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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 85) 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 2, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:05 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= =Placed
R= R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:05
R
The President was telephoned by Mrs. Leslie H. (Virginia)
King, wife of the President's half brother. The call
was not completed.
7:24
7:27
P
The President talked with Mrs. King. The purpose of the call
was to express his condolences upon the death of his half
brother who was killed in an automobile accident, December
1, 1976.
7:31
The President had breakfast.
8:14
The President went to the doctor's office.
8:15
The President went to the Oval Office. He was accompanied
by Jackie H. Merchant, Assistant Special Agent in Charge,
Presidential Protective Division, United States Secret
Service (USSS).
8:15
8:20
The President met with Mr. Merchant.
8:20
8:35
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
8:35
8:50
The President met with:
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
9:05
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
9:05
10:06
The President participated in a National Security Council
(NSC) meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"A."
9:13
R
The President was telephoned by Martin S. Hayden, Editor
and Vice President of The Detroit Free Press, Detroit,
Michigan. The call was not completed.
10:06
The President returned to the Oval Office.
10:12
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
10:12
11:55
The President continued to participated in a NSC meeting.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
10:18
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Elford A.
Cederberg (R-Michigan). The call was not completed.
GPO: 1974 555-863
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
DECEMBER 2, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:55 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:55
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Mr. Cheney
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
11:55
12:12
The President met with:
Secretary Rumsfeld
Mr. Cheney
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
12:12
12:45
The President met with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
12:55
1:09
R
The President talked with Mr. Hayden.
1:11
1:21
P
The President talked with Finance Chairman of the Republican
National Committee (RNC) Jeremiah Milbank.
1:22
1:29
P
The President talked with William S. Banowsky, President of
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.
1:32
1:36
P
The President talked with Charles E. Goodell, partner with
Hydeman and Mason law firm, Washington, D.C. and former
Senator (R-New York).
2:10
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
2:10
3:10
The President particiapted in a meeting to discuss the 1978
Budget of the U.S. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"B."
2:36
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Cederberg. The
call was not completed.
3:10
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:10
3:15
The President met with:
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
Mr. Cheney
3:10
3:11
R
The President talked with his Physician, Rear Adm. William M.
Lukash.
3:20
3:25
The President met with:
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
continued
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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
DECEMBER 2, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:20 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget
Review, OMB
James L. Mitchell II, Associate Director for
Natural Resources, Energy and Science, OMB
H. Guyford Steever, Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant
The President met with:
3:50
4:30
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, Helman Brothers, New York,
New York and Chairman of the Commission on
Executive, Legislative and Judicial Salaries
3:50
4:30
Mr. Cavanaugh
4:05
4:30
Mr. Cheney
4:30
4:40
The President met with George P. Shultz, President of
Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California.
4:40
5:20
The President met with:
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
The President met with:
5:20
6:30
Mr. Cheney
5:45
6:10
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
6:09
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Cederberg. The
call was not completed.
6:58
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:23
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
7:26
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 2, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
8:05 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
8:05
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Steve Ford
11:05
11:18
R
The President talked with his son, Jack.
SY/EJ 12/8/76
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Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
office of Jeanne Davis.
All present.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Cabinet Room
December 2, 1974
The President
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
Charles W. Robinson, Deputy Secretary of State (For Secretary Kissinger)
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Gen. George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
Fred C. Ikle, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
James P. Wade, Director of the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT)
Task Force, Department of Defense
Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Strategic Programs
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
Gen. Richard Boverie, Senior Staff Member, National Security Council
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Sandra L. Via, secretary
to Mr. Lynn. All present.
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE 1978 BUDGET OF THE U.S.
The Cabinet Room
December 2, 1976
The President
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Assistant for Management and Budget
James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the Nati-nal Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
H. Guyford Stever, Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP)
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director, OMB
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget Review, OMB
James L. Mitchell II, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy,
and Science, OMB