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, EAST ROOM AUGUST 9, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:00 N FRIDAY PHONE f--­ TIME '" '!' ~ ~ ACTIVITY t--1n-----,,--O-=-U-I--I lc:: .li:'"

12:00 Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as 38th President of the . Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the oath of office. For a list of guests attending the ceremony, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press

12:05 12:13 The President delivered his inaugural address. The address was broadcast live over nationwide radio and television.

12:14 The President went to the Red Room.

12:14 1:03 The President met with: Senator James O. Eastland (D-Mississippi) Congressman Leslie C. Arends (R-I11inois) Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-) Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsy1vania) Congressman Carl Albert (D-Ok1ahoma) Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona) Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia) Congressman Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-Massachusetts) Congressman John J. McFall (R-Ca1ifornia)

1:03 The President went to the press briefing area.

1:04 1:07 The President announced the appointment of Jerald F. terHorst as Press Secretary to the President. Members of the press

1:10 The President went to the Roosevelt Room.

1:13 The President went to the Oval Office.

1:13 1:36 The President met with relatives and friends.

1:36 The President returned to the Roosevelt Room.

1:36 2:05 The President met with senior members of the White House staff. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."

2:05 The President went to the Cabinet Room.

2:05 2:21 The President met with his senior economic advisers. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C."

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE, EAST ROOM AUGUST 9, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 2:21 p.m. FRIDAY -PHONE TIME 1': ~ ACTIVITY 0:: I---ln---r--O-u-t--i l

2:21 The President returned to the Roosevelt Room.

2:21 2:28 The President met Ambassadors from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." Members of the press, in/out

2:28 The President returned to the Cabinet Room.

2:28 3:03 The President continued his meeting with his senior economic advisers. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C."

3:03 The President returned to the Oval Office.

3:03 3:05 The President met with his Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs, Maj. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.

3:04 3:11 The President met with: Alan Greenspan, Chairman-designate of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Conference on Inflation; Assistant to Vice President Ford for Administration and Public Affai~s 3:11 3:12 The President posed for an official photograph by White House photographers.

3:12 3:20 The President met with: Yasukawa M. Donowaki, Ambassador of Japan to the U.S. Henry A. Kissinger. Secretary of State John O. Marsh, Jr., Assistant to Vice President Ford for Defense Affairs Members of the press, in/out

The President met with: 3:41 3:54 Secretary Kissinger 3:44 3:54 Yuly M. Vorontosov, Charge-d'Affairs of the U.S.S.R. to the U.S. 3:44 3:54 Maj. Gen. Scowcroft 3:44 4:07 Mr. Marsh Members of the press, in/out

4:22 4:30 The President met with: Mr. Marsh Lt. Col. Americo A. Sardo, Marine Corps Aide

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE, EAST ROOM AUGUST 9, 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 4:32 p.m. FRIDAY -PHONE TIME '0 '3 ACTIVITY i:i:~ ~_ I---In--"""---O-u-t--I l &

4:32 The President returned to the Roosevelt Room.

4:32 4:37 The President met with Ambassadors from the Middle East. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "E." Members of the press, in/out

4:37 The President returned to the Oval Office.

The President met with: 4:40 5:09 Mr. Marsh 4:50 5:09 Mr. Haig 4:50 5:09 Mr. Hartmann

The President met with: 5:10 5:29 Secretary Kissinger 5:13 5:29 Huang Chen, Chief of the Liaison Office of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC), Washington, D.C. 5:13 5:29 Maj. Gen. Scowcroft 5:13 5:29 Chi Chao-chu, interpreter Members of the press, in/out

5: 30 5:38 The President met with: Secretary Kissinger Brig. Gen. Richard L. Lawson, USAF, Military Assistant Maj. Gen. Scowcroft

5:397 The President returned to the Cabinet Room.

5:397 6:00 The President met with senior staff and transition advisers. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F."

6:00 The President returned to the Roosevelt Room.

6:00 6:11 The President met with Latin American Ambassadors. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "G." Members of the press, in/out

6:11 The President returned to the Cabinet Room.

6:11 6:47 The President continued his meeting with senior staff and transition advisers. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "F."

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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE, EAST ROOM AUGUST 9 1974 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:47 p.m. FRIDAY

TIME il '" ACTIVITY ~ ~ I----In-----,r--O-u-t--I l &

6:47 The President returned to the OVal Office.

The President met with: 6:49 7:02 Secretary Kissinger 6:53 7:02 Simcha Dinitz, Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. 6:53 7:02 Maj. Gen. Scowcroft Members of the press, in/out

The President met with: 7 :03 7:10 Mr. Hartmann 7:03 7:08 Donald H. Rumsfe1d, Representative of the U.S. to NATO

The President met with: 7:12 7:23 Secretary Kissinger 7:13 7:23 Tran Kim Phuong, Ambassador of the Republic of South Vietnam to the U.S. 7 :13 . 7:23 Maj. Gen. Scowcroft Members of the press, in/out

7:27 The President .went to the South Grounds of the White House.

7:31 7:47 The President motored from the South Grounds to his residence, 514 Crown View Drive, Alexandria, Virginia.

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GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 APPENDIX "A"

Attendance not confirmed. List may not be complete.

SWEARING IN OF GERALD R. FORD AS 38TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

August 9, 1974

THE \IJHITE HOUSE Guest List SwearinG in of President Gerald R. Ford The East Room

Senator and Hrs. John Tovrer Senator and Hrs. Bill Brock Senator and Mrs. Norris Cotton Senator and Mrs. John McClellan Senator and Mrs. Milton Young Senator and Mrs. Charles Goodell Senator and Mrs. Howard Cannon Senator and Nrs. l',larlOiv Cook Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mills Mr. and Mrs. Hilliam Cramer Representative and Mrs. Albert Quie Representative John fkCormiclc fi!r. and Hrs. John L. r·1onnahan filr. Eddie r··1cCormick Hrs. Dorothy Cavanaus:h 1'1r. Scott Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. David Downton Iir. and l'1rs. Charles lalmer Hiss .Ann }':al7lstra Mr. and Urs. Carl Messersmith Mr. David Milanowski Miss Marba Perrott Niss Gail Raiman Mr. George TerHorst Nr. Gordon V~ndertill I1r. and Hrs. Charlene Von Pav.rel Hr. and Hrs. George Hillis Mrs. Joann Uilson Mrs. Josephine Wilson r1r. and i'Irs. Richard Frazier Mrs. Clara Powell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartmann Hr. Rob Hartman Hr. and r~rs. John Harsh l'Ir. and I'lrs. Hilliam Seidma.n Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burress APPENDJ,X "A" p. 2 8/9-/74 Miss Mildred Leonard I<1r. and f!Irs. Pa.ul rUItich Mr. and Mrs. William Casselman Ilr. and Nrs. t-falter Illote Hr. and Brs. James Howe Mrs. Gwen Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman 11r. and IJirs. \Villiam Timmons Mr. and Mrs. Max Friedersdorf Mr. and I'Irs. Tom Korologos Representative and Mrs. Charles Bennett Representative and Mrs. Richard Bollin~ Representative and Mrs. H. R. Gross Representative and l1rs. Carl Perkins Representative and rTrs. Peter Rodino Representative and Mrs. Harley Staggers Representative and Ers. Tom Steed

Representative and ~1rs. 1'iilliam tUdnal1 Representative and Hrs. Clement Zablocki Representative and r,1rs. John Rhodes Representative and 1'1rs. Leslie Arends Representative and Mrs. John Anderson Representative and IJIrs. Samuel Devine Representative and Mrs. Barber Conable Representative and Mrs. Robert Michel Representative and r1rs. Louis Frey, Jr. Representative and 1lirs. Jack Ed't'lards Representative and Brs. David i'1artin The Honorable and f'·irs. Henry A. Kissinp;er The Honorable and IvJrs. t

Representative 3 Jr. Representative Robert Traxler Representative APPENDIX "A" p.3 8/9/74

Representatlve Representative James O:Hara Representative Charles Dirgs) Jr. Representative Representative Hilliam Ford Representative Representative Representative Robert Huber Representative General and !"Irs. George S. Brmm General and I:1rs. Fred C. Weya.nd General and l1rs. David C. Jones General and r\~rs. Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Admiral and r·Irs. James L. Hollo\lay· Admiral and Mrs. Owen W. Siler Secretary and Hrs. Howard H. Callaway Secretary and Hrs. John L. f!IcLucas Secretary and Mrs. William P. Clements Secretary and Mrs. Jack L. Bowers Speaker and til's. Carl Albert t4ajority Leader and f1rs. Thomas P. O'NeilL, Sr. Democratic Vihlp and r,lrs. John D. r,kFall I,1inority Leader and Hrs. John Rhodes Repub liean t-J'hip and l'Irs. Leslie Arends Senator and Mrs. Mike Mansfield Senator and Brs. Robert Byrd Senator and I1rs. Hugh Seott Senator and Nrs. Robert Griffin Senator and f1rs. James Ee.stland Chief Justice and l1rs. Harren E. Burger

Hr. Wade A. Bur~er i'ir. j','Ic.<.:c'k Cannon Counsellor and fIrs. Dean Durch Counsellor and l,trs. The Honorable and Mrs. George Bush The Honorable and Mrs. John Scali The Honorable and l1rs. Roy Ash The Honorable and i1rs. Alexander IIaig Mr. and Mrs. Max Fisher Major General and Mrs. Brent Scowcroft Director and Hrs. Clarence H. Kelley Nrs. I'1ary Dobbins Counsellor Dr. and fIrs. Arthur Burns The Honorable and Brs. Kenneth Cole Congresswomen Corinne C. Eoges Admiral and Mrs. Arlie Burke Governor and Mrs. William Milligan The Honorable and f.1rs. Bill Tifill-nons The Honorable and Brs. Tom Korolop;os APPENDIX "A" p. 4 8/9/74

I~. and Mrs. Bill Cramer Congressman George H. nahan Congressman James Harvey Congressman Glen R. Davis The Honorable and r/[rs. Bryce HarlmJ Mr. and r'~rs. Phi1 Buchen Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whyte The Honorable and Mrs. Bill Scranton The Honorable and Firs. George Schultz The Honorable and Mrs. William Baroody. Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Gerald W. Warren Jl.1iss Rose ttIary 'Hoods The Honorable and filrs. Stan Scott The Honorable and Mrs. John Hidecl

CorlgreS~)illar!. arld l"Irs 1> Elf'o~cd Cec:er:Jerp; l'ir. and Nrs. Thomas Ford . Hr. and Hrs. Richard Ford Hr. and r,lrs. James Ford

# # # :# APPENDIX liB II

Attendance confirmed by Nell Yates. All present.

WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF MEETING

The Roosevelt Room August 9, 1974

The President

Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant

Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget

Maj. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs

William E. Timmons, Assistant

Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State

Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs

Leonard Garment, Assistant

J. Fred Buzhardt, Counsel

Dean Burch, Counsellor

Kenneth Rush, Counsellor for Economic Policy

Ken W. Clawson, Director of Communications APPENDIX "c"

Attendance confirmed by Nell Yates. All present.

MEETING WITH ECONOMIC ADVISERS

The Cabinet Room August 9, 1974

The President

Arthur F. Burns, Chairman of the Board of Goyernors of the Federal Reserve System

William E. Simon, Secretary of the Treasury

Kenneth Rush, Counsellor for Economic Policy

Herbert Stein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Roy L. Ash, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget

Alan Greenspan, Chairman-designate of the CEA

Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor

L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Conference on Inflation Assistant to Vice President Ford for Administration and Public Affairs William W. Scranton, former Governor (R-Pennsy1vania) and member of the President's transition team

Richard T. Burress, Assistant to Vice President Ford

Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Assistant APPENDIX "D"

Attendance not confirmed.

MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) NATIONS

The Roosevelt Room August 9, 1974

The President

Herman Dehennin, Charge 0 f Belgium to the U,. S•. ,

Marcel Cadieux, Ambassador of Canada to the U.S.

Evvind Bartels, Ambassador of Denmark to the U.S.

Francois de La Gorce, Charge of France to the U.S.

Hans H. Noebel, Charge of Germany to the U.S.

Constantine P. Panayotacos, Ambassador of Greece to the U.S.

Thorsteinn Ingolfsson, Charge of Iceland to the U.S.

Giulio Tamagnini, Charge of Italy to the U.S.

Albrecht N. Van Aerssen, Charge of the Netherlands to the U.S.

Harald Svanoe Midttun, Charge of Norway to the U.S.

Pedro Alves Machado, Charge of Portugal to the U.S.

Melih Esenbel, Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S.

Peter Ramsbotham, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the U.S.

Helmut C. Sonnelfeldt, Counselor of the Department of State

Wells Stabler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs

Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State APPENDIX "E"

Attendance not confirmed.

MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS FROM MIDDLE EASTERN NATIONS

The Roosevelt Room August 9, 1974

The President

Abdelkader Maadini, Acting Head of the Algerian Interests Section

Ashraf A. Ghorbal, Ambassador of Egypt to the U.S.

Riad Sabri, Charge of Jordan to the U.S.

Jamil Al-Hassani, Charge of Kuwait to the U.S.

Joseph Akl, Charge of Lebanon to the U.S.

Ali El-Gayed, Charge of Libya to the U.S.

Saad Taib, Charge of Morocco to the U.S.

Ahmed Macki, Ambassador of Oman to the U.S.

Abdullah Saleh AI-Mana, Ambassador of Quatar to the U.S.

Ibrahim Al-Sowayel, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S.

Mamoun Abdel Gadir Yousif, Charge of Sudan to the U.S.

Sabah Kabbani, Ambassador of Syria to the U.S.

Amor Ardhaoui, Charge of Tunisia to the U.S.

Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Madfa, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the U.S.

Yahya H. Geghman, Ambassador of Yemen to the U.S. APPENDIX "E" p.2 8/9/76

Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State

Alfred L. Atherton, Dr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs David A. Korn, Director for Ir~q, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syran Arab Republic Affairs, Department of State APPENDIX "F"

Attendance confirmed by Nell Yates. All present.

MEETING WITH TRANSITION ADVISERS

The Cabinet Room August 9, 1974

The President

Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President for National Government Relations, Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company, Washington, D.C.

Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan)

Leon W. Parma, Group Executive Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Company, Inc., San Diego,

William G. Whyte, Assistant Fice President, U.S. Steel, Washington, D.C.

John W. Byrnes, former Congressman (R-Wisconsin)

Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior and member of the President's transition team

William W. Scranton, former Governor (R-Pennsylvania) and member of the President's transition team

Donald H. Rumsfeld, Representative of the U.S. to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and member of the President's transition team

L. William Seidman, Assistant to Vice President Ford for Administration and Public Affairs; Executive Director of the Conference on Inflation

Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor

Philip W. Buchen, partner with Law, Buchen, Weathers, Richardson and Dutcher law firm, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Clay T. Whitehead, Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy APPENDIX "G II

Attendance not confirmed.

MEETING WITH LATIN AMERICAN AMBASSADORS

The Roosevelt Room August 9, 1974

The President

Alejandro Orfila, Ambassador of Argentina to the U.S.

Beaumont Williams, Ambassador of Barbados to the U.S.

Juan Jose Loria, Charge d'affairs of Bolivia to the U.S.

Jose Araujo Castro, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.

Gen. Walter Heitmann, Ambassador of Chile to the U.S.

Rodrigo Escobar, Charge d'affairs of Colombia to the U.S.

Rudolfo Silva, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the U.S.

Salvador Ortiz, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the U.S.

Alberto Quevedo-Toro, Ambassador of Ecuador to the U.S.

Francisco Bertran Galindo, Ambassador of El Salvador to the U.S.

Julio Asencio Wunderlich, Ambassador of Guatemala to the U.S.

Frederick Talbott, Ambassador of Guyana to the U.S.

Josette Philippeaux, Charge d'affairs of Haiti to the U.S.

Roberto Alonzo Cleaves, Charge d'affaires of Honduras to the U.S.

Anthony Hill, Charge d-affairs of Jamaica to the U.S.

Jose Juan de Olloqui, Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S.

Alvaro Rizo-Castellon, Charge d'affairs of Nicaragua to the U.S.

Marina Mayo, Charge d'affairs of Panama to the U.S.

continued • • . APPENDIX "Gil p.2 8/9/74

Miguel Solano Lopez t Ambassador of Paraguay to the U.S.

Fernando Berckemeyer t Ambassador of Peru to the U.S.

Victor McIntyre t Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the U.S.

Hector Luisi t Ambassador of Uruguay to the U.S.

Miguel Angel Burelli Rivas t Ambassador of Venezuela to the U.S.

Livingston Basil Johnson, Ambassador of the Bahamas to the U.S.

State Department Officials:

Henry A. Kissinger t Secretary of State

Jack B. Kubisch, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress

William G. Bowdler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter­ American Affairs