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Schedule Matters, Presidential, 1977-79
Folder Citation: Collection: Office of the Chief of Staff Files; Series:
Hamilton Jordan's Confidential Files; Folder Schedule Matters,
Presidential, 1977-79; Container 37
To See Complete Finding Aid:
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINIST RATION
GSA FORM 7122 (REV. 1-81
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN.
Tim why Miss?
THE WHITE HOUSE
a) b) No substance 15t day "Assess
WASHINGTON
June 29, 1977
Things reason like Galf- in etc. oil ok
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
TIM KRAFT TK
c)
Check fina sche E j.s.t deleps
d)
SUBJECT:
Proposed Southern Trip - July 20 - 21
J
In an earlier memo to you regarding possible travel in July,
you wrote "a possibility -- hold open and assess a full day's
trip" on the 15-state Southern Legislative Conference to be
held in Charleston.
Attached is a schedule proposal for a two-state trip.
Tim Smith, Fran and I have met with Hamilton, Jody, and Frank
and the consensus recommendation is to add Mississippi to the
South Carolina stop. Tennessee was considered a higher priority
but the Vice President will be there at a Jefferson-Jackson
Day Dinner nine days before our travel date.
Jody strongly recommends, and we concur, that the trip be
scheduled over a two-day period. Not two whole days, just
one twenty-four hour period which affords far better national
press coverage than one day, however good the event. Fresno,
for example, and the farm trip got scant national coverage
because of the earlier events of the same day.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PROPOSED SOUTHERN TRIP
Wednesday, July 20, 1977
4:00 p.m. EDT Washington, D.C.
Depart Andrews Air Force
Base for Jackson, Miss.
(Flight time: 2:10)
5:10 p.m. CDT
JACKSON, MS.
Arrive Jackson Thompson
Field - OPEN ARRIVAL
VIP Political Reception
Committee
5:30 p.m.
Depart Airport for
Small Town Southern
Barbeque Cook-out
6:00 p.m.
Small Town
Community Barbeque --
(approx 20-25 miles
Mingle - Shake Hands
from Jackson)
6:40 p.m.
Informal Remarks
7:00 p.m.
Depart barbeque for
Jackson
7:30 p.m.
RON - Jackson Private Home
Thursday, July 21, 1977
9:00 a.m. CDT Jackson, MS.
Depart Jackson for
Charleston, So. Carolina
(Flight time: 1:25)
11:25 a.m. EDT CHARLESTON, S.C.
Arrive Charleston
Municipal Airport -
Open Arrival
VIP Reception Committee
11:45 a.m.
Depart Charleston Airport
for Mills Hyatt House
12:15 p.m.
Arrive Mills Hyatt House
Holding Room
Press sets up
12:30 p.m.
Address - Southern
Legislative Conference
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
- 2 -
Thursday, July 21, 1977, cont'd
1:00 p.m.
Private Lunch - Holding
Room - Press Files
2:00 p.m.
Depart Mills Hyatt House
for Airport
2:30 p.m.
Depart Charleston for
Washington, D.C.
(Flight time: 1:15)
3:45 p.m. EDT
Washington, D.C.
Arrive Andrews Air Force
Base
4:05 p.m.
Arrive The White House
####
In Mississippi, there is ample time to consider one or both
of the following additional events:
1) A private, informal meeting with Governor Finch
(breakfast or coffee in the evening) --- Governor
Finch may wish to invite Governor Wallace to join
in this informal session.
2) An informal 45-60 minute Q & A with the news reporters
of several Southern States --- again either in the
evening or at breakfast.
UNULAS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
EYES ONLY
February 17, 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR PRESIDENT CARTER
FROM:
HAMILTON JORDAN
For substantive and political reasons, we think that your Tuesday
trip to Atlanta should be postponed to a later date. The reasons
are:
1. Ambassador Dubs will be buried at Arlington Cemetery on
Tuesday. Because he was your personal representative to
Afghanistan and the first American Ambassador killed during
your Presidency, we believe that you should be present at his
funeral. It should be noted politically that many of the
vocal critics of our policies and actions will be at Dubs' funeral.
2. In terms of pearances, the juxtaposition of your
appearances in Gr gia and the Dubs funeral is incongruous.
3. In terms of the events in Iran, Victnam and China, your
remarks at Georgia l'ech could be inappropriate and could be
undermined by events that we cannot control or foresee.
4. We all think that the SALT speech that has been drafted for
your use at Georgia Tech is a good one, but in the context
of what is happening in the world today, we believe that a
SALT speech now will not seem relevant to events and circum-
stances. It would be a shame to waste the "kick off" of your
personal involvement in the SALT debate with a good speech that
will have - at best - little positive impact and - at worst -
will be counterproductive. (We don't think that changing the
focus of that speech is a good option.)
5. We feel that the Dubs' funeral provides an appropriate reason
for you to postpone your Tuesday speech. Without regard to
other considerations, we believe that it is essential that you
be present at the Dubs' funeral. Doing anything else on this day
would seem inappropriate.
This represents the views of the Vice President, Cy Vance, Zbig
Jody and Jerry.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
EYES ONLY
February 17, 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR PRESIDENT CARTER
FROM:
HAMILTON JORDAN
For substantive and political reasons, we think that your Tuesday
trip to Atlanta should be postponed to a later date. The reasons
are:
1. Ambassador Dubs will be buried at Arlington Cemetery on
Tuesday. Because he was your personal representative to
Afghanistan and the first American Ambassador killed during
your Presidency, we believe that you should be present at his
funeral. It should be noted politically that many of the
vocal critics of our policies and actions will be at Dubs' funeral.
2. In terms of appearances, the juxtaposition of your
appearances in Georgia and the Dubs funeral is incongruous.
3. In terms of the events in Iran, Vietnam and China, your
remarks at Georgia Tech could be inappropriate and could be
undermined by events that we cannot control or foresee.
4. We all think that the SALT speech that has been drafted for
your use at Georgia Tech is a good one, but in the context
of what is happening in the world today, we believe that a
SALT speech now will not seem relevant to events and circum-
stances. It would be a shame to waste the "kick off" of your
personal involvement in the SALT debate with a good speech that
will have - at best - little positive impact and - at worst -
will be counterproductive. (We don't think that changing the
focus of that speech is a good option.)
5. We feel that the Dubs' funeral provides an appropriate reason
for you to postpone your Tuesday speech. Without regard to
other considerations, we believe that it is essential that you
be present at the Dubs' funeral. Doing anything else on this day
would seem inappropriate.
This represents the views of the Vice President, Cy Vance, Zbig
Jody and Jerry.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
HJ:
Dan TAte arranged meeting
with Cranston and Jim
and Stu in Cranston's office
to see Jarvis - and then
Jarvis' office said his
schedule was "too busy."
So Dan says it worked out
fine - we made the effort,
and Cranston is happy, and
we don't have to have the
meeting, but we get the
credit for being willing.
I suggested Dan let Jody/Rex
know in case it comes up
again in the briefing.
Dan says he appreciates
the help.
04
E.
6/19
I have
no objection
June 19, 1978
TO:
PRESIDENT CARTER
FROM: HAMILTON JORDAN 4.9.
"meets sta him with
RE:
HOWARD JARVIS
J
I certainly agree with your decision not to meet with
Howard Jarvis. For you to do so would imply your potential
support for his efforts plus would give him increased
national credibility.
On the other hand, I do think that we might be playing
into his hands unless someone in the Administration does
agree to meet with him. He was on the cover of Time maga-
zine last week and was on "Meet the Press" yesterday. He
and his issue are certainly a part of the current Ameri-
can political mood and consciousness. We might simply
be giving him ammunition to use against us if he can
claim that "the President or none of his people will even
listen to me".
It would seem that possibly Jim McIntyre and/or Stu
could arrange to meet with him. They could take a pos-
itive approach with him outlining what we have done to
reduce the Federal deficit, reorganize the government,
etc. It just seems that politically the single worst
thing we could do would be to appear to be ignoring the
man and the idea he represents.
C
March 16, 1979
EYES ONLY
TO:
PRESIDENT CARTER AND MRS. CARTER
FROM:
HAMILTON JORDAN HI.
After meeting with Phil Wise, Gretchen Poston, Kit
Dobelle, Jerry Rafshoon, Frank Moore and representatives
of the NSC and the State Department, we have the following
general thoughts and recommendations:
Time
At present, it looks as if the Knesset debate will take
place no sooner than the 20th of March which is Tuesday
of next week. If you assume that the debate will last
for only two days, we will be late in the week with the
religious holidays preventing travel to the States in time
ELECTROCTATIC REPRODUCTION MADE FOR
PRESERVATION PURPOSES
for a signing ceremony Thursday or Friday. For that reason,
we would look to the first part of the next week for the
arrival of Begin and Sadat and the signing ceremony. We
should tenatively plan for their arrival either Sunday
or Monday, the ceremony the following day and their de-
parture from Washington the third day (or at least the
end of your official involvement in their activities)
Phil Wise will give you a more specific schedule for your
review and approval. Do you generally approve of this
tenative schedule?
Approve
Disapprove
Other
Signing Ceremony
We all agree that the signing ceremony should take place
at either the State Department or the White House, and
both Jerry Rafshoon and Jody think it should be done in
prime time. Gretchen initially argued for the ceremony
to be held in the Rotunda of the Capitol, but we argued
that that was inappropriate as it was an agreement that
was mediated and negotiated by you representing the Execu-
tive Branch of our government and that - as a practical
matter - anything done in the Capitol was controlled by
the Congress meaning quite simply that we would not be
able to determine who got tickets, etc.
Jerry Rafshoon, Gretchen and Kit Dobelle argue strongly
for a signing ceremony in the East Wing followed by a
very large dinner on the South Lawn under a huge tent.
See Gretchen's attached memo and the photo album that
shows how this could be done. The tent could accomodate
about 1200 people and would tolerate any weather conditions.
They argue that logistically it would be better to have
everything at one place instead of having to move the
entire group and operation from one place to another.
Using the tent, Jerry Rafshoon argues that this would
be more unique than a Kennedy Center event and that we
could still have entertainment that would be used by the
networks and public broadcasting.
I posed the question about the "candlelight ceremony"
which appeals to us all as a way to involve the public
in an unusual and meaningful way. We decided that one
possibility would be that after the signing ceremony and
before the dinner commenced that the President, Begin and
Sadat would get in a car together and ride down the
CORTO LINCOLN MEMORIAL)
Elipse for a candlelight ceremony. They could either
have a very brief and simple ceremony there or they
could simply motor along a publicized route which could
be lined with persons holding candles. Using the DNC,
White House personnel, Congressional staffers, etc.,
there is no doubt that we could raise a substantial crowd.
So, to summarize, we jointly recommend a signing ceremony
in the East Wing followed by some public event on the
Elipse followed by the dinner on the South Lawn. We would
like to have your reaction to this idea.
Collateral Events
You will obviously want to meet with Begin and Sadat
sometimes earlier in the day. You might have them and
their wives for lunch together and Cy could simultaneously
host a luncheon for the three Cabinets
Frank Moore reports that the Congress will want some piece
of the action and some way to honor Begin, Sadat and you.
Possibly the morning after the ceremony, you could
accompany them to the Hill to address a joint session.
This is a decision that will have to be made jointly with
the Congressional leadership. As we will expect the Congress
to support the commitments you made in the negotiations,
such a visit will be helpful. Also, by having a Congress-
ional event, it will allow us to get by without inviting
all 535 members to the signing ceremony and dinner. Frank
thinks that if we have a joint appearance at the Congress,
he will only need a couple of hundred invitations to the
events, which will allow us to invite more of our political
friends.
We would appreciate your general reactions to these
tenative suggestions.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 15, 1979
MEMORANDUM TO:
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CARTER
FROM:
GRETCHEN POSTON
Gp
SUBJECT:
A CELEBRATION OF PEACE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A tent set-up on the South Lawn can be provided for the
Celebration (to accommodate 1300 guests) at a seated dinner. Within
this facility a stage, press area and serving spaces can be included.
The tent size available measures 100' X 180'.
Lighting and heating presents no problem in the tent.
We are proposing a seated dinner for 1300 guests rather than
a large reception for 1500 to 1800 guests standing. It would be
difficult to have a focal point for the three principals, their toasts,
or entertainment with guests standing.
Irregardless of whether or not the Celebration is a buffet
or seated dinner, tables and chairs have to be set up in the tent.
Bars and food stations do not require much of a differential in cost
if guests are seated or standing. No real cost savings are achieved.
A memento similar to the one Set Momjian did for the Inaugural
could be a possibility at each person' place. Remarks of the three
principals and the program could be included.
The fireworks man (from the Congressional Promenade) has
called to offer fireworks which could begin at the moment of signing
and continue long enough for the participants in the ceremony to view
them from the adjoining balcony.
Included is a book of photographs of various types of tents.
On the fourth page, a photograph of a tent set up on the South Lawn
is shown. It was for the dinner for the P. O. W.'s.
CC: Hamilton Jordan
Kit Dobelle
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1979
MEMORANDUM TO:
HAMILTON JORDAN
FROM:
KIT DOBELLE
JERRY RAFSHOON
years
SUBJECT:
Location of Ceremony
We believe that the Treaty should be signed in the East Room
of the White House and broadcast on a large screen to the
South Lawn tent for the following reasons:
1. The President is personally identified with these
treaties and they should be signed at the White House.
2. While there is little reason for a State Department
signing, there is a certain symmetry in signing the
Treaty in the same room as the Camp David accords.
3. More protocol problems are created by trying to pick
the 700-800 most deserving guests than by limiting
the ceremony to the official parties and Congressional
leadership and inviting all others (2000 or so) to the
closed circuit viewing. Everyone is "invited to the
White House" for the signing.
4. It is logistically easier since there is no travel
for the principles and no shuttling of guests.
Please let either one of us have your views today so that a
decision can be made and preparations begun.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1979
TO:
JERRY RAFSHOON
FROM:
GRETCHEN POSTON Gp
SUBJECT:
SIGNING CEREMONY AND DINNER
Kit Dobelle just called with regard to your conversation and thoughts
on using the East Room for the Signing Ceremony, with dinner guests
included in the ceremony via large viewing screens set up in the tent.
I think it's a great idea for two reasons:
1. It would keep everything in the White House
2. You would not have the problem of who to include or exclude
from the ceremony itself - only officials would attend the
actual ceremony
All guests invited would feel included in the ceremony itself and because
of the size, it would be a problem of whom to exclude.
Everything would seem to flow SO well - from the signing to the fireworks,
and then the three principals arriving in the tent immediately following
the signing.
cc: Kit Dobelle
Hamilton Jordan
3615
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 1979
Ham & phil-
bet with
MR. PRESIDENT:
Attached are requests from NSC for your involvement with
Try to this reduce list I
foreign travel or invitations to foreign visitors from you. To
summarize these requests:
1) Official visit by Japanese Prime Minister Ohira on
May 1 or 2;
2) Working lunch with Panamanian President Royo on May 10;
3) Attendance at Economic Summit in Tokyo at the end of June
preceded by a two-day state visit to Japan followed by a
one-day visit to Korea;
4) State visit by UAE President Zayid in July;
5) Official visit by Polish First Secretary Gierek during the
fall or winter;
6) State visit by President Pertini of Italy in 1980 to be
announced by April 3;
In addition, you have already approved and have outstanding:
1) Indian Foreign Minister Vajpayee on April 24;
2) King Hussein of Jordan tentatively scheduled May 15-16;
3) Prime Minister Jack Lynch of Ireland scheduled during the
second half of this year;
4) SALT Summit with Brezhnev;
5) Crown Prince Fahd visit to be rescheduled this year;
6) President Lopez Portillo of Mexico for a visit this year.
7) Helmut Schmidt of West Germany on June 6
I am sure this list will continue to grow. I am very concerned
that you strengthen your domestic image during the next few months
as you head into late 1979 and early 1980. Given this heavy inter-
national schedule, it will be hard to shape this perception.
I feel you need to minimize your visible international inter-
actions for the rest of the year by having the Vice President or
others substitute for you or just saying no to some requests.
PHIL
Phil
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MR. PRESIDENT-
THEY ARE LOOKING AT
FIRST TWO WERKS or MAY
FOOL ITALIAN SUMMIT.
I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND
LAST TWO WEEKS IN JUNE.
THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL
WHERE WE WILL BE MID-MAY
IN THE NOMINATION PROCESS,
N.D.
Ham Talk to
H.Owen H. Owen
J
DATE
CAUCUS/CONVENTION
PR PRIAMRY
LOOPHOLE
1/21
TOWA (50)
1/29
2/5
2/12
new hampshire 1 (19)
2/17
puerto rico 2 (26)
2/19
2/26
MINNESOTA (75)
New Hampitine
3/4
massachusetts 3 (111)
vermont bc 4
3/11
HAWAII (18)
FLORIDA (100)
OKLAHOMA (42)
GEORGIA (63)
WASHINGTON (58)
ALABAMA (45)
wisconsin 5 (75)
maine 6 (22)
mississippi 7 (32)
wyoming 8 (11)
3/15
SOUTH CAROLINA (37)
puerto Rico
VIRGINIA (64)
3/18
ILLINOIS (179)
3/25
CONNECTICUT (54)
4/1
KANSAS (37)
4/8
wisconsin bc
4/12
ARIZONA (29)
4/15
4/17
IDAHO (17)
4/19
VERMONT 9 (12)
4/22
MISSOURI (77)
PENNSYLVANIA (185)
4/26
michigan 10 (141)
4/29
new york 11 (28
5/3
texas 12 (152)
LOUISIANA (51)
5/5
COLORADO 13 (40)
5/6
DC (19)
INDIANA (80)
NORTH CAROLINA (69)
TENNESSEE (55)
5/13
MARYLAND (59)
NEBRASKA (22)
5/19
UTAH (20)
5/24
DELAWARE (13)
5/27
ARKANSAS (41)
KENTUCKY (50)
NEVADA (12)
OREGON (39)
idaho bc
6/3
CALIFORNIA (306)
WEST VIRGINIA
OHIO (161)
NEW JERSEY (113)
RHODE ISLAND (23)
SOUTH DAKOTA (19)
NEW MEXICO (20)
montana bc
6/10
north dakota 14 (14)
UPPER CASE = Date and system not likely to change.
lower case If Date and system may change.
( )
= Number of delegate votes.
C
April 11, 1979
EYES ONLY/NO COPIES
TO:
PRESIDENT CARTER
FROM:
HAMILTON JORDAN 70
Phil Wise, Tim Kraft, the respective schedulers for
both the First Lady and the Vice-President will be
submitting to you very soon an overview schedule
for the balance of 1979. It will focus on the states
that you need to visit and will allocate states and
certain types of events to yourself, the First Lady
and the Vice-President.
However, Zbig's memo here prompted me to point out
to you our tenative thinking about several things.
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PRESERVATION PURPOSES
First, December of this year will be dead for all
practical purposes. This means that if you are to
formally announce toward the end of 1979, it would
have to be in either October or November. Although
our plans are to get you around the country in the
next six months as a non-candidate, there will be
certain states that you will need to visit in 1979
in an active campaign posture. In addition, to raise
the bulk of our campaign monies in 1979, we will need
to have toward the end of the year several big func-
tions that will feature you. We will not be able to
meet our financial goals without two or three events
that feature you.
NOT
Nomt
knowing what will happen within the party, Phil
and I agree that we should keep the last few months
of the year and the first few months of 1980 relatively
free
of timeconsuming foreign policy events. For
that reason, we have recommended advancing several
events into the summer or early fall and have recommended
that you postpone a few for several months. This is
the thrust of our recommendations.
I