Digitized from Box 28 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential- Library FOR YOUR USE AND INFORMATION

Office of the White House Press Secretary ------THE WHITE HOUSi..

TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT TO PHILADl:..LPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ALL-STAR GAME.

Tuesday, July 13, 1976

5:00 p.m. Press check-in at press area at Andrews AFB.

5:30p.m. Press plane departs Andrews AFB enroute Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Flying time: 45 minutes No time change Full dinner service served enroute.

5:55 p.m. THE PRESID.E.NT boards Marine One and departs the South Lawn enroute P..ndrews Ai.r Force Base.

6:15 p.m. THE PR1:..SID.h.NT arrives Andrews Air Force Base, boards Air Force One and departs enroute Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Press Pool #1 accompanies the President.

6:15 p.m. Press plane arrives Philadelphia International Airport, Press Advanceman: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dorrance Smith PRESS NOTB: Press facilities available in press area: 5 long distance telephones

6:45 p.m. THE PRESIDENT arrives Philadelphia International Airport, Triangle Hangar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

OPEN PRESS COVERAGE

The President is met by:

Charles Roberts, Airport Manager

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• - 2 - - 6:50 p.m. THE.. PRESIDENT departs Phil<:J.delphia International Airport via auto enroute Veteran's Stadium.

Press Pool #2 and press bus follow.

6:55p.m. THE PRE.SID.E.NT arrives Veteran's Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies Executive Office Entrance.

OPEN, PRE-SS COVli..RAGE. PR.E.SSPOOL#2COVE.RAGE

THE. PRESIDENT will be met by:

Mr. and Mrs. Bowie Kuhn, Commissioner of Baseball Mr. Ruly Carpenter, President of the Philadelphia Phill~s Mr. Bill Giles, E':ecutive Vice President of the Philadelphia Philles

PRESS NOT~: Those press designated for the Left Field Press Area will be escorted to their seats. Those press designated for the F:.·ess Box will be escorted to their seats. Press facilities in Press Box: 10 long distance telephones Telex facilities Darkroom faciliHes Working area on same level as Press Box

7:00p.m. THE PRESIDENT arrives private reception in the Executive Dining Room and informally greets guests.

PRESSPOOL#2COVE.RAG~

7:20 p.m. Press Pool #2 proceeds to the National League All .Stars Locker Room to pre-position.

7:30p,m. THE PR.E..SIDE.NT arrives National League All Stars Locker Room and informally greets All Stars.

PRESSPOOL#2COV.E..RAGE

7:44p.m. THli. PRE.. SIDE.NT proceeds to the American Leag,~e All Star Locker Room.

Press Pool #2 follows.

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• - 3 - - 7:46 p.m. THE PR:E..SID:h.NT arrives American League All Star Locker Room and informally greet All Stars.

PRES:3 POOL #2 COV.i:!..RAG.E.

PRESS NOT£: Press Pool #2, with the exception of the writers, will pre-position for the throw out of the first ball. The writers will observe the on-field activities from the Third Base Dugout • • 8:18 p.m. THE PR.f!.SID.E.NT departs American League Dugout en route Home Plate Area, where he will be joined by Managers Sparky Anderson and Darrell Johnson, who will escort the President to the Commissioner's Box.

LIVE NATIONWIDE TELEVISION

8:19 p.m. THE.; PR.E.SID£NT arrives Commissioner's Box, greets Bowie Kuhn, and remains standing for the National Anthem.

8:22 p.m. Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon ride to pitching mound on golf carts for introductions to the crowd.

8:26 p.m. Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon proceed to Commissioner's Box.

Johnny Bench, National League Catcher, and Thurmon Munson, American League Catcher, move to baseline position to catch opening pitches.

8:28 p.m. THE PRE.SID.E.NT accepts a ball from Robin Roberts, and throws the first ball to Thurmon Munson. The second ball is accepted from "Bob Len10l1 and •l:hrowu to Johnny Bench.

LIVE NATIONWIDE TE.LE..VISION

PRE..SS NOTE: Press Pool #2 proceeds to Press Box area.

8:31 p.m. Baseball Game begins.

8:50p.m. Between the first and second innings, THE PR.E.SIDENT (approximately) departs Commissioner's Box and proceeds to the Phillics' Box.

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The President will be met by:

Mr. Robert Carper.te.r, Phillies Chairman of the Board Mr. Ruly Carpenter, Phillies President Mr. Bill Giles, Phillies Executive Vice President

THE PRE.SID:t..NT takes his seat in the Phillies Box for the remainder of the All Star Game.

10:45 p.m. PRESS NOTE: All White House Press Corps members (approximately) will be escorted to press bus for motorcade boarding. Press Pool #3 will pre-position at motorcade site.

11:00 p.m. THE PR~SIDENT thanks his guests and proceeds to motorcade for boarding.

11:10 p.m. THE PRE.SIDENT departs Veteran's Stadium enroute Philadelphia International Airport.

Press Pool #3 and press bus follow.

11:20 p.m. THE PRE.SIDENT arrives Philadelphia International Airport.

OPEN PRE..SS COVERAGE

11:25 p.m. THE PRE.SIDE.NT departs Philadelphia International Airport via Air Force One enroute Andrews AFB.

Press Pool # 4 accompanies the President.

Flying time: 30 minutes

11:45 p.m. Press Plane departs Philadelphia International Airport enroute Andrews AFB.

11:55 p.m. THE PRESIDENT arrives Andrews AFB, boards Marine One and departs enroute the South Lawn.

12 ~15 a.m. THE PRESIDENT arrives The South Lawn, The White House. (7 /14/76)

12:15 a.m. Press plane arrives Andrews AFB.

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