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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 78A) 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 NOVEMBER 19, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:14 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 7:14 The President had breakfast. 7:45 The President went to the Oval Office. The President met with: 7:48 7:55 William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury 7:48 7:55 L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs 7:48 8:00 Richard B. Cheney, Assistant The President met with: 8:32 9:10 John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 8:32 9:20 Mr. Cheney 9:20 The President went to the Cabinet Room. 9:20 9:50 The President participated in a meeting to discuss the finanical situation of New York City. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." 9:50 The President returned to the Oval Office. The President met with: 9:50 10:45 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 10:00 10:45 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs 10:35 10:45 Richard W. Murphy, Ambassador from the U.S. to the Syrian Arab Republic 10:44 R The President was telephoned by Governor Hugh L. Carey (D-New York). The call was not completed. The President met with: 10:46 11:05 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 10:46 11:05 Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) 10:46 11:05 Mr. Seidman 10:46 11:45 Mr. Cheney 10:46 11:05 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 10:46 11:05 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 10:55 11:35 Mr. Marsh 11:05 11:35 Michael Raoul-Duval, Assistant to Mr. Marsh Page 1 of 5 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 19, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 10:55 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 10:55 R The President was telephoned by Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona). The call was not completed. 11:40 11:47 P The President talked with Congressman Rhodes. 11:45? The President returned to the Cabinet Room. 11:45 12:21 The President met with Congressional opponents of H.R. 200, the Marine Fisheries Conservation Act of 1975. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." 12:21 The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa- nied by Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan). 12:21 12:36 The President met with Senator Griffin. 12:46 The President went to the Rose Garden. He was accompanied by the First Lady. 12:46 1:00 The President and the First Lady greeted recipients of the Outstanding Young Women of the Year Award. Sponsored by leading women's organizations, the Outstanding Young Women of America Program honors young women for civic and professional achievements. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "c." Members of the press The President was presented with a copy of the 1975 edition of the Annual Awards Volume listing the Oustanding Young Women of 1975 by the publisher James Lueck. 1:00 The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa- nied by: Mr. Seidman Mr. Cheney Enroute the President greeted: LeRay M. Dearing, President of L.M. Dearing Associates, Incorporated, Studio City, California Mrs. LeRoy M. Dearing 1:00 1:30 The President met with: Mr. Seidman Mr. Cheney Page 2 of 5 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 19, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 1:14 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 1:14 1:36 P The President talked on a conference line with: Warren M. Anderson, State Senator (R-New York) and Senate Majority Leader Perry B. Duryea, Jr., State Assemblyman (R-New York) and House Minority Leader 2:00 3:20 The President met to discuss the 1977 Budget of the U.S. with: James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget Review, OMB James L. Mitchell, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, OMB 2:32 R The President was telephoned by Senator Griffin. The call was not completed. 3:22 3:40 The President met with his son, Jack. The President met with: 3:43 4:40 Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President 3:43 4:40 Mr. Cannon 3:43 4:40 Arthur R. Quern, Associate Director of the Domestic Council, Health, Social Security, and Public Assistance 3:43 4:40 Jack G. Venneman, Counsellor to the Vice President 3:43 5:02 Mr. Cheney 4:28 R The President was telephoned by former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-California). The call was not completed. 4:48 R The President was telephoned by Congressman Albert H. Quie (R-Minnesota). The call was not completed. 4:57 5:01 R The President talked with Mr. Reagan. 5:02 The President went to the barber shop. 5:40 The President returned to the Oval Office. Page 3 of 5 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 19, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:46 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 5:46 5:50 P The President talked with Congressman Edward Hutchinson (R-Michigan). 5:50 6:10 The President met with Vice President Rockefeller. 6:14 7:02 The President met with Mr. Cheney. 6:14 6:17 R The President talked with Congressman Hutchinson. 7:02 The President, accompanied by Mr. Cheney, went to the South Grounds of the White House. 7:02 7:04 The President and Mr. Cheney motored from the South Grounds to the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel, 16th and K Streets. The President was greeted by: Milton A. Pitts, White House barber Klaus R. Ottman, General Manager of the Sheraton- Carlton Hotel 7:04 7:26 The President attended a fundraising reception for Congressman Rhodes. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." Members of the press 7:05 The President went to the Crystal Room. The President was greeted by Congressman and Mrs. Rhodes. 7:05 7:24 The President, accompanied by Congressman and Mrs. Rhodes, greeted approximately 350 reception guests. Members of the press 7:18 R The President was telephoned by Senator Griffin. The call was not completed. 7:24 The President bade farewell to Congressman and Mrs. Rhodes. 7:26 The President returned to his motorcade. 7:26 7:28 The President motored from the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House. 7:29 The President returned to the Oval Office. Page 4 of 5 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 19, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:33 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P= Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 7:33 The President went to the swimming pool. 8:01 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 8:25 The President had dinner with: The First Lady David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer 10:39 P The President telephoned his son, Steve. The call was not completed. 11:01 11:18 P The President talked with his son, Steve. EJ/EJ 12/4/75 Page 5 of 5 Page(s). APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Nell Yates. All present MEETING TO DISCUSS NEW YORK CITY FINANCES The Cabinet Room November 19, 1975 The President William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor Arthur F. Burns, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary to the Economic Policy Board Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Richard B. Cheney, Assistant Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary APPENDIX "B" Attendance confirmed by Nancy Kennedy indicates present MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL OPPONENTS OF THE 200-MILE INTERIM FISHERIES LEGISLATION The Oval Office November 19, 1975 PARTICIPANTS: Vrhe President VSen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) Sen. Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan) Cong. Bob Wilson (R-California) Cong. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (R-California) Cong. Benjamin A. Gilman (R-New York) Cong. Clair W. Burgener (R-California) WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs John N. Moore, Deputy Special Representative (Sea Conference) Department of State Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs Vernon C. Loen, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs Leslie A. Janka, Press Liaison Officer, National Security Council (NSC) APPENDIX "C" Attendance confirmed by Pat Lindh indicates present MEETING WITH RECIPIENTS OF THE 1975 OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD The Rose Garden November 19, 1975 PARTIPANTS: The President The First Lady RECIPIENTS: Constance Yu-hwa Chung, television news correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS), Washington, D.C. Geraldine V. Cox, environmentalist, Director of Oceanographic Services for Baytheon Oceanographic and Environmental Services and a fechnical director of the EPA Baseline Study of the New York Bight. Marie T. Dias, Executive Director for the Children's World Day-Care Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Karen Keesling, Director of the Office of Women's Programs Marjorie Fine Knowles, Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law Sandra LeBeau, Sioux tribal councilwoman. Ms LeBeau was represented by Carol J. Little Wounded Collean Metternich, Christian Education Director at Northern Illinois University and Assistant Coordinator of the Freedom Train Entertain- ment for the Peoria Bicentennial Commission Sharon Raney Pallone, corporation director for SCAN Volunteer Services, Inc., and founder of the Arkansas Laubauch Literacy Council Barbara Taylor Welander, architect, FHA project inspector Donna Brownsberger Zajonc, pshchiatric nurse and counselor at the Methodone Outpatient Clinic OTHER ATTENDEES: Mrs. Dexter Arnold, member of the International Women's Year National Commission and Honorary Chairman of Board of Advisors Patricia Lindh, Special Assistant Pamela A. Powell, Director of Youth Affairs Patricial Green, Staff, Outstanding Young Women of America Silas Nettles, Staff, Outstanding Young Women of America Cynthia Parrish, Staff, Outstanding Young Women of America APPENDIX "D" list not confirmed FUNDRAISING RECEPTION IN HONOR OF CONG. JOHN J. RHODES (R-ARIZONA) Sheration-Carlton Hotel November 19, 1975 President & Mrs. Gerald Ford Secretary John T. Dunlop Secretary & Mrs. Thomas Kleppe Secretary & Mrs. William Simon Senator Paul Fannin Senator Barry Goldwater Senator Robert Griffin Senator Ted Stevens Congressman Elford Cederberg & Mrs. Cederberg Congressman Barber Conable, Jr. Congressman John Conlan Congressman Jack Edwards Congressman James Quillen Congressman Sam Steiger Congressman Bob Wilson & Mrs. Wilson Honorable Max Friedersdorf Honorable & Mrs. Robert Hartmann Honorable James T. Lynn. Honorable Dean Burch Honorable Les Arends Mrs. Jeanna Tully & Congressman Bob Kasten Mr. Louis C. Hiner Mr. Benjamin Cole Mrs. Mary Louise Smith Ms. Dorothy Clark Clara & Charles Posey APPENDIX "D" -2 11/19/75 Mr. Austin Adkinson (P3) Bruce Rogers, Mike Kurley Life Underwriters PAC Mr. Roger S. Ahlbrandt (P1) Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. Mr. John B. Allyn (P1) LTV Aerospace Corp. Mr. Webb Alspaugh (P1) Standard Oil of Ohio Col. Bruce Arnold (P7) Garrett Corp. Mr. Thomas E. Bass (P5) Mr. & Mrs. Frank Decker Colt Industries Mr. G. Stewart Boswell (P1) American Textile Manufacturing Int. Mr. William M. Briggs (P1) AMF Mr. Lawrence Bruce, Jr. (P2) Bruce Johnson Mortgage Bankers Assn. Mr. & Mrs. David Canton (P2) Mr. Edward J. Carroll (P1) Gen. Fred W. Coleman (P5) Hughes Aircraft Mr. A. Darrell Coover (P1) National Assn. of Independent Insurers Mr. Dennison R. Coursen (P1) Mr. William R. Denton (P2) Southern Pacific Transportation APPENDIX "D" -3 Mr. Dan Devlin (P1) 11/19/75 TWA Mr. Gary Donnelly (P1) National Limestone Inst. Mr. William R. Edgar (P1) Gen. Aviation Manufacturers Assn. Mr. Macon Edwards (P2) Phil Burnett Nat. Cotton Council of America Mr. Kimball C. Firestone (P2) Firestone Tire & Rubber Mr. Carl J. Fleps (P1) Greyhound Corp. Mr. James W. Foristel (P1) American Medical Assn. Mr. John Fox (P1) American Telephone & Telegraph Mr. Harry Freeman (P1) American Express Mr. Owen Frisby (P1) Chase Manhattan Bank Mr. Henry Gardiner (Pl) Mr. Neal Gillen (P2) American Cotton Shippers Assn. Mr. Robert Gray (P1) Hill & Knowlton Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Harding (P5) Southern California Edison Co. Mr. Bryce N. Harlow (P1) Procter & Gamble Co. APPENDIX "D"-4 11/19/75 Mr. William C. Hart (P1) Columbia Gas System Service Corp. Mr. Sidney G. Hawkes- (P1) Mead Corp. Honorable Joe Holt (P1) Mr. Thomas B. House (P2) Michael Brown American Frozen Food Inst. Mr. Edd Hyde (P2) David Reynolds Reynolds Metals Co. Mr. James G. Johnston (P2) J. Gordon Hall General Motors Corp. Mr. Gene A. Knorr (P1) Charls E. Walker Associates Mr. Robert F. Krohn (P1) Henningson, Durhan & Richardson Honorable Melvin Laird (PT) Reader's Digest Mr. Reed Larson (P1) National Right to Work Committee Mr. Gil Lekander (P1) Montana Power Mr. Harry LeVine (P2) General Electric Co. Mr. J. R. McAlpin (P1) Armco Steel Corp. Mr. Ed McCabe (P1) Dr. Eugene McCrary (P1) American Optometric Assn. Mr. Joseph A. McElwain (PT) APPENDIX "D" -5 Montana Power Co. 11/19/75 Mr. C. William McMillan (P1) American National Cattlemen's Assn. Mr. Ralph Marlatt (P5) National Assn. of Mutual Insurance Agents Mr. Jack Mills (P3) Tobacco Inst. Mrs. Val Monette (P2) Mr. Richard W. Murphy (P1) Merck & Co. Mr. William T. Murphy (P1) American Gas Assn. Mr. Hal Newell (P1) Eaton Corp. Mr. Raymond Page (P1) Campbell Soup Mr. J. Carter Perkins (P1) Shell Oil Co. Mr. Arthur L. Quinn (P2) Mr. Arthur Quinn, Jr. West Indies Sugar Assn. Mr. Thomas Roderick (P2) Consolicated Natural Gas Mr. Frank Sanders (P1) Signal Companies Mr. Art Smith (P2) Shell Oil Co. Mr. Carleton D. Smith (P1) APPENDIX "D"-6 11/19/75 Mr. Frank Specht (P1) Schenley Industries Mr. Thomas K. Taylor (P1) TWA Mr. Bruce Thevenot (P5) Michael Cassidy, John Drobney American Nursing Home Assn. Mr. W. Campbell Thomson (P1) Federation of American Hospitals Honorable William E. Timmons (P1) Timmons & Co. Mr. Stuart Tipton (P1) Pan Am Mr. John Tope (P1) Republic Steel Mr. Glen Troop (P2) Mark Winter U. S. Savings & Loan Assn. Mr. Charls E. Walker (P1) Mr. Donald L. Wallace, Jr. (P1) Cotton Warehouse Assn. Mr. George Webster (PI) Webster & Kilcullen Mr. Paul Weller (P1) National Council of Farmer Co-operatives Gen. A. C. Welling (P1) BASF Wyandotte Corp. Mr. Clyde Wheeler, Jr. (P1) Sun Oil Co. APPENDIX "D"-7 11/19/75 Mr. Albert E. Abrahams (2) National Association of Real Estate Boards Mr. Clarence G. Adamy National Association of Food Chains Mr. Richard R. Alvarado Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Mr. John Andrews Owen-Illinois Glass Mr. Howard Arnett Pacific Power & Light Company Mr. H. K. Baboyian Universal Oil Products Mr. Phil Bennett Ker-McGee Corporation Mr. Edward Breathitt Southern Railway System Mr. David W. Broome (2) American Bankers Association Mr. Charles Burns (5) Phelps Dodge Corporation Mr. Richard Callahan Western Union Mr. David C. Carter U. S. Sugar Beet Association Mr. John M. Chapman Bendix Areospace-Electronics Company Mr. Hal Christensen American Dental Association Mr. John R. Clark Bell Areospace Mr. Robert Clark (2) Atchison-Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Mr. Vernon A. Clark Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc. Mr. William Clark North American Rockwell Corporation APPENDIX "D"-8 11/19/75 Mr. Carl Coan National Association of Home Builders of the United States Mr. Daniel Coughlin The Upjohn Company Mr. Robert Coultas American Public Transit Association Mr. William Kay Daines American Retail Federation Mr. Claude J. Desautels Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Mr. Henry F. Davenport Illinois Central Industries Mr. R. Daniel Devlin Trans World Airlines Mr. Fred Dixon Mr. Lloyd L. Duxbury Burlington Northern Mr. David Foster Gas Supply Committee Mr. David C. Gerrish Honeywell, Inc. Mr. Horace D. Godfrey American Sugar Cane League Mr. Phil Guarino Mr. Jerry Gulan National Canners Association Mr. Richard Haber Cramer, Haber & Becker Mr. Lloyd Hackler American Retail Federation Mr. John Hall (10) National Forest Products Association Guests: Mr. Kim Hallamore Lear Siegler Company APPENDIX "D" -9 11/19/75 Mr. Eugene J. Hardy National Association of Manufacturers Mr. A. J. Harris Securities Industry Association Mr. Phil Helmig Atlantic Richfield Company Dr. Robert Hill (3) Combined Insurance Company of America Mr. John Holton American Bankers Association Mr. Joe L. Howell Allstate Insurance Companies Mr. Philip Hutchinson Consulting Engineers Council/U.S. Mr. Robert D. Hynes National Broadcasting Company Mr. Philip Jehle Smith, Kline & French Laboratories Mr. Rady Johnson Standard Oil Company of Indiana Mr. Wendell A. Johnson Collins Radio Company Mr. Allan R. Jones (8) American Trucking Association, Inc. Guests: John Kinniard, Richard Bolling, George Mead, Bob Reese, Connie Smit Barbara Barrette, Neil Roach Mr. Frank Jones, Jr. Alcoa Colonel Robert L. Kelly, USAF, (Ret.) Aerojet General Corporation Mr. Ralph W. Kittle International Paper Company Mr. Robert L. Koob Koob Associates Mr. Paul Korody National Associations of Food Chains Mr. John Kuykendall (3) Matson Navigation Company APPENDIX "D" -10 11/19/75 Mr. Josh Lanier National Cable Television Association, Inc. Mr. Reed Larson Duplicate National Right to Work Committee Mr. Russell Light (3) The Boeing Company Mr. Richard N. Little Union Pacific Railroad Mr. Clark MacGreagor United Technologies Corporation Mr. Patrick H. Mathews Association of American Railroads Mr. Travis Marshall Motorola, Inc. Mr. L. Ralph Mecham The Anaconda Company Mr. Lyle R. Mercer (2) Kennecott Copper Corporation Guest: Mrs. Lyle R. Mercer Mr. Eric Miller Bechtel Corporation Mr. Thomas F. Mitchell Georgia Pacific Corporation Mr. J. Allen Overton, Jr. American Mining Congress Mr. Sam Pickard Monsanto Company Mr. John Post The Business Roundtable Mr. Howard Pyle (5) Standart Oil Company of Indiana Mr. James Quigley Champion International Mr. Warren Richardson (3) Associated General Contractors of America Guests: Mr. James Sprouse, Mr. Richard Creighton Mr. Robert L. Shafer Charles Pfizer & Company, Inc. APPENDIX "D" -11 11/19/75 Mr. Lucien J. Sichel Abbott Laboratories Mr. Barney Skladany Mobil Oil Corporation Mr. Steve Skubik Prudential Insurance Company of America Mr. Jonathan W. Sloat Grocert Manufacturers of America, Inc. Mr, Kern Smith National Ethical Pharmaceutical Association Mr. Arthur V. Smyth Weyerhaeuser Company Mr. Roger Strogh United Fresh Fruit and Vegtable Association Mr. Roger Sullivan Hawaiian Sugar Planter's Association Mr. Jack Ware American Petroleum Institute Col. Ralph Watson North American Rockwell Corporation Mr. Charles Winter Union Carbide Corporation Mr. Charles G. Botsford Mr. Frank W. Bradley Standard Oil Company of California Mr. Marne A. Dubbs Kennecott Corporation