me WHITE HO;rSE f)ltE DA&-f DIARY OF PREStDEhiT NWUY CARTER LOCATION DATE iMa. Day. Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER 9, 1977 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:3O a.m.FRIDAY

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St30 R The President received a wake up call from the White House signal board operator.

6:03 The President went to his private office.

7:17 P The President telephoned his Assistant for National Security Affairs, . The call was not completed.

7:30 The President went to the Roosevelt Room. I 7:30 9 : 00 '.' The President participated in a breakfast meeting with: W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury I.I Juanita M. Kreps,Secretary of Commerce F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor JIt Charles L. Schultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) I James T. McIntyre, Jr.,Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cm) Richard N. Cooper,Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Stuart E. Eizenstat,Assistant for Domestic Affairs and Policy

9:oo The President returned to his private office. I 9:05 9:15 The President met with Mr. Brzezinski.

1 The President went to the Oval Office. 10:17 l0:27 The President met with Henry E. Howell, Jr., unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia.

I The President met with: 10:31 lO:55 Joseph L. "Jody" Powell,Press Secretary lO:31 10:40 Rex L. Granum,Deputy Press Secretary 10:40 10:50 I Saul Kohler, correspondent for Newhouse News Service 10:50 lO:55 Ian Hicks,correspondent for the Morning Herald, 0 Sidney, Australia I I lO:32 I l0:33 P The President talked with Representative Thomas P. O'Neill, I Jr. (D-Massachusetts).

10:33 P The President telephoned Representative Carl D. Perkins (D-Kentucky). The call was not completed.

11:30 I The President returned to the Roosevelt Room. I wo: ;m 3-:gsist P3*J_ aof 2 Pagem HE WHllE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDEPi 3 nOCATION OATE wa. Day, Yr., THE WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER 9, 1977 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY llt3O a.m. FRIDAY

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11:30 12:02 The President participated in a meeting to discuss the Panama Canal Treaties with leaders of senior citizens organiza- tions. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press, in/out

12:02 The President returned to his private office.

12:03 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

12:lO I The President had lunch.

12:34? The President returned to the Oval Office.

l:oo The President went to the Cabinet Room. I l:oo 1:35 ' The President participated in a question and answer session with editors and news directors. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."

1:35 The President went to the office of his Special Assistant for Appointments, Timothy E. Kraft.

1:35 1:38 The President met with: Madeline F. MacBean, Personal Assistant to the First Lady Ronald Williams, Boston, Massachusetts

1:38 The President returned to his private office.

2:oo The President returned to the Cabinet Room.

2:oo 4r40 The President participated in a meeting to discuss the 1979 Budget for the Department of Energy. For a list of atten- dees, see APPENDIX "C."

4:40 The President returned to the Oval Office.

4:45 4:55 The President met with: Mark Chona, Presidential Adviser to Kenneth David I Kaunda, President of the Republic of Zambia I Putteho M. Ngonda,Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the U.S. Mr. Brzezinski Henry Richardson, Staff Member, National Security I Council (NSC) I I I I I N- .a- a .a* .A* HE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DATE @to.. Dry, Yr..r THE WHITE HOUSE DECEMBER 9, 1977 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY

TIME ACTIVITY

5:oo 5:lO The President met with: Mr. Eizenstat Mr. Brzezinski Mr. Granum

5:19 The President went to the South Grounds.

The President greeted Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minnesota).

5:22 6:07 The President flew by Marine helicopter from the South Grounds to Camp David, Maryland. For a list of passen- gers, see APPENDIX "D."

6:57 '. 6:58 The President talked with Senator Humphrey.

7:59 The President was telephoned by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Joseph A. Califano, Jr. The call was not completed. I 8:20 8:21 The President talked with Director of Scheduling, Frances M. "Fran" Voorde.

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