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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 13, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:32 a.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:32
The President went to the First Floor Family Dining Room.
7:32
8:36
The President hosted a breakfast meeting for the Michigan
Republican Congressional delegation. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:34
R
The President was telephoned by the First Lady. The call
was not completed.
8:40
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:40
9:00
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
8:44
?
P
The President talked with Senator Pete V. Domenici
(R-New Mexico).
8:48
?
P
The President talked with Senator Philip A. Hart
(D-Michigan).
CONGRESSIONAL HOUR
9:00
9:25
The President met with:
Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona)
Tom C. Korologos, Deputy Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for
National Security Affairs
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss SALT II and
other matters.
9:26
9:45
The President met to discuss the economic situation with:
Congressman William Widnall (R-New Jersey)
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
9:45
9:58
The President met to discuss job possibilities with:
Congressman William G. Bray (R-Indiana)
Mr. Friedersdorf
10:00
10:15
The President met to discuss the SALT II agreement and the
Trade bill with:
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-Virginia)
Mr. Korologos
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
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 13, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:15 a.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
10:15
10:52
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
10:33
10:52
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
10:33
10:52
William E. Timmons, Assistant
10:33
10:52
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:33
10:52
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:52
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
10:52
11:55
The President met to discuss strip mining bill with:
John C. Whitaker, Under Secretary of the Interior
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy
Administration (FEA)
John R. Quarles, Jr., Deputy Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
Gerald L. Parsky, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury
Mr. Timmons
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
Michael Raoul-Duval, Associate Director of the
Domestic Council for Natural Resources
11:51
?
P
The President talked with his Physician, Rear Adm. William M.
Lukash.
11:55
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:00
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
12:00
12:18
The President watched films of his December 10, 1974 speech
to the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame,
Incorporated in New York City. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "B."
12:15
R
The President was telephoned by the First Lady. The call was
12:18
The President returned to the Oval Office.
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 13, 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:20 p.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:20
12:55
The President met to discuss current conditions in the
housing industry with representatives of the National
Association of Home Builders:
Lewis Cenker, outgoing President, National Associ-
ation of Homes Builders
J.S. "Mickey" Norman, Jr., First Vice President and
incoming President, National Association of Home
Builders
Nathaniel Rogg, Executive Vice President, National
Association of Homes Builders
James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
Mr. Cole
12:56
1:15
The President met with:
William J. Kuhfuss, President, American Farm Bureau
Federation
Roger Fleming, Secretary-Treasurer, American Farm
Bureau Federation
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public
Liaison
Mr. Cole
Members of the press, in/out
1:20
1:35
The President met with:
Jack Ford
George Harrison, singer and musician
Harry Harrison, musician
Billy Preston, musician
Tommy Scott, musician
Ravi Shankar, musician
Michael Sterling, musician
Denis O'Brien, musician
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
1:38
1:50
The President met with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
1:54
?
P
The President talked with Senator Robert C. Byrd
(D-West Virginia).
Page
3
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 13 1974
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:00 p.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
2:00
?
P
The President talked with Senator Alan Cranston
(D-California).
2:00
3:30
The President met to discuss the 1976 Budget of the U.S.
with:
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Mr. Ash
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National
Security and International Affairs, OMB
4:00
4:50
The President met with his Counsel, Philip W. Buchen.
4:26
?
?
The President talked with Deputy Attorney General Laurence
H. Silberman.
5:00
5:20
The President met for a farewell visit with his Counsellor,
Dean Burch, his family and staff. For a list of atten
dees, see APPENDIX "c."
5:20
6:19
The President met with Mr. Rumsfeld.
6:52
?
R
The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
7:02
?
R
The President talked with Mr. Korologos.
7:05
?
P
The President talked with Senator Russell B. Long
(D-Louisiana).
7:06
?
P
The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
7:10
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:12
?
P
The President talked with Congressman Thomas E. Morgan
(D-Pennsylvania).
7:15
?
The President met with Dr. and Mrs. Shaffer, friends of
Michael and Gayle Ford.
8:10
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Susan Ford
Jack Ford
Michale Ford
Gayle Ford
Dr. and Mrs. Shaffer
EJ/EJ 2/18/76
Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by White
House Usher's Office.
All present.
BREAKFAST MEETING WITH MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
The White House
December 13, 1975
The President
Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)
Congressman Marvin L. Esch (R-Michigan)
Congressmay Garry Brown (R-Michigan)
Congressman Edward Hutchinson (R-Michigan)
Congressman Charles E. Chamberlain (R-Michigan)
Congressman Guy Vander Jagt (R-Michigan)
Congressman Philip E. Ruppe (R-Michigan)
Congressman Robert Huber (R-Michigan)
Congressman William S. Broomfield (R-Michigan)
Congressman Elford A. Cederberg (R-Michigan)
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed.
VIEWING FILMS OF NEW YORK CITY SPEECH
The Cabinet Room
December 13, 1974
A list of persons who viewed the films with the President was not
available for inclusion in the President's diary. As of February, 1976,
Helen Collins recalled that the following may have been present:
Paul A. Theis, Executive Editor
Robert C. Orben, Staff Assistant (Associate Editor)
Milton A. Friedman, Assistant Editor
Paul Fisher, projectionist
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance not confirmed.
FAREWELL VISIT WITH DEAN BURCH, FAMILY AND STAFF
The Oval Office
December 13, 1974
A list of participants in the farewell visit was not available.
Mr. Burch requested that he might bring his wife and children
and three (3) members of his staff to meet the President.
The following is a list of Mr. Burch's staff as of November 30, 1974:
Dean Burch, Counsellor
Charles M. Lichtenstein, Special Assistant
Jenifer A. Fitzgerald, Confidential Assistant
Peter Roussel, Staff Assistant
Garnet K. Neuenhan, Secretary
Sonya M. Cockrell, Secretary