Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 83) 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 JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 7:10 a.m. THURSDAY PHONE f-­ TIME 'E "0 ~ '\: ACTIVITY 1-----.,.-----1 ~ i In Out ... cr: 7:10 The President had breakfast. 7: 39 The President went to the doctor's office. 7:43 The President went to the Oval Office. 8:05 The President went to the State Dining Room. 8:05 9:12 The President met with members of the SOS/Chowder and Marching Society. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." 9:12 The President returned to the Oval Office. 9:28 9:45 The President met with his Assistant, Richard B. Cheney. 9:51 9:56 P The President talked with J. Willard Marriott, Sr., Chairman of the Board of the Marriott Corporation, Washington, D.C. 9:58 P The President telephoned Willard F. "AI" Rockwell, Chairman of the Board of Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The call was not completed. The President met with: 10:00 11:23 Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State 10:09 10:40 Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense 10:09 ? Mr. Cheney 10:09 11:38 Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Secut'ity Affairs 10:47 11:38 Bulent Ecevit, Leader of the Oposition in the Turkish Parliament, Republic of Turkey 10:47 11:38 Hasan Esat Isik, Foreign Affairs Advisor, Republic of Turkey 10:47 11 :38 Melih Esenbel, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the U.S. The President met with: 11:38 12:04 John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor 11 :38 12:04 Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor 11:38 12:04 Mr. Cheney 11:38 11:59 Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Commit tee (PFC) 11:38 11:41 Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs 11 :38 12:04 Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary 11:38 11:56 John G. Carlson, Deputy Press Secretary 11:48 ? Mr. Friedersdorf 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 JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 12:06 p.m. THURSDAY ~ TIME "ll g ACTIVITY I----:""In--.---:-O-ut--t L 12:06 12:07 The President met with: James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs Robert W. Fri, Deputy Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Lt. Gen. Scowcroft James E. Connor, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary 12:09 The President went to the Cabinet Room. 12 :09 12:34 The President met to discuss nuclear policy with heads of government agencies. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B." 12:34 The President returned to the Oval Office. 12 :36 12:40 The President met with Mr. Marsh. 12:46 12 :55 P The President talked with Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) 1:00 1:23 The President met with his Personal Assistant, Mildred V. Leonard. 2 :13 P The President telephoned Bryce N. Harlow, Vice President of Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Company, Washington, D.C. The call was not completed. The President met with: 2:14 3:28 Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice President 2:44 2:45 Mr. Marsh 2:44 3:27 Mr. Cannon 2:44 3:27 James H. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant for Domestic Affairs 2:44 3:27 Paul H. O'Neill, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget COMB) 2:44 2:45 Mr. Friedersdorf 2 :39 2:42 P The President talked with Mr. Rockwell. 3:30 4:30 The President met with: Mr. Harlow Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Mr. Cheney 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 JULY 29, 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 4:31 p.m. THURSDAY -PHONE TIME ~ ~ ACTIVITY I-----,r------I £. ~ In Out l ~ 4:31 5:02 The President met with: Mary Louise Smith, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Mr. Cheney 5:05 5:06 The President met with Mr. Connor. The President met with: 5:07 5:20 Tom Brokaw, departing White House correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 5 :07 5:20 Mrs. Tom (Meredith) Brokaw 5:07 5:35 Mr. Cheney 5:07 5:23 Mr. Nessen 5:35 5:36 The President met with his Consultant, Don Penny Schneider. 5:43 The President went to the East Room. 5:43 7:23 The President and the First Lady hosted a reception for Pennsylvania state delegates to the Republican National Convention. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "C." 7:23 The President returned to the second floor Residence. 8:06 The President had dinner with: The First Lady Leonard K. Firestone, Ambassador of the U.S. to Belgium Mrs. Leonard K. Firestone 9:17 The President went to the South Grounds of the White House. 9:18 9:21 The President motored from the South Grounds to the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue. The President was greeted by General Manager of the Mayflower Hotel George DeKornfeld. 9:21 9:46 The President attended the first annual Banquet of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of the U.S. Members of the press The President went to an offstage announcement area. 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 JULY 29 1976 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME DAY 9:21 p.m. THURSDAY -PHONE TIME i! 14 ACTIVITY ~--In--~~--o-ut--~l The President went to the dais in the Grand Ballroom. For a list of platform guests, see APPENDIX "D." The President was introduced by the National Chairman of the of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly Benjamin Fernandez. 9:34 9: 39? The President addressed approximately 650 guests attending the banquet. The President was presented with a plaque by Mr. Fernandez. The President returned to his motorcade. 9:46 9:49 The President motored from the Mayflower Hotel to the South Grounds of the White House. 9:52 The President returned to the second floor Residence. EJ/EJ 8/6/76 GPO, 1974 Ol-555-863 APPENDIX "A" Attendance confirmed by Nancy M. Kennedy and EPS gate list. MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SOS/CHOWDER AND MARCHING SOCIETY ~ndicates not State Dining Room present. July 29, 1976 -­ PARTICIPANTS: The President Donald H. Rumsfe1d, Secretary of Defense Rogers C.B. Morton, Chairman of the President Ford Committee (PFC) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Bill Archer (Texas) William L. Armstrong (Colorado) Robin L. Beard (Tennessee) Clarence J. Brown (Ohio) Clair W. Burgener (California) Elford A. Cederberg (Michigan) Thad Cochran (Mississippi) Barber B. Conab1e, Jr. (New York) Lawrence Coughlin (Pennsylvania) Sanue1 L. Devine (Ohio) William L. Dickinson (Alabama) Jack Edwards (Alabama) John N. Erlenborn (Illinois) Louis Frey, Jr. (Florida) Willis D. Gradison, Jr. (Ohio) Tom Hagedorn (Minnesota) Jack F. Kemp (New York) Thomas N. Kindness (Ohio) Trent Lott (Mississippi) James G. Martin (North Carolina) continued ••• APPENDIX "A" -2 7/29/76 Robert H. Michel (Illinois) William Henson Moore III, (Louisiana) John Y. McCollister (Nebraska) Albert H. Quie (Minnesota) Tom Railsback (Illinois) Ralph S. Regula (Ohio) John J. Rhodes (Arizona) Ronald A. Sarasin (Connecticut) Richard T. Schulze (Pennsylvania) Garner E. Shriver (Kansas) Bud Shuster (Pennsylvania) William A. Steiger (Wisconsin) David C. Treen (Louisiana) SENATE: Bill Brock (Tennessee) James A. McClure (Idaho) ~obert T. Stafford (Vermont) FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: John W. Brynes, former Congo (R-Wisconsin) Glenn R. Davis, former Congo (R-Wisconsin) John Dellenback, for~er Congo (R-Oregon) and Associate Director of ACTION for International Operations Craig Hosmer, former Congo (R-California) Melvin R. Laird, former Congo (R-Wisconsin) and Senior Counsellor for National and International Affairs, Reader's Digest magazine, Washington, D.C. Clark MacGregor, former Congo (R-Minnesota)and Vice President of United Technologies Corporation, Washington, D.C. APPENDIX "A" -3 7/29/76 William J. Keating, former Congo (R-Ohio), currently with the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio William E. Minshall, former Congo (R-Ohio) WHITE HOUSE STAFF: Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellor John O. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor Richard B. Cheney, Assistant Philip W. Buchen, Counsel Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National Security Affairs Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant for Legislative Affairs Charles Leppert, Jr., Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs Thomas G. Loeffler, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs ~obert K. Wolthius, Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs .l. Patrick Rowland, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs James M. Cannon III, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant for Domestic Affairs L. William Seidman, Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board and Assistant for Economic Affairs Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) ~ames T. Lynn, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Assistant for Management and Budget James E. Conner, Cabinet Secretary and Staff Secretary APPENDIX "B" Attendance confirmea by Glenn Schleede. MEETING TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR POLICY All present. The Cabinet Room July 29, 1976 PARTICIPANTS: The President Robert Ellsworth, Deputy Secretary c>f"Defense Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Commerce Charles E. Robinson, Deputy Secretary of State William L. Fisher, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Energy James L. Liverman, Assistant Administrator for Environment and Safety, Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) Russell E. Train, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Steven D.