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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 73) at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JANUARY 9, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:10 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
L
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:10
The President had breakfast.
7:59
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:00
8:10
The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr.
8:10
8:30
The President met with:
David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence
Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI)
White House Support Staff
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for
National Security Affairs
8:30
9:05
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
8:41
?
R
The President talked with the First Lady.
8:43
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Albert H. Quie
(R-Minnesota). The call was not completed.
9:05
9:20
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
The President met with:
9:22
10:15
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
9:30
10:15
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
The President met with:
10:20
11:15
Mr. Hartmann
10:20
11:15
Mr. Marsh
10:20
11:15
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:20
11:00
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:20
11:00
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
11:35
P
The President telephoned entertainer Tennessee Ernie Ford.
The call was not completed.
11:43
?
P
The President talked with his Personal Photographer, David H.
Kennerly.
11:46
?
P
The President talked with former President Richard M. Nixon.
1:37
?
R
The President talked with Tennessee Ernie Ford.
2:05
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
GPO: 1974 OL 555-863
Page 1 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JANUARY 9, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:05 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
2:05
2:10
The President participated in a signing ceremony for
Executive Order 11832, establishing a National Commission
on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975.
For a list of participants, see APPENDIX "A."
Members of the press
2:10
The President, accompanied by the First Lady, returned to
the Oval Office.
2:10
2:15
The President met with the First Lady.
The President met to discuss U.S.-Oman relations with:
2:30
3:20
Secretary Kissinger
2:37
3:17
Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman
2:37
3:17
Qays 'Abd al-Mun'im Zawawi, Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs, Oman
2:37
3:17
Sayyid Tarik Bin Taimur al Bu Said, Personal Adviser
to the Sultan on Diplomatic Affairs and Senior
Adviser
2:37
3:17
Ghassan Shakir, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Sultan
2:37
3:17
Yahya Omar, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Sultan
2:37
3:17
Abdul-Hafiz Salim Rajab, Minister of Communications
2:37
3:17
Ahmed Macki, Ambassador from Oman to the U.S.
2:37
3:17
William D. Wolle, Ambassador from the U.S. to Oman
2:37
3:17
Alfred L. Atherton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State
for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
2:37
3:17
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
3:30
3:35
The President met with:
Carlos Romero Barcelo, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
and President of the National League of Cities
Mr. Rumsfeld
4:38
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
4:38
5:30
The President met to discuss the budget with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Marsh
Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare (HEW)
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Robert E. Hampton, Chairman of the United States
Civil Service Commission
continued
GPO: 1974 OL 555-863
Page2 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JANUARY 9, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
4:38 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
5:30
The President returned to the Oval Office.
5:32
The President went to the Residence Library.
5:32
6:00
The President met with his Television Adviser Robert A. Mead
to work with the teleprompter in preparation for his
State of the Union Message. For a list of others present,
see APPENDIX "B."
6:03
The President returned to the Oval Office.
6:31
?
R
The President talked with Vice President Nelson A.
Rockefeller.
7:20
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:05
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
9:19
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
9:19
9:28
The President motored from the South Grounds to the
Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue.
The President was met by:
"Bo" Schembechler, Head Football Coach, University
of Michigan
Alan Levy, President of the Alumni Committee for the
University of Michigan
Norman Daniel, former University of Michigan football
player
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Page 3 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JANUARY 9, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
9:19 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President attended the Eastman Kodak American Football
Coaches' Association Coach of the Year Banquet.
Members of the press
The President was escorted by Mr. Schembechler to an off-
stage area.
The President was escorted to the head table by Bill Murray,
Executive Director of the American Football Coaches'
Association. For a list of head table guests, see
APPENDIX "c."
Mr. Murray presented the President with a Kodak All-American
football and autographed book from Paul "Bear" Bryant,
Head Football Coach, University of Alabama.
Bob Blackman, President of the American Football Coaches'
Association presented the President with the American
Football Association's Tuss McLoughery Award.
9:54
10:57
The President addressed approximately 1,300 dinner guests,
including football coaches from colleges and universities
throughout the U.S.
10:11
The President went to the Cabinet Room in the Washington
Hilton Hotel.
The President met for a photo opportunity with:
Gerald B. Zornow, Chairman of the Board, Eastman
Kodak Company
Mr. Blackman
Mr. Murray
Eddie Robinson, Vice President of the American
Football Coaches' Association
Darrell Royal, Vice President of the American
Football Coaches' Association
Ben Martin, Vice President of the American Football
Coaches' Association
Dick Bartlett, Director of Public Relations Eastman
Kodak and Master of Ceremonies
Roy Kramer, football coach at Central Michigan and
College Coach of the Year
Grant Teaff, football coach at Baylor University and
University Coach of the Year
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Page 4 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JANUARY 9, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:22 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
10:22
10:32
The President motored from the Washington Hilton Hotel to
the South Grounds of the White House.
10:35
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
GPO 1974 OL - 555-863
Page 5 of 5 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed
by Noreen McDaniel
January 9, 1975
all present
The Cabinet Room
LIST OF INVITEES TO SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE OBSERVANCE
OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR
The President
The First Lady
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
The Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton - Secretary of the Interior
The Honorable Frederick B. Dent - Secretary of Commerce
The Honorable Peter J. Brennan - Secretary of Labor
The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger - Secretary of Health, Education, Welfare
Robert S. Ingersoll - Deputy Secretary of State
Laurence Silberman - Deputy Attorney General
John Murphy - Deputy Administrator, AID
Eugene Kopp - Deputy Director, USIA
Ambassador William Buffum - Assistant Secretary of State for
International Organization Affairs
Ambassador Carol Laise - Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
William Hitchcock - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational
and Cultural Affairs
Roy Morey - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organi-
zation Affairs
Virginia Allan - Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Sanford Menter - Executive Director, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs, D/State
Russell Heater - Agency Director for Labor and Women, Bureau of Inter-
national Organization Affairs, D/State
Shirley Hendsch - Coordinator of International Women's Programs,
Bureau of International Organization Affairs, D/State
Bernice Baer - IWY Task Force Member, D/State
Jewell LaFontant - IWY Coordinator, D/Justice
Wilma Victor - IWY Coordinator, D/Interior
Judith Chadwick - IWY Coordinator, D/Commerce
Carmen Maymi - IWY Coordinator, D/Labor
Florence Perman - IWY Coordinator, D/HEW
Eleanor Shannon - IWY Coordinator, D/Transportation
Mary Becker - IWY Coordinator, AID
Mildred Marcy - IWY Coordinator, USIA
Patricia Hutar - U.S. Delegate to U.N./ Commission on the Status of
Women
Rita Johnston - U.S. Delegate to Inter-American Commission of Women, OAS
Dr. Ruth Bacon - Director, U.S. Center for IWY
APPENDIX "A"-2
1/9/75
WHITE HOUSE STAFF PRESENT AT IWY COMMISSION SIGNING
JANUARY 9, 1975
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
Gwen Anderson - Deputy Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
William J. Baroody, Jr. - Assistant to the President for
Public Liaison
Hal Horan - UN Affairs Director, National Security Council
Jeanne Davis - Staff Secretary, National Security Council
Patricia S. Lindh - Special Assistant to the President for
Women
Karen Keesling - Director, Office of Women's Programs
Noreen McDaniel - Secretary, Office of Women's Programs
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Ann Grier
TELEPROMPTER SESSION
Residence Library
(All persons listed may not
January 9, 1975
have been present during
the entire time stated.)
The President
Robert Mead, Television Adviser
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
John W. Hushen, Deputy Press Secretary
Helen M. Collins, Secretary to Mr. Mead
Cdr. Thomas A. Coates, Chief, Audiovisual Branch, White House
Communications Agency
Ann J. Grier, Secretary to Mr. Mead
also present were several television technicians from the media
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed
by Tom Ward, Eastman
Kodak -all present
American Football Coaches' Association
Kodak Coach of the Year Awards Dinner
Washington Hilton Hotel
January 9, 1975
Head Table Guests
Carmen Cozza, Trustee of the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA)
and Head Football Coach at Yale University
Frank Kush, Trustee, AFCA, and Head Footbal Coach at Arizona State
University
Harold "Tubby" Raymond, Trustee, AFCA, and Head Football Coach at
the University of Delaware
Ben Martin, Trustee, AFCA, and Head Football Coach at the United
States Air Force Academy
Jake Gaither, honorary Trustee, AFCA, and former Head Football Coach
at Florida A & M University
Darrell Royal, First Vice President, AFCA
Jerry Claibourne, Trustee, AFCA, and Head Football Coach at the University
of Maryland
Eddie Robinsin, Second Vice President, AFCA, and Head Football Coach
at Grambling
Dee Andros, Trustee, AFCA and Head Football Coach at Oregon State
University
Gerry Zornow, Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak
The President
Bob Blackman, President, AFCA
Dick Bartlett, Director of Advertising and Promotions, Eastman Kodak
Bill Murray, Executive Director AFCA
Rabbi Laszle Berkowitz, Rabbi, Falls Church, Virginia
Lloyd Jordan, past President, AFCA
Frank Welsh, Vice President and Director of Corporate Relations,
Eastman Kodak
Bob Lund, General Manager Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors
Corporation
Don Furot, past President, AFCA
Bill Pedersen, Assistant Vice President and Director of Advertising
and Promotions, Eastman Kodak
Rip Engle, past President, AFCA
Ken Mason, Assistant Vice President and General Manager of the Motion
Picture and Audiovisual Markets Division, Eastman Kodak
Abe Martin, past President, AFCA
Len Casanova, past President, AFCA
Charles B. "Boud" Wilkinson, past President AFCA
APPENDIX "C" -2
1/9/75
Head table guests
(continues with lower table)
All guests at this table are Head Football Coaches at U.S. Colleges
and Universities and are past recipients or 1974 nominees for
the Eastman Kodak Coach of the Year Awards.
Murray Warmath
Lynn Waldorf
Clarence Stasavieh
Bo Schmbechler
Ben Schwartzwalder
Jim Root
Joe Paterno
Larry Naviaux
Edward Mylin
John McKay
William Kern
Woody Hayes
Bennie Ellender
Bill Edwards
Paul Dietzel
Duffy Daugherty
Jack Curtice
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Frank Broyles
Jim Butterfield
Wayne Hardin
Dennis Haglan
Bob Thalman
Roy Kidd
Gene Windham
Dick Crum
Roy Kramer
Tom Osborne
Ron Schipper
Maxie Lambright
Grant Teaff
LaVell Edwards
Ron Meyer
Jim Socher