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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
DECEMBER 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:20 a.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:20
The President had breakfast.
7:45
The President went to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
7:50
7:55
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
7:50
7:59
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
8:05
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
8:05
8:45
The President attended a White House Senior staff meeting.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:45
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
8:45
9:20
Mr. Cheney
9:10
9:55
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
9:48
9:55
Mr. Marsh
9:48
9:55
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
10:03
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
10:03
10:08
The President participated in a signing ceremony for H.R.
6971, Repeal of Fair Trades Laws. For a list of atten-
dees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press
10:08
The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:07
11:11
R
The President talked with Vice President Nelson A.
Rockefeller.
11:10
11:20
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
11:32
12:20
The President participated in an interview with:
Hugh Sidey, Washington Bureau Chief for TIME
magazine
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
11:40
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Joe D.
Waggonner, Jr. (D-Louisiana). The call was not
completed.
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
DECEMBER 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:22 p.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:22
12:30
The President met with:
Frank Johnston, photographer for the Washington Post
Haynes Johnson, writer for the Washington Post
Benjamin C. Bradley, Executive Editor of the
Washington Post
Howard Simons, Managing Editor of the Washington
Post
David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer
The purpose of the meeting was to present the President
with a copy of the book The Working White House by
Mr. Johnston and Mr. Johnson.
12:30
12:45
The President met with:
Donn Tatum, Chairman of the Board of Walt Disney
Productions
E. Cardon Walker, President of Walt Disney
Productions
C. Langhorn Washburn, Vice President of Walt Disney
Productions
12:45
12:50
The President met for a photo opportunity with staff
members of the White House Office of Legislative
Affairs. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"c."
12:50
1:12
The President met with his son, Steve.
12:56
12:59
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
1:00
1:06
R
The President talked with Congressman Waggonner.
1:15
1:20
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
1:45
2:01
P
The President talked with George P. Shultz, President of
Bechtel Coporation, San Francisco, California.
2:02
2:04
P
The President talked with Archie Griffin, football player
for Ohio State University and winner of the 1975
Heisman Trophy.
The President met to discuss the 1977 Budget of the U.S.
with:
2:05
3:30
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
2:05
3:30
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
continued
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
DECEMBER 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
2:05 p.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P= Placed
R= Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
2:05
3:30
Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget
Review, OMB
2:05
2:30
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National
Security and International Affairs, OMB
2:05
3:30
Joseph J. Sisco, Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs
2:05
3:30
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
2:30
3:30
James C. Fletcher, Administrator of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2:30
3:30
George M. Low, Deputy Administrator, NASA
2:30
3:30
James L. Mitchell, Associate Director for Natural
Resources, Energy, and Science, OMB
3:35
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
3:35
5:35
The President met to discuss military trends and the 1977
Defense budget with Secretary Rumsfeld and the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"D."
5:35
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Secretary Rumsfeld
Mr. Cheney
5:35
5:40
The President met with:
Secretary Rumsfeld
Mr. Cheney
5:42
5:45
P
The President talked with his son, Steve.
5:46
7:10
The President met with:
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
Mr. Cheney
5:46
5:47
P
The President talked with the First Lady.
5:48
5:49
P
The President talked with his son, Steve.
The President met with:
7:10
7:45
Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for
Israel and Chairman of the Fisher New Center
Company, Detroit, Michigan
continued
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
DECEMBER 12, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:10 p.m. FRIDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
7:10
7:45
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
7:40
8:10
Mr. Cheney
8:10
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:35
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Steve Ford
Dee Dee Jarvis, friend of Steve Ford
10:04
10:05
P
The President talked with Secret Service Agent Wayne E.
Welsh.
10:14
The President went to the swimming pool.
10:40
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
SY/EJ 12/16/75
Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
December 12, 1975
A list of participants in the White House Senior Staff Meeting
was not available for inclusion in the President's diary.
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance not confirmed.
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 6971 TO REPEAL ENABLING LEGISLATION
FOR FAIR TRADE LAWS
The Cabinet Room
December 12, 1975
The President
Edward H. Levi, Attorney General
Members of Congress
Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Massachusetts)
Senator Roman L. Hruska (R-Nebraska)
Senator Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina)
Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Texas)
Congressman William J. Hughes (D-New Jersey)
Congressman Edward Hutchinson (R-Michigan)
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (D-Texas)
Congressman Romano L. Mazzoli (D-Kentucky)
Congressman Robert McClory (R-Illinois)
Congressman John J. McFall (D-California)
Congressman Edward Mezvinsky (D-Iowa)
Congressmah Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Congressman Tom Railsback (R-Illinois)
Congressman Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-New Jersey)
Congressman John F. Seiberling (D-Ohio)
Congressman Walter Flowers (D-Alabama)
Virginia H. Knauer, Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and
Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs
S. John Byington, Deputy Director, Office of Consumer Affairs
continued
APPENDIX "B" p. 2
12/12/75
Dr. Stewart M. Lee, Chairman of the Consuer Advisory council
George Myers, President of the Consumer Federation of America and
Member of the Consumer Advisory Council
Mrs. Esther Peterson, President of the National Consumers League
Dr. Colston E. Warne, President of Consumers Union
Ellen Zawel, President of the National Consumers Congress
Adolfo G. Alayon, Executive Director, Consumer Action Program Bedford-
Stuyvesant and Member of the Consumer Advisory Council
Linda L. Graham, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas; Member
of the Consumer Advisory Council
Camille A. Haney, Consumer Affairs Director, Barkin, Herman,
Solochek & Paulsen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Member of the
Consumer Advisory Council
Edna DeCoursey Johnson, Director of Consumer Services, Baltimore
Urban League, Baltimore, Maryland and Member of the Consumer
Advisory Council
Jean Mayer, Professor, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of
Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts and Member of the Consumer
Advisory Council
Edward R. Willett, Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration,
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and Member of the
Consumer Advisory Council
Dr. Robert L. Wright, Jr., Columbus, Georgia; Member of the Consumer
Advisory Council
Charles R. Cavagnaro, Director for International and Field Operations,
Office of Consumer Affairs
Michael Dolan, Assistant Legal Counsel, Department of Justice
Lewis A. Engman, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
Thomas E. Kauper, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
Mayor Thomas Moody (R-Columbus, Ohio)
Mayor Herbert Pfuh1, (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
Jonathan C. Rose, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department
of Justice
Joe Sims, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
continued
APPENDIX "B" p. 3
12/12/75
Michael Uhlmann, Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs,
Department of Justice
Thomas L. Jensen, State Representative (R-Tennessee); House Minority Leader
Martin O. Sabo, State Representative (R-Minnesota); House Minority Leader
Stanley E. Morris, Deputy Associate Director, Economics and Government
Management Division, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Paul C. Leach, Associate Director for Agriculture, Economic Development,
and Commerce, Domestic Council
F. Lynn May, Staff Assistant for Justice, Crime, Civil Rights, and
Communications, Domestic Council
Hardy Nathan, Senate Staff
Earl Dudley, House Staff
James Falco, House Staff
Martha Morrison, House Staff
Carol Foreman, House Staff
Frank Polk, House Staff
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
Nancy Kennedy. All present.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
The Oval Office
December 12, 1975
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Vernon C. Loen, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Charles Leppert, Jr., Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Thomas G. Loeffler, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Patrick E. O'Donnell, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Robert K. Wolthius, Staff Assistant
Elouise B. Frayer, Correspondence Assistant
Barbara Andrukitis, Secretary to Mr. Friedersdorf
Nancy M. Kennedy, Secretary to Mr. Friedersdorf
Virginia B. Olson, Correspondence Assistant
Neta W. Brown, Secretary to Mr. O'Donnell
Barbara J. Greenleaf, Secretary to Mr. Friedersdorf
Vera Hannigan, Secretary to Mr. Loen
Nancy Dinse, Secretary to Mr. Loeffler
Patricia A. DeSouza, Secretary to Mr. Friedersdorf
Janet H. Kogut, Secretary to Mrs. Frayer
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed by
office of Lt. Gen. Brent
Scowcroft. All present.
MEETING WITH THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
The Cabinet Room
December 12, 1975
The President
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
William P. Clements, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Defense
General Louis H. Wilson, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps
General David C. Jones, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (USAF)
Admiral James L. Holloway III, Chief of Naval Operations
General George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, USAF
General Frederick C. Weyand, Chief of Staff, United States Army (USA)
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs