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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
MARCH 16, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:20 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:20
The President had breakfast.
7:45
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:50
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:50
7:55
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
8:00
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
8:00
8:34
The President attended a White House senior staff meeting.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
8:34
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met with:
8:35
8:45
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
8:35
8:55
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
8:35
8:45
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
8:57
P
The President telephoned Norris Cotton, former Senator
(R-New Hampshire) and honorary Chairman of the New
Hampshire State President Ford Committee (PFC). The
call was not completed.
8:58
P
The President telephoned Congressman John J. Rhodes
(R-Arizona). The call was not completed.
8:59
9:03
P
The President talked with Congressman Robert H. Michel
(R-Illinois).
9:15
10:05
The President met with Secretary of Defense Donald H.
Rumsfeld.
9:36
R
The President was telephoned by Mr. Cotton. The call was
not completed.
10:31
10:36
P
The President talked with Congressman Rhodes.
10:35
11:35
The President met with:
Mr. Marsh
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Rogers C.B. Morton, Counsellor
Mr. Cheney
continued
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 16, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:35 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Mr. Friedersdorf
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
10:50
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Tom Railsback
(R-Illinois). The call was not completed.
11:48
12:10
The President participated in a meeting to discuss the
vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) with:
Congressman Robert E. Jones (D-Alabama)
Congressman William H. Harsha (R-Ohio)
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Friedersdorf
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
12:10
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
12:10
12:28
The President participated in a ceremony to present the
25th Annual National Teacher of the Year Award to
Mrs. Ruby S. Murchison, teacher in Washington Drive
Junior High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press
12:12
12:19
The President addressed guests attending the ceremony.
12:28
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Charles E. Swanson, President of Encyclopedia
Britannica, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois
Louise H. Benton, Vice President for Marketing of
Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois
John H. Benton, Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Encyclopedia Britannica Education Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois
Ralph C. Wagner, Executive Vice President for
Marketing and Sales of Encyclopedia Britannica
Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 16, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
12:28 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
12:28
12:33
The President participated in a ceremony to receive a copy
of the Bicentennial Edition of the Encyclopedia
Britannica, dedicated to President Ford and Queen
Elizabeth II of Great Britain from:
Mr. Swanson
Mrs. Benton
Mr. Benton
Mr. Wagner
12:33
12:50
The President met to discuss the appointment of a new
National Highway Transportation Administrator with:
William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation
Mr. Cheney
12:50
1:00
The President met with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
1:05
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman Railsback. The
call was not completed.
1:22
1:26
P
The President talked with Mr. Cotton.
2:02
P
The President telephoned Congressman Railsback. The call
was not completed.
The President participated in a ceremony to receive
Diplomatic Credentials from:
2:05
2:15
Nicholas Fancourt Parkinson, Ambassador-designate
from the Commonwealth of Australia to the U.S.
2:05
2:15
Philip C. Habib, Assistant Secretary of State for
East Asian Affairs
2:05
2:30
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Members of the press, in/out
2:34
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
2:34
3:05
The President participated in a meeting to discuss
questionable foreign payments by U.S. companies.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "c."
3:05
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Mr. Morton
Mr. Marsh
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 16, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
3:05 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
3:05
3:10
The President met with:
Mr. Morton
Mr. Marsh
3:18
3:21
P
The President talked with Congressman Railsback.
The President met with:
4:40
6:30
Mr. Cheney
4:40
5:50
Mr. Bennett
5:12
R
The President was telephoned by Congresswoman Lenor K.
Sullivan (D-Missouri). The call was not completed.
6:55
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:10
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:16
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:54
7:55
R
The President talked with his Personal Photographer,
David H. Kennerly.
8:24
8:26
R
The President talked with Mr. Cheney.
8:28
8:29
R
The President talked with White House Usher Stephen P.
Harris.
8:30
8:40
P
The President talked with Peter J. Secchia, President of
Universal Forrest Products, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The President's call was amplified to approximately
1,400 guests attending the Kent County Republican Lincoln
Day Dinner at the Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
9:50
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Mrs. Arthur M. ("Lil") Godwin, the First Lady's
stepfather's wife
9:32
9:35
R
The President talked with Mr. Cheney.
9:54
9:55
R
The President talked with Mr. Harris.
9:56
9:59
R
The President talked with Mr. Nessen.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 16, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:21 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
10:21
10:24
P
The President talked with former Governor Richard B. Ogilvie
(R-Illinois) and Chairman of the Illinois State PFC.
11:12
11:15
R
The President talked with Vice President Rockefeller.
SY/EJ 3/19/76
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APPENDIX "A"
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
March 16, 1976
A list of participants in the White House senior staff meeting
was not available for inclusion in the President's diary.
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
Maureen Noonan. All present.
PRESENTATION OF THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Cabinet Room
March 16, 1976
The President
F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
Virginia Y. Trotter, Assistant Secretary for Education, NEW
Terrel H. Bell, Commissioner of Education, HEW
Marjorie W. Lynch, Under Secretary of HEW
Congressman Charles G. Rose III (D-North Carolina)
Mrs. Ruby S. Murchison, National Teacher of the Year Award Recipient;
teacher in Washington Drive Junior High School, Fayetteville,
North Carolina
Seldon Murchison, husband
Mrs. Ruth Baker, sister of Mrs. Murchison
Mrs. Pernecy Swinson, mother of Mrs. Murchison
Mrs. Genora Cheeks, sister of Mrs. Murchison
Mrs. Rose Ward, aunt of Mrs. Murchison
Calvin Swinson, Jr., cousin of Mrs. Murchison
Gwynn Swinson, relative of Mrs. Murchison
Greene Swinson, relative of Mrs. Murchison
Governor James E. Holshouser (R-North Carolina)
Craig Phillips, Superintendant of Public Instruction for North Carolina
Thomas Davis, Special Assistant, North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction
Max Abbott, Superintendant of Schools, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mrs. Max (Mary) Abbott, teacher
Curtis E. Torrey, principal of Washington Drive Junior High School,
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mrs. Curtis-E. (Rosa Lee) Torrey
Jeanne Lucas, President of the North Carolina Classroom Teachers
Beth Finch, Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina
Luther Neil Packer, Jr., Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners,
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Joel Burdin, Associate Secretary of the American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education
Ann Kahn, Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the National Parent
Teachers Association (PTA)
Marilyn Neidig, Delegate-at-Large, National Council of Administrative
Women in Education
Virginia M. Ross, Director, School Communications Services, National
School Public Relations Association
continued
APPENDIX "B" p. 2
3/16/76
William Henry, Associate Director, American Association of School
Administrators
John F. Kourmadas, Assistant to the Executive Secretary, the National
Association of Secondary School Principals
Charles E. Swanson, President of Encyclopedia Britannica, Incorporated,
Chicago, Illinois
Louise H. Benton, Vice President for Marketing, Encyclopedia Britannica
Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
John H. Benton, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Encyclopedia
Britannica Education Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
John Robling, Vice President of Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois
Ralph C. Wagner, Executive Vice President of Encyclopedia Britannica,
Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Lenore Hershey, Editor of Ladies' Home Journal
Louis Porterfield, Publisher of Ladies Home Journal
A. Edward Miller, President of Downe Communications
Mary Susan Miller, Special Projects Editor of Ladies' Home Journal
Fred C. Danneman, President of Downe Publishing Company
Byron W. Hansford, Executive Secretary of the Council of Chief State
School Officers
Cora S. Gilliam Hansford, Coordinator of the National Teacher
of the Year Award Program
Additions:
John P. Field, Vice President of Encyclopedia Britannica Educational
Corporation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Marie Parker, wife of Joseph P. Parker, press man from Fayetteville,
North Carolina, Fayetteville News
Charles Bardsley, Encyclopedia Britannica
Patricia Harbour, HEW Fellow
Elizabeth Ankers, private photographer for Encyclopedia Britannica
Staff
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
David H. Lissy, Associate Director of the Domestic Council for
Education and Veterans Affairs
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by Jane
Thomas, office of Edward C.
Schmults. All present.
List may not be complete.
MEETING TO DISCUSS QUESTIONABLE FOREIGN PAYMENTS BY U.S. COMPANIES
The Cabinet Room
March 16, 1976
The President
J. Michael Dunn, Executive Director of the Council on International
Economic Policy (CIEP)
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
Kenneth A. Lazarus, Associate Counsel
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Rober B. Porter, Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Board
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Rogers C. B. Morton, Counsellor