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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 74) 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.) HYATT REGENCY HOUSE FEBRUARY 4 1975 ATLANTA, GEORGIA TIME DAY 7:55 a.m. TUESDAY PHONE - TIME ACTIVITY In Out The President was an,overIiight guest)(at the Hyatt Regency House, 265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia. 8:00 The President went to the Tudor Ioom. 8:00 9:35 The President attended a working breakfast with newspaper editors, publishers, and broadcast executives. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A.II 9:35 The President returned to his suite. 10:20 11:25 The President met with Ernest J.E. Griffes, Treasurer of Haxelhurst and Associates, consulting actuaries in Atlanta, Georgia. 11:31 The President went to his motorcade. 11:34 11:36 The President motored from the Hyatt Regency House to the Marriott Hotel, Courtland and Cain Street~, N.W. 11:36 1:25 The Fresident attended a luncheon for the 11th Annual Convention of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers. 11:36 The President was greeted by: Leon H. Sullivan, Founder of Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) and pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Philide~phia, Pennsylvania Maurice Dawkins, National Director of OIC Richard Stormont, Marriott Hotel General Manager The President, escorted by Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Dawkins, went to the Nation .fuf Brotherhood Room. The President met with headtcable guests. For a list of head table guests-i see APPENDIX liB." 11:56 The President went to the holding room. 12:06 The President went to the head table in the dining room. 12:06 1:25 The President attended the OIC luncheon. 1:25 The President, escorted by Mr. Sullivan, returned to his motorcade. GPO. 1974 Dl-555-863 PageJ,,_ of ..l.... Pagels). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) HYATT REGENCY HOTEL FEBRUARY 4, 1975 \.... ATLANTA, GEORGIA TIME DAY 1:30 p.m. TUESDAY -PHONE TIME ;0 v ACTIVITY """~ 0:: ci1 11 II In Out '" ~ 1:30 1:35 The President motored from the Marriott Hotel to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. 1:40 The President returned to his suite. 2:31 The President went to the Phoenix Room. 2:31 3:00 The President participated in his seventh press conference with approximately 350 members of the Southeastern regional press and the White House Press Corps. The press conference was broadcast live on nationwide radio and television. 3:05 The President returned to his motorcade. 3:05 3:45 The President motored from the Hyatt Regency Hotel to Dobbins AFB. 3:55 5:03 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76 11 from Dobbins AFB, Georgia to Andrews AFB, Maryland. For a list of passen gers, see APPENDIX "C." 4:27 R The President was telephoned by Senator Russell B. Long (D-Louisiana). The call was not completed. 5:12 5:46 The President motored from Andres AFB, Maryland to the South Grounds of the White House. 5:48 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 6:36 The President went to the East Room. 6:37 R The President was telephoned by Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon. The call was not completed. The President received Republican Congressman attending a dinner meeting to discuss Congressional Action H.R. 1767, deferring oil tariffs for 90 days. For a list of atten dees, see APPENDIX liD." 7:10 10:35 The Presidential party had dinner in the State Dining Room. 10:35 The President returned to the second floor Residence. SY/EJ 3/14/75 GPO, 1974 0l-555-863 Page~ of ~ Page(.). APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by office of Jerry Warren-all present Breakfast with News Editors, Publishers, and Broadcast Executives Tudor Room Hyatt Regency House February 4, 1975 White House Staff and Administration Officials The President Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren, Deputy Press Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert Mead, Television Adviser continued on next page • • . • . • • . APPENDIX- "All p;2 1I4/75 GEORGIA BROADCASTERS Mr. Paul Raymon CBS Vice President and General Manager Storer Broadcasting WAGA-TV Box 4207 Atlanta. Georgia 30302 Mr. Richard Holcomb PBS General Manager WETV 740 Bismarck Road, N. E. ., Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Mr. Jack Clifford ABC President & General Manager WXIA-TV 1611 W. Peachtree Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 * MI. R. E. 'Ptune! RKO President and General Manager Turner Communications also WTCG owns AM-FM stations in Box 77227 Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. J. Leonard Reinsch Former President of Cox Chairman of the Board Broadcasting; membe:r: of Cox Cable Communications U. S. Advisory Commission 53 Perimeter Center East on Information. Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30346 Mr. Clifford Kirkland Cox Broadcasting. President! Cox Broadcasting Cox also owns WSOC-TV, WSB-TV Charlotte, North Carolina 1601 W. Peachtree Street, N. E. in this region. Atlanta. Georgia 30309 Mr. J. W. Woodruff, Jr. CBS President and General Manager WRBL-TV 1350 13th Avenue Columbus, Georgia 31902 APPENDIX "A" p.3 J./4/75 Mr. Elmo Ellis Cox Vice President and General Manager WSB-AM/FM 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Mr. James Rupp Cox Group Vice President for Broadcasting WSB-TV 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Mr. Donald E. Heald Cox Vice President and General Manager WSB-TV 1601 West Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Geo rgia 30309 Mr. Len Avery ABC Vice President and General Manager Fuqua Stations hdqrs., also WTVM-TV own WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, Box 1848 WJBF-TV, Augusta, Georgia. Columbus, Georgia 31902 ."-,,' APPENDIX "A" p=i 4 l/4/75 ALABAMA BROADCASTERS Mr. Donald D. Wear NBC Vice President and General Manager Newhouse WAPI-TV Box 10502 Birmingham, Alabama 35202 Mr. Nick Bolton ABC Vice President and General Manager Taft Broadcasting WBRC-TV Box 6 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS Mr. La rry Harding Stations also in Greensboro, Assistant to the President North Carolina and Richmond, Jefferson Broadcasting Company Virginia. WBTV One Lulian Price Place Charlotte, North Carolina 28208 Mr. Cy N. Bahakel State Senator President ABC WCCB-TV Bahakel Stations include WCCB - 7Y. One TV Place Charlotte, NC; WKAB-TV, :Nlo::: Charlotte, North Carolina 28205 gomery, Alabama; WOLO-TV, Columbia, SC; and other TV anc radio stations in Ivfississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. APPENDIX "A" p.S fi/4/75 TENNESSEE BROADGASTERS Mr. William A. Dunaway CBS Vice President and General Manager Roy H. Park Station WDEF-TV 3300 Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37408 Mr. George Stevens NBC I General Manager Rust Craft Broadcasting WRCB-TV 900 Whitehall Road Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405 Mr. John T. McCloud NBC· Vice President and General Manager Nationwide Communications WATE-TV Station 1306 N. E. Broadway Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS Mr. Wilson C. Wearn Mr. Wearn is president of Multi President media, Inc., and owns TV and WFBC-TV AM-FM stations in Greenville, SC Box 788 Knoxville, TN; Macon, GA; Ashe Greenville, South Carolina 29602 ville and Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Charles A. Batson Mr. Batson is president of Cosm - : President Broadcasting and owns stations ::-_ WIS-TV Columbia, SC; Montgomery, Ala. 1111 Bull Street New Orleans, Louisiana; and in Columbia, South C<1rolina 29201 Greenville, SC. APPENDIX "A" 6 ')./4/75 p. GEORGIA PRESS Mr. Jack Tarver, President Atlanta Newspapers 72 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Jack Spaulding, Editor The Atlanta Journal 72 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. William 1. Ray, Jr. Executive Vice President &: Gen. Manager Atlanta Newspapers 72 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. William H. Fields Vice President Atlanta Newspapers 72 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Geo rgia 30303 "'!v!!. "JattiCe II. Cpa:f) Publi8aer~ The Albany Herald The Albany Herald Publishing Co., Inc. 138 Pine Avenue Albany, Georgia 31702 Mr. C. A. Scott Atlanta World 145 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Edward H. Sims, Publisher Editor's Copy Syndicate 419 Orange Street Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115 _---'-=:.:..-~APPENDIX "A" p. 7 "'4/75 Mr. William S. Morris, III President and Publisher The Augusta Chronicle & Herald 725 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30903 Mr. Alva L. Haywood Publisher The Warrenton Clipper Warrenton, Georgia 30828 Mr. Carroll Dadisman Executive Editor The Columbus Ledger and Enquirer 17 West 12th Street Columbus, Georgia 31902 Mr. Bobby Branch, Publisher The Houston Home Journal Perry, Georgia 31069 Mr. Don Carter Executive Editor The Macon Telegraph Publishing Co. 120 Broadway Macon, Georgia 31201 Mr. Steven McMullan Editor The Marietta Journal 580 Fairground Street Marietta, Georgia 30060 Mrs. Julia Dy<tr Georgia Press Association 1075 Spring Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Mr. Helmut Gerdes Managing Editor Columbus Times 1304 Midway Drive Columbus, Georgia 31901 APPENDIX "A" p. 8 ~4/75 TENNESSEE PR ESS Mr. Lee S. Anderson Vice President and Editor News-Free Press Company 400 East 11 th Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 Mrs. Ruth S. Holmberg, Publisher The Chattanooga Times 117 East Tenth Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 Mr. William F. Childress Vice President The Knoxville Journal Roy N. Lotspeich Publishing Co., Inc. 210 West Church Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 Mr. Ralph L. Millett, Jr. Editor Knoxville News -Sentinel Company 204 West Church Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 +},b, Cloutl!'1@8 II, e@AM:@i@@1' Editor, Press Scimitar Memphis Puboishing Company 495 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38101 Mr.