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Digitized from Box 30 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
BRIEFING NOTES
August 19, 1976
3: a. m.
LID
There is a lid until 10:00 a.m. this morning.
VICE PRESIDENT
What that means is that the President will announce
ANNOUNCEMENT
his choice as a runningmate some time after 10 --
it could be 11 -- it may even be 12.
The President will come to the Briefing Room and
he will have his choice for Vice President with him.
The President is conducting a staff meeting now.
The prime discussion at that meeting with his staff
(Ron did not indicate who was present) is the selection
of a Vice Presidential candidate.
ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH
For Friday a.m. release.
NOMINATION
The President received two calls immediately after
NOTES
he received the nomination. The first was from
Vice President Rockefeller. The second was from
Barry Goldwater.
It is traditional that a group comes to the candidate
to inform him that he has received the nomination.
The group arrived at about 2:30, headed by Senator
Griffin, and including 14 others. They were wearing
their red and yellow baseball caps. Some of them
asked the President to autograph the caps, and he did.
Griffn said, Mr. President, we have come here to
tell you you were nominated tonight, in case you didn't
know it.