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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 83) 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
AUGUST 11, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:15 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:15
The President had breakfast.
7:45
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:00
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
8:00
8:30
The President participated in a White House senior staff
meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:30
The President retunred to the Oval Office.
8:35
9:07
The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
9:07
9:30
The President met with:
Melvin R. Laird, Senior Counsellor for National and
International Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine,
Washington, D.C.
Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
Congressman Albert H. Quie (R-Minnesota)
9:30
9:50
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
10:08
10:30
The President met with:
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Mr. Cheney
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:35
11:00
The President met with:
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
10:53
10:57
P
The President talked with Mrs. Lee (Rose) Elder, manager for
her husband, a professional golfer.
11:01
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
11:01
12:00
The President participated in a meeting with black College
Presidents. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press, in/out
GPO: 1974 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
AUGUST 11, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:00 N WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:00
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:00
1:05
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Robert C. Orben, Special Assistant
Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant
12:12
R
The President was telephoned by F. Clifton White, President
of F. Clifton White Associates, campaign consultants.
The call was not completed.
2:03
2:19
The President met with:
Mr. Cannon
Richard G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National
Security and International Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
2:31
2:39
R
The President talked with Walter J. Hickel, former Governor
(R-Alaska) and President of Hickel Construction Company,
Anchorage, Alaska.
2:40
2:46
R
The President talked with Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
2:40
2:50
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mrs. Charles Frederick (Bobbie) Brake, Mr. Hartmann's
daughter
Charles Frederick Brake, Mr. Hartmann's son-in-law
Stephen Brake, Mr. Hartmann's grandson
Julie Brake, Mr. Hartmann's granddaughter
2:50
3:00
The President met with wives of contestants in the
Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America
Tournament being held at Congressional Country Club,
Bethesda, Maryland August 12, 1976. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "C."
3:08
3:53
The President met with Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office Douglas P. Bennett.
3:28
R
The President was telephoned by Governor James A. Rhodes
(R-Ohio). The call was not completed.
3:44
R
The President was telephoned by Phil Bowden, Republican
candidate for the Georgia state House of Representa-
tives. The call was not completed.
GPO: 1974 555-863
Page 2 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
AUGUST 11, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:52 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:52
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
3:53
3:57
The President motored from the South Grounds to the President
Ford Committee (PFC) headquarters, 1828 L Street.
3:57
The President was greeted by Chairman of the PFC Rogers C. B.
Morton.
3:57
4:12
The President greeted PFC staff and volunteers.
4:04
4:08
The President addressed PFC staff and volunteers.
4:12
The President returned to his motorcade.
4:12
4:18
The President motored from the PFC headquarters to the South
Grounds of the White House.
4:21
The President returned to the Oval Office.
4:22
4:23
P
The President talked with Congressman Carl Albert (D-
Oklahoma).
4:24
P
The President telephoned Congressman Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
(D-Massachusetts). The call was not completed.
4:35
5:15
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
4:43
4:47
P
The President talked with Mrs. Eugene (Connie) Nicholas,
delegate from North Dakota to the Republican National
Convention.
5:20
P
The President telephoned John B. Connally, partner with
Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally, and Smith law firm,
Houston, Texas and member of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB). The call was
not completed.
5:30
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
5:30
6:45
The President worked with a videotape recorder on his
acceptance speech for the Republican Presidential
nomination.
6:45
The President returned to the Oval Office.
6:45
7:20
The President met with Rev. Billy Zeoli, President of Gospel
Films, Incorporated, Muskegon, Michigan.
GPO: 1974 OL-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
AUGUST 11, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:51 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= =Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
6:51
6:52
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
7:20
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:42
The President returned to the South Grounds of the White
House.
7:45
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:20
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Rev. Mr. Zeoli
9:14
The President returned to the South Grounds of the White
House.
9:25
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
10:08
P
The President telephoned Mr. Connally. The call was not
completed.
11:06
11:24
P
The President talked with Mr. Connally.
SY/EJ 9/1/76
GPO: 1974 OL-555-863
Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
August 11, 1976
A list of participants in the White House Senior Staff Meeting
was not available for inclusion in the
President's diary.
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by Hazel
Cornwell. All present.
BLACK COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
The Cabinet Room
August 11, 1976
Dr. Herman R. Branson
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352
Dr. Oswald Bronson
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach, Florida 32015
Dr. Milton K. Curry, Jr.
Bishop College
Dallas, Texas 75241
Dr. Luther H. Foster
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Dr. Archie Hargraves
3330 Hampton Road
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Charles L. Hayes
Albany State College
Albany, Georgia 31705
Richard Hurt
1518 Flora Court
Silver Spring, Maryland
Dr. Thomas D. Jarrett
The Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Dr. Charles A. Lyons
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dr. Mabel McLean
Barber-Scotia College
Concord, North Carolina 28025
Dr. James Luther Myers
Daniel Payne Jr. College
Birmingham, Alabama 35212
APPENDIX "B" -2
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8/11/76
Dr. Maceo M. Nance, Jr.
South Carolina State College
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115
Dr. George A. Owens
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi 39175
Dr. John A. Peoples, Jr.
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
Dr. Prezell R. Robinson
St. Augustine's College
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Dr. Granville Sawyer
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas 77004
Dr. M. A. Southerland
The Virginia College
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
Dr. Herman Stone
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee 38301
Dr. A. I. Thomas
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas
Dr. Robert Threatt
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Dr. Joffre Whisenton
Special Assistant to the Secretary
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington, D.C.
Staff
John C. Calhoun, Special Assistant for Minority Affairs
Hazel Cornwell, Secretary to Mr. Calhoun
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
Mike Farrell. All present.
PGA Wives meeting with the President on Wednesday, August 11, 1976
The Oval Office
Carolyn Allin (Mrs. Bud)
Jackie Baird (Mrs. Butch)
Miriam Beman (Mrs. Deane)
Ellen Benning (her husband is the resident pro at Congressional Country Club)
Sheila Bradshaw
Irene Burns (Mrs. George)
Mary Jane Carter (Mrs. Ed)
Marcia Colbert (Mrs. Jim)
Polly Crenshaw (Mrs. Ben)
Cindy Curl (Mrs. Rod)
Carolyn Dickson (Mrs. Bob)
Rose Elder (Mrs. Lee)
Maria Floyd (Mrs. Ray)
Maureen Graham (Mrs. David)
Pat Graham (Mrs. Lou)
Judi Green (Mrs. Hubert)
Mary Grier
Patricia Haas
Mary Harris (Mrs. Labron)
Suzanne Mahaffey (Mrs. John)
Cindy Massengale (Mrs. Ric)
Judy Massengale (Mrs. Don)
Jill McGee
Gail Murphy (Mrs. Bob)
Margaret Murphy (Mrs. Frank J., Jr.)
Barbara Nicklaus (Mrs. Jack)
Winifred Palmer (Mrs. Arnold)
Jeanie Peak (Mrs. Vern)
Jean Pohanka (Mrs. Jack)
Holly Powers
Mrs. Terri Powers
Evelyn Sims
Nancy Sneed (Mrs. Ed)
Monica Terry
Lesley Thompson
Rachael Wadkins (Mrs. Lanny)
Linda Watson (Mrs. Tom)
Diane Ziobro
Michael J. Farrell, Director of the White House Visitors Office