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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 82) 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.)
ABOARD ARMY I HELICOPTER
MAY 1, 1976
TIME
DAY
12:01 a.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:01
Enroute from Abilene, Texas the President arrived via
helicopter on the South Grounds of the White House.
12:04
The President went to the second floor Residence.
8:40
The President had breakfast.
9:29
The President went to the doctor's office.
9:32
The President went to the Oval Office.
9:32
9:35
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
The President met with:
9:35
10:10
Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
9:35
10:00
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
9:35
10:00
Charles Leppert, Jr., Deputy Assistant for
Legislative Affairs
9:35
10:14?
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
10:10
10:12
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
10:14
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
10:14
12:15
The President participated in a National Security Council
(NSC) meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"A."
11:41
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Carl Albert
(D-Oklahoma). The call was not completed.
12:15
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Secretary Rumsfeld
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Cheney
The President met with:
12:15
12:18
Secretary Rumsfeld
12:15
12:25
Mr. Marsh
12:15
1:30
Mr. Cheney
12:25
1:30
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
12:25
1:30
Robert C. Orben, Special Assistant
12:25
1:30
Patrick H. Butler, Associate Editor
12:25
1:30
Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant
12:25
1:30
David W. Boorstin, Associate Editor
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Page 1 of 5 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
ABOARD ARMY I HELICOPTER
MAY 1, 1976
TIME
DAY
2:10 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
2:10
2:13
Thomas W. Gorman, professional tennis player
2:10
2:13
Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary of the Economic
Policy Board
2:10
2:45
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
2:45
2:48
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
2:48
The President went to the Map Room.
2:48
3:31
The President participated in a taped interview with:
Barry Copeland, anchorman for WAPI-TV, Birmingham,
Alabama
Bob Jordan, reporter and news director for WKRG-TV,
Mobile, Alabama
Clark Edwards, reporter and news director for
WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Alabama
Mr. Nessen
Robert A. Mead, Television Adviser
3:31
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:35
4:20
The President met to discuss the U.S. Postal Service with:
Benjamin F. Bailar, Postmaster General
Myron A. Wright, Chairman of the Board of Governors
of the U.S. Postal Service
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
Daniel P. Kearney, Associate Director for Economics
and General Government, OMB
4:20
5:00
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Orben
Don Penny Schneider, Consultant
Ronald Frankel, Senior Vice President and Associate
Creative Director, Benton and Bowles, New York,
New York
5:00
5:20
The President met to discuss the status of General Revenue
Sharing renewal legislation with:
Mr. Marsh
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
continued
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
ABOARD ARMY I HELICOPTER
MAY 1, 1976
TIME
DAY
5:00 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
Mr. Lynn
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
Mr. Leppert
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Paul J. Meyer, Assistant Director of the Domestic
Council for General Revenue Sharing
Richard R. Albrecht, General Counsel, Department of
the Treasury
5:12
R
The President was telephoned by Mr. Schneider. Staff
Assistant Nellie L. Yates took the call.
5:25
5:35
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
6:15
6:50
The President met with Mr. Schneider.
6:59
The President returned to the doctor's office.
7:03
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:40
The President and the First Lady went to the South Grounds
of the White House.
7:41
7:46
The President and the First Lady motored from the South
Grounds to the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut
Avenue.
7:46
11:01
The President and the First Lady attended the 62nd Annual
White House Correspondents Association Dinner.
Members of the press
7:46
The President and the First Lady were greeted by:
Helen Thomas, White House correspondent for United
Press International (UPI) and retiring President
of the White House Correspondents Association
Lawrence M. O'Rourke, White House correspondent for
the Philadelphia Inquirer and incoming President
of the White House Correspondents Association
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of
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Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
ABOARD ARMY I HELICOPTER
MAY 1, 1976
TIME
DAY
7:49 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:49
The Presidential party went to the Cabinet Room.
8:05
The Presidential party went to the offstage announcement
area.
8:07
The Presidential party went to the head table in the
International Ballroom. For a list of head table
guests, see APPENDIX "B."
8:09
9:25
The Presidential party had dinner.
9:00
The President and the First Lady were presented with a silver
desk set by Mrs. Thomas.
9:37
10:07
The President and the First Lady attended a performance by
entertainer Tennessee Ernie Ford and Nashville's Opryland
USA.
10:07
The President was introduced by Mr. O'Rourke.
10:10
10:24
The President addressed approximately 1,400 guests attending
the dinner.
10:25
The President and the First Lady, accompanied by Mr. Thomas
and Mr. O'Rourke, returned to the Cabinet Room.
10:25
11:00
The President and the First Lady attended a reception with
Tennesse Ernie Ford and members of the Nashville's
Opryland USA. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"c."
10:54
R
The President was telephoned by Mr. Schneider. The call was
not completed.
11:01
The President and the First Lady returned to their motor-
cade.
11:01
11:05
The President and the First Lady motored from the Washington
Hilton Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House.
11:08
The President and the First Lady returned to the second
floor Residence. They were accompanied by:
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Nessen
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
ABOARD ARMY I HELICOPTER
MAY 1, 1976
TIME
DAY
11:08 p.m. SATURDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:08
12:32
The President met with:
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Nessen
Mr. Kennerly
11:53
12:02
R
The President talked with Mr. Schneider.
SY/EJ 5/19/76
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APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed
by office of Jeanne Davis.
All present.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Cabinet Room
May 1, 1976
The President
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
Joseph J. Sisco, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
(Acting Secretary)
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Gen. George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
William P. Clements, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Defense
Edward C. Aldridge, Acting Assistant Secretary for Program Analysis
and Evaluation, Department of Defense
James P. Wade, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Plans and National
Security Council Affairs, Department of Defense
Adm. James L. Holloway, Chief of Naval Operations
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed.
62ND ANNUAL DINNER OF THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
Washington Hilton Hotel
May 1, 1976
Head Table Guests
Helen Thomas, United Press International (UPI); outgoing President
of the White House Correspondents Association
On Miss Thomas' Right:
The President
Lawrence M. O'Rourke, Philadelphia Bulletin
The First Lady
Edgar A. Poe, New Orleans Times-Picayune
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
Robert Pierpoint, CBS News
Edward H. Levi, Attorney General
James Deakin, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Commerce
John P. Sutherland, U.S. News and World Report
F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
B. Dale Davis, Philadelphia Bulletin
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Keith Fuller, Vice President of Associated Press (AP), New York
Leonard Marks, attorney, Washington, D.C.
Edward T. Folliard, Washington Post, retired
Douglas Cornell, AP, retired
Harrison B. Humphries, AP and Chairman of the Standing Committee
of Correspondents, Congressional Galleries
continued
APPENDIX "B" p. 2
5/1/76
On Miss Thomas' Left:
Paul Healy, New York Daily News
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
Aldo B. Beckman, Chicago Tribune
Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ralph Harris, Reuters
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Saul Kohler, Newhouse News Service
Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior
Frances Lewine, Associated Press
William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation
Robert Roth, Philadelphia Bulletin
Peter Lisagor, Chicago Daily News
Ronald Cohen, UPI Washington Editor
John W. "Pat" Hefferman, Reuters Bureau Chief, retired
Carroll Kilpatrick, Washington Post, retired
Stanley Adams, President of ASCAP, American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers
Garnett D. Horner, Washington Star, retired
A.A. Tomei, Philadelphia AFM, Executive Officer
William H.Y. Knighton, Jr., Baltimore Sun, retired
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance not confirmed.
RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE 62nd ANNUAL WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT'S ASSOCIATION DINNER
Washington Hilton Hotel
Cabinet Room
Mary 1, 1976
The President
The First Lady
Governor Ray Blanton (D-Tennessee)
Jim Avery, performer
Sandra Baldwin, performer
Joanna Beck, performer
Carolyn Buckley, performer
Debbie Carlson, performer
Warren Clark, musician
Patti Cohenaur, performer
Barney Cockerall, performer
Kathleen Ditmer, musician
John Emmitt, performer
Earl Erb, musician
Ernie Ford, performer
Tom Foust, performer
John Fullerton, musician
David Goins, WSM Camera
Joe Jones, musician
Huell Howser, WSM Correspondent
Irving Kane, musician
Steve Lane, performer
Anita Lawson, performer
Jim Loakes, manager for Ernie Ford
George Mabry, music producer, writer
Sharon Mabry, wife of George Mabry
Ed Mummert, musician
Doug Okerson, performer
Julio Pierpaoli, Vice President of Opryland USA, Nashville, Tennessee
Mrs. Julio (Linda) Pierpaoli
Eddie Pruett, performer
John Rambo, performer
Bobby Reed, performer
Ron Rudkin, musician
Jean Sloan, performer
Paula Smith, performer
Bobby Taylor, musician
Ted Taylor, musician
Harold Tipton, musician
Nancy Walker, performer
Roger Wattam, musician
continued
APPENDIX "C" p. 2
5/1/76
Irving Waugh, President, WSM
Mrs. Irving (Jean) Waugh
Lloyd Wells, staff member, Opryland USA
E.W. Wendell, General Manager, Opryland USA
Mrs. E.W. (Lila) Wendell
Robert Whittaker, Live Entertainment Director for Opryland USA
Mrs. Robert (Diane) Whittaker
Cohen Williams, Martha White
Mrs. Cohen (Naomi) Williams
Harvey Wilson, musician
Stanley Adams, President of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers (ASCAP)
James S. Rule, Public Affairs Director for ASCAP
Edward J. Shea, Regional Executive Director for Nashville, ASCAP
A.A. Tomei, American Federation of Musicians, Executive Board, Philadelphia
Bill Baldwin, AFTRA
Harold Hoffman, SAG
Philip Marshall, technician, Opryland USA
Lynn Bowden, technician, Opryland USA
Dan Walsh, technician, Opryland USA
Mark Stevens, technician, Opryland USA
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stone, Public Relations Manager
Joel Margolis, Director
List may not be complete.