1976 Press Photo Economist Walter Heller appears on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Walter Heller, an economist appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington Sunday, said that President Ford's "very conservative" budget would "hit the economy with a sickening thud...after the election." But he also said the state of the economy in terms of direction is good.

Photo is dated 1976.

Photo measures 8 x 9.75 inches.