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Ford Presidential Library 1914 1975 OF THE /IU£ite J./-"u:ie c"'t'te>r"nlenfj.' c4.>>"ciaf i"n j * * * WASHINGTON HILTON HOTEL SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1975 WASHINGTON, D.C . • //l)fi;,f e J/-O'u~e CO'tte~rO'nlenf~' ~~~O'ciaf iO'n *** JAMES DEAKIN, St. Louis Post Dispatch President HELEN THOMAS, United Press International Vice President EDGAR A . P oE, New Orleans Times-Picayune Treasurer LAWRENCE M. O'R ouRKE, Philadelphia Bulletin Secretary *** • Cxeculive Cc-mmiltee PAUL F. H EALY, New York News ALDO B. B ECKMAN, Chicago Tribune J. WILLIAM THEIS, Hearst Newspapers NORMAN K EMPSTER, Washington Star *** ::::l>innet C c-mmiltee GARNETT D . HORNER Chairman FORREST BOYD JOHN HERBERS FRANK CORMIER CARROLL KILPATRICK THOMAS M. DEFRANK FRANCES LEWINE CLIFFORD EVANS ROBERT C. PIERPOINT ALICE B. HAGGETT ROBERT ROTH R ALPH HARRIS JOHN P. SUTHERLAND *** :::binnet cuil c£ko-w /Jl[u;lic The White House Correspondents' Association salutes THE SAMMY SCHREIBER ORCHESTRA (AFM) President Ford in these troubled times and, recognizing that every President needs a relaxing interlude, offers: *** ::J) itecfo-t • MR. JOEL MARGOLIS OF THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS A DECENT INTERVAL *** *** As usual, there would have been no show tonight but for the help of a number of old friends. We are especially indebted to: STARRING MR. SoL SHAPIRO and MR. NORMAN BROKAW of the William Morris Agency. Danny Thomas MR. STANLEY ADAMS, President; MR. JAMES S. RULE, Director of Public Affairs, American Society of Composers, Authors Marlo Thomas and Publishers. MR. HAL C. DAVIS, President of the American Federation of Musicians. THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS, for temporarily waiving MR. JOEL MARGOLIS to coach our team. We also gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Performer's Unions through THEATRE AUTHORITY, of which Miss BEVERLY ROBERTS is Executive Secretary. //llenu Head Table James Deakin President of the Association *** On Mr. Deakin's right On Mr. Deakin's left HALF CANTALOUPE The President Mr. O'Rourke STRAWBERRIES AU KIRSCH of the United States Mrs. Ford Miss Thomas Mr. Poe * The Vice President The Secretary of State Clement of the United States Colombet BREAST OF CAPON CORDON BLEU Mr. Beckman Rose BROCCOLI POLONAISE Mr. Healy TOMATO PROVENCALE Mr. Justice Powell Mr. Justice White POMMES BOULANGERE Mr. Harris Mr. Theis The Attorney General *** The Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Pierpoint FRESHLY TOSSED SALAD Mr. Lipman • The Secretary of Housing MARCO POLO DRESSING The Secretary of Labor and Urban Development *** Mr. Kempster Mr. Lisagor The Secretary of Transportation Mr. Nessen BOMBE GLACE FANTASIE Mr. Sutherland MELBA SAUCE Mr. Boyd Mr. Marks Mr. Adams * Mr. Dillman Mr. Horner COFFEE Miss Lewine Mr. Arons Mr. Fuller Mr. Kilpatrick Mr. Roth Mr. Cornell Mr. Knighton Mr. Folliard Mr. Bandy 5 B Table Members and Guests Bacon, Don, Newhouse News Service . • . 89 Bacon, Kenneth H., Wall Street Journal . 141 A Table Bailor, Benjamin F., Postmaster General . 91 *** Bain, Brian, Reuters ........... .. ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. 102 Abdullah, Ahmedou Ould, Ambassador of Mauretania . .. .. · · · · 138 Baker, Howard H., Jr., Senator from Tennessee . 43 Abell, William F., Washington, D.C.. .. ... ... .. · · · · · · · · · · · 62 Baker, John, Washington, D.C. 80 Abramowitz, Morton I., Department of Defense .. ... .. · .. · · · · · 140 Bakshian, Aram, Jr., The White House .. ..... .. .. ..... ... 33 Abramson, Rudy, Los Angeles Times . .. .. ... .. · · · · · · ·· ·· ·· · 98 Baldwin, Bill, AFTRA . 26 Abourezk, James, Senator from South Dakota .. ... .. .. .. .. · · · · 87 Bale, Christopher J. , McKnight Medical Communications . 113 Abzug, Bella, Representative from New York . .. ...... ...... · · · · 17 Bandy, Leland A., Chm., Standing Cmtte. of Correspondents .. .. .. Head Adams, John H., U.S. News & World Report .... .. .... .... · · · 40 Banker, Paul A., Baltimore, Md. 62 Adams, Stanley, President, ASCAP . ... .... ..•. ... · · ... · · · .Head Barber, Marion, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. ...... .. .... .... .. 120 Adams, William, Washington, D.C. ......• . .... .... · · .• · · · · · · 95 Barber, Stephen, London Daily Telegraph . 29 Adler, Ira, Department of Commerce ...... ......... .. · . · · · · · 137 Barbieri, Jan, White House Press Office . 22 Agnew, Bruce A., McGraw-Hill . ... ...... ... ... · · · . · · · · · · · 97 Barker, John, Watergate Prosecution Force .. .. .... ...... ...... 143 Agnew, Patricia, P. , Office of Sen. Hugh Scott .. .. .. .. ... · · · 147 Barlow, Joel, Washington, D.C. 11O Aldhizer, George S. II, Virginia State Senator .. .... .... ... · · · · · 53 Barnes, Fred, Washington Star . 4 Alexander, Donald, Commissioner of Internal Revenue . 18 Barnett, David L., Hearst Newspapers . 5 Alexander, Hugh, Washington, D.C.. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... · · · · · · 24 Barnett, John, Wall Street Journal, New York . 64 Allbritton, Joe L., Publisher, Washington Star ... .. ... .. .. ... · · · 4 Barnett, Randy, Arlington, Va. 5 Allen, John L. , Deputy Director Defense R&E ...• . .. .. .. .. · 127 Barnum, John W., Deputy Secretary of Transportation . 34 Allen, Muriel I. , McGraw-Hill . ... ... .. ..... .... .. · · · · · · · 51 Baroody, William J., Jr., Assistant to the President . 8 Allen, Richard, Foreign Editor, Newsday . ... ... ... .. .. .. · . · · · 96 Barr, Robert, The U.S. News-Letter . 40 Altman, Henry, Nation's Business .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ....... · · 66 Barrer, Lester A., Today Publications ... .... ... ..... ...... 126 Ambro, Jerome, Representative from New York . ..... .. ... .. · · · · 96 Barrer, Myra E., Today Publications . .. ...... .. .... .. .... ... 126 • Anderson, Gwen, The White House . .. .... .. ... .... • . .. · 136 Barrett, Richard W., New York, N.Y .. .... ......... ...... ... 107 Anderson, John B., Representative from Illinois . • . 81 Bartlett, Joe, House Minority Staff Chief . 75 Anderson, Paul H., Senate Press Gallery . ..... .. .... .. ... ... · 207 Barton, John, United Press International . 3 Anderson, William, Chicago Tribune . .. .. ... .. ..... · · · 10 Barton, Richard, House Postal Service Subcmtte. Staff . 38 Andrews, Peter C., Buffalo Courier-Express .. ... .. ... .. .. · · 130 Basil, Robert, Asst. Director, Defense R & E . 80 Andrews, Walter, Reuters . .... ... .. ... ....... .. .. .. .. · · · · · 102 Bassett, Grace, Hearst Newspapers . 5 Angelo, Bonnie, Time .... ... ... .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ... .. .. · · · · · 87 Basso, Nicholas, Office of Sen. Robert Taft, Jr........ ..... ...... 147 Antevil, Jeffrey, New York News . .... ..... ........... .. · · · · · · · · 48 Battista, Anthony, House Armed Services Committee Staff . 80 Anthan, George, Des Moines Register . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. · 103 Baudino, Joe, Washington, D.C. 67 Anthan, Taso, St. Louis, Mo.... .. .. .... ..... .. ........ · · · 103 Baxter, Dr. George I. , Washington, D.C. 27 Arad, Moshe, Minister, Israeli Embassy .. .. .. ... .... .. · · · · · · · 3 Beach, Morrison H., West Hartford, Conn. • . 11 7 Archibald, Fred J. , Washington, D.C . ....... .. .. .. · · · · · · · 222 Beall, J. Glenn, Jr., Senator from Maryland .. ..... .. ........ 14 Arey, Will, U.S. Travel Service . .... .. .......... ... ... ..... · · · 107 Beatty, Albert R., Bethesda, Md .. .... .... ... .... ..... 223 Arieff, Irwin, Television Digest . .. ... ........ .. .... ... · · · · · 139 Beau, Gen. Lucas V., USAF (Ret.) . ............... ...... .. .. .. 126 Arnold, Mark, The National Observer .. ... ... .... ... · · · 33 Beck, Maralee, WMAL . 221 Arons, Max L. , American Federation of Musicians . ... .. .. .. Head Beckman, Aldo B., Chicago Tribune . .. .. ...... .. ...... Head Arrowsmith, John, ABC News . ... .. .. ... ...... .. ... .. · · · 84 Beckwith, David, Time . .... ... .. ..... ....... .. ...... 101 Arrowsmith, Marvin L. , Associated Press . .. .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. · 7 Bedell, Berkley, Representative from Iowa . .. .. ...... .. ... 103 Arthur, Jim, WPIK/WXRA, Alexandria, Va. 70 Bedingfield, Robert E., New York Times . .. .. ... ... ......... 128 Ashburn, Anderson, McGraw-Hill . 97 Beecham, Charles, U.S. Information Agency . • . 76 Aukofer, Frank A. , The Milwaukee Journal . 50 Behr, Ed., Wall Street Journal . 64 Aucoin, Les, Representative from Oregon . 1; Behr, Peter B., Gannett News Service . 81 Averill, John, L-0s Angeles Times . ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .... .. 13 BeLeiu, Kenneth, Washington, D.C. 21 Avery, Patricia, U.S. News & World Report ...... .. .... .... .. 136 6 7 Table Table Bell, J. Raymond, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission . 25 Brady, Raymond, Dun's Review .............. ............ ... 225 Bell, Jeanne Viner, Washington, D.C. 25 Branson, Hugh, Office of Sen. Howard Baker . 12