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1. Northwoods 15. Christiania at Vail/ 27. Red Lion 40. Creekside Bldg. 53. Interfaith Chapel 65. Telephone Bldg. 77. Lift House Lodge 89. The Printery at Vail West Vail: 2. Golden Peak Bldg. Chateau Christian 28. Rucksack Bldg. 41. Wedel Inn 54. Bank of Vail 66. Hilton Inn 78. Vantage Point/Vail 90. Westview Roost Lodge 3.& 80.Vail Ski School 16. Valhalla at Vail 29. Plaza Bldg. 42. Village Center 55. Villa Cortina 67. Vail International 79. Westwind at Vail 91 . Sandstone 70 Interlochen C 4. Race Shack 17. Villa Valhalla 30. Casino Bldg. 43. Riva Ridge 56. Fire House 68. Public Service Co. 80. Gondola II 92. Almond Apts. Ptarmigan To 5. Manor Vail Lodge 18. Mill Creek Court Bldg. 31. Clock Tower Bldg. 44. The Willows 57. Holiday House of Colorado Terminal Bldg. 93. Brooktree Vail Das Sch( 6. Texas Townhouses 19. Vorlaufer 32.Siifer Bldg. 45. Edelweiss 58. Holiday Inn 69. SummerVail Workshop/ 81. Sunbird Lodge 94. Lionsmane Center 7. All Seasons 20. Vail Townhouses 33. Covered Bridge Store 46. River House 59. Alpine Standard Arts & Crafts Workshop 82. Landmark 95. Homestake B. Rams-Horn 21. Short Swing Gastof Gramshammer 47. Talisman Lodge/ 60. Alphorn 70. Vail LionsHead Lodge 83. Montaneros 96. Snow Lion East Vail: 9. Vail I rails East 22. Poor Richards 34. Lazier Arcade Bldg. Condominiums 61. Scorpio 71. Vail LionsHead Condo. 84. Lion Square Lodge 97. Telemark Bighorn Lod! 10. Vail Trails West 23. Mountain Haus 35. Lodge at Vail 48. Kiandra Lodge 62. Vail Valley 72. Treetops 85. Antlers 98. Breakaway West Bighorn Ren' 11. The Wren 24. Gondola Ski Shop 36. Lodge South Apts. 49. Crossroads Medical Center 73. LionsHead Centre 86. The Mark 99. Vail Run Vail Racquet 12. Apollo Park 25. Golden Peak House 3 7. Schober Bldg. 50. Outback 63. Town Office 74. Lazier LionsHead Arcade 87. Vailglo 100. Gore Valley Texaco 13. Blue Cow 26. Gondola I 38. Gore Creek Plaza Bldg. 51. Vail Village Inn Municipal Bldg. 75. Vail 21 Bldg. 88. Enzian at Vail Lodge/ 101. Vail Chevron Service 14. Tivoli Lodge Terminal Bldg. 39. Sitzmark Bldg. 52. Vail Village Conoco 64. U.S. Post Office 76. McLaughlin Bldg. Condom in iu ms 102. Vail Transportation Center ~FlOck Le0fle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , .. Lions Ridge •
40. Creekside Bldg. 53. Interfaith Chapel 65. Telephone Bldg. 77. Lift House Lodge 89. The Printery at Vail West Vail: 41. Wedel Inn 54. Bank of Vail 66. Hilton Inn 78. Vantage Point/Vail 90. Westview Roost L~dge • 42. Village Center 55. Villa Cortina 67. Vail International 79. Westwind at Vail 91. Sandstone 70 Interlochen Condos 43. Riva Ridge 56. Fire House 68. Public Service Co. 80. Gondola II 92. Almond Apts. Ptarmigan Townhouses 44. The Willows 57. Holiday House of Colorado Terminal Bldg. 93. Brooktree Vail Das Schone Shopping 45. Edelweiss 58. Holiday Inn 69.SummerVail Workshop/ 81. Sunbird Lodge 94. Lionsmane Center 46. River House 59. Alpine Standard Arts & Crafts Workshop 82. Landmark 95. Homestake 47. Talisman Lodge/ 60. Alphorn 70. Vail LionsHead Lodge 83. Montaneros 96. Snow Lion East Vail: Condominiums 61. Scorpio 71. Vail LionsHead Condo. 84. Lion Square Lodge 97. Telemark Bighorn Lodge 48. Kiandra Lodge 62. Vail Valley 72. Treetops 85. Antlers 98. Breakaway West Bighorn Rentals 49. Crossroads Medical Center 73. LionsHead Centre 86. The Mark 99. Vail Run Vail Racquet Club Condos 50. Outback 63. Town Office 74. Lazier LionsHead Arcade 87. Vailglo 1 DO. Gore Valley Texaco 51. Vail Village Inn Municipal Bldg. 75. Vail 21 Bldg. 88. Enzian at Vail Lodge/ 101. Vail Chevron Service 52. Vail Village Conoco 64. U.S. Post Office 76. Mclaughlin Bldg. Condominiums 102. Vail Transportation Center COLORADO LODGING & RENTAL MANAGEMENT REALTORS/DEVELOPERS RECREATION EMERGENCY & MUNICIPAL SERVICES RESTAURANTS & BARS GENERAL SERVICES SHOPS & SERVICES SHOPS & SERVICES 85. Antlers/LionsHead Condos. 12. Apollo Park 49. Crossroads Cinema 63. Animal Control 66. Abbey Dining Room 89. A to Z Home Repair 35. Alaskan Shop 30 & 74. Performance Sports 18. Arthur G. Bishop & Co. 18. Arthur G. Bishop & Co. 75. Fun City 63. Town of Vail Office 66. Abbey Lounge 84. Advantage: Vail, Inc. 84. Alpine Interiors 49 & 80. A Place on Earth EV Bighorn Lodge 28. Byron Brown Real Estate 56. Vail Fire Station 3 & 73. Ski School 40. Alain's Creekside Cafe WV All Equipment Rental 5 & 58. Alpine Ski Rentals 35. The Potter's Wheel EV Bighorn Rentals 14 & 60. Canada's of Colorado, Ltd. 2. Ski Touring Center 63. Vail Police Department 33. Antlers Room 59. Alpine Standard 49. Baskin Robbins 28. The Rucksack 98. Breakaway West 37. Chaplin & Co. 63. Vail Public library 69. Summer Workshop 35. Arlberg Room 102. Avis Rent-a-Car 81. Bath Garden WV Safeway Stores 93. Brooktree Condominiums 51. Choate & Turner Realty Corp. 3. Vail Ski Patrol 2. Vail Tennis Shop 73. Alfie Packer's Wild Mtn. Inn 54. Bank of Vail 49. Bazar Internacional 75. Salon 21 74 & 60. Canada's of Vail 75. Colorado/Hawaii Corp. 50. Village Players 62. Vail Valley Medical Center 13. Blue Cow 49. Camera Shop 47. Blossoms Bric·a·Brac 40. Sierra Vail 15. Chateau Christian 84. Cunningham Canst. & Dev. Co. Ambulance 84. Bridgewater Inn 38. Carol's Secretarial Service 39. Breeze Ski Rentals 30. Silversmith 15. Christiania at Vail 18. Garton Real Estate MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS Dentist 48. Bully Ill 102. Chamber of Commerce (VRA) 49. Bullock's of Vail 47. Skandia Imports 88. Enzian at Vail 75. Gore Range Properties Pharmacy 4. Ski Club Vail/Race Shack 5. Cafe Manor Vail 3 & 73. Child Care· Bratskellar 82. Cabbages & Kings 37. Ski Skeller 33. Gasthof Gramshammer 25. Homestake Development 3. Ski Patrol Public Health Nurse 30. Casino Vail 2. Child Care Potpourri Day Camp 76. Calico Corner 77. Ski Swap 25. Golden Peak House 28. Kelton & Associates 80. Vail Associates, Inc. Hospital 86. Center Court 102. Continental Trailways 76. Charlie's Shirts 73. Some Other Time 75. Gore Range Properties 5. Manor Vail Corp. 3 & 73. Vail Ski School 53. Kindergarten 51. China Bowl 18. Eagle County Trash 49. Cheese Shop 35. Squash Blossom 66. Hilton Inn 16. Marcus Realty 31. Clock Tower Inn 100. Gore Valley Texaco 32. Children's Corner 18. Stone Store 57. Holiday House 38. Rosenquist & Associates 24. Cyrano's 34. Gore Valley Title 29. Christy Sports 76. Studo One 58. Holiday Inn 32. Slifer & Co. 28. The Deli 102. Hertz Corporation 31 & 74. Country Flair 35. Sugar Plum Tree 95. Homestake Condominiums 37. Sunburst 29. Donovan's Copper Bar 32. Houston Frame Shop 33. Covered Bridge Store 30. Sunglass Shop WV Interlochen Condos 84. Timberline Properties 34. Donovan's No Name Pub 49. Hoyt Construction 16. Creative Hands Unlimited 81. Sunrise at Vail, Ltd. 48. Kiandra Lodge 39 & 80. Vail Associates, Inc. 58. 1880's Bar 28.1mages Unlimited 58. The Cupboard 35. Sunshine Health Foods 82. Landmark 39. Vail Properties 88. Enzian Restaurant & Bar 102 & 63. Information Centers 51. Dairy Depot 47. Tannery 77. The Lift House 99. Vail Run 40. Fountain Cafe 53. Interfaith Chapel 35. Diversions at Vail, Ltd. 35 & 80. This Wicked West 84. Lion Square Lodge 93. ViiCor 58. Fondue Stube/Lobster Pot 84. KVMT Radio 49. Eagle Music 35. Toy Maker's Trail 84. Lion Square North 29. Western Colorado Land Co. 95. Fulton Ironworks 49. Location Vail 35. El Tigre 38. Vail Book & Poster 73. LionsHead Centre 80. Frazier's Bar 38. Mitzi, Ltd. 34. Emporium 34. Vail Custom Jewelers 70 & 71. Lodge at LionsHead 58. Gold Rush Dining Room 39. Mountain Bell 75. Etc. Etc. WV Vail das Schone Pharmacy 35. Lodge at Vail 14. Grand Prix 11. Mountain General Contractors 40 & WV Everyday People WV Vail das Schone Shoe Repair 36. Lodge South Apartments 37. Guido's Down Under WV Mtn. Services laun. Dry Cleaning 18. Fancy Plants 76. Vail Mountaineering 5. Manor Vail Lodge 81. Hansel & Gretel WV Phillips 66 Station 81. The Fetish 26. Vail Ski and Boot Repair 86. The Mark Resort 11. Harvest Table 94. Porter Industries 34. Gaslight 26. Vail Ski Rentals/Bike Rack 83. Montaneros 74. Holly Vail 89. The Printery 82. General Store 2 & 80. Vail Ski School Rentals 23. Mountain Haus 10, Hungry Skier 68. Public Service Co. of Colorado 24 & 73. Gondola Ski Shop 30. Valley Forge 29. Plaza Lodge 17. lchiban 35. Reflections WV Gore Valley Liquor 49. Village Market 22. Poor Richards lB. The Iron Kettle 38. Richards Engineers, Inc. 31 & 17. Gorsuch, Ltd. 75. Western Sports WV Ptarmigan Townhouses :3. Jose Muldoon's 49. Stitchery 34. Gourmet Cheese Shoppe 18. Will o' the Wisp 8. Rams-Horn Lodge ~.The Keg 34. Stott Shot WV The Hardware Store 49. Wine and Liquor Shop 43. Riva Ridge Apartments 31. Kentucky Fried Chicken 49. Town Tub 33. Head First WV Roost Lodge 8!. Kostas T avernas 63. Town of Vail · Mun. Center 76. Hey Colorado! 21. Short Swing 37. The Lancelot Inn 83. TransAmerica Title, Inc. 81. J.E. Hines & Associates 39. Sitzmark at Vail 3t The Left Bank 64. U.S. Post Office 38. Indian Paint Brush 49. Slifer & Co. 5. Lord Gore Restaurant WV Vail Cable TV 25. Kaleidoscope 81. Sunbird Lodge at Vail • 25. Los Amigos 101. Vail Chevron Service 35. Knits Unlimited 47. Talisman Condominiums 86. Match Point 38. Vail Factory 38 & 75. Krismar, Ltd. 47. Talisman Lodge 31. Nu Gnu 49. Vail Lock & Key 39. La Coiffure Salon 14. Tivoli Lodge 32. Ore House 62. Vail Pharmacy 25. Lady Vail 72. Treetops 33. Pepi's Bar 102. Vail Resort Association 82. Le Cadeau 87. Vailglo Lodge 29. Pistachio's 18. Vail Secretarial Service 28. The Liquor Store 67. Vail International 75. The Place 49. Vail Securities 74. LionsHead Ice Cream Company 99. Vail Run 11. Purcell's 38. Vail Trail 73. LionsHead Liquor Store 75. Vail 21 40. Red Cock Rooster Farm 49. Vail Villager 35, 75 & 82. Lions Head Ski Rentals EV Vail Racquet Club Condos. 27. Red Lion Inn 52. Vail Village Conoco 25. Lord Vail 51. Vail Village Inn 2. Rogue's Gallery 32. Warren & Sommer 81. Meadowlark 16. Valhalla at Vail 41. St. Moritz Tavern WV Western Federal Savings & Loan 83. Mountain High Sports 78. Vantage Point/Vail 35. Salt Lick Bar 94. Woodchuck Corporation 34. Mountain Music 55. Villa Cortina 35. Salt Lick Dining Room 23. World Savings & Loan 29. The Mug Shop 11. The Villa 33. Sheika's 33. Muth Sports 42. Village Center 50, Showboat 38. My Favorite Things 41. Wedel Inn WV Silver Buckle 18. Necessities and Such 19. Westwind at Vail 25. The Slope 76. Nord Hus 44. The Willows 66. 10th Mountain Room 35. Office Supply 11. The Wren 25. The Top of the Slope 35. The Other Shop 51. Tourist Trap 33. Pepi Sports 86. The Wimbledon 200M-75 THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON August 22, 1975
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR: DICK CHENEY
FROM: TERRY 0 1DONNELJ SUBJECT: The President 1 s Activity Log, Vail, Colorado Per your request, l 1ve compiled from the daily logs a composit log indicating how the President has spent his time since his departure fro1n Washington, D. C. on August lOth. At Tab P.:_ is the summary of activities by time err1ploying four categones. Category I, Staff Time, includes all scheduled and non-scheduled working tin1e spent with White House and Administration personnel, including phone calls. Category II, ·working Schedule - Public Events, Appointm_ents and Activities, includes all non-staff outside working appointments, speeches, 1neetings, tours, GOP functions, public events, etc. Category III, Tennis/Golf, is self-explanatory. Category IV, Private Work, incorporates the President 1 s personal work tin1e, including the reading of the Daily Intelligence Brief and the President 1 s News Surnmary; work on 11 blue folders 11 (Presidential Action/Signature Papers, etc.); reading of newspapers; work on speeches in the limousine; etc. It was necessary to n1.ake some estin1.ates in this area, but I am confident they are very close to the mark. Tab B is a narrative summary of the major schedule events. Tab C is a list of Governors, Mayors, Senators and Congress rrlen with whom the President has met. -2- Summ.ary -- Total Work (defined a_s the sum of 108 hours Categories I, II and IV) Average 11 work 11 per day 9 hours Total Golf/Tennis 44 hours, 20 minutes -- Average ''Golf/Tennis 11 per day* 3 hours, 40 m.inutes Vfork exceeds golf/tennis by a factor of 2. 4 ':'NOTE: This average is low because there was no golf/tennis on: Sunday 1 August 10 Monday, August 18 Tuesday 1 August 19 Attachments TAB/>, CAT. I CAT. II CAT. III CAT. I\ Staff Tilne':' Working Schedule - Golf/Tennis Private Public Events, Work Appointments and ~~k., Activities ;..t,LW 7//;,l;c.M" Sun., August 104-" 2:30 3:30 7:50 l\lon. , August ll 3:30 1:10 4:55 2:00 Tues., August 12 2:05 5:10 4:25 '\\' ed. , August 13 2:20 1:45 3:30 3:15 Thur., August 14 3:05 1:10 5:40 2:15 Fri., August 15 1:40 4:15 5:00 2:00 Sat., August 16 4:15 2:45 5:10 3:30 Sun., August 17 4:20 6:30 2:30 :1\{on. , August 18 2: l 0 8:10 4:05 Tues., August 19 3:15 7:50 3:10 \\red., August 20 3:20 :25 3:45 2:00 Thur., August 21 2 30 2 55 4:40 2:15 Totals: 35:00 33:55 44:20 39:15 ':'The following Staff/ Adn Kissinger Greenspan Dunlop Scow croft Runufe1d Seidman Cheney Theis Nessen Orb in Zar~ Baroody does not include tilne spent with Military Aide and O'Donnell discussion schedule. does not include social time with staff. Tab B MAJOR EVENTS Dedicate St. Edward Mercy Medical Center; Fort Smith, Arkansas Tour Vietnarn Refugee Center; Fort Chaffee, Arkansas (Meet with Arkansas GoP Leadership; Fort Smith, Arkansas) (Meet '>vith Colorado GOP Leadership; Vail, Colorado) Greet Drug Abuse Prevention Group; Vail, Colorado Attend Mayors Reception/Present Bicentennial Certificate; Vail, Colorado Address and Q.&A, Vail Symposium; Vail, Colorado Meet and Dinner with the Aspen Institute Leadership; Vail, Colorado Tour Paraho Oil Shale Project; Rifle, Colorado Meet with Colorado West Area Council of Govermnents; Grand Junction, Colorado Tour and Remarks, Iowa State Fair; Des Moines, Iowa (Meet with Mary Louise Smith; Des Moines, Iowa) Meet with Iowa Farm Bureau Leadership; Des Moines, Iowa Meet with Iowa Soy Bean Council President; Des Moines, Iowa (Rerr1arks, Iowa GOP Fundraiser Reception; Des Moines, Iowa) {Attend Iowa GOP Dinner; Des Moines, Io"\va) Regional Media Breakfast--Ren1arks and O&A; Minneapolis, Minnesota (Meet '>vith Minnesota GOP Leadership; Minneapolis, Minnesota) Address American Legion Convention; Minneapolis, Minnesota {GOP Photo Session; Minneapolis, Minnesota) -2- (GOP Luncheon; Minneapolis, Minnesota) Address Dedication Ceremonies; Dirksen Library; Pekin, Illinois White House Conference, Remarks and Q.&A; Peoria, Illinois Great Plains Wheat Associates, Inc. , National Association of \¥heat Growers and Western ·wheat Associates Meeting, Remarks and Q&A; Vail, Colorado Ti\.3 C August 10-24 Governors, :Members of Congress and Mayors Met Bv The President Governors Governor David Pryor (D-Arkansas) Governor Robert Ray (R-Iowa) Governor Wendall Ander son (D-Minn.) Governor Dan Walker (D-Illinois) Senators Senator John McClellan (D-Ar kansas) Senator John Culver (D-Iowa) Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn. ) Senator Gary Hart (D-Colorado} Senator Roman Hruska (R.-Nebraska) Senator Charles Percy (R-Illinois) Senator Jennings Randolph (D-West Va. ) rvl:errJ.bers of Representative John P. Hamrnerschmidt (R-Ark.) Representative Ray Thornton (D-Ark.) Representative Theodore Risenhoover (D-Olda.) Representative Neal Smith (D-Iowa) Representative Chuck Gras sley (R-Iowa} Representative Al Quie (R-Minnesota) Repres Bill Frenzel (R-Minnesota) Representative Tom Hagedorn (R-Minnesota} Representative Tim Wirth (D-Colorado) ?v1ayor s l'vfayor Jack Freeze, Fort Smith, Arkansas :\1ayor Larry Cozes ek, Grand Junction, Colorado -2- Mayors (Continued) Mayor John Dobson, Vail, Colorado Mayor Richard Olson, D_es Moines, Iowa Mayor Hofstede, Minneapolis, 1viinnesota Mayor Cohen, St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota Mayor Carver, Peo i.a, Illinois Mayor William Wal,i meier, Pekin, Illinois Dinnel' Peppi and Sheika Gramshammer Jim and Gloria Brown Ted and Nancy Kindell Fitzhugh and Ilene Scott Tom and Flo Steinburt (doctor) Cocktail sts Mr. and Mrs. Chris Touflas (from Walcott) Mr. and Mrs. Gerry White (Rams horn Lodge owners) Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hoyt (cons true tion company) Mr. and Mrs. Bud Palmer (Eagle-Vail) Mrs. Gene Frericks (St. Louis and Vail) Mr. and Mrs. Larry Burdick (owner of Red Lion) Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hohlberg (dallas and Vail) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bauer (Kiandra Lodge owners) Mr. and Mrs. George f:xcl..,'{ Caulkins (Bass residence sneighbors) Mr. and Mrs. Jacl<: F ritzlen (Vail) :rv1r. Kaiser Marcus (Owner of "The Mark) Mrs. Justin Corbin (Vail and New York) Dr. and Mrs. Bill Holm (Vail) Mr. and Mrs. Terry I:vienger (Vail - city manager) Mrs. Josephine Fritzen (Vail) Cocktail party at Gus tof Grarn.shamn"ler 6:30 prn followed by dinner at sarne location THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON White House Staff: {) ,) 7 'Dj.ck Cheney and wife tA\lan Greenspan .r'P9-ul Theis and wife }1fob Orbin aand wife l::Red Cavaney and wife perry 0' Donnell and wife Bob Barrett yPeggy Venners, ....---Jeannie Quinl~ )Y'Phyllis Luther j;/Kathy Burger Captain Kolmorgart" J,Afeneral Adams Dinner guests Peppi and Sheika Gramshammer Jim and Gloria Brown Ted and Nancy Kindell Fitzhugh and Ilene Scott Tom and Flo Steinburt (doctor) THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON PRESS OFFICE /Ron Nessen and wife vBill Greener t.John Carlson and wife iBill Roberts vThym-Sffiith ";Connie Gerrard l:Pat Coyle Gay Pirozzi , Carol Montague ~Joy Chiles '-Ray Zook v~Bo b Manning "Gary Wright Bob Law -Gerald Guerin 'Wallace O'Neal Jewell McGrath ~ sm:!ft:;iiata Mary Jane McCarthy and husband fSheila Weidenfeld and husband Larry McWhirter (medic) Genevieve Herrell (nurse) Francis Zimme~man (Navy film crew) John Kelly (Navy film crew) Alan Harrison (Navy film crew) Karl Schumacher White House photog Ricardo Thomas White House photog