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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 81) 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 23, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:12 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:12
The President had breakfast.
7:38
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:45
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:45
7:50
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
8:03
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
8:03
9:03
The President participated in a Republican Congressional
leadership meeting. For a list of attendees, see
APPENDIX "A."
9:03
The President returned to the Oval Office.
The President met to discuss financial assistance to the
Senatorial Campaign Committee with:
9:05
9:15
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
9:05
9:15
Rogers C.B. Morton, Counsellor
9:05
9:20
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
9:05
9:15
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
9:05
9:15
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
9:15
9:20
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
9:15
9:20
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the
Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic
Affairs
9:35
9:45
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
9:45
P
The President telephoned Harold Byron Smith, Jr., Chairman,
Executive Commissioner and Director of Illinois Tool
Works, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois. The call was not
completed.
9:51
P
The President telephoned former Senator Len B. Jordan
(R-Idaho). The call was not completed.
9:54
P
The President telephoned James R. Helm, Scheduling Director
for the Illinois State President Ford Committee (PFC).
The call was not completed.
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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
MARCH 23, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:00 a.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
The President met with:
10:00
10:30
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
10:00
10:40
Mr. Morton
10:00
10:40
Mr. Cheney
10:00
10:30
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
10:00
10:30
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
10:00
10:30
Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant
10:55
11:12
The President met with:
Edward H. Levi, Attorney General
Mr. Marsh
11:12
The President, accompanied by Attorney General Levi and
Mr. Marsh, went to the Cabinet Room.
11:12
12:00
The President met to discuss electronic surveillance
legislation with bipartisan Congressional leaders.
For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press, in/out
11:19
R
The President was telephoned by Senator Alan Cranston
(D-California). The call was not completed.
12:00
The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:15
12:19
The President met for a farewell photo opportunity with:
John A. Shaw, former Associate Director of the
Presidential Personnel Office; currently
Inspector General for Foreign Assistance,
Department of State
Mrs. John A. Shaw
Brittain Shaw, daughter
John Shaw, son
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential
Personnel Office
12:19
12:25
The President met for a farewell photo opportunity with:
John W. Hushen, former Deputy Press Secretary
Mrs. John W. Hushen
Susan Hushen, daughter
Jane Hushen, daughter
Peter Hushe
Mr. Carlson
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4
Page
of
Page(s).
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN
DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
MARCH 23, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
1:06 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
1:06
1:15
The President met with:
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National
Security Affairs
2:07
The President went to the Rose Garden.
2:07
2:16
The President participated in a signing ceremony for H.R.
8835, Truth in Leasing Bill and H.R. 6516, Equal Credit
Opportunity Act. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX
"c."
Members of the press
2:16
The President returned to the Oval Office.
2:16
2:43
The President met with:
William H. Hudnut III, Mayor (R-Indianapolis,
Indiana)
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic
Affairs
3:55
4:05
The President met with Lt. Gen. Scowcroft.
4:13
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
4:13
5:45
The President met with members of the Campaign '76 Advisory
Board. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."
5:45
The President returned to the Oval Office.
5:45
5:50
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
5:50
The President went to the Blue Room.
5:55
7:03
The President hosted a reception for Republican Members of
Congress from Western States. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "E."
7:03
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:29
The President returned to the doctor's office.
7:36
The President returned to the second floor Residence. He
was accompanied by his Physician, Rear Adm. William M.
Lukash.
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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 23, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:36 p.m. TUESDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:36
7:59
The President met with Rear Adm. Lukash.
8:25
The President and the First Lady had dinner.
8:32
R
The President was telephoned by Mr. Cheney. The call was
not completed.
9:07
9:11
P
The President talked with Mr. Cheney.
9:42
R
The President was telephoned by Congressman James T. Broyhill
(R-North Carolina). The call was not completed.
9:58
9:59
R
The President talked with Mr. Cheney.
10:02
10:10
R
The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
10:03
10:47
The President met with:
Mr. Cheney
Mr. Nessen
10:11
10:17
P
The President talked with Congressman Broyhill.
10:45
10:51
P
The President talked with Governor James E. Holshouser
(R-North Carolina).
11:05
11:35
R
The President talked with Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger.
EJ/EJ 4/13/76
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Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
Attendance confirmed by
Nancy M. Kennedy
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING
indicates present
The Cabinet Room
March 23, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President
William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior
Dale Kent Frizzell, Under Secretary of the Interior
Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration (FEA)
ohn A. Hill, Deputy Administrator of the FEA
Russell E. Train, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ohn R. Quarles, Jr., Deputy Administrator of the EPA
HOUSE
John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
John B. Anderson (R-Illinois)
Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Samuel L. Devine (R-Ohio)
Jack Edwards (R-Alabama)
Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R-New York)
Louis Frey, Jr. (R-Florida)
Guy Vander Jagt (R-Michigan)
William L. Dickinson (R-Alabama)
James H. Quillen (R-Tennessee)
Joe Skubitz (R-Kansas)
8am Steiger (R-Arizona)
Philip E. Ruppe (R-Michigan)
Charles E. Wiggins (R-California)
William Henson Moore (R-Louisiana)
Bill Frenzel (R-Minnesotà)
SENATE
Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)
John Tower (R-Texas)
Robert T. Stafford (R-Vermont)
Bill Brock (R-Tennessee)
Carl T. Curtis (R-Nebraska)
Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Mark 0. Hatfield (R-Oregon)
Bob Packwood (R-Oregon)
Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona)
Clifford P. Hansen (R-Wyoming)
continued
APPENDIX "A" -2
3/23/76
WHITE HOUSE STAFF
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Rogers C.B. Morton, Counsellor
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Charles Leppert, Jr., Special Assistant for LegislativesAffairs
Thomas G. Loeffler, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council
and Assistant for Domestic Affairs
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board
and Assistant for Economic Affairs
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential Personnel Office
Joseph S.V. Jenckes, Consultant
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Russell A. Rourke, Executive Assistant to Counsellor Marsh
Glenn R. Schleede, Assistant Director, Energy and Transporation, Domestic
Council
Barry N. Roth, Assistant Counsel
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Assistant
APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by
N. Kennedy
MEETING TO DISCUSS ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE LEGISLATION
indicates present
WITH BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
The Cabinet Room
March 23, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Edward H. Levi, Attorney General
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
Robert Ellsworth, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Monroe Leigh, Legal Adviser, Department of State
Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania)
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia)
Sen. Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)
Sen. Frank E. Moss (D-Utah)
Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-Tennessee)
Sen. Walter F. Mondale (D-Minnesota)
Sen. Carl T. Curtis (R-Nebraska)
Sen. James 0. Eastland (D-Mississippi)
Sen. Romas L. Hruska (R-Nebraska)
Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Arkansas)
Sen. Hiram L. Fong (R-Hawaii)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-North Carolina)
Sen. Quentin N. Burdick (D-North Dakato)
Sen. William Lloyd Scott (R-Virginia)
Sen. James Abourezk (D-S. Dakato)
Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisconsin)
Cong. Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)
Cong. John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
long. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts)
Cong. Robert H. Michel (R-Illinois)
Cong. John J. McFall (D-California)
Long. John B. Anderson (R-Illinois)
Cong. Otis G. Pike (D-New York)
Cong. Edward Hutchinson (R-Michigan)
Cong. Phillip Burton (D-California)
Cong. Thomas Railsback (R-Illinois)
Cong. Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-New Jersey)
Cong. Carlos J. Moorhead (R-California)
Cong. Joshua Eilberg (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. M. Caldwell Butler (R-Virginia)
Cong. Robert W. Kastenmeier (D-Wisconsin)
Cong. Robert McClory (R-Illinois)
Cong. William L. Hungate (D-Missouri)
Cong. Charles E. Wiggins (R-California)
continued
APPENDIX "B" -2
3/23/76
WHITE HOUSE STAFF
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
VLt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel
Michael Raoul-Duval, Assistant to Counsellor Marsh
VMax L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Charles Leppert, Jr., Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
LRonald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Douglas Marvin, Department of Justice
Mitch Rogofin, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
APPENDIX "C"
Attendance confirmed by
Jane Greenleaf
Vindicates present
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE TRUTH IN LEASING BILL AND THE EQUAL
CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT
Rose Garden
March 23, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Deleware)
Sen. Edward W. Brooke (R-Massachusetts)
Sen. Alan Cranston (D-California)
Sen. Jake Garn (R-Utah)
Sen. Jesse A. Helms (R-North Carolina)
Sen. Thomas J. McIntyre (D-New Hampshire)
Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin)
Sen. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-New Jersey)
Cong. Frank Annunzio (D-Illinois)
Cong. Clifford Allen (D-Tennessee)
Cong. Les AuCoin (D-Oregon)
Cong. William A. Barrett (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Henry S. Reuss (D-Wisconsin)
Cong. James J. Blanchard (D-Michigan)
Cong. Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs (D-Louisiana)
Cong. Garry Brown (R-Michigan)
Cong. John B. Conlan (R-Arizona)
Cong. Butler Derrick (D-South Carolina)
Cong. David W. Evans (D-Indiana)
Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-Delegate-Washington, D.C.)
Cong. Millicent Fenwich (R-New Jersey)
Cong. Henry B. Gonzalez (D-Texas)
Cong. James M. Hanley (D-New York)
Cong. Mark W. Hannaford (D-California)
Cong. George Hansen (R-Idah)
Cong. Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (D-Kentucky)
Cong. Henry J. Hyde (R-Illinois)
Cong. Albert W. Johnson (R-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Richard Kelly (R-Florida)
Cong. John J. LaFalce (D-New York)
Gong. Stewart B. McKinney (R-Connecticut)
Cong. Joseph G. Minish (D-New Jersey)
Cong. William S. Moorehead (D-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Stephen L. Neal (D-North Carolina)
Cong. Jerry M. Patterson (D-California)
Cong. Thomas M. Rees (D-California)
Cong. John H. Rousselot (R-California)
Cong. Richard T. Schulze (R-Pennsylvania)
Cong. Gladys Noon Spellman (D-Maryland)
Cong. Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (D-Georgia)
Cong. Leonor K. (Mrs. John B:) Sullivan (D-Missouri)
Long. Chalmers P. Wylie (R-Ohio)
continued
APPENDIX "C" -2
3/23/76
SENATE COMMITTEE STAFF:
John P. Abshire, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Jeremiah Buckley, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Anthony T. Cluff, Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs
Ralph Rohner, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Keith Jewell, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
HOUSE COMMITTEE STAFF:
Theo Doremus, House Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing
Orman S. Fink, Minority Counsel, House Committee on Banking, Currency,
and Housing
James McMahon, House Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing
Grahm Northup, House Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing
Curtis Prins, House Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing
Tom Accardi, photographer
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Virginia H. Knauer, Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council
and Assistant for Domestic Affairs
James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Director for Operation, Domestic Council
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
and Assistant for Management and Budget
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Charles Leppert, Jr., Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed by
Jana Hruska Fagan
indicates present
MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CAMPAIGN '76 ADVISORY BOARD
The Roosevelt Room
March 23, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
Vhe President
Len Matthews, Chairman, Campaign '76 Advisory Board and Vice Chairman
of Leo Burnett Agency, Chicago, Illinois
James Henderson, Henderson Advertising Agency, Incorporated, Greenville,
South Carolina
Barton Cummings, Chairman of Executive Committee of Compton Advertising,
New York City, New York
Peter Dailey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Campaign '76 and
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dailey and Associates,
Los Angeles, California
Clifford Miller, President of Braun and Company, counseling and
corporate consulting firm
Arthur Schultz, Chairman of Foote, Cone and Belding Communications,
Chicago, Illinois
John "Jock" Elliott, Chairman of Ogilvy and Mather, New York, New York
Philip Joanou, Executive Vice President, Dailey and Associates,
Los Angeles, California
Edward Meyer, Chairman and President, Grey Advertising, New York, New York
Thomas B. Adams, Chairman, Campbell Ewald Agency, Detroit, Michigan
Victor G. Bloede, Chairman, Benton and Bowles, New York, New York
Richard Christian, Chaimran of Marsteller, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois
Richard O'Reilly, Vice Chairman, Wells, Richand Greene, New York, New York
Chester "Chet" Posey, President, deGarmo Advertising, New York, New York
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE STAFF
Stuart Spencer, Acting Chairman of the President Ford Committee
VBruce S. Wagner, Executive Vice President of "Campaign '76"
WHITE HOUSE STAFF
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Rogers C.B. Morton, Counsellor
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Jerry H. Jones, Special Assistant
David R. Gergen, Consultant
APPENDIX "E"
Attendance not confirmed.
RECEPTION FOR REPUBLICAN WESTERN STATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
The Blue Room
March 23, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Cong. Don Young (R-Alaska)
Sen. Paul J. Fannin (R-Arizona)
Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona)
Cong. Sam Steiger (R-Arizona)
Cong. John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona)
Cong. Don H. Clausen (R-California)
Cong. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (R-California)
Cong. Burt L. Talcott (R-California)
Cong. Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-California)
Cong. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-California)
Cong. Carlos J. Moorhead (R-California)
Cong. Charles E. Wiggins (R-California)
Cong. John H. Rousselot (R-California)
Cong. Bob Wilson (R-California)
Cong. Clair W. Burgener (R-California)
Cong. Del Clawson (R-California)
Cong. Shirley Pettis (R-California)
Sen. James A. McClure (R-Idaho)
Cong. George Hansen (R-Idaho)
Sen. Mark 0. Hatfield (R-Oregon)
Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Oregon)
Cong. Joel Pritchard (R-Washington)
Cong. Alphonzo Bell (R-California)
WHITE HOUSE STAFF: