Tiir wME HOUSE I i THE DAILY DfARY OF Pf?ES)DENT JIMMY CARTEI? tQc.srIoN OAT& ~Mo.. Day, ‘r’r.~ I ---I 1 THE WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER 17, 1979 * - WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:OO a.m. MONDAY [. 1 ACXVlTY f8 t

5:oo The President received a wake up call from the White House I signal board operator. I e 5:38 1 The President went to the Oval Office. I ! 6:58 1 7:00 The President talked with the First Lady.

c 8:00 8:15 The President met with his Assistant for National Security Affairs, Zbigniew Brzezinski. ! 9:27 i 9:28 The President talked with the First Lady. i The President met with: Hamilton Jordan, Chief of Staff Alonzo L. McDonald, Jr., White House Staff Director Ray Jenkins, Special Assistant, Press Office Richard Moe, Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President Frank B. Moore, Assistant for Congressional Liaison Hendrik Hertzberg, Speechwriter Stuart E. Eizenstat, Assistant for Domestic Affairs and Policy Lloyd N. Cutler, Counsel I Danny C. Tate, Deputy Assistant for Congressional Liaison Joseph L. "Jody" Powell, Press Secretary iI R The President was telephoned by Randolph Blackwell, Director 1 of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Department r I of Commerce. S ecial Assistant for Minority Affairs, Louis i 1 E. Martin, tooR the call. 4 I The President went to the Diplomatic Reception Room. 1 i1 I ii 1 The President and the First Lady went to the South Grounds. i I f t The President and the First Lady participated in an arrival tI ceremony in honor of the Prime Minister of the United 1:. I Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), i I Margaret Thatcher. ti I. Members of the press ,i i i i ! 1O:OO i The President and the First Lady greeted Prime Minister i ! I Thatcher. I 1 ! i i The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister 1 Thatcher to the platform. f I i i I The President and Prime Minister Thatcher reviewed the troops. 1 t !, i ) The President and Prime Minister Thatcher returned to the 1 f t i platform. f . . THE WHITE HOUSE I WASHINGTON, D.C. ‘HONE

The President and Prime Minister Thatcher exchanged remarks.

: lo:25 The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister Thatcher to the State Floor Residence.

.. lo:25 I 10:37 The President and the First Lady received members of the U.S. ' I and U.K. official parties. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." I. I * 10:37 * The President escorted Prime Minister Thatcher to the Oval Office 4I : 10:37 ' 10:44 The President met with Prime Minister Thatcher. Members of the press

The President escorted Prime Minister Thatcher to the Cabinet Room.

: 10:44 12:30 The President participated in a meeting with U.S. and U.K. i officials, For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."

12:13 R The President was telephoned by Robert S. Strauss, Campaign Chairman, Carter Mondale, Presidential Committee, Inc. The call was not completed.

12:30 The President and Prime Minister Thatcher returned to the I Oval Office. They were accompanied by: Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Foreign and I I Commonwealth Affairs and Minister of Overseas I Development, U.K. I Cyrus R Vance, Secretary of State I Mr. Brzezinski j Robert Armstrong, Cabinet Secretary, UK l. 12:47 The Presidential party returned to the South Grounds.

12t48 ! 12:54? The President and Prime Minister exchanged remarks. I . I Members of the press I The President bade farewell to Prime Minister Thatcher. 1I 12:54 1 The President returned to the Oval Office. 1 12:56 j The President returned to the second floor Residence. 1 k301:30 i The President returned to the Oval Office, I 1:42? The President returned to the Cabinet Room. I

I 1:42 ( l:S6 4 The President met with the Hassidic Rebbes from New York, New York. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C." I 1 TIIE DAILY DIARY OF PRESlbENT JIMMY CARTEa DATE WL Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 1:56 p.m. MONDAY

1:56 I I The President returned to the Oval Office. I 2:05 2:08 The President met with Mr. Powell.

2:30 2:35 The President met with Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) James T. McIntyre, Jr.

2~35 The President and Mr. McIntyre went to the Cabinet Room. I 2:35 5:oo The President participated in a meeting to review the 1981 Budget of the U.S. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."

The President returned to the Oval Office.

The President returned to the second floor Residence.

5:12 5:13 The President talked with Mr. Moore.

5:18 1 The President went to the South Grounds. I The President went jogging.

I The President returned to the second floor Residence. c 5=37? I 5:37 5:39 P 1 The President talked with Bill Carlson, Democratic Chairman, I I Senate District 64, St. Paul, Minnesota. I 5:46 P. The President talked with Mrs. Arnold (Linda) Winikow, State Senator (D-New York).

l P I The President telephoned Betty Perrino, Lockport, Illinois. The call was not completed.

6:02 ' i P i The President telephoned Anthony R. Gaeta, Borough President, I Staten Island, New York. The call was not completed. II 14 i I 6:46 i The President and the First Lady went to the Grand Hallway. i : I 1 I : I*. The President and the First Lady participated in a photo I I 1 opportunity with the White House Military Social Aides. I i I 9 6:50 1 The President went to the North Grounds.

6:51 6:53 t The President walked from the North Grounds i IL. I to Lafayette Park. I .I ; 6:53 7:05 The President participated in a lighting ceremony for the / National Menorah. I I 1I k x I# Members of the press d ;?Q : ;3?7 =--;3497 * ?oira-3 of __5 P2gna'r. THE DAlL’f PtARV OF PR~SKENT JIMMY CARTEi LOCAlION LAFAYETTE PARK - WASHINGTON,DC, I

6:53 The President went to his seat on the platform. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "E."

The President was introduced by Rabbi Abraham Shemtov.

The President illuminated the Middle Menorah Candle.

6:58 7:02 The President addressed the crowd gathered fcr the ceremony.

The President was presented with a small Menorah by Rabbi Shemtov.

7:06 ',i The President walked from Lafayette Park to the North Grounds. i The President returned to the second floor Residence.

I The President and the First Lady hosted a State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Thatcher. Members of the press, in/out

The President and the First Lady went to the North Portico. \ The President and the First Lady greeted Prime Minister Thatcher. i 7:32 The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister Thatcher 1 to the Yellow Oval Room. I 1 7:32 7:45 I The President and the First Lady received members of the U.S. I and U.K. official parties. i I I, The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister Thatcher to the East Room. Enroute, they participated in a photo opportunity at the foot of the Grand Staircase. i I The Presidential party received dinner guests. For a list of i I attendees, see APPENDIX "F." : I 7:58 The President and Prime Minister Thatcher exchanged toasts.

8:26 iI The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister Thatcher to the State Dining Room. I The Presidential party had dinner.

The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister / i Thatcher to the Blue Room. I f 1I I i

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ACTWITY

The Presidential party received guests attending the after dinner entertainment. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F." I I 10: 19 The Presidential party returned to the East Room. I1 I I The Presidential party attended a performance by the U.S. Marine Band conducted by Sarah Caldwell with Donald Graham, tenor soloist.

- * u-:27 The President and the First Lady escorted Prime Minister I 1 Thatcher to the North Portico.

The President and the First Lady bade farewell to Prime Minister Thatcher. I t , The President and the First Lady returned to the State Floor I Residence.

The President and the First Lady returned to the second floor Residence.

P The President gave a message to the White House signal board operator.

The President retired.

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