Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 82A) 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 12. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7 :08 a.m. MONDAY PHONE !--­ TIME il :> il U ACTIVITY Ci: ~ I------,--O-u-t--I In J:. !

7:08 The President had breakfast.

7:38 The President went to the doctor's office.

7:43 The President went to the Oval Office.

7:44 7:45 R The President talked with the First Lady.

8:02 8:22 The President met with: George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs

8:40 9:00 The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney.

The President met with: 9:40 10:05 Mr. Cheney 9:45 11:00 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 9:50 10 :35 James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget 10:35 11 :00 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 10:35 11:00 James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs 10:35 11:00 David R. Gergen, Special Counsel 10:35 11:00 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 10:35 11:00 John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary

10:32 P The President telephoned Senator Russell B. Long (D-Louisiana). The call was not completed.

10:54 P The President telephoned President of the U.S. Olympic Committee Phillip Krumm. The call was not completed.

10:56 P The President telephoned Congressman John Buchanan (R-Alabama). The call was not completed.

11:09 The President went to the East Rose Garden,

11 :09 11:25 The President participated in a signing ceremony for H.R. 9771, an Act to Amend the Airport and Airway Develop­ ment Act of 1970. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A," Members of the press

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 12, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 11:10 a.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME '"g =E ACTIVITY ~ ~ 1------,----1 II II In Out 0.. '"

11:10 11:14 The President addressed guests attending the ceremony.

11:25 The President returned to the Oval Office.

11:33 11:41 R The President talked with Mr. Krumm.

11:45 11:53 P The President talked with Mrs. Pepi (Sheika) Gramshammer, restaurant and lodge owner, Gasthof Gramshammer, Incor­ porated, Vail Colorado.

12:20 12:40 The President participated in a ceremony to receive a Bicentennial letter from the Rabbis of six colonial Jewish congregations. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."

1:40 1:45 P The President talked with former President Richard M. Nixon.

The President met with: 2:05 3:00 Mr. Lynn 2:05 3:25 Mr. Cannon 2:05 3:00 Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the OMB 3:15 3:25 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft

2:30 R The President was telephoned by Mr. Krumm. The call was not com pleted.

2:40 2:50 P The President talked with Secretary of Agriculture Earl . 1. Butz.

3:07 3:18 R The President talked with Senator Long.

3:30 4:30 The President met with: Mr. Cheney Robert M. Teeter, Executive Vice President of Market Opinion Research Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

The President met with: 4:30 5:20? Mary Louise Smith, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) 4:30 5:20? Rogers C. B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC) 4:30 5:20? Mr. Baker 4 :35 5:20? Mr. Cheney

5:25 5:30 The President met with Mr. Cannon.

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo .• Day. Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 12. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:35 p.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME ] :0 ~ u ACTIVITY 0: ~ I---:-In----,--O-:""u-t--t J!. ~

5:35 5:40 The President met with Edward L. Weidenfe1d, partner with Hall, Estill, Hardwich, Gable. Collingsworth, and Nelson law firm, Washington, D.C. and husband of the First Lady's Press Secretary.

5:40 6:30 The President met with his Consultant, Don Penny Schneider.

6:40 The President went to the swimming pool.

6:59 The President returned to the doctor's office.

7:00 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

7:08 7:09 P The President talked with Secret Service Agent Richard Steiner.

7: 16 7:30 P The President talked with Mrs. Gramshammer.

7:37 8:23 The President met with Mr. Schneider.

7:50 The President had dinner with: The First Lady Susan Ford

8:36 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.

8:38 8:44 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Sheraton Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road.

8:44 9:25 The President attended the annual "Youth of the Year Award" banquet of the National Exchange Club. The National Exchange Club is a nationwide service club of business leaders dedicated to serving the community through the development of citizenship, especially in youth. Members of the press

8:44 The President-was greeted by Jack A. Pirrie, President of the National Exchange Club.

The President, accompanied by Mr. Pirrie, went to the plat­ form in the Grand Ballroom. For a 1ist'of platform guests, see APPENDIX "C."

The President was introduced by Mr. Pirrie.

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JULY 12, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 8:48 p.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME ] :0 ACTIVITY 1-----.----1 £ ~ In Out .t ~

8:48 8:58 The President addressed approximately 850 guests attending the banquet.

The President was presented with a plaque by Mr. Pirrie.

9:05 The President and Mr. Pirrie presented the "Youth of the Year Award" to David H. Daniel.

9:25 The President, escorted by Mr. Pirrie, returned to his motorcade.

9:25 9 :34 The President motored from the Sheraton Park Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House.

9:35 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

SY/EJ 7/16/76

GPO, 1974 Ol- 555 863 APPENDIX "A" ~~dicate8 confirmed by EPS. Other attendees not confirmed. List may not be complete.

SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 9771, AN ACT TO AMEND THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1~70

The Rose Garden July 12, 1976

~e President

~Joe Adams, Federal Affairs Counsel, Association of Local Transport Airlines ~dwin N. Altman

Ross Anderson

Gerry Barnes

.,/James Bass

James Bevins, Senior Vice President, Bendix Corporation

~ Donald Bliss, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Transportation

~ Frank Borman, President of Eastern Airlines

~ Ho1~is H. Brower, Jr.

~ Lawrence L. Burian, President, National Air Transportation Association

~ Charles Butler, President, Air New England, Inc •

../ John Casey

~ Jefferson W. Cochran, Associate Administrator for Engineering and Development, Federal Aviation Administration ~Wi11iam T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation

VEdwin Co1odny, President, Allegheny Airlines, Inc.

Harry Combs, President, Gates Lear Jet

~ Jack Corbett, Vice President for Federal Affairs, Airport Operators Council International Continued APPENDIX "A" p. 2 7/12/76

Glenn Cramer , Chairman of the Board, Trans International Airlines, Inc. v!'John C. Cusack, Vice President for Government and Industry Affairs, National Air Transporation Association ~awrence Cushing

T.H. Davis, President df Piedmont Airlines

VWi1liam Davis

~dward Dingivan

~J. William Doolittle

~James Dow, Past Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

/John Dregge

~dward Driscoll, President, National Air Carrier Association, Inc.

~ohn Duba

~ames E. Dunne I~ Airline Passengers Association

~i11iam Edgar, Vice President for Federal Affairs, General Aviation Manufacturers ,'Association ~ames J. Edward, President, Sabre1iner Division of Rockwell International

~ack Ferris, Vice President, Avco Corporation

~ Richard Ferris, President of United Air Lines, Inc.

Y"'" Joel Fisher

~ William Fitzgerald, Office of Budget, Department of Transportation

Richard E. Forreste1

John Gallagher, President, McCulloch International Airlines

David C. Garrett

~lmer G. G1eske, Liaison Officer for Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation ~ert Z. Goodwin

continued ••• APPENDIX "A" p. 3 7/12/76 ~Robert P. Goss , Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Transportaiton

,,/' Leddy Greever

~ Lamar Guthrie, Chief, Development Programs Division, Airports Service Office, Federal Aviation Administration ~ Graydon Hall, (Southern Airways), Association of Local Transport Airlines

~carl G. Harr, Jr., President, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

VJ~B. Hartranft, Jr. , President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - vi' John Healy

J. Lynn Helms. President of Piper Air Craft John Henebry, President, National Aeronautic Association

Daniel Z. Henkin

G.F. Steedman Hinckley, Chairman of the Board, Overseas National Airways, Inc.

Ben Hogan

vJoan Hooker (Mrs. Roger)

~ Roger W. Hooker, Jr. , Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Transportation ~F.R. Hoyt, Executive Vice President, American Association of Airport Executives

~Ken Hoyt, Manager, League of American Airports

Frank Hulse

~Mariann Humphreys

/Paul Ignatius, President, Air Transport Association of America

~ Arthur Kelly, Presidnet of Western Air Lines, Inc.

~George Kirk, President, American Association of Airport Executives

~ave Lawhead, Aviation Chief, Office of Planning and Program Review, Department of Transportation ~John Leyden, Executive Director, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization ~Richard E. Livingston

v/rhoaas Lloyd

Continued . . . APPENDIX "A" p. 4 2/12/76

Franaisco Lorenzo, President, Texas International Airlines

. ~Theodore Lutz, Deputy Under Secretary for Budget and Program Analysis, ~ Department of Transportation V Willa Lutz Kenneth Lyons, President, National Association of Government Employees

James S. McDonnell

~ohn McLucas, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

Nancy Madison

L.B. Maytag, President of National Airlines, Inc.

F'Frederick Meister , Associate Administrator for Policy Development and ~ Review, Federal Aviation Administration Corwin Meyer, Presidnet, Crumman American yr Thomas Miles , Commuter Airline Association of America

~d Mitchell, League of American Airports

",Bill Moga. Office of Planning and Program Review, Department of Transportation

.~obert Monro~ Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

~Edward Moore, President, Edo Corporation

Mary Lynn Mosely

~Dan Murphy, Chairman of the Airport Subcommittee, National Association of Counties ~Robert T. Murphy, Executive Director, Association of Local Transport Airlines ~John A. Nammac~ Executive Vice President, National Association of State Aviation Councils V Frank 0' Connell V Nick O-Connell, President, Allied Pilots Association

~John Patton, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Transportation ~J.D. Reilly, Executive Vice President, Airport Operators Council International ~ John Robson, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board

continued • • • APPENDIX "A" p. 5 ,7/12/76

~obert Ros~ , Airport Operators Council International

~Janet St. Mark, Executive Vice President, Commuter Airline Association of America

""David H. Scott

~Leo Seybold, Vice President, Air Transport Association of America

~Jerry Sohns, Director of Federal Relations, National Conference of State Legislatures Oscar Sheinbrood, Special Assistant to the Chief Council, Federal Aviation Administration Delford Smith, Chairman, Evergreen International Airlines

~James Lawrence Smith

~John Snow, Deputy Under Secretary of Transportation

~Sandra Spence, Transportation Staff, National Association of Counties

~ames Sprouse

~ Edward Stimpson, President, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Inc.

~ Ralph Tabor, Director, Federal Relations, National Association of Counties ~ Bud Thar, Transportation Staff, National Governors' Conference

V Gerald J. Tobais

~Daniel W. Todd, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board

William Vitale, Director, Airports Service, Federal Aviation Administration

Bruce Torell, Sr. Vice President for Aircraft Engines, Pratt and Whitney

Clifton Von Kramm

~ Ray Warner, Director of Congressional Relations, Department of Trans­ portation ~Barclay Webber, Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Department of Transportation ~ R~bert Weinberger

~Bernard Welch, Liaison Officer for Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation continued • APPENDIX "A" p. 6 7/12/76

~Robert Whittington, Chief, Researcy and Inquiry Division, Federal Aviation Administration ~ T.A. Wilson, Chairman, Boeing Corporation V John H. Winant, President, National Business Aircraft Association, Inc.

~Samuel L. Wright, Vice President, Aerospace lnaustries Association of America ~ Dorothy Brodie

William E. Davis

Stephen Farber, Executive Director of the National Governors' Conference John Gunther

Daniel T. Murphy

~ Barbara Simcoe

~tephen Piper, Council en International Economic Policy (ClEP)

Roggr Atkins, Office of Management and Budget

~an Fox, Office of Management and Budget

~ Dave Ziskie, Office of Management and Budget

V Ronald Vickar V Thomas Taylor

Robe£t A. Georgine, Construction Trades Department, AFL/CIO

Frederick Smith

~Gordon A. Tipcomb

~ Neil Stewart

V"" Ray Antonio

continued • • • APPENDIX itA" p. 7 7/12/76

Sharon Torenzo

""".. Jack Rei~er

~Dennis S. Feldman

Louis W. Davis

~ Edward F. Do10nsky

V-Mortimer L. Dowmy

V Lester E1dman

Carol Rout.son

Congressional Attendees

~ongressman Glenn M. Anderson (R-California)

~ongressman William H. Harsha (R-Ohio)

~Congressman James L. Oberstar (D-Minnesota)

Congressional Staff Members

~ Barbara Bannister

v'Dorthy Beam, Public Works Camnittee

vl'Maynard DiaDu, Legislative Aide to Senator James L. Buckley (Cons.-N.Y.)

~rnie Havens, Public Works Committee

~Dave Heymsfeld, Aviation Subcommittee

~ Frank Krebs, Professional Staff Member, Senate Commerce Committee

Cliff Madison, Aviation Subcommittee

~ Dave Mahan, Aviation Subcommittee

~ John Meagher, Ways and Means Committee

v/'Mary Ellen Miller\ Legislative Aide to Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III ~ (D-I1linois) \f Robert Mowson, Public Works Committee

continued ••• APPENDIX "A" p. 8 7/12/76

Henry Pi1anz, Aviation Subcommittee

Larry Reida, Public Works Committee

Rodger Sch1ickeisen, Professional Staff Member, Budget, Senate Commerce Committee ~Mary Schuman, Staff Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee V Earl Yoummans, Public Works Committee

Staff (confirmed by Ruth Drinkard)

~ames M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs ~James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs

Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs

~bhn G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary

~Margaret K. Earl, Staff Assistant

~T. Coleman Andrews, Council on International Economic Policy

~Stephen G. McConahey, Special Assistant for Intergovernment.l Relations APPENDIX "B"

Attendance confirmed by Milton E. Mitler. All present.

MEETING WITH RABBIS OF SIX COLONIAL JEWISH CONGREGATIONS

The Oval Office July 12, 1976

The President

Rabbi Edward L. Cohn, Kahul Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charlston, South Carolina

Dr. Rabbi Louis C. Gerstein, The Congregation Shearith , New York, New York

Rabbi Theodore Lewis, Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Touro Synagogue) Newport, Rhode Island

Rabbi E.N. Mus leah, The Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rabbi Saul Jacob Rubin, Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah, Georgia

Rabbi Jack Spiro, Congregation Beth Ahabah-Beth Shalome, Richmond, Virginia

Staff

Milton E. Mitler, Deputy Special Assistant for Bicentennial Affairs David H. Lissy, Associate Director for Labor, Education, and Veterans, Domestic Council Michael J. Farrell, Director of the White House Visitors Office

Note: At the end of the President's meeting, families of the Rabbis greeted the President. A list of those attending was not available through the White House Office of Bicentennial Affairs ot the White House Visitors Office. APPENDIX "c"

Attendance ~not confirmed.

NATIONAL EXCHANGE CLUB YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD BANQUET

The Sheraton Park Hotel Grand Ballroom July 12, 1976

Head Table Guests

Mrs. Ed Mittelstett

Ed Mittelstet, President of the Midwest District Exchange Clubs, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mrs. Jack H. Morgan

Jack H. Morgan, President of the Texas District Exchange Clubs, East Dallas, Texas

Mrs. Carl J. Stewart

Dr. Carl J. Stewart, Member of the National Board of the National Exchange Club, Bloomington, Indiana

David H. Daniel, 1976 Youth of the Year, Pulaski, Tennessee

Mrs. John D. Hood

John D. Hood, Member of the National Board of Directors of the National Exchange Club, Mulfreesboro, Tennessee

Lecturn

Jack A. Pirrie, President of the National Exchange Club

The President

Mrs. Jack A. Pirrie

Lee Wells, Executive Secretary of the National Exchange Club

Mrs. Learborne L. Eads Learborne L. Eads, President-elect of the National Exchange Club

Millard A. Beckum, National Treasurer of the National Exchange Club