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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 80) 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 FEBRUARY 12. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:20 a.m. THURSDAY t HONE TIME .., 'l! 'u ~ ACTIVITY A: .. H '"H In Out ... '" 7:20 The President had breakfast. 7:47 The President went to the doctor's office. 7:48 The President went to the Oval Office. 8:35 9:00 The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney. 9:03 9:15 The President met with: John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Mr. Cheney 9:20 The President went to the Roosevelt Room. 9:20 9:28 The President attended a meeting to discuss intelligence matters. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." 9:28 The President returned to the Oval Office. '- 10:00 10:05 The President met with Mr. Marsh. 10:08 10:40 The President met with: Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Mr. Marsh Mr. Cheney Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary Douglas J. Smith, Staff Assistant 12:24 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House. 12:24 12:28 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Lincoln Memorial. 12:28 12:44 The President participated in a wreath laying ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Members of the press 12 :28 The President was greeted by: Maj. Gen. Robert G. Yerks, Commanding General, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, D.C. Col. Henry K. McHarg (Ret.), past Commander of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY 12, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:29 o.m. THURSDAY ~ TIME 8 ;a .. Ii ACTIVITY 1-----,.--:--""'"1 0::I '"II In Out "" '" 12:29 The Presidential party went to the platform. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "B." The President presented the Literary Award to Richard Barnes, student at Western Maryland College, Westminister, Maryland. 12:35 12:38 The President addressed the crowd gathered for the ceremony. 12:38 The President placed a wreath at the base of the statue of Lincoln. 12:41 The President, escorted by Maj. Gen. Yerks, returned to his motorcade. 12:44 12:47 The President motored from the Lincoln Memorial to the South Grounds of the White House. 12:49 The President returned to the Oval Office. 12:49 1:15 The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V. Leonard. 2:06 The President went to the Red Room. 2:06 2:54 The President participated in £he swearing-in ceremony of Mitchell P. Kobelinski as Administrator of the Small Business Admmnistration. Members of the press, in/out 2:06 2:10 The President met with: Mr. Kobelinski Mrs. Mitchell P. (Genevieve) Kobelinski Marleen Kobelinski, daughter Mark Kobelinski, son Gregory Kobelinski, son John Paul Stevens, Associate ~ustice of the U.S. Supreme Court 2:10 The Presidential party went to the State Dining Room. 2:10 2:32 The President participated in the swearing-in of Mr. Kobelinski. Associate Justice Stevens administered the oath of office. For a list of guests attending the ceremony, see APPENDIX "C." THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY 12, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 2:32 p.m. THURSDAY r--PHONE TIME 13 ~ ACTIVITY ~ ~ 1------.----1 II II In Out ... '" 2: 32 The Presidential party went to the Blue Room. 2 :32 2:54 The President received guests attending the ceremony. 2:54 The President returned to the Oval Office. 3:05 3:15 The President participated in a photo opportunity with a group of reporters from New Hampshire radio stations. For a list of participants, see APPENDIX "D." 3:15 The Presidential party went to the Roosevelt Room. 3:15 4:33 The President participated in an interview with a group of reporters from New Hampshire radio stations. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." 4:33 The President returned to the Oval Office. 4:33 5:15 The President met with Mr. Cheney. 5:30 5:45 The President met with his Counsellor, Rogers C.B. Morton. 5:45 6:50 The President met with: Mr. Hartmann Mr. Cheney Milton A. Friedman, Special Assistant Robert C. Orben, Associate Editor Mr. Smith 6:56 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 7:05 The President and the First Lady went to the South Grounds of the White House. 7:05 7:09 The President and the First Lady motored from the South Grounds to the residence of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodore Roosevelt, 2009 Massachusetts Avenue. 7:09 7:51 The President and the First Lady attended a party on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of Mrs. Longworth's birthday. Members of the press, in/out 7:51 The President and the First Lady retu~ned to their motor cade. THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY 12, 1976 "- WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:51 p.m. THURSDAY PHONE !-- TIME '? '""~ ACTIVITY iii: " u '"u In Out ... '" 7:51 7:59 The President and the First Lady motored from the Longworth residence to the South Grounds of the White House. 8:01 The President and the First Lady returned to the second floor Residence. 8:35 The President and the First Lady had dinner. 9:55 9:56 P The President talked with U.S. Secret Service Agent Ashley G. Williams. 10:18 The President went to the swimming pool. 10:39 The President returned to the second floor Residence. SY/EJ 3/9/76 APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Mi~ Duval/Helen Ammen. All present. MEETING TO DISCUSS INTELLIGENCE MATTERS The Roosevelt Room February 12, 1976 The President John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Michael Raoul-Duval, Assistant to Counsellor Marsh Philip W. Buchen, Counsel R. Mason Carghill, Staff Assistant Timothy S. Hardy, Staff Assistant Raymond J. Waldman, Consultant William G. Hyland, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Robert Ellsworth, Deputy Secretary of Defense Harold H. Saunders 9 Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Antonin Scalia, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice Thomas K. Latimer, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard Lehman, Central Intelligence Agency ~apt. John Matheney, Staff Assistant, National Security Council APPENDIX "B" WREATH LAYING CEREMONY AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL February 12, 1976 A list of platform guests participating in the ceremony was not available for inclusion in the President's diary. The following is a list of societies participating in the ceremony with floral tributes. The Dames of the Loyal Legion of the United States The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War The Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War The Linco1n~Cush'ng Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War The National Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Tne National Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War The Department of the District of Columbia, Daughters of Union Veterans The National Woman's Relief Corps The Woman's Relief Corps, Department of the Potomac The National Society, Daughters of the Union, 1861-1865 The Lincoln Commission of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia The Society of Mayflower Descendants The District of Columbia Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots The National Society, Daug~rs of the American Revolution The Society of the War of 1812 The Aztec Club of 1847, Military Society of the Mexican War The American War Mothers The Military Order of the World Wars continued ... APPENDIX "B" p. 2 2/12/76 The American Legion Auxi1iary The Auxiliary to the Society of the 28th Division, AEF The League of Republican Women in the District of Columbia APPENDIX "c" indicates confirmed by EPS. Other attendees not confirmed. SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR MITCHELL KOBELINSKI The State Dining Room February 12, 1976 ~The President ~Joseph Aceves ~Theodore Adams V Eddie Amond Father Paul Ascio11a Mr. Andrew A. Athens ~James A. Baker III Michael P. Balzano ~Msgr. Geno Baroni William J. Baroody, Jr. ~ Dr. C.K. Bobe1is ~ Eugene Bradley V Burke1ey G. Burrell ~ Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bush Wayne Bush Hugh Cannon James M. Cannon III Mrs. Anna Chennault ~i11iam Cherkasky ~ Mrs. Irene Chodkowski continued •.• APPENDIX "c" p. 2 2/12/76 ~iSS Sandra Chodkowski Anthony Cluff Calvin J. Collier J,.Afyrant -. -Coopersmith Hilary Czaplicki VHenry Dende Dr. Lev. E. Dobriansky ~ and~s. Ralph Edwards ~drew Falkiewicz ~arold K. Fletcher ~ichael Gaupin ~illiam T. Gennetti v'Stanley Glod ~ Mr. Edward Godula y/' Edmund Joseph Godula ~ Stanley C. Golder / George Grant ~Howard Greenberg ~ Mr. Lajos Haju-Nemeth Prof. Daumants Hazners ~ Ellen Sara Heath ~C. Mack Higgins Robert D. Holland V Mr. John Holy ~rs. Josephine Hong continued ••• APPENDIX "c" p. 3 2/12/76 ~bert Hood Wayne Horiughi r..A1chard Hsu Mr. Valentine Janicki ~r. and Mrs. Richard Jaskulski ~r. Mitchell Kafarski Mr. Kurt Keyde1 vA'anie1 Kij ~r.