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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 74A) 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
APRIL 14, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:05 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:05
The President had breakfast.
7:42
7:43
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
7:43
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:44
8:00
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
8:05
8:37
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
8:37
9:13
The President met with:
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant
Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant
The President met with:
9:13
11:05
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
9:13
11:05
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
9:13
9:19
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
9:13
9:19
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
10:55
11:05
Mr. Marsh
10:55
11:05
Mr. Friedersdorf
10:55
11:05
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:55
11:05
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:55
11:05
William I. Greener, Assistant to the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
Deputy Press Secretary-designate
9:54
10:09
P
The President talked with Congressman George H. Mahon
(D-Texas).
The President met to discuss the situation in the Middle
East with:
11:12
12:41
Secretary Kissinger
11:15
12:41
Thomas R. Pickering, Ambassador from the U.S. to
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
11:15
12:41
Richard W. Murphy, Ambassador from the U.S. to the
Syrain Arab Republic
11:15
12:41
Kenneth B. Keating, Ambassador from the U.S. to
Israel
11:15
12:41
Herman Frederick Elits, Ambassador from the U.S. to
the Arab Repulic of Egypt
continued
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
APRIL 14, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:15 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
11:15
12:41
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
12:44
The President went to the Rose Garden.
12:44
12:59
The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony for
members of the Federal Election Commission. For a list
of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
Members of the press
12:59
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
12:59
1:10
John Denver, singer
12:59
1:10
Jerry Weintraub, President of Management III, Inc.
and concert manager for Mr. Denver
12:59
1:10
Susan Ford
12:59
1:10
Jack Ford
12:59
1:17
Mr. Rumsfeld
12:59
1:10
Peter Roussel, Staff Assistant
Members of the press
2:03
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
2:03
2:50
The President met to discuss the condition of American
railroads with members of the Board of Directors of the
Association of American Railroads. For a list of attend-
ees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press, in/out
2:42
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Albert H. Quie
(R-Minnesota). The call was not completed.
2:50
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:10
3:33
The President met with Rev. William F. "Billy" Graham, Pres-
ident of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
3:33
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
3:33
5:12
The President met to discuss aid to Cambodia with members of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "C."
5:12
The President returned to the Oval Office.
GPO: 1974 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
APRIL 14, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
5:12 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
5:12
5:21
The President met with Secretary Kissinger.
5:26
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
5:26
6:10
The President met to discuss farm legislation with Republican
members of the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
and the House Agriculture Committee. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "D."
6:10
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompan-
ied by Senator Jesse A. Helms (R-North Carolina).
6:10
6:19
The President met with Senator Helms.
6:19
6:27
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
6:27
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
6:29
The President and the First Lady went to the Blue Room.
6:29
6:40
The President and the First Lady participated in a photo
opportunity with members of the National Commission on
the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975. For
a list of participants, see APPENDIX "E."
Members of the press
6:40
The President and the First Lady went to the East Room.
6:40
7:30
The President and the First Lady hosted a reception in honor
of the members of the National Commission on the Observ-
ance of International Women's Year, 1975. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "E" and APPENDIX "F."
7:30
The President and the First Lady returned to the second
floor Residence.
8:00
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
SY/EJ 5/6/75
GPO: 1974 555-863
Page 3 of 3 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
EPS
indicates present
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR GUESTS
Monday, April 14, 1975
12:30 p.m.
Clerk of the House:
W. Pat Jennings
Gordon Andrew McKay
Mrs. Frances M. Voorde
Secretary of the Senate:
Frank Valeo
Darrell St. Clair
Mrs. Florence Blessley
Commissioner Designate
Joan D. Aikens
Donald Aikens, Jr.
Miss Linda Mansfield
Mrs. Rae Lindsey
Mr. R. Wallace Deacon
Mrs. Elizabeth Umstattd
Commissioner Designate
Robert Tiernan
Dorthy A. Tiernan
Anne Murphy
Villiam Hagan
Fred Rooney, M.C.
Robert Frulla
Commissioner Designate
Vernon Thomson
Susan Turner
Robert M. Turner
Robert Turner
Cara Turner
Orlando Potter
Pat Thomson
APPENDIX "A" p.2
4/14/75
2
Commissioner Designate
Tom B. Curtis
Emily L. Spencer
Mr. E. Glion Curtis
Mr. William Loughrey
Mr. Herbert J. Alexander
Karen Palmer
Commissioner Designate
Neil Staebler
<
Mrs. Burnette Staebler
Mr. Jacob Wasserman
Nora Staebler - granddaughter
Sally Staebler
Michael B. Staebler
Commissioner Designate
Thomas Harris
Mrs. Nancy Tutt
Mrs. Thomas (Margaret) Harris
S
Ms. Blythe Taylor
(Canadian Citizen)
George Meany
President of the AFL-CIO
Susan King
Members of Congress*
Congressional attendees not confirmed
Congressman Dawson Mathis (D-Georgia)
Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (D-Louisiana )
Congressman Bill Frenzel (R-Minnesota)
Congressman Fred B. Rooney (D-Pennsylvania)
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Senator Claiborne Pell (D-Rhode Island)
Senator Howard W. Cannon (D-Nevada)
APPENDIX "B"
Meeting with American Association of Railroads Attendance not confirmed
The Cabinet Room
April 14, 1975
AAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EAP&S-T 11/21/74
Stephen Ailes
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Assn. American RRs.
Gale B. Aydelott
Chmn. of Board & President, The Denver & Rio Grande
Western RR, P. O. Box 5482, Denver, Colo. 80217
Frank E. Barnett
Chmn. Board of Directors & Chief Exec. Officer, Union
Pacific RR Co., 345 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. 10022
Charles E. Bertrand
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Reading Company,
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Benjamin F. Biaggini
President, Southern Pacific Transportation Co., One
Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105
Alan S. Boyd
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Illinois Central Gulf RR,
233 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60601
W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
President, Southern Railway System, P. O. Box 1808,
Washington, D. C. 20013
John P. Fishwick
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Norfolk & Western Rwy.
Co., 8 North Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Va. 24042
Richard C. Grayson
President & Chief Exec. Officer, St. Louis-San Francisco
Rwy., Frisco Bldg., 906 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101
John W. Ingram
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific RR Co., La Salle St. Station, Chicago, Ill. 60605
Jervis Langdon, Jr.
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Penn Central Transp. Co
6 Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104
John H. Lloyd
President, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, 210 North
13th Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63103
Homer W. McGee
President, Green Bay & Western Railroad Company,
P. O. Box 2507, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54306
Gregory W. Maxwell
President & Chief Exec. Officer, Erie Lackawanna Rwy.,
Midland Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Louis W. Menk
Chmn. of Board & Chief Exec. Officer, Burlington Norther
Inc., 176 East Fifth St., St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Leonard H. Murray
President, Soo Line Railroad Company, Soo Line Building,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
Larry S. Provo
President, Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.,
400 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606
William J. Quinn
Chmn. & Chief Exec. Officer, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
& Pacific RR, 516 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, III. 60606
John S. Reed
Chmn, Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer, Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Rwy., 80 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 60604
W. Thomas Rice
Chmn. & Chief Exec. Officer, SCL-L&N Railroads, 500
Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
M. Spalding Toon
President, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company,
P. O. Box 536, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Hays T. Watkins
Chmn. & Chief Exec. Officer, Chessie System, Terminal
Tower, P. O. Box 6419, Cleveland, Ohio 44101
William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant
for Domestic Affairs
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
EPS and Les Janka, NSC
MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Cabinet Room
April 14, 1975
The President
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Howard H. Baker (R-Tennessee)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware)
Clifford P. Case (R-New Jersey)
Dick Clark (R-Iowa)
Frank Church (D-Idaho)
John Glenn (D-Ohio)
Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)
Jacob K. Javits (R-New York)
Gale W. McGee (D-Wyoming)
George McGovern (D-South Dakota)
Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
Claiborne Pell (D-Rhode Island)
Charles H. Percy (R-Illinois)
Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania
John J. Sparkman (D-Alabama)
Stuart Symington (D-Montana)
Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Foreign Relations Committee Staff
Pat M. Holt, Chief of Staff
Charles Meissner, Professional Staff Member
Richard M. Moose, Professional Staff Member
White House Staff
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Max. L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security
Affairs
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed
by Nancy Kennedy
--all present
MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND
FORRESTRY COMMITTEE AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
The Roosevelt Room
April 14, 1975
The President
Senator Henry Bellmon (R-Oklahoma)
Senator Carl T. Curtis (R-Nebraska)
Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas)
Senator Jesse A. Helms (R-North Carolina)
Senator Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota
Congressman Keith G. Sebelius (R-Kansas)
Congressman William C. Wampler (R-Virignia)
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assitant for Legislative Affairs
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
APPENDIX "E"
Attendance confirmed by
Karen Keesling
NATIONAL COMMISSION MEMBERS
all present
6:00 p.m. April 14th
IWY Reception
Alda, Alan
Poston, Ersa
Allen, Ethel
Arnold, Margaret
Athanasakos, Elizabeth
Read, Joel
Ruckelshaus, Jill
Bergmann, Barbara
Smith, Betty
Carbine, Patricia
Wauneka, Annie
Christopherson, Weston
Wheeler, Gerridee
Coleman, Mary
Copley, Helen
Colom, Audrey
Cornuelle, Richard
Eike, Katherine
Note: For a list of the professional
Gibson, Paula
titles of members of the National
Gjurich, Gilda
Commission on the Observance of
Grasso, Ella
International Women's Year see the
File Copy of the President's diary.
Hershey, Lenore
Hill, Velma
Hutar, Patricia
Johnston, Rita
Kirby, Ellen
Kissinger, Dorothy
Luce, Clare Boothe
APPENDIX "F"
Attendance confirmed by
Karen Keesling -all present
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR RECEPTION
6:00 p.m. April 14th
IWY Reception
Gabrielson, Rosamund
Alda, Elizabeth
Gereau, Mary
Allan, Virginia
Green, Kinsey
Armitage, Connie
Genne, Elizabeth
Grasso, Thomas
Bacon, Ruth
Baer, Bernice
Haggerty, Elizabeth
Bergmann, Fred
Bernard, Jessie
Haggerty, Herbert
Bishop, Margaret
Heater, F. Arlene
Blake, Robert
Heater, Russell
Blake, Sylvia
Heckler, John
Bloch, Julia
Height, Dorothy
Boggs, Rep. Lindh
Hendsch, Shirley
Bowden, Marie
Hershey, Solomon
Bray, Charles
Hill, Norman
Bray, Eleanor
Hitchcock, Maxine
Brown, Juanita
Hitchcock, William
Bunker, Ellsworth
Holtzman, Rep. Elizabeth
Burgess, Harrison
Hutar, Elizabeth
Burke, Rep. Yvonne
Hutar, Laddie
Butler, Virginia
1
Chittick, Elizabeth
Ittmann, Mrs. William
Christopherson, Myra
Clusen, Ruth
Jackson, Kathleen
Coleman, Creighton
Jackson, Murray
Collins, Rep. Cardiss
Jammel, Eleanor
Curtis, Pamela
Johnston, Grant
DeCrow, Karen
Jordon, Rep. Barbara
Dill, Agnes
Duval, Margy
Keys, Rep. Martha
East, Catherine
Laise, Carol
Lewis, Yvonne
Eldridge, Ronnie
Ellison, Pauline
Madar, Olga
Mahler, Lois
Fenwick, Rep. Millicent
Follett, Margueritte
Manning, Phyllis
Marcy, Carl
Marcy, Mildred
APPENDIX "F" p.2
4/14/75
- 2 -
Matzkin, Rose
Stellmann, Caroline
Mawer, Muriel
Strauss, Helen
McEwen, Patricia
Strauss, Robert
McGuire, Rosalie
Sumlin, Bernice
Mendenhall, Janice
Meyner, Rep. Helen
Miller, Mrs. Carroll
Talbot, Mildred
Mink, John
Tennenbaum, Ann
Mink, Rep. Patsy
Morey, Delores
White, Barbara
Morey, Roy
Wiggens, Dorothy
Wiggens, Guy
Neelin, Patricia
Patella, Annette
Pincock, Carolyn
O'Connell, Bryan
Rainey, Jean
Rasch, Dorothy
Rigger, Gerri
Richardson, John
Richardson, Thelma
A complete list of White House staff
Roland, Chandler
attending the reception was not available
Roland, Mary Suzanne
for the President's Diary.
Ross, Grace
Rourk, Beatrice
Ruckelshaus, William
Sawyer, Frances
Simonson, Joy
Simonson, Richard
Smith, Haven
Smith, Mary Louise
Smith, Mrs. Milton
Smith, Rep. Virginia