached to the agenda and
distributed at the meeting.
IV. PRESS
No press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President should ask the Attorney General to lead the
discussion.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
3 November 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR:
The President
FROM:
Martin Anderson
SUBJECT:
Meeting with four members of
the President's Economic Policy
Advisory Board
TIME:
11:15 a.m. to Noon
DATE:
November 4, 1981
PLACE:
The Oval Office
PURPOSE:
To review economic forecast
and economic policy.
PARTICIPATING
BOARD MEMBERS:
George Shultz, Chairman
Alan Greenspan
Paul McCracken
Walter Wriston
PARTICIPATING
STAFF:
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Secretary Reagan
Dave Stockman
Martin Anderson
Murray Weidenbaum
Richard Darman
Craig Fuller
TALKING POINTS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
4 November 1981
1. We are in the midst of developing our economic
assumptions and budget policy for 1982-1984.
2. In light of recent developments:
a. What effect do you expect the current recession to
have on 1982 real growth and inflation?
b. When do you see recovery?
C. What growth and inflation patterns for 1983 and 1984?
3. Let us for a moment assume substantially larger budget
deficits than in the Midsession review.
a. What, if any, changes would you make on the revenue
side?
b. On outlays?
C. What deficit targets are appropriate? For 1982?
1983? 1984?