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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 78) 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 OCTOBER 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:05 a.m. TUESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 7:05 The President had breakfast. 7:35 The President went to the Oval Office. 7:40 7:50 The President met with David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI), White House Support Staff. 8:00 8:15 The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann. 8:30 8:50 The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld. 8:50 8:53 P The President talked with President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany. 8:56 8:59 P The President talked with Senator John 0. Pastore (D-Rhode Island). 9:00 9:30 The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr. The President met with: 9:30 10:25 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 9:33 10:25 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs 9:50 10:15 Edward H. Levi, Attorney General 9:55 10:15 Mr. Marsh 10:26 10:30 The President met with Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon. 10:30 The President and Secretary Simon went to the Roosevelt Room. 10:30 11:00 The President participated in a press briefing with leading columnists to discuss his tax cut and spending proposals to Congress. For a list of participants, see APPENDIX "A." 11:00 The President returned to the Oval Office. The President met with: 11:00 11:30 Mr. Hartmann 11:00 11:30 Mr. Marsh 11:00 11:25 Mr. Rumsfeld 11:00 11:30 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 11:00 11:30 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 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 OCTOBER 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 11:30 a.m. TUESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 11:30 11:45 The President met with Secretary of Commerce Rogers C.B. Morton. 12:04 12:07 R The President talked with Secretary Simon. 12:10 12:15 The President met with Mr. Rumsfeld. 12:16 12:30 The President met with: Robert J. Olsen, Republican candidate for Congress, Fifth District, Tennessee Edward A. Terrill, Campaign Director for the Republican Congressional Committee John T. Calkins, Executive Assistant to Mr. Hartmann 1:05 1:45 The President met with: Mr. Hartmann Paul A. Theis, Executive Editor Milton A. Friedman, Deputy Executive Editor Robert Orben, Associate Editor 1:45 2:15 The President met with: Lamar Alexander, partner with Dearborn and Ewing law firm, Nashville, Tennessee and 1974 Republican candidate for Governor of Tennessee Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford Committee Mr. Rumsfeld Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant The President met with: 2:17 3:05 Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) 2:17 3:10 James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget 2:17 3:05 Mr. Rumsfeld 2:17 3:10 Mr. Cheney 2:55 3:05 Secretary Simon 2:23 R The President was telephoned by Secretary Simon. Staff Assistant Nellie L. Yates, took the call. 3:10 3:40 The President met with: Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Supreme Allied Commander in Europe Lt. Gen. Scowcroft 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.) THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 3:40 p.m. TUESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 3:40 4:30 The President met with: Mr. Callaway Stuart Spencer, Political Director for the President Ford Committee Mr. Rumsfeld Mr. Cheney 4:16 R The President was telephoned by the First Lady. Mrs. Yates took the call. 4:35 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 4:50 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House. 4:50 4:58 The President flew by helicopter from the South Grounds to Andrews AFB, Maryland. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B." 5:00 6:05 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Andrews AFB to Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "C." 6:05 The President was greeted by Connecticut Republican leaders and state officials. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." Members of the press 6:13 The President went to his motorcade. He was accompanied by: Congressman Stewart B. McKinney (R-Connecticut) Congressman Ronald A. Sarasin (R-Connecticut) Frederick K. Biebel, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee 6:13 6:32 The Presidential party motored from the Bradley International Airport to the Sheraton Hotel, Trumbull Street. 6:32 The President was greeted by: Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-Connecticut) John Roberts, Vice President and General Manager of the Sheraton Hotel 6:35 The President, accompanied by Senator Weicker and Mr. Biebel, went to the Cloisters Room. GPO: 1974 555-863 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 OCTOBER 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:35 p.m. TUESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 6:35 7:03 The President attended a Special Reception for approximately 350 guests attending the Connecticut Republican Fundraiser Dinner. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "E." 7:03 The President went to his suite. 7:20 7:35 The President met with Mr. Biebel. 7:38 The President and Mr. Biebel went to the Israel Putnam Room. 7:38 7:43 The President met with four winners of the Republican Youth Essay Contest "What I would do if I were President." The contest was sponsored by the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F." The President was presented with a New England Whalers, Hartford, Connecticut professional hockey team jersey by President of the New England Whalers Howard Baldwin. 7:45 The President and Mr. Biebel went to the foyer of the Ballroom. 7:45 The President was greeted by President of the Connecticut Association of Realtors Herbert H. Pearce. 7:45 The President, escorted by Mr. Pearce, went to the podium in the Ballroom. 7:45 7:58 The President attended the Annual Convention Banquet of the Connecticut Association of Realtors. Members of the press 7:47 7:55 The President addressed approximately 550 persons attending the banquet. 8:03 The President went to the Hartford Civic Center. 8:03 The President went to the offstage announcement area. 8:08 9:45 The President attended the Connecticut Republican Fundraiser Dinner. Members of the press 8:08 The President went to the platform in the Banquet Hall. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "G." GPO: 1974 555-863 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 OCTOBER 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 9:11 p.m. TUESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 9:11 The President was introduced by Mr. Biebel. 9:11 9:45 The President addressed approximately 1,000 guests attending the dinner. 9:45 The President, accompanied by Mr. Biebel, returned to his motorcade. 9:45 10:17 The President motored from the Hartford Civic Center to the Bradley International Airport. He was accompanied by: Congressman McKinney Congressman Sarasin Mr. Biebel 9:55 Enroute, the President's limousine was involved in an auto- mobile accident with a car driven by James Salamites. 10:20 The President boarded the "Spirit of '76." 10:20 11:14 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Bradley Inter- national Airport to Andrews AFB, Maryland. For allist of passengers, see APPENDIX "H." 10:41 10:42 R The President talked with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. 10:52 10:56 P The President talked with the First Lady. 11:11 11:12 P The President talked with Secretary of the Air Force John L. McLucas. 11:19 11:30 The President flew by helicopter from Andrews AFB to the South Grounds of the White House. For a list of passen- gers, see APPENDIX "B." 11:31 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 11:35 11:48 R The President talked with Secretary McLucas. SY/EJ 10/30/75 GPO: 1974 Ol- 555-863 Page 5 of 5 Page(s). APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Margita White-all present BRIEFING FOR COLUMNISTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT PROPOSAL The Cabinet Room October 14, 1975 The President Holmes Alexander, McNaught Bill Anderson, Chicago Tribune Charles Bartlett, Field Newspapers Ray Bromley, Newspaper Enterprise Association Alan Emory, North American Newspaper Alliance Joseph Kraft, Field Newspapers Louis Kohlmeier, Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News Peter Lisagor, Chicago Daily News John Osborne, New Republic David Mazie, Washington Post Joseph Slevin, Knight Newspapers Frankvan der Linden, Nashville Banner John Anderson, Washington Post and Newsweek Marquis Childs, United Features Harry Ellis, Christian Science Monitor Rowland Evans, Field Newspapers Don Oberdorffer, Washington Post Hobart Rowen, Washington Post Roscoe Drummond, Los Angeles Times continued APPENDIX "A" p. 2 10/2/75 Staff William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Margita E. White, Assistant Press Secretary James B. Shuman, Editor of the News Summary James N. Sites, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs APPENDIX "B" HELICOPTER PASSENGER MANIFEST October 14, 1975 FROM: THE WHITE HOUSE TO: ANDREWS AFB, MARYLAND The President Terrence O'Donnell, Aide Byron M. Cavaney, Jr., Director of the Presidential Advance Office Capt. Charles Mead, Air Force Aide Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant John T. Calkins, Executive Assistant to Counsellor Robert T. Hartmann William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary Ricardo Thomas, Photographer Rear Adm. William Lukash, Phsyician FROM: ANDREWS AFB, MARYLAND TO: THE WHITE HOUSE The President Mr. O'Donnell Mr. Cavaney Capt. Mead Mr. Rumsfeld Mr. Calkins Mr. Greener Mr. Thomas Rear Adm. Lukash PASSENGER MANIFEST APPENDIX "C" FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY AIR FORCE ONE 27000 MISSION 1330 Andrews AFB, Washington DC to Bradley Int'l, Hartford CT 14 Oct 75 Dep: 5:04PM Arr: 6:01PM +57 322 SM 1. THE PRESIDENT 2. Representative Stewart B. McKinney (R-Connecticut) 3. Representative Ronald A. Sarasin (R-Connecticut) 4. Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant 5. Mr. William Greener, Deputy Press Secretary 6. Mr. John Calkins, Executive Assistant to Counsellor Robert T. Hartmann 7. Mr. Terrence O'Donnell, Aide 8. Mr. Byron Cavaney, Director of the Presidential Advance Office 9. Mr. Robert Orben , Associate Editor 10. Mr. Ricardo Thomas , photographer 11. Admiral William Lukash, Physician 12. Captain Charles Mead , Air Force Aide 13. Sgt Patricia Jones , stenographer 14. MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler 15. MSC Arturo Bautista, valet 16. Mr. E. Luzania 17. Mr. T. McIntyre 18. Mr. B. Boates 19. Mr. J. Ball USSS 20. Mr. D. Clark 21. Mr. C. Larsen 22. Mr. M. Mikalson 23. Mr. L. Parker 24. Mr. G. Stimis 25. Mr. Don McLeod AP 26. Mr. Ronald Cohen UPI 27. Mr. Charles Harrity AP Photo 28. Mr. John Full UPI Photo 29. Mr. Robert Gittines UPI Audio 30. Mr. Aldo Beckman Chicago Tribune 31. Mr. John Mashek USN & WR 32. Mr. Gabriel Romero ABC Camera 33. Mr. Carl Larsen ANC Camera 34. Mr. John Bauer ABC Radio FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPENDIX "D" Attendance confirmed by Capt. Charles Mead. All present WELCOMING COMMITTEE Bradley International Airport Hartford, Connecticut October 14, 1975 Ella T. Grasso, Governor (D-Connecticut) Frederick K. Biebel, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Mrs. Jeanne Nelson, Vice Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Edwin H. May, Jr., Finance Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Joseph B. Burns, Chairman of the Budget and Control Committee for the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee John Alsop, Republican National Committeeman for Connecticut Mrs. Mary H. "Billie" Boatwright, Republican National Committeewoman for Connecticut Lt. Col. Donald E. Joy, Jr., Base Commander, Air National Guard Facility, Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut Mora Welliver, 14-year old victim of leukemia APPENDIX "E" Attendance not confirmed. CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER Sheraton Hotel Hartford, Connecticut October 14, 1975 Partial Guest List H. Meade Alcorn, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Raymond E. Baldwin, former Governor (R-Connecticut); former Senator (R-Connecticut) and former Chief Justice of Connecticut' Jeremiah Milbank, Jr., Chairman of the Republican National Finance Committee E. Clayton Gengras, former Republican Candidate for Governor of Connecticut Malcolm E. Baldridge, Chairman of the Beard of Scoville Manufacturing Company; Member oftthe Connecticut Republican Finance Committee Dan W. Lufkin, Chairman of the Board of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Inc., asset management services, New York, New York Nicholas A. Panuzio, Building Commissioner, General Services Administration and former Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut J. Brian Gaffney, former Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Vincent A. Laudone, former Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Howard E. Hausman, former Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Searle Pinney, former Chairman of the Connectucut Republican State Central Committee Edwin H. May, Jr., former Chairman of the Connectucut Republican State Central Committee Horace Seely Brown, Jr., former Congressman (R-Connectucut) Ellsworth Grant, Republican candiate for Mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut continued APPENDIX "E" P. 2 10/14/75 John Esposito, Republican Candidate for Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut Richard Scalo, Republican Candidate for Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut Paul J. Manafort, Republican Candidate for Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut Francis Brennan, Republican Candidate for Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut Lewis A. Clapes, Republican Candidate for Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut George Huse, Republican Candidate for Mayor of Danbury, Connecicut John Quine, Mayor (R-Meriden, Connecticut) Vincent A. Depanfils, Republican Candidate for Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut Norman Daniels, former football coach at Weselyan and Yale Universities and former football player at the University of Michigan Ducky Pond, head football Coach, Yale University See also, APPENDIX "G". Approximately 350 persons were expected to attend the reception. APPENDIX "F" Attendance not confirmed WINNERS OF THE CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST Israel Putnam Room Sheraton Hotel Hartford, Connecticut October 14, 1975 Eric Goldberg, age 16, Orange, Connecticut Kathy Taulbee, age 12, Beacon Falls, Connecticut Anthony Fells, age 9, Norwich, Connecticut Carolyn J. Favara, age 14, Wolcott, Connecticut Frederick K. Beibel, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee The President (For copies of the winning essays, see the file copy of the President's Daily Diary.) APPENDIX "G" CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER DINNER HEAD TABLE GUESTS Sheraton Hotel Hartford, Connecticut October 14, 1975 Frederick K. Biebel, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Jeanne R. Nelson, Vice Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-Connecticut) Congressman Stewart B. McKinney (R-Connecticut) Congressman Ronald A. Sarasin (R-Connecticut) Mrs. Mary H. Boatwright, Republican National Committeewoman for Connecticut John Alsop, Republican National Committeeman for Connecticut Edwin H. May, Jr., Finance Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee; former Congressman (R-Connecticut) ; and former Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Joseph B. Burns, Chairman of the Budget and Control Committee of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee and former President of the Fuller Brush Company Lloyd W. Elston, Dinner Co-Chairman for the Connecticut Republican Fundraiser Dinner and President of Peter Paul Corporation John H. Filer, Dinner Co-Chairman for the Connecticut Republican Fundraiser Dinner and Chairman of the Board of Aetna Life and Casualty Company Archie R. McCardle, Dinner Co-Chairman for the Connecticut Republican Fundraiser Dinner; Chairman of the President Ford Committee of Connecticut; and President and Chief Operating Officer of Xerox Corporation Marlene Bakewell, Finance Director of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee APPENDIX "G" p. 2 10/14/75 Mrs. Richard P. (Lillian) Ludlam, Secretary of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Kendirck F. "Rick" Bellows, Jr., Treasurer of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee and Vice President of Connecticut Bank and Trust Company Rev. John W. Shaw, past r of the United Church of Christ, Stratford, Connecticut Gerald F. Stevens, State Representative (R-Connecticut); Minority Leader Lewis B. Rome, State Senator (R-Connecticut); Senate Minority Leader Beatrice Kowalski, President of the Connecticut Federation of Republican Women's Clubs Paul Martin Tymniak, Chairman of the Connecticut Federation of Young Republicans Shirley Scott, Republican candidate for Mayor, Hartford, Connecticut George Aretakis, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Nationalities Council John D. Lodge, former Governor and former Congressman (R-Connecticut) also, former Ambassador from the U.S. to Argentina Robert H. Steele, former Congressman (R-Connecticut) (For a seating diagram of the head table, see the file copy of the President's Daily Diary.) PASSENGER MANIFEST APPENDIX "Ht FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY AIR FORCE ONE 27000 MISSIN 1330 Bradley Int'l, Hartford, CT to Andrews AFB, Washington DC 14 Oct 75 Dep: 10:23pm Arr: 11:11pm +48 322 SM 1. THE PRESIDENT 2. Representative Stewart B. McKinney (R-Connecticut) 3. Mr. Fredrick Biebel, Chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central 4. Mr. Donald Rumsfeld , Assistant Committee 5. Mr. William Greener, Deputy Press Secretary 6. Mr. John Calkins , Executive Assistant to Counsellor Robert T. Hartmann 7. Mr. Terrence O'Donnell, Aide 8. Mr. Byron Cavaney, Director of the Presidential Advance Office 9. Mr. Robert Orben, Associate Counsel 10. Mr. Larry Eastland, Consultant (Advance Office) 11. Mr. Ricardo Thomas, Photographer 12. Admiral William Lukash, Physician 13. Colonel Leonard Riley, Commanding Officer, White House Communications Agency 14. Captain Charles Mead, Air Force Aide 15. Sgt Patricia Jones, stenographer 16. MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler 17. MSC Arturo Bautista, valet 18. Mr. E. Luzania 19. Mr. T. McIntyre 20. Mr. B. Coates USSS 21. Mr. J. Ball 22. Mr. D. Clark 23. Mr. C. Larsen 24. Mr. M. Mikalson 25. Mr. L. Parker 26. Mr. G. Stimis 27. Mr. Frank Cormier AP 28. Mr. Richard Growald UPI 29. Mr. Charles Harrity AP Photo 30. Mr. John Full UPI Photo 31. Mr. Gabriel Romero ABC Camera 32. Mr. Carl Larsen ABC Camera 33. Mr. John Bauer ABC Radio 34. Mr. Tom Joyce Newsweek 35. Mr. Richard Bradie Westinghouse FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY