Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 76) 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 AUGUST 5, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:26 a.m. TUESDAY PHONE ~ TIME ] ACTIVITY ~ 0;: ~--In--~---O-u-t--~ ~

6:26 The President went to the Oval Office.

6:26 The President went to the swimming pool.

6:38 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

6:55 The President had breakfast.

7:45 The President returned to the Oval Office.

7:47 7:55 The President met with his Assistant, Donald H. Rumsfe1d.

The President met with: 9:55 11 :25 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 10:05 11:25 Takeo Miki, Prime Minister of Japan 10:05 11:25 Kiichi Miyazawa, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan 10:05 11:25 Takeshi Yasukawa, Ambassador from Japan to the U.S. \...... 10:05 11:25 Toshiki Kaifu, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Japan 10:05 11:25 James D. Hodgson, Ambassador from the U.S. to Japan 10:05 11:25 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs 10:05 11:25 Sadaaki Numata, Japanese interpreter 10:05 11:25 James J. Wicke1, State Department interpreter Members of the press, in/out

11:26 The Presidential party went to the Rose Garden.

The President bade farewell to Prime Minister Miki.

11:28 The President returned to the Oval Office.

2:00 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House.

2:04 2 :11 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia.

2 :11 2:40 The President participated in a signing ceremony-for Senate Joint Resolution 23, Restoration of the Citizenship Rights to the late Robert E. Lee. Members of the press

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE AUGUST 5, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 2:11 p.m. TUESDAY PHONE - '0 TIME ACTIVITY "~ ~------r-----~~ In Out c..

2 :11 The President was greeted by: Governor Mills E. Godwin (R-Virginia) Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (Independent-Virginia)

2:13 The Presidential party went to the rear entrance of the Custis Lee Mansion.

The Presidential party went to the platform. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "A."

2:14 2:20 The President signed Senate Joint Resolution 23 and presented the signing pens to: Robert E. Lee V, direct descendent of Robert E. Lee Senator Byrd

2:25 the President returned to his motorcade. Enroute, he greeted tourists gathered for the ceremony.

2:40 2:48 The President motored from the Custis Lee Mansion to the South Grounds of the White House.

2:49 The President returned to the Oval Office.

3:11 The President went to the Roosevelt Room.

3:11 3:12 The President greeted participants in a meeting with members of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory and representa­ tives of the American Farm Bureau Federation. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."

3:12 The President returned to the Oval Office.

The President met with: 3:12 3:50 Secretary Kissinger 3:12 4:00 James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense 3:12 3:50 Mr. Rumsfeld 3:12 3:50 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft

4:10 5:30 The President met with Mr. Rumsfeld.

6:11 The President went to the swimming pool.

6:18 The President returned to the Oval Office.

6:28 The President went to the doctor's office.

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE AUGUST 5, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:35 p.m. TUESDAY PHONE r---­ TIME '0 '"g ACTIVITY 0: r---I-n---r--~O-ut--~ ~

6:35 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

7:01 The President went to the North Portico.

7:01 The President greeted Prime Minister Miki.

The President hosted a State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Miki. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C." Members of the press, in/out

7:01 The President and Prime Minister Miki went to the second floor Residence. They were accompanied by members of the official Japanese and American parties.

7:40 The Presidential party went to the Blue Room.

7:40 7:45 The President and Prime Minister Miki received dinner guests.

8:05 The President and his dinner guests went to the State Dining Room.

8:05 9:30 The Presidential party had dinner.

9:30 The Presidential party went to the parlors.

9:30 10:05 The Presidential party had coffee.

10:05 The President and Prime Minister Miki returned to the North Portico.

The President bade farewell to Prime Minister Miki.

10:15 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

SY/EJ 8/15/75

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Attendance not confirmed

SIGNING CEREMONY FOR S.J. RES. 23, RESTORATION OF THE CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS TO THE LATE ROBERT E. LEE

Custis Lee Mansion Arlington, Virginia

August 5, 1975

Platform Guests

The President

Governor Mills E. Godwin (R-Virginia)

Linwood Holton, Jr., former Governor (R-Virginia)

Colgate W. Darden, Jr., former Governor (D-Virginia)

Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (Independent-Virginia)

Congressman M. Caldwell Bu~ler (R-Virginia)

Congressman Herbert E. Harris II (D-Virginia)

Congressman David E. Satterfield III (D-Virginia)

Congressman Thomas N. Downing (D-Virginia)

Mr~ and Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV

Robert E. Lee V

Robert Hundley, President of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

Elmer Parker, private citizen who promoted the restoration of General Lee's Citizenship'

Clement Conger, White House Curator

Robert E. Lee, great grandson

Robert DeButts, Jr., great, great grandson

Mary Custis Lee Spencer, great, great granddaughter

William De Butts, great, great grandson

Martha Richardson Spencer, great, great, great granddaughter APPENDIX "B" .. Attendance. confirmed by BIOGRAPHICAL SUM~ARIES Phyllis Luther -all present AFBF YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Roosevelt Room August .5, 1975 WILLIAM AHLEM, JR. -- Hilmar, California Chairman Age 31 -- wife Carolyn -- two children. Farms 600 acres alfalfa hay~ silage corn, sweet corn for fresh market, 500 milking Jersey cows. Graduate Oregon State.

LARRY BENNETT -- Romney, Indiana 1st Vice Chairman Age 31 -- wife Margery -- two children. Grain and livestock farmer. 955 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. Farrow to finish 1,000 hog operation. Custom tillage and planting operation plus seed corn business. Graduate Purdue University.

MARK SWAFFORD -- Natchitoches, Louisiana 2nd Vice Chairman Age 25 -- wife Libby -- one child. Diversified farming operation. 200 acres cotton, 275 soybeans, 210 acres pasture, 210 pecan trees, 100 brood cow beef herd.

GLENN LUGINBUHL -- Tolland, Connecticut Age 27 -- wife Marilla -- two children. Dairy farmer on 200 acres with 260 Holsteins. Grows 160 acres corn, 25 acres grass also seed corn salesman. Graduate University of Connecticut.

HARRY FOSTER -- Lavonia, Georgia Age 28 -- wife ~i~-- one child. Farms 150 acres,-50 brood cow beef herd, 30,000 caged layer operation. Graduate University of Georgia.

JOHN CLAASSEN -- Beatrice, Nebraska Age 30 :- wife Carol -- two children •. Operates 1,500 acres corn, milo and wheat. Farms 160 acres irrigated. Milks 160 Holsteins. Graduate University of Nebraska. - 2 ­ APPENDIX liB lip. 2 "8/5(75 DARRELL fkCAULEY -- Deming, New Mexico Age 29 -- wife Becky -- four children. . Currently has 2,700 irrigated acres under cultivation feed grains and cotton. Partner in Grain Marketing Sarvice. Presently establishing 8,000 head capacity cattle feeding operation. Graduate of University of New Mexico.

ROBERT RISDON -- Vermilion, Ohio Age 29 -- wife Mary -- one child. Dairy and grain farmer, 100 cow Holstein herd. Operates 700 acres grain farm, 350 acres in corn, 150 in soybeans, 75 acres in wheat -- balance pasture. Graduate Ohio State.

WILLIM~ JAQUISH -- Sauk City, Wisconsin Age 29 -- wife LaNell -- two children. 420 acres rolling land. 45 Holstein cows, 50 replacement heifers, farrow to finish 30 sow hog operation. Produces own feed grains for use. Graduate University of Wisconsin.

ROLAND ZEIGLER -- Orangeburg, South Carolina Age 28 -- wife.v~.iY!ia- -- two children. . 1,400 acres family farm with cotton, corn and soybeans and raising hogs for slaughter. Graduate of .

RONALD RESPESS -- Lambert, Mississ'jppi Age 27 -- wife Penelope -- two children. 1,250 acres of soybeans, cotton and wheat. 30 head brood cow beef herd. Graduate University of Mississippi.

LARRY CLINE -- Neodesha, Kansas Age 31 -- wife Linda -- two children. 600 acres grain farm and market 1,500 hogs from SPF confinement operation. Graduate Kansas State.

DALE TUBBS -- Malad, Idaho Age 29 -- wife Kathleen -- two children. 400.acres livestock and grain operatjon. Majority hay feed to 100 beef cow brood herd. All 400 acres irrigated. Graduate University of Idaho. - 3 ­ APPENDIX liB lip. 3 8/5/75­ LEON GRAVES -- Fairfield, Vermont Age 24 -- wife ~le~e.-- two children•. 350 acres dairy ·farm with 55 Holstein and Brown Swiss dairy cows. 150 acres tillable for grain and silage needs. Graduate University of Vermont.

ED SWQAK lake Placid, ~10r1da ,0.98 27 'If; fe Anne bte ehi ~ SPEIR. . • Citrus produce. -- 1,100 dCt eS 01 i!i1ge!, 89 aG~es srapefl tilt'. lee aeres tan9~r I a~ l~es. 4& sere! leMa"'. 6,300 acres cattle raRsh--- 2,500 brooa-cow operatto~Graduate Univers;ty of Elorid«-..

GALEN LARRABEE -- Thorndike, Maine Age 26 -- wife Norma -- three children. Operates 1,170 acre dairy farm with 300 head Holstein cattle. Raises 250 acres corn for silage and 170 acres hay.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Kenneth L. Cheatham, Assistant Director, Program Development Bruce Hawley, Assistant to the Director of Government Relations, and Mrs. Laurie Hawley Jack Kerns, Photographer

Staff

Donald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant Michael J. Farrell, Director of the White House Visitors Office

" .. APPENDIX "C"

Attendance confirmed by EPS V indicates present

DINNER IN HONOR OF PRIME MINISTER TAKEO MIKI OF JAPAN

The State Dining Room August 5, 1975

vThe President

~akeo Miki, Prime Minister of Japan v/Kiichi Miyazawa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan

vlfakeshi Yasukawa, Ambassador from Japan to the United States

~oshiki Kaifu, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Japan

~unroku Yoshino, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan

~shioYamazaki, Director-General, American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Japan

~shikazu Hashimoto, Director-General, International Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry for Japan

~iya Nishida, Minister, Embassy of Japan

~Kiichi Watanabe, Deputy Director-General, International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance for Japan ~sao Kunihiro, Special Assistant to the Minister of Froeign Affairs for Japan

~Wataru Takahashi, Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister of Japan

~Hiroshi Kitamura, Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister of Japan

~Ear1 L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture

~enator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (Indepeadent-Virginia)

~nry E. Catto, Jr., Chief of Protocol ~Congressman Barber B. Conab1e, Jr. (R-New York) ~an Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

continued APPENDIX "c" p.2 8/5{75

~hilip C. Habib, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

~ames D. Hodgson, Ambassador from the U.S. to Japan

~obert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State

~nry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State

~Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of Commerce

~Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President

~Senator William V. Roth, Jr. (R-Delaware)

~onald H. Rumsfeld, Assistant

~Congressman David H·. Satterfield III (D-Virginia) ~ James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense

~ Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs

~obert C. Seamans, Jr., Administrator of the Energy Research and Development . Administration (ERDA)

~William C. Sherman, Director for Japanese Affairs, Department of State

~ongressman Al Ullman (D-Oregon)

~rank O. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration

~yuichiro Yamazaki, Japanese interpreter ~ames J. Wickel, State Department interpreter