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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 80) 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
FEBRUARY 18, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:00
The President had breakfast.
7:26
The President went to the dentist office.
7:55
The President went to the Oval Office.
8:00
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
8:00
8:20
The President participated in a White House senior staff
meeting. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:20
The President returned to the Oval Office.
8:20
8:27
The President met with James T. Lynn, Director of the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Manage-
ment and Budget.
8:27
8:31
The President met with his Counsellor, John O. Marsh, Jr.
8:35
9:00
The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
9:25
10:15
The President met with:
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Mr. Cheney
10:18
10:45
The President met with:
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Cheney
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
Michael Raoul-Duval, Assistant to Mr. Hartmann
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
10:50
10:55
The President participated in a signing ceremony for
Executive Order, 11905, U.S. Foreign Intelligence
Activities.
Members of the press
11:05
12:10
The President participated in an interview with representa-
tives of Florida newspapers. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "B."
12:10
12:40
The President met to discuss proposed regulation and reform
of the federal food stamp program with:
Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture
John A. Knebel, Under Secretary
continued
Page of 3 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
FEBRUARY 18, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:10 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
of Agriculture
Richard L. Feltner, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture for Marketing and Consumer Services
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the
Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
Arthur F. Quern, Associate Director of the Domestic
Council for Health, Social Security and Public
Assistance
Mr. Friedersdorf
12:30
R
The President was telephoned by Joel M. Pressman, Mayor
(D-Chelsea, Massachusetts). Consultant Stephen G.
McConahey took the call.
12:40
1:10
The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V.
Leonard.
2:12
2:17
P
The President talked with Senator Russell B. Long
(D-Louisiana).
2:18
2:19
P
The President talked with Senator Mark 0. Hatfield
(R-Oregon).
2:20
2:23
P
The President talked with Mr. Friedersdorf.
3:16
3:20
P
The President talked with Senator Charles H. Percy (R-Illi-
nois).
3:26
3:29
P
The President talked with Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).
3:30
3:33
P
The President talked with Mr. Friedersdorf.
4:40
5:10
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
5:10
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
5:10
6:00
The President participated in a meeting to discuss proposed
regulation and reform of the federal food stamp program
with selected Members of Congress. For a list of atten-
dees, see APPENDIX "C."
6:00
The President returned to the Oval Office.
Page 2 of 3 Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
FEBRUARY 18, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
6:08 p.m. WEDNESDAY
PHONE
TIME
Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
6:08
The President went to the State Dining Room.
6:08
6:57
The President hosted a reception for members of the Business
Council. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."
Members of the press
6:57
The President returned to the Oval Office.
7:00
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:28
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:10
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
9:24
9:27
P
The President talked with Senator James O. Eastland
(D-Mississippi).
9:41
9:42
P
The President talked with William R. Brown, Manager of
Slopes and Trails, Vail, Colorado.
9:58
10:04
P
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
SY/EJ 3/5/76
Page 3 of 3 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
Jerry H. Jones. All present.
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
February 18, 1976
The President
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Jerry H. Jones, Special Assistant
James E. Connor, Staff Secretary and Cabinet Secretary
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Board
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
Margita E. White, Assistant Press Secretary
Robert A. Goldwin, Special Assistant
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)
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration
Susan C. Herter, Personal Assistant to the Vice President
APPENDIX "A" p. 2
2/18/76
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Royston C. Hughes, Consultant (Deputy Counsellor)
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Carolyn Wimmer.
All present.
INTERVIEW WITH FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS
The Oval Office
February 18, 1976
The President
Robert T. Pittman, Editor of the Editorial Page of the St.
Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida
Charles L. Stafford, Washington Correspondent for the St. Petersburg
Times , St. Petersburg, Florida
J.A. Clendinen, Editor and Editor of the Editorial Page of the
Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
Jack Nease, Washington Correspondent for the Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida
Philip Gailey, Washington Correspondent for the Miami Herald, Miami
Florida
Ronald J. Page, Washington Correspondent for the New York Times
Newspapers of Florida (represents six Florida dailies)
Ricardo Faro, photographer for the St. Petersburg Times, St.
Petersburg, Florida
John Bard, photographer for the Tampa Tribune, Tampa Florida
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Margita E. White, Assistant Press Secretary
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
Arthur F. Quern.
All present as noted.
MEETING TO DISCUSS FOOD STAMP REFORM
The Cabinet Room
February 18, 1976
The President
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)** arrived after meeting had ended
but spoke briefly with the President
Senator James L. Buckley (Conservative-New York)
Congressman Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture
John A. Knebel, Under Secretary of Agriculture
Richard L. Feltner, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing
and Consumer Services
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
James T. Lynn, Director of the OMB
Arthur F. Quern, Associate Director of the Domestic Council for Health,
Social Security and Public Assistance
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed by EPS
and John Vickerman.
indicates present.
RECEPTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COUNCIL
The State Dining Room
The White House
February 18, 1976
The President
Members of the Business Council
J. Paul Austin, Chairman of the Board, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta,
Georgia
William Batten, Member of the Board of Directors, J.C. Penny Company,
Inc., New York, New York
Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bechtel
Group of Companies, San Fransisco, California
William O. Beers, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kraftco Corporation,
Glenview, Illinois
Eugene N. Beesley, President, Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis,
Indiana
Benjamin F. Biaggini, President, Southern Pacific Company, San
Fransisco, California
Winton M. Blount, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Blount, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama
William S. Brewster, Chairman of the Board of Directors, USM Corporation,
Boston, Massachusetts
Carter L. Burgess, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Foreign Policy
Association, New York, New York
Donald C. Burnham, Member of the Board of Directors, Westinghouse
Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Louis W. Cabot, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cabot Corporation,
Boston, Massachusetts
Edward W. Carter, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Carter Hawley
Hale Stores, Inc., Los Angeles, California
Howard L. Clark, Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Express
Company, New York, New York
John T. Connor, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Allied Chemical
Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey
continued
!!!
APPENDIX "D" p. 2
2/18/76
C.W. Cook, Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Foods
Corporation, White Plains, New York
John E. Corette, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Montana Power
Company, Butte, Montana
John H. Daniels, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National City
Bank Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
\
R. Hal Dean, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ralston Purina
Company, St. Louis, Missouri
S
John D. deButts, Chairman of the Board of Directors, American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, New York, New York
\
E. Mandell de Windt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Eaton Corporation,
Cleveland, Ohio
E. Hervey Evans, Jr., President, McNair Seed Company, Laurinburg, North
Carolina
\
Walter A. Fallon, President, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
\
Lewis W. Foy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
\
Keith G. Funston
\
Henry W. Gadsen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Merck and Company, Inc.,
Rahway, New Jersey
Alexander H. Galloway, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of
R.J. Reynolds Industries
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Exxon Corporatin,
New York, New York
S
Edwin H. Gott, Member of the Board of Directors, U.S. Steel Corporation,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Harry J. Gray, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President, United
Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut
Cortlandt S. Gross, Member of the Board of Directors, Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
R.V. Hansberger, President, Futura Industries Corporation, Boise, Idaho
continued 11:
APPENDIX "D" p. 3
2/18/76
Edward G. Harness, Chairman of the Board, The Proctor and Gamble
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
John D. Harper, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Alumnium
Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shearon Harris, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President,
Carolina Power and Light Company, Raleigh, North Carolina
Robert S. Hatfield, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Continental
Can Company, Inc., New York, New York
>
Harold Jean Haynes, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Standard Oil
Company of California, San Fransisco, California
Elison L. Hazard, Retired Chairman of the Board and President, Continental
Can Company, Inc., Laguna Niguel, California
Henry H. Henley, Jr., President, Cluett, Peabody, & Company, Inc., New
York, New York
William A. Hewitt, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deere & Company,
Moline, Illinois
Amory Houghton, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Corning Glass
Works, Corning, New York
Gilbert W. Humphrey, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Hanna Mining
Company, Cleveland, Ohio
\
Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State
Samuel C. Johnson, Chairman of the Baord of Directors, S.C. Johnson
& Son, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
Horace C. Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Burlington Industries,
Inc., New York New York
Reginald H. Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Electric
Company, Fairfield, Connecticut
Edgar F. Kaiser, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kaiser Industries
Corporation, Oakland, California
Donald M. Kendall, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PepsiCo, Inc.,
Purchase, New York
Ralph Lazarus, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Federated Department
Stores, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
continued
APPENDIX "D" p. 4
2/18/76
Donald S. MacNaughton, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prudential
Insurance Company of America, Newark, New Jersey
Malcolm MacNaughton, Chairman of the Beard of Directors, Castle &
Cooke, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii
Robert H. Malott, Chairman of the Board and President, FMC Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois
C. Peter McColough, Chairman of the Board of Direcotrs, Xerox
Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut
Brooks McCormick, President, International Harvester Company,
Chicago, Illinois
James P. McFarland, Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Mills,
Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Louis W. Menk, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Burlington Northern, Inc.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Buck Mickel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Daniel International
Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina
Otto N. Miller, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Standard Oil
Company of California
Frank R. Milliken, President, Kennecott Copper Corporation, New York, New York
Howard Morgens, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Procter and Gamble
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Thomas A. Murphy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Motors
Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
W.G. Murphy , former President of Campbell Soup Company
Albert L. Nickerson, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Mobil Oil Company
David Packard, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hewlett-Packard
Company, Palo Alto, California
Senator Charles H. Percy (R-Illinois)
Donald S. Perkins, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Jewel Companies, Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois
continued ...
APPENDIX "D" p. 5
2/18/76
Thomas L. Phillips, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Raytheon Company, Lexington, Massachusetts
Charles M. Pigott, President, PACCAR, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio
Willard Frederick Rockwell, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stuart T. Saunders, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Penn Central Railroads
Irving S. Shapiro, Chairman of the Board of Directors, E.I. duPont
deNemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Shermer L. Sibley, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, San Fransisco, California
\
L.B. (Ted) Smith, Chairman of the Board of Directors, A.O. Smith
Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1
Edgar B. Speer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, U.S. Steel
Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>
Frank Stanton, former President of Central Broadcasting Company (CBS)
Geroge A. Stinson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Steel
Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
\
Robert D. Stuart, Jr., President, The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago,
Illinois
A. Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deltec International
Limited, Chicago, Illinois
Charles B. Thornton, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Litton Industries,
Inc., Beverly Hills, California
Lynn A. Townsend, former Chairman of the Board of Chrysler Corporation
Rawleigh Warner, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mobile Oil
Corporation, New York New York
Geroge H. Weyerhaeuser, President, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma,
Washington
continued
...
APPENDIX "D" p. 6
2/18/76
F. Perry Wilson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Union Carbide
Corporation, New York, New York
T.A. Wilson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Boeing Company,
Seattle, Washington
Arthur M. Wood, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sears, Roebuck
and Company, Chicago, Illinois
Walter B. Wriston, Chairman of the Baord of Directors, Citicorp,
New York, New York
Arthur J. Demaris, Press Officer, The Business Council, Washington, D.C.
John W. Burke, Jr., Executive Secretary, The Business Council, Washington,
D.C.
Donald V. Seibert, Chairman of the Board of Directors, J. C. Penny
Company, Inc., New York, New York
Staff
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Russell A. Rourke, Executive Assistant to Mr. Marsh
John C. Vickerman, Director for Business and Trade Associations,
White House Office of Public Liaison