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Digitized from Box 6 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
11-2-75]
POOL RE RT
(Reutrn, Vail to Washington, Thursday, Jan. 2.)
The President, wearing his furcollared brown tweed coat and
no hat, came out of the Bass House with "rs. Ford (brown fur coat)
and Susan (camel-hair coat) at 11:45 a.m. President was leading
Liberty on a leash.
KNOT
With a of neighbors watching from the road, they shook
hands with various locals, including Larry Buendorf, head of
the Secret Service ski detail.
Six-car motorcade, with police cars fore and aft, left at
11:50 a.m. President and Mrs. Ford were in a blue Continental,
along with Liberty. Susan rode in a yellow Continental with B her
escort, Gardner Britt. It was snoing lightly. Uneventful
motorcade to Avon, where party changed to three helicopters at
12:05 p.m.
At Avon, there was a brief exchange in which the President
said he "had a brief great time, but it's nice to get back; it
really is."
estionE What's your reaction to the Watergate verdict?
President: I don t think it's appropriate for me to comment.
Uneventful helicopter flight over snowy peaks began at
12:15, ended at 1:20 p.m. at Grand Junction airport. Snow had
stopped, weak sun was out.
Walking to his plarne, the President seemed to be favoring
his right leg. Aboard Air Force One, "essen told us this was
true, but Mr. Ford "did not injure himself out there at all." Nesse
said the President favors the leg "once in a while" because der he
hurt that INCOME knee playing football. But he emphasized that
no skiing injury was involved. He said the resident has had
similar trouble in the past after tennis and
golf,
= Dr. Lukash says there's no treatment for it, "it just goes away.
He said Lukash says there is no new injury at all.
After quick takeoff, which you saw, at 1:35 p.m., Nessen
came back to tell us:
-- That the -resident had signed 15 bills. de said the
list of bills and statements was being made public by the White
House in Washington, along with the retirmment of Lewis Mumford
as Librarian of Congress/
-- That the President, soon aiter takeoff, began a cônference
in the forward compartment with staff chief Donald Rumsfeld, White
House Counsel Philip W. Buchen and John 0, Marsh, his assistant
for Congressional liaison. WE SAW NONE OF THE ADVISERS ON THE PLANE,
(Nessen said Buchen and Marsh flew to Zashingzza
Grand Junction from Andrews when the plane was ferried out
- to Colorado Thursday morning. We were told there was no
hangar space for the plane at Grand Junction, so it returned
after 32 the flight out Dec. 23.)
Nessen declined to specify the subject of the conference,
saying only that it dealt with more than one subject and the
President "has a lot of work to do this month and he's taking
advantage of the trip.
Nessen reviewed the schedule for the next few days with
no substantial changes: Pridayr--Trade bill signing and signing
02 other bills; Set.--Economic meeting and more bill signing, Sun--
midni.,ht bill deadline pass sign last bills.