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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
JANUARY 18, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:55 a.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:55
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:55
8:05
The President met with his Counsellor, John O. Marsh, Jr.
8:15
8:30
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
9:05
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
9:05
9:25
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
The President met with:
9:35
10:23
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
9:45
10:23
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
9:40
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman William S.
Broomfield (R-Michigan). The President's Assistant
for Legislative Affairs, Max L. Friedersdorf, took
the call.
10:24
10:50
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Rumsfeld
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Mr. Friedersdorf
10:50
11:12
The President met with his Counsel, Philip W. Buchen.
11:13
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
11:13
11:55
The President met to discuss voluntary citizens' action to
fight inflation with members of the Citizens' Action
Committee, Incorporated. For a list of attendees, see
APPENDIX "A."
11:55
The President, accompanied by Mr. Hartmann, returned to the
Oval Office.
11:55
11:59
The President met with Mr. Hartmann.
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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
JANUARY 18, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:05 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:05
12:25
The President met to discuss General Revenue Sharing with:
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
Edward C. Schmults, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Economic Affairs
Walter D. Scott, Associate Director of the OMB for
Economics and Government
Paul H. O'Neill, Associate Director of the OMB for
Human and Community Affairs
Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Director of the Domestic
Council
James Falk, Associate Director of the Domestic
Council for Intergovernmental Relations
Mr. Marsh
12:25
12:47
The President met with Secretary Simon.
12:48
?
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
The President met with:
12:50
1:05
Mr. Rumsfeld
12:50
12:55
Mr. Nessen
The President met with:
2:00
3:45
Mr. Rumsfeld
2:00
3:15
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
2:00
3:45
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant
2:00
3:45
William N. Walker, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
2:00
3:15
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
2:30
3:15
Secretary Kissinger
3:40
P
The President telephoned former Senator Marlow W. Cook
(R-Kentucky). The call was not completed.
3:46
4:10
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Paul A. Theis, Executive Editor
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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
JANUARY 18, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
4:15 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
4:15
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
4:30
?
P
The President talked with former Senator Cook.
6:53
The President and the First Lady went to the South Grounds
of the White House.
6:54
7:04
The President and the First Lady motored from the South
Grounds of the White House to the Washington Hilton
Hotel.
7:05
The President and the First Lady were greeted by:
Robert A. Georgine, President, Building and
Construction Trades Department, American
Federation of Labor and the Congress of
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Michael J. "Mickey" Brennan, General Secretary-
Treasurer, Wood, Wire and Metal Lather Inter-
national Union
Earl McConough, Washington Hilton General Manager
The President and the First Lady were escorted by
Mr. Georgine and Mr. Brennan to the Cabinet Room.
7:08
The President and the First Lady were met by George Meany,
President of the AFL-CIO.
7:08
7:20
The President and the First Lady attended a reception for
approximately 100 head table and special guests prior to
a dinner hosted by the AFL-CIO Building and Construction
Trades Department in honor of their President, Robert A.
Georgine.
7:20
The President was escorted by Mr. Meany and Mr. Georgine to
the holding room where they were met by Mr. Seidman for a
brief discussion.
The President, Mr. Meany and Mr. Georgine went to the area
outside the Grand Ballroom.
7:31
The President went to the head table. For a list of head
table guests, see APPENDIX "B."
7:35
The President was introduced by Mr. Brennan.
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3 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
JANUARY 18, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:38 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:38
7:45
The President addressed the dinner guests and presented
Mr. Georgine with a book, Cohen's Complete Book of
Gin Rummy.
7:47
The President was escorted by Mr. Georgine from the head
table to the President's motorcade.
7:48
7:52
The President and the First Lady motored from the Washington
Hilton Hotel to the Mayflower Hotel.
The President and the First Lady were met by:
Dean Burch, partner with Pearsons, Ball, and
Dowd law firm and former Chairman of the
Federal Communication Commissions
Charles M. Lichenstein, former assistant to Dean
Burch
Robert Wilhelm, Mayflower Hotel General Manager
7:56
The President and the First Lady were escorted by Mr. Burch
and Mr. Lichenstein to the Presidential Room.
8:00
The President and the First Lady were greeted by:
Senator Barry M. Goldwater (R-Arizona)
Mrs. Barry M. Goldwater
William E. Miller, 1964 Republican candidate for
Vice President
Mrs. William E. Miller
Denny Ketchel, campaign manager for the 1964
Presidential campaign
Mrs. Denny Ketchel
Mrs. Dean Burch
The President and the First Lady attended a reception prior
to a dinner in honor of the "Tenth Anniversary of the
Non-Inauguration of Goldwater and Miller." For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "c."
8:30
The President was escorted to his motorcade by Mr. Goldwater
and Mr. Miller.
8:36
8:39
The President and the First Lady motored from the Mayflower
Hotel to the Sea Catch Resturant in the Fairfax Hotel.
8:39
10:30
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
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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
JANUARY 18, 1975
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D. C.
10:30 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
10:30
10:35
The President and the First Lady motored from the Sea
Catch Restaurant, Fairfax Hotel, to the South Grounds
of the White House.
10:38
The President and the First Lady returned to the second
floor Residence.
EJ/EJ
2/11/75
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APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed
by Citizens Action
Committee
indicates present
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
CITIZENS ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING
CABINET ROOM, JANUARY 18, 1975
SYLVIA PORTER
Columnist
ALEXANDER, WILLIS A.
American Bankers Association
DOROTHY BRODIE
Representative for Mayor Alioto
ARCH BOOTH
Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.
RONALD BROWN
National Urban League
JOHN CONDON
National Alliance of Businessmen
ROGER FELLOWS
4-H
CAROL T. FOREMAN
Consumer Federation of America
WILLIAM FRANCE
National Motor Sports Committee
DAVID HALE
U.S. Jaycees
JAMES A. HARRIS
National Education Association
LILLIE HERNDON
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers
ROBERT P. KEIM
The Advertising Council
STEPHEN KELLY
Magazine Publishers' Association
FORREST RETTGERS
National Association of Manufacturers
WILLIAM J. MEYER
Central Automatic Sprinkler Company
CARROLL E. MILLER
General Federation of Women's Clubs
GEORGE M/ERS
Consumer Federation of America
GARY DeLOSS
Representative for Ralph Nader
RICHARD OHENDALSKI
Boy Scouts of America
LEO PERLIS
AFL-CIO
JAMES MARTIN
National Governors' Conference
JILL RUCKELSHAUS
National Center for Voluntary Action
THEODORE SERRILL
National Newspaper Association
GIL BARRETT
National Association of Counties
FRANK STANTON
American National Red Cross
WILLIAM CARLISLE
National Association of Broadcasters
CLARENCE MITCHELL
NAACP
DOUGLAS WOODRUFF
National Association of Retired
Persons
RICHARD BERNSTEIN
Motor Equipment Manufacturers'
Association
ALAN ACKERMAN
Editor
RUSS FREEBURG
Consultant
HOBART TAYLOR
Attorney
WILLIAM BORDEN
Attorney
C. JACKSON GRAYSON
Dean, Southern Methodist University
JAMES CREAL
Automobile Association of America
APPENDIX "A"
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1/18/75
ROBERT HARTMANN
Counsellor to the President
L. WILLIAM SEIDMAN
Assistant to the President
WILLIAM J. BAROODY, JR.
Assistant to the President
FRANK ZARB
FEA Director
EDWARD M. BLOCK,
Acting Executive Director, Citizens
Action Committee, Incorporated
VALERIE RANSONE
Citizens Action Committee staff
RICHARD KROLICK
Consultant
JOANN L. WILSON
Staff Assistant
2
AFL-CIO Dinner
APPENDIX "B"
Head Table Positions
attendance not confirmed
January 18, 1975
Robert J. Brankin, Lathers
Thomas J. Nayder, President, Chicago Building Trades
Roy E. Johnson, President, Roofers
Andrew T. Haas, President, Asbestos Workers
William Sidell, President, Carpenters
Harold J. Buoy, President, Boilermakers
John T. Joyce, Secretary, Bricklayers
J.H. Lyons, President, Iron Workers
Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota)
George Meany, President, AFL-CIO
The President
Robert A. Georgine, Guest of Honor President, Building and
AUDIENCE
Construction Trade
PODIUM
Michael J. Brennan, Master of Ceremonies, General Secretary
Treasury, Wood, Wire and Metal Lather International Union
Lane Kirkland, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
Ill
Frank Bonadio, Past President, Building Trades Council
Peter Fosco, President, Laborers
Hunter P. Wharton, Engineers
Martin J. Ward, President, United Association
Joseph T. Power, President, Plasterers
Harry Martin, Special Assistant to the President, Painters
Kenneth M. Edwards, President, Lathers
Joseph P. Ricciarelli, President, Granite Cutters
Father Joseph Donahue
for a complete list of other guests
see file copy the President's Diary
Mark Russell