Word: milkmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...notorious cottage cheese customer. Nixon and other Administration officials met with a dozen leaders of the three co-ops to discuss price supports. Later, the President held a follow-up meeting with Hardin, Connally and George Shultz, then director of the Office of Management and Budget, to discuss the milkmen's arguments. That evening, according to Ervin committee testimony, Connally met yet again with the co-op executives at a private home in Washington to go over the results of the busy day's events. According to a committee source, there is "multiple testimony" that Connally took part...
...March 25, just two days after Nixon had personally met with the milkmen, Hardin announced that he had changed his mind: milk support prices would go up to $4.93 per cwt., or 85% of parity. Thus Nixon has a dubious point in claiming that he saved money for consumers and the Government, since his own plan was no less expensive than most of those being considered by Congress. Moreover neither house had actually passed a milk bill, making Nixon's claim about a gun at his head somewhat extravagant; and the President has rarely backed down on other issues...
...Treasury Secretary telephoned Mitchell (who by then had left the Justice Department to run the Committee to Re-Elect the President) to warn that the antitrust suit might jeopardize further milk campaign contributions. Connally admitted talking to Mitchell about the suit but not in the presence of the milkmen, and he denied mentioning the campaign money. Nevertheless, according to some of the milk executives, Connally asked for and got another $50,000 for Democrats for Nixon, which he headed, and various state G.O.P. organizations...
...another prominent milk drinker, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, and several public-interest groups have filed suit in federal court to have the increase invalidated. Nader charges that in return for the higher price-support levels, the milkmen have been delivering more than farm-fresh dairy products to the Administration and that both groups have been milking the consumer. Between March and November 1971, Nader says, industry associations have channeled $322,500 into the Republican campaign coffers. The White House has refused comment, since the case is before the courts. But Nixon doubtless wishes Nader would switch from milk...