Senator Dirksen * Representative Ford
September 21-22, 1966

Audio Index

One Hundred and Thirty-second Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders Called for Wednesday, September 21, 1966, at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Office (S-230) of the Senate Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen

Statement by Representative GRF [Pages 1-3]

CONTENT: GRF on affording automatic-Democratic Congress and the rubber stamp. Johnson-Humphrey Administration. Reducing foreign aid, anti-poverty expansion, repeal of the right to work, and rent subsidies.

Statement by Senator EMD [Pages 3-5]

CONTENT: EMD on affording automatic-Democratic Congress. Voting on the Civil Rights bill and the Johnson-Humphrey Administration.

Question and Answer Segment [Pages 5-14]

CONTENT:

• Republicans favoring some kind of Civil Rights bill.
  
  
• Republicans in Congress supporting the Administration's actions in Vietnam.
  
  
• Democratic split prolonging the war in Vietnam.
  
  
• Appointment of Nick Katzenbach to the State Department and change in policy issues.
  
  
• Less militant new Attorney General.
  
  
• Price increases and the Federal Government.
  
  
• Interest rates and Administration's effective anti-inflation method.
  
  
• National organization and EMD's involvement.
  
  
• Split in Democratic Party prolonging the war.
  
  
• Assessment of Mr. Nixon's travelings on behalf of the Party.
  
  
• The name "Goldwater."
  
  
• Office of Education trying to rewrite textbooks of the country.