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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.) OCTOBER 29, 1975 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. 7:50 a.m.WEDNESDA) '" -PHONE TIME 1l ;0 !:! ACTIVITY ;;: II<:" II II In Out "- II<: 7:50 The President,. had breakfast. 8:23 The President went to the Oval Office. 8:45 8:55 The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfeld. 8:55 9:05 The President met with: '1...:\ Robert Gable, Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky \-$~ '\ John T. Calkins, Executive Assistant to Counsellor Robert T. Hartmann F'~ Members of the press, in/out 9:10 P The President telephoned Congressman Charles A. Mosher (R Ohio). The call was not completed. The President met with: 9:10 9:40 Mr. Hartmann 9:10 9:40 Mr. Rumsfeld 9:20 9:40 L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs 9:40 10:20 The President met with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. 10:30 10:40 The President met with: -.~'~' Philip W. Buchen, Counsel,' Edward C. Schmults, Deputy Counsel-designate Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant 10:40 10:50 The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony for Mr. Schmults to be Deputy Counsel. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." 10:50 10:54 P The President talked with Congressman Mosher. 11:05 11:40 The President met with Associate Editor Robert Orben. 11:44 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House. 11:44 11:46 The President motored from the South Grounds to the National Press Building, 529 14th Street. 11:46 12:44 The President attended the National Press Club Luncheon. ~ Members of the press 1 GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 Page.J.. of -4 Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) OCTOBER 29, 1975 \." THE WHITE HOUS E TIME DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. 11:46 p.m. WEDNESDAY t HONE TIME .. "iJ ii ACTIVITY ;: '" II '"II In Out .. '" 11:46 The President was greeted by President of the National Press Club William W. Broom. 11 :49 The President and Mr. Broom went to the Board of Governors Room. 11:49 11:59 The President greeted officers of the National Press Club and head table guests for the National Press Club Luncheon. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." 11:59 The President and Mr. Broom went to the announcement area. 12:00 The President and Mr. Broom went to the head table in the Ballroom. 12:04 The President was introduced by Mr. Broom. 12:04 12:30 The President addressed approximately 450 luncheon guests. 12 :30 12:42 The President participated in a question and answer session " by responding to pre-selected questions from luncheon guests. 12:43 The President was presented with a National Press Club necktie by Mr. Broom. 12:44 The President, escorted by Mr. Broom, returned to his motor cade. 12:44 12:50 The President motored from the National Press Building to the South Grounds of the White Ho1use. 12:50 The President returned to the Oval Office. 12:50 12:52 The President met with: Mr. Hartmann Mr. Rums f e1d Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Mr. Seidman Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) 12:53 12:58 The President met with his Personal Secretary Dorothy E. Downton. 1:00 1:02 The President met with Mrs. Downton. 1:35 The President returned to the South Grounds of the White House. GPO. 1974 OL 555 863 Page.2... of !!_ Page(s). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo .. Day, Yr.) OCTOBER 29 1975 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON, D.C, 1:35 p.m. WEDNESDA~ TIME ] ." g ~u ACTIVITY 0: ~ 1----,---:-----1 II II In Out ""Of: 1:35 1:45 The President flew by helicopter from the South Grounds to Andrews AFB, Maryland. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "C." EST PST 1:50 The President flew by the "Spirit of '76" from Andrews AFB to Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "D." (Actual flying time: 5 hours, 5 minutes) 3:40 R The President was telephoned by John L. Holloman, President of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. The call was not completed. 3:55 The President was greeted by: Paul R. Haerle, Chairman of the Republican State Cen tral Committee of California and Member of the President Ford Steering Committee of California Mrs. Paul R. Haerle William S. Banowsky, Republican National Committeeman for California and President of Pepperdine Univer sity, Malibu, California Mrs. William S. Banowsky Evelle J. Younger, State Attorney General (R-Califor nia) Mrs. Evelle J. Younger Peter F. Scharbarum~ Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of ~upervisors James A. Hayes, Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 3:58 The President went to his motorcade. 3:58 4:25 The President motored from the Los Angeles International Air port to the Century Plaza Hotel 2025 Avenue of the Stars. He was accompanied by: Congressman Don H. Clausen (R-California) Congressman Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-California) Mr. Banowsky Mr. Younger Mr. Haerle 4:25 The President was greeted by General Manager of the Century Plaza Hotel William Bryant. 4: 30 The President went to his suite. 4:37 4:44 P The President talked with the First Lady. 6:02 The President met with artist Xavier Cugat. The purpose of the meetiu£ was to receive an original caricature of the PreS1dent ~y Mr. Lugat. GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo" Day, Ye) OCTOBER 29. 1975 THE WHITE HOUSE TIME DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. 6:10 p.m. WEDNESDA PHONE r-- TIME ] ACTIVITY 0: r---I-n---'---O-u-t--~ ~ 6:10 The President went to the Westwood Room. 6:10 6:40 The President attended a reception for approximately 50 California "Keyman" Republican leaders. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "E." 6:45 The President returned to his suite. 6:55 7:20 The President met with: Mr. Haerle Leon C. Parma, Group Executive, Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company, Incorporated, San Diego, California and Chairman of the President Ford Steering Committee of California Charles G. Bakaly, Jr., Member of the President Ford Steering Committee of California Nita Ashcraft, Member of the President Ford Steering Committee of California. 6:57 7:00 P The President talked with entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. 7:20 The President and Mr. Haerle went to the Pacific Palisades Room. 7:25 7:49 The President attended a reception for approximately 200 members of the California Republican Golden Circle Club and the Statesman Club. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F." 7:50 The President went to the Bel Air Room. 8:07 The President went to the announcement area. 8:08 10:32 The President attended a California"Salute the President Dinner." For a list of head table guests, see APPENDIX "G." Members of the press 10:05 10;30 The President addressed approximately 1,200 guests attending the dinner. For a partial list of attendees, see APPENDIX "H. " 10:32 The President, escorted by Mr. Haerle, returned to his suite. ',,--- The President was an overnight guest in the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California. SY /SY 11/15/75 GPO, 1974 OL-555-863 Page~ of iL Pagers), APPENDIX "A" Attendance not confirmed. Sh~ING - IN CEREMONY FOR EDWARD C. SCHMULTS TO BE DEPUTY COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT The Oval Office October 29, 1975 The President Edward C. Schmu1ts, Deputy Counsel-designate Mrs. Edward C. (Diane) Schmu1ts Alison Schmu1ts, daughter Edward Schmu1ts, son Robert Schmu1ts, son Mrs. Robert Beers, mother of Mrs. Edward C. Schmu1ts Elizabeth Schmu1ts, sister Kenneth A. Lazarus, Associate Counsel Barbara G. Ki1berg, Consultant Dudley H. Chapman, Associate Counsel James A. Wi1derotter, Associate Counsel Barry N. Roth, Assistant Counsel Jay T. French, Staff Assistant Roderick M. Hills, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Jane M. Dannenhauer, Staff Assistant Senior Members of the White House Staff (complete list not available) APPENDIX "B" Attendance confirmed by Betty R. Schaefer, National Press Club. All present. NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCHEON Head Table Guests The National Press Building Washington, D.C. October 29, 1975 Ed Edstrom, Weekly Energy Report; past President of the National Press Club Lucian C. Warren, Buffalo Evening News; past president of the National Press Club John Cosgrove, past President of the National Press Club Earl H. Richert, Scripps-Howard Donadl R. Larrabee, Griffin Larrabee News Service; past President of the National Press Club Frank Aukofer, Milwaukee Journal Peter Lisagor, Chicago Daily News Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor to the President Richard G. Zimmerman, Cleveland Plain Dealer Clark Hoyt, Knight Newspapers David Nelson, Research Institute of America John Herling, National Newspaper Syndicate; Chairman of the Speakers' Committee of the National Press Club The President William W. Broom, Ridder Publications; President of the National Press Club Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary to the President Robert Ames Alden, Washington Post; Vice President of the National Press Club James G. Wieghart, New York Daily News Robert E. Farrell, McGraw Hill continued •.. APPENDIX "B" p. 2 10/29/75 Bob Lewis, Booth Newspapers John W. Heffernan, Reuters News Service; past President of the National Press Club L.