Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 72) 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 SEPTEMBER 5, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:32 a.m. THURSDAY r--PHONE TIME ] ~ ACTIVITY 1------,.------1 ~ f In Out... '"
6:32 6:42 The President was photographed by members of the press while having breakfast.
7:55 The President went to the Oval Office.
8:22 8:35 The President met with: David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI) White House Support Staff Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs
8:35 9:10 The President met with his Assistant, Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
9:28 The President went to the East Room.
9:28 11:03 The President participated in the opening of the Conference on Inflation. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press
9:32 ? The President addressed approximately 180 economists and Members of Congress attending the conference.
10:45 R The President was telephoned by Jay Van Andel, Chairman of the Board of Amway Corporation, Ada, Michigan. The call was not completed.
11:03 The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:05 11:17 The President met with his Press Secretary, Jerald F. terHorst.
11:21 12:30 The President met with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger
The President met with: 12:30 1:07 Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation 12:30 1:03 Michael Raoul-Duval, Associate Director, Energy and Transportation, Domestic Council
12:56 ? ? The President talked with the First Lady.
1:10 1:12 The President met with: Lt. Gen. Scowcroft Mrs. Scowcroft Karen Scowcroft, 15 year old daughter Secretary Kissinger
GPO, 1974 OL-555 863 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE SEPTEMBER 5, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 1:12 p.m. THURSDAY PHONE r- TIME 1: ACTIVITY ~ ~------.-----~ ~ In Out Q.
1:12 The Presidential party went to the Rose Garden.
1:12 1:21 The President participated in a promotion ceremony for Lt. Gen. Scowcroft. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
1:21 The President and Secretary Kissinger returned to the Oval Office.
1:21 1:40 The President met with Secretary Kissinger.
1:40 1:46 The President met with: C.L. Lewis, Executive Director of Personnel and Guidance Association, Washington, D.C. Dean Burch, Counsellor
1:46 2:11 The President met with Donald H. Rumsfeld, Representative of the U.S. to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and member of the President's transition team.
2:18 3:19 The President met with: Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Director of the Domestic Council Geoffrey P. Shepard, Associate Director for General Government, Domestic Council
3:23 ? P The President talked with Senator John Sparkman CD-Alabama).
3:33 ? R The President talked with Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Arthur F. Burns.
3:37 ? P The President talked with Secretary of the Army, Harold H. Callaway.
3:48 ? P The President talked with Trammell Crow, President of Trammell Crow Real Estate, Dallas, Texas.
3:54 4:00 The President met with: Jack M. Streight, Imperial Potentat!effor~the.Shrine for All North America A. Wallace Moore, Jr., Potentate of Almas Temple, Washington, D.C. Edward Latch, Spiritual Advisor to the 'Imperial continue, GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 Page~ of --.l Pagels). THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE SEPTEMBER 5, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 3:54 p.m. THURSDAY r--PHONE TIME -g :c ~ <.> ACTIVITY a: ~ I--I-n---r---O-ut--I J!. ~
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Potentate and Chaplain of the House of Representa tives William E. Timmons, Assistant
4:00 R The President was telephoned by Mrs. Nell Summers, resident of Longview, Texas. The purpose of the call was to _. express support to the President. The President's Staff Assistant, Nellie C. Yates took the call.
4:03 4:38 The President met with: Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Mr. Haig
4:38 The President went to the East Room.
4:38 6:15 The President participated in the closing session of the Conference on Inflation. For a list of head table guests, see APPENDIX IIC. II Members of the press
5:30 5:32 The President addressed the closing meeting of the Conference on Inflation.
5:42 The President went to the State Dining Room.
6:42 6:15 The President hosted a reception for participants in the Conference on Inflation.
6:15 The President returned to the Oval Office.
6:15 ? R The President talked with his daughter, Susan.
6:15 6:35 The President met with James S. Kemper, Jr., Chairman of Lumbermens Mutual Casuality Company, Chicago, Illinois.
6 :40 7:40 The President net with his Special Consultant, William W. Scranton.
6:40 R The President was telephoned by Bobby Rings, Los Angeles, California. The call was not completed.
7:50 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:36 The President and the First Lady had dinner.
GPO. 1974 Ol-555-863 EJ/EJ 1/7/77 ~." -~.---'~ .~~~-- .----~- c._~_" . ----~-..-.~-<.,-.. APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by EPS gate list. v'indicat present. Other attendee PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING OF ECONOMISTS not confirmed. September 5,1974 9:30 a. m. EAST ROOM, WHITE HOUSE
~oy L. Ash, Director, OMB
V5enator Lloyd Be~ (D-Texas)
~r. An~rew Brimmer, Harvard University, Grad. School of Bus. Admin.
~rofessor Harold Carter, Dept. of Agric. Economics, Univ. of Calif.
Congressman Barber Conable (R-New York)
~rofessor Richard Cooper, Dept. of Economics, Yale University
. ~" . ~ ~ .. ~ J..-Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-New Mexico) yProfessor Otto Eckstein, Harvard University
V,Professor Milton Friedman, University of Chicago
VMr. Alan Greenspan, Chairman, CEA .
~rofessor J. Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University vNr. Nat. Goldfinger, Director, Dept. of Research, AFL-CIO
VDr. Kermit Gordon, President, Brookings Institution
Vbean C. Jackson Grayson, Southern Methodist Univ. School of Bus. Admin. vDr. David L. Grove, IBM Corporation vProfessor Walter Heller, University of Minnesota
V1Mr. Walter Hoadley, Executive V. P. & Chief Economist, Bank of America
~rofessor Hendrik S. Houthakker, Harvard University ~r. Walter J. Levy, Independent Petroleum Consultant ~r. Carl Madden, Chief Economist, U. S. Chamber of Commerce ~r. A. G. Matamoros, Armstrong Cork Company APPENDIX 9/5/74
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Congressman John J. McFall (D-California)
Professor Paul W. McCracken, University of Michigan
vDr. Thomas Moore, Michigan State University
vkr. Robert R. Nathan, Robert R. Nathan Associates
vnr. Arthur M. Okun,' Brookings Institution
YMrs. Norma Pace, Chief Economist, American Paper Institute
vCongressman Wright Patman (D-Texas)
v1ienator William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin)
. vtongressman John J. Rhodes (R..,.Arizona)
VCounsellor Kenneth Rush
\/Professor Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
vProfessor George P. Shultz, The Bechtel Corporation
vMr. Beryl Sprinkle, Exec. V. P. & Economist, Harris Trust & Svgs.
v5ecretary William Simon, Secretary of the Treasury
vProfessor Herbert Stein, University of Virginia, Dept. of Economics
\/Mrs. Nancy Teeters, Senior Specialist, Economics Division Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
vSenator John Tower (R-Texas) ~r. Arnold Weber, Provost, Carnegie Mellon University J/l?rofessor Marina v.N. Whitman, University of Pittsburgh _____ ..-____--,Ni.-..'.- APPENDIX "A" -3 9/5/74
OBSERVERS IN THE MEETING OF ECONOMISTS
September 5, 1974
9:30 a.m.
EAST ROOM, WHITE HOUSE
vSecretary Claude Brinegar, Dept. of Transportation
Secretary Frederick Dent, Dept. of Commerce v6r. William Fellner, Member, CEA Dr. Gary L. Seevers, Member, CEA vMr. William L. Seidman, White House viSr. Arthur F. Burns, Federal Reserve
OTHERS: viimothy Barnicle ~illiam J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison vRobert Bohan .VGeorge Bushell LlBarry Chi sWick , v'Peter Fannon ~eorge Von Furstinberg vEdward Fiedler ~r. Arnold Weber VMuray Foss ~~nald Webster ~aniel Hamermesh VRobert Weintraub &.-'Francis James ~erry Jasinowski vRichard Krolik _ vdoseph Kva$nicka VHerman Leibling Note: For a list of members of the press in attendance 00seph Lewis see the File Copy of the daily diary. vNickMiller LA Rose Garden September 5, 1974 PARTICIPANTS: The President Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (promotion to Lt. Gen.effective 8/19/74) Mrs. Brent Scowcroft Karen Scowcroft, daughter Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense Gen. George S. Brown, Air Force Systems Command (Andrews AFB, Maryland) Gen. David C. Jones, United States Air Forces in Europe (Ramstein Base, Germany) Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant Maj. Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr., Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Gen. Richard Lawson, Military Assistant to the President Lawrence S. Eag1eburger, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State Rose Mary Woods, Secretary to the former President Warren J. Gulley, Executive Assistant to the Military Assistant Rear Adm. William W. Lukash, Physician NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC) STAFF: Richard Smyser, Area Director, East Asia and Pacific Denis Clift, Area Director - Europe Jeanne W. Davis, Staff Secretary David D. Elliott, Staff Director - Scientific Affairs Jan Loda1, Director, Office of Program Analysis Leslie A. Janka, Press Liaison Officer Maj. Robert C. "Bud" McFarlane, Military Assistant to the Assistant for National Security Affairs continued APPENDIX "Bit -2 9/5/74 SECRETARIES NSC STAFF: Lora Simkus Mary Stifflemire Irene Derus Nancy Meinking Florence Gwyer Jane Rothe APPENDIX "c" Attendance not confirmed. CONFERENCE ON INFLATION East Room September 5, 1974 HEAD TABLE: Andrew Brimmer, Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration Harold Carter, Department of Agriculture, Economics, University of California Richard Cooper, Department of Economics, Yale University Otto Eckstein, Harvard University J. Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University Nat Goldfinger, Director, Department of Research, American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) Kermit Gordon, President, Brookings Institution C. Jackson Grayson, Southern Methodist University, School of Businesss Administrati David L. Grove, IBM eorporation Milton Friedman, University of Chicago Walter Heller, University of Minnesota Walter Hoadley, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Bank of America Hendrike Houthakker, Harvard University Walter J. Leyy, Independent Petroleum Consultant Carl Madden, Chief Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce A.G. Matamoros, Armstrong Cork Company Paul W. McCracken, University of Michigan Thomas Moore, Michigan State University Robert R. Nathan, Robert R. Nathan Associates Arthur M. Okun, Brookings Institution Norma Pace, Chief Economist, American Paper Institute Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusejts Institute of Technology George P. Shultz, The Bechtel Corporation continued ••• APPENDIX "c" -2 9/5/74 Beryle Sprinkle, Executive Vice President and Economist, Harris Trust and Savings Bank Claude S. Brinegar, Secretary of Transportation Fredrick B. Dent, Secretary of Commerce Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget Kenneth Rush, Counsellor for Economic Policy Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-New Mexico) Senator John Tower (R-Texas) Senator William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin) Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) The President Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona) Congressman John J. McFall (D-California) Congressman Wright Patman (D-Texas) Congressman Barber B. Conable, Jr. (R-New York) William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury Arthur F. Burns, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System William Fellner, Member of the CEA Gary L. Seevers, Member of the CEA L. William Seidman, Assistant for Economic Affairs Herbert Stein, University of Virginia, Department of Economics Nancy Teeters, Senior Specialist, Economics Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress Arnold Weber, Provost, Carnegie Mellon University Marina V.N. Whitman, University of Pittsburgh Note: List not arranged in order of seating, for seating diagram see the File Copy of the daily diary.