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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 76) 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
JULY 8, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:10 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:10
The President had breakfast.
7:45
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:48
8:00
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
8:05
8:35
The President met with his Counséllor, Robert T. Hartmann.
8:40
9:05
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
The President met with:
9:15
10:15
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
9:30
10:15
Mr. Hartmann
9:30
10:15
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
9:30
10:15
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
9:38
10:15
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:15
10:50
The President met with:
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
The President met with:
10:50
11:04
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:55
11:04
Mr. Hartmann
11:16
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
11:16
11:36
The President met to discuss the American Bicentennial
Theatre with sponsors of the program, and members of
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "A."
Members of the press, in/out
11:36
The President went to his private study.
11:36
11:39
R
The President talked with Dean C. Phillips, President of
PRT, Incorporated, Reno, Nevada.
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Page 1 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JULY 8, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:36 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:36
12:00
The President met with:
Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford
Committee
Dean Burch, Chairman of the Advisory Committee for
the President Ford Committee
Robert C. Moot, Treasurer of the President Ford
Committee
David M. Packard, National Finance Chairman for the
President Ford Committee
12:00
The Presidential party went to the Oval Office.
12:00
12:09
The President made a televised address to the nation announc-
ing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for
President in 1976.
Members of the press
12:09
The President returned to his private study.
12:10
The President went to the swimming pool.
12:17
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:50
1:05
The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V.
Leonard.
1:40
1:50
The President met with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
1:43
1:53
R
The President talked with Secretary of the Treasury William
E. Simon.
The President met to discuss decontrol of old oil with:
1:50
2:45
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
1:55
2:45
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy
Administration (FEA)
2:04
2:45
Mr. Marsh
2:04
2:45
Mr. Friedersdorf
2:04
2:45
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant
2:48
3:00
P
The President talked with John B. Connally, partner with
Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally and Smith law firm,
Washington, D.C.
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Page 2 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JULY 8, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:01 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:01
P
The President telephoned Senator James 0. Eastland
(D-Mississippi). The call was not completed.
3:03
3:29
The President met to discuss the legislative framework for
construction industry collective bargaining with:
Robert A. Georgine, President of the Building and
Construction Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organization (AFL-CIO), Washington, D.C.
John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor
4:00
4:45
The President met to discuss energy and transportation issues
with:
Claude S. Brinegar, Senior Vice President of Union
Oil Company, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Greenspan
Mr. Zarb
4:46
4:49
P
The President talked with Vice President Nelson A.
Rockefeller.
The President met with:
4:50
6:15
Mr. Rumsfeld
4:50
5:20
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
5:45
6:15
Congressman Barber B. Conalbe (R-New York)
6:15
6:45
The President met with:
William R. Brockett, Video Tape Operator, White House
Communications Agency (WHCA) and trainer for the
President's dog, Liberty
Jack Ford
6:17
6:19
R
The President talked with the First Lady.
6:19
R
The President was telephoned by Secretary Kissinger. The
call was not completed.
6:40
6:45
R
The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
6:46
The President went to the Red Room.
6:46
7:50
The President and the First Lady hosted a reception for
members of the President Ford Committee and Advisory
Committee for the President Ford Committee. For a list
of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
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Page 3 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
JULY 8, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:50 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:50
The President and the First Lady returned to the second floor
Residence.
8:10
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
9:00
9:09
R
The President talked with Assistant Vice President of U.S.
Steel William G. Whyte.
9:20
9:28
P
The President talked with Congressman Wayne L. Hayes
(D-Ohio).
9:46
9:47
P
The President talked with the Secret Service Agent stationed
at the Residence stairway.
9:50
The President returned to the swimming pool.
10:05
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
11:03
P
The President telephoned his daughter, Susan. The call was
not completed.
SY/EJ 7/28/75
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Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
Annita Holland-all present
AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL THEATRE MEETING
The Cabinet Room
July 8, 1975
The President
Terence B. Redmond, Vice President, Amoco Oil Company, Inc., Chicago,
Illinois
Robert W. Hubner, Senior Vice President, International Business Machines
(IBM) Corporation, Armonk, New Jersey
Robert M. Schneider, Assistant to the Chairman, Xerox Corporation,
Stanford, Connecticut
Thomas Allsopp, Senior Vice President, Prudential Insurance Company of
America, Newark, New Jersey
Stephen Stamis, Vice President of Public Affairs, Exxon Corporation, New
York, New York
Members of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts
Harry C. McPherson, Jr.
Henry Strong
Mrs. J. Willard Marriott
W. Jarvis Moody
Abe Fortas
Frank Ikard
Other
David Lloyd Kreegar, Member of the Board of Trustees for Arena Stage
Roger Stevens, Chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Theodore C. Marrs, Special Assistant for Human Resources
Milton E. Mitler, Deputy Special Assistant
Robert A. Goldwin, Special Consultant
Mrs. Stephen E. Smith, Member of the Advisory Board for the American Bicentennial
Senator Charles H. Percy (R-Illinois)
Theatre
Marjorie Lynch, Deputy Administrator of the American Revolution Bicentennial
Administration
John W. Warner, Administrator of ARBA
Martin Feinstein, Executive Director of the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Consultant
Annita Holland, Secretary
Mary Hopkins, White House Summer Intern
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by Nell Yates
-all present
RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The Red Room
July 8, 1975
The President
The First Lady
Jack Ford
Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford Committee
David Packard, President of Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto,
California and National Finance Chairman for the President
Ford Committee
Dean Burch, partner with Pearsons, Ball and Dowd law firm, Washington,
D.C. and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the President Ford
Committee
Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewisy Agency for Israel and Chairman
of the Fisher New Center Company, Detroit, Michigan and Member of
the Advisory Committee for the President Ford Committee
Ray C. Bliss, Vice Chairman, Republican National Committee , Midwest Region
and Member of the Advisory Committee for the President Ford Committee
William W. Scranton, former Special Consultant, and Member of the Advisory Committee
for the President Ford Committee
Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President of Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing
Company, Washington, D.C. and Member of the Advisory Committee for the
President Ford Committee
Richard L. Herman, President of Herman Brothers, Inc., a petroleum
transport business, and Member of the Advisory Committee for the
President Ford Committee
Leon C. Parma, Group Executive, Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company, Inc.
San Diego, California and Member of the Advisory Committee for the President
Ford Committee
Robert R. Douglas, Millbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy law firm,
New York, New York and Member of the Advisory Committee for the
President Ford Committee
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania) , Member of the Advisory Committee for
the President Ford Committee
Senator Robert Dole (R-Pennsylvania) , Member of the Advisory Committee for
the President Ford Committee
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant