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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 73) 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 4, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:10 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:10
The President had breakfast.
7:42
?
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
8:00
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:00
8:10
The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr.
8:10
8:20
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
8:30
9:04
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
9:04
9:15
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
9:20
10:15
The President met with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.
9:50
P
The President telephoned Congressman Otto E. Passman
(D-Louisiana). The call was not completed.
9:54
?
P
The President talked with Congressman George H. Mahon
(D-Texas).
10:15
10:35
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
William E. Timmons, Assistant
Mr. Rumsfeld
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:40
11:30
The President met with Secretary of Defense James R.
Schlesinger.
11:24
R
The President was telephoned by Rev. Billy Zeoli, President
of Gospel Films, Incorporated, Muskegon, Michigan. The
call was not completed.
11:35
11:55
The President met with:
Congressman Albert H. Quie (R-Minnesota)
Melvin R. Laird, Senior Counsellor for National and
International Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine,
Washington, D.C.
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
DECEMBER 4, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:10 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:10
R
The President was telephoned by James F. Ciaglowski, a
Veteran from Suffolk, Virginia. The call was not
completed.
12:42
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
12:42
12:46
The President motored from the South Grounds to the Mayflower
Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue.
12:46
1:02
The President attended the annual John D. Rockefeller III
Public Service Awards luncheon for career public servants
who have distinquished themselves through outstanding
accomplishments in Federal Government service.
12:46
The President was greeted by:
Robert W. Van de Velde, Professor of Public and
International Affairs and Director of the Under-
graduate Program, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton
University
Ruth Greenstein, Event Chairwoman, Rockefeller Public
Service Awards and Assistant Dean Woodrow Wilson
School, Princeton University
Robert Wilhelm, Mayflower Hotel General Manager
The President, escorted by Mr. Van de Velde, went to the
holding area.
The President, escorted by Mr. Van de Velde, went to the
Grand Ballroom.
The President went to the head table. For a list of head
table guests, see APPENDIX "A."
The President was greeted by:
William G. Bowen, President of Princeton University
John D. Rockefeller III, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation
The President was introduced by Mr. Bowen.
12:46
12:54
The President addressed approximately 400 guests attending
the luncheon.
Members of the press
1:02
The President returned to his motorcade. He was escorted by
Donald Stokes, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School, Prince-
ton University.
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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
DECEMBER 4, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
1:02 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
1:02
1:04
The President motored from the Mayflower Hotel to the South
Grounds of the White House.
1:06
The President returned to the Oval Office.
1:08
?
P
The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
?
?
P
The President talked with Rev. Mr. Zeoli.
1:42
?
?
The President talked with his Deputy Assistant for Legisla-
tive Affairs, Tom C. Korologos.
1:45
?
P
The President talked with Senator Hugh Scott
(R-Pennsylvania).
1:53
P
The President telephoned Senator John Sparkman (D-Alabama).
The call was not completed.
1:55
2:11
The President met to discuss proposals for his wilderness
message to Congress with:
Rogers C.B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior
Earl L. Butz, Secretary of the Agriculture
Nathaniel P. Reed, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior
John McGuire, Chief, Forest Service, Department
of Agriculture
E.U. Curtis Bohlen, Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Interior
Michael Raoul-Duval, Associate Director for Natural
Resources, Domestic Council
2:15
2:30
The President met with:
Catherine B. Cleary, President and Director of the
First Wisconsin Trust Company, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Mr. Rumsfeld
3:05
5:30
The President met to discuss U.S. - Canadian relations with:
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Allan J. Mac Eachen, Secretary of State for External
Affairs for Canada
Ivan Head, Special Assistant to Prime Minister
Trudeau
Marcel Cadieux, Ambassador from Canada to the U.S.
Secretary Kissinger
William J. Porter, Ambassador from the U.S. to Canada
continued
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Page 3 of 5 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 4, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Arthur A. Hartman, Assistant Secretary of State
for European Affairs
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Members of the press, in/out
5:03
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
The President viewed a new speech podium.
5:15
The President returned to the Oval Office.
5:16
The President returned to the South Grounds of the White
House.
5:17
5:24
The President motored from the South Grounds to the Capitol
Hill Club, 300 1st Street.
5:24
5:58
The President greeted newly elected Republican Members of
Congress and their spouses. For a list of attendees, see
APPENDIX "B."
5:58
The President returned to his motorcade.
5:58
6:04
The President motored from the Capitol Hill Club to the South
Grounds of the White House.
6:05
R
The President was telephoned by Secretary of Labor Peter J.
Brennan. The call was not completed.
6:06
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
6:10
6:25
David W. Belin, senior partner with Langdon, Belin,
Harris, Langdon and Helmick law firm, Washington,
D.C.
6:10
6:25
William N. Walker, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
6:10
6:15
Mr. Rumsfeld
6:35
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
6:43
?
R
The President talked with Mr. Timmons.
7:38
The President went to the North Portico.
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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
DECEMBER 4, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:38 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:38
The President greeted Prime Minister Trudeau.
7:38
10:31
The President hosted a working dinner in honor of Prime
Minister Trudeau. For a list of attendees, see
APPENDIX "c."
Members of the press, in/out
7:38
The President and Prime Minister Trudeau went to the Red
Room.
7:38
8:10
The President and Prime Minister received dinner guests.
7:40
R
The President was telephoned by F. Stuart Dooley, Mayor of
Hampton Township, Sussex, New Jersey. The call was not
8:10
The President and his dinner guests went to the Blue Room.
8:10
9:31
The Presidential party had dinner.
9:31
The Presidential party returned to the Red Room.
9:31
9:56
The Presidential party had coffee.
9:56
The President returned to the second floor Residence. He
was accompanied by:
Prime Minister Trudeau
Secretary Kissinger
9:56
10:29
The President met with:
Prime Minister Trudeau
Secretary Kissinger
10:29
The President and Prime Minister Trudeau returned to the
North Portico.
The President bade farewell to Prime Minister Trudeau.
10:31
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
EJ/EJ 8/25/75
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Page 5 of 5 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
list not confirmed
ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS - HEAD TABLE GUESTS
Mayflower Hotel
December 4, 1974
Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor
Congressman Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen (R-New Jersey)
Elmer B. Staats, Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget
Elliott L. Richardson, Distinguished Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center
Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
* J. Bruce Cardwell, Commissioner Social Security Administration, HEW
Donald Stokes, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller III, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Rockefeller Foundation
THE PRESIDENT
PODIUM
William Bowen, President, Princeton University
*
George Jaszi, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce
Frederick B. Dent, Secretary of Commerce
* Robert M. White, Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
James C. Fletcher, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
*
George M. Low, Deputy Administrator, NASA
*
Maurice J. Williams, Chairman Development Assistant Committee Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
Daniel Parker, Administrator, Agency for International Development (AID)
Rev. Edgar Romig, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, D.C. (Rector)
*
Award recipients
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed
Guest list may not be
complete.
RECEPTION FOR NEWLY ELECTED REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
The Capitol Hill Club
December 4, 1975
Freshman Republican Members of Congress-94th Congress
(Note: spouses were also invited. )
Richard Kelley (Florida)
George Hansen (Idaho)
Henry Hyde (Illinois)
Charles Grassley (Iowa)
W. Henson Moore (Louisiana)
David Emery (Maine)
Tom Hagedon (Minnesota)
Virginia Smith (Nebraska)
Millicent Fenwick (New Jersey)
Willis Gradison (Ohio)
Thomas Kindness (Ohio)
Richard Schulze (Pennsylvania)
William Goodling (Pennsylvania)
Gary Myers (Pennsylvania)
Larry Pressler (South Dakota)
James Jeffords (Vermont)
Robert Kasten (Wisconsin)
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
Frederick B. Dent, Secretary of Commerce
Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation
continued
APPENDIX "B" p.2
12/4/75
White House Staff accompanying the President
(as per Press Pool Report)
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Max L. Friedersdorf, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Gwen A. Anderson, Deputy Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
EPS
indicates present.
GUEST LIST FOR THE DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT IN
HONOR OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU,
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1974,
AT 7:30 O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE
The Right Honorable Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
The Honorable Allan J. MacEachen
Secretary of State for External Affairs
His Excellency Marcel Cadieux
Ambassador of Canada
Mr. Ivan Head
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister
Mr. A. J. Andrew
Assistant Under Secretary of State for External Affairs
The Honorable J. Russell McKinney
Minister of Canada to the United States
Mr. J. S. Nutt
Director General, Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Department of External Affairs
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
The Honorable William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury
The Honorable James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
The Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton
Secretary of the Interior
The Honorable Earl L. Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
The Honorable Frederick B. Dent
Secretary of Commerce
The Honorable George D. Aiken, U. S. Senate (Vermont)
The Honorable Gale W. McGee, U. S. Senate (Wyoming)
The Honorable Robert C. McEwen, House of Representatives (New York)
General George S. Brown, USAF
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Honorable William J. Porter
American Ambassador to Canada
The Honorable William D. Eberle
Special Representative for Trade Negotiations
The Honorable L. William Seidman
Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs
APPENDIX "C" p.2
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12/4/74
The Honorable Arthur A. Hartman
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
The Honorable Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Counselor, Department of State
The Honorable Robert F. Ellsworth
Assistant Secretary of Defense
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF
Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Mr. Richard D. Vine
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Mr. A. Denis Clift
National Security Council
Mr. Jack Vine, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau
Stuart W. Rockwell, Deputy Chief of Protocol, Department of State