WE DAICf WARY OF PRESibEtif JIMMY CARTER 1

THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 8, 1980 WASHINGTON, D.C. 6:00 a.m. SATURDA$

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R The President received a wake up call from the White House i signal board operator. 4I 6:37 I The President went to the Oval Office. i I 7:51 1 7:53' R The President talked with his Chief of Staff, Hamilton Jordan. t I 8:25 I: P:26 1 The President talked with the First Lady. 8:30 i 1 The President returned to the second floor Residence. I 8:31 1 The President was telephoned by Robert S. Strauss, Campaign Chairman, Carter Mondale Presidential Committee, Inc. The President's Appointment's Secretary, Phillip J. Wise, I Jr. took the call. I 8:35 j I The President and the First Lady had breakfast.

8:56 j The President returned to the Oval Office. I 8:58 ' 9:Ol R / The President talked with his Press Secretary, Joseph L. I "Jody" Powell, 9:oo j 9:05 The President met with his Assistant for National Security I Affairs, Zbigniew Brzezinski. 9:30 1 I The President went to the first floor family dining room. I 9:30 j 10:30 The President met with a group of reporters. For a list of I attendees, see APPENDIX "A." t I 10:30 i The President returned to the Oval Office. IO:49 ; P The President telephoned Representative John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona). The call was not completed. 10:54 i 10:56/ P The President talked with Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. ,I (R-Tennessee). i llr16 / 11:18 P I The President talked with the First Lady. I 11:45 i 12:02 ' The President met with: Jack H. Watson, Jr., Assistant for Intergovernmental i II Affairs and Cabinet Secretary 1 I I Eugene Eidenberg, Deputy Assistant for Intergovern- I mental Affairs and Deputy Cabinet Secretary 1I it continued DATE \Mo.. Day, Yr.1 7

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continued Gerald M. Rafshoon, President, Rafshoon Communications4 Washington, D.C. i 1 Joel McCleary, Field Coordinator, New York, Carter I t Mondale Presidential Committee, Inc. ! \ 11:41 i 11:42 R The President talked with Representative Rhodes. I 12:02 1 12:52 The President met with: I Edward I. Koch, Mayor (D-New York, New York) I I James Bringham, Budget Director, City of New York, 1 New York I Mr. Watson f i Mr. Eidenberg j I 12:06 j 12:08 R The President talked with Mr. Jordan.

12:52, I The President escorted Mayor Koch to the second floor Residence i ! I:05 i The President had lunch with: l I I 4 The First Lady II I Mayor Koch I 1 lr41 iI ' The President and Mayor Koch returned to the Oval Office. I 1:41 I’ 1:43 I The President met with Mayor Koch. i ! ! I I I1 .2.= 06:I 1 The President returned to the second floor Residence 1 I I i 2:12 I 2:15 R The President talked with Mr. Watson. i i I I 4:33 iI 4:39 R . The President talked with Mr. Jordan. i I t 5:oo 4:5i I R 1 The President talked with Mr. Jordan. i .5:12i I The President returned to the Oval Office. 5:38/ The President went to the Cabinet Room.

5:38 i The President participated in a meeting to discuss inflation (f ! and the economy. For a list of.attendees, see I I I APPENDIX "A." I f I i 8:08 ‘II The President returned to the Oval Office. 1 Ii 1 1 8:25 ii R The President was telephoned by Gerald M. Rafshoon, President, I! 1 1I Rafshoon Communications, Washington, D.C. The call was not i ! i & I completed. Gm - '377 =- ;;&m:-7 q a THE DAIL’i DIARY OF PRESIDENT JMAMY CARTER

THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 8, 1980 i WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 8:38 - D.m. SATURDAY I.

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8:38 The President returned to the second floor Residence. moo i The President retired. I 1 I i I !