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OCR Page 1 of 22THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SWEARING IN OF WILLIAM E. SIMON AS
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Wednesday - May 8, 1974
11:30 A. M.
The East Room
From:
Stephen Bull
BACKGROUND:
A large and formal ceremony has been arranged for the swearing in of
William E. Simon as Secretary of the Treasury. Attendees will include
members of the Cabinet and their wives, the Congressional Leadership,
the membership of the joint House and Senate Financial Committees,
the Federal Reserve, the Council of Economic Advisors, representa-
tives from the Department of the Treasury, and Mr. Simon's personal
friends (complete guest list attached at Tab A).
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
11:30 a.m.
The guests will be seated in the East Room.
You proceed to the Red Room where you will
join Mrs. Nixon, Justice Potter Stewart, and
Mr. and Mrs. Simon.
During this period, you may wish to inscribe the
Bible that will be used in the ceremony and will
be given to the Simons as a memento of the
occasion.
11:35 a.m.
Justice Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Simon will then
be formally announced, enter the East Room, and
proceed to their positions on the platform.
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