President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 74A) at the Gerald R

Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 74A) 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 APRIL 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7 :05 a.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME """u '-' ACTIVITY ;;:" '"(Of.'" II II In Out " (Of.

7:05 The President had breakfast.

7:42 7:43 P The President talked with his daughter, Susan.

7:43 The President went to the Oval Office.

7:44 8:00 The President met with: David A. Peterson, Chief, Central Intelligence Agency/Office of Current Intelligence (CIA/OCI) White House Support Staff Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs

8:05 8:37 The President met with his Counsellor, Robert T. Hartmann.

8:37 9:13 The President met with: Donald H. Rumsfeld, AssisEant Richard B. Cheney, Deputy Assistant

"-' The President met with: 9:13 11:05 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 9:13 11:05 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft 9:13 9:19 John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 9 :13 9:19 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 10 :55 11 :05 Mr. Marsh 10:55 11:05 Mr. Friedersdorf 10:55 11:05 Mr. Rumsfeld 10:55 11:05 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 10:55 11:05 William I. Greener, Assistant to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Deputy Press Secretary-designate

9:54 10:09 P The President talked with Congressman George H. Mahon (D-Texas).

The President met to discuss the situation in the Middle East with: 11 :12 12:41 Secretary Kissinger 11:15 12 :41 T~omas R. Pickering, Ambassador from the U.S. to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 11:15 12:41 Richard W. Murphy, Ambassador from the U.S. to the Syrain Arab Republic 11:15 12:41 Kenneth B. Keating, Ambassador from the U.S. to \...... Israel 11:15 12:41 Herman Frederick Elits, Ambassador from the U.S. to the Arab Repulic of Egypt continued

GPO, 1974 Ol~555-863 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD

PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo.• Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE APRIL 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 11:15 a.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME 1:: ;:; ACTIVITY ~ :rl 1------.-----4 i>:II '"II In OUI" '"

continued

11:15 12:41 Lt. Gen. Scowcroft

12:44 The President went to the Rose Garden.

12:44 12 :59 The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Federal Election Commission. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." Members of the press

12:59 The President returned to the Oval Office.

The President met with: 12:59 1:10 John Denver, singer 12:59 1:10 Jerry Weintraub, President of Management III, Inc. and concert manager for Mr. Denver 12:59 1:10 Susan Ford "- 12:59 1:10 Jack Ford 12: 59 1:17 Mr. Rumsfe1d 12:59 1:10 Peter Roussel, Staff Assistant Members of the preSS

2:03 The President went to the Cabinet Room.

2:03 2:50 The President met to discuss the condition of American railroads with members of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Railroads. For a list of attend ees, see APPENDIX "B." Members of the press, in/out

2:42 R The President was telephoned by Congressman Albert H. Quie (R-Minnesota). The call was not completed.

2:50 The President returned to the Oval Office.

3:10 3:33 The President met with Rev. William F. "Billy" Graham, Pres ident of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

3:33 The President returned to the Cabinet Room.

3:33 5:12 The President met to discuss aid to Cambodia with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C." ' 5:12 The President returned to the Oval Office.

GPO. 1974 OL-555-863 THE WHITE HOUSE THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD

PLACE DAY BEGAN DATE (Mo., Day, Yr.) THE WHITE HOUSE APRIL 14, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 5:12 p.m. MONDAY -PHONE TIME -0 :;:; " ACTIVITY 0:" " II '"II In Out " '" 5:12 5:21 The President met with Secretary Kissinger.

5:26 The President went to the Roosevelt Room.

5:26 6:10 The President met to discuss farm legislation with Republican members of the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee and the House Agricultuxe Committee. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D."

6:10 The President returned to the Oval Office. He was accompan ied by Senator Jesse A. Helms (R-North Carolina).

6:10 6:19 The President met with Senator Helms.

6:19 6:27 The President met with Mr. Cheney.

6:27 The President returned to the second floor Residence.

6:29 The President and the First Lady went to the Blue Room. ' 6:29 6:40 The President and the First Lady participated in a photo opportunity with members of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975. For a list of participants, see APPENDIX "E." Members of the press

6:40 The President and the First Lady went to the East Room.

6:40 7:30 The President and the First Lady hosted a reception in honor of the members of the National Commission on the Observ ance of International Women's Year, 1975. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "E"and APPENDIX "F."

7:30 The President and the First Lady returned to the second floor Residence.

8:00 The President and the First Lady had dinner.

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GPO 1974 0l-555-863 Page2 of --1 Pagers), " APPENDIX "At' . Attendance confirmed by EPS ~. indicates FEDERAL ELECTION CO~~ISSIONERS ·AND THEIR GUESTS

Monday, Apr 14, 1975 12:30 p.m.

Clerk of the House: ~. Pat Jennings ",,"Gordon Andrew McKay w~Mrs. Frances M. Voorde

Sec~etary of' the Senate: Frank Valeo Darrell St. Clair ~Mrs. Florence Blessley

Commissioner Designate fll"'Joan D. Aikens

~onald Aikens, Jr• .,-Miss Linda. Mansfield. ~4rs. Rae Lindsey ~tr. R. Wallace Deacon ~rs. Elizabeth Umstattd

Commissioner Designate. ~obert Tiernan -1Jorthy A. Tiernan· .,.AnIle NI urphy ~lilliam Hagan Fred Rooney, .M.C. ~obert Frulla

Co~ssioner Designate 4"ernon rrhomson

VSusan Turner vRobert M. Turner V'Robert Turner .,.-Cara Turner .lorlando Potter ,/ Pat Thomson APPENDIX "A" p. 2 4/14/75 2

Commissioner Designate ."Tom B. Curtis

~Emily L. Spencer Mr. E. Glion Curtis ~r. william Loughrey ~r. Herbert J. Alexander ~aren Palmer

Commissioner Designate alNeil Staebler

~Mrs. Burnette Staebler ~Mr. Jacob Wasserman Nora Staebler - granddaughter ';Sally Staebler ~ichael B. Staebler

commissioner Designate ~homas Harris ...,Atlrs. Nancy Tutt ~Mrs. Thomas (Margaret) Harris v11s. Blythe Taylor (Canadian Citizen) V George Meany President of the AFL-CIO .,,-Susan King

Members of Congress* Congressional attendees not confirmed

Congressman Dawson Mathis (D-Georgia) Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (D-Louisian.q·) Congressman Bill Frenzel (R-Minnesota) Congressman Fred B. Rooney (D-Pennsylvania) Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania) Senator Claiborne Pell (D-Rhode Island) Senator Howard W. Cannon (D-Nevada) ., APPENDIX liB II !.:M::::e:..::e:..::t:.::i;.!:.n~gL!w:..:i::.:t;.!:.h!.....:Am:::.:e::;;r::.:i::;c::.:a::::n:::....;As:=::.s::.o=c=a.=a:..:t=i:..:o:=n:.....;::0;,.=f:.....;::R:.:a:.:i:.:1:.:r;,.:0;,.:a:;,;d:;,;s,,- At tendanc-e no t confirmed The Cabinet Room April 14, 1975 .. j J AAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAP&:S-T 11/21/74 " Stephen A He s President &: Chief Exec. Officer, Assn. American RRs. Gale B. Aydelott Chmn. of Board &: President, The Denver &: Rio Grande Western RR, P. O. Box 5482, Denver, Colo. 80217 Frank E. Barnett Chum. Board of Directors &: Chief Exec. Officer, Union PaciJic RR Co., 345 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. 10022 Charles E. Bertrand President &: Chief Exec. Officer, Reading Company, ReCi.ding Terminal, Philad~lphia, Pa. 19107 'Benjamin F. Biaggini President, Southern Pacific Transportation Co., One Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94105 Alan S. Boyd President &: Chief Exec. Officer, illinois Central Gulf RR, Z:p N•.Michigan Ave., Chicago, ill. 60601 ..W. Graham Claytor, Jr. President, Southern Railway System, P. O. Box 1808, Washington, D. C. 20013 \ , . John P. Fishwick President &: Chief Exec'. Officer, Norfolk &: Western Rwy. . Co., 8 North Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Va. 24042 Richard C. Grayson President &: Chief Exec. Officer, St. Louis-San Francisco , R~., Frisco Bldg. , 906 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101 John W. Ingram President &: Chief Exec. Officer, Chicago, Rock Island &: Pacific RR Co., La Salle St. Station, Chicago, ill. 60605 Jervis Langdon, Jr. President &: Chief Exec. Officer, Peun Central Transp. Co 6 Penn Center Plaza, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 John H. Lloyd President, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, 13th Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63103 , Homer W. McGee President, Green Bay &: Western Railroad Company, P. O. Box 2.507, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54306 iGregory W. Maxwell President &: Chief Exec. Officer, Erie Lackawanna Rwy.• Midland Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 :Louis W. Menk Chmn. of Board &: Chief Exec. Officer, Burlington Northe Inc., 176 East Fifth St., St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Leonard H. Murray President, Soo Line Railroad Company~ Soo Line B . Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 Larry S. Provo President, C'hicago &: North Western Transportation Co.,' 400 W. Madison Street, Chicago, illinois 60606 William J. Quinn Chmn. &: Chief Exec. Officer, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Pa &: Pacific RR, 516 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, TIl. 60606 ,John S. Reed Chmn, Pres. &: Chief Exec. Officer, Atchison, Topeka &: Santa Fe Rwy. , 80 E. Jackson Blvd. ,Chicago, ill. 60604 W. Thomas Rice Chmn. &: Chief Exec. Officer, SCL-L&:N Railroads, 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 M. Spalding Toon President, Bessemer &: Lake Erie Railroad C.ompany, P. O. Box 536, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Hays T. Watkins Chmn. &: Chief Exec. Officer, Chessie System, Terminal \ . I Tower, P. O. Box 6419, Cleveland, Ohio 44101 William T. Coleman, Jr., ~cretary of Transportation James T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget ~ouncil and Assistant James H. Cannon III, Executive Director of t h e Domes tic ~ for.Domestic Affairs APPENDIX "c"

Attendance confirmed by EPS and Les Janka, NSC

MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The Cabinet Room

April 14, 1975

The President James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Howard H. Baker (R-Tennessee) Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware) Clifford P. Case (R-New Jersey) Dick Clark (R-Iowa) Frank Church (D-Idaho) John Glenn (D-Ohio) Robert P. Griffin (R-Michigan) Jacob K. Javits (R-New York) Gale W. McGee (D-Wyoming) George McGovern (D-South Dakota) Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) Claiborne Pell (D-Rhode Island) Charles H. Percy (R-Illinois) Hugh Scott (R-Pennsylvania John J. Sparkman (D-Alabama) Stuart Symington (D-Montana) Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia)

Foreign Relations Committee Staff

Pat M. Holt, Chief of Staff Charles Meissner, Professional Staff Member Richard M. Moose, Professional Staff Member

White House Staff

John o. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Max. L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs APPEND IX liD II

Attendance confirmed by Nancy Kennedy --all present

MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND FORRESTRY COMMITTEE AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

The Roosevelt Room April 14, 1975

The President

Senator Henry Be11mon (R-Ok1ahoma) Senator Carl T. Curtis (R-Nebraska) Senator Robert Dole (R-Kansas) Senator Jesse A. Helms (R-North Carolina) Senator Milton R. Young (R-North Dakota

Congressman Keith G. Sebe1ius (R-Kansas) Congressman William C. Wampler (R-Virignia)

Max L. Friedersdorf, Assitant for Legislative Affairs John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor William T. Kendall, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs APPENDIX "E"

Attendance confirmed by Karen Keesling NATIONAL COMMISSION r~EMBERS ----all present 6:00 p.m. April 14th

HiY Recepti on

Alda, Alan Poston, Ersa All en, Ethel Arnold, Margaret Athanasakos, Elizabeth Read, Joel Ruckelshaus, Jill Bergmann, Barbara Smith, Betty

Carbine, Patricia Wauneka, Annie Christopherson, Weston Wheeler, Gerridee Coleman, Mary Copl ey, Hel en Co1om, Aud rey Cornuelle, Richard

Ei ke, Ka theri ne

Note: For a list of the professional Gibson, Paula titles of members of the National Gj uri ch, G"j 1da Commission on the Observance of Grasso, Ell a International Women's Year see the File Copy of the President's diary. Hershey, Lenore Hill, Vel rna Hutar, Patricia

Johnston, Rita .... . ' Ki rby, Ell en Kissinger, Dorothy

Luce, Clare Boothe APPENDIX "F" · med by Attendance conf ~r ------__ 1{aren Keesling -all present

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR RECEPTION

6:00 p.m. April 14th

IV!Y Recept ion

Gabrielson, Rosamund Alda, Elizabeth Gereau, Hary Allan, Virginia Green, Kinsey Armitage, Connie Genne, Elizabeth Grasso, Thomas Bacon, Ruth Baer, Bernice Haggerty, Elizabeth Rer nmal1n, Fred Bernard, Jessie Haggerty, Herbert Bishop, Margaret Heater, F. Arlene Bl ake, Robert Heater, Russell Blake, Sylvia Hec kl er, John Bloch, JUlia Hei ght, Dorothy Boggs, Rep. Lindh Hendsch, Shirley Bowden, Marie Hershey, Solomon Bray, Charl es Hill, Norman Bray, El eanor Hitchcock, Maxine Brown, Juanita Hitchcock, William Bunker, Ellsworth Holtzman, Rep. Elizabeth Burgess, Harrison Hutar, Elizabeth Burke, Rep. Yvonne Hutar, Laddie Butler, Virginia Chittick, Elizabeth Ittmann~ Mrs. William Christopherson, Myra Clusen, Ruth Jackson, Kathleen Coleman, Creiqhton Jackson, Murray Collins. Rep. Carldiss Jammel, Eleanor Curtis, Pamela Johnston, Grant DeCrm'l, Karen Jordon, Rep. Barbara Dill, Agnes Duval, Margy Keys, Rep. Martha

East, Catherine La i se, Ca ro1 Eldridge, Ronnie Lewi s, Yvonne Ellison, Pauline ~ladar, Olga '- Fenwick. Rep. r1ill icent Mahler, Lois Follett, Margueritte r~anning, Phyllis r~arcy, Carl Marcy, Mildred APPENDIX "F" p.2 4/14/75·

- 2 - r~atzki n, Rose Stellmann, Caroline t1awer, Muriel Strauss, Helen f~cE'",en, Patricia Strauss, Robert McGuire, Rosalie Suml ; n, Bern; ce Mendenhall, Janice Meyner, Rep. Helen Miller, Mrs. Carroll Ta 1bot, Mil dred Mink, John Tennenbaum, Ann Mink, Rep. Patsy Morey, Delores White, Barbara r~orey, Roy Higgens, Dorothy Higgens, Guy Neelin, Patricia

Patella, Annette Pincock, Carolyn

O'Connell, Bryan

Rainey, Jean Rasch, Dorothy Rigger, Gerri Richardson, John Richardson, Thelma A complete list of White House staff Roland, Chandler attending the reception was not available Roland, Mary Suzanne for the President's Diary. Ross, Grace Rourk, Beatrice Ruckelshaus, William

Sawyer, Frances Simonson, Joy Simonson, Richard Smith, Ha yen Smith, Mary Louise Smith, Mrs. Milton Smith, Rep. Virginia