Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 83) at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo .. Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:10 a.m. THURSDAY PHONE f- TIME 'E "0 ~ '\: ACTIVITY 1-----.,.-----1 ~ i In Out ... cr:
7:10 The President had breakfast.
7: 39 The President went to the doctor's office.
7:43 The President went to the Oval Office.
8:05 The President went to the State Dining Room.
8:05 9:12 The President met with members of the SOS/Chowder and Marching Society. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
9:12 The President returned to the Oval Office.
9:28 9:45 The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.
9:51 9:56 P The President talked with J. Willard Marriott, Sr., Chairman of the Board of the Marriott Corporation, Washington, D.C.
9:58 P The President telephoned Willard F. "AI" Rockwell, Chairman of the Board of Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The call was not completed.
The President met with: 10:00 11:23 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 10:09 10:40 Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense 10:09 ? Mr. Cheney 10:09 11:38 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Secut'ity Affairs 10:47 11:38 Bulent Ecevit, Leader of the Oposition in the Turkish Parliament, Republic of Turkey 10:47 11:38 Hasan Esat Isik, Foreign Affairs Advisor, Republic of Turkey 10:47 11 :38 Melih Esenbel, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the U.S.
The President met with: 11:38 12:04 John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 11 :38 12:04 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 11:38 12:04 Mr. Cheney 11:38 11:59 Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Commit tee (PFC) 11:38 11:41 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 11 :38 12:04 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 11:38 11:56 John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary 11:48 ? Mr. Friedersdorf
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:06 p.m. THURSDAY ~ TIME "ll g ACTIVITY I----:""In--.---:-O-ut--t L
12:06 12:07 The President met with: James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs Robert W. Fri, Deputy Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Lt. Gen. Scowcroft James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary
12:09 The President went to the Cabinet Room.
12 :09 12:34 The President met to discuss nuclear policy with heads of government agencies. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
12:34 The President returned to the Oval Office.
12 :36 12:40 The President met with Mr. Marsh.
12:46 12 :55 P The President talked with Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona)
1:00 1:23 The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V. Leonard.
2 :13 P The President telephoned Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President of Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company, Washington, D.C. The call was not completed.
The President met with: 2:14 3:28 Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President 2:44 2:45 Mr. Marsh 2:44 3:27 Mr. Cannon 2:44 3:27 James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs 2:44 3:27 Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget COMB) 2:44 2:45 Mr. Friedersdorf
2 :39 2:42 P The President talked with Mr. Rockwell.
3:30 4:30 The President met with: Mr. Harlow Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Mr. Cheney
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo.• Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 4:31 p.m. THURSDAY -PHONE TIME ~ ~ ACTIVITY I-----,r------I £. ~ In Out l ~
4:31 5:02 The President met with: Mary Louise Smith, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Mr. Cheney
5:05 5:06 The President met with Mr. Connor.
The President met with: 5:07 5:20 Tom Brokaw, departing White House correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 5 :07 5:20 Mrs. Tom (Meredith) Brokaw 5:07 5:35 Mr. Cheney 5:07 5:23 Mr. Nessen
5:35 5:36 The President met with his Consultant, Don Penny Schneider.
5:43 The President went to the East Room.
5:43 7:23 The President and the First Lady hosted a reception for Pennsylvania state delegates to the Republican National Convention. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C."
7:23 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:06 The President had dinner with: The First Lady Leonard K. Firestone, Ambassador of the U.S. to Belgium Mrs. Leonard K. Firestone
9:17 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
9:18 9:21 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue.
The President was greeted by General Manager of the Mayflower Hotel George DeKornfeld.
9:21 9:46 The President attended the first annual Banquet of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of the U.S. Members of the press
The President went to an offstage announcement area.
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 29 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 9:21 p.m. THURSDAY -PHONE TIME i! 14 ACTIVITY ~--In--~~--o-ut--~l
The President went to the dais in the Grand Ballroom. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "D."
The President was introduced by the National Chairman of the of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly Benjamin Fernandez.
9:34 9: 39? The President addressed approximately 650 guests attending the banquet.
The President was presented with a plaque by Mr. Fernandez.
The President returned to his motorcade.
9:46 9:49 The President motored from the Mayflower Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House.
9:52 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
EJ/EJ 8/6/76
GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Nancy M. Kennedy and EPS gate list. MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SOS/CHOWDER AND MARCHING SOCIETY ~ndicates not State Dining Room present. July 29, 1976 -
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Donald H. Rumsfe1d, Secretary of Defense
Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Bill Archer (Texas)
William L. Armstrong (Colorado)
Robin L. Beard (Tennessee)
Clarence J. Brown (Ohio)
Clair W. Burgener (California)
Elford A. Cederberg (Michigan)
Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
Barber B. Conab1e, Jr. (New York)
Lawrence Coughlin (Pennsylvania)
Sanue1 L. Devine (Ohio)
William L. Dickinson (Alabama)
Jack Edwards (Alabama)
John N. Erlenborn (Illinois)
Louis Frey, Jr. (Florida)
Willis D. Gradison, Jr. (Ohio)
Tom Hagedorn (Minnesota)
Jack F. Kemp (New York)
Thomas N. Kindness (Ohio)
Trent Lott (Mississippi)
James G. Martin (North Carolina)
continued ••• APPENDIX "A" -2 7/29/76
Robert H. Michel (Illinois)
William Henson Moore III, (Louisiana)
John Y. McCollister (Nebraska)
Albert H. Quie (Minnesota)
Tom Railsback (Illinois)
Ralph S. Regula (Ohio)
John J. Rhodes (Arizona)
Ronald A. Sarasin (Connecticut)
Richard T. Schulze (Pennsylvania)
Garner E. Shriver (Kansas)
Bud Shuster (Pennsylvania)
William A. Steiger (Wisconsin)
David C. Treen (Louisiana)
SENATE:
Bill Brock (Tennessee)
James A. McClure (Idaho)
~obert T. Stafford (Vermont)
FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
John W. Brynes, former Congo (R-Wisconsin)
Glenn R. Davis, former Congo (R-Wisconsin)
John Dellenback, for~er Congo (R-Oregon) and Associate Director of ACTION for International Operations
Craig Hosmer, former Congo (R-California)
Melvin R. Laird, former Congo (R-Wisconsin) and Senior Counsellor for National and International Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine, Washington, D.C.
Clark MacGregor, former Congo (R-Minnesota)and Vice President of United Technologies Corporation, Washington, D.C. APPENDIX "A" -3 7/29/76
William J. Keating, former Congo (R-Ohio), currently with the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio
William E. Minshall, former Congo (R-Ohio)
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Richard B. Cheney, Assistant Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs Charles Leppert, Jr., Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs Thomas G. Loeffler, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs ~obert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs .l. Patrick Rowland, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) ~ames T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget James E. Conner, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmea by Glenn Schleede. MEETING TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR POLICY All present. The Cabinet Room July 29, 1976
PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Robert Ellsworth, Deputy Secretary c>f"Defense
Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Commerce
Charles E. Robinson, Deputy Secretary of State
William L. Fisher, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Energy
James L. Liverman, Assistant Administrator for Environment and Safety, Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
Russell E. Train, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Steven D. Jellinek, Staff Director, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Marcus A. Rowden, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
John A. Hill, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration (FEA)
John F. Lehman, Jr., Deputy Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
REVIEW TEAM:
Robert W. Fri, Director of the Nuclear Policy Review Team and Deputy Administrator of the ERDA
Jack Flynn, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Administrator of ERDA
Harold D. Bengelsdorf, Director, Office of Program and Policy Development, Nuclear Energy and Energy Technology Affairs Rodney Weiher, Chief, Analysis Unit, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Dennis R. Spurgeon, Project ManageE, Light Water Reactor Fuel Reprocessing and Recycle Project Office, ERDA Jerome Kahan, Member of the Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
John Boright, Chief, International Division, Nonproliferation Bureau, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
continued . . • APPENDIX "B" -2 7/29/76
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Glenn R. Schleede, Associate Director, Energy and Science, Domestic Council
**John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
James L. Mitchell II, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
David D. Elliott, Staff Member, National Security Council
**Attended only last few minutes of meeting. APPENDIX "C" Attendance confirmed by EPS gate list y!indicates present by RECEPTION FOR PENNSYLVANIA STATE DELEGATION EPS gate list - list The Eas t Room may not be complete. July 29, 1976
ATTENDEES:
VThe President Vl'he First Lady
DELEGATES AT LARGE: y$thel Allen \/George I. Bloom yRobert J. Butera ~chard C. Frame va. John Heinz, III Xenneth Gemmill VWilliam E. Coleman \tMrs. Henry L. (Elsie~ Hillman VMrs. Porter S. (Katie) Kier Thomas McCabe vtrank C.P. McGlinn iichard M. Scaife ~Cong. Herman T. Schneebili vMrs. Martha Bell Schoeninger Sen. Richard S. Schwieker \!Sen. Hugh Scott ~illiam W. Scranton Raymond P. Shafter ~ohn H. Ware, III
DISTRICT DELEGATES: First District
foeorge W. Frambes VPaul C. Stolfo VWilliam H. Black
Second District
~.W. Keen Butcher ~oy E. Dixon ~hilip Price, Jr.
Third District
~bson R. Reynolds ~homas M. Rowland, Jr. yClarence Thompson
Fourth District
~ward T. Bender ~illiam E. Steck ~obert A. Rovner ~seph C. Toland continued ••• APPENDIX HC H -2 7/29/76
Fifth District
~obert J. Donnelly, Jr. ~lay C. Hess V,Mrs. Shane H. (Martha) King \-1\. Leo Sereni
Sixth District vkaymond L. Everhart VRobert M. Scheipe ~Anothy G. Wargo
Seventh District yMrs. Charles (Madaleen) Ellis ..,tdmund Jones Nicholas Karayannis )!Mrs. William (Madalirre B.) Tomlinson
Eighth District
\lkenneth Boehm ~arry W. Fawkes y,Mrs. Charles To McIllhinney
Ninth District
ytal G. Griffith III v.:1ohn F. George ~ong •. E.G. Shuster ~ewton C. Taylor
Tenth District
v.lames A. Joseph ".David B. Miller ~arles J. Morell ~Joseph L. Yanuzzi
Eleventh District
vforester W. Keefer "wI.fohn D. Roskos vRewell T. Wood
Twelfth District vfobert A. Gleason, Jr. V!'.T. Metzger ylJames A. Stein
Thirteenth District
Yiawrence Coughlin v11rs. J. Alexander (Alma) Jacobs ~obert J. Hannum ~atrick J. McGinnis APPENDIX "c" -3 7/29 /76
Fourteenth District
~ames L. Byrnes '~ss Martha E. Cameron ~. Evans Rose, Jr.
Fifteenth District
L. Anderson Daub ~harles D. Snelling VMrs. Robert A. (Ann) Weinert
Sixteenth District
v.fohn W. Degroot, Jr. ~illiam R. Smith VMrs. Harold B. (Ethel) Zook
Seventeenth District
~rs. Michael (Deedee) Davis ~obert M. Mumma ythomas J. Twine, Sr. vf}avid E. Wade
Eighteenth District
~oger B. Campbell v.6avid W. Christopher ~obert N. Peirce yRobert S. Speicher
Nineteenth District
\/Mrs. Robert 1. (Anne) Black \lWilliam S. Brewer Ylobert H. Long, Jr. ~arles S. Wolf
Twentieth District
William R. Hunt, M.D. Y1>eter J. Page Robert F. Stokes
Twenty-First District
~9ward B. Byrne ~ss Kathleen L. Hewston yHrs. Carl (Dorothy) Larson
Twenty-Second District
~chard S. Cowan, Jr. Y1Iarold V. Fergus, Jr. yGeorge H. Stewart APPENDIX "c" -4 7/29/76
Twenty-Third District
~ar1es N. Dodd vRobert H. Hall yMrs. F. Carl (Lu) Witherow
Twenty~Fourth District /a. Budd Dwyer David S. Hayes ~Alton A. Huntley
Twenty-Fifth District
~s. Frank L. (Helen) Bauer vfiona1d W. Fox vThomas R. Murray, Jr.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN/SPECIAL GUESTS
~rs. Marian Bell, at large alternate delegate, Co-Chairman of Pennsylvania state - President Ford Committee (PFC)
~anie1 E. Beren, alternate delegate from the 13th Congressional District; Montgomery County (Pa.) Republican Chairman
Patricia Crawford, Republican candidate for state Treasurer
~rs. LeGree Daniels, at large alternate delegate; Deputy Chairman, Republican State Committee
~illiam J. Devlin, Philadelphia County Republican Chairman
William J. Devlin, Jr., Chief Counsel, Republican Party of Philadelphia
v1atrick Gleason, Republican candidate for State Auditor General
V£dward Hamberger, Staff Assistant to Sen. Scott
vthomas J. Judge, De1awa~e County (Pa.) Republican Chairman
Shane H. King, husband of delegate Martha King
~rs. Patricia Lawlis, staff in Pennsylvania PFC~ofc.
Andrew L. Lewis, first at 1are alternate delegate; Chairman of the PFC of Pennsylvania
John F. McNichol, Commissioner of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
VStan1ey A. Miller, at large alternate delegate; Treasurer of Pa. Republican Committee
yWi11iam A. Murray, former Finance staff Director of Pennsylvania Republican Party APPENDIX "c" -5 7/29/76
Peter Pantuso, driver for state Sen. Richard C. Frame
Richard Quick, Administrative Assistant to Sen. Scott
Robert C. Robb, Jr., at large alternate delegate; Administrative Assistant to Congo Johnson
~Andrew Supplee, at large alternate delegate, Office Manager of Pennsylvania PFC
Y/Geo~e C. Werner, III, staff of Republican state Committee
\lMrs. Faith Ryan Whittlessey, at larte alternate delegate v10hn Woznisky, Executive Director of Republican state Committee of Pennsylvania
~David R. Black, son of delegate Mrs. Anne Black
ADDITIONS:
~illiam E. Woodside Arthur G. Hastings ~harles Greenleaf, Jr. v1tlchard Mastrangelo ~arvey Bartley yTheodore Rubino y:1ohn Kenney Mrs. Merritt (Elly M.) Peterson ~arles Quinton Smith VEdward Biester v'Albert W. Johnson vWilliam Goodling vtichard Schulze
Staff
Alist of staff attending the reception was not available for inclusion in the President's diary. APPENDIX "D" Attendance confirmed by Thomas Aranda, Jr. All present. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HISPANIC ASSEMBLY DINNER Mayflower Hotel JUly 29, 1976
PLATFORM GUESTS:
The President
Congressman and Mrs. John J. Rhodes (R-Texas)
Congressman Manuel Lujan, Jr. (R-New Mexico)
Gary Eugebretsen, representing Mary L. Smith, Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC)
Rev. Luis M. Valdivieso, Director, Spanish Apostolate Diocess of Arlington
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Fernandez, Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Frank C. Casillas, Treasurer of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Jack Smith, Master of Ceremonies
Luis Terrazas, Member of the Executive Committee of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Fernando Oaxaca, Associate Director for Management and Operations, Office of Management and Budget (~MB)
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Aranda, Jr., Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs
Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. Zapanta, Assistant Secretary for Management, U. S. Department of the Interior
Phillip Sanchez, Ambassador of the u.S. to Colombia
Samuel R. Martinez, Director, Community Services Administration - 2
Alex M. Armendaris, Director, Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Department of Commerce
Mr. Jose Manuel Casanova
Mrs. Alicia Casanova, Vice Chairwoman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Henry Zuniga, Regional Director, OMBE, Dallas, Texas
Angel Rivera, Associate Director for Field Operations, Community Services Administration
Ricardo Nunez, Director, Cuban Refugee Program,HEW
Mrs. Ricardo Nunez
Mr. & Mrs. Luis Ramirez
Mr. Manuel Gonzales