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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 83) 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 JULY 28, 1976 WASHINGTON, DLC. TIME DAY 12:51 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 12:51 Following a State Dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Malcolm Fraser, the President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister and Mrs. Fraser to the North Portico. The President and the First Lady bade farewell to Prime Minister and Mrs. Fraser. 1:00 The President and the First Lady returned to the State Floor Residence. 1:11: The President and the First Lady went to the second floor Residence. 8:50 The President had breakfast. 9:16 The President went to the doctor's office. 9:20 The President went to the Oval Office. 9:23 9:28 The President met with his Counsellor, John 0. Marsh, Jr. The President met with: 9:32 9:36 Mr. Cheney 9:34 9:36 Mr. Marsh The President met with: 9:39 9:46 Haydn Williams, former Representative of the President for Micronesian Status Negotiations 9:39 9:47 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs 9:39 9:46 Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs 9:46 9:48 Mr. Cheney The President met with: 9:48 10:21 Congressman David C. Treen (R-Louisiana) 9:48 10:21 Congressman William L. Armstrong (R-Colorado) 9:48 10:23 Mr. Cheney The President met with: 10:24 11:34 Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania) 10:24 10:59 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 10:25 10:55 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State continued GPO: 1974 OL-555-863 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 JULY 28, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 10:25 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out continued 10:25 10:58 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft 10:58 11:34 Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona) The President met with: 11:34 11:49 Mr. Cheney 11:34 11:41 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 11:34 11:41 John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary 11:45 11:48 P The President talked with Clarke Reed, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party and delegate at large from Mississippi to the Republican National Convention. 11:50 11:51 The President met with L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs. 11:51 The President went to the Cabinet Room. 11:51 1:17 The President participated in a meeting with the Economic Policy Board. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press, in/out 1:17 The President and Mr. Seidman returned to the Oval Office. 1:17 1:18 The President met with Mr. Seidman. 1:28 1:40 The President met with: William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Seidman The President met with: 2:33 3:11 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 2:33 2:43 Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant 3:11 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House. 3:11 3:14 The President participated in a ceremony to greet the one millionth visitor to the White House. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." 3:14 The Presidential party went to the Oval Office. 3:14 3:19 The President met with the one millionth White House visitor and his family. GPO: 1974 OL- 555-863 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 JULY 28, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 3:19 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 3:19 3:39 The President met with Mr. Hartmann. 3:47 3:55 R The President talked with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. The President met with: 4:12 4:13 Mr. Cheney 4:12 4:18 Mrs. Robert (Adele C.) Haines, delegate from the 12th Congressional District of New York to the Republican National Convention 4:12 4:18 Robert Haines, husband 4:12 4:18 John Haines, son 4:12 4:18 Raymond Haines, son 4:12 4:18 Robert Haines, son 4:12 4:18 Thomas Haines, son 4:12 4:18 Virginia Haines, daughter The President met with: 4:18 5:14 Mr. Cheney 4:18 5:18 Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential Personnel Office The President met with: 5:19 5:20 Mr. Cheney 5:20 5:32 John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 5:20 5:32 James H. Baker III, Deputy Chairman for Delegates, PFC 5:20 5:32 Calvin Smith, delegate from the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia to the Republican National Convention 5:37 The President went to his private study. 5:42 The President returned to the Oval Office. The President participated in a photo opportunity with: 5:42 6:29 Dirk Halstead, photographer for TIME magazine 5:42 6:26 Don Penny Schneider, Consultant 5:42 6:29 David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer 5:50 6:13 Mr. Cheney 6:16 6:27 Mr. Cheney 5:54 5:58 P The President talked with Mr. Reed. 6:02 P The President telephoned Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona). The call was not completed. GPO: 1974 OL- 555-863 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 JULY 28, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:29 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME P= P=Placed R=Rec'd ACTIVITY In Out 6:29 The President went to the Roosevelt Room. 6:29 7:21 The President attended a reception for public relations directors from throughout the U.S. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "c." 7:21 The President and Mr. Seidman returned to the Oval Office. 7:21 7:22 The President met with Mr. Seidman. 7:22 7:30 The Preisdent met with Mr. Cheney. 7:26 P The President telephoned Thomas "Tommy" Giordano, Secretary of the Mississippi Republican Party and alternate delegate at large from Mississippi to the Republican National Convention. The call was not completed. 7:30 The President went to the swimming pool. 7:51 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 7:54 8:05 P The President talked with Mr. Giordano. 8:52 The President had dinner with: The First Lady Jack Ford SY/EJ 8/11/76 GPO: 1974 555-863 Page 4 of 4 Page(s). APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Roger B. Porter. All present. MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC POLICY BOARD The Cabinet Room July 28, 1976 The President William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Commerce William J. Usery, Jr., Secretary of Labor Arthur F. Burns, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs Richard B. Cheney, Assistant John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Lt. Gen. Brent ScowGroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs Paul W. MacAvoy, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Burton G. Malkiel, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary Roger B. Porter, Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Board APPENDIX "B" Attendance confirmed by Patti Presock. All present. CEREMONY TO GREET THE ONE MILLIONTH VISITOR TO THE WHITE HOUSE The South Grounds and the Oval Office July 28, 1976 The President Norman M. Wilson, One Millionth Visitor to the White House from Kenmore, New York Mrs. Norman M. (Sara Nell) Wilson, wife Mrs. Norma Jones, daughter, Vienna, Virginia Scott Jones, grandson, age 11 1/2 Nancy Jones, granddaughter, age 12 Carolyn Jones, granddaughter, age 16 Sue Kauderer, granddaughter, age 13 Michael J. Farrell, Director of the White House Visitors Office APPENDIX "C" Attendance confirmed by Berge Watkins. All present. RECEPTION FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVES The Roosevelt Room July 28, 1976 The President Edward M. Block, Vice President, Public Relations, American Telephone and Telegraph Company Kalman Druck, Public Relations, Harshe-Rotman and Druck, Inc. Jack A. Gertz, News Service Manager, American Telephone and Telegraph Company Herbert G. Klein, Vice President, Metro Media, Inc. William A. Lydgate, Chairman of the Baord, Earl Newsom and Company, Inc. Theodore H. Mecke, Jr., Vice President, Public Relations, Ford Motor Company Arthur Newmyer, Chairman of the Board, Newmyer Associates, Inc. John H. Page, President, International Nickel Company, Inc. James Shea, Vice President, Southern Pacific Company Thomas W. Stephenson, Vice President, Public Relations, duPont deNemours and Company Robert L. Fegley, Staff Executive, General Electric Company Edward "Ted" Littlejohn, Vice President, Public Affairs, PFizer, Inc. Stephen Stamas, Vice President, Public Affairs, EXXON Staff Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary L. William Seidman, Exeuctive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs continued APPENDIX "C" p. 2 7/28/76 William F. Gorog, Deputy Assistant for Economic Affairs William F. Rhatican, Consultant A. James Reichley, Consultant Birge S. Watkins, Staff Assistant