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.) ABOARD THE "SPIRIT OF '76" FEBRUARY 15, 1976 TIME DAY 1 :46 a .m. SUNDAY t HONE TIME 1 ~ ACTIVITY t-~----,;----=---; ~ ~ In Out 0.. '"

1:46 Enroute from Miami, Florida the Presdient arrived aboard the "Spirit of '76" at Andrews AFB, Maryland.

1:54 2:02 The President flew by helicopter from Andrews AFB to the South Grounds of the White House. For a list of passen­ gers, see APPENDIX "A."

2:05 The President went to the second floor Residence.

9:40 The President had breakfast.

11:01 11:02 R The President talked with his Aide, Terrence 0' Donnell.

11:21 The Presdient and the First Lady went to the First Floor Residence.

11:21 2:22 The President and the First Lady hosted a prayer brunch for professional athletes and their spouses. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." Members of the press, in/out

11:21 11:46 The President and the First Lady received guests.

11:47 The Presidential party went to the East Room.

The Presidential party had brunch.

The President addressed approximately 170 professional athletes and their spouses attending the prayer brunch.

2:22 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

2:25 2:55 The President and the First Lady met for a photo opportunity with: Ray M. Hare, Jr., departing White House Assistant Usher Cynthia Hare Doughty, daughter Ray M. Hare III, son Patricia Hare, daughter Debora Hare, daughter James Hare, son Rex W. Scouten, Chief Usher THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD

PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) ABOARD THE "SPIRIT OF '76" FEBRUARY 15, 1976 TIME DAY 5:07 p.m. SUNDAY PHONE ;---­ ACTIVITY

5:07 5:59 The president met with William R. Brown, Manager of Slopes and Trails, Vail Associates.

6:06 The President went to the Oval Office.

The President met with: 6:06 8:05 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 6:06 8:00 Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Def.ense 6:06 8:05 Richard B. Cheney, Assistant 6:06 8:05 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs

8:06 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

8:50 The President and the First Lady had dinner.

9:57 9:58 P The President talked with U.S. Secret Service Agent Larry Buendorf.

10:07 The President went to the swimming pool.

10:28 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

10:46 10:58 P The President talked with his son, Michael.

11:24 P The President telephoned his son, Steve. The call was not completed.

EJ/EJ 2/24/76 APPENDIX "A"

HELICOPTER MANIFEST February 15, 1976

FROM: Andrews AFB, Maryland

TO: South Grounds of the White House

The President

Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor Richard B. Cheney, Assistant Rear Adm. William M. Lukash, Physician Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Terrence O'Donnell, Aide Byron M. Cavaney, Director of the Presidential Advance Office David H. Kennerly, Personal Photographer Capt. Charles H. Mead, Air Force Aide APPENDIX "B" PRAYER BRUNCH FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES Attendance confirmed The East Room - February 15, 1976 by EPS ~indicates present

~e President and~s. Ford

\Jt'he Honorable Ronald H. Nessen and ~rs. Nessen Press Secretary to the President \Mr. and lMrs. William Nicholson Director of Scheduling, White House

!,;Mr. andLMrs. George Allen Football--Head Coach, Washington Redskins \M.r. Otis Armstrong Football--Denver Broncos \,.Mr. and\d.\1rs. Bill Arnsparger Football--Head Coach, New York Giants . \lff.r. andloMrs. William Barbour . Mahawah, New Jersey \.Mr. and \l(1rs. Jean Barrett Football--San Francisco 49' ers \.M.r. and\liV1rs. Deane Beman Golfer ~r. and~rs. RaynlOnd Berry Birmingham, Michigan \.Mr. andl.Mrs. Bob Boone Baseball--Philadelphia Phi1lies \.Mr. and\l(1:rs. Mike Boryla . -Football--Philadelphia Eagles ~r. and~. Dave Boyer .York, Pennsylvania ~r. and'lNew York Giants ~r. and ~rs. Al Bumbry Baseball--Baltimore Orioles Jim Burton Baseball--Boston Red Sox ~r. andlt1rs. Gary Carter Baseball--Montreal Expos ~r. and OOrs. Chris Chambliss Baseball--New York Yankees -2­ 2/l5i76 at 11:00 a.m. APPENDIX "B" -2 2/15/76

~r. and~rs. Jim Cheyunski Football--Baltimore Colts \.I«r. andUdf.'rs. Don Cockroft Football--Cleveland Browns Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Coe Bethesda. Maryland Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Collins Muskegon, Michigan l.JrfItr. and~rs. Bill Cunningham Basketball--Philadelphia 76'ers \..Mr. and~rs. Donald Dell , . Washington~ D. C. ~r. and \M'rs. Richard M. DeVos Grand Rapids, Ivrichigan 4950(, ~r. and\1Ctrs. John Erickson . Fellowship of Christian Athletes ~r. and~rs. Ira Lee Eshleman . Boca Raton, Florida ~r. Phil Esposito Hockey--New York Rangers vMr. and UMiami Dolphins oor. andu{4rs. Barry Foote Baseball--Montreal Expos ~r. andY«rs. Joe Frazier Boxing \.ddr. andu<1.rs. Bill Freehan Baseball--Detroit Tigers tUr. and~rs. Steve Garvey Baseball--Los Angeles Dodgers vlVir. and \K!rs. Charlie Getty Football--Kansas City Chiefs ~r. Torn Graham (wi Guestu(iss Wanda Huggins) Football--San Diego Chargers LMr. ' and~rs. Forrest Gregg Football- -Head Coach. Cleveland Browns lMr. and~rs. John Hannah Football--New England Patriots l.Mr. andLi1rs. Mike Hargrove Baseball--Texas Rangers uRun) ~r. Bert Jones Football--Baltimore Colts . U«r. andt..M:rs. Calvin Jones Foptball--Denver Br.oncos \J«r. and\.Mrs. Jim Kaat . Baseball--Philade1phia Phillies <.Mr. and ~r s. Mike Ko1en Fog,tball--Miami Dolphins and~rs. C. Carson Konrad , Executive Direcfj>r, Presidentl s Council on Physical Fitness ·~r• .Tack Kramer andt.41rs. \ Tennis t..Mr. and Lkltrs. Jake Kupp Football--New Orleans Saints \..Mr. andY<1rs. Tom Landry Football--Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys ~r. andtX1rs. Skip Lockwood Baseball--New York Mets ~r. an~rs. Bill Madlock Baseball--Chicago Cubs J«r. and ~rs. Rik Massengale Golf ~r. and~rs •. Alex Mayer Tennis a..J({r. and~rs. George Medich Baseball--Pittsburgh Pirates lM'r. andti1rs. Zeke Moore Football--Houston Oilers ~r. Dave Nelson Baseball--Kansas City Royals u({r. and It1rs. Larry Nelson Golf Mr. and Mrs. John Niland Football--Philadelphia Eagles and~rs. Chuck Noll Football--Head Coach, Pittsburgh Stee1ers Dennis Partee Football--San Diego Chargers APPENDIX "B" -4 \litr. and&i1rs. Drew Pearson 2/15/76 Football--Dallas Cowboys ~r. and\tirs. John W. Peterson Carefree, Arizona V«r. Jim Plunkett Football--New England Patriots Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Porter Basketball--Detroit Pistons \J(1r. andw<1rs. ArBs Priest Fro Athletes Outreach . Mr. Greg Pruitt Football--Cleveland Browns ~r. and ~rs. Da~e Rader Baseball--San Francisco Giants ~r. Dennis Ralston Tennis ~r. and\l<1rs. Bob Rigby . . Soccer--New York Cosmos ·~r. and ~rs. Kyle Rote, Jr. Soccer tAr. and~rs. Dave Rowe Football--Oakland Raiders ~r. Cazzie Russell Ba;;ketball--Los Angeles Lakers ~r. andWrs. Richard Salomon Figure Skating--Janct Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Manny Sanguillen Baseball-- Pittsburgh Pirates \M'r. and Ud.!'rs. Dick Schaap . Editor, Sport Magazine ~r. and~rs. Ronnie Sharp Soccer--Miami Toros ~r. Ted Simmons Ba;;eball--St. Louis Cardinals vttr. and~rs. Torn Skinner Brj)oklyn, New York vt1r. and'.Mrs.Red Smith Spprts Columnist, New York Times ~r. and\IM:rs. Chris Speier Baseball--San Francisco Giants Y«r. and~rs. Watson Spoelstra Birmingham, Michigan w({r. and~rs. Dave Swanson Butler, New Jersey v.M:r. and~r s. Chuck Tanner Baseball--Manager, Oakland Athletics ~r. Jerry Terrell APPENDIX "B" -5 Baseball--Minnesota Twins 2/15/76 Mr. AI Trost .,. Soccer--St. Louis Stars ~r. Jim Turner Football--Denver Broncos and .w(rs. John Underwood Writer, Sports Illustrat~d Mr. and Mrs. Dave Washington Football--San Francisco 49 1 ers ~r. and ~rs. Norman Watts Tantallon, Maryland ~r. Edward P. Waxer ~ ~ /' Miami, Florida ~iss Terry Weber Guest of Mr. Edward Waxer vZ)r. and\ktrs. Mel White Pasadena, California V'1r. and~rs. Stan White Football-- Baltimore Colts vir. and\i1rs. Pat Williams Barketball--General Manager, Philadelphia 76'ers ~r. and\&rrs. Geoffrey Zahn / BaJeball--Chicago Cubs l vMr. and \J(1:rs. Billy Zeoli Gospel Films, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan ~r. and~. Donnie Green Football--Buffalo Bills

""'issell "R". Armentrout, Jr., Administrative Officer, Head of the mute House Social Entertainments Office

t/Patricia K. Howard, Assistant to the White Hoase Social Secretary

v'William T. Gemmell, Assistant Chief, Social Entertainments Office

~inda Lee Baker, Assistant to the Social Secretary

v0t>hri s. Scarfone, Graphic:: Designer, Calligrapher

~lexander B. Schiavoni, Illustrator

VBarba"ra A. Bes~dnik, Clerical Assistant, White"House Social Office

~Dorothy Temple, florist

viAnn Watwood, volunteer,- White House Social Office

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