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President - Major Events” of the Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R The original documents are located in Box 20, folder “President - Major Events” of the Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Ron Nessen donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box• 20 of The Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library MAJOR EVENTS JANUARY 1976 INTERY.IEW JANUARY 1 Foreign Affairs interview with Chancellor and Brokaw - Residence Library Travel JANURY 5 St. Louis Speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation Interview - Western Media Cabinet Meeting JANUARY 7 Cabinet Meeting #1 INTERMIEW JANUARY 12 Editors and key correspondents of TIME - Blue Room Appointment JANUARY 13 Announced appointment of Rogers C. B. MORTON as Councellor to the President Appointment JANUARY 14 Announced nomination of ANNE ARMSTRONG to be Ambassador to the Court of St. James Resignation/ Labor Announced resignation of Labor Secretary DUNLOP Speech JANUARY 19 STATE OF THE UNION Cabinet Cabinet Meeting #2 Brief. JANUARY 20 President's Briefing on FY '77 Budget -- State Dept. Sign/ Budget JANUARY 21 Budget Signing - OEOB INTERVIEW JANUARY 22 Interview with New Hampshire Editors - 00 Appoint/ Labor Announced nomination of WILLIAM J. USERY Physical JANUARY 24 Annual Physical Examination - Bethesda Naval Hospital Economic Report JANUARY 26 Sign Economic Report Israel JANUARY 27 Israel PM Rabin arrives - Meeting/Dinner (Official visit Confirm Anne Armstrong confirmed - Amb. to Court of St. James George Bush confirmed - Head of CIA (64-27 with Weiker voting present) Veto override JANUARY 27 (House votes to override President's Health, Welfare and Labor appropriation veto 310-113) Angola (House votes - no aid to Angola) Israel JANUARY 28 Second meeting with Prime Minister Rabin Resignation HUD Assistant Secretary of HUD - H. R. Crawford - resigns Israel JANUARY 29 Third meeting with PM Rabin Rabin reciprocal reception CIA JANUARY 30 Swearing-in of CIA Director George Bush Press Recpt. Receptiom for Radio and Television News Directors Travel JANUARY 31 Dearborn, Michigan -crldress Midwest Rep. Leadership Williamsburg, Virginia - Address Reconvening of the House of Burgesses MoJirihan Moynihan resigns from United Nations Delegation # # # JANUARY MAJOR EVENTS FEBRUARY 1976 Press Recp. FEBRUARY 1 Attend Swearing-in of new President of National Press Club, Robert Alden Cabinet FEBRUARY 2 SWEARING-IN OF ELLIOTT RICHARDSON- SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Republican Republican Congressional Leadership Meeting WH Staff FEBRUARY 3 SWEARING- IN OF ROGERS C. B.M)RTON- COUNSELLOR TO THE PRESIDENT Revenue Sh. General Revenue-Sharing Meeting Interview FILMED INTERVIEW WITH WALKTER CRONKITE (Abortion) (President's statment on Abortion leads interview news) Interview FEBRUARY 5 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR INTERVIEW Sign Sign S. 2718 - Railroad Revitalization Act (Signing Ceremony) Congress Bi-partisan Congressional Leadership Meeting (Subject.: Federal Election Commission) Nixon FEBRUARY 6 (Former President Nixon announces visit to PR C - Feb. 21) Campaign/ FEBRUARY 7-8 NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIP: . Travel February 7: • I Concord, New Hampshire - Budget Briefing for NH Elected Officials, Remarks and Q & A Nashua - New Hampshire - Ch;amber of Commerce Dinner - Remarks February 8 Concord, NH - PFC Volunteer Reception - Remarks Press Con£. Durham, NH - University of NH - STatewide NH Press (if25) Conference Remarks and Q & A - Univ. of NH Student body Sign FEBRUARY 9 Signing Ceremony - Older Americans Message Interview FEBRUARY 10 BREAKFAST/INTERVIEW- GODFREY SPERLING GROUP Sign Sign H. R. 986 - Defense Appropriations Bill Swearing -in Swearing in of LABOR SECRETARY USERY Medal of Freedom Pres en MOF to AMBASSADOR BRUCE NATO Meet with NATO Secretary JOSEPH LUNS Interview FEBRUARY 11 INTERVIEW - WBZ-TV (Boston) Sharon King - "Woman '76" Foreign V Meeting with FM of Ziare NSC NSC meeting FEBRUARY -2- Finances FEBRUARY 12 RELEASED FINANCIAL STATEMENT Swearing-in Swearing in of Mitchell Koblinski - Small Business Admin. Interview Interview with New Hampshire Ralio network Veto FEBRUARY 13 -14 VETO H. R. 5247- PUBLIC WORKS ACT Campaign/ Travel FLORIDA: ·~---·"-- Orlando - PRESS CONFERENCE #26 (Sigma Delta Chi) Ft. Lauderdale: Remarks and Q & A on Budget St. Petersberg: PFC Volunteer Recpt. - Tour Bay Pines VETs Hospital Ft. Meyers - Remarks and Q & A - PFC Reception Miami - Federal Bar Reception/Dinner/Remarks - PFC Volunteer Reception Breakfast FEBRUARY 15 White House Prayer Breakfast for Athletes Election Comm. FEBRUARY 16 Sent legislation to Congress reconstitution the Federal Election Commission Intelligence Intelligence Meeting Speech National Convention of National Association of Secondary Schools - Sheraton Park Press. Conf. FEBRUARY 17 PRESS CONFERENCE #27 Intelligence Announce reorganization of INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Republican Republican Congressional Leadership meeting Bipartisan Bipartisan Congressional Leadership Meeting HR-8529 Signed HR-8529 - Rice Production Act HEW Submitted HEW supplemental HR-5608 Signed HR-5608 - Wetlands loan extension Intelligence FEBRUARY 18 Issued Executive Order re reorg. of Intelligence Comm. and sign Intelligence Proclamation Food Stamp Meeting with key Congressional and Administration Officials to discuss Food Stamp Reform Spain Message to Senate on U.S. Spanish Treaty Swiss Message to Senate on U.S. Swiss Treaty- Voluntary] Report to Congress on National Voluntary Service Advisory Service Council Cabinet FEBRUARY 19 CABINET MEETING No. 3 Interview NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEVISION NETWORK INTERVIEW Armstrong Swearing=in of Anne Armstrong ::: Amb. to Court of St. James EO 9066 Sign Proclamation declaring EO 9066 null andvvoid (dealing with relocation of Japanese:;;:Americans Public Works Veto (Senate votes to sustain Public Works veto) Strausz-Hupe Nominate to be Amb. to NATO Campaign/ Travel Depart for NEW HAMPSHIRE (Keen e) Campaign/ Travel FEBRUARY 20 Dover, New Hampshire -3- Interview FEBRUARY 21 BOSTON GLOBE INTERVIEW - Oval Office Intelligence Meeting with new Intelligence Oversight Board Speech FEBRUARY 22 Address the National Religous Broadcasters Convention. Governors FEBRUARY 23 Address National Governors' Conference Opening Session DEA Swearing-in of Peter Bensinger Strausz-Hupe Nominate Robert Strausz-Hupe to be NATO Ambassador Community President proposes Finan~lal Assistance for Community Service Services Act Foreign FEBRUARY 24 Visit by Francais-Xavier Ortoli, Pres of Europ. Comm. Visitor Parks Legacy of Parks transfer Sisco Response to Sisco February 20 letter of resignation Primary NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY (President wins) Economic FEBRUARY 25 Meeting with Economic Policy Board Policy Bd. Health Msg. Signing of Health Message.- Oval Office Ceremony Mexico Receive delegates to 16th Mexican=US Con£. Scranton Noninate William Scranton to the United Nations Q&A Reception/Remarks and Q & A for members of the INLAND DAILY PRESS ASSOCIATION Cities Meet with officers of National League of Cities re Revenue Sharing Energy FEBRUARY 26 SIGN ENERGY MESSAGE Interview INTERVIEW WITH RALPH RENICK, WTVJ -TV, Miami Trade Executive Order Amending the generalized sytem of preferences RNC FEBRUARY 27 Brakfast for RNC Chairmen - Residence CEQ CEQ Meeting FEQ President's statement of Federal Election Commission (delivered in the Briefing Room) Campaign/ FEBRUARY 28 Campaign trip to FLORIDA: Travel Miami West Palm Beach Sarasota Tampa SJ Res. 154 President signed SJRes. 154 - WH Con£. on Handicapped HR 5512 President signed National Wildlife Refuge System s.f.;' 210 President signed S. 270 - restrictions at Elkhart, Kansas MARCH 1976 Education MARCH 1 Message to Congress - Education Act - Cabinet Rm Cere. P reclamation Law Day Prolcmation Export Export Administration Acto of 1969 is amended Interview INTERVIEW WITH WCKT-TV Richard Whitcomb Defense MARCH 2 Congressional Meeting on Defense Budget Primary Massachusetts and Vermont Primaries {President wins) Spain Announced visit of King and Queen of Spain - June 2, 3 Interview MARCH 3 Interview with Selected Florida Newspaper Editors {Roosevelt Room) Veterans Dedicate new Disabled American Veterans Headquarters Republican Republican Congressional Leadership Meeting Interview MARCH INTERVIEW WITH WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Florida Energy Review of FEA' s National Energy Outlook Report Campaign/ Travel MARCH 5-6 CAMPAIGN TRIP TO ILLINOIS: Springfiled - Lincoln Home, Farm Forum, Receptions Peora - Bradley University {receives Dirks on Chair) Reception Champaign - Public Forum, Grace Farm, Rantoul, PFC Reception Marion - John A. Logan Community College {remarks) Interview MARCH 7 FLORIDA RADIO NETWORK INTERVIEW Budget MARCH 8 Meeting with House budget Committee Women Appoints Jeanne Holm - Special assistant for Women Interview INTERVIEW WITH TRUDE FELDMAN Foreign Assist. Submitted amenments to the Foreign Assistance budget Etiunic MARCH 9 Greet Ethnic American leaders Speech Speech before the Associated General Contractors of Am. Primary {Florida Primary -
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