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 JUNE 9, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:11 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE TIME - 1':g '"~~ ACTIVITY 0: ~ I-----:'ln--,--O-u-t--I A: ~
12:11 12:19 P The President talked with Peter J. Secchia, President of Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
12:23 12:29 P The President talked with Pete V. Wilson, Mayor (R-San Diego, California),
8:05 The President had breakfast.
8:34 The President went to the doctor's office.
8:40 The President went to the Oval Office.
The President met with: 8:40 9:10 Richard B. Cheney, Assistant 8:48 9:10 James T. Lynn,Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget
9:10 9:30 The President met with: George Bush, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
The President met with: 9:33 10 :30 John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 9:33 10:30 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 9:33 10:30 Mr. Cheney 9:33 10:10 James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs 9:33 10:30 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 10:10 10:30 Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC) 10:10 10:30 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 10~10 10:30 David R. Gergen, Special Counsel 10:10 10:30 John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary
The President met with: 10:35 10:45 Frank G. Zarb, Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) 10:35 11:45 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft 11:05 11:45 Sir Seretse Khama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Botswana
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JUNE 9, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 10:35 a.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE - TIME ~ ~ ACTIVITY 1----.-----1 ~" 11' " In Out 0. or!
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11:05 11:45 Archibald Mooketsa Mogwe, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of Botswana 11:05 11:45 Philip L. Steenkamp, Permanent Secretary to the President of the Republic of Botswana 11:05 11:45 Charles Tibone, Permanent Secretary and Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of Botswana 11:05 11:45 Charles W. Robinson, Deputy Secretary of State 11:05 11:45 David B. Bolen, Ambassador of the U.S. to the Republic of Botswana Members of the press, in/out
12 :11 12:45 The President met with: Leo Cherne, Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) and Executive Director of the Research Institute of American, Incorporated, New York, New York Stephen Ailes, Member of the PFIAB and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C. ~ Edward B. Williams, Member of the PFIAB and Senior partner with Williams, Connolly and Califano law firm, Washington, D.C. Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Lt. Gen. Scowcroft
12:45 12:50 The President met for a photo opportunity with: Rodney Brown, 1976 National Poster Child for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, f~om Noblesville, Indiana Harold Brown, father Mrs. Harold (Cheryl) Brown, mother Congressman Elwood Hillis (R-Indiana) Anne C. Brewer, Area Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Washington, D.C. Connie Graves, Administrative Assistant, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Washington, D.C.
12:50 1:10 The President met with: Harvey Rosenthal, tailor, Rosenthal and Company, Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Quinn, Technician, Technical Development and Planning Branch, United States Secret Service (USSS)
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JUNE 9. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:50 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE I-- TIME ] ~ " .. ACTIVITY 1------.-----1 ~ ~ In Out 0. 0::
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William T. "Tim" McIntyre, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Protective Division (PPD), USSS
2:45 2:51 P The President talked with Chairman of the Wyoming Republican State Committee Tom Stroock.
2:52 2:56 P The President talked with Chairman of the Republican Party of Alaska John B. "Jack" Coghill.
2:57 3:02 P The President talked with Governor James Rhodes (R-Ohio).
3:02 P The President telephoned Senator Clifford P. Case (R-New Jersey). The call was not completed.
3:05 4:05 The President met with: Mr. Cheney Mr. Morton Stuart Spencer, Deputy Chairman for Political Organization, PFC Royston C. Hughes, Deputy Chairman for Administra tion, PFC James A. Baker III, Deputy Chairman for Delegates, PFC
4:05 The President went to the Rose Garden.
4:05 4:16 The President participated in a question and answer session with members of the press.
4:17 The President returned to the OVal Office.
4:17 5:00 The President met to discuss the busing situation with: William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation Mr. Cannon
4:36 R The President was telephoned by Senator Case. The call was not completed.
5:00 5:30 The President met with Mr. Cheney.
5:25 The President went to the State Dining Room.
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JUNE 9, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:35 p.m. WEDNESDAY -PHONE TIME ] ;:J ACTIVITY () " f------,----~.:II ~ II In Out "" or::
5:35 6:24 The President hosted a reception for members of the National Broadcast Editorial Association. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press, in/out
The President greeted approximately 100 guests attending the recption.
6:25 The President returned to the Oval Office.
6:35 6:36 P The President talked with Senator Case.
6:39 6:47 P The President talked with Julijs Riekstins, factory worker, McInerney Spring and Wire Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
6:52 The President went to the swimming pool.
7:08 The President returned to the doctor's office.
7:15 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:31 7:53 The President and the First Lady met with: Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller Mrs. Thomas G. (Janet) Ford, the President's sister-in-law
7:53 The Presidential party went to the South Grourids of the White House.
7:54 8:02 The Presidential party motored from the South Grounds to Pier One, the Washington Navy Yarn.
The Presidential party was greeted by Commanding Officer of the Sequoia Lt. Cdr. Dewey "Skip" Beliech.
8:05 The Presidential party boarded the Sequoia.
8:06 10:50 The President and the First Lady hosted a dinner cruise aboard the S~quoia along the Potomac river in honor of the anniversary of Mrs. Rockefeller's birthday. For a list of guests aboard the Sequoia, see APPENDIX "B."
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE JUNE 9, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 8:40 p.m. WEDNESDAY IPHONE TIME "g 'F ACTIVITY 1---:----,---::---1 ~ ~ In Out ~ ~
8:40 The Presidential party had dinner.
10:50 The Sequoia docked at Pier One.
10:52 The President, the First Lady and Janet Ford returned to their motorcade.
10:52 10:56 The Presidential party motored from Pier One, the Washington Na~ Yard to the South Grounds of the White House.
10:59 The Presidential party returned to the second floor Residence.
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GPO, 1974 0l-555-963 APPENDIX "A"
~ndicates confirmed by EPS. Other attendees not confirmed.
RECEPTION FOR NATIONAL BROADCAST EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
The East Room June 9, 1976
~The President
Richard Adams, WTOP-TV, Washington, D.C.
David R. Austin, WEEI-FM, Boston, Massachusetts
~hi1ip Scribner Balboni, WCVB-TV, Needham, Massachusetts
v!Robert S. Beers, STVJ-TV, Miami, Florida
v/Francis H. Booton, WEAQ Radio, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
/ ~/Wes1ey Gordon Bowen, KLS, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
i,/1iaymond C. Boyer, WBEC, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts
~ary D. Braxto~, WMAL-TV, Washington, D.C.
~i1liam F. Brown, Jr., WBTA, Batavia, New York ~lizabeth Farrell Brown, WBTA, Batavia, New York ~~nneth A. Bue1, WQUA Radio, Moline, Illinois
~harles K. Bund1ie, WDAZ-TV, Grand Forks, North Dakota Mrs. Margaret Bund1ie, WDAZ-TV, Grand Forks, North Dakota ,~Sam A. Burk, KIRX/KRXL, Kirksville, Missouri
Vera Harriet Burk, KIRX/KRXL, Kirksville, Missouri
~amela M. Bush (Mrs. Robert Eubank), WNAC-TV, Boston, Massachusetts
~Robert E. Eubank, WNAC-TV, Boston, Massachusetts
~a1e Clark, WAGA-TV, Atlanta, Georgia
~a1e Clark, WAGA-TV, Atlanta, Georgia
~omas B. Cooker1y, WMAL-TV, Washingtonm D.C.
~eorge A. Crump, WCMS Radio, Norfolk, Virginia
continued ... APPENDIX "A" p. 2 6/9/76
~ary Cummings, WBBM-TV, Chicago, Illinois
~rs. Johana Cummings, WBBM-TV, Chicago, Illinois
~Kathleen Cunningham, WMAL Radio, Washington, D.C.
~illiam Day, WMGH-TV, Denver, Colorado ~rs. Ele,~nor Day, WMGH-TV, Denver, Colorado
~eorge Dessart, WCBS-TV, New York, New York
~rian Edward DeWhitt, WBRB/WBRB-FM, Mount Clemens, Michigan
~John Dombek, WQUA, Moline, Illinois vFred M. Dressler, WMGH-TV, Denver Colorado v/ Betty Dressler v/ Lee Elsesser, KXAS-TV, Fort Worth, Texas
~Rodney Ford, WAVE, Louisville, Kentucky
~ames E. Foy, KNEC, Channel 4, Burbank, California
",/Richard D. Gage, WHBF-AM-FM-TV, Rocklsland, Illinois
~William B. Gill, WOTV, Grand Rapids, Michigan
~andice L. Greene, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C.
~arole Halicki, WRAU, TV, Creve Coeur, Illinois
~ Edward B. Hinshaw, WTMH, INc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ivictoria B. Hinshaw, WTMJ, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
~Herbert W. Hobler, Nassau Broadcasting, Princeton, New Jersey
~Richard N. Hughes, WPIX, New York, New York
~Richard S. Jackson, WBEC, Inc, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
~Philip Johnson, WWLV-TV, New Orleans, Louisiana
~Shellie Burns Karbell, WCAU, Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
~Nathan Kingsley, Radio Free Europe, Radio LibbEty, Washington, D.C.
continued APPENDIX "A" p. 3 6/9/76
~ona1d H. Kirkley, Jr., University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Donna B. Kirkley, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
~eter Kohler, WCBS-TV, New York, New York
~nne C. Lawrence, KMOX-TV, St. Louis, Missouri
thomas Leahy, WCBS-TV, New York, New York
~oseph B. Lewis, WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Alabama
Gladys Ann Lewis, WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Alabama
Theron C. Liddle, KLUB-AM_FM, Salt Lake City, Utah
~lifford Loue, WABC Radio, New York,New York
~obert D. Manewith, WGN Radio/Television, Chicago, Illinois
~oe Michaels, NBC, New York, New York
~'/Mark M. Miller, ~CAU-TV, Sioux City, Iowa
~~Chery1 Kisinger Mi11~r, KCAU-TV, Sioux City, Iowa
George Mitchell, WKES-TV, Dayton, Ohio
~atrick Muldowney, WARC, New York, New York
~n MacBryde, WFMY-TV, Greensboro, North Carolina
~Arthur H. McDonald, KOMO-TV, Seattle, Wahington
,~A. Shelley McThomas, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.
~er1a Sydney Nickerson, KCBS-AM, San Fransisco, California
~ric Alan Nickerson, KCBS,AM, San Fransisco, California
~aro1d Niven, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C.
~osemary Niven, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C.
~atricia Niven, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C.
~Margaret E. Noonan, WEEI/CBS Radio, Boston, Massachusetts v/John A. O'Connor, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
~rs. John A. O'Connor,WCAU-TV , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
continued • • • APPENDIX "A" p. 4 6/9/76
~eavit J. Pope, President, WPIX-TV, New York, New York
~heodore Powers, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, Virginia
~ryson B. Radh, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.
Fred Remington, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mrs. Frances Remington, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
~obert E. Rice, WRAU-TV, Creve Coeur, Illinois
~Richard J. Scholem, WGSM/WCTO, Long Island, New York
~William C.ShirmaR, Nassau Broadcasting, Princeton, New Jersey
~rs. Deborah Shirman, Nassau Broadcasting, Princeton, New Jersey
~yril G. Smith, WTVT, Tampa, Florida
~ Dillon Smith, WMAQ-TV, Chicago, Illinois
~s. R. Dillon Smith, WMAQ-TV, Chicago, Illinois
~athleen Springhorn, WOR-TV-AM, New York, New York
~,/Stan Stephens, KOJM/KPQX-FM, Havre, Montana
~erbert W. Stupp, WOR-TV-AM, New York, New York
Tenold R. Sunde, WCBS Radio, New York, New York l,/ ~arence Alden Swanson, WEAU-TV, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
~lexander Lindsay Taylor III, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Michigan
~ichard Y. Trembath, WKYC-TV, Cleveland, Ohio
~rs. Ha~lyn J. Trembath, WKYC-TV, Cleveland, Ohio
~usan Veatch, WBBM Radio, Chicago, Illinois
~Howard Williams, KNXT, Los Angeles, California
~Robert J. Williamson, WOR-TV, New York, New York
~amela Wilsey, WBBM-BM, Chicago, Illinois
~//Ian Ben Zellick, KTVU, Channel 2, Oakland, California
~arl Zimmerman, WITU-TV, Milwaukee, Wisconsin continued .•• APPENDIX "A" p. 5 6/9/76
Charloote Forfythe,
/Hugh Guidi
~Don Owen, KSLA-TV, Shreveport, Louisiana
~inston Linam, KSLA-TV, Shreveport, Louisiana
~awson Nail, News Digest, Washington, D.C. ~rk Miller, Broadcasting Magazine, Washington, D.C. y1Mark Rosenker, Audio coordinator, President Ford Committee
vfBrian Lees, President Ford Committee volunteer ~ol Taishoff, Broadcasting Magazine, Washington, D.C. Staff ~onald H. Nessen, Press Secretary ~rgita E. White, Assistant Press Secretary ~enior Members of the White House Staff (complete list not available) APPENDIX "B" Attendance confirmed by Capt. Walter L. Domina. All present.
BIRTHDAY DINNER IN HONOR OF MRS. NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER
Aboard the Seguoia June 9, 1976
The President The First Lady
Edward H. Eevi, Attorney General Mrs. Edward H. Levi
William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of Transportation
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania) Mrs. Hugh Scott
Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona) Mrs. John J. Rhodes
Charles L. Bartlett, columnist for the Chicago Sun Times Syndicate/ Field Newspapers Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett
Mrs. Moss Hart (Kitty Carlisle), actress
Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC)
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mrs. Thomas G. (Janet) Ford, the President's sister in law