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    "ocrText": "Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 83) 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.)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nAUGUST 6, 1976\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\nTIME\nDAY\n7:40 a.m. FRIDAY\nPHONE\nTIME\nP=Placed\nR=Rec'd\nACTIVITY\nIn\nOut\n7:40\nThe President had breakfast.\n8:04\nThe President went to the doctor's office.\n8:06\nThe President went to his private study.\n8:10\n8:35\nThe President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.\n?\nThe President went to the Oval Office.\nThe President participated in a filming session for a\ndocumentary to be shown at the Republican National\nConvention. The President was filmed with:\n9:00\n9:37\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor\n9:00\n9:37\nRichard B. Cheney, Assistant\n9:00\n9:37\nRonald H. Nessen, Press Secretary\n9:45\n9:55\nJames M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the\nDomestic Council and Assistant for Domestic\nAffairs\n10:05\n10:20\nAlan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic\nAdvisers (CEA)\n10:05\n10:20\nL. William Seidman, Executive Director of the\nEconomic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic\nAffairs\n10:40\n10:55\nEarl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture\n10:40\n10:55\nMr. Cannon\n11:20\n11:30\nShirley Temple Black, Chief of Protocol\n11:30\n11:55\nDonald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense\n11:30\n11:55\nLt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National\nSecurity Affairs\n12:19\n12:21\nR\nThe President talked with the First Lady.\n12:40\nThe President went to the Cabinet Room.\n12:40\n1:05\nThe President attended a meeting with black Republican\nleaders. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX \"A.\"\n1:05\nThe President returned to his private office.\n1:43\nP\nThe President telephoned Frank X. Garguilo, delegate from\nthe 14th Congressional District of New York to the\nRepublican National Convention. The call was not\ncompleted.\nGPO: 1974 555-863\nPage 1 of 3 Page(s).\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD\nPLACE DAY BEGAN\nDATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nAUGUST 6, 1976\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\nTIME\nDAY\n1:56 p.m. FRIDAY\nPHONE\nTIME\nP=Placed\nR=Rec'd\nACTIVITY\nIn\nOut\n1:56\n1:58\nP\nThe President talked with Charles S. Wolf, delegate from the\n19th Congressional District of Pennsylvania to the Repub-\nlican National Convention.\n1:58\nP\nThe President telephoned Cecil H. Underwood, former Governor\n(R-West Virginia); 1976 Republican Candidate for Governor;\nPresident of Cecil H. Underwood Associates; and delegate\nfrom West Virginia to the Republican National Convention.\nThe call was not completed.\n2:51\n2:58\nP\nThe President talked with Mr. Underwood.\n3:38\nThe President went to the press briefing area.\n3:38\n3:41\nThe President made a statement to the press on the federal\nswine influenza immunization program.\nMembers of the press\n3:39\nR\nThe President was telephoned by Walter J. Hickel, former\nGovernor (R-Alaska) and former Secretary of the Interior.\nThe call was not completed.\n3:43\nThe President returned to the Oval Office.\n3:55\n4:00\nThe President met with James A. Baker III, Deputy Chairman\nfor Delegates, President Ford Committee (PFC).\n4:00\n4:30\nThe President met with:\nDr. Alfred B. Cramer, physician, Culpepper, Virginia\nand delegate from the 7th Congressional District\nof Virginia to the Republican National Convention\nMr. Baker\n4:35\n5:15\nThe President participated in a meeting with delegates from\nSouth Carolina to the Republican National Convention.\nFor a list of attendees, see APPENDIX \"B.\"\n5:16\nThe President went to the South Grounds of the White House.\n5:19\n5:48\nThe President and the First Lady flew by helicopter from\nthe South Grounds to Camp David, Maryland. For a list\nof passengers, see APPENDIX \"c.\"\nThe President was greeted by Commanding Office of Camp David,\nMaryland, Cdr. Gerald A. Zimmerman.\nGPO: 1974 OL 555-863\nPage 2 of 3 Page(s).\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD\nPLACE DAY BEGAN\nDATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nAUGUST 6, 1976\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\nTIME\nDAY\n5:57 p.m. FRIDAY\nPHONE\nTIME\nP=Placed\nR=Rec'd\nACTIVITY\nIn\nOut\n5:57\nThe President and the First Lady went to Aspen Lodge.\n6:30\nThe President and the First Lady hosted a cocktail party.\nFor a list of attendees, see APPENDIX \"D.\"\n7:30\nThe President had dinner with:\nThe First Lady\nJack Ford\nDavid Sands, friend of Jack Ford\n9:32\nThe President went to Laurel Lodge.\n9:32\n?\nThe President met with:\nMr. Hartmann\nMr. Marsh\nMr. Cheney\nStuart Spencer, Deputy Chairman for Political\nOrganization, PFC\nRobert M. Teeter, Executive Vice President of\nMarket Opinion Research Corporation, Detroit,\nMichigan\nJack Ford\n11:58\nThe President returned to Aspen Lodge.\nThe President and the First Lady were overnight guests at\nCamp David, Maryland.\nSY/EJ 8/16/76\nGPO: 1974 OL 555-863\nPage 3 of 3 Page(s).\nAPPENDIX \"A\"\nAttendance confirmed by\nHazel Fulton, Office of\nJohn C. Calhoun.\nAll present.\nMEETING WITH BLACK REPUBLICAN LEADERS\nThe Cabinet Room\nAugust 6, 1976\nThe President\nFred Allen, Maplewood, New Jersey\nEdward Bivens, Inkster, Michigan\nRobert B. Blackwell, Highland Park, Michigan\nEllis J. Bonner, Dtroit, Michigan\nBerkeley Burrell, President of the National Business League,\nWashington, D.C.\nHerschell Cannon, Herschell R. Cannon & Associates, Phoenix,\nArizona\nJim Cummins, Chairman, Indiana Black Republican Council, Indianapolis,\nIndiana\nEvelyn Cunningham, New York, New York\nMrs. Camille Dabney, East St. Louis, Illinois\nMaurice I. Dawkins, Director of the National Government and\nCongressional Relations Service, Washington, D.C.\nJoe Dickson, Chairman of the Republican Council, Alabama Republican\nParty State Executive Committee, Birmingham, Alabama\nLovelyn J. Evans, South Parkway, Illinois\nRichard Finley, First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham,\nAlabama\nCurtis Foster, Chicago, Illinois\nMrs. Evelyn Frazier, President of the Metropolitan Atlanta\nRepublican Women Club, Atlanta, Georgia\ncontinued\nAPPENDIX \"A\" p. 2\n8/6/76\nAlonzo Hodge, Executive Director, NIRAL-BDO, Shreveport, Louisiana\nLornie Horton, Special Assistant to the Governor of North Carolina,\nRaleigh, North Carolina\nCharles Hurst, Chicago, Illinois\nSamuel C. Jackson, Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, Washington, D.C.\nPat Jacobs, Washington, D.C.\nWeldon Latham, Hogan and Hartson Law Firm, Washington, D.C.\nRev. Frank Maddox, St. Phillip Monumental African Methodist\nEpiscopal Church, Savannah, Georgia\nFloyd McKissick Enterprises, Inc., Soul City, North Carolina\nClaude Murphy, Corporate Vice President, International Public\nRelations, Chicago, Illinois\nWoodrow Page, Jacksonville, Florida\nOwen Peagler, Dean, Pace College, New York, New York\nJohn Porter III, State Executive Committee, Alabama Republican\nParty, Birmingham, Alabama\nWilliam Powell, Indianapolis, Indiana\nJack E. Robinson, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts\nJulius Shaw, Indiana State Capitol, Indianapolis, Indiana\nFrench F. Stone, Executive Director, American Savings & Loan League,\nInc., Washington, D.C.\nHamilton B. Talbert, Jr., Chicago, Illinois\nRobert E. Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio\nLeRoy Tombs, President, Tombs and Sons, Bonner Springs, Kansas\nLloyd Von Blaine, President, Afro-American Services, New York, New\nYork\nBrenda Williams, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense\ncontinued\nAPPENDIX \"A\" P. 3\n8/6/76\nWillie Williams, Jr., Willie Williams Enterprises, Ltd., Columbia,\nSouth Carolina\nJames Bowie, Assistant Vice President, Heights Savings Association,\nHouston, Texas\nJames L. Denson, Executive Director, District of Columbia Chamber of\nCommerce, Washington, D.C.\nHazel Stillwell, Chicago, Illinois\nClay Claiborne, Washington, D.C.\nGeorge Catheart, Director, Midwest Region, National Black\nRepublican Council, Detroit, Michigan\nRobert H. Holloway, Chicago, Illinois\nTeresa Walters,\nStaff\nJohn C. Calhoun, Director for Minority Affairs, White House Office of\nPublic Liaison\nAPPENDIX \"B\"\nAttendance confirmed by H.\nJames Field\nindicates present.\nMEETING WITH DELEGATES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE REPUBLICAN\nNATIONAL CONVENTION\nThe Oval Office\nAugust 6, 1976\nThe President\nM. Gay Suber, Executive Director of the South Carolina Republican\nParty and delegate from South Carolina to the Republican\nNational Convention\nJohn E. Bourne, Jr., Mayor of North Charleston, South Carolina;\nChairman of the South Carolina President Ford Committee (PFC)\nand delegate from South Carolina to the Republican National\nConvention\nJulius W. (Jay) McKay, attorney, Columbia, South Carolina; Vice\nChairman of the County Council, Richland County, South Carolina;\nalternate delegate from South Carolina to the Republican\nNational Convention\nBobby E. Shelton, real estate and insurance businessman, Cherokee\nCounty, South Carolina; Republican County Chairman for Cherokee\nCounty; and delegate from South Carolina to the Republican\nNational Convention\nRaymond W. Sifly, attorney, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Republican\nCounty Chairman for Orangeburg County; and delegate from South\nCarolina to the Republican National Convention\nLee Blackburn, delegate from South Carolina to the Republican National\nConvention\nNeil Thigpen, Chairman of the Political Science Department, Francis\nMarion College, Florence, South Carolina and delegate from\nSouth Carolinarto the Republican National Convention\nStaff\nRichard B. Cheney, Assistant\nH. James Field, Jr. Staff Assistant to Mr. Cheney\nJames A. Baker III, Deputy Chairman for Delegates, PFC\nJames Mack, Delegate Coordinator, PFC\nAPPENDIX \"C\"\nHELICOPTER PASSENGER MANIFEST\nAugust 6, 1976\nFROM:\nSOUTH GROUNDS, THE WHITE HOUSE\nTO:\nCAMP DAVID, MARYLAND\nThe President\nThe First Lady\nRobert T. Hartmann, Counsellor\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor\nRichard B. Cheney, Assistant\nTerrence O'Donnell, Aide\nRear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician\nMaj. Robert E. Barrett, Army Aide\nDavid H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer\nRichard Shore, film consultant for \"Campaign '76\", President Ford Committee\nAPPENDIX \"D\"\nAttendance confirmed by\nMaj. Robert E. Barrett.\nAll present.\nCOCKTAILS HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY\nAspen Lodge\nCamp David, Maryland\nAugust 6, 1976\nThe President\nThe First Lady\nRichard B. Cheney, Assistant\nRobert T. Hartmann, Counsellor\nMrs. Robert T. Hartmann\nJohn O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor\nMrs. John 0. Marsh, Jr.\nStuart Spencer, Deputy Chairman for Political Organization, President\nFord Committee\nMrs. Stuart Spencer\nRobert M. Teeter, Executive Vice President of Market Opinion Research\nCorporation, Detroit, Michigan\nMrs. Robert M. Teeter\nEdward L. Weidenfeld, partner with Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable,\nCollingsworth and Nelson law firm, Washington, D.C.\nMrs. Edward L. (Sheila R. )Weidenfeld\nTerrence O'Donnell, Aide"
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