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February 18 Florida Newspapers Oval Office Charles L. Stafford St. Petersburg Times Ricardo Faro St. Petersburg Times Photog. J. A. Glendinen Tampa Tribune Jack Nease Tampa Tribune John Bard Tampa Tribune Philip Gailey Miami Herald Roland J. Page New York Times Newspapers of Florida
February 19 Tom Richman New Hampshire Television Oval Office Broadcast Feb. 20 Network
February 20 John Willis WGVB 11 Good Morning11 Dover, New Broadcast Feb. 23 (Needham, Massachusetts) Hampshire
February 21 Robert Healy Boston Globe Oval Office Printed February 22 Matthew V. Storin Martin Nolan David Nyhan William Beecher
February 24 Hearst Newspapers Publishers and Editors Roosevelt Room William Randolph Editor-in-Chief Hearst Jr. Frank Bennack Jr. Executive Vice President of Gorp, a.nd General Manager of Hearst Newspapers ( ( (
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George Hearst Jr. Publisher - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Joseph Kingsbury- National Editor, Hearst Newspapers Smith William Bellamy Publisher - San Antonio Light Robert Bergeheim Publisher - Boston Herald American Sam Bornstein Executive Editor - Boston Herald American Kenneth R. Byrd Managing Editor - San Antonio Light Mark Collins Publisher - Baltimore News American Robert Danzig Publisher - Albany Times Union and Knickerbocker News Charles Doughty Editor - Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thomas Ea3:ham Executive Editor - San Francisco Examiner Robert Fichenberg Executive Editor - Knickerbocker News Donald Goodenow Managing Editor - Los Angeles Herald Examiner John Hall Washington political writer George R. Hearst Publisher - Los Angeles Examiner John Leary Executive Editor - Albany Times Union Marianne Means Washington Columnist John R. Murphy Publisher - San Francisco Examiner John 0 1 Connell Executive Director - Hearst Newspapers Robert Thompson Publisher - Seattle Post Intelligencer John Wallach Diplomatic Correspondents Thomas White Executive Editor - Baltimore News American
February 26 Ralph Renick WTVJ- Miami Oval Office Aired Feb. 28 at 8:30 p
March 1 Richard Whitcomb WCKT-TV- Miami Oval Office Aired in 5 parts starting March I (
March 3, Florida Newspapers Horatio Aguirre Diario Las Americas (Miami) Roosevelt Room Earle Bowden Pensacola News-Journal Paul Brookshire South Dade News-Leader Jayne Brumley Florida Times-Union/ Journal (Jacksonville) Al Hutchison Clearwater Sun Thomas A. Kelly Palm Beach Post Howard Kleinberg Miami News Dave K raslow Cox Newspapers Sanders H. Lamont Fort Myers News-.Press David Lindsay Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Journal William A. Mullen Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel Emmett Peter Jr. Orlando Sentinel Star Waldo Proffitt Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Journal JohnS. Walters Florida Times-Union and Journal (Jacksonville) Barney Waters Cocoa Today Corbin Wyant Punta Gorda Herald-News
March 4 William Grove WJXT-TV - Jacksonville Oval Office March 6 Dick Williams and WR TL-AM and FM Bob B·rown Rantoul, Illinois March 6 Florida Radio Stations Blue Room Elsie Mercer WGGG-Gainesville Jeffrey S. Lubar WKIS-Orlando WQBA-Miami Robert Sudbrink WLYF and WFUN-Miami Richard Eaton WFAB- Miami Dick Eaton Fay Wells WGBS-Miami Jason L. Shrinsky WTMI-Miami Hal Cessna WIOD-Miami ( ( ( 1976
Bill Bayer. WINZ-Miami Harold Cohn WERD-Jacksonville Henry Searcy WF AM-Jacksonville Fred Redman WJCT-Jacksonville Mars hall Roland WQIK -Jacksonville H. Dennison Parker WTAN-Clearwat er R. A. McLeod WTMP-Tampa John G. Johnson WRBQ-Tampa Harold Arthur Reuben WYOU-Tampa William B. Faber WFLA-Tampa Carol Roland WQYK -Tampa/St. Petersburg William Hazelton WWBA-Tampa/St. Petersburg William H. Dutcher WWBA-Tampa/St. Petersburg James Reihle WHYI-Hollywood Charles Bortnick WVUM-Coral Gables WilliamJohn Keane WVUM-Coral Gables Samuel Trent WBSR-Pensacola Ronald H. Strother WPAP-Panama City Charles T. Wooten WKGC-FM- Panama City Ronald Clyde Johnson WKGG-FM- Panama City Elkin Terry Jack WKGC-FM- Panama City
March 10 Chicago Television Anchormen Oval Office Televised Floyd Kalber WMAQ-TV (NBC) Walter Johnson WBBM-TV (CBS) Joe Daly WLS-TV (ABC) John A. Taylor WGN-TV (Independent)
March 10 Maxwell McCorhon Chicago Tribune "' Managing Editor Oval Office James D. Squires Chicago Tribune - Washington Bureau Chief Aldo Beckman Chicago Tribune - White House correspondent ( ( 1976 March 12 Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Marshall Field Publisher - Chicago Sun Times Chicago, Illinois Emmett Dedmon Chief Editor -Chicago Sun Times Jim Hoge Editor - Chicago Sun Times Darryle Feldmeir Editor - Chicago Daily News Stuart Loorie Chief Editorial Writer - Chicago Sun Times Fred Panwitt Chief Editorial Writer Chicago Daily News Richard Trezevant Vice President -
March 17 Bill Walker WSOC-TV - Charlotte, North Carolina Oval Office Broadcast Sunday, March 21
March 18 North Carolina Newspapers Jerry Ausband Shelby Star (North Carolina) Diplomatic Reception Room John Beach Newton Observer-News-Enterprise (NC) John Betts Jr. Greensboro News/Record (NC) Joe Brown High Point Enterprise (NC) John Kendrick Burns Dunn Record {NC) J. Neal Cadieu Richmond County Journal (Rockingham NC) Charles A. Clay Fayetteville Observer Paul Coffey Watauga Democrat (Boone, NC) Rachel Coffey Watauga Democrat (Boone, NC) Julius Creech Tarboro Southerner (NC) David R. Dear Dear Publications William Dennis Henderson Dispatch (NC) Shirley Elder Raleigh News and Observer (NC) John Eslinger Durham Herald {NC) Ashley Futrell Washington News (NC) Rick Gunter Asheville Times (NC) Bill Hackett Hendersonville Times-News {NC) Don Hall Roanoke Rapids Herald (NC) Benjamin Harrell Durham Sun {NC) ( Joel Haswell Durham Herald (NC) Claude Herndon Twin City Sentinel (NC) Heath Hill Winston-Salem Journal (NC) John Kennedy Concord Tribune (NC) Arthur Farce II Hendersonville Times-News (NC) Joseph Parker Fayetteville Times (NC) Robert Poole Winston-Salem Journal Eugene rice Goldsboro News-Argus (NC) George Raynor Salisbury Post (NC) Vernon Sechriest Rocky Mount Telegram (NC) John Sharpe Lumbert on Robesonian (NC) Joe Sink Jr. Lexington Dispatch (NC) Albert Stepp Charlotte Observer (NC) Glenn Sumpter Rockingham Journal (NC) Walter Tharrington Henderson Dispatch (NC) David Whichard II Gre.enville Reflector (NC) Donald Whitley Elixabeth City Advance (NC) Joseph Willis Winston-Salem Twin City Sentinel (NC) James Wilson Wilmington Star-News (NC) Ramon Yarborough Fayetteville Observer (NC)
March 19 Tri-City North Carolina area television stations Lorraine Moore WRAL - Raleigh-Durham Map Room Mr. Carole Ogle WRDU - Raleigh-Durham Ray Jones WTVD - Raleigh-D.lrham Allen Matthews WFMY - Greensboro
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March 27 Jerry Dunphy KABC - Los Angelet> Beverly Hills
April 7 Wayne Sargent Nashville Banner Family Dining Room Kenneth Morrell Nashville Banner Frank vanderLinden Nashville Banner Paul Miller Gannett Corrp any, Inc. Allen Neuharth Gannett Company, Inc. Lorie Wilson (wife of Mr. Neuharth) Charles Overby Gannett News Service ( ( 1976(
April 8 Tom Keating Indianapolis Star Oval Office Ben Cole Indianapolis Star
April 10 John McCrory KDFW- TV - Dallas Dallas, Texas
April 12 Vermont Royster Wall Street Journal Oval Office
April 15 Bruce Halford WFAA- TV - Pallas Oval Office
April 16 Trude Feldman Oval Office
April 19 Texas Editors of Harte-Hanks Newspapers Roosevelt Room Robert Armistead Corsicana Daily Sun Jerry Arnold Marshall News-Messenger John Crawford Dennison Herald William Donnell Wichita Falls Times and Record Charles Everill Hamilton Journal-News Ann Faraghar Greenville Herald-Banner Gregory Favre Corpus Christi Caller-Times John Ginn Anderson Daily Mail Tommy Hart Big Springs Herald Allan Johnson Metro Group of Harte-Hanks, Inc. Arthur Keeney Southwest Group of Harte-Hanks, Inc. Stephen Kent Yakima Herald-Republic Michael Leggett Huntsville Item Robert Marbut President - Harte-Hanks William Muldoon Commerce Journal William Steven Editorial Consultant - Harte Hanks Thomas Sutherland San Angelo Standard-Times John Thomas Paris News Jerry Waggoner Bryan Eagle Ed Wishcamper Abilene News-Reporter ( (
April 20 Bert Roselle KHOU-TV (Corinthian) Map Room Mike Morgan KHOU-TV
April 21 Texas Newspapers - Washington Bureau Chiefs Helen Anderson Helen Anderson Bureau Oval Office Abilene Reporter News San Antonio Light Waco Tribune-Herald Wichita Falls Times-Record News William Choyke Capitol Hill News Service Palestine Record-Herald Pampa Daily News Texas City Daily Sun El Paso Journal Austin American-Statesman John Cleland Houston Chronicle Robert Duke El Paso Herald Post John Geddie Dallas Morning News Margaret Mayer Dallas Times Herald Sarah McClendon McClendon News Bureau El Paso Times Sherman Democrat Temple Telegram Texas Trends Newsletter Joe Thornton Fort Worth Star-'Telegram Terry Wade Donrey Washington News Bureau Gainesville Register Weatherford Democrat Sweetwater Reporter Arthur Wiese Houston Post Jill Grossman Medill News Service Edinburg Daily Review KGNC - Amarillo WBAP-Fort Worth KPRC - Houston ( ( ( 1976 April 22 Texas Radio Newsmen Don Watson KPRC Radio Houston Roosevelt Room Ben Baldwin KTRH Radio Houston Bruce Dadd KEYH Radio Houston Bernard Waterman KTSA Radio San Antonio Frank Mortenson KONO Radio San Antonio Roger Molder State Capitol Bureau - Austin KNOW Radio KVIC Radio Victoria KCRS Radio Midland R. Miller Hicks KIXL Radio Austin KMHR-FM Austin c. Brunner Smith KIXL Radio Austin Ken Sullivan KRYS Radio Corpus Christi Jim Springer KRYS Radio Corpus Christi Jerry Dalton KJET Radio Beaumont Bob Richardson KRGV Radio Weslaco
April 22 Diane Brandt WRTV-TV Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis , Indiana Howard Caldwell WRTV-TV
April 2 2 Paul Udell WTHR-TV Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
April 26 Gene Lively KMOL-TV San Antonio, Texas Oval Office
April 27 Newspaper Farm Editors Roosevelt Room Association (41 people)
April 30 Lubbock, Texas Media Dick Benedict KCBD-TV Lubbock, Texas Dallas, Texas Rusty Jones KMCC-TV Lubbock, Texas Lubbock, Texas Jay Harris Lubbock Avalanche Journal ( 1976 ( \ May 1 Alabama Television stations Barry Copeland WAPI- TV Birmingham, Alabama Map Room Bob Jordan WKRG-TV Mobile, Alabama Clark Edwards WSTA-TV Montgomery, Alabama
May 2 Harry L. Gallagher, Jr. WPTA-TV Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana
May 2 Mignon Smith Mignon Smith Birmingham, Mobile, Fort Wayne, Indiana Washington Montgomery, Gadsden, Alabama News Decatur, Huntsville, Service Alabama, and several (daily radio small cities in Alabama program)
May 12 John Kelly WXYZ Southfield, Michigan Southfield, Michigan Jac Le6o,U.o. WXYZ Southfield, Michigan
May 12 Richard Ryan Detroit News Detroit, Michigan AFI - Detroit - Wash. DC
May 13 Al Shottelkotte VP for News Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Oval Office WCPOielTV Cincinnati, Ohio
May 13 David Patterson WEWS-TV Cleveland, Ohio Oval Office
May 13 Clyde Lee WNC-TV Memphis, Tennessee Oval Off~ce
May 15 Wes Sarginson c WWJ-TV Detroit, Michigan Flint, Michigan
May 15 Tom Green WJBK-TV, Detroit Presidential Express Flint-Durrand ( ( (
May 15 John Schwartz WJIM-TV Lansing, Michigan Presidential Express Durrand to Lansing
May 15 Fred Douglas WKZO-TV Kalamazoo, Michigan Presidenttial Express Lansing to Battle Creek
May 15 Ray James WILX-TV Lansing, Michigan Presidential Express Battle Creek to Kalamazoo
May 15 Panax Corporation John McGoff President Panax Corporation Presidential Express Thomas McGoff son of John McGoff East Lansing, Michigan Lansing to Battle Creek Thomas Ochiltree Wash. Bureau Chief Pana.x Corporation Harry Buckel Vice President - Admin Pe,nax Corporation Mitchell Kehetian Managing Editor Macomb Daily Robert Skuggen Editor Mining Journal-Marquette Clement Brossier Regional Editorial Dir. Southeast Michigan Nwspars Charles Berg Lansing Bureau Chief Panax Corporation Robert Leipprandt Global Communications Williamston, Michigan Richard Jones Corporate Secretary Panax Corporation Robert Sassanella Photographer Panax Corporation
May 15 Michael Brunson UPI Television News Presidential Express Lansing to Battle Breek
May 16 Bill Gill WOTV-TV Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Matthew McLogan
May 16 Jatnes Riekse WZZM-TV Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 16 Jack Brickhouse WGN-TV Chicago, Illinois Grand Rapids, Michigan May 16 Art Lewis WEYI-TV Saginaw, Michigan Tri-City Airport (Saginaw) John Raftrey Jr.
May 16 Michigan Radio Stations Carol Swinehart WBCM Radio Bay City, Michigan Tri-City Airport (Saginaw) David L. Jorgensen WCBY Radio Cheboygan, Michigan James Reese WJLB Radio Detroit, Michigan Jerome Piasecki WCAR Radio Detroit, Michigan Burke Hully WJR Radio Detroit, Michigan Luster L. Root WFDF Radio Flint, Michigan Arthur B. Reid WTRX Radio Flint, Michigan Patrick Shawn Finn WWRM Radio Gaylord, Michigan Robert M. Burton WOOD Radio Grand Rapids, Michigan Geoffrey D. Paull WOOD Radio Grand Rapids, Michigan Mark Kahns WMAX Radio Grand Rapids, Michigan Dave Mauer WXOX Radio Bay City, Michigan Lee Schostak WMPX Radio Midland, Michigan Margery Champine WQWQ Radio Muskegon, Michigan Bill Johnson WKNX Radio Saginaw, Michigan Kelly Farr WSGW Radio Bill Courbier WSAM Radio Saginaw, Michigan Val Robert Benedict WSOO Radio Sault Ste. Marie
May 18 Bob Lawrence KTHU-TV Little Rock, Arkansas Oval Office
May 18 Fred DeBrine KATV-TV Little Rock, Arkansas Oval Office
May 18 Gary Long KARK-TV Little Rock, Arkansas Oval Office 1976 May 20 Kentucky Media Walter L. Apperson Murray Ledger & Times Murray, Kentucky State Dining Room William S. Blakeman Winchester Sun Winchester, Kentucky Stewart N. Bowman Kentucky Kernel (U. of Kt) Lexington, Kentucky David W. Brown Kentucky Post Covington, Kentucky Garrard Cline WLEX Lexington, Kentucky Randall A. Cochran II Kentucky Post Covtngton, Kentucky Ann Cooper Somerset Commonwealth- Somerset, Kentucky Journal William C. Dawahare WKYH=TV Hazard, Kentuc~y Walter Dear Henderson Gleaner Henderson, Kentucky R. Todd Duvall Frankfort State Journal Frankfort, Kentucky James A. Eberle Kentucky Post (Wash. corres) Covington, Kentucky Ray Edwards Mayfield Messenger Mayfield, Kentucky Jeannie Falknor Lexington Herald Lexington, Kentucky Randall Fields Richmond Register Richmond, Kentucky Ralph W. Gabbard WKYT-TV Lexington, Kentucky Allen E. Gendek WVJS Owensboro, Kentucky Richard F. Gimmel WTVQ-TV Lexington, Kentucky William D. Gorman WKYH-TV Hazard, Kentucky Ralph E. Hacker WVLK Radio Lexington, Kentucky John S. Hager Owensboro Messenger & Owensboro, Kentucky Inquirer William J. Hanna Lexington Leader Lexington, Kentucky Ken Hawkins WDXR-TV Paducah, Kentucky Elmer F. Jaspan WDRB-TV Louisville, Kentucky Ron Jenkins Henderson Gleaner-Journal Henderson, Kentucky Thomas R. Johnson WHAS-TV Louisville, Kentucky George A. Joplin IV Somerset Commonwealth Somerset, Kentucky Journal Carroll Knicely Glasgow Times Glasgow, Kentucky Julian Krajewski WKYT-TV Lexington, Kentucky ( 1976
Kenneth R. Kurtz WKYT-TV Lexington, Kentucky Joseph Lilly WTVQ-TV Lexington, Kentucky William 0. Mardis Somerset Commonwealth- Somerset, Kentucky Journal John W. Miller Kentucky Kern el (U of Kty) Lexington, Kentucky Richard Moore WLKY-TV Louisville, Kentucky Thomas J. McCarthy WVLK Lexington, Kentucky Dean E. Norland WAVE-TV Louisville, Kentucky Alan Palmer WKCT Bowling Green, Kentucky Paula Quick WAKY Louisville, Kentucky Bill W. Ratliff WKYT-TV Lexington, Kentucky Eclwin A. Ryan Louisville Courier-Journal Louis ville, Kentucky Times Berl N. Schwart Louisville Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky Times (Wash. corres) Albert P. Smith, Jr. Logan Leader Russ ell ville, Kentucky Neal Sims Owensboro Messenger & Owensboro, Kentucky Inquirer J enn Stewart WKYX- WKYQ Radio Paducah, Kentucky John Stewart WDXR Paducah, Kentucky Harold M. C. Stopfel Jr. WHAS-TV Louis ville, Kentucky James M. Striplin, Jr. Maysville Ledger-Independent Maysville, Kentucky David Thompson WKLE-TV Lexington, Kentucky William E. Thompson WLEX Lexington, Kentucky Joel Utley WVJS Owensboro, Kentucky James Walker Madisonville Messenger Madisonville, Kentucky Susanna Wiley WLEX Lexington, Kentucky Joseph Tomko WLKY-TV Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Tomko, Jr. William A. Hendrick Associated Press Louis ville, Kentucky 1976
May 21 Michael Amborsini WKVQ Radio Knoxville, Tennessee State Dining Room Sherman Austin WKOK Radio Memphis, Tennessee George Baber WLAC Radio Nashville, Tennessee William Barry WAMB and WZEZ Radio Nashville, Tennessee Chris Botsaris WTVF-TV Nashville, Tennessee James Buckner, Jr. WSM-TV Nashville, Tennessee David Colvett WDXI Radio Jackson, Tennessee Aristides Dounis WKPT-TV Kingsport, Tennessee Morris Cunningham Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis, Tennessee David H. Daughtry Tennessee Radio Network Susan L. Davidson WNGE-TV Nashville, Tennessee Peter Dykes Kingsport Daily News-Tabloid Kingsport, Tennessee Dwayne Eastvold WTVK-TV Knoxville, Tennessee Fay Esters WSM Radio Nashville, Tennessee R. Jack Fishman Morristown Citizen- Tribune Morristown, Tennessee Thomas T. Franklin The Lexington Progress Lexington, Tennessee James Freeho££ II WKPT-TV and Radio Kiftgsport, Tennessee Karolyn Henry WJAK Radio Jackson, Tennessee Marilyn Hickey WFLI Radio Chattanooga, Tennessee Thomas A. Hill Oak Ridger Oak Ridge, Tennessee Alexander Susong Jones Athens Post-Athenian Athens, Tennessee Newport Plain Talk Etowah Enterprise John Arnold Jones Johnson City Press-Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee James Kozsuch WJHL-TV Johnson City, Tennessee Robert L. Lewis Jr. WJHL-TV Johnson City, Tennessee William Kirk Loggins Nashville Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee Ralph L. Millett Jr. Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee John Molley Kingsport News Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport Times Robert Morgan Virginia- Tennessean Bristol, Tennessee Herald Courier Donald Moss WREC-TV Memphis, Tennessee Ulysses Stephen Nelson WCYB-TV Briston, Virginia David Floyd Olmstead WJHL-TV Johnson City, Tennessee Francis Peter WKPT-TV Kingsport, Tennessee 1976 (
John F. Pesh WSM-TV Nashville, Tennessee Charles Pinckney WKPT-TV Kingsport, Tennessee Tom Poe WBIR-TV Knoxville, Tennessee Wendall Potter Memphis Press-Scimitar Memphis, Tennessee John Powell WREC-TV Memphis, Tennessee Randall B. Prewitt WTVK-TV Knoxville, Tennessee Walter Pulliam Today's News Harriman, Tennessee Doug Roach WIXC Radio Fayetteville, Tennessee Jerry Edward Shake WNGE-TV Nashville, Tennessee Larry K. Smith The LaFollette Press LaFollette, Tennessee Frank Vanderlinden Nashville Banner (Washington) Nashville, Tennessee Harold L. Wanzer WATE-TV Knoxville, Tennessee H. V. Wells, Jr. Clinton Courier-News Clinton, Tennessee James W. R. White Southern Standard McMinnville, Tennessee W. Bryant Williams Paris Post-Intelligencer Paris, Tennessee Horace C:::tlvin Young Jr. WENO Radio Nashville, Tennessee Cliff Evans RKO Washington, D. C. Kathryn Prichard RKO Washington, D.C. Tom Raum Associated Press Washington, D.C. Joseph Tomko, Jr. WATE-TV Washington, D. C. Joseph Tomko III RKO Washington, D. C.
May 22 John Painter Portland, Orego.nian Portland, Oregon Air Force One Washington - Medford
May 22 Tom Stimmel Oregon Journal Portland, Oregon Air Force One Medford - Portland
May 22 Ted Bryant , KOIN-TV Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon
May 22 Tom McCall KATV-TV Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon ( ( 1976 Portland, Oregon May 22 Floyd J. McKay KGW-TV Portland, Oregon
May 22 Oregon Radio Stations Albert J. Moore KYNG Coos Bay, Oregon Portland, Oregon Robert Lee Woods KWRO Coquille, Oregon Charles Straughter WOAC Corvallis, Oregon Julian Notestine KLOO Corvallis, Oregon Mark Pluimer KACI The Dalles, Oregon Kris E. Lindstrom KACI The Dalles, Oregon Richard Grimshaw KASH Eugene, Oregon William Polish KBDF Eugene, Oregon John Hobart Wilson KPNW Eugene, Oregon Palma May Wilson KPNW Eugene, Oregon • Frank Beber KEED Eugene, Oregon Don Hein KWAX-FM Eugene, . Oregon Kathleen Beber KEED Eugene, Oregon Peter Truax KUIK Hillsboro, Oregon Paul Sherry KFLS Klamath Falls, Oregon William Calm KGW Portland, Oregon J arne s 0. Howe KEX Portland, Oregon Neal Finland PLOK Portland, Oregon Robert Beran KPAM-FM Portland, Oregon Victoria Stewart KPAM-FM Portland, Oregon Sherm Meyer KOIN Portland, Oregon Don Salisbury KXL Portland, Oregon James Callaway KBOO-FM Portland, Oregon Janette K. Bowman KBOO-FM Portland, Oregon Dennis Ackerman KWJJ Portland, Oregon Paul Cuchlow KQIV-FM Portland, Oregon Patrick Swenson KBPS Portland, Oregon Kevin R. Shark (?) KOAP Portland, Oregon Ronald Post KPRB Redman, Oregon ( I 1976 (
Jean Post KPRB Radio Portland, Oregon John Thomas Worpen KRSB Radi,o Roseburg, Oregon Harry Worden KRSB Radio Roseburg, Oregon James Leroy Fletcher KOHl Radio St. Helens, Oregon Karen Ann Oliver KSLM Radio Salem, Oregon Sandra Kay King KSLM Radio Salem, Oregon Thomas McWilliams KROW Radio Salem, Oregon Forrest W. Smith KSWB Radio Seaside, Oregon Landra Elaine Snow KTDO Radio Toledo, Ohio
May 24 Jim Cooper KOCE-TV Anaheim, California Anaheim, California
May 24 Ron Fortner KCST-TV San Diego, California San Diego, California
May 24 Dick Carlson KFMB-TV San Diego, California San Diego, California
May 24 Harold Green KGTV-TV San Diego, California San Diego, California
May 25 Al Martinez Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Air Force One Los Angeles-San Jose
May 25 Bob Abernathy KNBC-TV Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, Californ.
May 28 Rhode Island media Peter Costa Pawtucket Times Pawtucket, Rhode Island Roosevelt Room Charles M. N. Hauser Providence Journal-Bulletin Providence, Rhode Island David Russell WWON Radio Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1976 ( (
Charles W. Utter Westerly Sun Westerly, Rhode Island Truman Taylor WTEV-TV Providence, Rhode Island Norman Jagolinzer WKLW Radio P rovid enc e, Rhode Island Len Davey, Jr. WJAR-TV Providence, Rhode Island Murray Feldman WPRI-TV Providence, Rhode Island Curt Worden WPRI-TV Providence, Rhode Island
May 28 Newhouse Newspapers Dean Reed Editor Newhouse News Service Oval Office Saul Kohler White House Correspondent Newhouse News Service Richard Zimmerman Washington Correspondent Cleveland Plain Dealer August G. Lockwood Editor The Jersey Journal Fred Hillman Political Editor The Star-Ledger
June 1 California newspapers - Washington bureaus Joseph Albright Washington c<'rrespo:ndent San Francisco Chronicle Oval Office Bill Broom Washington correspondent Long Beach Independent (Knight-Ridder"') and Press-Telegram Pasadena Star News San Jose Jercury-News Don Campbell Washington correspondent San Bernardino Sun- (Gannett) Telegram Frank Kane Washington correspondent Monterey Peninsula- Herald Richard Maloy Washington correspondent Eureka Times Standard (Thomson) Oxnard Press-Courier San Gabriel Valley- Tribune Edward Neilan Washington correspondent San Diego Union (Copley) San Diego Tribune San Pedro News-Pilot South Bay Daily Breeze Rudy Abramson Washington correspondent Los Angeles Times Thomas Ochiltree Washington correspondent Sacramento Union (Panax Corporation) Leo Rennert Washington correspondent Fresno Bee (McClatchy) Modesto Bee Sacramento Bee 1976 (
George Baker Washington correspondent McClatchy Newspapers Lee Roderick Washington correspondent Banning Record-Gazette (Scripps League) Grass Valley Union Hanford Sentinel Napa Register Nevada City Nevada County- Nuggett Petaluma Argus-Courier Santa Maria Times Santa Paula Daily Chronicle Taft Midway Driller Tahoe Daily Tribune Truckee Sierra Sun and Truckee Republican Wasco News Dan Thomasson Washington correspondent Fullerton Daily (Scripps Howard) Terry Wade Washington correspondent Ontario Daily Report (Donrey) Pomona Progress Bulletin Red Bluff Daily News
June 1 Don Wayne WHIO-TV Dayton, Ohio Oval Office
June 1 Jeff Maynor WJW-TV Cleveland, Ohio Map Room
June 1 Nick Clooney WKRC-TV Cincinnati, Ohio Map Room
June 2 New Jersey media 62 members of press New Jersey and East Room Philadelphia areas (
June 3 Ohio Newspapers State Dining Room William Amos Sidney News Sidney, Ohio Mrs. Mary Behrens Marysville Journal- Tribune Marysville, Ohio Winfield Behrens Marysville Journal- Tribune Marysville, Ohio James Blount Hamilton Journal-News Hamilton, Ohio Vernon Bowling Tipp City Herald Tipp City, Ohio Bob Boyd Akron Beacon Journal (Knight- Washington) Maynard Buck Harrison News Herald Cadiz, Ohio Monroe Courtright Public Opinion Westerville, Ohio Robert Crater Columbus Citizen-Journal (Scripps-Howard - DC) James E. Davis Times-Reporter New Philadelphia, Ohio Raymond Dix Wooster Record Wooster, Ohio Angela Dodson Fremont News-Messenger (Gannet - Washington) H. Luther Emery Massillon Independent Massillon, Ohio Charles Flora Columbus Citizen-Journal (Scripps-Howard - DC) Walter Goshorn Galion Inquirer Galion, Ohio Ken C. Gove Shelby Globe Shelby, Ohio Harry Horvitz Horvitz Newspapers Valley View, Ohio Arthur D. Hudnutt Elyria Chronicle-Telegram Elyria, Ohio Bernard Judy Toledo Blade Toledo, Ohio Elbert Lampson Jefferson Gazette Jefferon, Ohio Richard Maloy Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Thomson - Washington) Ann Williamson Rhyan Troy News Troy, Ohio William B. Rogers Newark Advocate Newark, Ohio Arnold S. Rosenfeld Dayton News Dayton, Ohio Thomas J. Scheiber Tiffin Advertiser- Tribune Tiffin, Ohio LaVern R. Shaull Wapakoneta News Wapakoneta, Ohio Richard G. Thomas Ohio News Service Washington DC Thomas Vail Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio Lewis A. Von Bergen UP! Washington, DC Betty An Williams AP Washington, DC Steve Wolfrom Fostoria Review-Times Fostoria, Ohio George Embrey Columbus Dispatch Washington bureau Dave Kraslow Cox Newspapers Washington bureau Loris C. Troyer Record-Courier Ra venne, Ohio Warren Wheat Cincinnati Inquirer Washington bureau June 3 Frank Cormier White House correspondent Associated Press Oval Office Walter Mears Political correspondent Associated Press
June 4 Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau (breakfast) June 4 Ohio Radio Stations 79 representatives Ohio ..,, State Dining Room
June 4 Dick Carlson KFMB-TV San Diego, California Oval Office June 6 Face the Nation CBS CBS studio
June 7 Robert Brann WLWT-TV Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
June 7 Tom Atkins WLWT-TV Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
June 7 Albert Schottelcotte WCPO-TV Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
June 18 Terry Martin KMPC Radio Los Angel-es, California Oval Office
June 18 Hugh Sidey Time Magazine Oval Office
Indianapolis, Indiana June 22 Jim Brasher Future Magazine Official publication of U.S. Jaycees
Oval Office July 9 Gordon White Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah
July 20 Robert Case Waterloo Courier Waterloo, Iowa Oval Office
Oval Office July 22 Kenneth 0. Gilmore Managing Editor Readers Digest William Schulz Washington Editor Edward T. Thompson Editor-in-Chief Jerry Dole Oct. issue editor 1976
July 30 Tom DeFrank Newsweek Magazine Air Force One Wash. - Jackson, Miss'.
July 30 Strobe Talbot Time Magazine Air Force One Jackson, Miss - Wash.
I August 7 Helen Thomas United Press International Camp David (Aspen) Dick Growa1d United Press International Howard Benedict Associated Press Dick Barnes Associated Press
August 12 US News and World Report Oval Office Marvin Stone Editor John Adams Executive Editor Lex Tanzer Managing Editor John Mashek White House correspondent J. Michael Wright Correspondent Joseph Fromm NSC, State, Defense correspon.
August 13 Washington Post Oval Office Ed Walsh White House correspondent Murray Marder. Diplomatic Correspondent Hobart Rowan Economic correspondent
August 14 Chicago Tribune Oval Office Aldo Beckman White House Correspondent William Neikirk Economic Writer Jim Coates Pentagon and military affairs writer 1976
September 6 Harry Reasoner ABC Oval Office
September 11 TV Guide Roger Youman Executive Editor Oval Office Neil Hickey New York Bureau Chief John Weisman Washington Bureau Chief Michael Ryan Political Writer
September 14 Today Show NBC Oval Office Tom Brokaw (Brokaw and Mackin in Catherine Mackin New York)
September 16 Kathy Osbeck National Religious Broadcasters Oval Office Arthur Matthews A sso. Editor - Christianity Today
September 16 Bob Walters Parade Magazine Oval Office Cody Shearer Parade Magazine
September 29 Tom DeFrank Newsweek Oval Office
October 4 Tom DeFrank Newsweek Air Force One Washington - San Francisco
October 5 Joseph Kraft Field Newspapers San Francisco, California
October 7 Sam Yorty KCOP-TV USC Campus - Los Angeles (
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October 10 Reg Murphy San Francisco Examiner Dallas, Texas
October 13 Barbara Walters ABC Evening News New York City
OCtober 13 Walter Cronkite CBS Evening News New City, New York
October 14 Ethnic Press Oval Office Stanley Francz:yk Pol-Am Eagle (Polish) Zenon Snylyk Svoboda (Ukrainian) Grazina Krivickas Draugas (Lithuanian) Gerald Kainz Washington Journal (German) Kung-Lee Wang Organization of Chinese Americans Peter R. Cella UNICO Magazine (Italian)
October 14 Jewish Press (41 members) Blue Room
October 15 Des Moines Register Editorial Board Air Force One Michael Gartner Editor Des Moines - Chicago David Kruidenier President and Publisher Gil Granberg Editor, Editorial Page Kenneth MacDonald Editorial Chairman James Risser Washington Bureau Chief James Blansburg Chief political writer
October 16 Illinois and Midwest local press ''Honest Abe" train- Blooming Robert Secter St. Louis Globe Democrat ton to Lincoln Bob Crawford WBBM Radio - Chicago Barry Hanson AP - Springfield, Illinois bureau Dave Haake Bloomington Pantagraph Alan Sender WJBC Radio - Bloomington Barry Klif Daily Illini (U of Ill student paper) Marty Heires Belleville News Democrat 1 6
October 16, Betsy Bruce KMOX-TV - St. Louis "Honest Abe11 train - Springfield to Carlinville, Illinois
October 16 Nancy Becker WLS- TV - Chicago 11 Honest Abe 11 train - Springfield to Carlinville, Illinois
October 20 Panax Newspapers Roosevelt Room Robert· Berg Clement Brossier Michael Brunson Harry Buckle Don Hoenschell Mitchell K ehetian Bob Diepprandt John McGoff Tom Ochiltree Jerry Schiappa Frank Shepherd Robert Skuggen
October 24 Murray Gart Time Magazine Air Force One - San Diego-Seattle Dean Fischer Strove Talbot
October 26 Fahey Flynn WLS- TV Evening News Chicago, Illlinois (after taping) Joel Daly John Coleman MikE; Nolan
October 26 Phil Walters WBBM-TV Arlington Park, Illinois 1976
October 27 Larry Kane WPVI-TV (Evening News) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 29 Chris Condon KSD-TV St. Louis (airport}
November 1 Burke Bully WJR Radio Detroit (in car going to airport}
December 1 Johnny Grant KTLA - Los Angeles Map Room - White House
December 4 Barbara Walters ABC Fam.Hy Floor (Televised Jan 2, 1977)
December 8 Richard Growald UPI Oval Office (Published Dec. 12, 1976)
December 17 Hugh Sidey Time Magazine Oval Office (Published Jan. 10, 1977)
December 28 John Mashek US News and World Report Bass Residence - Vail, Colorado Mike Wright (Published Jan. 10, 1977) ( ( (
INTER VIEWS WITH MEDIA
January 2 John Osborne New Republic Air Force One - Grand Junction- Wash. DC
January 7 Lou Cannon Washington Post Oval Office Haynes Johnson Dick Harwood
January 10 Phil Shabecoff The New York Times Oval Office • Jim Naughton
January 17 Saul Pett Associated Press Oval Office
January 18 Godfrey Sperling Christian Science Monitor Oval Office
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PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONTACTS
1974
September 13, 1974 Filmed remarks for Radio/TV Directors Association Conference in Montreal
September 18, 1974 Attended swearing-in of Ron Sarro as President of the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel Washington Press Club
October 19, 1974 Address on dedication of the Anderson Independent and Anderson, South Carolina Daily Mail Building
October 25, 1974 Officers and Freedom of Information Committee Cabinet Room American Society of Newspaper Editors
November 8, 1974 Lunch with Washington journalists on 11 deep background•• First floor family basis dining room David Broder Washington Post James Reston New York Times Howard K. Smith ABC John Osborne New Republic Charles Bartlett Chicago Sun-Times
November 14, 1974 Q&A Session with Sigma Delta Chi Group Phoenix, Arizona
November 20, 1974 Address to Japanese Press Club Tokyo, Japan 1974 (con.) Page 2
December 19, ·1974 President• s Christmas party for White House press State Rooms - Residence
December 27, 1974 Reunion of Air Force II press who covered President as Vail, Colorado Vice President 1975 Page 3
January 11, 1975 Drop-by of Roland Evans - syndicated columnist Oval Office Evans had lunch with Ron Nessen in RN's office, and afterward RN took him in to see the President briefly
January 15, 1975 Hugh Sidey Oval Office Sidey had appointment with Ron Nessen, who afterward took him around to see the President
January 16, 1975 Presentation of membership card in National Press Club Oval Office Ken Scheibel Washington Bureau News and Outgoing President, NPC Bill Broom Ridder Publications, and Incoming President, NPC
January 23, 1975 Drop-by follow-up briefing on State of the Union for 150 Room 450 EOB members of the National Newspaper Publishers Asso.
January 24, 1975 Drop-by follow-up briefing on State of the Union for 100 Room 450 EOB members of Radio/Television News Directors Association
January 26, 1975 Attended inauguration of Bill Broom as President, National National Press Club building Press Club
January 28, 1975 Congressional Breakfast - National Religious Broadcasters Washington Hilton
January 29, 1975 Walter Cronkite - CBS Oval Office "Get acquainted" session 1975 (con.) Page 4
January 29, 1975 Drop-by briefing on Energy and Economic proposals Roosevelt Room for economic writers
February l, 197.5 Opened Fiscal Year 1976 Budget Briefing for the Media State Department Auditorium
February 4, 1975 Media breakfast with 50 members of the media from Hyatt Regency House Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia Alabama
February 5, 1975 Jerry terHorst - Detroit News Oval Office To accept a copy of terHorst' s book on the President
February 11, 1975 Media breakfast with 65 members of media from Texas, Hyatt Regency House Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi Houston, Texas
February 12, 1975 Time Inc. Middle East Tour Group (also Nessen, Scowcroft)
February 15, 1975 Robert Page - UPI Vice President and General Manager Oval Office RN took him in for a handshake
February 15, 1975 John Osborne - New Republic Oval Office Osborne was seeing RN for a piece on White House PR effort. Nessen took him in for a brief chat
February 26, 1975 Media breakfast with 55 members of media from Florida Hollywood, Florida and those unable to attend previous breakfasts in Houston and Atlanta ( 1975 (COlh) Page :,
March 7, 1975 Officials of Association of American Editorial Cartoonists Oval Office Accepted book of cartoons from 16 representatives
March 12, 1975 Briefing and White House reception with 20 Chief Executive Blue Room Officers of group broadcasting companies
March 13, 1975 Drop-by Radio and Television Correspondents Asso. dinner Washington -Hilton Hotel
March 14, 1975 Photograph with winners of White House Press Photographers Oval Office Association photo contest Bernie Boston President Ken Heinen Photographer of the Year Linda Wheeler Washington Post Margaret Thomas Charles Tasnadi Associated Press James L. Amos National Geographic Steve Raymer National Geographic Fred Ward Black Star George Tames New York Times Hal Hoiland Lee Parker George Romley ABC cameraman Tad Duckhart Paul Fine Clyde Roland
March 14, 1975 White House reception for National Newspaper Association East Room members attending 14th annual Government Affairs Conference 1975 (con.) Page 6
March 14, 1975 Executive Committee of the Gridiron Club Oval Office To e.xtend to the President, Mrs. Ford, and Susan an invitation to the Gridiron Club Lucian Warren Buffalo News President Rudolph Kaufman Washington Star Vice Pres. Jack Steele Scripps-Howard Secretary Richard Wilson Cowles Publications Treasurer Robert Roth Philadelphia Bulletin Historian Jerald terHorst Detroit News Peter Lisagor Chicago Daily News Robert Boyd Knight Newspapers
March 17, 1975 Media luncheon for 35 members of media from Indiana, Notre Dame Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin South Bend, Indiana
March 19, 1975 Photograph with Henry Dorman - Publisher, National Oval Office Enquirer
March 22, 1975 Gridiron Club Dinner Statler Hilton
April 3 , 1 9,7 5 Media breakfast with 50 media from California, Oregon, San Diego, California Nevada, Washington, Arizona
April 6, 1975 Reception for White House Press Corps accompanying Palm Springs, California President
April 7, 1975 Address to National Association of Broadcasters Annual Las Vegas, Nevada Convention 1975 (con.) Page 7
April ? , 1975 Charles Baildy - Editor, Minneapolis Tribune Oval Office Bailey was in to see RN, who took him in to shake hands with the President
April 16 , 19 7 5 American Society of Newspaper Editors panel discussion Shoreham Hotel and question and answer session
April 16, 1975 White House reception for 600 American Society of News paper Editors Convention
April 18, 1 9 7 5 Media reception for 35 media from Massachusetts, Rhode Concord, New Hanp shire Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, New York
May 3, 1975 White House Correspondents Association dinner Washington Hilton
May 8, 1975 Reception for Michigan Association of Broadcasters Tayloe House President dropped by reception hosted by Ron Nessen
May 9, 1975 Fred Ward - Black Star Photographs Oval Office Hugh Sidey - Time Magazine Presented a copy of their book to the President
May 12, 1975 Ralph Davidson Publisher - Time Magazine Oval Office Lane Fortenberry Assistant Publisher - Time Magazine Dean Fischer White House correspondent Presentation of Bicentennial is sue of Time Magazine ( I 1975 ~--on.) Page 8
May 16, 1975 Hugh Sidey off-the-record interview - Time Magazine Oval Office
June 11, 1975 White House briefing and luncheon with 20 directors and officers of American Newspaper Publishers Association board
June 13, 1975 James F. Chambers - Chairman of the Board, Dallas Times Oval Office Herald Conversation having to do with politics - not interview
June 14, 1975 Leonard Evans Jr. - President of Tuesday Publications Oval Office
June 18, 1975 White House reception for 65 (members and wives) of Board of Directors of National Association of Broadcasters
June 25, 1975 Regional media briefing and White House reception for 50 members of local media from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia
July 18, 1975 Paul Miller - Gannett Newspapers Oval Office To discuss his recent trip with the ASNE to PRC
August 19, 1975 Media breakfast with 95 members of media from Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, and Lee Enterprises
August 23, 1975 Party in honor of the President, given by the White House Vail, Colorado press in Vail 1975 (con.) Page 9
August 27, 1975 Tonn Vail - Publisher, Cleveland Plain Dealer Oval Office
Septennber 11, 1975 Carroll Kilpatrick - Washington Post Air Force One Farewell visit on Carroll's retirennent New Hannpshire - D. C.
Septennber 26, 1975 Peter Agris - Hellenic Chronicle of Boston Oval Office Conversation on Turkish Aid issue (Only newspaper serving Greek-Annericans in New England)
October 14, 1975 Briefing for colunnnists. (Also briefed by Sec. Sinnon) Roosevelt Roonn Holnnes Alexander David Mazie Bill Anderson Joseph Slevin Charles Bartlett Frank VanderLinden Ray Cronnley John Anderson Alan Ennory Marquis Childs Joseph Kraft Harry Ellis Louis Kohlnneier Don Oberdorfer Peter Lisagor Hobart Rowan John Osborne Roscoe Drunnnnond
October 18, 1975 Reunion party for Air Force II nnennbers of press when Maggie Hunter honne President was Vice President
October 25, 1975 Steve Bell - ABC Oval Office Farewell call as he leaves White House to beconne news connnnentator on AM Annerica 1975 (con.) Page 10
October 29, 1975 Address to National Press Club Luncheon National Press Club
November 5, 1975 Briefing and White House reception for 65 members of American Business Press Washington Editorial Conference
November 7, 1975 Q&A session with New England Society of Newspaper Editors Springfield, Massachusetts (125 members)
November 8, 1975 Conversation with Lowell Thomas Oval Office - White House (To talk about foreign matters - Middle East etc. not interview)
November 12, 1975 Briefing and White House reception for 60 members of the Magazine Publishers Association Board of Directors meeting
December 12, 197 5 Frank Johnston - Washington Post photographer Oval Office - White House Haynes Johnson - Washington Post To present to the President a copy of their book, The Working White House
December 19, 1975 Bill Theis - Hearst Newspapers Oval Office - White House Farewell call as Bill leaves Hearst Newspapers
December 19, 1975 Henry Burroughs -Associated Press photographer Oval Office - White House Farewell call as Henry Burroughs retires
December 19, 1975 President's Christmas party for White House press corps State Rooms Page 11
January 5, 1976 Meeting with 25 newspaper editors from Missouri, Kansas, St. Louis, Missouri Iowa, Southern Illinois
January ZO, 1976 Briefing on the Budget Message State Department Auditorium
January 30, 1976 Radio/Television News Directors Association Briefing and White House White House reception (ZOO people)
February 16, 1976 Photograph with 12 winners of White House News Photographers Oval Office Association picture contest
February ZZ, 1976 Remarks to National Religious Broadcasters Convention Shoreham Hotel
February 25, 1976 Question and Answer session for Inland Press Association - East Room followed by reception (125 people)
March 12, 197 6 News Conference and reception for members of Northern Chicago, Illinois Illinois Editors Association (250 people)
March 19, 1976 Reception and question and answer session for 350 members of The State Floor National Newspaper Association participating in 15th annual Government Affairs Conference
March 25, 1976 Dinner of Radio-Television Correspondents Association Washington Hilton Hotel Page 12
March 30, 1976 Question and Answer session for 82 members of the Family Theatre American Agriculture Editors Association
March 30, 19T6 Dean Lesher - Publisher of Contra Costa (California) Oval Office Times and 6 other California newspapers
April 2, 1976 Reception for Milwaukee Press Club (following press con£) Marc Plaza Hotel Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• April 3, 1976 Gridiron Club Dinner Statler-Hilton Hotel
April 13, 1976 Question and answer session and reception for American Rose Garden (Q&A) Society of Newspaper Editors State Floor (Reception)
April 20, 1976 John Osborne - New Republic Oval Office Chat for a piece Osborne is writing
April 20, 1976 Pose for Newsweek photo for upcoming cover story Oval Office
April 23, 1976 Remarks and Q&A to Indiana Broadcasters Convention Indianapolis, Indiana
May 1, 1976 White House Correspondents Association Dinner Washington Hilton Hotel
May 5, 1976 Mississippi Broadcasters Association - handshake and Rose Garden photos following signing ceremony and briefing by Admin istration spokesmen Page 13
May 6, 1976 Reception for Michigan Association of Broadcasters Madison Hotel
May6,1976 Reception for Association of American Editorial Cartoonists State Floor following State Department briefing (115 cartoonists, 105 wives)
May 14, 1976 Media reception for media of East Tennessee Johnson City, Tennessee
• May 15, 1976 Chat with Walter Cronkite while on Presidential Express Michigan
May 24, 1976 Brief interviews with Las Vegas media: Las Vegas, Nevada Penny Levin Las Vegas Sun Jack Brieger Las Vegas Review-Journal Mal Harris KDWN Radio Andrea Boggs KORK-TV Darryl Dreyer KBMI Radio
May 25, 1976 Los Angeles Press Club - Reception for Board of Directors Los Angeles, California and breakfast and Q&A for members
May 25, 1976 Reception for 40 Bay Area~Newspaper Executives San Jose, California
May 26, 1976 William J. Keating - President and Editor of the Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Enquirer Page 14
May 28, 1976 Moishe Zack - Editor-Designate of MAARIV (Israeli Oval Office newspaper with offices in New York and WashingtonP
June 9, 1976 Reception for National Broadcast Editorial Association State Floor
July 13, 1976 Guests of the President1 s to accompany him to the All-Star Philadelphia, Penn. Baseball Game: John Underwood Sports Illustrated David Israel Washington Star Jim Murray Los Angeles Times
July 2 9, 1 9 7 6 Farewell call by Tom and Meredith Brokaw, prior to Oval Office Tom's going to New York to be anchorman on the Today Show
August 9, 1976 Photographed all day by Tim Bieber, Detroit News White House
September 10, 1976 Peter Lisagor and Charlie Bartlett - chat with the President Oval Office
September 25, 1976 Southern Editors and Publishers Aboard steamboat Natchez
September 30, 1976 Meeting with Religious Broadcasters Oval Office
Palm Springs November 13, 1976 Attended party given by White House Press and International Hotel in Palm Springs Page 15
December 19, 1976_ Hosted White House Press Christmas Party The State Rooms
December 27, 1976 Attended press party of White House press cove ring the Press Room - Vail, Colorad< President in Vail
December 31, 1976 Air Force II Press reunion party Vail, Colorado
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MEETINGS WITH: NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVES NETWORK EXECUTIVES EDITORIAL BOARDS
December 18, 1974 Network Executives Lunch Second floor family Elton Rule President, ABC Television Network dining room William Sheehan President of News, ABC Television Network Ernest Lieser Nightly News Producer, ABC Television Network
William Paley Chairman of the Board, CBS Television Arthur Taylor President, CBS Television Richard Salant President of News, CBS Television Paul Greenberg Nightly News Producer, "cBS Television
Julian Goodman Chairman of the Board, NBC Television Herbert Schlosser Network President, NBC Television Richard Wald President of News, NBC Television Lester Crystal Nightly News Producer, NBC Television
1975
January 16, 1975 New York Times Lunch First Floor Dining Arthur Ochs Sulzberger President and Publisher Room James "Scotty" Reston Vice President A. M. Rosenthal Managing Editor Tom Wicker Associate Editor Clifton Daniel Associate Editor John B. Oakes Editorial Page Editor Max Frankel Sunday Editor ( ( (
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August 25, 1975 Milwaukee Journal 1 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Interview Milwaukee Sentinel
September 20·, 1975 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Interview
March 12, 1975 Chicago Sun Times Chicago, Illinois
• November 13, 1975 Scripps-Howard Editors and Managers c3r
1976 JJ: . ~4 l'f"'JC, /J.A.4, ,.J-. ~~ April 7, 1976 Nashville Banner (lunch) White House Interview
May 8, 1976 Omaha World Herald (breakfast) Omaha, Nebraska
May 8, 1976 Omaha, Nebraska Kansas City Star (l2 people) Kansas City Times ( ( ( Page 3 - Network Execs, Newspaper Execs, Editorial Boards
May 12, 1976 Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan
May 15, 1976 Michiga~ Newspaper Executives Lansing, Michigan Q&A Session oS -~
May 15, 1976 Panax Corporation Flint, Michigan I l'J TE;R. VI '-LU J T V4-¥. ~ ) I May 15, 1976 Booth Newspapers (breakfast) Flint, Michigan • May 22, 1976 Oregon Newspaper Executives (. \3} Portland, Oregon /~~~ .... May 26, 1976 Columbus Dispatch ~ 1 '/:::;w Columbus, Ohio Columbus Citizen-Journal b ~ ~ : 1t~~~·- · September 3, 1976 Riicbtrim September 25, 1976 Southern Newspaper editors and Aboard the Natchez IX Publishers Lutcher-New Orleans ( ( ( 1976 (Con.) October 12, 1976 Executives and editors of media in New York area New York City (nati onal and regional) October 15, 1976- Des Moines Register Editorial Board (INTERVIEW) Air Force One Michael Gartner Editor Des M oines -C hicago David Kruidenier President and Publisher Gil C ranberg E:ditor, Editorial Page Kenneth MacDonald Editorial Chairman James Risser Washington Bureau Chief James Flansburg Chief political writer • October 16, 1976 Dune an Bauman Publisher, St. Louis Globe Democrat Honest Abe t rain October 16, 1976 Illinois Newspaper Publishers, Executive Editors, and state Lincoln, Illinois media executives (lunch) ., (. October 29, 1976 Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board (Breakfast) C l e v eland, Ohio Thomas Vail Publisher and Edi tor Alex Machaskee Assistant to the Publisher Thomas Guthrie Executive Editor Bill Barnard Chief Editorial Writer Robert Caldwell Associate Editor Dave Hopcraft Managing Editor Cleveland Press Editorial Board Thomas Boardman Editor Herb Kann Associate Editor Roy Meyer Political Editor THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ~ January 11, 197)1 TO: CONNIE GERRARD "S,L ~/ FROM: SUSAN YOWELL~v-~ I did promise you that I would send you a list of interviews since November 1. Here it is. I have included all tapings, but doubt that you will be really interested in all of them. , Could you fill in the complete information for me on the Dec. 28 interview with U.S. News ? /Also, what was the party at the Mark on December 31? Thank you, again X703Q November 1, 1976 Motorcade enroute from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Wonderland Shopping Center, Detroit, Michigan (4:10- 4:33p.m.): The President The First Lady Burke Hulley, correspondent for radio station WJR, Detroit Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary November 3, 1976 Concession statement-briefing room 12:16 - 12: 20 p~m. November 13, 1976 Press party-Ramada Inn International,JPalm Springs, California also chatted with press at the Rancho Mirage Fire Department November 22, 1976 Exchange of remarks with Jimmy Carter - South Driveway 4:45-4:48 p.m. November 24, 1976 Taped message for dinner in honor of retiring Governor Daniel J. Evans to be played a dinner in Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1976. December 1, 1976 Interview with Jo~ Grant, KTLA radio, Los Angeles, California the Map Room 11:55-12:10 --recorded for broadcast as part of the annual "Toys for Tots" campaign "'D:JT December 4, 1976 Interview with Barbara Walters, ABC 3:34 - 5:15 p.m. Recorded for broadcast on January 2, 1977. December 7, 1976 Taped message for Saints and S~ners Club luncheon honoring Gen. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Met with: Douglas B. O'Connell, Managing Editor of the Winchester Evening Star, Winchester, Virginia 5:12-5:15 p.m. Mike Carrey, photographer for the Winchester Evening Star ·John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor December 8, 1976 Interview with: Richard Growald, UPI I Ronald H. Nessen (10:35 - 11:15 a.m.) December 9, 1976 Press briefing area - exchange of r~arks with Vice President Rockefeller and John Connally 5:25-5:37 p.m. December 10, 1976 taped message for dinner honoring retiring Congressman F. Edward Hebert (D-Louisiana) to be held in New Orleans, La., Dec. 17, 1976. taped message for CBS "Bicentennial Minute" to be televised December 31, 1976. interview with Phyllis George, sportscaster for CBS---also Paul Waigner, Producer, CBS, Television City, California and Robert J. Markell, Executive Producer, CBS, New York, New York December 15, 1976 Christmas reception for ptess corps. December 17, 1976 Interview with Hugh Sid,, Washington Bureau Chi.ef, TIME / Ron Nessen (2:05- 2:50p.m.) December 28, 1976 Vail, Colorado - Interview with U.S. News and World R~port ??? (9:30 - 10:15 a.m.) December 31, 1976 Vail, Colorado -The Mark -Tom DeFrank party ??? (7:10 - 7:45 p.m.) January 7, 1977 Interview with: Lou Cannon, Washington Post Haynes Johnson, WP Richard Harwood, WP Frank Johnston, WP Ronald H. Nessen January 8, 1977 Q and A session following Physicial exam at Bethesda Naval Hospital.