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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 79) 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
DECEMBER 31, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:15 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:15
The President had breakfast.
7:47
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:50
7:53
The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
8:03
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
8:03
8:27
The President participated in a White House Senior staff
meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:27
The President returned to the Oval Office.
8:45
9:15
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
The President met with:
10:37
11:35
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
10:37
11:35
Jerry H. Jones, Special Assistant
10:37
11:35
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:37
11:35
David R. Gergen, Special Assistant to the Secretary
of the Treasury
10:37
11:35
James B. Shuman, Editor of the News Summary
10:40
11:35
Mr. Cheney
10:40
11:35
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
11:35
12:35
The President participated in an interview with members of
the press. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
12:18
R
The President was telephoned by Co-Chairman of the President
Ford Committee of Texas Mrs. Tobin (Anne L.) Armstrong.
The call was not completed.
12:35
1:45
The President met with:
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Mr. Cheney
?
The President went to his private office.
The President met with:
2:08
3:05
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
2:08
3:05
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
continued
Page 1 of 3 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 31, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:08 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
2:08
3:05
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
2:08
3:05
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
2:08
3:05
Mr. Marsh
2:08
3:05
Mr. Cheney
2:25
3:05
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
?
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:05?
3:35?
The President taped an audio-visual Bicentennial Message to
the Nation.
?
The President returned to his private office.
The President met with:
3:35
5:10
Mr. Seidman
3:35
5:10
Mr. Greenspan
3:35
5:10
Mr. Lynn
3:35
5:10
Mr. O'Neill
3:35
5:10
Mr. Marsh
3:35
6:15
Mr. Cheney
3:35
5:10
Mr. Cannon
5:30
6:00
Robert C. Orben, Associate Editor
3:38
R
The President was telephoned by Vice President Nelson A.
Rockefeller. The call was not completed.
4:42
R
The President was telephoned by Lowell Thomas, Jr., Lt.
Governor (R-Alaska). The call was not completed.
6:04
6:11
P
The President talked with Mrs. Armstrong.
6:12
6:14
P
The President talked with Vice President Rockefeller.
6:52
The President went to the swimming pool.
6:54
The President was telephoned by Senator Mike Mansfield
(D-Montana). The call was not completed.
7:10
The President returned to the Oval Office.
Page 2 of 3 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 31, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:14 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
Placed
In
P=
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
Out
7:14
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:53
7:58
R
The President talked with Senator Mansfield.
8:15
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Jack Ford
Cheryl Brammer, friend of Jack Ford
Elise Tuschak, friend of Jack Ford
10:29
10:38
R
The President talked with Clark MacGregor, Vice President of
United Technologies, Incorporated, Washington, D.C.
10:46
10:53
R
The President talked with James E. Brown, Manager for Public
and Customer Relations and Aerospace Group Executive for
Thiokol Corporation, Promontory, Utah.
11:08
11:14
P
The President talked with Mrs. Pepi (Sheika) Gramshammer,
restaurant and Lodge owner, Gasthof Gramshammer, Incorpo-
rated, Vail, Colorado.
1/6/75
Page 3 of 3 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
December 31, 1975
A list of participants attending the White House Senior Staff
Meeting was not available for inclusion in the President's diary.
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
White House Press Office.
All present.
A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT
The Oval Office
December 31, 1975
The President
Members of the Press
Helen Thomas, United Press International
Frank Cormier, Associated Press
Mel Elfin, Newsweek magazine
John Osborne, The New Republic magazine
Bonnie Angelo, Time magazine
John Mashek, U.S. News and World Report magazine
J. Stanley Carter, New York Daily News
Jack Nelson, Los Angeles Times
Robert S. Boyd, Miami Herald
Godfrey M. Sperling, Jr., Christian Science Monitor
Phil Shabecoff, New York Times
Adam Clymer, Baltimore Sun
Aldo Beckman, Chicago Tribune
Gene Risher, Cox Newspapers
Forrest Boyd, Mutual News
Charles L. Bartlett, Chicago Daily News
Patrick J. Buchanan, syndicated columnist
George F. Will, syndicated columnist, Washington Post Writers
Tom Jarrill, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Bob Pierpoint, Central Broadcasting Company (CBS)
John Chancellor, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Saul Kohler, Newhouse News Service
Lou Cannon, Washington Post
Staff
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Note: Additional White House staff personnell may have been present.