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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 84) 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.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
7:28 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President was an overnight guest at the Little America
Westgate Plaza Hotel, 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego,
California.
Note: The President was accompanied by members of the press
throughout his visit to California and Oregon.
7:28
7:30
P
The President talked with his Personal Secretary, Dorothy E.
Downton.
7:35
7:38
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
7:55
The President went to his motorcade.
8:00
8:07
The President motored from the Little America Westgate Plaza
Hotel to Lindburgh Field.
?
?
The President addressed the crowd gathered for his departure.
8:19
10:43
The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Lindburgh
Field to Boeing International Airport, Seattle,
Washington. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "A."
The President met with:
8:22
8:26
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
8:25
8:26
Don Penny Schneider, Consultant
8:42
9:05
The President participated in an interview with:
Strobe Talbott, Senior Political Correspondent for
Time magazine
Murray Gart, Chief of Correspondents for Time
magazine
Dean Fisher, White House Correspondent for Time
magazine
Mr. Cheney
9:07
9:08
The President met with Mr. Schneider.
9:09
9:30
The President met with Mr. Schneider.
9:53
10:07
The President met with:
Mr. Cheney
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
10:11
10:25
The President met with Edith C. Green, Co-Chairman, Citizens
for Ford, President Ford Committee (PFC) and former
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Congresswoman (D-Oregon).
Page 1 of 6 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
10:29 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
10:29
10:33
The President met with his Press Secretary, Ronald H. Nessen.
10:42
10:43
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
10:43
The President was greeted by a delegation of Washington
Republican and PFC leaders. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "B."
The President was introduced by Governor Daniel J. Evans
(R-Washington).
10:45
10:57
The President addressed the crowd gathered for his visit.
The President's remarks were broadcast live on local
television.
11:03
The President went to his motorcade.
11:03
11:10
The President and Governor Evans motored from Lindburgh
Field to Todd Shipyard Annex Building.
11:10
The President and Governor Evans were greeted by:
Carl R. Meurk, General Manager of Todd Shipyard
Paul H. Johnson, Jr., Project Manager for the
Amphibious Assault Landing (AALC) Program,
Todd Shipyards
J.F. Heckel, President of Aerojet General Corps
11:15
11:27
The Presidential party toured the Todd Shipyards AALC Program
exhibits.
11:27
The President and Governor Evans returned to their motorcade.
11:30
11:33
The President and Governor Evans motored from the Todd
Shipyards Annex Building to Todd Shipyards.
11:33
The President and Governor Evans were greeted by Assistant
Gneeral Manager of Todd Shipyards John T. Gilbride, Jr.
11:34
11:57
The Presidential party participated in a tour of the
Shipyard.
The President and Governor Evans boarded a hydrofoil.
12:03
12:27
The President and Governor Evans cruised aboard the hydrofoil
from Todd Shipyards to Pier 57 park.
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Page 2 of 6 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
12:27 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:27
1:14
The President and Governor Evans participated in a campaign
rally.
12:38
The President went to the platform. For a list of platform
guests, see APPENDIX "c."
The President was introduced by Governor Evans.
12:46
1:02
The President addressed the crowd gathered for his visit.
1:14
The President and Governor Evans returned to their motorcade.
1:14
1:23
The President and Governor Evans motored from Pier 57 Park
to the Veterans Administration Hospital, 3350 LaJolla
Village Drive.
1:23
The President was greeted by:
Jerome R. Dolezal, Director of the Veterans
Administration Hospital
Richard F. Murphy, Regional Hospital Director
for Veterans Administration
Dr. Benjamin Belnap, Chief of Staff of the Veterans
Administrations Hospital
1:25
The President went to the holding room.
1:40
The President went to the offstage announcement area.
1:43
1:55
The President participated in a Medal of Honor Tree Planting
ceremony on the occasion of Veterans Day 1976.
1:43
The President went to the platform. For a list of platform
guests, see APPENDIX "D."
The President was introduced by Governor Evans.
1:45
1:49
The President addressed approximately 200 guests attending
the ceremony.
The President went to the tree planting site. He was
accompanied by:
Mr. Dolezal
Mr. Murphy
1:50
The President turned a spade of dirt to symbolize the
planting of a Nordman Fir tree.
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Page 3 of 6 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
1:55 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
1:55
The President returned to his motorcade.
2:00
2:06
The President motored from the Veterans Administration
Hospital to Boeing International Airport.
2:15
3:04
The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Boeing
International Airport to Portland International
Airport, Portland, Oregon. For a list of passen-
gers, see APPENDIX "E."
2:17
2:22
The President met with Mr. Schnieder.
The President met with:
2:24
2:28
Mr. Cheney
2:26
2:27
Mr. Schneider
2:45
2:51
The President met with Mr. Schneider.
3:04
The "Spirit of '76" arrived at Portland International
Airport.
The President was greeted by:
Senator Bob Packwood (R-Oregon)
Wendell Wyatt, former Congressman (R-Oregon)
Robert Voy, Co-Chairman of the Oregon state PFC
Craig Berkman, Co-Chairman of the Oregon state
PFC
Victor Atiyeh, state Senator (R-Oregon) and honorary
Chairman of the Oregon state PFC
Stephen A. Young, Chairman of the Republican state
Central Committee of Oregon
Dorotha Moore, Republican National Committeewoman
for Oregon
3:11
The President went to the press area. He was escorted by:
Senator Packwood
Mr. Wyatt
Mrs. Green
3:11
The President greeted a group of Oregon citizens who had
endorsed the President's candidacy. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "F."
The President was introduced by Senator Packwood.
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Page 4 of 6 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
3:21 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:21
3:25
The President addressed the crowd gathered for his visit.
The President returned to his motorcade. He was accompanied
by:
Senator Packwood
Mrs. Green
Mrs. Thomas L. (Audrey) McCall, wife of former
Governor (R-Oregon)
3:28
3:48
The Presidential party motored from Portland International
Airport to the Sheraton Portland Hotel, 1000 Northeast
Multnomah.
3:50
3:54
The President addressed the crowd gathered for his visit.
3:54
The President was greeted by:
Vincent Wasilewski, President of the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Bert Behrendt, General Manager of the Sheraton
Portland Hotel
3:56?
The President greeted:
Henry Schauer, Medal of Honor recipient from Salem,
Oregon
Robert Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient from
Creswell, Oregon
3:59
The President went to the holding room. He was accompanied
by:
Mr. Wasilewski
Senator Packwood
Mrs. Green
Mrs. McCall
4:18
The President went to the offstage announcement area.
4:19
5:01
The President attended the Northwestern Regional Meeting of
the NAB.
4:19
The President went to the platform in the Ballroom. For a
list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "G."
The President was introduced by Senator Packwood.
4:24
?
The President addressed approximately 500 guests attending
the meeting.
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Page 5 of 6 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
LITTLE AMERICA WESTGATE PLAZA HOTEL
OCTOBER 25, 1976
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
TIME
DAY
? p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= =Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
?
4:52
The President participated in a question and answer session.
5:01
The President went to the Washington Room.
5:01
5:15
The President met with a group of Oregon labor leaders.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "H."
5:15
The President returned to his motorcade. He was accompanied
by:
Senator Packwood
Mrs. Green
5:27
5:47
The Presidential party motored from the Sheraton Portland
Hotel to the Portland International Airport.
5:50
6:00
The President participated in a question and answer session
with members of the press.
PDT
EDT
6:07
12:55
The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Portland
International Airport to the Greater Pittsburgh Inter-
national Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For a
list of passengers, see APPENDIX "I."
(Actual flying time: 3 hours, 38 minutes)
The President met with:
6:10
7:09
Mr. Cheney
6:12
7:09
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
8:03
8:21
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
10:29
10:35
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
10:36
10:40
P
The President talked with his son, Michael.
For a record of the President's activities after midnight,
see the daily diary for October 26, 1976.
SY/EJ 12/16/76
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Page 6 of 6 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
PASSENGER MANIFEST
AIR FORCE ONE
MISSION 1230
San Diego, California to Seattle, Washington
25 October 1976
Dep: 8:19am
Arr: 10:41am
2+22
1080SM
The President
Peter Graves, actor
Joe Garagiola, sportscaster for National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and
former professional baseball player
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Edith C. Green, Co-Chairman, Citizens for Ford, President Ford Committee (PFC)
and former Congresswoman (D-Oregon)
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Terrence O'Donnell, Aide
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Byron M. Cavaney, Jr., Special Assistant
Mrs. Paul R. (Nola) Haerle, Regional Coordinator, PFC
Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Capt. Charles H. Mead, Air Force Aide
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
Don Penny Schneider, Consultant
H. James Field, Jr., Associate Director of the Presidential Personnel Office
(Staff Assistant to Mr. Cheney)
Patrick H. Butler, Associate Editor
Nellie L. Yates, Staff Assistant
Kathie Berger, Secretary to Mr. Cheney
Eva Brantley, Secretary, Advance Office
Jeannie Bull, Secretary, Advance Office
Marilyn Meinking, Secretary, Editorial Office
Wilma Hall, Secretary to Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler
MSCS Arturo Bautista, valet
SDCM Zosimo Monzon, steward
SGT Patricia Jones, stenographer
R. Keiser
J. Merchant
A. Buskirk
R. Johnston
USSS
L. DalPorto
C. Smith
F. Lawman
J. Pavlick
R. Melvin
Dean Fisher, TIME Magazine
Strobe Talbott, TIME Magazine
Murray Gart, TIME Magazine
Frank Marcianti, NBC Film Crew
Frank Cormier, AP
Virginia Bosch, NBC Film Crew
Richard Growald, UPI
Frank Cancellare, UPI Photo
Peter Bregg, AP Photo
Jim Carey, Copley News
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed.
WELCOMING COMMITTEE
Boeing Field International Airport
Seattle, Washington
October 25, 1976
Governor Daniel J. Evans (R-Washington)
Mrs. Daniel J. Evans
John Spellman, Republican candidate for Governor of Washington
Congressman Joel Pritchard (R-Washington)
Slade Gordon, Washington State Attorney General (R-Washington)
Bruce K. Chapman, Washington State Secretary of State (R-Washington)
Ross E. Davis, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee
of Washington
Warren McPherson, Co Chairman (Western) of the Washington State President
Ford Committee (PFC)
Dennis Dunn, Republican National Committeeman for Washington
Christopher Baylay, Chairman of the King County (Washington) PFC
T.R. Wilson, Chairman of the Board of the Boeing Company
APPENDIX "C"
CAMPAIGN RALLY
Pier 57 Park
Seattle, Washington
October 25, 1976
A list of platform guests participating in the campaign rally was
not available for inclusion in the President's diary.
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance.not confirmed.
MEDAL OF HONOR TREE PLANTING CEREMONY
Veterans Administration Hospital
Seattle, Washington
October 25, 1976
Platform Guests:
Jerome R. Dolezal, Director of the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Seattle, Washington
Richard F. Murphy, Regional Hospital Director for Veterans Administration
Benjamin H. Belknap, M.D., Chief of Staff of the Veterans Administration
Hospital, Seattle, Washington
Michael Graham, Chairman of the Committee on Seattle Veterans Administration
Hospital and Regional Office of Veterans Observance
Mrs. Susan Carscadden, Chief Engineer, Veterans Administration Hospital,
Seattle, Washington
Clyde Corsaro, Assistant Hospital Administrator, Seattle, Washington
H. Dale Grubb, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Veterans Administration
Central Office.
Bob Johnson, Master of Ceremonies
Capt. Don Ross, USN (Ret.), Public Affairs and Historian, Congressional
Medal of Honor Society
Israel Rosen
Mike Neely, volunteer site assistant
APPENDIX "E"
PASSENGER MANIFEST
AIR FORCE ONE
2700
MISSION 1230
Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon
25 October 1976
Dep: 2:15pm
Arr: 3:05pm
+50
140SM
The President
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Edith C. Green, Co-Chairman, Citizens for Ford, President Ford Committee (PFC)
and former Congresswoman (D-Oregon)
Mrs. Paul R. (Nola) Haerle, Regional Coordinator, PFC
Wendell Wyatt, former Congressman (R-Oregon)
Joe Garagiola, sportscaster for National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and former
professional baseball player
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Terrence O'Donnell, Aide
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Byron M. Cavaney, Jr., Special Assistant
Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Capt. Charles H. Mead, Air Force Aide
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
Don Penny Schneider, Consultant
H. James Field, Jr., Associate Director of the Presidential Personnel Office
(Staff Assistant to Mr. Cheney)
Patrick H. Butler, Associate Editor
Nellie L. Yates, Staff Assistant
Kathy Berger, Secretary to Mr. Cheney
Eva Brantley, Secretary, Advance Office
Jeannie Bull, Secretary, Advance Office
Marilyn Meinking, Secretary, Editorial Office
Wilma Hall, Secretary to Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage han-ler
MSCS Arturo Bautista, valet
SDCM Zosimo Monzon, steward
SGT Patricia Jones, stenographer
R. Keiser
J. Merchant
B. Coates
W. Ebert
USSS
A. Angelone
H. Hooper
J. Stanton
W. Granger
R. Rosebush
Howard Benedict, AP
Dick Bergholz, Los Angeles Times
Don Lambro, UPI
Charlie Gibson, ABC Correspondent
Peter Bregg, AP Photo
Frank Marcianti, NBC Film Crew
Frank Cancellare, UPI Photo
Virginia Bosch, NBC Film Crew
APPENDIX "F"
Attendance not confirmed.
WELCOMING COMMITTEE
Portland International Airport
Portland, Oregon
October 25, 1976
Father Paul Waldschmidt, President of Portland University, Portland, Oregon
Emo DeBernardis, President of Portland Community College
Rabbi Yonah H. Geller, Congregation Shaarie Torah, Portland, Oregon
Earl Rademacher, President of the Western Conservative Baptist Seminary,
Portland, Oregon
Robert McVickar, President of Oregon State University
Mrs. Thomas L. (Audrey) McCall, wife of the former Governor (R-Oregon)
Earl McGrath, Chairman of the Educators for Ford Committee, U.S. Commissioner
of Education under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and Professor at
the University of Arizona
Phil Bladine
Tom Mercer
Clay Myers
Norma Paulus
James Durham
Senator Bob Packwood (R-Oregon)
Wendell Wyatt, former Congressman (R-Oregon)
Robert Voy, Co-Chairman of the Oregon state President Ford Committee (PFC)
Craig Berkman, Co Chairman of the Oregon state PFC
Victor Atiyeh, state Senator (R-Oregon) and honorary Chairman of the Oregon
State PFC
continued
APPENDIX "F" p.2
10/25/76
Stephen A. Young, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee
of Oregon
Dortha Moore, Republican National Committeeman for Oregon
Thomas L. McCall, former Governor (R-Oregon)
Bill Boyd
Joseph Blummell
John Fencsak
Pam Baker
Leslie Lynn Hulden
Randle Philip Jahn
Robert Eugene Million
Charles Schmidt
James Crumpacker
APPENDIX "G"
Attendance not confirmed.
NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
Ballroom, Sheraton Portland Hotel
Portland, Oregon
October 25, 1976
Platform Guests:
Frank McLaurin, Member of the Board of the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB)
Abbott Washburn, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
Wally Nelskog, Member of the Board of the NAB
Forest Amsden, Member of the Board of the NAB
Vincent Wasilewski, President of the NAB
The President
Edith S. Green, Co-Chairman, Citizens for Ford, President Ford
Committee and former Congresswoman (D-Oregon)
Senator Bob Packwood (R-Oregon)
APPENDIX "H"
Attendance not confirmed.
List may not be complete.
MEETING WITH OREGON LABOR LEADERS ERS
Washington Room
Sheraton Portland Hotel
Portland, Oregon
October 25, 1976
The President
Keith Johnson, International Woodworkers of America
L.B. Day, Teamsters Union
Jim Hughes, Northwest Regional Director, Labor Department
John Parks, International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union
Bob Kennedy, President of the Oregon American Federation of Labor-
Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Nellie Fox, Executive Director of the Oregon AFL-CIO
APPENDIX "I"
PASSENGER MANIFEST
AIR FORCE ONE
2700
Portland, Oregon to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
25 October 1976
Dep: 6:07pm
Arr: 1:56am
3+49
2160SM
The President
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Edith Green, Co-Chairman, Citizens for Ford, President Ford Committee (PFC)
and former Congresswoman (D-Oregon)
Joe Garagiola, sportscaster for National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
and former professional baseball player
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Terrence O'Donnell, Aide
Byron M. Cavaney, Jr., Special Assistant
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician
Capt. Charles H. Mead, Air Force Aide
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
Don Penny Schneider, Consultant
H. James Field, Jr., Associate Director of the Presidential Personnel
Office (Staff Assistant to Mr. Cheney)
Patrick H. Butler, Associate Editor
Nellie L. Yates, Staff Assistant
Kathy Berger, Secretary to Mr. Cheney
Eva Brantley, Secretary, Advance Office
Jeannie Bull, Secretary, Advance Office
Marilyn Meinking, Secretary, Editorial Office
Wilma Hall, Secretary to Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler
MSCS Arturo Bautista, valet
SDCM Zosimo Monzon, steward
SGT Patricia Jones, stenographer
R. Keiser
J. Merchant
B. Coates
W. Ebert
A. Angelone
USSS
H. Hooper
J. Stanton
W. Granger
R. Rosebush
Frank Cormier, AP
Richard Growald, UPI
Peter Bregg, AP Photo
Frank Cancellare, UPI Photo
Saul Kohler, Newhouse
John Bascom, Mutual
Frank Marcianti, NBC Film Crew
Virginia Bosch, NBC Film Crew