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The Social Office called (Nancy L.'s shop) and asked about Mr. Hartmann's recommendations for the guest list for Prime Minister Wilson's dinner at the end of this month.
The memo was dated Dec. 30 so I explained that Mr. Hartmann was out of town at that time and when he returned on Monday, we would get back to them.
Gail
Jan. 6, 1975
Mr. Hartmann:
They called again about this memo. Do you have any suggestions for the guest list?
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Digitized from Box 11 of the Robert T. Hartmann Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 30, 1974
FOR: ROBERT T. HARTMANN
FROM: NANCY LAMMERDING
SUBJECT: Guest List Suggestions State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain January 30, 1975
The President and Mrs. Ford have scheduled a State Dinner honoring Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain on January 30, 1975. Would you please send me the names of 4 couples in priority order that you think should be considered for the dinner guest list? Also, please sub mit a list of 4 couples in the same order to be considered for the after-dinner entertainment guest list. When you submit your lists, please include the following information:
1. Correct marital status 2. Correct title and place of business 3. Current home address and phone number (include area code) 4. Current business address and phone number (include area code)
Your lists should be in my office (Room 200, East Wing) by the close of business on Thursday, January 2, 1975.
Additionally, from time to time, please send me any "schedule proposal type" suggestions regarding the kind of entertainment or event you think we could plan for your group.
Thank you very much.
ATTACHMENT: State Department's suggested guest list for your perusal. PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME .MINISTER WILSO'..'J 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Official British Party:
The Rt. Honorable Harold Wilson, OBE, MP Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service and Mrs. Wilson
The Rt. Honorable James Callaghan, MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs. Callaghan
His Excellency Sir Peter Ramsbotham, KCMG British Ambassador and Lady Ramsbotham
The Honorable Richard A. Sykes, CMG, MC Minister of the British Embassy and Mrs. Sykes PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME k'1INISTER WILSON 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30r 1975
Department of State:
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State, and Mrs. Kissinger
The Honorable Robert s. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State, and Mrs. Ingersoll
The Honorable Joseph J. Sisco, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and Mrs. Sisco
Mr. Charles W. Robinson, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs-designate, and Mrs. Robinson
Mr. Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Counselor, and Mrs. Sonnenfeldt
Ambassador-designate to the UK and Mrs. Elliot Lee Richardson
The Honorable Henry Catto, Chief of Protocol, and Mrs. Catto
Mr. Arthur A. Hartman, Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, and Mrs. Hartman Mr. Thomas o. Enders, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, and Mrs. Enders
Mr. Carlyle E. Maw, Under Secretary for Security Assistance, and ¥irs. Maw PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRirvm }HNISTER v"HLSON 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Cabinet-Level Officials:
The Honorable Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President of the United States and Mrs. Rockefeller
The Honorable Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense, and Mrs. Schlesinger
The Honorable William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mrs. Simon
The Honorable William Colby, Director of the CIA, and Mrs. Colby
The Honorable Rogers Morton, Secretary of the Interior, and Mrs. Morton PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSOi>T 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Other Government Officials~
General George s. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mrs. Brown
Dr. Arthur F. Burns, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, and Mrs. Burns
Mr. Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Econo~ic Advisors, and Mrs. Greenspan
Mr. Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant to the President, and Mrs. Rumsfeld
Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, National Security Council and Mrs. Scowcroft
Mr. John W. Warner, Administrator, American Revolutionary Bicentennial Administration
Mr. Frank G. Zarb, Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, and Mrs. Zarb PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER. FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSON 8:00 n.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
The Congress:
Senator and Mrs. John J. Sparkman (D. , Ala.}
Senator and Mrs. Hugh Scott (R. I Pa.)
Senator and Mrs. Mike Mansfield (D. I Mont.)
Senator and Mrs. Hubert Humphrey (D. I Minn.)
Senator and Mrs. Henry M. Jackson (·D. , Wash.)
Senator and Mrs. Edward w. Brooke (R. I Mass.) Representative and Mrs. Carl Albert (D. Okla.)
Representative and Mrs. John J. Rhodes (R., Arizona)
Representative and Mrs. Thomas E. Morgan (D., Pa.)
Representative and Mrs. Wayne Hays (D., Ohio}
Delegate and Mrs. Walter E. Fauntroy (D., D.C.) PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BR.ITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSON 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Media:
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton E. Daniel, New York Times, 1920 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. tel.: 293-3100
Mr. and Mrs. James Reston, New York Times, 1920 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. tel.: 29 3-3100
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bellows, Washington Star-News, 225 Virginia Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. tel. : 484-5000
Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Smith, ABC, 1124 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. tel.: 393-7700
Miss Sylvia Porter and Mr. Sumner Collins (husband), Publisher Hall Syndicate, 30 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017. tel.: (212) 682-6504
Mr. and M.rs. George F. Will, 6683 - 32nd Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. tel.: 362-3907
I'ilr. and Mrs . Thomas B. Ross, Chicago Sun-Times, 2911 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. tel.: 785-8200 -2-
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Duke, \'lETA-TV (PBS) , 5101 Allen Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. tel.: 484-1500
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Scherer, NBC, 3550 Springland Lane, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. tel.: 362-4000
Mr. and Mrs. Angus McDermid, BBC, 4000 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W.. , Washington, D.C. 20014. tel . : 2 2 3-2 0 5 O
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Heffernan, Reuters, 2852 Arizonia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel.: 629-9212
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Emery, London Times, 5110 38th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. tel.: 347-7659
Miss Hella Pick, Manchester Guardian, 1150 - 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. tel.: 785-3722 iYir. and Mrs. Paul M. Lewis, London Financial Times, 2713 - 34th Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. tel.: 374-8676
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 0. Brandon, London Sunday Times, 3067 ·wnitehaven Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. .Mr. and Mrs. John Midgley: The Economist (London) , 2716 - 36 Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. tel.: 783-5753
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Guy Barber, London Daily Telegraph, 2700 - 35th Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. tel.: 393-5195
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keys, UPI, 4401 Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22309.
Mr. and Mrs. Endre Marton, AP, 4213 Leland Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sevareid, CBS, 4313 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.
Mr. Benjamin C. Bradlee, The Washington Post, 700 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., #1419 Washington, D.C. 20037 PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSON 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Business Leaders:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48121. tel.: (313) 322-3000
Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, Chase Manhattan Bank, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10015. tel.: (212) 552-2222
Mr. and Mrs. Felix N. Mansager, Chairman and President, Hoover Company, 101 East Maple Street, North Canton, Ohio 44720. tel.: (216) 499-9200
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Haughton, Chairman, Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 2555 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California 91520. te 1. : ( 213 ) 8 4 7 - 6121
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton A. Wilson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Company, 7755 E. Marginal Way, South Seattle, Washington 98124. tel.: (206) 655-2121
Ivlr. and .Mrs. Richard C. Gerstenburg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gen'2ral Motors Corporation, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022. tel.: (212) 486-5000 ·-2·-
Mr. and i'v 1rs. Frank T. Carey, Chairman and President, International Bus s Machines,
Armonk 7 New York tel.: (914) 765-1900
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Jamieson, Chairman, Exxon Corporation, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020. tel.: (212) 974-2011
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bridges, President, Shell Oil Company, One Shell Plaza, P.O. Box 2463, Houston, Texas 77001. tel.: (713) 220-4083
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Dorsey, Chairman, Gulf Oil Corporation, Gulf Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230. tel.: {411) 391-2400
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Wriston, Chairman, First National City Bank, 339 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. tel.: (212) 559-1000
Mr. and Mrs. Ellmore C. Patterson, Chairman of the Board, .Morgan Guarantee Trust Company, 23 Wall Street, New York, Ne1.v York 10015 tel.: (212) 483-2323 PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRI.ME MINISTER WILS·J;)J 8:00 p.rn., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Labor:
Mr. George Meany,* President, AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel. : 637-5000
Mr. and Mrs. Lane Kirkland, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel. : 6 37-5000
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Miller, President, United Mine Workers of America (Ind.) 900 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. tel.: 638-0530
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Ward, President, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, 901 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001. tel. : NA8-5823 Mr. Thomas w. Gleason, President, International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004. tel.: (212) 425-1200
*i1rs. Ivleany is ill. PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PP.Ii'1IE M.INISTER WILSON 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 1975
Others;
The Honorable Walter H. Annenberg and Mrs. Annenberg, Triangle Publications Co., 400 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19130. tel.: (215) MU8-7400 (Former United States Ambassador to UK)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNamara, President, World Bank Group, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel.: 393-6360
Miss Cicely Tyson, (Black Actress, star of TV "Jane Pittman Story",) c/o William Morris Agency, Mr. Bill Haber, 151 El Camino, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. tel.: (213) 274-7451
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt W'nitney, 834 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10021.
Mrs. Jouett Shouse, 1916 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel.: 331-1292
Mrs. ~therine Graham, The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20003. tel.-: 223-6000
Mr. and i-1rs. Hugh Bullock, President, The Pilgrims, 1 Walls Street, New York, New Yo 10005. tel.: (212) 943-0635 -2-
!>ir. and l•lrs. Paul Newman 1 Actor and Actress, c/o .Mr. Warren Cowan 9665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. tel.: (213) 275-4581
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bernstein, 205 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019. tel.: (212) 874-2400
The Honorable Walter E. Washington and Mrs. Washington, District Building 14th & E Streets, N.W., Room 520, Washington, D.C. 20004. tel.: 629-4555
Police Chief and Mrs. Maurice J. Cullinane, Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. tel.: 626-2412
Mrs. Barbara A. Sizemore, Superintendent of Schools, District of Columbia, 415 12th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. tel.: 737-5155
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Levi, President of University of Chicago - Attorney General Designate, University of Chicago, 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637. tel.: (312) 753-3009
Mr. Alfred Alastair Cooke, Nassau Point, Suffolk, New York 11935. te 1. : ( 516 ) 7 3 4-6 0 G5 -3~
Governor and .Mrs. Averill Harriman, 3038 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. tel. : 338-8330
Mr. and 1-1rs. Carlisle Humelsine, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia tel.: (804) 229-1900 PROPOSED GUEST LIST :E1 0R THE AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAIN1"1IENT PROGP... AH FOLLOWING THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRI£1IE 1'1INIS1.r2R WILSON 10:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1975
Embassy of the United Kingdom
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Ian Easton, Chief, British Defense Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony K. Rawlinson, Minister
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hugh Cortazzi, Minister
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilberforce, Counselor
Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Russel, Counselor
Mr. and Mrs. A. Murray Simons, Counselor
Mr. Richard c. Samuel, Counselor PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSON 10:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1975
Department of State
Mr. Wells Stabler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, and Mrs. Stabler, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. James Lowenstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary for.European Affairs, and Mrs. Lowenstein, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. William A. Buell, Jr., Director of the Office of Northern European Affairs, and Mrs. Buell, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. John J. Crowley, Jr., Deputy Director of the Office of Northern European Affairs, and Mrs. Crowley, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Carroll L. Floyd, Officer in Charge of UK Affairs, Office of Northern European Affairs, and Mrs. Floyd, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Stephen P. Dawkins, Officer in Charge of Irish Affairs, Office of Northern European Affairs, and Mrs. Dawkins, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Frank Seidner, Public Affairs Adviser, and Mrs. Seidner, Bureau of European Affairs Department of State: cont'd.
Ivlr. Daniel Goott, Special Assistant for Labor and UN Affairs, and Mrs. Goott, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. William Gehron, Assistant Public Affairs Adviser, and Mrs. Gehron, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Harold H. Russell, Assistant Legal Adviser, and Mrs. Russell, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Richard Straus, Director, Office of Western European and Canadian Programs, and Mrs. Straus, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Mr. Jonathan D. Stoddart, Director, Office of International Security Operations, and Mrs. Stoddart, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
Mr. James H. Miehe.I, Assistant Legal Adviser, and Mrs. Michel, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
Mr. William c. Gausmann, Division for Western Europe, and Mrs. Gausmann, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Mr. Earl D. Sohm, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Management, and Mrs. Sohm
Mr. William J. Galloway, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary for Managenent, and Mrs. Gallaway, Off ice of the Under Secretary for Management Department of State: cont'd.
Hr. John H. Rouse, Jr. Special Assistant and Staff Director for IG, and Mrs. Rouse, Bureau of European Affairs Mr. Morris H. Hughes, Staff Assistant, and Mrs. Hughes, Bureau of European Affairs Mr. Terrell R. Otis, Staff Assistant, and Mrs. Otis, Bureau of European Affairs Miss Joan Clark, Executive Director, Bureau of European Affairs
Mr. Nicho~s Ruwe, Assistant Chi.ef of Protocol, Off ice of the Chief of Protocol Miss Marylou Sheils, Office of the Chief of Protocol
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E •. Heckli.nger Secretariat Staff PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM. FOLLOWING THE WrlITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSO:\l 10:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JA.i\fUARY 30, 1975
Other Government Officials
Mr. A. Denis Clift, Senior Staff Member, and Mrs. Clift; National Security Council
Mr. James M. Lister, International Economist, and Mrs. Lister, Office of International Monetary Affairs, Department of Treasury
Mr. Paul Norloff, Country Specialist, United Kingdom, and Mrs. Norloff, Northern Europe Division, Office of International Marketing, Bureau of International Commerce, Department of Commerce
Mr. Harry E. Bergold, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internati.onal Security Affairs, and Mrs. Bergold, Department of Defense
Dr. James Timberlake, Country Director, United Kingdom, European and NATO Affairs, and Mrs. Timberlake, Off ice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for National Security Affairs, Department of Defense PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAi\il FOLLOWING THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSON 10:00 P.M. I THURSDAY, JAl'\l'UARY 30, 1975
Media
Mr. and Mrs. David Binder, New York Times, 3921 Oliver· Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015. tel.: 293-3100
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce van Voorst, Newsweek, 6908 Bright Avenue, McLean, Virginia 22101. tel.: 298-7880
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schecter, Time, 3748 Huntington Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015. tel.: 293...;4300
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boyce, Scripps-Howard, 5610 Parkston Road, Washington, D.C. 20016. tel.: 347-7750
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Morgan, Washington Post, · 5607 Park Drive, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015. tel.: 223-7438
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trewhitt, Baltimore Sun, 1213 National Press Building, Baltimore, Maryland 20045. tel. : 34 7-8250 PROPOSED GUEST LIST FOR THE AFTER-DINNER ENTERTAINMENT PROGRlV1 FOLLOWING Ti~ WHITE HOUSE DINNER FOR BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILSO~ 10:00 P.:M., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1975
Others
Mr. Ernest Lee, Director, and Mrs. Lee, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. tel.: 637-5000