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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 72A) 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 12, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:40 a.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
6:40
The President and the First Lady had breakfast.
7:14
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:15
8:40
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
8:40
8:50
The President met with Deputy Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
9:05
9:55
The President met with:
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
William E. Timmons, Assistant
Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
10:00
10:40
The President met with:
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:28
?
P
The President talked with Henry E. Petersen, Assistant
Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of
Justice.
10:40
10:45
The President met with:
Richard L. Roudebush, Administrator-designate of
Veterans Administration
Karen S. Roudebush, daughter
10:45
The Presidential party went to the Rose Garden.
10:45
11:08
The President participated in a swearing-in ceremony for
Mr. Roudebush. The oath of office was administered by
Chief Executive Clerk Robert D. Linder. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
Members of the press
11:08
The President returned to the Oval Office.
GPO 1974 555-863
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
OCTOBER 12, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:12 a.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:12
11:20
The President participated in a signing ceremony for his
National Newspaper Carrier Day Proclamation. For a
list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press
The President met with:
11:54
12:01
Dean Burch, Counsellor
11:54
?
Gwen A. Anderson, Deputy Assistant to Mr. Hartmann
12:01
The President went to the Cabinet Room. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Anderson.
12:01
12:06
The President participated in a taping session to endorse
Michigan Congressional Republican candidate Paul G.
Goebel, Jr.
The President went to his private study.
12:06
1:17
The President participated in a taping session to endorse
the use of radio taped endorsements for campaigning by
incumbent and non-incumbent candidates for the House
of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
1:18
1:25
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
2:00
2:03
The President met with:
Sylvia Porter, syndicated columnist and author
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
2:03
The Presidential party went to the Cabinet Room.
2:03
2:59
The President met with the organizing group of the Citizens
Action Committee to Fight Inflation. For a list of atten-
dees, see APPENDIX "c."
Members of the press
2:59
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:00
The President went to the barber shop.
3:05?
?
R
The President talked with Vice President-designate Nelson A.
Rockefeller.
3:38
The President returned to the Oval Office.
GPO: 1974 OL 555-863
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
OCTOBER 12, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:40 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:40
3:47
The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr.
3:50
P?
The President telephoned Mr. Timmons. The call was not
completed.
3:54
?
P
The President talked with Senator John 0. Pastore (D-Rhode
Island).
3:58
?
P
The President talked with Senator Alan Cranston
(D-California).
4:00
?
P
The President talked with Marba S. Perrott, Staff Assistant
to the Vice President.
4:04
4:10
The President met with Mr. Marsh.
5:53
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:15
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Mrs. Thomas G. (Janet) Ford, the President's sister-
in-law
EJ/EJ 9/29/76
GPO 1974 555-863
Page 3 of 3 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance not confirmed.
R indicates regret.
List may not be complete.
SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR RICHARD L. ROUDEBUSH AS ADMINISTRATOR OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS
The Rose Garden
October 12, 1974
The President
Richard L. Roudebush, Administrator-designate of Veterans Affairs
Karen S. Roudebush, daughter
R
Senator Vance Hartke (D-Indiana)
R Senator Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming)
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina)
R Senator Birch Bayh (D-Indiana)
R Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-South Carolina)
Congressman Olin E. Teague (D-Texas)
R Congressman Ray Roberts (D-Texas)
R Congressman John P. Hammerschmidt (R-Arkansas)
R Congressman Donald D. Clancy (R-Ohio)
R Congressman Samuel L. Devine (R-Ohio)
Congressman Ray J. Madden (D-Indiana)
R Congressman Earl F. Landgrebe (R-Indiana)
Congressman John Brademas (D-Indiana)
R Congressman J. Edward Roush (D-Indiana)
R Congressman Elwood H. "Bud" Hillis (R-Indiana)
R Congressman William G. Bray (R-Indaina)
R Congressman John T. Myers (R-Indiana)
R Congressman Roger H. Zion (R-Indiana)
R Congressman Lee H. Hamilton (D-Indiana)
R Congressman David W. Dennis (R-Indiana)
R Congressman William H. Hudnut III (R-Indiana)
James M. Wagonseller, National Commander of the American Legion
Essley B. Burdine, National Commander of the American Veterans of World
War II (AMVETS)
John P. Stang, National Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Walter T. Greaney, National Commander, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
William F. Hauck, National Adjutant and Director of the Washington Office,
American Legion
Leon Sanchez, National Executive Director, AMVETS
Cooper T. Holt, Director of the Washington Office, VFW
continued
APPENDIX "A" p. 2
10/12/74
Robert D. Carter, Blinded Veterans Association
Earl T. Wiley, Jr., Catholic War Veterans
John J. Keller, Disabled American Veterans
Col. Irwin R. Ziff, Jewish War Veterans
John Binnion, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Richard J. O'Brien, Marine Corps League
James Maye, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Mrs. Beulah Cope, United Spanish War Veterans
Robert L. Ashworth, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Galen Bieski, American Legion
Maj. James D. Doughtie, Legion of Valor
John McIntyre, Veterans of World War I
Timothy L. Craig, National Association of Concerend Veterans
Major Walter J. Reilly, Disabled Officers Association
Mrs. June A. Willenz, American Veterans Committee
Albert E. Wilson, Fleet Reserve Association
Veterans Administration
Edwin L. Arnold, Executive Assistant
Mrs. Edwin L. Arnold
Ellen M. Sloan, Secretary
Dr. Jack D. Chase, M.D., Chief Medical Director
Odell W. Vaughn, Chief Benefits Director
Rufus H. Wilson
Congressional Staff
Tyler Craig, Minority Counsel, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
John Holden, Staff Director, House Committee on Veterans Affairs
Oliver Meadows, Staff Director, House Committee on Veterans Affairs
R Frank Brizzi, Staff Director, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
Other
John Kyl, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Mrs. John Kyl
Ralph E. Hall, Director, Office of Veterans Reemployment
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed.
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR NATIONAL NEWSPAPER CARRIER DAY PROCLAMATION
The Oval Office
October 12, 1974
The President
William G. Merritt, Circulation Director for the Washington Star-News
Newspaper Carriers
Lu Ann Leno, New York Daily News
New York, New York
Matt Singer, Philadelphia, Bulletin
OR Thomas Milazzo, The News Tribune
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Woodbridge, New Jersey
Paul Carr, Washington Star-News
Washington, D.C.
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance not confirmed.
MEETING WITH THE CITIZENS ACTION COMMITTEE TO END INFLATION
The Cabinet Room
October 12, 1974
The President
Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Fransisco, California and Chairman of the
U.S. Conference of Mayors
William G. Van Meter, Executive Manager of the Chamber of Commerce of
the U.S.
Thomas Wallace, Vice President of the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
(Jaycees)
Mrs. Lillie Herndon, President of the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers
Robert P. Keim, President of the Advertising Council
Mrs. Carroll E. Miller, President of the General Foundation of
Women's Clubs
William J. Meyer, President, Central Sprinkler Company of Landsdale,
Pennsylvania
Carol T. Foreman, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of
America
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate
Sylvia Porter, syndicated columnist
Charles Bryley, Executive Director of the National Governor's Conference
Frank Stanton, Chairman of the American National Red Cross
Roger Fellows, 4-H, University of Minnesota
Vincent T. Wasilewski, President of the National Association of
Broadcasters
Richard E. Ohendalski, Boy Scouts of America
continued
APPENDIX "C" p. 2
10/12/74
Ronald Brown, Washington Bureau Chief, National Urban League
Kerry Allen, Deputy Executive Director of the National Center for
Voluntary Action
Dr. Elvis J. Stahr, Jr., President of the Audobon Society
alternate : Gene Seltzer
Leo Perlis, Director of Community Service, American Federation of Labor/
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL/CIO)
Stanford Smith, President of the American Newspaper Publishers Association
Stephen Kelley, President of Magazine Publishers Association
or
Chapin Carpenter, Vice President of the Magazine Publishers Association
Bernard Nash, Executive Director of the National Association of Retired
Persons
Thomas Flynn, Aide to Mayor Alioto
Staff
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Russ Freeburg, White House Coordinator, WIN Program
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant for Minority Affairs
Dudley Chapman, Associate Counsel
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Paul A. Theis, Executive Editor
Milton A. Friedman, Deputy Executive Editor