THE DAW DIARY OF PRESIDENT JlMMY CARTER LOCATKIN DM’E c.bio.. Day, Yr.1 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, 0.C: TIME DAY 6:00 a.m. SUNDAY IWE 6:00 The President received a wake up call from the White House signal board operator. 8:09 The President telephoned Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance. The call was not completed. 898 8:21 The President talked with Secretary Vance. 8:26 8:28 The President talked with his Assistant for Communications, Gerald M. Rafshoon. 8:29 8:30 The President talked with Secretary Vance. 8:45 The President and the First Lady had breakfast. 9:49 The President and the First Lady went to the South Grounds. 9:50 9=54 The President and the First Lady motored from the South Grounds to the First Baptist Chuch, 1328 16th Street, N.W. The President and the First Lady were greeted by: Rev. Charles A. Trentham, Pastor, First Baptist Church Rev, Charles R. Sanks, Jr., Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church 1o:oo 10:40 The President and the First Lady attended adult Sunday School class. It 10:44 i The President and the First Lady returned to their motorcade. I lo:44 1 lo:48 The President and the First Lady motored from First Baptist Church to the South Grounds of the White House. The President and the First Lady returned to the second floor Residence. P The President talked with his Assistant for National Security Affairs, Zbigniew Brzezinski. R The President talked with Vice President Walter F. Mondale. The President went to the Oval Office. The President went to the Diplomatic Reception Room. The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to the South Grounds. i tOCA’nON PATE (MO.. day, Yr.1 THE WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER 1, 1978 WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME ixY 12:17 p.m. SUNDAY r l 12:17 12:24 1 The Presidential party flew by Marine helicopter from the I ' I South Grounds to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. For a I----- I I! list of passengers, see APPENDIX "A." I I 12:34 i 2:25 The Presidential party flew by Air Force One from Andrews AFB I to the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. I For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B." I I I 1:17 ; 1 P The President telephoned the First Lady's mother, Mrs. Allie ! I . Smith. The call was not completed. I i I I I 2:25 Air Force One arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape I Canaveral, Florida. Ii 1 The Presidential party was greeted by a delegation of Florida 1 1 state officials and Democratic Party leaders. For a list ! of attendees, see APPENDIX "C." i I1 i I 2:37 / The President went to his motorcade. He was accompanied by: i i Robert A, Frosch, Administrator of the National I I Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ii I 1 Lee R. Scherer, Director of the John F. Kennedy Space 1 i Center I 2:37 f 2:50 I The Presidential party motored from the Shuttle Landing i Strip to Launch Pad "A." Enroute, the Presidential I Ii party participated in a driving tour of the Kennedy tt Space Center. iI 1I ! 2:50 The Presidential party arrived at Launch Pad "A." i i The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to the I 1 i viewing area. I I I i I i The Presidential party was greeted by James Phillips, Design 1 t Engineer Mechanics Group, John F. Kennedy Space Center. I I I ! I i The Presidential party was briefed on the Shuttle Orbiter I ! Program by Mr. Phillips and Mr. Scherer. i I t 3:oo 1 The President returned to his motorcade. He was accompanied I I by . Mr. Frosch i i Mr. Scherer I t I I 3:oo j 3:06 The Presidential party motored from Launch Pad "A" to I iI the Vehicle Assembly Building. i ;0 I tocm1m DATE t.Mo.. Day, Yr.) OCTOBER 1, 1978 JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to the Mobile Launcher Platform, I The Presidential party was greeted by Richard Lyon, Shuttle Project Engineer, John F. Kennedy Space Center. The Presidential party was briefed by Mr. Lyon. 3:16 1 The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to I ! Firing Room One. The Presidential party was greeted by: Henry Paul, Design Engineer, John F. Kennedy Space Center Robert Crippen, co-pilot of the first space shuttle flight John Young, co-pilot of the first space shuttle flight The Presidential party was briefed by Deputy Administrator of NASA Alan M. Lovelace. The President, the First Lady went to Firing Room /I 3 Reception Room. They were escorted by: Mr. Frosch Mr. Scheurer 3:34 j 3:41 The Presidential party greeted former astronauts and their 1 families. For a list of attendees, see APPENDIX "D." ! 3:41 1 The President, the First Lady, Amy Carter, the astronauts 1 and their families went to Firing Room #3. I i 3:41'i 3:53 The Presidential party attended an audio-visual display simulating countdown and liftoff of Apollo XI. The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to the holding room. The President, the First Lady and Amy Carter went to the I. They were accompanied by: Governor Reuben O'D. Askew (D-Florida) I Mr. Frosch Mr. Scheurer I 4:08 ; The Pres ident went to the platform in the auditorium, For a lis t of plat form guests, see APPENDIX "E." OCTOBER 1, 1978 I . JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TIME DAY CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA 4:08 p.m. SUNDAY . TIME ACT:VITY ! From i TO 8 I 4:08 , I 4:52 The President participated in a ceremony to present I the Congressional Space Medal to: I Neil A. Armstrong, Commander of the first successful I i lunar landing and first person on the moon I. Frank Borman, Commander of the first manned spacecraft to leave the gravitational field of Earth I i Charles Conrad, Jr., Commander of the second lunar t I landing and of the first crew to occupy the Skylab 1 t T & b&L'- ST-. station I i Senator John H. Glenn, Jr., first American to orbit i the Earth 1 Virgil I. Grissom (deceased), second American in I space ( presented to Mrs. Virgil I. "Betty" Grissom) 1 i I Alan B. Shepard, first American in space I I 1 The President was introduced by Mr. Frosch. I 4:14 f 1 4:35 The President addressed approximately 4,000 guests attending i the ceremony. i I The President returned to his motorcade. Enroute he was I! presented with a birthday card by: ! Alyce Distacio, Member of the Democratic Women's I Club of Florida I I Molly Brilliant, Member of the Democratic Women's j i Club of Florida Member of the Democratic Women's Club i! Marge Tillman, i of Florida i i 4r57 .! 5:41 The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter flew by iI Marine helicopter from the Vehicle Assembly Building to i Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. For a list I I of attendees, see APPENDIX "A." ! i 1 Enroute, the President received a briefing on the aerial ! view of Cape Canaveral by Mr. Scherer. Marine I arrived at Lake Buena Vista Air Field. The Presidential party was greeted by: Ian MacGregor, Chairman, U.S. Council and President of the International Chamber of Commerce and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMAX, Inc. I I Carl-Henrik Winqwist, Secretary General of the 1 International Chamber of Commerce Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the U.S. Council of the International Chamber of Commerce - i THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESiDEtJT JWUU’IY CARTER LOCKlION OCTOBER 1, 1978 DISNEY WORLD TlME DAY LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 0 5 l 41 Q.lll. SUNDAY I TWE ACXVITY From i To continued Robert Mathison, Vice President in Charge of Operations, Disney World Molly Mathison, daughter The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to their motorcade. 5:45 5:49 The Presidential party motored from Lake Buena Vista Air Field to the Contemporary Resort Hotel,. The Presidential party was greeted by: Card Walker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank California Donn Tatum, Chairman of the Board, Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, California Richard Nunis, Executive Vice President, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Outdoor Recreation, Anaheim, California Robert C. Allen, Vice President, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 5:52 6:00 The Presidential party viewed an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. 6:00 The President, the First Lady, and Amy Carter went to their suite. I I ? I ? The President met with S.P. Godrej, Godrej and Boyce I Manufacturing Company, Bombay, India. 7:07 I 7:25 The President met with: I Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations .'o I Albert Rohan, Director, Executive Office of the I Secretary General of the United Nations 7:18 I 7:22 The President talked with former President Gerald R. Ford. I 7:30 / The President and the First Lady returned to their motorcade. 7:30 ] 7:36 The President and the First Lady motored from the Contemporary I Resort Hotel to Cinderella's Castle, the Magic Kingdom. I Ii I The President and the First Lady were greeted by: i I I Governor and Mrs. Askew Vicki Jamillo, Walt Disney World Ambassador I I 7:40 I The President and the First Lady went to the off stage i announcement area of King Stephan's Restaurant.