Quote – Speech of Richard Kautz, Chairman of NAM, Wichita Luncheon, Papers of the National Association of Manufacturers.

S. 1795 could extend the authority of government into a takeover of the functions of the marketplace. What the American public wants to buy, and at what price, would no longer be the guideline for American business. Instead, the manufacturer and the businessman would have to look first to Washington, rather than to the consumer.

Speech of Richard Kautz, Chairman of NAM, Wichita Luncheon, January 22, 1976, enclosed with Jay Royen to Richard Kautz, December 17, 1975, Papers of the National Association of Manufacturers, Series 14 Box 200 Chairman, Hagley Museum.

Thursday, January 22, 1976