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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 82A) 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
JUNE 24, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
7:15 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
7:15
The President had breakfast.
7:39
The President went to the doctor's office.
7:45
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. He was accompa-
nied by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Alan Greenspan.
8:20
8:25
The President met with Mr. Greenspan.
8:35
9:00
The President met with:
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
8:47
P
The President telephoned Charles W. Pickering, State Senator
(R-Mississippi); partner with Pickering and McKenzie law
firm, Laurel, Mississippi; and delegate from the 5th
Congressional District of Mississippi to the Republican
National Convention. The call was not completed.
9:30
10:05
The President met with his Assistant for National Security
Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
9:42
9:47
P
The President talked with Senator John C. Stennis
(D-Mississippi).
9:47
9:54
P
The President talked with Mr. Pickering.
9:55
9:59
P
The President talked with Congressman Melvin Price
(D-Illinois).
10:05
10:35
The President met with:
Mr. Marsh
James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and
Budget
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative
Affairs
continued
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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
JUNE 24, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
10:05 a.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
continued
Edward G. Sanders, Deputy Associate Director,
International Affairs, OMB
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
10:40
11:20
The President met with:
Mr. Friedersdorf
Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford
Committee (PFC)
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
Michael Raoul-Duval, Special Counsel
Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant
11:40
11:45
The President participated in a signing ceremony for his
Busing Message to Congress. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "B."
Members of the press
11:55
12:15
The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V.
Leonard.
2:05
2:40
The President met with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
2:43
2:47
The President met with:
Louis Harris, President of Louis Harris and
Associates, Incorporated, New York, New York
Mr. Smith
2:47
The Presidential party went to the State Dining Room.
2:47
3:40
The President met to discuss public opinion trends effecting
government, business, and society with approximately 80
U.S. corporate executives participating in the Louis
Harris Perspective Research Seminar. For a list of
attendees, see APPENDIX "C."
3:40
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:56
4:02
P
The President talked with Mr. Smith.
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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
JUNE 24, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
4:48 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
4:48
5:05
The President met with:
Richard M. Rosenbaum, Chairman of the New York
Republican State Committee
Mr. Cheney
5:05
5:17
The President met with:
Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for
Israel and Chairman of the Fisher New Center
Company, Detroit, Michigan and Vice Chairman
of the PFC Finance Committee
David H. Lissy, Associate Director of the Domestic
Council for Labor, Education and Veterans
5:17
The Presidential party went to the Cabinet Room.
5:17
6:35
The President met to discuss U.S. policy in the Middle East
and matters affecting Israel and the Jewish community
with American Jewish leaders. For a list of attendees,
see APPENDIX "D."
6:35
The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompa-
nied by:
Mr. Fisher
Gordon Zacks, President of R.G. Barry Corporation,
Columbus, Ohio
Leonard R. Strelitz, President of Haynes Furniture
Company, Incorporated, Norfolk, Virginia
George Klein, President of Barton's Candy Corpora-
tion, Brooklyn, New York
Mr. Lissy
6:35
6:40
The President met with:
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Zachs
Mr. Strelitz
Mr. Klein
Mr. Lissy
6:40
7:25
The President met with Mr. Cheney.
7:32
The President went to the swimming pool.
7:50
The President returned to the second floor Residence.
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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
JUNE 24, 1976
WASHINGTON, D.C.
TIME
DAY
8:33 p.m. THURSDAY
PHONE
TIME
P=Placed
R=Rec'd
ACTIVITY
In
Out
8:33
The President had dinner with:
The First Lady
Milton Hoffman, President of Wilton Caterers,
Incorporated, Spring Valley, New York and
member of the Executive Committee of the
PFC Finance Committee
9:39
P
The President telephoned Verne E. Long, grain and livestock
farmer, Popestone, Minnesota and delegate from the 6th
Congressional District of Minnesota to the Republican
National Convention. The call was not completed.
9:40
P
The President telephoned Allan C. Young, Chairman of the
North Dakota Republican State Committee. The call was
not completed.
9:47
P
The President telephoned Congressman Price. The call was
not completed.
9:50
P
The President telephoned H. Davidson Osgood, Jr., attorney
and Chairman of the Portland Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, Portland, Oregon and delegate from Oregon to the
Republican National Convention. The call was not
completed.
10:41
10:44
P
The President talked with Congressman Price.
SY/EJ 7/7/76
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Page 4 of 4 Page(s).
APPENDIX "A"
WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING
The Roosevelt Room
June 24, 1976
A list of participants in the White House Senior staff meeting was
not available for inclusion in the President's diary.
APPENDIX "B"
indicates confirmed by EPS.
Other attendees not confirmed.
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE PRESIDENT*S BUSING MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
The Oval Office
June 24, 1976
The President
Edward H. Levi, Attorney General
F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
Ronald G. Carr, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Department
of Justice
John J. Buckley, Jr., Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Department
of Justice
William A. Morrill, Assistant Secretary of HEW for Planning and
Evaluation
William H. Taft, General Counsel, HEW
Joffre Whisenton, Special Assistant to the Secretary of HEW
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and
Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Congressman Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-New Jersey)
Congressman Carl D. Perkins (D-Kentucky)
APPENDIX "C"
indicates confirmed by EPS.
Other attendees not confirmed.
MEETING WITH PARTICIPANTS IN THE LOUIS HARRIS PERSPECTIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR
The State Dining Room
June 24, 1976
The President
Participants in the Louis Harris Perspective Research Seminar:
L.R. Angelos
Peter Bartram
Robert S. Baralski
David Bedri
Edward M. Block
Stanley J. Boulier
James C. Bowling
John Chalsty
John Corcoran
John Curley
John L. Curry
Ellwood Curtis
Helen M. Curtis
Joseph P. Downer
J. Richard Edmondson
William Ellis
Joseph Farrell
James Fenton
Jarvis Freyman
Richard L. Gelb
William E. Gipson
Gilbert P. Goetz
J.J. Graham
John W. Gray
Edward Grefe
Dorothy Gregg
William G. Grief
Louis Harris
Carroll B. Hays
R.W. Hubner
Robert Hutton
Robert L. James
Donald Kendall
W.C. King
Eugene Klein
Helene Klein
Michael Kolakowski
William M. Kraus
continued
APPENDIX "C" P. 2
6/24/76
Kermit Lansner
Paul A. Laudicina
Harry Laurent
James E. Lee
Glenn Leggett
Ruffelle Leggett
Harry Levine
Robert W. MacDonald
Mark M. Markholm
Forbes Mann
W.M. Marcussen
Seeven Markowitz
derryMMaAfee
J.R. McAlpin
C.E. McKittrick
W.E. Moffett
Thomas Moriarty
\
Thomas Mulaney
Edward Mulligan
Larry Myers
Paul Nadler
David S. Neft
\
Allen Neuharth
Daniel J. Newhart II
Catherine Paura
\
Paul F. Petrus
\
John Pfisterer
Willis Player
Eugene Purcell
JohnQQuinn
Sally V. Reed
Jonathan Rinehart
Richard Russack
Helene Shashin
E.L. Schafer
Richard F. Schubert
\
William Seawell
Carolyn E. Setlow
John T. Shea
T.W. Sigler
Morris Simiotin
Donald E. Smiley
G.L. Swartz
\
Humphrey Taylor
Paul Thayer
Carl Tiedemann
Nicholas J. Tortorello
continued ...
APPENDIX "c" p. 3
6/24/76
N.O. Wade
Ira B. Wheeler
C. Roger Williams
Roy Winchester
J.R. Young
Andre Maison Pierre
Rodney W. Rood
Staff
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant
Gwen A. Anderson, Editor, Presidential Messages and Research
Charles H. McCall, Consultant
APPENDIX "D"
Attendance confirmed by
MEETING WITH JEWISH LEADERS
Maureen Noonan.
The Cabinet Room
indicates present.
June 24, 1976
FISHER, Mr. Max
Detroit, Michigan
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
Chairman of the Fisher New Center Company
BARNETT, Bernard H., Esq.
GRASS, Mr. Alexander
Barnett & Alagia
Chief Executive Officer &
Louisville, Kentucky
Chairman of the Board
Rite Aid Corporation
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
BELL, Mr. Leonard David
General Partner
Private Investment Placements
HAFT, Mr. Burt S.
Boston, Massachusetts
General Partner
Haft-Chasen Associates, Ltd.
Miami, Florida
BLUMBERG, Mr. Herschel Wolf
President
HASSENFELD, Mr. Merrill L.
Prince George Center, Inc.
Vice Chairman/Chief Executive
Hyattsville, Maryland
Officer
Hasbro Industries, Inc.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
COHEN, Mr. Jesse J.
President
Greensburgh, Pennsylvania
HECHT, Mr. M. Robert
Chairman of the Board
Oak Forest Bank
DOBBS, Harold S., Esq.
Houston, Texas
Dobbs, Doyle & Nielson
San Francisco, California
KAUFMAN, Mr. Richard Frederick
President
American Store Equipment Corpora-
tion
Muskegon, Michigan
KLEIN, Mr. George
President
FIELD, Mr. Irwin Saul
Barton's Candy Corporation
President
Brooklyn, New York
Liberty Vegetable Oil Co.
Norwalk, California
LANSBURGH, Mr. Sidney Jr.
GLAZER, Mr. Guilford, President
President
Guilford Glazer Associates
Raleigh Stores Corporation
Los Angeles, California
Washington, D.C.
MEYERHOFF, Mr. Joseph
GOLDFINE, Mr. Leonard
Chairman of the Executive Committ
President
Monumental Properties, Inc.
Goldfine Truck Rental
Baltimore, Maryland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
APPENDIX "D" P. 2
6/24/76
MEYERHOFF, Mrs. Lyn
ZACKS, Mr. Gordon
President Ford's Finance
President
Chairman for State of Maryland
R.G. Barry Corporation
Baltimore, Maryland
Columbus, Ohio
MILLER, Mr. Samuel H.
Forrest City Enterprise
Cleveland, Ohio
NORRY, Mr. Neil
ROSENBAUM, The Honorable Richard
Partner
Chairman
The Norry Company
New York Republican State
Rochester, New Yrok,
Committee
315 State Street
Albany, New York 12210
NOVACK, Mr. Morris
Morris Novack Management Co.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
ROBINSON, Mr. Donald
Director and Consultant
Revco Drug Stores, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Penna.
RUBIN, Mr. Ronald
President
Richard I. Rubin & Company, Inc.
Staff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant
for National Security Affairs
Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the
Council of Economic Advisers
RUSSELL, Mr. Robert
David H. Lissy, Associate Director
President
of the Domestic Council for Labor,
Russell Anacondia
Education, and Veterans
Miami, Florida
Robert A. Goldwin, Special Consultant
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary
and Staff Secretary
SCHACTER, Rabbi Herschel
Mosholu Jewish Center
Bronx, New York
SCHWARTZ, Alan E., Esq.
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn
Detroit, Michigan
STRELITZ, Mr. Leonard
President
Haynes Furniture Company, Inc.
Norfolk, Virginia