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The original documents are located in Box 49, folder "10/2-4/75 - State Visit of Emperor and
Empress of Japan (1)" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
A six-foot-high Bonsai from the Imperial Collection of Japan
has been placed in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House
for the visit of the Emperor and Empress.'
It will greet the Emperor and Empress and other guests this
evening during a small reception that will precede the white
tie dinner on the State Floor.
The Bonsai is part of a collection of 53 Bonsai trees presented
to the United States as a gift to the American people from the
Nippon Bonsai Association for its Bicentennial. The collection
includes many prized Bonsai from the collections of many
prominent Japanese, including the Emperor and Prime Minister
Miki. The collection is in the care of the National Arboretum,
which plans construction of a special building for the care and
display of the trees.
The Bonsai in the Yellow Oval Room given by the Imperial
family is the centerpiece of the gift collection. It is a 180-year-
old Japanese red pine planted in a 300-year-old lacquer vase.
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FORD & LIBRARY 077838
For immediate release
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
The President and Mrs. Ford will host a white tie dinner honoring
the Emperor and Empress of Japan Thursday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.
Pianist Van Cliburn will entertain in the East Room following the
dinner.
This is the first time there has been a State visit in the US by
a reigning Japanese emperor.
The accent in the State Dining Roomwill be in deep crimson red and
sterling silver. The tables will be set in a formal E-shaped
arrangement and draped in white linen.
A collection of 12 handcrafted American silver art pieces will
be the focal point of the table, with other silver highlights
provided by two dozen candlestciks and candelabras. The
candleholders, all 24" high, will be filled with long white tapers
providing candlelight at eye-level as guests enter the room.
The sterling art collection and candleholders will be entwined by
a full garland of crimson blossoms down the center of the white
tablecloth. The garland will festoon the candelabras as well, and
flowers in crimson hues will also highlight the silver collectionpieces.
The wall sconces in the State Dining Room will also be decorated with
the garland effect. The Johnson china and Morgantown crystal will be used.
The decorative silver pieces are part of a collection handcrafted by
Samuel Kirk & Son of Baltimore, America's oldest silversmith.
The collection includes Federal, Empire and Victorian designs from
1815. One of the most important pieces -- to be displayed at the
center of the E between the President and the Emperor -- is one of
two goblets commissioned from Kirk in 1824 by the Marquis de LaFayette.
Other pieces range from a wine ewer to a milk jug.
The Cross Hall will hold tubs of fresh crimson chrysanthemums
arr anged in a clipped hedged effect. Accents will be provided by round
top ficus trees and white chrysanthemums. The stage in the East Room
will be surrounded by a garden setting of ficus trees and a chrysanthemum
hedge.
The menu: Lobster en Bellevue: Medallions of Veal with wild rice and
green beans Nicoise: Endive and watercress salad with Port-Salut
cheese; Fresh strawberry Mousse and Petits Fours; Demitasse.
Howard Devron and his Orchestra will entertain in the Grand Hall
following Van Cliburn's performance.
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For immediate release
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Van Cliburn has been selected by the President and Mrs. Ford
to entertain at the white tie dinner honoring the Emperor and
Empress of Japan Thursday, Oct. 2.
Van Cliburn has performed for the past five Presidents and at
State dinners for Presidents Nixon and Johnson. He performed
at Inauguration ceremonies for President Johnson in 1965 and
President Nixon in 1973.
He typically makes about 60 appearances in the United States and
Canada each season, and his 1975-76 tour is currently sold out.
He visited Japan this summer and returned since to perform at
four of the major US festivals: the Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia;
the Beethoven Marathon at the Hollywood Bowl, The Meadow
Brook Festival in Michigan; and the Cleveland Orchestra's
Blossom Festival.
According to the Celebrity Register, Van Cliburn has one of the
largest followings of any concert pianist on the circuit and is one of
the biggest sellers in the field of classical recordings.
Although he had won many musical accolades and prizes prior to
1958, it was his triumph that year at the International Tchaikovsky
Competition in Moscow that gained Van Cliburn his reputation
accross the country. The Texan, then 24, was honored upon his
return with the first ticker-tape parade New York had ever given to
a classical musician. He went on to be the first foreigner to ever
play in the Kremlin's Palace of Congresses.
Van Cliburn's first public appearance was at the age of four at
Shreveport's Dodd College. Born in Shreveport to Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Levan Cliburn, he had learned to play the piano at age three.
For 14 years, he studied only under his mother, a talented pianist
(Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn) who had been a student of Arthur
Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt.
The family moved to Kilgore, Tex. when Cliburn was six. When he
was 12, he won the state-wide young pianists' competition and made
his orchestral debut with the Houston Symphony. He made his
Carnegie Hall debut as winner of the National Music Festival Award
the following year.
He won a number of significant awards in the following years, most
notably the Edgar M. Leventritt Award in 1954 at age 20. The
competition is held annually, but no prizes awarded unless the
judges feel there is a worthy recipient. Van Cliburn was the first
winner in five years.
He established his international reputation in Moscow four years
later and has been performing for audiences around the world since.
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FOR YOUR USE AND INFORMATION
OCTOBER 1, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
NOTICE TO THE PRESS
PRESS COVERAGE PLANS FOR WHITE HOUSE CEREMONIES DURING
THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN TO
WASHINGTON
Because of the large number of reporters and photographers covering
the White House events involved in the visit of Their Majesties, it
will be necessary to have far more pool coverage than is usual.
Following is a list of events, with coverage as designated. Posted
separately is a sign-up list for evening pools. Because of time and
space limitations, each person can be part of only one pool in the
morning and only one pool in the evening. Please indicate organization
with name.
POOL PASSES FOR THE ORNING EVENTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE
PRESS ROOM AT 9:15 A. M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1975. POOLS
ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS AREA ON THE SOUTH LAWN AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE ARRIVAL CEREMONY, OR -- IN THE EVENT
OF RAIN -- IN THE PRESS ROOM AT 9:45 A. M.
EVENING EVENT POOL PASSES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PRESS
ROOM AT 7.00 P. M., THURSDAY WITH POOLS LEAVING FROM THE
PRESS ROOM.
COVERAGE FOR MORNING EVENTS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 2.
10:30 A.M. Arrival Ceremony, South Lawn
OPEN COVERAGE
11:00 A. M. Pools 1 & 2 leave from South Lawn Press area for
pre-positioning
11:15 A. M. Meeting of the President and Mrs. Ford with Their
Majesties, The Red Room
POOL NUMBER 1 (Orange passes)
(25 members from each country -- 18
photographers - 7 writers)
11:30 A. M. Tour of the Rose Garden
POOL NUMBER 2 (Green passes)
(30 members from each country 20 photographers -
10 writers)
11:45 A. M. Departure of Their Majesties from South Lawn Drive
OPEN COVERAGE
IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE ARRIVAL CEREMONY
WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH PORTICO AND IN THE EAST ROOM
WITH NO ROSE GARDEN TOUR. IN THAT EVENT THE FOLLOWING
PROCEDURE WILL APPLY.
10:30 A.M. Arrival of Their Majesties, the North Portico
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10:35 A. M. Exchange of Remarks Between the President
and the Emperor, The East Room
POOL NUMBER 2
10:55 A. M. Meeting of the President and Mrs. Ford with Their
Majesties, The Red Room
POOL NUMBER 1
EVENING EVENTS
7:30 P.M. Arrival of guests, South Portico
POOL NUMBER 3 (No passes)
(TV pool crew plus 15 members from each
country - 8 photographers - 7 writers.
Pool leaves Press Room at 7:25 p.m. -- dark
business suits or street dresses.)
8:00 P.M. Arrival of Their Majesties, North Portico
POOL NUMBER 4 (Red passes)
(TV pool crew, plus 25 members from each
country, -- 17 photographers - 8 writers,
dark business suits or street dresses. Pool
leaves Press Room at 7:45 p.m.)
8:10 P.M. Entrance from Grand Staircase, North Lobby
POOL NUMBER 4
8:15 P.M. Reception for dinner guests, The East Room
POOL NUMBER 5 (Gray passes)
(2 TV camera crews, plus 6 photographers -
15 writers from each country. White tie
or long dress required. Pool leaves Press
Room at 7:40 p.m.)
8:40 P.M. State Dinner, The State Dining Room
POOL NUMBER 6 (Blue passes)
(2 TV camera crews, 6 photographers from each
country. White tie or long dress required.
Pool leaves from Press Room at 8: 15 p.m.
Coverage will include photos at start of dinner
and the exchange of toasts. The remarks will
be piped into the Press Room speaker system
and available for recording on the mult in
the Press Room.
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10:30 P.M. Entertainment, The East Room
POOL NUMBER 5
(Members of pool number 5 may return
to the Press Room at conclusion of the
reception to hear the exchange of toasts if
they wish, but must return to the East
Room at conclusion of the toasts. Coverage
will include all numbers in the entertainment.)
NOTE: Different colored pool passes will be used for each
pool. Please make sure your pool pass color corresponds
with the number of the pool you are with.
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In honor of
Their Majesties
The Emperor and Empress of Japan
THE WHITE HOUSE
Thursday, October 2, 1975
VAN CLIBURN, America's most popular classical pianist,
was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His mother, a talented
pianist, taught him music and remained his only instructor
until he began studies at Juilliard, from which he graduated
with highest honors.
PROGRAM
Mr. Cliburn first played in public at the age of four; at
twelve, he made his orchestral debut. The following year, he
Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Opus 39
Frederic Chopin
played at Carnegie Hall. Over the next several years, he won
a number of prestigious awards, including two scholarships
"Reflets dans l'eau" (Images, 1st series)
Claude Debussy
for graduate study and the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation
Award which gave him the privilege of playing with the
"L'Ile joyeuse"
Claude Debussy
New York Philharmonic and four other major American
orchestras.
"Widmung"
Robert Schumann
In Moscow, Mr. Cliburn won the hearts of the Russian
Polonaise in A-flat Major, Opus 53
Frederic Chopin
people, the acclaim of critics, and worldwide attention with
his stunning victory at the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition.
Overnight offers poured in and his American concert sched-
ule was filled even before he returned home to New York
City's first ticker-tape parade for a classical musician.
After his Moscow triumph, his first recording, Tchaikovsky's
First Piano Concerto, became a best seller-the first classical
album to sell over a million copies. His many subsequent
recordings have also been highly successful.
Mr. Cliburn returned to the Soviet Union in 1960 as part of
the Cultural Exchange Program. Enormous crowds gathered
to hear him, and his final appearance in Moscow's Sports
Palace attracted more than 20,000 people. He also toured
the USSR in 1962, 1965, and 1972. His musical genius,
personal warmth and enthusiasm have made Mr. Cliburn a
goodwill ambassador whenever he has toured overseas.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 15, 1975
Mrs. Ford,
I thought that you would enjoy
this letter.
Maria
10-2-75
October 9, 1975
The Social Secretary
The Whitehouse
Washington, D. C.
My wife and I wish to thank the President and the First
(They mean
Lady for the honor of attending dinner with them on October
the State
3, 1975, in honor of the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
Dinner on
October 2.)
It was the deepest honor ever bestowed upon us and an experience
we will never forget. We only wish that our children were
old enough to comprehend the significance of such an honor.
But, as they grow they will be made to understand, and my
wife and I trust they will be better Americans because of
it.
Sincerely,
Mr.
and Mrs. Carlos Fernandez Cano
CFC:ja
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your
BEHALU
Carlos Fernandez Cano
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THE SOCIAL SECRETARY
THE WHITEHOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Date Issued 9/3/75
By P. Howard
Revised
FACT SHEET
Mrs. Ford's Office
Event State Dinner
Group IN HONOR OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN
DATE/TIME October 2, 1975 - 8:00 p.m.
Contact Pat Howar d
Phone 2927
113 - Dinner
Number of guests: Total100 A-Dinner Women x
Men x
Children
Place State Floor
Principals involved President and Mrs. Ford
Participation by Principal yes
(Receiving line) yes
Remarks required yes
Background
--
REQUIREMENTS
Social:
Guest list yes
Invitations yes
Programs yes Menus yes
Refreshments State Dinner Format
Entertainment yes
Decorations/flowers yes
Music yes
Social Aides yes
Dress White Tie
Coat check yes
Other --
Press:
Reporters yes
Photographers yes
TV Crews yes
White House Photographers yes
Color yes
Mono.
Other - -
Technical
Support:
Microphones yes
PA Other Rooms yes
Recording yes
Lights yes
Transportation cars
Parking South Grounds
Housing ---
Other --
(Risers,stage,platforms) yes
Project Co-ordinator Pat Howard
Phone 2927
Site diagrams should be attached if technical support is heavy.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DINNER IN HONOR OF
THEIR MAJESTIES
THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN
October 2, 1975
8:00 p.m.
Dress:
White tie
long dresses for the ladies
Arrival:
--
8:00 p.m.
...
at North Portico Entrance
Their Majesties
The Emperor and Empress of Japan, Ambassador and Mrs. Catto
--
You and Mrs. Ford will greet
:
Photo coverage of greeting including live via satellite coverage
to Japan. There will also be live via satellite coverage to Japan
of you and Mrs. Ford escorting Their Majesties The Emperor
and Empress of Japan to the elevator.
Yellow Oval Room:
--
Secretary and Mrs. Kissinger; Deputy Prime Minister Fukuda;
American Ambassador and Mrs. Hodgson; and Foreign Ambassador
and Mrs. Yasukawa will assemble just prior to the 8:00 p.m.
arrival of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan
and Ambassador and Mrs. Catto.
--
Color Guard will request permission to remove Colors at
approximately 8:10 p.m. ... all guests except Their Majesties
The Emperor and Empress of Japan will depart at this time.
Grand Entrance:
--
Approximately 8:12 p.m. ... descend Grand Staircase preceded
by Color Guard.
GERALD B. FORD
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Their Majesties The Emperor
and Empress of Japan Dinner
Pause at foot of staircase for official photograph and live via
satellite coverage to Japan (His Majesty The Emperor of Japan
to your right
Her Majesty The Empress of Japan to your
left
then Mrs. Ford).
Color Guard reforms and procession moves to red carpet
facing East Room
pause for Ruffles and Flourishes and
announcement
take receiving line positions (His Majesty
The Emperor of Japan
then Mrs. Ford
then Her Majesty
The Empress of Japan).
--
Follow Color Guard into East Room when "Hail to the Chief" is
played.
Receiving Line:
Take position just inside door of East Room
Ambassador
Catto will present your guests.
--
There will be press pool coverage of the receiving line including
live via satellite coverage to Japan.
--
After receiving line, follow guests into State Dining Room.
There will be live via satellite coverage to Japan of you and
Mrs. Ford escorting Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress
of Japan to the State Dining Room.
Dinner:
E-shape table
No press coverage of dinner; live via satellite coverage to Japan
of your entrance and seating for the dinner
toasts will be piped
to the press
transcripts will be released to the press
there
will be mini-camera coverage of the toasts with a small photo pool
including live via satellite coverage to Japan.
After-Dinner:
10:00 p.m.
guests proceed to parlors for demitasse, liqueurs,
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and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will escort Their Majesties The
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Emperor and Empress of Japan to the Blue Room where you will
visit informally with your guests.
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Their Majesties The Emperor
and Empress of Japan Dinner
No press coverage in the Blue Room.
10:05 p.m.
after-dinner guests will be escorted to the State
Floor. You, Mrs. Ford, Their Majesties The Emperor and
Empress of Japan (His Majesty The Emperor of Japan to your right
then Mrs. Ford
then Her Majesty The Empress of Japan)
will receive the after-dinner guests from a position in the Grand
Hall between the Blue Room and Green Room doors -- a Military
Social Aide will present your guests -- guests will proceed to the
East Room and take their seats.
Entertainment:
--
After the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room through
the center door and seat Mrs. Ford and Their Majesties The
Emperor and Empress of Japan.
You proceed to the stage which will be located at the North End
of the East Room and introduce Van Cliburn.
NOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A),
--
At the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford will
escort Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan to the
stage to thank Mr. Cliburn.
NOTE: There will be live via satellite coverage to Japan of your
escorting Mrs. Ford and Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress
of Japan to their seats. There will be press coverage including
live via satellite coverage to Japan of the entire entertainment
program.
After you have thanked Van Cliburn, you and Mrs. Ford will escort
Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan to the Grand
Foyer and Blue Room where you will mingle informally with your
guests.
NOTE: Members of the Howard Devron Orchestra will provide
music for the dancing in the Grand Foyer.
Departure:
FUND
You, Mrs. Ford, Ambassador and Mrs. Catto escort Their
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Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan to the North Portico.
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Their Majesties The Emperor
and Empress of Japan Dinner
--
You and Mrs. Ford may wish to return for dancing or return to the
Family Quarters.
--
There will be champagne, mixed drinks and dancing for the guests
who remain.
NOTES:
--
The dinner and after-dinner guest lists are attached (Tab A)
--
A suggested toast is attached (Tab C).
--
Military Social Aides will be present.
--
The Navy Band will be playing on the South Balcony as your dinner
guests arrive.
---
An Army Violinist will be playing in the Diplomatic Reception Room
as your dinner and after-dinner guests arrive.
--
White House photographer will be present.
--
There will be interpreters.
--
The Air Force Strolling Strings will play during dessert.
Pat Howard
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GUEST LIST FOR THE DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND
MRS. FORD IN HONOR OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE EMPEROR AND
EMPRESS OF JAPAN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1975, AT EIGHT
O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE
Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan
His Excellency Takeo Fukuda
Deputy Prime Minister
His Excellency The Ambassador of Japan
and Mrs. Yasukawa
His Excellency Takeshi Usami
Grand Steward, Imperial Household Agency
His Excellency Sukemasa Irie
Grand Chamberlain to His Majesty the Emperor
His Excellency Morio Yukawa
Grand Master of Ceremonies to His Majesty the Emperor
His Excellency Naraichi Fujiyama
Ambassador, Press Secretary to His Majesty the Emperor
The Honorable Yoshihiro Tokugawa
Vice-Grand Chamberlain to His Majesty the Emperor
Mrs. Sachiko Kitashirakawa
Chief Lady-in-Waiting to Her Majesty the Empress
His Excellency Hiroshi Uchida
Ambassador, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Honorable Seiya Nishida and Mrs. Nishida
Minister, Embassy of Japan
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kissinger
Mr. Justice Blackmun and Mrs. Blackmun
The Honorable Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor to the President,
and Mrs. Hartmann
The Honorable Hugh Scott, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Scott (Pennsylvania)
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Inouye (Hawaii)
The Honorable William E. Brock, III, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Brock (Tennessee)
The Honorable Robert B. Morgan, United States Senate,
and Mrs. Morgan (North Carolina)
The Honorable Bob Wilson, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Wilson (California)
The Honorable Spark M. Matsunaga, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Matsunaga (Hawaii)
The Honorable Louis Frey, Jr., House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Frey (Florida)
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The Honorable John Rousselot, House of Representatives,
is
and Mrs. Rousselot (California)
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The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, House of Representatives,
and Mrs. Mineta (California)
The Honorable Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State,
and Mrs. Ingersoll
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The Honorable James D. Hodgson, American Ambassador to Japan,
and Mrs. Hodgson
The Chief of Protocol and Mrs. Catto
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF, Deputy Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Scowcroft
The Honorable Philip C. Habib, Assistant Secretary of State for East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Mrs. Habib
The Honorable Edwin O. Reischauer and Mrs. Reischauer
Mr. Reischauer is Professor, Harvard University and a former
American Ambassador to Japan
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aaron, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mr. Aaron is with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Black, Norman, Oklahoma
Mr. Black is President, American Exchange Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie R. Boe, Northbrook, Illinois
Mr. Boe is Chairman, Allstate Insurance Co.
Mrs. Margaret Brock, Los Angeles, California
The Honorable Patrick J. Buchanan and Mrs. Buchanan, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Buchanan is a syndicated columnist
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Carter, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Carter is Chairman, Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc.
Mrs. Norman Chandler, Los Angeles, California
Chairman, Board of Governors, Los Angeles Performing Arts Council
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Chandler, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Chandler is Publisher, Los Angeles Times
The Honorable Anna Chennault, Washington, D. C.
Vice President for International Affairs, Flying Tiger Line, Inc., and
Vice Chairman, National Republican Heritage Groups Council
Mrs. Harvey L. Cliburn, Shreveport, Louisiana
Mr. Van Cliburn, Shreveport, Louisiana
Concert pianist
Mrs. Dolores Cooper, Baltimore, Maryland
Guest of Mr. S. Kirk Millspaugh
Mr. Thomas G. Corcoran, Washington, D. C.
Guest of Mrs. Anna Chennault
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Everett, Chatsworth, California
Mr. Everett is an actor; Mrs. Everett is actress, Shelby Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Fernandez Cano, Miami, Florida
Mr. Halston Frowick, New York, New York
Fashion designer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Georgine, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Georgine is President, Building & Construction Trades Department,
AFL-CIO
Miss Martha Graham, New York, New York
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Director, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Hyland, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Hyland is General Manager, Hughes Aircraft Co.
Dr. and Mrs. Kazumi Kasuga, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Kasuga is Area Director for Albuquerque, Indian Health Service
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Korp, Venice, Florida
Mr. Korp is partner with the law firm of Korp and Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lynn Lowe, Texarkana, Arkansas
Mr. Lowe is Republican State Chairman for Arkansas
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Malloy, Miami, Florida
Mr. Malloy is attorney with the John Cyril Malloy firm
Mr. Ellice McDonald, Jr., Montchanin, Delaware
Guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Vining
Mr. and Mrs. Rollan D. Melton, Reno, Nevada
Mr. Melton is President, Speidel Newspapers, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller, Pittsford, New York
Mr. Miller is Chairman, Gannett Company and Chairman,
Associated Press
Mr. S. Kirk Millspaugh, Baltimore, Maryland
Chairman, Samuel Kirk and Son, Inc.
Mr. Teruo Mori
Correspondent, Yomiuri newspaper
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosbacher, Houston, Texas
Independent oil operator
Mr. Akira Naka
Washington Bureau Representative, Kyodo newspaper
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3d, New York, New York
Mr. Rockefeller is Chairman, Japan Society, Inc.
Miss Ginger Rogers, Rancho Mirage, California
Actress
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Scaife, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mr. Scaife is a publisher
The Reverend Leon H. Sullivan and Mrs. Sullivan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mr. Sullivan is Chairman, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of
America and Minister, Zion Baptist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, New York, New York
Mr. Sulzberger is President and Publisher, The New York Times
Mr. and Mrs. H. William Tanaka, Bethesda, Maryland
Mr. Tanaka is member of the law firms of Tanakaand Walders,
Washington, D. C. and Battle, Fowler, Lidstone, Jaffin, Pierce
and Kheel, New York, New York
Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Vining, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Former tutor to the Crown Prince
Mr. John Watson, Malibu, California
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Guest of Mrs. Margaret Brock
Mr. and Mrs. C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., Wichita, Kansas
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Mr. Wilkins is Managing Partner, Maverick Company
Guest List for AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAINMENT following the Dinner
in honor of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of JAPAN on
Thursday, OCTOBER 2, 1975, at ten o'clock, The White House:
Mr. Hiroaki Fujii
Director, First North American Division, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
His Excellency Hideki Masaki
Interpreter to His Majesty the Emperor
The Honorable Shigetaka Nishino
Chief Physician to His Majesty the Emperor
Mrs. Setsuko Suyama
Lady-in-Waiting to Her Majesty the Empress
The Honorable Hiroshi Yasuda
Councillor, Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. Yoshiro Yasui
Vice Grand Master of Ceremonies to His Majesty the Emperor
Mr. Ikuo Yokote
Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
Mr. and Mrs. Mitsuro Donowaki
Mr. Donowaki--Counselor, Embassy of Japan
The Honorable Josaku Hasegawa and Mrs. Hasegawa
Mr. Hasegawa--Minister, Embassy of Japan
The Honorable Yoshio Kawahara and Mrs. Kawahara
Mr. Kawahara--Minister, Embassy of Japan
The Honorable Teru Kosugi and Mrs. Kosugi
Mr. Kosugi--Minister, Embassy of Japan
Mr. and Mrs. Ryuichiro Yamazaki
Mr. Yamazaki--Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan
Mr. George Richard Allison
Office of the Vice President
Mr. Jack Bangs
Designer, The Gazebo of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barnes
Mr. Barnes--Member of the staff, NSC
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
Mr. Bell--Administrative Assistant to Senator W. E. Brock
The Honorable James H. Blair and Mrs. Blair
Mr. Blair--Assistant Secretary of HUD for Equal Opportunity
Mr. Warner W. Brandt
Escort of Miss Jean Ringer
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Brown
Mr. Brown--Office of Japanese Affairs, Department of State
Miss Kaye Burchell
Administrative Assistant to Representative D. L. Latta
Mr. David Chew
FORD
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Escort of Miss Pamela Powell
Mrs. Nancy Chotiner
BEKALD
LIBRARY
Guest of Mr. John Stiles
-2- 10/2/75 at 10:00 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Conger
Mr. Conger White House Curator
Mr. and Mrs. Rust M. Deming
Mr. Deming--Office of Japanese Affairs, Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Edmond
Mr. Edmond--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Feulner, Jr.
Mr. Feulner -- Executive Director, Republican Research Committee,
House of Representatives
Miss Arlene Francis
Actress--"Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Francisco
Mr. Francisco--Administrative Assistant to Representative T.L. Carter
The Honorable Robert A. Goldwin and Mrs. Goldwin
Mr. Goldwin--Consultant to the President
Mr. Robert L. Haught
Administrative Assistant to Senator H. Bellmon
Mrs. Susan Haught
Guest of Mr. Robert Haught
Mr. and Mrs. Wade L. Headen
Mrs. Headen (Jackie) - Mrs. Ford's Correspondence Office
Mr. and Mrs. Christian A. Herter, Jr.
Mrs. Herter (Susan) Office of the Vice President
Mr. Robert Horton
Actor- "Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Miss Katharine Houghton
Actress "Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Jenckes
Mr. Jenckes--Administrative Assistant to Senator P.J. Fannin
The Honorable Shiro Kashiwa and Mrs. Kashiwa
Mr. Kashiwa--Judge, U.S. Court of Claims
Mr. Harold J. Kennedy
Director--"Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Lambertson
Mr. Lambertson--Deputy Director, Office of Japanese Affairs,
Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lankford
Pool donors, Potomac, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Leftwich
Mr. Leftwich--Attorney, Hudson, Leftwich & Davenport, D.C.
Mr. Sam Levene
Actor "Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
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Lieutenant Colonel Donald A. MacDonald and Mrs. MacDonald
Lt. MacDonald--Member of the staff, NSC
Mr. and Mrs. David MacEachron
Mr. MacEachron--Executive Director, Japan Society, New York City
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mapel
Mrs. Mapel (Virginia)--Owner, The Gazebo of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Mars, Jr.
Pool donors, McLean, Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Martin
Pool donors, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike M. Masaoka
Mr. Masaoka--Chairman, Executive Committee, Japan-America
Society, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. McBride
Mr. McBride--Administrative Assistant to Senator J.B. Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald
Mr. McDonald--Consultant in Government Affairs, Jack McDonald
Associates, D.C.
Miss Kathleen A. Miller
Guest of Mr. Steve Sackman
Mr. Russell Nype
Actor "Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester I. Olson
Mrs. Olson (Virginia) Office of Congressional Relations
Miss Maureen O'Sullivan
Actress "Sabrina Fair", National Theatre
Miss Pamela Powell
Director of Youth Affairs
Miss Jean Ringer
Research Assistant to Representative T.S. Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrold Rosenberg
Mrs. Rosenberg--Executive Secretary to Representative E.A. Cederberg
Mr. Steven W. Sackman
Office of Senator C.P. Hansen
Mr. and Mrs. Wyoneo Sakai
Correspondent, Sankei Shimbun, D.C.
Dr. and Mrs. Gyorgy Sandor
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schieffer
Mr. Schieffer--CBS, White House Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Shasteen
Mr. Shasteen Administrative Assistant to Senator C.T. Curtis
Mr. Walter J. Stewart
Escort of Miss Virginia Yates
FORD
Mr. John R. Stiles
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LIDRARY
Consultant to the President
BENALO
-4- 10/2/75 at 10:00 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schecter
Mr. Schecter--former Time Magazine Bureau Chief in Tokyo
Mr. Hank Sweitzer
Administrative Assistant to Representative T. Bevill
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Taylor
Mr. Taylor--Director, U.S. -Japan Trade Council, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Taylor
Mr. Taylor--Member of the staff, NSC
The Honorable William Thompson and Mrs. Thompson
Mr. Thompson- Judge, D.C. Superior Court
Dr. and Mrs. Horace Ward, Jr.
Dr. Ward - Physician, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Wickel
Mr. Wickel--Public Affairs Staff, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Wilkinson
Pool donors, D.C.
Miss Virginia Yates
Administrative Assistant to Senator R. C. Byrd
Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr.
Mr. Zurhellen--Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
FORD
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signary
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 3, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FIRST LADY
FROM:
TERRY O'DONNELI
Attached is a copy of the Guest List
for tonight's Reciprocal Dinner at
the Smithsonian Institution.
BERALD & AMERIT FORD
Guest List of the Imperial Banquet
as of September 26, 1975
ACCEPTED
The President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
The Cabinet
The Hon. the Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger
The Hon. the Secretary of Defense and Mrs. James R. Schlesinger
Mrs. Earl Butz, Wife of the Secretary of Agriculture
The Hon. the Attorney General and Mrs. Levi
The White House
The Hon. and Mrs. Robert T. Hartmann
Counselor to the President
The Hon. and Mrs. Donald H. Rumsfeld
Assistant to the President
The Hon. and Mrs. Ronald H. Nessen
Press Secretary to the President
Lt. General and Mrs. Brent Scowcroft
Deputy Assistant for National
Security Affairs
Council of Economic Advisers
FORD
The Hon. Alan Greenspan
Chairman
.
Department of State
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H.E. the Ambassador of the United States to Japan
and Mrs. Hodgson
The Hon. Deputy Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert S. Ingersoll
The Hon. and Mrs. Philip C. Habib Assistant Secretary for East Asiar
and Pacific Affairs
Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
East Asian and Pacific Affairs
The Hon. the Chief of Protocol and Mrs. Henry Catto, Jr.
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Department of the Air Force
General and Mrs. David C. Jones Chief of Staff
Independent Agencies
The Hon. and Mrs. Arthur F. Burns
Chairman, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve Systems
Dr. and Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley
Secretary, the Smithsonian
Institution
FEDERAL JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Warren E. Burger
Justice and Mrs. Byron R. White
FEDERAL LEGISLATURE
The United States Senate
The Hon. and Mrs. Mike Mansfield Majority Leader of the Senate
The Hon. and Mrs. Hugh Scott
Minority Floor Leader of the Senate
The Hon. and Mrs. John J. Sparkman
Chairman, Committee on Foreign
Relations
The Hon. and Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey
The Hon. and Mrs. Charles Percy
The Hon. and Mrs. Jacob K. Javits
The Hon. and Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye
The United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
and Mrs. Carl Albert
FORD
The Hon. and Mrs. Spark M. Matsunaga
The Hon. and Mrs. Clement J. Zablocki
GENALD
LIDRARY
The Hon. and Mrs. Norman Mineta
The Hon. Patsy T. Mink and Mr. Mink
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Hon. and Mrs. Walter E. Washington
Mayor-Commissioner, District of
Columbia
OTHERS
Former U.S. Ambassadors to Japan and Former Diploamts
The Hon. and Mrs. Robert D. Murphy
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
The Hon. John M. Allison
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
The Hon. and Mrs. Edwin O. Reischauer
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Mrs. U. Alexis Johnson
Wife of former U.S. Ambassador
to Japan and U.S. Representative
to the SALT Talk
The Hon. and Mrs. Armin H. Meyer Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
The Hon. and Mrs. William P. Rogers
Former Secretary of State
The Hon. and Mrs. William J. Sebald
Former Director, DIPSEC, GHQ
Former Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan
General and Mrs. Matthew B.' Ridgway
U.S. Army
Lawyer
The Hon. and Mrs. J. W. Fulbright
Hogan & Hartson; Former U.S.
Senator
Business
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Gerstacker
U.S. Chairman, Council of Japan-
U.S. Economic Relations; Chairman
of the Board, Dow Corning Corp.
FORD LIBRARY 's
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Scientists and Scholars
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Hall
Historian, Yale University
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Handler
Biochemist; President, National
Academy of Sciences
Culture and Sports
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aaron
Baseball
The Hon. and Mrs. Roger L. Stevens
Theatrical Producer; Chairman,
John F. Kennedy Center of Performing
Arts
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Michener,
Author
Opinion Leaders
:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
News Analyst, CBS-News
Mr. and Mrs. James Reston
New York Times
Mr. and Mrs. Hedley Wm. Donovan
Editor-in-Chief, Time, Inc.
Japanese Resident
sMr. and Mrs. Minoru Yamasaki
Architect
PENDING
The Hon. the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Dunlop
The Hon. and Mrs. William Broomfield
U.S. Congressman
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2 Oct 75
11:50 AM
THE JAPANESE MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE BANQUET
H.E. Mr. Takeo Fukuda
Deputy Prime Minister
H.E. Mr. Takeshi Usami
Grand Steward of the Imperial
Household
H.E. Mr. Sukemasa Irie
Grand Chamberlain to His Majesty
The Emperor
H.E. Mr. Morio Yukawa
Grand Master of the Ceremonies
to His Majesty The Emperor
H.E. the Ambassador of Japan to the United States and Mrs. Yasukawa
H.E. Mr. Naraichi Fujiyama
Ambassador, Press Secretary to
His Majesty The Emperor
Mr. Yoshihiro Tokugawa
Vice-Grand Chamberlain to
His Majesty the Emperor
Mrs. Sachiko Kitashirakawa
Chief Lady-in-Waiting to
Her Majesty The Empress
H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Uchida
Ambassador, Chief of Protocol,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Shigetaka Nishino
Chief Physician to His Majesty
The Emperor
Mr. Teruo Kosugi
Minister, Embassy of Japan
Mr. Takashi Kosaka
Director of the General Affairs
Division, Imperial Household
Mr. Iwao Yamamoto
Chamberlain to His Majesty
The Emperor
Mrs. Setsuko Suyama
Lady-in-Waiting to Her Majesty
The Empress
FORD & LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 1, 1975
Dear Mrs. Ford,
RE:
Banquet Given by Their Majesties The Emperor and
Empress of Japan in Honor of you and the President
on October 3, 1975
The Japanese Embassy forwarded the attached information
to me so that I may send it on to you. The attachments
are:
1.
Menu
2.
Scenario
Thank you.
Pat Howard
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EMBASSY OF JAPAN
WASHINGTON
September 30, 1975
Dear Miss Howard:
Enclosed, please find a menu to be served at the
banquet by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of
Japan in honor of the President and Mrs. Ford on Friday,
October 3, at the Commons Hall, the Smithsonian Institution.
Sincerely yours,
Taro Ishibashi
Aide to the Ambassador
Miss Pat Howard
Social Office
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
FUND
AIBRARY +
Banquet
in honor of
the President
of the United States of America
and
Mrs. Ford
Consomme Royale
Salmon Mousse in Aspic
Fillet of Beef Richelieu
Stuffed Tomato
Green Asparagus
Chateau Potatoes
Salad
Brie Cheese
Maple Ice Cream
Petits Fours
Puligny-Montrocher Louis Latour 1970
Aloxe Corton Latour 1969
Pol Roger Brut
Commons Hall
The Smithsonian Institution
Friday, October 3, 1975
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE
WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)
FORM OF
CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE
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RESTRICTION
DOCUMENT
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WHITE HOUSE DIAGRAM
10/2/75
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LOCATION BETTY FORD PAPERS, STATE DINNERS. FOLDER TITLE: 10/2-4/75-
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(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.
3/4/16
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
GSA FORM 7122 (REV. 5-82)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
RECIPROCAL DINNER HOSTED BY THE
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Smithsonian Institution
Friday - October 3, 1975
Attire: White Tie-Long Dress
Departure: 7:55 P. M.
From:
Terry 'Donnello"
SEQUENCE:
7:55 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford board motorcade on
South Grounds and depart en route Smithsonian
Institution.
8:00 p.m.
Arrive Smithsonian Institution where you will
be met by The Emperor and Empress; Dr. and
Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary of the
Smithsonian; and Mr. Mario Yukawa, Grand
Master of Ceremonies.
NOTE: The Emperor will greet you and
Mrs. Ford at the foot of the stairs.
The Empress will remain at the
top of the stairs.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
Escorted by Their Majesties, you and Mrs. Ford
proceed to second floor parlor.
8:03 p.m.
Arrive parlor for aperitifs.
OFFICIAL PHOTO COVERAGE.
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8:13 p.m.
Escorted by Their Majesties, you and Mrs. Ford
depart parlor en route Great Hall.
8:15 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford arrive Great Hall and
form receiving line to formally greet guests.
NOTE:
Mr. Yasukawa, Ambassador
to the U.S., will introduce guests.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 120
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8:30 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford, escorted by Their Majesties,
depart receiving line area en route Commons.
NOTE:
En route, Their Majesties will
show you and Mrs. Ford several
of the items on display in the "Art
Treasures of the Imperial Collection"
exhibition.
8:35 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford enter the Commons and
escorted by Their Majesties proceed to the
head table for seating.
VIDEO TAPE TELEVISION COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 120
8:40 p.m.
Dinner is served.
10:00 p.m.
Dinner concludes.
NOTE: Champagne is served.
10:03 p.m.
Remarks by the Emperor followed
by translation.
10:10 p.m.
U.S. National Anthem.
FURU
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NOTE:
All guests stand and
remain standing for Emperor's
toast.
10:12 p.m.
Emperor's toast to you.
10:13 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS, followed by .
1
translation.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
10:24 p.m.
Translation concludes.
10:25 p.m.
Japanese National Anthem.
NOTE:
All guests stand and
remain standing for your toast
to the Emperor.
10:28 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL TOAST.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE.
10:30 p.m.
Presidential toast concludes. You return
to your seat.
10:35 p.m.
Escorted by Their Majesties, you and Mrs. Ford
depart head table en route lounge area.
10:36 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford. arrive lounge area for
coffee, and informally greet guests.
10:50 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford, escorted by Their Majesties,
proceed to Great Hall to informally view balance
of "Art Treasures of the Imperial Collection"
exhibition.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
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11:00 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford, escorted by Their
Majesties, depart Great Hall en route motorcade
for boarding.
NOTE:
The Empress will bid farewell
at the North Entrance. The
Emperor will bid farewell at
curbside.
11:05 p.m.
Motorcade departs Smithsonian Institution
I
en route South Grounds.
11:10 p.m.
Arrive South Grounds.
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