Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 84) 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 OCTOBER 14. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:25 a.m. THURSDAY -PHONE TIME J ~ ACTIVITY f--In---'''---ou-t--I ~ ~
7:25 The President had breakfast.
8:06 The President went to the Oval Office.
8:25 P The President telephoned Mitchell P. Kobelinski, Administra tor of the Small Business Administration. The call was not completed.
The President met with: 8:40 9:00 John O. Marsh, Jr. , Counsellor 8:40 9:15 Richard B. Cheney, Assistant
9:37 9:42 P The President talked with Mr. Kobelinski.
9:57 10:00 P The President talked with Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young (R-Florida).
10:00 10:04 P The President talked with L.E. "Tommy" Thomas, President of Tommy Thomas Chevrolet, Panama City, Florida and Co Chairman of the Flordia state Presdient Ford Committee (PFC) •
10:05 10:07 The President met with Mr. Cheney.
10:07 The President went to the doctor's office.
The President received a swine flu immunization shot from his Physician Rear Adm. William M. Lukash. Members of the press
10:12 The President returned to the Oval Office.
10:30 10:35 The President met with his Assistant for Public Liaison, William J. Baroody, Jr.
10:38 10:42 P The President talked with Jeno F. Paulucci, Chairman of the Board of Jeno's Incorporated and Jeno F. Paulucci Enter prises, Incorporated, Duluth, Minnesota.
11:55 The President went to the Rose Garden.
11:55 12:13 The President participated in a signing ceremony for H.R. 71, Veterans Medical Care for Certain Members of Allied Wartime Forces. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A. II
11:57 12:00 The President addressed guests attending the ceremony.
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 14. 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:11 n.m. THURSDAY PHONE '-- TIME '8 ;:; ACTIVITY 0::" eI:il 1------,,..-----1 II II In Out ... eI:
12:11 R The President was telephoned by Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-New York), member of the PFC Campaign Steering Committee. The call was not completed.
12:13 The President returned to the Oval Office.
12:13 12:33 The President participated in an interview with representa tives of the ethnic press •• For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
2:09 The President went to the Blue Rasm. He was accompanied by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Chairman of the Fisher New Center Company, Detroit, Michigan and member of the PFC Campaign Steering Committee
2:09 2:42 The President participated in a question and answer session with representatives of the American Jewish Press Associa tion and other Jewish newspapers. For a list of atten dees, see APPENDIX "C."
2:42 The President returned to the Oval Office. , 2:45 4:00 The President met with: Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor Robert C. Orben, Special Assistant Douglas J. Smith, Special Assistant
The President met with: 4:25 5:30 Mr. Marsh 4:25 5:30 Edward C. Schmu1ts, Deputy Counsel 4:55 5:30 Mr. Cheney 4:55 5:30 David R. Gergen, Special Counsel ..
5:53 The President went to the swimming pool.
6:20 The President returned to the Oval Office.
6:30 6:36 P The President talked with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.
7:06 The President went to the barber shop.
7:22 The President went to room 450 in the Old Executive Office Building.
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PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo.. Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 14, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:31 p.m. THURSDAY r--PHONE ACTIVITY
7:31 8:00 The President participated in his 38th Press Conference. The President's remarks were broadcast live over nationwide television. Members of the press
8:06 The President returned to the West Wing.
8:08 The President returned to the second floor Residence.
8:10 8:11 R The President talked with Secretary Kissinger.
8:26 The President went to the East Room. He was accompanied by: The First Lady Martha Graham, founder and Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, New York, New York
8:26 12:50 The President and the First Lady hosted a dinner in honor of Miss Graham on the occasion of the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Members of the press, in/out
8:26 8:49 The President, the First Lady, and Miss Graham received dinner guests. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."
8:49 The Presidential party went to the State Dining Room.
The Presidential party had dinner.
10:13 10:23 The President and Miss Graham exchanged remarks.
10:32 The Presidential party went to the parlors for coffee.
? The Presidential party attended a performance by Janet Eilber dancer with the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
For a record of the President's activities after midnight, see the daily diary for October 15, 1976.
SY/EJ 11/12/76
GPO, 1974 OL-555-863 APPENDIX "A"
~ndicates confirmed by EPS. List may not be complete.
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR H.R. 71, VETERANS MEDICAL CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED WARTIME FORCES
The Rose Garden October 14, 1976
L/"1'he President ~Richard A. Roudebush, Administrator of Veterans Affairs ~icholas C. Chybinski, Assistant to the General Counsel, Veterans Administration
~Gen. Robert E.L. Eaton, Past National Commander of the American Legion
~Dr. Laurence Foye, Deputy Chief Medical Director, Veternas Administration
~William B. Gardiner, National Director of Legislation, Disabled American Veterans
~dward H. Golenbieski, Dtrector, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, The American Legion
~Deborah Jean Gonulinski
~Robert B. Gonulinski, Past National Commander, American Veterans of World War II, Vietnam, and Korea (AMVETS)
~orman B. Hartnett, National Service Director, Disabled American Veterans
John F. Heilman, Deputy National Director of Legislation, Disabled American Veterans
~Cooper T. Holt, Executive Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars
~John R. Jolly, National Legislative Chairman, Polish Legion of American Veterans ?
~Charles Katsainos, President Ford Committee staff
v/Don R. Kendall, Executive Assistant to the Administrator, Veterans Administration
~ylio S. Kraja, Director, National Legislative Commission, The American Legion
~obert Edwin Lyngh, Deputy Director, The American Legion
~Thorne H. Marlow, Public Relations Officer, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marvin D. Mondres, Staff Assistant, Veterans Administration continued • • • APPENDIX "A" p. 2 10/14/76 t,/Leon Sanchez, National Executive Director, AMVETS
~onald H. Schwab, Legislative Director, Veternas of Foreign Wars
~dell W. Vaughn, Deputy Administrator, Veternas Administration
~homas C. Walker, Past Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars
~Sonia Havelka, Federal Maritime Commission
~illiam Ayers, President Ford Committee staff
~lfred W. Grajek, Illinois President Ford Committee ~s. Alfred W. Grajek v ./ojames W. Webb, President Ford Committee \/"",Bogdan Bercznicki ~ufus Wilson, Chief Benefits Director, Veterans Administration ~elix Broniecki ~alph A. Wozniak, National Commander, Polish Legion of American Veterans ~harlotte Bugajski
~Ignace Bugajski
/Janet Colson
\/",Edvina Conrad
/Dennis Cord
~eraldine V. Cox
John Dee
/ Dana de Friedberg v/ Joseph Divisek
-/Anna Faltus
Franais Gabresky
~Joseph Gregor
v4le Grubb
\/Joseph Hasek
\/Robert George Hudson continued ... APPENDIX "A" p. 3 10/14/76
~Alekzander Kajkowski
~Eugene Kaleniak
~Zigmund Kaspsyznski
Daniel Kij v/Zbigniew Konikowski
V" James Konrad
Thaddeus Kowalski vJohn Krawiek
c/'William Kruz
/Kai N. Lee
~Aleksander Machowski
~Stanislaw Gierat
~Susan B. Magee
V Paul Masella
~Wilhelm Matykiewicz
~loysius Mazewski
~Eugene P. Moats
~ary Lynn Myers
~Walter Nagorny
~Adela Nahormek v" Frank Navalaney
/ Herbert Naylor
Jaroslav Nemec
~tanislaw Niemczyk
~Kazimierz Olejarczyk
~Jaroslav Paty
~runo Pilarczek continued . . . APPENDIX "A" p. 4 10/14/76
~1odzimierez Pisarski
~igmund Podbielski
~aroslav Polach
~ohn Radzyminski
V/,Stephen Raj-kowski
~Boleslaw Radowicz
~~leksander Romanski
Judy M. Rosenstreich
~ojcek Rostafimski
~dward Rozanski
~ichard Rudnicki
~ Vavro Rysavy
~Stanislaw Rzetelski
~ominick Scaffido
Lynn A. Schenk
/Chris Sikora
~Bronislaw Skrzynski
~einhold Smyczek
/ Wladyslaw Stempien
VJulia Stroup
~Jaroslav Sustar
v:Josef Szczurek
/ Karol Tomaszewski
~Frank J. Vodrazka
~ Zdenka Vozarika
Mieczyslaw Wasilewski cdmtinued .•. APPENDIX "A" p. 5 10/14/76
Boleslaw Wierzbianski
~oleslaw Wojewodka
Ralph A. Wezniak
vGeorge Wrost
~ilhelm Zaleski
Congressional Attendees:
~senator Jennings Randolph (D-West Virginia)
~congressman FRank Annunzio (D-Illinois)
~ongressman David E. Satterfield (D-Virginia)
Staff v/Wiliiam J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison JMilton E. Mitler, Deputy Special Assistant, Office of Public Liaison JMyron B. Knropas, Special Assistant for Ethnic Affairs .JVelma H. Shelton, Administrative Secreta~y v/J. Patrick Rowland, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs JThomas G. Loeffler, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs APPENDIX "B"
Attendance confirmed by Myron B. Kuropas. All present.
INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ETHNIC PRESS
The Oval Office October 14, 1976
The President
Stanley Franczyk, Pol-Am Eagle Crolish)
Zenon Synlyk, Svoboda (Ukrainian)
Mrs. Grazina Krivickas, Draugas (Lithuanian)
Gerald Kainz, Washington Journal (German)
Kung-Lee Wang, Organization of Chinese Americans
Peter R. Cella, UNICO Magazine (Italian)
Staff
William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant for Public Liaison
Myron B. Kuropas, Special Assistant for Ethnic Aff~irs
Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary APPENDIX "c" Attendance confirmed by Barbara G. Beckwith, office of David Lissy. All present.
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS
The Blue Room October 14, 1976
The President
David Horowitz, B'Nai Brith Messenger, Los Angeles, California
Herb Brin, Heritage Southwest Jewish Press, Los Angeles, California
Merrill Simon, Israel Today, Northridge, California
Mrs. Miriam Goldberg, Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, Colorado
Albert Friedman, Jewish Week and American Examiner, Washington, D.C.
Adolph Rosenberg, Southern Israelite, Atlanta, Georgia
Gary Rosenbalt, Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, Maryland
Albert Schlossberg, Jewish Times, Brookline, Massachusetts
Conrad Isenberg, Jewish Civic Leader, Worcester, Massachusetts
Philip Slomovitz, Detroit Jewish News, Southfield, Michigan
Stanley J. Rose, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Kansas City, Missouri
Robert Cohn, St. Louis Jewish Light, ~~. Louis, Missouri; President of the American Jewish Press Association
Elaine Bloom, The Jewish Ledger, Newark, New Jersey
Harry Weingast, Jewish News of Metropolitan New Jersey, East Orange New Jersey
Samuel D. Jacobs, American Jewish Life, Trenton, New Jersey
Esther G. Blaustein, Jewish Community News of Central New Jersey, Union, New Jersey
Bernard Dubin, Jewish Community Voice, Cherry Hill, New Jersey • CONTINUED APPENDIX "c" p. 2 10/14/76
Arnold Ropeik, Community Reporter, Trenton, New Jersey
Morris Janoff, Jewish Standard, Jersey City, New Je~sey
Jill E. Korik, Jewish Record, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Trude B. Feldman, White House Correspondent for the Daily Journal, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Wolf Blitzer, Jerusalem Post Overseas Edition, New York, New York
Jesse Zel Lurie, Hadassah Magazine, New York, New York
Gershon Jacobson, Algemeiner Journal, New York, New York
Sylvia Adelman, The Jewish Journal, Brooklyn, New York
Simon Weber, Jewish Daily Forward, New York, New York
Philip Piaker, The Reporter, Binghamton, New York
James Clevenson, Albany Jewish. World, Schenectady, New York
Irving Epstein, Jewish Community News of Utica, Utica, New York
Joseph Polakoff, Jewish Telegraph Agency, New York, New York
Barry Rubin, Jewish Student Press Serial, New York, New York o Albert Friedman, Jewish Week, Washington, D.C.
Ronald Unger, American Jewish Times-Outlook, Charlotte, North Carolina
John Eliasberg, American Israelite, CIncinnati, Ohio
Jerry Barach, Cleveland Jewish News, Cleveland, Ohio
David F. Leopold, Stark Jewish News, Canton, Ohio
Anne M. Hammerman, Dayton Jewish Chrnoicle, Dayton, Ohio
Frank F. Wundohl, Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Leon E. Brown, Jewish Times of Greater Northeast, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Albert W. Bloom, Jewish Chronicle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CONTINUED APPENDIX "c" p.3 10/14/76
Jimmy Wisch, Texas Jewish Post~ ~o~t Wo~th, Texas
Joseph Samuels, Jewish Herald Post, Houston, Texas
Richard Pearl, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel; Chairman of the Fisher New Center Company, Detroit, Michigan and Member of the President Ford Committee Campaign Steering Committee Israel Singer, Head of the Department of Judaic Studies, Brooklyn College Gordon Zacks, President of R.G. Barry, Columbus, Ohio
David H. Lissy, Special Assistant for Domestic Affairs Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs Harold P. Goldfield, Legal Assistant Barbara G. Beckwith, Secretary to Mr. Lissy
PFC Staff
Col. Irvin Ziff, Jewish Desk, PFC Rena Button, Jewish Desk, PFC Anne Matlock, volunteer, Jewish Desk, PFC APPENDIX "D" Attendance confirmed by EPS and Social Office. ~ndicates present. DINNER IN HONOR OF MISS MARTHA GRAHAM The White House October-14, 1976
v1V1iss Nlartha Graham ~e Chief .Justice and~s. Burger ~e Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and~. Mathews ~ator an~s. Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island) ~ep. John Brademas (Indiana) rrs. Albert H. Quie , Wife of the Representative frorn ~nnesota ~e Honorable James 'M. Cannon and&,l\1trs. Canno~ , "Assistant to the"President for Dome"s'tie Affairs VfieHonorable Nancy Hanks' Chairman, Natiohal Endowment fo'rtheArfs ¥r. and ~s. 'Michael W~ Straight,', ,',' , - -, - '-Deputy Chairman, National Endowment,for the Arts ,vMrs. Clive B'arries 1,Vriter; ~vif~ of d~;'~a/dan:c;e c~itic, Ne~ York 'Times' 'J/*1r., Byron Belf -,'" ',"',' Guest o(.M~,~~Agnes_c1e Mill,e '. ," ~is's 'Polly ,Bergen'" ','
. ~. and~. Francis S. 1vlason, Jr. Ne"v York City Chairman, 1vlartha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance ~. Charles K. 1vlcWhorter, New York City Attor9-e y . ~. and M"rs. Edward H. Michaelsen, New York City Chief Executive Officer, Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc. ~rs. Barba ra Morgan Photopapher ~and Mrs. John Iv1urchison _ /.. Addison, Texas ~. Joseph C. Palamountain, Saratoga Springs, New York President, Skidmore College; guest of rv1rs. Jouett Shouse J ~and~. Marvin S. Traub, Scarsdale, New YOl'k lvlr--President, Bloolningdale's; Mrs--lvLerrlber of the Board, lvlartha Graharn Center of Contenlporary Dance YEdw-ard Villella, New York City Principal dancer, New York City Ballet Company ~. L. Arnold Weissbergel', New York City President, Martha Graham. Center of Contcnlporary Dance ~ and ~ Joseph Wisenlan, New York City Mrs - -Pearl Lang, dancer with the Graham. Center ~and:M-f'S. JalUes B. Wyeth, WillUington, Delaware Painter Note: r John Gielgud and Sir Ralph and Lady Richardson will be arriving for the entertainlUent (approximately 10 p.lU.) following their· perforlUance at the Kennedy Center (did not attend) ~r. Milton Goldman, New York City Head of the Theater Department at International Creative Management; Member of the Board of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dan,ce ~ss Susan Handl, Guest of Mr. Edward Villella and~. James T. Lynn Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Assistant for Management and Budget Peter Morrison, New York City Attorney, Morrison, Paul, Stillman & Beily; Member of the Board, Martha G~aham Center of Contemporary' Dance ~ount Hubert O'Brien Guest of Mrs. Evelyn Sharp ~rs. Walter Prude Guest of Miss Agnes deMille ~iSS Anna Kisselgoff