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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 16, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:55 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
6:55
The President had breakfast.
7:33
The President went to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
8:05
8:40
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
8:38
9:30
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
8:38
9:30
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
The President met with:
9:35
10:20
Mr. Marsh
9:35
10:10
Mr. Hartmann
9:35
10:10
Mr. Cheney
9:35
10:20
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
9:35
10:20
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
9:35
10:10
William I. Greener, Deputy Press Secretary
CONGRESSIONAL HOUR
11:02
11:18
The President met with:
Congressman George H. Mahon (D-Texas)
Mr. Friedersdorf
Robert K. Wolthius, Staff Assistant
The purpose of the meeting was to present the President
with a memorandum manifesting the views of oil and gas
producers from the Mfdland-Odessa, Texas area and
recommending a Presidential veto of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975.
11:19
11:29
The President met with:
Senator J: Glenn Beall, Jr. (R-Maryland)
Mr. Friedersdorf
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss budget
appropriations for the litimore Harbor Dredging
Project.
11:30
11:35
The President met with:
Congressman James F. Hastings (R-New York)
Richard R. Carpenter, President of the Gowanda
Shrine Club #1 of Gowanda, New York
Dan John McGilvray, Potentate's Aide of the Gowanda
Shrine Club #1 of Gowanda, New York
continued
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
DECEMBER 16, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
11:30 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Ralph N. Schaack, Member of the Gowanda Shrine Club
#1 of Gowanda, New York
Mr. Friedersdorf
Mr. Wolthius
The purpose of the meeting was to present the President
with a commemorative membership in the Gowanda Shrine
Club #1 of Gowanda, New York, the nation's oldest shrine
club.
11:35
11:40
The President met with:
Senator Robert T. Stafford (R-Vermont)
Hilton E. Gale, Grand Master of the Vermont Masons
Cecil Brown, Grand Secretary of the Vermont Masons
Ernest Mc Donald, Deputy Grand Master of the Vermont
Masons
Mr. Kendall
The purpose of the meeting was to present the President
with an award from the Vermont Masons.
11:40
12:05
The President met with:
Senator James A. McClure (R-Idaho)
Mr. Friedersdorf
Mr. Kendall
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Senator
McClure's trip to the Middle East, October 22 -
December 1, 1975.
12:06
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
12:06
12:11
The President met with:
Mrs. William D. (Martha) Ford, wife of Congressman
(D-Michigan)
Alban Ford, son and student at Linton Hall Military
School, Bristow, Virginia
Classmates of Alban Ford and faculty of Linton Hall
Military School, Bristow, Virginia
Mr. Friedersdorf
For a list of participants, see APPENDIX "A."
12:11
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:15
12:17
P
The President talked with Mike Wallace, television
commentator for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
News.
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
DECEMBER 16, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:20 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
12:20
1:15
Mildred V. Leonard, Personal Assistant
12:40
1:15
Harvey Rosenthal, tailor, Rosenthal and Company
Washington, D.C.
12:40
1:15
Richard E. Kaiser, Deputy Special Agent in Charge,
Presidential Protection Division (PPD), United
States Secret Service (USSS)
12:40
1:15
Elizabeth Quinn, technician, Technical Services
Division, USSS
The President met with:
1:15
1:25
Mr. Cheney
1:15
1:20
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
The President met to discuss the 1977 Budget of the U.S.
with:
2:00
?
Mr. Cheney
2:05
3:24?
Mr. Lynn
2:05
3:24?
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Director of the Domestic
Council
2:05
3:24?
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
2:05
3:24?
Dale R. McOmber, Assistant Director for Budget
Review, OMB
3:24
3:35
The President met with:
Gaylord A. Freeman, Jr., Honorary Chairman of the
Board of the First National Bank of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois and State Finance Chairman
for the President Ford Committee of Illinois
Donald J. Yellon, Executive Vice President of the
First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Richard G. Ogilvie, former Governor (R-Illinois)
Mr. Cheney
The President met with:
3:40
4:30
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
3:40
4:15
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
3:40
4:15
John G. Venneman, Counsellor to the Vice President
3:40
4:15
Arthur R. Quern, Associate Director of the Domestic
Council, Health, Socail Security, and Public
Assistance
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
DECEMBER 16, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:56 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:56
R
The President was telephoned by Homer Ferguson, Senior Judge,
U.S. Court of Military Appeals. The call was not
completed.
4:09
4:10
P
The President talked with Mr. Lynn.
4:40
5:00
The President met with:
Rogers C.B. Morton, Secretary of Commerce
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy
Administration (FEA)
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Friedersdorf
Mr. Kendall
Patrick E. O'Donnell, Special Assistant for
Legislative Affairs
5:05
5:15
The President met with:
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Zarb
Mr. Friedersdorf
5:07
5:13
R
The President talked with Senator John G. Tower (R-Texas).
The President met with:
5:40
6:42
Mr. Cheney
5:40
6:10
Robert A. Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman
for the President Ford Committee
6:42
The President went to the barber shop.
7:17
The President returned to the Oval Office.
7:20
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:20?
8:00?
The President met with Milton Hoffman, President of Wilton
Caterers, Incorporated, Spring Valley, New York.
8:10
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
8:10
R
The President was telephoned by Secretary of the Treasury
William E. Simon. The call was not completed.
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
DECEMBER 16, 1975
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
8:39 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
8:39
8:46
P
The President talked with Mayor Richard G. Lugar,
(R-Indianapolis, Indiana). The call was amplified
to approximately 2,500 guests attending a Dick Lugar
appreciation night dinner.
9:07
9:12
R
The President talked with Secretary Simon.
9:57
The President went to the swimming pool.
10:24
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
10:40
10:41
P
The President talked with his Army Aide, Maj. Robert E.
Barrett.
10:45
10:57
P
The President talked with Leon C. Parma, Group Executive for
Teledyne Ryan Aeronauctical Company, Incorperated, San
Diego, California and Chairman of the Steering Committee
of the President Ford Committee of California.
12/31/75
Page 5 of 5 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
Nancy Kennedy. All present.
MEETING WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF LINTON HALL MILITARY ACADEMY
The Cabinet Room
December 16, 1975
The President
Mrs. William D. (Martha) Ford, wife of Congressman Ford (D-Michigan)
Alban Ford, son and student at Linton Hall Military Academy, Bristow,
Virginia
Classmates of Alban Ford
Scott Bean
Derrell Graham
William Porter
Derrick Sewer
Anthony Chow
Gregory Cook
Anthony DiGiovanni
Michael Foster
Henry Fuchs
Shaw Hash
Desiderio Hebron
Stephen Holbrook
EricHoward
Lawrence Johnson
Peter Kulik
Ramon Marshall
William Opdyke
Shaw Truschel
Michael Urich
Faculty of Linton Hall Military Academy, Bristow,, Virginia
Sister Theresa Anderson
William Farquhar
Sister Mary Patricia Herrity
Sister Agnes O'Mara
Miss Pauline Reeping, friend of Mrs. Ford
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs