Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 78) 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 OCTOBER 15, 1975 ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 8:10 a.m. WEDNESDA~ t HONE TIME "'" 'v ACTIVITY "~ '" 0:: co:" II II In Out "'- co:
8:10 The President had breakfast.
8 :40 The President went to the Oval Office.
The President met with: 8:40 8:55 David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI) White House Support Staff 8:40 9 :10 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
The President met with: 9:10 9:50 Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant 9:10 9:50 Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant 9;10 9:50 Jerry H. Jones, Sp~cial Assistant 9:10 9:30 Terrence O'Donnell, Aide
9:52 10:25 The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
The President met with: 10:25 11:00 John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 10:40 11:05 Mr. Hartmann 10:40 11:34 Mr. Rumsfeld 10:40 11 :05 Mr. Cheney 10:40 11:05 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 10:40 11:05 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
11:35 12 :13 The President met with Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
12:20 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.
12:20 12:27 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue.
12:27 The President was greeted by: Clarence G. Adamy, President of the National Association of Food Chains Robert A. Collier, Senior partner with Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards law firm, Washington, D.C. and General Counsel for the National Association of Food Chains Ernest Rechtermann, Resident Manager of the Washington Hilton Hotel
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 15, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:29 p.m. WEDNESDAY -PHONE TIME ." ? " "(;J ACTIVITY 0:: oc:" II II In Oul 0.. oc:
12:29 The Presdient, escorted by Mr. Adamy and Mr. Collier, went to the Cabinet Room.
12:29 12:35 The President greeted members of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Food Chains. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX !lA."
12:35 The President, escorted by Mr. Adamy and Mr. Collier, went to the platform in the International Ballroom.
12:37 12:57 The President addressed approximately 1,000 persons attend ingthe 42nd Annual Meeting of the National Association of Food Chains. Members of the press
12:57 The President retutned to his motorcade. Enroute, the President participated in a photo opportunity with James M. Mayor, Mayor (R-Freehold Township, New Jersey). >\...... 12:59 1:08 The President motored from the Washington Hilton Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House.
1:08 The President retunned to the Oval Office.
The President met with: 2:03 3:15 William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transporuation 2:03 3:15 James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff 'Secretary 2:03 2:10 Mr. Rumsfeld 2:03 2:10 James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs 2:03 2:10 Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget COMB)
3:15 3:55 The President met with: Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel and President of the Fisher New Center Company, Detroit, Michigan' Mr. Cheney
4:03 4:15 The President met with: James T. Lynn, Director of the OMB and Assistant for Management and Budget Mr. O'Neill Mr. Cheney
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 15, 1975 WASHINGTON, D. C• TIME DAY 4:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY
TIME ] '!' () .., ACTIVITY £ ~ I--'n---'--O-U-(--I d: .l\ . The President met with: 4:15 5:30 James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense 5:05 5:30 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
5:30 6:15 The President met with: Mr. Rumsfeld Mr. Cheney
6:02 6:05 R The President talked with the First Lady.
6:34 The President went to the swimming pool.
6:56 The President returned to the Oval Office.
7:00 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:27 P The President telephoned his former Consultant, John R. Stiles. The call was not completed.
' 7: 30 11 :40 The President and the First Lady hosted a dinner party on the occasion of their 27th wedding anniversary. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
8:14 8:15 P The President talked with William J. Baroody, Sr., President of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C.
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The National Associati~n of Food Chains
42nd Annual Meeting Washington Hilton Hotel Cabinet Room
Wednesday October 15. 1911
Clarence G. Adamy Irving W. Rabb President Vice Chairman of the Board The National Association of Food Chains The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. Washington, DC Boston, Mass. s. Kent Christensen Charles G. Rodman Vice President Chairman of the Board The National Association of Food Chains The Grand Union Company Washington, DC Elmwood Park, NJ
Carl Fazio Charles C. Butt Chairman of the Board President Fisher Foods, Inc. . B. E. Butt Grocery Company Bedford Heights, Ohio .. Corpus Christi, Texas
Earl W~ Smith Harold. M. Falik Chainnao of the Boa~d President, Retail Division Allied Superw~rkets, Inc. J. Weingarten, Inc. Livonia, Michigan Bouston, Texas
Dee Smith George W. Jenkins President Chairman-Executive Committee Smith's Management Corporation Publix Super Markets, Inc. Ogden, Utah Lakeland, Fla.
Robert A. Collier, Esq. William B. McCarty, Jr. Collier, Shannon, Rill & Edwards Jitney Jungle Stores of America, Inc. Washington, DC Jackson, Miss.
John .J. Cairns, Jr. Harold Toppel Vice President, Merchandising Chairman of the Board The Great A & P Tea Company, Inc. Pueblo International, Inc • .New York, NY San Juan. Puerto Rico
Jack Friedland Clifford W. Wheeler President Vice President Food Fair Stores, Inc. Southland Corporation Philadelphia, PA Dallas, Texas
Alan L. Haberman Ray E. Dillion, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer President First National Stores, Inc. Dillion Companies, Inc. Somerville, Mass. Hutchinson, Kans.
John R. Park Charles C. Fitzmorris President and Chairman PreSident Company Benner Tea Company Burlington. Iowa HAFC 42nd Annual Meeting Cilb1t.'
Gordon F. Bloom Warren E. McCain President President Metropolitan Markets, Inc. Albertson's, Inc. Boston, Mass. Boise, Idaho
Gerald A. Awes E. E. Goodwin Chairman of the Executive Committee PreSident Lucky Stores, Inc. Hick-or~Mack Stores Co., Inc. San Leandro, Calit. Salem, Virginia
Bert L. Thomas K. O. Olsen PreSident President Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Vons Grocery Company Jacksonville, Fla. El lwnte, CA
Ernest F. Boyce L. H. Fortin Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board Chiet Executive Otficer QFC Stores Colonial Stores, Inc. Seattle, Washington Atlanta, GA ... Fred I. Albrecht R.ay D. Wolfe President Chairman of the Board Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Co. Oshawa Group, Ltd. Akron, Ohio Toronto, Canada
W. D. Cnisholm Gordon F. Fitzpatrick President President Supermarkets Interstate, Inc. The Boy's Markets Inc. Omaha" NE ~ ... Pasadena, CA
Stephen I. D'Agostino President Michael J. Knilans D'Agostino Supermarkets Executive Vice President New Rochelle, NY Big Bear Stores Company Columbus, Ohio Bernard Stein Hewlett, NY
Milton Perlmutter President Supermarkets General Corporation Woodbridge, NJ
Michael O'Connor President Supermarket Institute Chicago, IL i 'NAFC ~2nd Annual Meeting , Cabinet Room APPENDIX "A" -3 Page Two 10/15/75
Grant C. Gentry Thomas McMaster Presi-dent Chairman, Executive Committee The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. Allied Supermarkets, Inc. Montvale, New Jersey Detroit a Mich.
Don E. Marsh Donald O. Schnuck President President Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. Scbnuck Markets, Inc. Yorktown, Ind. St. Lou is, MO
Lawrence Del Santo Seymour D. Simpson Senior Vice President, City Products Executive Vice President Corporation Shopwell, Inc. Vons Grocery Company New York, NY Los Angeles, CA
Roger S. Bagel James A. Watson President President and Chief Executive Officer A. J. Bayless Markets, Inc. National Tea Company Phoenix, Arizona .. Chicago, IL Joseph B. Danzansky Robert B. Wegman President Chairman of the Board Giant Food Inc. Wegmans Foou Markets, Inc. Washington, DC Rochester, NY Stanton W. Davis John O. Whitney Chairman of the Board President - Pathmark Division Brockton Public Markets, Inc. Supermarkets General Corp. Brockton, Mass. Woodbridge, NJ
O. H. Delchamps, ~r. Edward J. Schnuck President Chairman of the Board Delchamps, Inc. Schnuck Markets, Inc. lfobUe, Ala. St. Louis, MO
James P. Herring Franklin J. Lunding President Director The Kroger Company Jewel Companies, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago, IL
Robert E. Laverty A. D. Davis Chairman ot the Board Vice Chairman of the Board Thriftimart, Inc. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Los Angeles, Calit. Jacksonville, Fla. Horris Lewis, Jr. G. n. Achenbach· Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board Super Valu Stores, Inc. PiggIy Wiggly Southern, Inc. Hopkins, 111nn. Vidalia, GA APPENDIX "B" all present attendance confirmed by Social Office
October 15, 1975
The President The First Lady Susan Ford
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Mrs. Philip W. Buchen John W. Byrnes, former Congressman (R-Wisconsin) Mrs. John W. Byrnes Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford Committee Mrs. Howard H. Callaway Robert A. Collier, senior partner with Collier, Shannon, Rill and Edwards law firm, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Robert A. Collier Glenn R. Davis, former Congressman (R-Wisconsin) Mrs. Glenn R. Davis Sen. Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan) Mrs. Robert P. Griffin Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President of Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Co., Washington, D.C. and Member of the Advisory Committee for the President Ford Committee Mrs. Bryce N. Harlow Mrs. John Jarman, wife of Congressman Jarman (R-Ok1ahoma) Melvin R. Laird, Senior Counsellor for National and International Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Melvin R. Laird Clark MacGregor, Vice President of United Aircraft Corporation Mrs. Clark MacGregor Rodney W. Markley, Jr., Vice President, Washington, D.C. staff, Ford Motor Company Mrs. Rodney W. Markley
Charles E. Potter, former Congressman (R-Michigan) Mrs. Charles E. Potter Mrs. John J. Rhodes, wife of the Congressman (R-Arizona) Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller, wife of Vice President Rockefeller Carol Murphy, daughter of Mrs. Rockefeller John R. Stiles, former Consultant to the President William G. Whyte, Assistant Vice President of U.S. Steel Mrs. William G. Wyte Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger Donald H. Rumsfe1d, Assistant Mrs. Donald H. Rumsfe1d John B. Martin, Member of the Federal Council on Aging and Consultant for the American Associaiton of Retired Persons (AARP) Mrs. John B. Martin