Hoadley discusses eleven specific dimensions related to the economic forcast for 1969. Overall, he asserts that 1969 will be economically sound, but not as prosperous as the previous eight years. Additionally, he considers issues of inflation, labor market tightening, and the economic policies of Nixon, etc. The end of the Vietnam War is briefly mentioned in relation to joblessness.

Hoadley's biography includes: Executive vice president and chief economist, Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, 1968-81; senior research fellow, Hoover Institution, 1981-2003; president, Commonwealth Club of California, 1987; author, "Looking Behind the Crystal Ball," 1988.