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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 15, 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.
7:27
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:30
7:42
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
7:53
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
7:53
7:57
The President motored from the South Grounds to the State
Department, C Street.
7:57
8:30
The President attended a ceremony on the occasion of the
launching of the manned Soyuz spacecraft marking the
beginning of U.S. - U.S.S.R. Apollow Soyuz joint space
mission.
Members of the press
7:57
The President was greeted by:
Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State
James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The Presidential party went to the holding room.
7:59
The President greeted Ambassador from the U.S.S.R. to the
U.S. Anatoyl F. Dobrynin.
8:01
The President and Ambassador Dobrynin went to the stage in
the State Department West Auditorium. For a list of
platform guests, see APPENDIX "A."
The President was introduced by Mr. Fletcher.
8:10
8:15
The President addressed approximately 600 guests attending
ceremony.
8:15
The President and other platform guests went to their seats
in the main auditorium.
GPO: 1974 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
JULY 15, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
8:15 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The Presidential party viewed the televised launch of the
Soviet Union's manned Soyuz spacecraft.
8:30
The President returned to his motorcade.
8:33
8:36
The President motored from the State Department to the South
Grounds of the White House.
8:38
The President returned to the Oval Office.
8:45
9:05
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
9:35
10:15
The President participated in an interview with:
Hedley S. Donovan, Editor-in-Chief of TIME Magazine
Mr. Rumsfeld
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:23
10:25
P
The President talked with Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President of
Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Company, Washington, D.C.
The President met with:
10:35
11:04
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:35
11:04
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant
10:35
11:04
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
10:35
11:04
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
10:35
11:04
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
10:35
11:04
William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary
10:50
11:04
Mr. Nessen
11:04
The President and Mr. Lynn went to the South Grounds of the
White House.
11:04
11:10
The President and Mr. Lynn motored from the South Grounds to
the Pentagon, River Street Entrance.
The President was greeted by Secretary of Defense James R.
Schlesinger.
The President, accompanied by Secretary Schlesinger, went to
Secretary Schlesinger's office.
GPO: 1974 OL 555-863
Page 2 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
JULY 15, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
11:12 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:12
11:30
The President met with:
Secretary Schlesinger
William P. Clements, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Mr. Lynn
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
Gen. George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
Martin R. Hoffmann, General Counsel, Defense Depart-
ment
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National
Security and International Affairs, OMB
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Lt. Col. Howard Graves, Military Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense
William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary
11:30
The President, accompanied by Secretary Schlesinger, went to
the Dining Room.
11:31
12:48
The President attended a meeting of the Armed Forces Policy
Council co-sponsored by the OMB and the Department of
Defense to discuss management problems. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press, in/out
12:48
The President, accompanied by Secretary Schlesinger,
returned to his motorcade.
12:50
12:58
The President motored from the Pentagon to the South Grounds
of the White House.
12:58
The President returned to the Oval Office.
1:30
1:40
The President met with:
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Friedersdorf
Mr. Cheney
Jerry H. Jones, Special Assistant
1:45
1:58
The President met with Mr. Marsh.
The President met with:
1:58
2:10
Stanley K. Hathaway, Secretary of the Interior
1:58
2:00
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary
2:10
2:33
The President met with Mr. Rumsfeld.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
JULY 15, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
2:12 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
2:10
2:12
P
The President talked with his Physician, Rear Adm. William
M. Lukash.
2:32
2:34
R
The President talked with Rear Adm. Lukash.
3:00
3:33
The President met with:
Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford
Committee
Mr. Rumsfeld
Mr. Cheney
The President viewed the televised launch of the manned
Apollo spacecraft with:
3:40
4.05
The First Lady
3:45
4:05
Harrison H. Schmitt, Assistant Administrator for
Energy Problems, NASA
3:45
4:05
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Members of the press
4:23
4:24
R
The President talked with Mr. Rumsfeld
4:24
4:29
P
The President talked with Mr. Lynn.
4:31
The President went to the Map Room.
4:31
5:10
The President participated in an interview with:
Jack Anderson, syndicated columnist
Mr. Nessen
Mr. Marsh
Robert A. Mead, Television Adviser
5:10
The President and Mr. Nessen returned to the Oval Office.
5:10
5:15
The President met with Mr. Nessen.
5:20
5:40
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
5:45
6:25
The President met to discuss U.S. policy toward Greece, Turkey
and Cyprus with:
Thomas A. Pappas, Chairman of the Board of C. Pappas,
Incorporated, Boston, Massachusetts
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
6:25
7:00
The President met with:
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy
Administration. (FEA)
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Page4 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
JULY 15, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
7:00 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:00
7:30
The President met with:
Thomas C. Reed, Director, Telecommunications and
Command and Control Systems, Department of
Defense
Mr. Cheney
7:35
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:46
The President returned to the Oval Office.
7:54
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:55
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:25
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
9:32
9:41
R
The President talked with William R. Brockett, Video Tape
Recorder Operator, White House Communications Agency (WHCA)
and trainer for the President's dog, Liberty.
10:23
10:25
P
The President talked with his brother, Richard Ford.
10:38
P
The President telephoned Ardeshir Zahedi, Ambassador from
Iran to the U.S. The call was not completed.
10:57
P
The President telephoned his daughter, Susan. The call was
not completed.
11:35
11:38
P
The President talked with his daugher, Susan.
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Page 5 of 5 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
photographs -all present
CEREMONY ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE MANNED SOYUZ SPACECRAFT
The State Department Auditorium
July 15, 1975
The President
James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
Anatoyl F. Dobrynin, Ambassador from the U.S.S.R. to the United States
Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Bailey (DOD)
and Everett Keech, (OMB)
all present
ATTENDEES AT ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL MEETING
The Pentagon, July 15, 1975
OSD
James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
William P. Clements, Jr.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Robert N. Parker
Acting Director, Defense
Research and Engineering
Terence E. McClary
ASD (Comptroller)
James R. Cowan
ASD (Health and Environment)
John J. Bennett
Acting ASD (Installations and Logistics)
Albert C. Hall
ASD (Intelligence)
Amos A. Jordan
Acting ASD (International Security
Affairs)
John M. Maury
ASD (Legislative Affairs)
William K. Brehm
ASD (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Leonard Sullivan
ASD (Program Analysis and Evaluation)
Joseph Laitin
ASD (Public Affairs)
Martin R. Hoffmann
General Counsel
Thomas Reed
Director, Telecommunications and
Command and Control Systems
Thomas K. Latimer
The Special Assistant
Francis West
Assistant to the Secretary
Donald Cotter
Assistant to the Secretary for
Atomic Energy
Andrew Marshall
Director, Net Assessment
H. Minton Francis
DASD (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
(Equal Opportunity)
Geri Riegger
White House Fellow
RAdm Kenneth Carr, USN
Military Assistant
COL Kenneth Bailey, USA
Military Assistant
LTC Howard Graves, USA
Military Assistant
JCS
Gen George S. Brown, USAF
Chairman
VAdm Harry D. Train, USN
Director, Joint Staff
Army
Norman R. Augustine
Acting, Secretary of the Army
Gen Walter T. Kerwin, USA
Acting, Chief of Staff
APPENDIX "B" P. 2
7/15/75
Navy
J. William Middendorf
Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
D. S. Potter
Adm J. L. Holloway, USN
Chief, Naval Operations
Commandant, Marine Corps
Gen R. Wilson, USMC
Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force
John L. McLucas
Under Secretary of the Air Force
J. W. Plummer
Chief of Staff
Gen David C. Jones, USAF
DIA
LtGen Eugene F. Tighe, USAF
Acting Director
Office of Management and Budget
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
Assistant for Management and Budget
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director, OMB
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National Security and
International Affairs, OMB
David Sitrin, Deputy Associate Director for National Security and
International Affairs, OMB
Everett T. Keech, Deputy Associate Director for National Seucurity and
J.
International Affairs Management Division, OMB
Kenneth F. Ryder, Management Associate, National Security and International
Affairs Management Division, OMB
Betty L. McCormick, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, OMB
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs