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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
SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:25 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:25
The President had breakfast.
7:53
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:54
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:45
9:10
The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
9:35
10:10
The President met with his Consultant, Don Penny Schneider.
10:10
10:50
The President met with:
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Mr. Cheney
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
David R. Gergen, Special Counsel
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
Douglas J. Smith, Special Assistant
10:27
10:30
P
The President talked with Attorney General Edward H. Levi.
10:52
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
10:52
10:57
The President motored from the South Grounds to the
Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue.
10:57
11:17
The President attended the 98th General Conference of the
National Guard Associations of the United States.
Members of the press
10:57
The President was greeted by a NationaduGuard escort party.
10:59
The President, accompanied by the National Guard escort
party, went to the announcement area.
11:00
The President went to the head table in the International
Ballroom. For a list of head table guests, see APPENDIX
"A."
The President was introduced by President of the National
Guard Association of the United States, Maj. Gen. Duane L.
Corning.
11:00
11:07
The President addressed approximately 1,800 guests attending
the conference.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President was presented with statues by Maj. Gen.
Corning.
The President returned to his motorcade.
11:11
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Carl Albert
(D-Oklahoma). The call was not completed.
11:17
11:22
The President motored from the Washington Hilton Hotel to
the South Grounds of the White House.
11:23
The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:50
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
11:50
12:25
The President met with members of the Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"B."
12:25
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by his Assistant for National Security Affairs, Lt.
Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
12:25
12:40
The President met with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
12:28
P
The President telephoned Senator Hubert H. Humphrey
(D-Minnesota). The call was not completed.
12:34
12:36
P
The President talked with Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-New
York).
12:40
12:47
The President met with:
Mr. Schneider
William H. Carruthers, Consultant
12:47
The President went to the patio outside the Oval Office.
12:47
12:59
The President taped a Labor Day message to the Nation for
broadcast on nationwide television networks.
12:52
R
The President was telephoned by Senator Humphrey. The call
was not completed.
12:59
The President returned to the Oval Office.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
1:03 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
1:03
1:08
R
The President talked with Senator Humphrey.
1:14
P
The President telephoned Senator Jesse A. Helms (R-North
Carolina). The call was not completed.
1:18
P
The President telephoned Senator Humphrey. The call was
not completed.
1:18
1:43
The President met with:
Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
Congressman Albert H. Quie (R-Minnesota)
1:32
R
The President was telephoned by Senator Helms. The call was
not completed.
1:44
1:47
P
The President talked with Senator Humphrey.
1:45
1:51
The President met with his daughter, Susan.
2:40
2:48
P
The President talked with Senator Helms.
3:02
P
The President telephoned Walter H. Annenberg, President of
Triangle Publications, Incorporated, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and former Ambassador of the U.S. to the
United Kingdom. The call was not completed.
3:07
P
The President telephoned Richard M. DeVos, President of
Amway Corporation, Ada, Michigan. The call was not
completed.
3:10
3:14
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
3:13
3:17
P
The President talked with Drew Lewis, Chairman of the
Pennsylvania state President Ford Committee (PFC).
3:14
3:15
The President met with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
3:24
P
The President telephoned Edwin D. Dodd, Chairman of the
Board of Owens-Illinois, Incorporated, Toledo, Ohio.
The call was not completed.
3:44
3:48
P
The President talked with Mr. Dodd.
3:52
3:54
R
The President talked with Congressman Walter Flowers
(D-Alabama).
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
4:30
?
P
The President talked with Mr. DeVos.
4:36
4:40
R
The President talked with Congressman Albert.
The President met with:
4:45
5:45
Mr. Cheney
4:45
5:40
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
4:50
5:00
Mr. Marsh
5:25
5:30
Mr. Nessen
5:25
5:30
Michael Raoul-Duval, Special Counsel
5:53
The President went to the North Grounds of the White House.
5:55
6:00
The President participated in a question and answer session
concerning Presidential campaign debates.
Members of the press
6:03
The President and Mr. Cheney returned to the Oval Office.
6:03
6:10?
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
6:05
6:07
R
The President talked with Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas),
Republican Vice Presidential nominee.
6:30
6:40?
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
6:30
P
The President telephoned former Congressman Wayne L. Hays
(D-Ohio). The callawas not completed.
6:38
P
The President telephoned James T. Lynn, Director of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant
for Management and Budget. The call was not completed.
6:43
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:04
The President returned to the Oval Office.
7:08
The President went to the Grand Hall.
7:08
10:29
The President hosted a dinner in honor of members of the
Steering Committee of the PFC. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "C."
7:08
7:47
The President received dinner guests.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 1, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:47 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:47
The Presidential party went to the Blue Room.
7:47
The Presidential party had dinner.
10:29
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
11:11
11:16
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
SY/EJ 9/7/76
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APPENDIX "A"
Attendance not confirmed.
98TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF
THE UNITED STATES
The Grand Ballroom
Statler Hilton Hotel
September 1, 1976
Head Table Guests
Maj. Gen. Henry McMillan, Immediate Past President of the
National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)
Maj. Gen. Cunningham Bryant, Commanding General of the Washington,
D.C. National Guard
Brig. Gen. Francis Higgins, Secretary, NGAUS
Maj. Gen. Edwin Warfield III, Adjutant General of the State of
Maryland
Audience
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget
Maj. Gen. Richard Miller, Treasurer, NGAUS
Podium
Maj. Gen. Duane L. Corning, President, NGAUS
The President
Brig. Gen. Emmett Walker, Jr., Vice President, NGAUS
Maj. Gen. La Vern Weber, Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Maj. Gen. Johnston, Adjutant General of the State of Michigan
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Laura Simcus, Donna Larsen,
and Nancy Kennedy. All
present.
MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY
The Cabinet Room
September 1, 1976
The President
Senator John O. Pastore (D-Rhode Island)
Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-Tennessee)
Congressman Melvin Price (D-Illinois)
Congressman John B. Anderson (R-Illinois)
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by Kathy
Berger. All present.
DINNER FOR THE CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE
The Blue Room
September 1, 1976
The President
Members of the Campaign Steering Committee of the President Ford Committee (PFC):
Congressman John B. Anderson (R-Illinois)
Senator Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Oklahoma)
Robert J. Brown, Chairman of the Board of B and C Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Dean Burch, partner with Pierson, Ball and Dowd law firm, Washington, D.C.
Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Mayor (R-Providence, Rhode Island)
Audrey Rowe Colom, National Chairwoman of the National Women's Political Caucus
Harry S. Dent, attorney, Columbia, South Carolina
Ody J. Fish, Republican National Committeeman for Wisconsin
Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)
Richard L. "Dick" Herman, President of Herman Brothers Trucking Company, Omaha,
Nebraska
Mrs. Laddie F. "Pat" Hutar, President of the National Federation of Republican
Women
Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-New York)
Kent B. McGough, Chairman of the Republican State Central and Executive
Committee of Ohio
Congressman Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Governor William G. Milliken (R-Michigan)
Leon W. Parma, President of Lyon Electric Company, San Diego, California
Ralph J. Perk, Mayor (R-Cleveland, Ohio)
Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
Congressman John G. Tower (R-Texas)
continued
APPENDIX "C" P. 2
9/1/76
Members of the Campaign Steering Committee of the PFC (continued):
Richard M. Rosenbaum, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Mary Louise Smith, Chairman of the Republican National Committee
William French Smith, Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on
International Educational and Cultural Affairs and partner with Gibson,
Dunn, and Crutcher law firm, San Marino, California
Congressman Guy Vander Jagt (R-Michigan)
PFC Staff:
James A. Baker III, Chairman of the PFC
Rogers C. B. Morton, Chairman of the Campaign Steering Committee of the PFC
John S. Andrews, Executive Director of the Steering Committee of the PFC
William I. Greener, Jr., Deputy Chairman for Communications, PFC
White House Staff:
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant
for DomesticoAffairs
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
Assistant for Management and Budget
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and
Assistant for Economic Affairs
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant