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    "ocrText": "Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 79) at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD\nPLACE DAY BEGAN\nDATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)\nPRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE\nDECEMBER 26, 1975\nVAIL, COLORADO\nTIME\nDAY\n8:14 a.m. FRIDAY\nPHONE\nTIME\nP=Placed\nR=Rec'd\nACTIVITY\nIn\nOut\nThe President and the First Lady were overnight guests in\nthe residence of Richard Bass, Mill Creek Circle, Vail,\nColorado.\n8:14\nR\nThe President was telephoned by former Postmaster General\nWinton M. Blout. The call was not completed.\n9:00\n?\nThe President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.\n10:20\n2:44\nThe President went skiing with:\nRichard Bass, General Partner of Snowbird, Limited.\na ski area in Utah and owner of the Presidential\nvacation residence\nSusie Patterson, member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team\nHank Tauber, Alpine Director for the U.S. Olympic\nSki Team\nR.S. \"Dick\" Andrews, Jr., Vice President and General\nManager of the U.S. Ski Team\nMembers of the press, in/out\n12:00?\nThe President had lunch with members of the Vail Ski Patrol\nat the Vail Ski Patrol Headquarters.\n2:44\nThe President returned to the Presidential vacation\nresidence.\n3:16\n3:19\nP\nThe President talked with Mr. Blout.\n5:08\n5:11\nP\nThe President talked with Senator Hugh Scott\n(R-Pennsylvania).\n5:11\n5:16\nP\nThe President talked with Congressman John J. Rhodes\n(R-Arizona).\n5:19\n5:24\nP\nThe President talked with Senator Robert P. Griffin\n(R-Michigan).\n5:24\n5:28\nP\nThe President talked with Senator Mike Mansfield\n(D-Montana).\n5:34\n5:37\nP\nThe President talked with Senator Robert C. Byrd\n(D-West Virginia).\n5:45\n?\nThe President met with Mr. Cheney.\nPage 1 of 2 Page(s).\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD\nPLACE DAY BEGAN\nDATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)\nPRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE\nDECEMBER 26, 1975\nVAIL, COLORADO\nTIME\nDAY\n6:16 p.m. FRIDAY\nPHONE\nTIME\nP=Placed\nR=Rec'd\nACTIVITY\nIn\nOut\n6:16\nP\nThe President telephoned Mr. Cheney. The call was not\ncompleted.\n7:17\nR\nThe President was telephoned by Rev. Billy Zeoli, President\nof Gospel Films, Incorporated, Muskegon, Michigan. The\ncall was not completed.\n7:22\nThe President and the First Lady went to their motorcade.\n7:22\n7:29\nThe President and the First Lady motored from the Presiden-\ntial vacation residence to the Gasthof Gramshammer.\n7:29\n8:39\nThe President and the First Lady attended a reception in\ntheir honor hosted by Mr. Bass and Mr. and Mrs. James E.\nBrown. Mr. Brown is Manager for Public and Customer\nRelations and Aerospace Group Executive for Thiokol\nCorporation, Promontory, Utah.\nThe President and the First Lady greeted approximately 115\nreception guests.\n8:39\nThe President and the First Lady returned to their motorcade.\nEnroute the President and the First Lady greeted children\nof the guests attending the reception.\n8:39\n8:47\nThe President and the First Lady motored from the Gasthof\nGramshammer to the Left Bank Restaurant, 183 Gore Creek\nDrive.\n8:47\n11:40\nThe President and the First Lady attended a dinner party.\nFor a list of attendees, see APPENDIX \"A.\"\n11:40\n11:43\nThe Presidential party went to Sheika's Discotheque.\n11:53\n1:28\nThe Presidential party went dancing. The Music was provided\nby the \"Ink Spots.\"\nFor a record of the President's activities after midnight,\nsee the daily diary for December 27, 1975.\n1/15/76\nPage 2 of 2 Page(s).\nAPPENDIX \"A\"\nAttendance confirmed by\nMaj. Robert Barrett.\nAll present.\nPRIVATE DINNER PARTY\nThe Left Bank Restaurant\nVail, Colorado\nDecember 26, 1975\nThe President\nThe First Lady\nJames E. Brown, Manager for Public and Customer Relations and\nAerospace Group Executive for Thiokol Corporation, Promontory, Utah\nMrs. James E. Brown\nCharles E. \"Ted\" Kindel, Member of the Board of Directors of Vail Associates\nMrs. Charles E. Kindel\nRichard Bass, general partner with Snowbird, Ltd., Utah and owner of the\nPresidential vacation residence\nMrs. Burt Fields, Sr., houseguest of Trammel Crow\nMiss Marion Martin, guest of Richard Bass\nHarry Bass, Jr., brother of Richard Bass\nDoris Calhoun, guest of Harry Bass, Jr."
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