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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 78) 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 10, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:30 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:00
The President had breakfast.
7:30
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:00
8:16
The President met with:
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
8:08
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Peter A. Peyser
(R-New York). The call was not completed.
8:34
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
8:34
9:45
The President met to discuss the financial situation in
New York City with a group of Democratic Senators and
Administration officials. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "A."
9:45
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana).
9:45
9:52
The President met with Senator Mansfield.
9:52
10:00
The President met with:
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisers (CEA)
Mr. Seidman
Mr. Cheney
10:00
10:15
The President met with:
Carla A. Hills, Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff
Secretary
The President met with:
10:16
10:50
Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
10:40
10:50
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft,
Assistant for
National Security Affairs
Page 1 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
NOVEMBER 10, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:57 a.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
10:57
The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
10:58
11:02
The President motored from the South Grounds to the Marine
Corps War Memorial, Iwo Jima, Arlington, Virginia.
11:02
11:52
The President participated in a wreath laying ceremony in
commemoration of Armistice Day and the 200th Anniversary
of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Members of the press
11:02
The President was greeted by:
Gen. Louis H. Wilson, Jr., Commandant of the Marine
Corps
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Cooper, Director of the War
Memorial Ceremony
Col. Wesley H. Rice, Commanding Officer, Marine
Barracks, Washington, D.C.
The President, escorted by Gen. Wilson, went to the plat-
form. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "B."
11:25
11:33
The President addressed the crowd attending the ceremony.
11:27
R
The President was telephoned by Senator Mansfield. The
call was not completed.
11:40
The President layed a wreath at the base of the Marine
Corps War Memorial.
The President and Gen. Wilson reviewed the troops.
11:52
The President, accompanied by Gen. Wilson, returned to his
motorcade.
11:52
11:58
The President motored from the Marine Corps War Memorial
to the South Grounds of the White House.
12:00
The President returned to the Oval Office.
?
12:08
R
The President talked with Senator Mansfield.
12:22
P
The President telephoned Richard C. Bowers, President of
the University of Montana, Missoula, Montana. The call
was not completed.
Page 2 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
NOVEMBER 10, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:30 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:30
1:25
The President met with:
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Paul A. Theis, Executive Editor
Milton A. Friedman, Deputy Executive Editor
Robert Orben, Associate Editor
1:08
R
The President was telephoned by Mr. Bowers. The call was not
completed.
1:44
1:52
P
The President talked with Mr. Bowers.
2:05
2:10
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
2:10
2:40
The President met with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
2:40
4:00
The President met to discuss the 1977 Budget of the U.S.
with:
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
Mr. Lynn
Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget
Review, OMB
James L. Mitchell, Associate Director for Natural
Resources, Energy and Science, OMB
2:46
R
The President was telephoned by Capt. Otto Graham, Director
of Athletics and head football coach, U.S. Coast Guard
Academy, New London, Connecticut. The call was not
completed.
4:05
4:55
The President met with his son, Jack.
4:55
5:30
The President met with:
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina)
Mr. Cheney
The President met with:
5:35
5:45
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
5:35
6:10
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
5:35
6:10
Mr. Cheney
Page 3 of 4 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
NOVEMBER 10, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:11 p.m. MONDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
6:11
6:30
Leslie C. Arends, former Congressman (R-Illinois)
6:11
7:00
Mr. Cheney
7:04
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:24
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:31
7:34
P
The President talked with Assistant Vice President of U.S.
Steel William G. Whyte.
7:35
7:37
P
The President talked with Mr. Cheney.
7:38
7:39
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
8:05
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Susan Ford
9:04
9:05
P
The President talked with Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) Clarence M. Kelley.
10:41
11:08
R
The President talked with his son, Michael.
11:29
11:38
P
The President talked with his son, Steve.
SY/EJ 11/19/75
Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
Terri Ochal -all present.
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN NEW YORK CITY
The Cabinet Room
November 10, 1975
The President
Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
Senator Edmund S. Muskie (D-Maine)
Senator William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin)
Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III (D-Illinois)
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board
and Assistant for Economic Affairs
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary to the Economic Policy Board
John G. Carlson, Assistant Press Secretary
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
APPENDIX "B"
PLATFORM GUESTS FOR THE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT THE MARINE
COPRS WAR MEMORIAL, IWO JIMA
Arlington, Virginia
November 10, 1975
Col. Wesley H. Rice, Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
The President
Gen. Louis H. Wilson, Commandant of the Marine Corps
William J. Middendorf, Secretary of the Navy
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Cooper, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant
of the Marine Corps
Rear Adm. John J. O'Connor, USN, Chief of Navy Chaplains
Capt. Leo J. McDonald, USN, Chaplain of the Marine Corps
Rene Arthur Gagnon, sole surviving member of the USMC Iwo Jima flag
raising team
Felix deWeldon, sculptor of the Marine Corps War Memorial, Iwo Jima
Mrs. Louis H. (Jane) Wilson
Mrs. William J. (Isabella) Middendorf
Mrs. Charles G. (Carol) Cooper
Mrs. Wesley H. (Bebe) Rice
Mrs. Leo J. (Shirley) McDonald
Mrs. Rene Arthur (Pauline) Gagnon
Mrs. Felix (Margot) deWeldon
(For a diagram of seating on the platform, see the file copy of the
daily diary.)