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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 76) 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.)
JULY 23, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
7:38 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:38
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:41
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:44
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
8:03
The President went to the State Dining Room.
8:03
9:45
The President hosted a breakfast meeting to discuss restora-
tion of U.S. military assistance to Turkey with bipartisan
Members of Congress. For a list of attendees, see
APPENDIX "A."
9:45
The President returned to the Oval Office.
9:45
10:04
The President met with his Deputy Assistant, Richard B.
Cheney.
9:59
10:01
R
The President talked with the First Lady.
10:04
The President went to the Rose Garden.
10:04
10:35
The President met with approximately 100 students and 25
adult advisers aprticipating in the 30th annual Boys
Nation sponsored by the American Legion. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press
10:35
The President returned to the Oval Office.
10:35
11:00
The President met with:
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Mr. Cheney
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary
11:00
11:31?
The President met with:
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
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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
JULY 23, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:31 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
11:31
12:20
The President met for an interview with:
Clifton Daniels, Washington Bureau Chief for the
New York Times
Bernard Gwertzman, Diplomatic correspondent for
the New York Times
James Naughton, White House correspondent for the
New York Times
Phil Shabecoff, White House correspondent for the
New York Times
Marjorie Hunter, Capitol Hill correspondent for the
New York Times
Mr. Nessen
12:35
12:55
The President met with:
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
12:40
12:41
R
The President talked on'a conference line with:
Senator Clifford P. Case (R-New Jersey)
Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-New York)
12:56
12:58
P
The President talked with Senator Hubert H. Humphrey
(D-Minnesota).
12:59
P
The President telephoned Congressman Daniel J. Flood
(D-Pennsylvania). The call was not completed.
1:10
2:14
The President met with:
Melvin R. Laird, Counsellor for National and Inter-
national Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine
Secretary Kissinger
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an article by
Mr. Laird, "Is This Detente?," published in the July
1975 issue of Reader's Digest.
1:23
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Flood. The call
was not completed.
2:26
2:32
P
The President talked with Congressman John J. McFall
(D-California).
2:33
2:38
P
The President talked with Congressman Flood.
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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
JULY 23, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:36 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
2:36
3:18
Mr. Hartmann
2:55
2:57
Maj. Robert E. Barrett, Army Aide
2:50
R
The President was telephoned by Vice President Nelson A.
Rockefeller. The call was not completed.
3:33
4:01
The President met with:
Paul Miller, President of Gannett Newspapers,
Rochester, New York
Mr. Nessen
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Mr. Miller's
visit to the People's Republic of China with the American
Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) delegation in June
1975.
3:58
R
The President was telephoned by Secretary Kissinger. The
call was not completed.
4:08
4:13
P
The President talked with Vice President Rockefeller.
4:14
4:16
R
The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
The President met with:
4:19
4:40
Mr. Rumsfeld
4:20
4:40
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
4:20
4:40
Mr. Cheney
4:20
4:40
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
4:20
4:40
Richard D. Parsons, Associate Director and Counsel
for the Domestic Council, Justice, Crime, Civil
Rights and Communications
4:33
?
P
The President talked with Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
The President met with:
4:41
4:56
Anatoyl F. Dobrynin, Ambassador from the U.S.S.R. to
the U.S.
4:41
4:56
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
4:41
4:58
Secretary Kissinger
5:01
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
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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
JULY 23, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
5:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
5:05
The President returned to the Oval Office.
5:08
5:11
R
The President talked with Vice President Rockefeller.
5:09
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
5:09
5:45
The President attended a National Security Council (NSC)
meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "c."
5:45
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Secretary Kissinger
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
5:45
5:46
The President met with:
Secretary Kissinger
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
5:46
The President went to the East Room.
5:46
6:08
The President greeted approximately 900 college students who
are serving as summer interns in Congressional offices.
5:58
R
The President was telephoned by Vice President Rockefeller.
The call was not completed.
6:08
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
6:14
6:19
Mr. Marsh
6:15
6:51
Mr. Rumsfeld
6:52
The President and Mr. Rumsfeld went to the South Grounds of
the White House.
6:53
7:00
The President and Mr. Rumsfeld motored from the South Grounds
to the Longworth House Office Building, South Capitol
Street.
7:00
7:58
The President attended the annual Congressional Gym Supper.
The President was greeted by House Seargeant at Arms Kenneth
R. Harding.
The President, escorted by Mr. Harding, went to the cafe-
teria.
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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
JULY 23, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President greeted approximately 250 guests attending the
supper.
7:58
The President and Mr. Rumsfeld returned to their motorcade.
7:58
8:03
The President and Mr. Rumsfeld motored from the Longworth
House Office Building to the South Grounds of the White
House.
8:05
The President went to the doctor's office.
8:07
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:25
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Jack Ford
9:25
9:33
P
The President talked with Congressional John D. Dingell
(D-Michigan).
10:01
The President went to the swimming pool.
10:17
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
11:00
11:14
?
The President talked with his son, Michael.
SY/EJ 8/8/75
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Page 5 of 5 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
indicates confirmed
by EPS -other attendees
are not confirmed.
BREAKFAST MEETING WITH BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
July 23, 1975
State Dining Room
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
Cong. Joseph P. Addabbo (D-New York)
Cong. Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)
Cong. William L. Armstrong (R-Colorado)
Cong. Les AuCoin (D-Oregon)
Cong. Herman Badillo (D-New York)
Cong. Max S. Baucus (D-Montana)
Cong. James J. Blanchard (D-Michigan)
Cong. Robin L. Beard (R-Tennessee)
Cong. David R. Bowen (D-Mississippi)
Cong. Mario Biaggi (D-New York)
Cong. William M. Brodhead (D-Michigan)
Cong. William S. Broomfield (R-Michigan)
Cong. Clarence J. Brown (R-Ohio)
Cong. George E. Brown, Jr. (D-California)
Cong. Silvio O. Conte (R-Massachusetts)
Cong. Robert J. Cornell (D-Wisconsin)
Cong. William R. Cotter (D-Connecticut)
Cong. Norman E. D'Amours (D-New Hampshire)
Cong. Dominick V. Daniels (D-New Jersey)
Cong. Thomas J. Downey (D-New York)
Cong. Robert Duncan (D-Oregon)
Cong. Joseph D. Early (D-Massachusetts)
Cong. Robert W. Edgar (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Don Edwards (D-California)
Cong. David W. Evans (D-Indiana)
Cong. Frank E. Evans (D-Colorado)
Cong. Joseph L. Fisher (D-Virginia)
Cong. Floyd J. Fithian (D-Indiana)
Cong. Harold E. Ford (D-Tennessee)
Cong. William D. Ford (D-Michigan)
Cong. William J. Green (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Indiana)
Cong. Mark W. Hannaford (D-California)
Cong. Wayne L. Hays (D-Ohio)
Cong. Ken Hechler (D-West Virginia)
Cong. Kenneth L. Holland (D-South Carolina)
Cong. Allan T. Howe (D-Utah)
Cong. Albert W. Johnson (R-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Harold T. Johnson (D-California)
Cong. Joseph E. Karth (D-Minnesota)
Cong. Edward I. Koch (D-New York)
Cong. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-California)
Cong. Elliott H. Levitas (D-Georgia)
Cong. James Lloyd (D-California)
Cong. Matthew F. McHugh (D-New York)
Cong. Stewart B. McKinney (R-
Cong. James R. Mann (D-South Carolina)
Connecticut)
Cong. Dawson Mathis (D-Georgia)
Cong. Spark M. Matsunaga (D-
Cong. Edward Mezvinsky (D-Iowa)
Hawaii)
Continued on next page.
APPENDIX "A" -2
7/23/75
Cong. Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Cong. Donald J. Mitchell (R-New York)
Cong. William S. Moorhead (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Thomas E. Morgan (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. John T. Myers (R-Indiana)
Cong. William H. Natcher (D-Kentucky)
Cong. Henry J. Nowak (D-New York)
Cong. James L. Oberstar (D-Minnesota)
Cong. Richard L. Ottinger (D-New York)
Cong. Edward J. Patten (D-New Jersey)
Cong. Jerry M. Patterson (D-California)
Cong. Edward W. Pattison (D-New York)
Cong. Peter A. Peyser (R-New York)
Cong. J. J. Pickle (D-Texas)
Cong. Frederick W. Richmond (D-New York)
Cong. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R-New Jersey)
Cong. John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
Cong. Robert A. Roe (D-New Jersey)
Cong. Martin A. Russo (D-Illinois)
Cong. Paul Simon (D-Illinois)
Cong. Gladys Noon Spellman (D-Maryland)
Cong. Fortney H. Stark (D-California)
Cong. William A. Steiger (R-Wisconsin)
Cong. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio)
Cong. James Symington (D-Missouri)
Cong. Burt L. Talcott (R-California)
Cong. Gene Taylor (R-Missouri)
Cong. Charles Thone (R-Nebraska)
Cong. Bob Traxler (D-Michigan)
Cong. Paul E. Tsongas (D-Massachusetts)
Cong. Gus Yatron (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. C.W. "Bill" Young (R-Florida)
Cong. Clement J. Zablocki (D-Wisconsin)
Cong. Leo C. Zeferetti (D-New York)
OTHER:
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Joseph Sicso, Under Secretary of State
Robert J. McCloskey, Assistant Secretary of State
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
Vernon C. Leon, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Charles Leppert, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Thomas G. Loefler, Consultant
Robert K. Wolthius, Staff Assistant
APPENDIX "B"
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF BOYS NATION
Attendance confirmed by
The Rose Garden
July 23, 1975
Pam Powell-and EPS
indicates present
Donald Accardo
Leonard Gagliardi, Asst. to Mr.
Mark Antwell
Robert Gelinas Wagonseller
Javier Gonzalez
Guardie Banister
Stephen Grimstead
avid Bennett
George Blume
Gregory Hack
Mark Borkowski
Michael Harvey
Jonathan Brand
Arthur Hayden
Benjamin Brown
Daniel Heaney
Edward Buns
Mark Helmericks
Spence Byrum
Paul Hooten
Guy Howard
Charles Cameron
Robert Hubbard
Owen Cason
Kevin Hunt
Brandan Chang
Marcus Hunt
Michael Chiesa
John Clifton
Matthew Irwin
Zeon Clark
Kurt Israel
Jonathan Cloud
Mark Cohen
Geraid Johnson
Robert Cohen
Paul Johnson
George Cornelius
Eddie Cousin
Christopher Kinast
Brian Corey
Robert Knight
Henry Covington, Jr.
Mark Kozak
Robert Cramer
Mark Kramer
John Cunningham
Fred Kuszmaul
Kevin Daehnke
Randal David
Stanley LaFlamme
Ray Davis
Forresst Latta
Joe Davis, President of Boys Nation
Thomas Liebowitz
Neil Decker
Don Lisenbee
Christopher DeMarco
Lawrence Ludwig
Steve Denny
Jim Lust
Rick Dinsmore
Benjamin Doswell
Robert Marr
Kenneth DuBay
Thomas Martin
James Dunning
Charles Masters
Bill Dye
Jonathan Mays
John McKeene
J. Wyatt Emmerich
Andrew McLean
Daniel Ernst
Mark McNulty
Lloyd Miles
John Frank , Vice President of Boys Nation
Jack Mercier
Harold French
Richard Milles
avid Fuller
erry Norita
Mike Morley
APPENDIX "B" p.2
7/23/75
-2-
Mark Nelson
James Wagonseller, National Cmdr. ,A.L.
Donald Neal, Jr.
Patrick Warfle
Steve Ward
Anthony Neser
Kenneth Nunn
James Watkins, A.L. staff
Terry Westermann
im Ogle
Bob Wetherell
Janiel Ouellette
Kenneth Wilson
James Williams
Bill Pelto
Tom Williams
Danny Rich
John Rodrigues
Walter Rogers
Jeffrey Robinson
Staff
Romaine Roethel
Pamela A. Powell, Director for
William Rooney
Youth Affairs, Office of
James Rosenfield
Public Liaison
Alexander M. Laughlin, Intern
William Saffold
Scott D. Hodges, Summer Intern
tephen Sashinara
Michael J. Farrell, Director of the
Roger Schneider
White House Visitors' Office
Andrew Sears
Richard Sepkowski
Paul Seyfrit
Dave Shellito
Michael Simens
Fred Smith
Mark Spiker
Larry Strickland
additions
David Sorenson
Michael Sondgeroth
Fletcher, Lagena
James Sugarman
Tillotson, Rex
ictor Sullivan
Thomas, Austin
Fern, Scott
Anderson, Frank
. Bryan Teachout
Salkin, Art
Leo Tetreault
Vernon Tharp
Tony Tirbassi
John Torr
Charles Vawter
Note: Boys Nation President Davis presented the President with a T-Shirt;
Boys Nation Vice President Frank presented the President with a pin. National
Commander of the American Legion Wagonseller presented the President with a
Liberty Bell Replica. The two Boys Nation representatives from Michigan who
met with the President wére Jonathan E. Brand of Huntington Woods and
Jonathan D. Mays of Charleboix, Michigan. The singing was led by Owen T.
"Casey" Cason, Tallahassee, Florida.
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
Jeanne Davis -all present
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Cabinet Room
July 23, 1975
The President
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense
Gen. George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
William E. Colby, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State
Ellsworth Bunker, Ambassador at Large
William P. Clements, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
Stephen Low, Senior Staff Member, National Security Council (NSC)