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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 75) 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
MAY 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:59 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= =Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
6:59
The President had breakfast.
7:35
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:40
8:00
The President met with:
David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence
Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI)
White House Support Staff
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for
National Security Affairs
8:02
8:20
The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
8:30
9:03
The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld.
9:03
9:20
The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr.
The President met with:
9:23
10:35
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
9:30
10:35
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
The President met with:
10:35
11:08
Mr. Marsh
10:35
11:08
Mr. Rumsfeld
10:35
11:08
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
10:35
11:08
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:35
11:08
William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary
11:00
11:08
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
11:33
11:50
The President met with:
William French Smith, partner with Gibson, Dunn, and
Crutcher law firm, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Rumsfeld
12:05
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
12:05
12:50
The President participated in a National Security Council
(NSC) meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
12:50
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:52
12:57
The President met with:
Ralph P. Davidson, Publisher of Time Magazine
Mr. Nessen
The purpose of the meeting was for the President to accept
continued
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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
MAY 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:52 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
a special first run copy of the Bicentennial issue of
Time Magazine.
1:00
1:08
The President met to congratulate recipients of the Inter-
national Women of the Year (IWI) Awards sponsored by the
American Newspaper Women's Clubs:
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, Special Assistant for
Coordination of Nutrition Programs for North
Carolina, former President of the National
Education Association, and former Director of
the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor and IWY
Award recipient
Sigrid Schnyder, international volunteer, wife of
the Ambassador from Switzerland to the U.S. and
IWY Award recipient
Helvi Sipila, Assistant Secretary General of the
Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of
the United Nations and Secretary General for IWY
and IWY Award recipient
Zelda Fichandler, Producing Director of Arena Stage,
Washington, D.C. and IWY Award recipient
Jean Osgood Rainey, President of the American News-
paper Women's Club
Barbara Laird, Associate Member of the American News-
paper Women's Club and Co-Chairman of the IWY
Awards
Pat Gates, Member of the American Newspaper Women's
Club and Co-Chairman of the IWY Awards and
Producer/Broadcaster for Voice of America
Patricia S. Lindh, Special Assistant for Women's
Affairs
Karen R. Keesling, Staff Assistant
Members of the press
1:14
1:17
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
2:00
2:35
The President met to discuss the oil tankar industry with:
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
continued
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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
MAY 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:00 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Richard L. Dunham, Deputy Director of the Domestic
Council
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
3:00
3:02
R
The President talked with Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA) Alan Greenspan.
The President met with:
3:05
4:04
Mr. Buchen
3:05
4:04
Mr. Marsh
3:05
4:20
Mr. Rumsfeld
3:40
3:49
R
The President talked on a conference line with:
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
4:20
4:40
The President met with former Congressman Leslie C. Arends
(R-Illinois).
4:40
5:20
The President met with Congressman John J. Rhodes
(R-Arizona).
5:22
6:20
The President met with Mr. Rumsfeld.
7:08
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:10
7:13
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
7:50
The President had dinner with:
Brian McCartney, member of the ski patrol in Vail,
Colorado and guest of Susan
Arvin Kasparaitis, member of the ski patrol in Vail,
Colorado and guest of Susan
Bruce Milki, member of the ski patrol in Vail,
Colorado and guest of Susan
10:29
10:32
R
The President talked with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
SY/EJ 6/13/75
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Page 3 of 3 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
All present
list confirmed by NSC
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC) MEETING
Cabinet Room
May 12, 1975
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
The Vice President
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Gen. David C. Jones, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
William E. Colby, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State
William P. Clements, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant to the President
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
W. Richard Smyser, Senior Staff Member, NSC