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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 81) at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
GSA FORM 7122 (REV. 1-81)
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 29, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:12 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:12
The President had breakfast.
7:41
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:47
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:05
8:30
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
The President met with:
8:35
9:10
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
8:40
8:50
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
8:45
8:50
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
9:10
9:20
The President met with his Counsellor, John O. Marsh, Jr.
9:20
10:20
The President met with:
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
Mr. Cheney
9:27
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman John T. Myers
(R-Indiana). The call was not completed.
10:25
10:55
The President met to discuss the 1976 Foreign Assistance
Appropriations Bill with:
Congressman George H. Mahon (D-Texas)
Congressman Elford A. Cederberg (R-Michigan)
Congressman Garner E. Shriver (R-Kansas)
Congressman Otto E. Passman (D-Louisiana)
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National
Security and International Affairs, OMB
11:06
11:25
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Friedersdorf
continued
GPO: 1974 OL-555-863
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
MARCH 29, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:06 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
11:30
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
11:30
11:37
The President motored from the South Grounds to the Pentagon.
11:37
12:07
The President participated in a ceremony to present the
Department of Defense Medals for Distinguished Service
to:
David K.E. Bruce, former Ambassador from the U.S.
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Francois de Tricornot de Rose, former Ambassador
from France to NATO
Andre Marie de Staercke, former Ambassador from
Belgium to NATO
Members of the press, in/out
11:37
The President was greeted by:
Secretary Rumsfeld
Ambassador Bruce
Ambassador de Rose
Ambassador de Staercke
11:40
The Presidential party went to the platform. For a list of
platform guests, see APPENDIX "A."
11:43
The President and Secretary Rumsfeld reviewed the troops.
11:46
The President and Secretary Rumsfeld returned to the plat-
form.
11:49
The President was introduced by Secretary Rumsfeld.
11:50
11:57
The President addressed approximately 1,000 guests attending
the ceremony.
12:05
The President, accompanied by Secretary Rumsfeld, returned
to his motorcade.
12:07
12:14
The President motored from the Pentagon to the South Grounds
of the White House. He was accompanied by:
George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA)
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
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Page
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
MARCH 29, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:14 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R-Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:14
The President, accompanied by Mr. Cheney, returned to the
Oval Office.
12:14
12:35
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
12:35
The President went to the Rose Garden.
12:35
12:45
The President met to congratulate the winner of syndicated
columnist Jack Anderson's "Slogans U.S.A. Contest." The
winning slogan, "Freedom's Way - U.S.A." was submitted by
Mrs. Burt (Ellen M. ) Harness, Claims Supervisor for Root
and Boyd, Incorporated, Waterbury, Connecticut. For a
list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
12:45
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:45
1:00
The President participated in a ceremony to present the
National Security Medal to
official. For a list of guests attending the ceremony,
see APPENDIX "C."
2:04
R
The President was telephoned by Senator Thomas J. McIntyre
(D-New Hampshire). The call was not completed.
2:10
2:18
The President met with Richard W. Murphy, Ambassador from
the U.S. to the Syrian Arab Republic.
2:20
2:25
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
2:56
2:59
P
The President talked with correspondent for the Chicago
Daily News Peter Lisagor.
3:00
P
The President telephoned Chairman of the Federal Election
Commission Thomas B. Curtis. The call was not completed.
3:52
4:05
P
The President talked with Mr. Curtis.
The President met with:
4:25
5:20
Secretary Kissinger
4:25
5:20
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
4:34
5:20
Hushang Ansary, Minister of Economic Affairs and
Finance for Iran
4:34
5:20
Ardeshir Zahidi, Ambassador from Iran to the U.S.
4:34
5:20
Charles W. Robinson, Under Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs
Members of the press, in/out
GPO 1974 Oi 555-863
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
MARCH 29, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
5:25 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
5:25
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
5:25
6:20
The President met with members of the Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, California. For
a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."
Members of the press, in/out
6:20
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
6:20
7:05
Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford
Committee (PFC) temporarily resigned
6:05
7:30
Mr. Cheney
7:37
The President returned to the doctor's office.
7:45
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:48
7:49
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
8:10
The President had dinner with:
Susan Ford
Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician
10:10
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Frank Horton
(R-New York). The call was not completed.
10:26
The President went to the swimming pool.
10:50
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
SY/EJ 4/1/76
GPO: 1974 555-863
Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
White House photographs.
All present.
PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE MEDALS
The Pentagon
Arlington, Virginia
March 29, 1976
The President
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
David K.E. Bruce, former Ambassador from the U.S. to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Francois de Tricornot de Rose, former Ambassador from France to NATO
Andre Marie de Staercke, former Ambassador from Belgium to NATO
Col. Robert D. Weigand, Commander of the Third Infantry, U.S. Army,
The Old Guard, Commander of the Troops
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by Sandy
Drake. All present.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH JACK ANDERSON "SLOGANS USA" CONTEST WINNER
The Rose Garden
March 29, 1976
The President
Mrs. Burt (Ellen) Harness, Claims Supervisor for Root and Boyd, Inc.,
Waterbury, Connecticut and winner of the Jack Anderson "Slogans
USA" contest
Burt Harness, husband
Frank C. Ingo, Executive Vice President of Slogans USA
Mary "Mardi" Devolites, Program Coordinator, Slogans USA
Lewis W. Shollenberger, Vice President of The Advertising Council
Mrs. Jean McKee, Deputy Administrator of the American Revolution
Bicentennial Administration (ARBA)
Jack Anderson, syndicated columnist
Edward J. Piszek, Sr., President of the Corpernicus Society of America
Mrs. Edward J. (01ga) Piszek, Sr.
Edward J. Piszek, Jr., The Copernicus Society of America
Mrs. Edward J. (Margaret) Piszek, Jr.
John Cleghorn, Vice President of Holiday Inns, Inc.
Don Weiss, Director of Public Relations for the National Football League
Mary T. McNamara, Assistant Advertising Manager-Business, Newsweek
Ralph Graves, Associate Publisher, Time
Richard J. Durrell, Publisher, People
John H. Sweet, President and Publisher of U.S. News and World Report
continued
APPENDIX "B" p. 2
3/29/76
Mrs. Carroll E. (Mary Catherine) Miller, President of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs
Warren Marr, Editor, The Crisis, National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP)
Steve Werner, President of Gemini Rising, Inc.
Rebel L. Robertson, Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America
Verna G. Harper, President of Campfire Girls
Dr. Gloria Scott, President of the Girl Scouts of the USA
Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-Connecticut)
Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-Connecticut)
Congressman Anthony Toby Moffett (D-Connecticut)
Richard L. Robinson, President of the United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce (Haycees)
Ernest Cuneo, Copernicus Society of America
Frederick A. Stewart, Vice President for Government Affairs, American
Motorss Corporation
James C. Watkins, Director of the National Public Relations Division
of the American Legion
Robert O'Brien, Senior Editor of Reader's Digest
Robert Young, Charles A. Pomerantz, Ltd.
Milton Weiss, Charles A. Pomerantz, Ltd.
White House Staff
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Russell A. Rourke, Executive Assistant to Counsellor Marsh
Theodore C. Marrs, Special Assistant for Human Resources
Milton E. Mitler, Deputy Special Assistant for Bicentennial Affairs
Michael J. Farre&1, Director of the White House Visitors Office
NO Objection 10 Deciassification 2000/0 1/29 NLF-PDD- -12-1-9
DECLASSIFIED w/portions exempted
APPENDIX "C"
AUTHORITY RDc 1/29/08
BY lab
NARA, DATE 2/8/10
Attendance confirmed by
Carol Farrar. All present.
STAT
PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY MEDAL TO
The Oval Office
March 29, 1976
The President
AT
retired official with the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) and recipient of the National Security Medal
AT
AT
George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
D.S. Potter, Under Secretary of the Navy
Lt. Gen. Eugene F. Tighe, Jr., USAF, Acting Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency
Carl E. Duckett, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, CIA
Edward W. Proctor, Deputy Director for Intelligence, CIA
John F. Blake, Deputy Director for Administration, CIA
Enno H. Knoche, Acting Deputy to the DCI for the Intelligence
Community
FORD
Ernest J. Zellmer, CIA staff
AT
CIA staff
LIBRARY
AT
CIA staff
AT
CIA staff
Presidential Library Review of NSC
AT
CIA staff
Equities is Required
AT
CIA staff
Sayre Stevens, CIA staff
continued
No Objection To Declassification 2008/01/29 : NLF-PDD-1-12-1-9
APPENDIX "C" p. 2
3/29/76
William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
RobRoy Ratliff, Staff Member, National Security Council
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed by Gwen
Anderson.
indicates present.
MEETING WITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
The Cabinet Room
March 29, 1976
The President
Albert C. Martin, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, California and Partner with Albert C. Martin
and Associates, Los Angeles
Robert R. Dockson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, California and President
and Chief Executive Officer of California Federal Savings
and Loan Association, Los Angeles
Paul E. Sullivan, Senior Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce
of Los Angeles, California and Executive Vice President of
the Bank of America, Los Angeles
Howard P. Allen, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, California and Executive Vice President of Southern
California Edison Company, Rosemead, California
Walter B. Gerken, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, California and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, Newport Beach, California
Tyler Macdonald, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, California and Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer of Ayer/Jorgense/Macdonald, Inc., Los
Angeles
Donn B. Miller, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of Los
Angeles, California and Executive Vice President of Carter Hawley
Hale Stores, Inc., Los Angeles, California
Joseph N. Mitchell, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce of
Los Angeles, California and President of Beneficial Standard
Corporation, Los Angeles
Members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of
Los Angeles, California
William F. Ballhaus, President of Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton,
California
continued
APPENDIX "D"
3/29/76 p. 2
Members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce
of Los Angeles, California (continued)
Ross Barrett, Senior Vice President of Metromedia, Inc., Los Angeles,
California
Walter F. Beran, Partner with Ernst andErnst, Los Angeles, California
Donald E. Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSP Industries,
Burbank, California
Willard Z. Carr, Jr., Partner with Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher,
Los Angeles, California
Robert E. Collins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer of Hi-Pro Macaroni, Los Angeles, California
Maurice J. Dahlem, Price Waterhouse and Company, Los Angeles, California
Stuart Davis, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer, Great Western Savings and Loan, Beverly Hills, California
Peter de Wetter, President and Chief Executive Officer for The
Bekins Company, Los Angeles, California
Robert W. Draine, Senior Vice President and Director of Coldwell Banker,
Los Angeles, California
Robert F. Erburu, President of the Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles,
California
Mildred L. Lillie, Justice of the Court of Appeal for the State of
California, Los Angeles, California
Frederick Llewellyn, General Manager of Forest Law Memorial Park,
Glendale, California
Ferdinand Mendenhall, Vice President and Editor of The Valley News
and The Van Nuys News, Van Nuys, California
George F. Moody, Executive Vice President of Security Pacific National
Bank, Los Angeles, California
Dominic P. Renda, Executive Vice President of Western Air Lines, Inc.,
Los Angeles, California
Togo W. Tanaka, President of Gramercy Enterprises, Los Angeles, California
Harold S. Voegelin, Senior Partner with Veogelin and Parton, Los Angeles,
California
continued
APPENDIX "D"
3/29/76 p. 3
Members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of
Los Angeles, California (continued)
Beverly Ziegler, Director for Administrative Services, California
Electric Sign Association, Los Angeles, California
Staff of the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, California
J. Donald Hanauer, Executive Vice President
Vince Bordelon, Manager, Governmental RElations
Eleanor Buhler, Administrator for the Washington, D.C. Office
Dick Hannan, Executive Director for Public Action
White House Staff
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Rogers C. B. Morton, Counsellor
Gwen A. Anderson, Deputy Assistant to Counsellor Hartmann
Royston C. Hughes, Deputy to Counsellor Morton