Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 80) 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 MARCH 10, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:09 a.m. WEDNESDA' c--PHONE TIME '0 "U ACTIVITY 0::'" II In Out ..
12:09 12:16 P The President talked with his son, Steve.
7:05 The President had breakfast.
7:230 The President went to the Oval Office.
7:40 7:50 The President met with his Assistant for National Security Affairs, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
8:00 8:30 The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.
The President met with: 8:35 9:27 Richard B. Cheney, Assistant 9:00 9:27 Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
9 :30 9:55 The President met with: Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State L Lt. Gen. Scowcroft 9:53 R The President was telephoned by Congressman John J. Rhodes (R-Arizona). The call was not completed.
10 :30 11:00 The President met with: Mr. Hartmann Russell A. Rourke, Executive Assistant to Counsellor John O. Marsh, Jr. Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
11:05 11:50 The President participated in an interview with: Floyd Kalber, anchorman for WMAQ-TV National Broadcasting Company (NBC) news, Chicago, Illinois Walter Jacobson, anchorman for WBBM-TV Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) news, Chicago, Illinois Joe Daly, anchorman for WLS-TV American Broadcasting Company (ABC) news, Chicago, Illinois John A. Taylor, anchorman for WGN-TV news, Chicago, Illinois Mr. Nessen Robert A. Mead, Television Adviser The interview was taped for broadcast in the Chicago, Illinois area.
GPO, 1974 OL-SSS-S63 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 10, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 11:55 a.m. WEDNESDAY ~ TIME 1$ ;0 ACTIVITY £ ~ I---In----O-ut--I l &
11:55 The President went to the Cabinet Room.
11:55 12:50 The President participated in a meeting to discuss Defense appropriations for the 1977 Budget of the U.S. with members of the Senate Budget Committee. For a list of attendees, see APPENDl:X "A. II Members of the press, in/out
[12:50 The President, accompanied by Mr. Cheney returned to the Oval Office.
[12:50 12:55 The President met with Mr. Cheney.
[12:55 1:00 The President met with Chief Executive Clerk Robert D. Linder.
[12:59 1:06 R The President talked with the First Lady.
1:15 1:16 R The President talked with his son, Steve.
1:57 2:00 R The President talked with Congressman Rhodes.
2:01 P The President telephoned former Congressman H. Allen Smith (R-California). The call was not completed.
2:01 P The President telephoned former Senator Len B. Jordan (R-Idaho). The call was not completed.
2:01 P The President telephoned Rev. Billy Zeoli, President of Gospel Films, Incorporated, Muskegon, Michigan. The call was not completed.
2:05 2:50 The President participated in an interview with representa tives of the Chicago Tribune: Maxwell McCrohon, Managing Editor of the Chicago Tribune James D. Squires, Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief for the Chicago Tribune Aldo Beckman, White House correspondent for the Chicago Tribune Mr. Nessen Margita E. White, Assistant Press Secretary
\..., 2 :54 3:04 P The President talked with Mr. Smith.
GPO, 1974 0l-555-e63 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 10, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 3:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY PHONE f-- TIME il i;l ACTIVITY 0: ~--I-n--~---O-ut--~ ~
3:05 3:12 R The President talked with Dean C. Phillips, President of PRT, Incorporated, Reno, Nevada.
3:10 4:40 The President met with: Mr. Hartmann Mr. Cheney Robert C. Orben, Special Assistant Milton A. Friedman, Special Assistant Patrick H. Butler, Associate Editor
3:15 3:17 R The President• talked with James E. Brown, Manager for Public and Customer Relations and Aerospace Group Executive for Thioko1 Corporation, Promontory, Utah.
4:40 5:20 The President met with: I.W. Abel, President of the United Steelworkers of America Richard P. Simmons, President of Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corporation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania William F. Gorog, Deputy Director for Domestic Economic Policy, Economic Policy Board The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the U.S. Inter national Tariff Commission recommendation that five year quotas be placed on foreign specialty steel imports.
5:04 R The President was telephoned by Congressman Charles E. Bennett (D-F1orida). The call was not completed.
The President met with: 5:25 6:20 Mr. Cheney 5:40 6:20 Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC) 5:40 6:20 Stuart Spencer, Deputy Chairman for Political Organization, PFC 5:40 6:20 Royston C. Hughes, Deputy to Counsellor Rogers C.B. Morton
6:20 6:38 The President met with former Congressman Leslie C. Arends (R-I11inois). Mr. Arends is honorary Co-Chnirman of the Illinois State PFC.
6:53 The President went to the State Dining Room.
GPO. 1974 0l-555-863 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD
PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE MARCH 10. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 6:53 p~m. WEDNESDAY PHONE I-- "C TIME
6:53 7:26 The President hosted a reception for State PFC Finance Chairmen, member of the PFC Executive Committee and Finance Committeeto and White House staff. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." Members of the press, in/out
7:26 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
7:29 7:30 P The President talked with his son, Jack.
7:45 The President had dinner with: Jack Ford Susan Ford
7:48? 7 :49? P The President talked with his son, Jack.
9:48 9:49 P The President talked with U.S. Secret Service Agent Wayne E. Welsh. ~ ~0:08 The President went to the swimming pool.
~0:29 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
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GPO, 1974 OL-555-863 APPENDIX "A"
Attendance not confirmed.
MEETING TO DISCUSS DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 1977 BUDGET OF THE U.S. WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE
The Cabinet Room March 10, 1976
The President
Senator Frank E. Moss (D-Utah)
Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-South Carolina)
Senator Alan Cranston (D-California)
Senator Lawton Chiles (D-Florida)
Senator James Abourezk (D-South Dakota)
Senator Sam Nunn (D-Georgia)
Senator Henry Bellmon (R-Oklahoma)
Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas)
Senator J. Gleen Beall, Jr. (R-Maryland)
Senator James L. Buckley (Conservative-New York)
Senator James A. McClure (R-Idaho)
Senator Pete V. Dominici (R-New Mexico)
Staff and Administration
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
William K. Brehm, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Russell A. Rourke, Executive Assistant to Counsellor John O. Marsh, Jr.
Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs
Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Donald G. Ogilvie, Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs, OMB continued . . . APPENDIX "A" p. 2 3/10/76
William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs
Robert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs APPENDIX "B" \!indicates confirmed by EPS. Other attendees not confirmed.
RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE State Dining Room March 10, 1976 ~illiam P. Acker III, Vice Chairman of the Private Capital Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama and Co-Chairman of the Alabama State President Ford Committee Finance Committee ~rs. William P. (Susan) Acker
~ohn Andrews, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Washington, D.C.; former Chairman of the Republican State Central and Executive Committee of Ohio
~arney Barnett, Barnett Alagia, Greenbaum, Miller an1 Senn, Louisville, Kentucky and Member of the Executive Commitee of the PFC Finance Committee ~itzGerald Bemis, FitzGerald and Company, Richmond, Virginia; Chairman of the Virginia State PFC Finance Committee
~ldred Bighinatti, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the PFC Finance Committee
~ack Black, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, American Exchange Bank and Trust Company, Norman, Oklahoma and Chairman of the Oklahoma State PFC Finance Committee ~TS. Jack (Claudia) Black
~.T. Blackburn, Vaughey, Vaughey and Blackburn, Denver, Colorado; Chairman of the Colorado State PFC Finance Committee Mrs. W.T. (Rosanna) Blackburn
~om Bolack, former Governor (R-New Mexico) Chairman of the New Mexico State PFC Finance Committee
~rederick Bush, PFC Finance Committee Telephone Bank Coordinator
~.C. "Mike" Carmichael, Jr., Chairman of the Board of FBT Bancorp, Inc., South Bend, Indiana; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee Mrs. O.C. (Ernestine) Carmichael
Howard H. Callaway, Chairman of the PFC
~ung Wai Ching, President of Panaco, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii; Chairman of the Hawaii State PFC Finance Committee ~Mrs. Hung Wai (Elsie) Ching
~rammell Crow, President of Trammell Crow Real Estate Company, Dallas Texas and Chairman of the Texas State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Trammell (Margaret) Crow
continued •.• APPENDIX "B" 3/10/76
page 2 ~dwin D. Dodd, President and Chief Executive Officer of Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, Ohio; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~uilford Dudley, Jr., Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Live~and Casualty Insurance Company, Nashville, Tennessee; Chairman of the Tennessee State PFC Finance Committee Mrs. Guilford (Jane) Dudley
~heresa Elmore, Staff Member, President Ford Committee Finance Committee Telephone Bank
~oseph F. Fogarty, Chairman of the Board of Marine Underwriters, Miami, Florida and Chairman of the Florida State PFC Finance Committee
~ax M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel; Chairman of the Fisher New Center Company, Detroit, Michigan and Vice Chairman of the PFC Finance Committee
~aylord Freeman, Honorary Chairman of the Board of the First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois and Chairman of the Illinois State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Gaylord (Dede) Freeman ~Carole Fleishman, Assistant to the Executive Director of the PFC Finance Committee
~Robert Fry, Staff Member, PFC Finance Committee
~Eugene Derik Garfield, President and Chairman of the Board of Auto Train Corporation, Washington, D.C. and member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Eugene Derik (Ronni) Garfield
~herman Gardner, Phoenix, Arizona
~Charles O. Glover, Co-Chairman of the Nevada State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Charles O. (Kathleen) Glover v-!ouise fGore th 'ERepubl· 1can N·at10na 1 Committeewoman for Maryland and Membe o e xecutive Commit~ee of the PFC Finance Committee r ~Halvor M. Halvorson, President of H. Halvorson, Inc., Spokane, Washington; Co-Chairman of the Washington State PFC Finance Committee
~arry J. Haskell, Jr., Chairman of the Board and President of Abercombie and Fitch Company, New York, New York and Co Chairman (Eastern Pennsylvania) of the Pennsylvania State PFC Finance Committee
Mrs. Elsie Hillman, Coordinator for Western Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania State PFC Finance Committee; Republican National Committeewoman for Pennsylvania ~avid Howell, Staff Member, PFC Finance Committee APPENDIX "B" 3/10/76
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~ichard J. Jacob, Dayton Ohio; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~ouise M. (Pat) Jacob
~arles C. Jett, Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Chicago, Illinois, Executive ~rs. Charles C. (Marcia) Jett /Director of the Ill. State PFC Finance~Cbmm
~udy Jones, Staff Member, PFC Finance Committee
~onald M. Kendall, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, New York; Member of the Executive Committee ~rs. Donald M. (Sigrid) Kendall of the PFC Finance Committee
~Raymond F. Kravis, Chairman of the Board of Raymond F. Kravis ASSOCiates, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~ernard J. Lasker, Senior Partner, Lasker, Stone and Stern, New York; and Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee
~Elwood E. Leonard, Jr., President of H, and H Screw Products Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, Rhode Island and Chairman of the Rhode Island State PFC Finance Committee ~Mrs. Elwood (Barbara) Leonard ~r. Allan Levey, oral surgeon, Oxen Hill, Maryland Dentists for Ford
~ope Liberman, New York City
~eorge Little, Secretary, North Carolina Natural Economics Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina ~Mrs. George (Lena) Little
~arold M. MCClure, Jr., President of McClure Oil Company, Alma, Michigan and Chairman of the Michigan State PFC Finance Committee v W. K. "Ken" McWilliams, Co Chairman of the Board of McMoRan Exploration Company, New Orleans, Louisiana and Chairman of the Louisiana State PFC Finance Committee t/" Mrs. W.K. (Elleonora) McWilliams
~ William C. Messinger, Chairman of the Board of Rexnord, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chairman of the Wisconsin State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. William C. (Mary) Messinger
~Harvey M. Meyerhoff, Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee and Chairman of the Maryland State PFC Finance Committee Mrs. Harvey M. Meyerhoff Lloyd 1. Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Lloyd I. (Catherine C. Miller
continued ••• APPENDIX "B" 3/10/76 page 4
~Robert Odell, Executive Director of the PFC Finance Committee
~obert Mosbacher, National Finance Chairman of the PFC ~Mrs. Robert (Lisa) Mosbacher
~omas A. Pappas, C. Pappas Company, Boston, Massachusetts, Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee
~Leonard Paser, Assistant to the Chairman of the PFC Finance Committee
~esley Pruet, President of Chesley Pruet Dri~ling Company, ElDorado, Arkansas and Chairman of the Arkansas State PFC Finance . L Committee ~rs. Chesley (Eliz~~eth) Pruett ;-Al~~ 1%t;;~" ~~ft~¥I ~~Iy,~~, ~ Wn~1ft1:~ '(fo~\t;;t;;~~
7 J. Robert Ritenour, Vice President of American Security and Trust Company,-Washington, D.C.; Member of the Washington, D.C. PFC Finance ~rs. J. Robert (Phyllis) Rite~ur Committee
Charles Ragland, Staff Member, PFC Finance Committee
~harles Sewell, Executive Vice President of Deposit Gufanty Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi and Chairman ~ the Mississippi State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Charles H. (Joyce) Sewell
Raymond P. Shafer,Co~sellor to the Vice President
~ Carney Smith, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Life Underwriters, Washington, D.C. and Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~s. C. Carney (Mildred) Smith
Stuart Spencer, Deputy Chairman for Political Organization, PFC
~ichard Simonson
~illiam J. Staten, Vice President of Offshore Power Systems, Jacksonville, F~A~da and Co-Chairman of the Florida State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. William J. (Betty G.) Staten
~. Clement Stone, Combined Insurance Company, Chicago, Illinois; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee John E. Swearington~ Chairman of the Board of Standard Oil Company of Indiaria, Chicago, Illinois and Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee Mrs. John E. (Bonnie) Swearing€:tl';
continued • • • APPENDIX "B" 3/10/76
page 5
~fred Taubman, ~aubman Company, Southfield, Michigan
~avid D. Tews, attorney, Tews and Noren, Lincoln, Nebraska, Chairman of the Nebraska State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. David D. (Lynda) Tews
~ Hall Williams Thompson, President of Thompson Tractor Company, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama and Co-Chairman of the Alabama State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Hall Williams (Lucille Ryals) Thompson
Robert Visser, General Counsel, PFC
~William B. Walsh, M.D., President and Medical Director for Project HOPE, Washington, D.C. and Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee : y ~rs. William B. (Helef\) Walsh
~ohn H. Ware III, Chairman of the Board ofAmerican Water Works Company, Oxford, Pennsylvania and Co Chairman for Eastern Pennsylvania of the Pennsylvania State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. John H. (Marian S.) Ware III
~homas A. Welstead, President of Americable, Inc., Homestead, Florida and Co-Chairman of the Florida State PFC Finance Committee ~rs. Thomas A. (Leona) Welstead
~arilyn R. Westlie, Chairman of the North Dakota PFC Finance Committee
~C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., President of Maverick Development Corporation, Wichita, Kansas and Chairman of the Kansas State PFC Finance Committee
~Eleanor Williams, Washington, D.C.
David K. Wilson, Chairman of the Board of Cherokee Equity Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee; Member of the Executive Committee of the PFC Finance Committee ~ ~on L. Wolfsberger, President and Chairman of the Board of United Food and Packaging Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri and Chairman of the jl S Mi~uri State PFC Finance Committee Mrs. Don L. (Joyce) Wolfsberger ~7 V'Carol ZaejC;
'1 vGordon Zach~
continued . • • .. APPENDIX liB" 3/10/76
page 6
White House Staff
James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs
Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor
Philip W. Buchen, Counsel
John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Douglas P. Bennett, Director of the Presidential Personnel Office
David R. Gergen, Consultant
James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary
Jerry H. Jones, Special Assistant
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Royston C. Hughes, Deputy to Counsellor Rogers C. B. Morton
Timothy J. Austin, Assistant to Counsellor Morton