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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 77) 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.) PRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE AUGUST 24, 1975 VAIL, COLORADO TIME DAY 8:45 a.m. SUNDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out The President and the First Lady were overnight guests in the residence of Richard Bass, Mill Creek Circle, Vail, Colorado. 8:45 The President went to his motorcade. 8:45 9:00 The President motored from the Presidential vacation residence to Nottingham Farm, Avon, Colorado. 9:00 10:00 The President flew by helicopter from Nottingham Farm to Walker Field, Grand Junction, Colorado. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "A." The President was greeted by: James Spellman, Airport Manager for Walker Field Jerry Myers, Airport Maintenance Chief for Walker Field Lloyd Heeley, Senior Airport Custodian for Walker Field Mary Ann Goodnight, Airport Office Manager for Walker Field 10:20 12:05 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Grand Junction to Glacier International Airport, Kalispell, Montana. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B." The President was greeted by: Governor Thomas L. Judge (D-Montana) Mrs. Thomas L. Judge Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Congressman Max S. Baucus (D-Montana) Robert L. Woodahl, State Attorney General (R-Montana) Norma Happ, Mayor (R-Kalispell, Montana) 12:15 12:55 The President flew by helicopter from Glacier International Airport to the Libby Dam helipad, Libby, Montana. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "A." 12:55 2:20 The President participated in the dedication ceremony for the Libby Dam. Members of the press 12:55 The President was greeted by: Col. Raymond J. Eineigl, USA, District Engineer for the Seattle District Ray Fauss, Resident Engineer for Libby Dam continued GPO 1974 OL 555-863 Page 1 of 4 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) PRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE AUGUST 24, 1975 VAIL, COLORADO TIME DAY 12:55 p.m. SUNDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out continued Beverly Hooke, President of the Libby Dam Chamber of Commerce 1:00 The President went to the Treaty Tower. The President was greeted by: Donald S. Macdonald, Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources for Canada Jack H. Warren, Ambassador from Canada to the U.S. Kenneth T. Coffman, Project Engineer for the Libby Dam 1:07 The President and Mr. Macdonald, escorted by Mr. Coffman, went to the Observation Deck. 1:13 The Presidential party went to the Spillway Basin Bridge. 1:20 The President and Mr. Macdonald returned to their motorcade. 1:20 1:23 The President and Mr. Macdonald motored from the Spillway Basin Bridge to the dedication ceremony platform. 1:24 The President and Mr. Macdonald went to the platform. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "C." 1:59 2:12 The President addressed the crowd attending the dedication ceremony. 2:14 The President and Mr. Macdonald activated the generator activation switch, opening the dam spillway doors. 2:17 The President and Mr. Macdonald greeted the crowds. 2:20 The President returned to his motorcade. 2:20 2:27 The President motored from the Libby Dam dedication platform to the Libby Dam helipad. 2:33 3:08 The President flew by helicopter from the Libby Dam helipad to Glacier International Airport, Kalispell, Montana. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "A." 3:10 The President went to the terminal building. GPO: 1974 OL 555-863 Page 2 of 4 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) PRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE AUGUST 24, 1975 VAIL, COLORADO TIME DAY 3:10 p.m. SUNDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 3:10 3:35 The President met with Montana State Republican leaders. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." 3:35 The President went to the "Spirit of '76." MDT CDT 3:35 7:15 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Glacier International Airport to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "E." (Actual flying time: 2 hours, 40 minutes) 7:15 The President was greeted by: Richard Daley, Mayor (D-Chicago, Illinois) Lt. Col. William J. McQuade, Air National Guard Base Commander for O'Hare Field 7:20 The President went to his motorcade. 7:20 7:55 The President and Mayor Daley motored from O'Hare Inter- national Airport to the Chicago Yacht Club, East Monroe Street and the Lake. 8:00 The President attended a reception and dinner for the World Star Class Sailing Championship sponsored by Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago in the President's honor. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F." Members of the press 9:25 9:30 The President addressed approximately 50 dinner guests. 9:35 The President, accompanied by Mayor Daley, returned to his motorcade. 9:35 9:40 The President motored from the Chicago Yacht Club to the Palmer House, 17 East Monroe Street. The President was greeted by Porter P. Parris, Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corporation and General Manager of the Palmer House. 9:50 The President went to his suite. GPO: 1974 OL 555-863 Page 3 of 4 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) PRESIDENTIAL VACATION RESIDENCE AUGUST 24, 1975 VAIL, COLORADO TIME DAY 9:50 p.m. SUNDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out The President met with: 9:50 ? Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant 9:50 ? Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant 10:05 ? Richard B. Ogilvie, former Governor (R-Illinois) 10:05 ? Edgar D. Janotta, Partner with William Blair and Company, Chicago, Illinois IN 10:06 10:10 P The President talked with Senator Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona). 10:32 10:36 P The President talked with the First Lady. SY/EJ 9/24/75 GPO: 1974 555-863 Page 4 of 4 Page(s). APPENDIX "A" HELICOPTER PASSENGER MANIFESTS August 24, 1975 FROM: NOTTINGHAM FARM, AVON, COLORADO TO: WALKER FIELD. GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO The President Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant Maj. Robert E. Barrett, Army Aide Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician FROM: GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KALISPELL, MONTANA TO: LIBBY DAM, MONTANA The President Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Governor Thomas L. Judge (D-Montana) Congressman Max S. Baucus (D-Montana) Mr. Cheney Maj. Barrett Rear Adm. Lukash Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary FROM: LIBBY DAM, MONTANA TO: GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KALISPELL, MONTANA The President Senator Mansfield Congressman Baucus Mr. Nessen Mr. Cheney Rear Adm. Lukash Maj. Barrett APPENDIX "B" PASSENGER MANIFEST AIR FORCE ONE 27000 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MISSION 996 Grand Junction, CO to Kalispell, MT 24 Aug 1975 Dep: 10:24am Arr: 11:59am 1+35 780SM 1. THE PRESIDENT 2. Mr. Dick Cheney, Deputy Assistant 3. Mr. Ron Nessen, Press Secretary 4. Mr. Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) 5. Mr. Paul Theis, Executive Editor 6. Captain Leland S. Kollmorgen, Military Assistant 7. Mr. Terrence O'Donnell, Aide 8. Mr. Red Cavaney, Director of the Presidential Advance Office 9. Mr. Robert Orben, Associate Editor 10. Admiral William Lukash, Physician 11. General Lawrence Adams , Commanding Officer, White House Communications Agency 12. Mr. Carl Schumacher, photographer 13. Major Robert Barrett Army Aide 14. Miss Judy Morton, Secretary to Mr. Theis 15. Miss Kathie Berger, Secretary to Mr. Cheney 16. MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler 17. MSG Muriel A. Collins, stenographer 18. SDCM Zosimo Monzon, steward 19. Mr. R. Pontius 20. Mr. J. Merchant 21. Mr. W. Welch 22. Mr. J. Ball USSS 23. Mr. R. Rasor 24. Mr. A. Bosco 25. Mr. C. Bulloch 26. Mr. L. Miller 27. Mr. Y. Yakura 28. Mr. J. McDavid 29. Ms. Fran Lewine AP 30. Ms. Helen Thomas UPI 31. Mr. Charles Tasnadi AP Photo 32. Mr. Darryl Heikes UPI Photo 33. Mr. A1 Bargamian CBS 34. Mr. Gene Gerlach CBS 35. Mr. Carroll Kilpatrick Washington Post 36. Ms. Margarite Michaels Time 37. Mr. Dale Kelsey CBS 38. Mr. Bob Schiefer CBS FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPENDIX "C" Attendance not confirmed LIBBY DAM DEDICATION LIBBY DAM, MONTANA August 24, 1975 First Row Platform Guests Beverly Hooke, President of the Libby Dam Chamber of Commerce Lt. Gen. William Gribble, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Gary V. Lauk, Minister of Economic Development, British Columbia Mrs. Donald S. MacDonald Victor Veysey, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Donald S. MacDonald, Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources for Canada The President Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Podium Governor Thomas L. Judge (D-Montana) Jack H. Warren, Ambassador from Canada to the United States Mrs. Thomas L. Judge Congressman Max S. Baucus (D-Montana Howard T. Johnston, Member of the National Parliament, Ottawa, Canada Mrs. Howard T. Johnston Brig. Gen. Wesley E. Peel, Division Engineer, North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Col. Raymond J. Eineigl, District Engineer for Seattle District, U.S. Army Engineers [For a diagram of additional platform guests, see the File Copy of the President's Daily Diary.] APPENDIX "D" Attendance not confirmed MEETING WITH MONTANA REPUBLICAN LEADERS Glacier International Airport Terminal Kalispell, Montana August 24, 1975 Mrs. Florence S. Haegen, Chairman of the Montana Republian State Central Committee Mrs. Isabel C. Moberly, Republican National Committeewoman for Montana D. Lee Fritz, Vice Chairman of the Montana Republican State Central Committee S. Clark Pyfer, Treasurer of the Montana Republican State Central Committee George Pfau, Administrative Assistant for Finance for the Montana Republican State Central Committee David Colmey, Finance Chairman for the Montana Republican State Central Committee Robert L. Woodahl, State Attorney General for Montana Elmer V. Omholt, State Auditor for Montana Frank Hazelbaker, State Senator, Montana and Senate Minority Leader Lloyd C. Lockrem, Jr., Montana State Representative and House Minority Leader Antoinette F. Rosell, Montana State Senator and Senate Minority Whip; Candidate for Lt. Governor of Montana Robert H. Marks, Jr., Montana State Represenative and House Minority Whip Kenneth R. Neill, former Chairman of the Montana Republican State Central Committee APPENDIX "D" p. 2 9/24/75 Debby George, Chairman of the Montana State Young Republicans Mike McInally, Chairman of the Montana State Teenage Republicans (TARS) Jean G. Birch, Chairman of the Montana State Republican Women's Federation Linda Ferguson, Republican Chairman for Flathead County, Montana Robert Brown, Republican Chairman for Cascade County, Montana Cathy Sullivan, Chairman of the Montana State College Republicans APPENDIX "E" PASSENGER MANIFEST AIR FORCE ONE 27000 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MISSION 996 Kalispell, MT to Chicago, IL 24 Aug 1975 Dep: 3:43pm Arr: 7:13pm 2+30 1400SM 1. THE PRESIDENT 2. Mr. Dick Cheney, Deputy Assistant 3. Mr. Ron Nessen, Press Secretary 4. Mr. Alan GreenspayChairman of the Council of Economic Advisers 5. Mr. Paul Theis , Executive Editor 6. Captain Leland S. Kollmorgen, Military Assistant 7. Mr. Terrence O'Donnell, Aide 8. Mr. Red Cavaney, Director of the Presidential Advance Office 9. Mr. Robert Orben, Associate Editor 10. Admiral William Lukash, Physician 11. General Lawrence Adams, Commanding Officer, White House Communications Agency 12. Mr. Carl Schumacher, photographer 13. Major Robert Barrett, Army Aide 14. Miss Judy Morton, Secretary to Mr. Theis 15. Miss Kathie Berger, Secretary to Mr. Cheney 16. MSG Herbert Oldenburg, baggage handler 17. MSG Muriel A. Collins, stenographer 18. SDCM Zosimo Monzon, steward 19. Mr. R. Pontius 20. Mr. J. Merchant 21. Mr. W. Welch 22. Mr. J. Ball 23. Mr. R. Rasor 24. Mr. A. Bosco USSS 25. Mr. C. Bulloch 26. Mr. L. Miller 27. Mr. Y. Yakura 28. Mr. J. McDavid 29. Mr. Howard Benedict AP 30. Ms. Helen Thomas UPI 31. Mr. Richard Lerner UPI 32. Mr. Charles Tasnadi AP Photo 33. Mr. Darryl Heikes UPI Photo 34. Mr. A1 Bargamian CBS 35. Mr. Gene Gerlach CBS 36. Mr. Dale Kelsey CBS 37. Mr. Tom DeFrank Newsweek 38. Mr. Peter Kampa Baltimore Sun 39. Mr. John Cochran NBC 40. Mr. Frank Ursomarso Staff Assistant FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPENDIX "F" Attendance not confirmed RECEPTION FOR WORLD STAR CLASS SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP Chicago Yact Club Chicago, Illinois August 24, 1975 The President Regatta Officials Commodore Paul H. Smart, Former President of the International Star Class Yact Racing Association (ISCYRA) Vice Commodore Carlos deCardenas, two time Star World's Championship, 1954, 1955; 1948 Olympic Silver Medal Winner William W. Parks, President of ISCYRS; 1960 Bronze Medal Winner; and 1975 Contestant, World Championships Frank H. Gordon, Chairman of the International Jury, ISCYRA; immediate past President of ISCYRA Gary C. Comer, ISCYRA Race Committee Chairman; 1959 North American Champion and Silver Medalist in the 1959 Pan American Games Robert H. Symonette, Member of the ISCYRA Jury and former 5.5. Meter World's Champion Dierk Thompsen, Member of the International Governing Committee, ISCYRA Richard I. Stearns, Member of the ISCYRA Race Committee; 1962 World's Champion; 1964 Silver Medal Olympics Winner, currently Manager of the U.S. Olympics Sailing Team Others Commodore Joseph S. Wright, Chicago Yact Club; Chairman of the Board of Zenith Radio Corporation Herbert P. Williams, 1956 Olympic Gold Medal Winner continued APPENDIX "F" P. 2 (9/24/75) Robert S. Halperin, 1960 Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Lynn Williams III, 1964 Silver Medal Olympics Winner Tom Blackaller, W. San Fransisco Bay, California Ron Anderson, W. San Fransisco Bay, California Malin Burnham, San Diego, California John Burnham, San Diego, California Lars Gunnar Dahl, Stockholm, Sweden Borje Olsson, Stockholm, Sweden Joe Duplin, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Francis Dolan, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Durward Knowles, Nassau, Bahamas Steven Kelly, Nassau, Bahamas Detlef Kuke, Berliner Flotte, Germany Jorge Ricken, Berliner Flotte, Germany Jorge Ricken, Berliner Flotte, Germany Heinz Nixdorf, Mohnesse, West Germany Joseph Pieper, Moehnesse, West Germany Arnold Osterwalder, Rapperswill Switzerland Toni Hart1, Rapperswill, Switzerland Simon Prinsenberg, Lake Ontario, Canada Dirk Prinsenberg, Lake Ontario, Canada James Schoonmaker, Biscayne Bay, Florida Jerry Ford, Biscayne Bay, Florida continued APPENDIX "F" p. 3 (9/24/75) Gary Schlegel, English Bay, Vancouver, Canada Harald Erlandson, English Bay, Vancouver, Canada Walter Von Hutschler, Rio de Janerio, Brazil Thomas Heimann, Rio de Janerio, Brazil