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The original documents are located in Box 19, folder “President - Contacts with the Media (2)” of the Ron Nessen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Copyright Notice
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Ron Nessen donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Charles L. Stafford Ricardo Faro J. A. Glendinen Jack Nease John Bard Philip Gailey Roland J. Page
Tom Richman
John Willis
Robert Healy Matthew V. Storin Martin Nolan David Nyhan William Beecher
St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg Times Photog. Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune Miami Herald New York Times Newspapers
of Florida
New Hampshire Television Network
WGVB 11 Good Morning 11
(Needham, Massachusetts)
Boston Globe
Hearst Newspapers Publishers and Editors William Randolph Editor-in-Chief
Hearst Jr.
Oval Office
Oval Office
Dover, New Hampshire
Oval Office
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Frank Bennack Jr. Executive Vice President of Gorp, a.nd General Manager of Hearst Newspapers
Broadcast Feb. 20
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Smith William Bellamy Robert Bergeheim Sam Bornstein Kenneth R. Byrd Mark Collins Robert Danzig Charles Doughty Thomas Ea3:ham Robert Fichenberg Donald Goodenow John Hall George R. Hearst John Leary Marianne Means John R. Murphy John 0 1 Connell Robert Thompson John Wallach Thomas White
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Richard Whitcomb
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Publisher - San Antonio Light Publisher - Boston Herald American Executive Editor - Boston Herald American Managing Editor - San Antonio Light Publisher - Baltimore News American Publisher - Albany Times Union and Knickerbocker News Editor - Seattle Post-Intelligencer Executive Editor - San Francisco Examiner Executive Editor - Knickerbocker News Managing Editor - Los Angeles Herald Examiner Washington political writer Publisher - Los Angeles Examiner Executive Editor - Albany Times Union Washington Columnist Publisher - San Francisco Examiner Executive Director - Hearst Newspapers Publisher - Seattle Post Intelligencer Diplomatic Correspondents Executive Editor - Baltimore News American
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Florida Newspapers Horatio Aguirre Earle Bowden Paul Brookshire Jayne Brumley
Al Hutchison Thomas A. Kelly Howard Kleinberg Dave K raslow Sanders H. Lamont David Lindsay William A. Mullen Emmett Peter Jr. Waldo Proffitt JohnS. Walters
Barney Waters Corbin Wyant
William Grove Dick Williams and Bob B·rown
Florida Radio Stations
Elsie Mercer Jeffrey S. Lubar
Robert Sudbrink Richard Eaton
Dick Eaton Fay Wells
Jason L. Shrinsky Hal Cessna
Diario Las Americas (Miami) Pensacola News-Journal South Dade News-Leader Florida Times- Union/ Journal
(Jacksonville) Clearwater Sun Palm Beach Post Miami News Cox Newspapers Fort Myers News-.Press Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Journal Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel Orlando Sentinel Star Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Journal Florida Times- Union and Journal
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Chicago Television Anchormen Floyd Kalber WMAQ-TV (NBC) Walter Johnson WBBM-TV (CBS) Joe Daly WLS-TV (ABC) John A. Taylor WGN-TV (Independent)
Oval Office
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Chicago Tribune "' Managing Editor Oval Office
Aldo Beckman Chicago Tribune - Washington Bureau Chief Chicago Tribune - White House correspondent
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March 12 Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board Marshall Field Publisher - Chicago Sun Times Emmett Dedmon Chief Editor -Chicago Sun Times Jim Hoge Editor - Chicago Sun Times Darryle Feldmeir Editor - Chicago Daily News Stuart Loorie Chief Editorial Writer - Chicago
Fred Panwitt
Richard Trezevant
Sun Times Chief Editorial Writer Chicago
Daily News Vice President -
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March 17 Bill Walker WSOC-TV - Charlotte, North Carolina Oval Office
March 18 North Carolina Newspapers
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Jerry Ausband Shelby Star (North Carolina) Diplomatic Reception Room John Beach Newton Observer-News-Enterprise (NC) John Betts Jr. Greensboro News/Record (NC) Joe Brown High Point Enterprise (NC) John Kendrick Burns Dunn Record {NC) J. Neal Cadieu Richmond County Journal (Rockingham NC) Charles A. Clay Fayetteville Observer Paul Coffey Watauga Democrat (Boone, NC) Rachel Coffey Watauga Democrat (Boone, NC) Julius Creech Tarboro Southerner (NC) David R. Dear Dear Publications William Dennis Henderson Dispatch (NC) Shirley Elder Raleigh News and Observer (NC) John Eslinger Durham Herald {NC) Ashley Futrell Washington News (NC) Rick Gunter Asheville Times (NC) Bill Hackett Hendersonville Times-News {NC)
Don Hall Roanoke Rapids Herald (NC) Benjamin Harrell Durham Sun {NC)
Joel Haswell Claude Herndon Heath Hill John Kennedy Arthur Farce II Joseph Parker Robert Poole Eugene rice George Raynor Vernon Sechriest John Sharpe Joe Sink Jr. Albert Stepp Glenn Sumpter Walter Tharrington David Whichard II Donald Whitley Joseph Willis James Wilson Ramon Yarborough
Durham Herald (NC) Twin City Sentinel (NC) Winston-Salem Journal (NC) Concord Tribune (NC) Hendersonville Times-News (NC) Fayetteville Times (NC) Winston-Salem Journal Goldsboro News-Argus (NC) Salisbury Post (NC) Rocky Mount Telegram (NC) Lumbert on Robesonian (NC) Lexington Dispatch (NC) Charlotte Observer (NC) Rockingham Journal (NC) Henderson Dispatch (NC) Gre.enville Reflector (NC) Elixabeth City Advance (NC) Winston-Salem Twin City Sentinel (NC) Wilmington Star-News (NC) Fayetteville Observer (NC)
March 19 Tri-City North Carolina area television stations
March 27
April 7
Lorraine Moore WRAL - Raleigh-Durham Mr. Carole Ogle WRDU - Raleigh-Durham Ray Jones WTVD - Raleigh-D.lrham Allen Matthews WFMY - Greensboro
Jerry Dunphy
Wayne Sargent Kenneth Morrell Frank vanderLinden
Paul Miller Allen Neuharth Lorie Wilson Charles Overby
Gannett Corrp any, Inc. Gannett Company, Inc. (wife of Mr. Neuharth) Gannett News Service
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Tom Keating Indianapolis Star Ben Cole Indianapolis Star
John McCrory KDFW- TV - Dallas
Vermont Royster Wall Street Journal
Bruce Halford WF AA- TV - Pallas
Trude Feldman
Texas Editors of Harte-Hanks Newspapers
Robert Armistead Jerry Arnold John Crawford William Donnell Charles Everill Ann Faraghar Gregory Favre John Ginn Tommy Hart Allan Johnson Arthur Keeney Stephen Kent Michael Leggett Robert Marbut William Muldoon William Steven Thomas Sutherland John Thomas Jerry Waggoner Ed Wishcamper
Corsicana Daily Sun Marshall News-Messenger Dennison Herald Wichita Falls Times and Record Hamilton Journal-News Greenville Herald-Banner Corpus Christi Caller-Times Anderson Daily Mail Big Springs Herald Metro Group of Harte-Hanks, Inc. Southwest Group of Harte-Hanks, Inc. Yakima Herald-Republic Huntsville Item President - Harte-Hanks Commerce Journal Editorial Consultant - Harte Hanks San Angelo Standard-Times Paris News Bryan Eagle Abilene News-Reporter
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Dallas, Texas
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Bert Roselle Mike Morgan
Texas Newspapers - Washington Helen Anderson
William Choyke
John Cleland Robert Duke John Geddie Margaret Mayer Sarah McClendon
Joe Thornton Terry Wade
Arthur Wiese Jill Grossman
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KHOU-TV (Corinthian) KHOU-TV
Bureau Chiefs Helen Anderson Bureau
Abilene Reporter News San Antonio Light Waco Tribune-Herald Wichita Falls Times-Record News
Capitol Hill News Service Palestine Record-Herald Pampa Daily News Texas City Daily Sun El Paso Journal Austin American-Statesman
Houston Chronicle El Paso Herald Post Dallas Morning News Dallas Times Herald McClendon News Bureau
El Paso Times Sherman Democrat Temple Telegram Texas Trends Newsletter
Fort Worth Star-'Telegram Donrey Washington News Bureau
Panax Corporation John McGoff Thomas McGoff Thomas Ochiltree Harry Buckel Mitchell Kehetian Robert Skuggen Clement Brossier Charles Berg Robert Leipprandt Richard Jones Robert Sassanella
Michael Brunson
Bill Gill Matthew McLogan
Jatnes Riekse
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President son of John McGoff Wash. Bureau Chief Vice President - Admin Managing Editor Editor Regional Editorial Dir. Lansing Bureau Chief Global Communications Corporate Secretary Photographer
Michigan Radio Stations Carol Swinehart David L. Jorgensen James Reese Jerome Piasecki Burke Hully Luster L. Root Arthur B. Reid Patrick Shawn Finn Robert M. Burton Geoffrey D. Paull Mark Kahns Dave Mauer Lee Schostak Margery Champine Bill Johnson Kelly Farr Bill Courbier
Val Robert Benedict
Bob Lawrence
Fred DeBrine
Gary Long
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Sault Ste. Marie
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1976 May 20 Kentucky Media
Walter L. Apperson William S. Blakeman Stewart N. Bowman David W. Brown Garrard Cline Randall A. Cochran II Ann Cooper
William C. Dawahare Walter Dear R. Todd Duvall James A. Eberle Ray Edwards Jeannie Falknor Randall Fields Ralph W. Gabbard Allen E. Gendek Richard F. Gimmel William D. Gorman Ralph E. Hacker John S. Hager
William J. Hanna Ken Hawkins Elmer F. Jaspan Ron Jenkins Thomas R. Johnson George A. Joplin IV
Carroll Knicely Julian Krajewski
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Journal WKYH=TV Henderson Gleaner Frankfort State Journal Kentucky Post (Wash. corres) Mayfield Messenger Lexington Herald Richmond Register WKYT-TV WVJS WTVQ-TV WKYH-TV WVLK Radio Owensboro Messenger &
John W. Miller Richard Moore Thomas J. McCarthy Dean E. Norland Alan Palmer Paula Quick Bill W. Ratliff Eclwin A. Ryan
Berl N. Schwart
Albert P. Smith, Jr. Neal Sims
J enn Stewart John Stewart Harold M. C. Stopfel Jr. James M. Striplin, Jr. David Thompson William E. Thompson Joel Utley James Walker Susanna Wiley Joseph Tomko Joseph Tomko, Jr. William A. Hendrick
WKYT-TV WTVQ-TV Somerset Commonwealth-
Journal Kentucky Kern el (U of Kty) WLKY-TV WVLK WAVE-TV WKCT WAKY WKYT-TV Louisville Courier-Journal
Times Louisville Courier-Journal
Times (Wash. corres) Logan Leader Owensboro Messenger &
May 21 Michael Amborsini Sherman Austin George Baber William Barry Chris Botsaris James Buckner, Jr. David Colvett Aristides Dounis Morris Cunningham David H. Daughtry Susan L. Davidson Peter Dykes Dwayne Eastvold Fay Esters R. Jack Fishman Thomas T. Franklin James Freeho££ II Karolyn Henry Marilyn Hickey Thomas A. Hill Alexander Susong Jones
John Arnold Jones James Kozsuch Robert L. Lewis Jr. William Kirk Loggins Ralph L. Millett Jr. John Molley
Robert Morgan
Donald Moss Ulysses Stephen Nelson David Floyd Olmstead Francis Peter
WKVQ Radio WKOK Radio WLAC Radio WAMB and WZEZ Radio WTVF-TV WSM-TV WDXI Radio WKPT-TV Memphis Commercial Appeal Tennessee Radio Network WNGE-TV Kingsport Daily News-Tabloid WTVK-TV WSM Radio Morristown Citizen- Tribune The Lexington Progress WKPT-TV and Radio WJAK Radio WFLI Radio Oak Ridger Athens Post-Athenian Newport Plain Talk Etowah Enterprise Johnson City Press-Chronicle WJHL-TV WJHL-TV Nashville Tennessean Knoxville News-Sentinel Kingsport News Kingsport Times Virginia- Tennessean Herald Courier WREC-TV WCYB-TV WJHL-TV WKPT-TV
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May 22
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Horace C:::tlvin Young Jr. WENO Radio Cliff Evans RKO Kathryn Prichard Tom Raum Joseph Tomko, Jr. Joseph Tomko III
John Painter
Tom Stimmel
Ted Bryant ,
Tom McCall
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Oregon Journal
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KATV-TV
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Portland, Oregon
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May 22 Floyd J. McKay
May 22 Oregon Radio Stations Albert J. Moore Robert Lee Woods Charles Straughter Julian Notestine Mark Pluimer Kris E. Lindstrom Richard Grimshaw William Polish John Hobart Wilson Palma May Wilson Frank Beber Don Hein Kathleen Beber Peter Truax Paul Sherry William Calm J arne s 0. Howe Neal Finland Robert Beran Victoria Stewart Sherm Meyer Don Salisbury James Callaway Janette K. Bowman Dennis Ackerman Paul Cuchlow Patrick Swenson Kevin R. Shark (?) Ronald Post
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Newhouse Newspapers Dean Reed Saul Kohler Richard Zimmerman August G. Lockwood Fred Hillman
California newspapers -Joseph Albright Bill Broom
Don Campbell
Frank Kane
Richard Maloy
Edward Neilan
Rudy Abramson Thomas Ochiltree
Leo Rennert
Westerly Sun WTEV-TV WKLW Radio WJAR-TV WPRI-TV WPRI-TV
Editor White House Correspondent Washington Correspondent Editor Political Editor
Washington bureaus Washington c<'rrespo:ndent Washington correspondent
(Knight- Ridder"')
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Washington correspondent
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Washington correspondent (Copley)
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(Panax Corporation) Washington correspondent
(McClatchy)
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Newhouse News Service Newhouse News Service Cleveland Plain Dealer The Jersey Journal The Star-Ledger
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San Francisco Chronicle Long Beach Independent
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and Press- Telegram Pasadena Star News San Jose Jercury-News San Bernardino Sun-
Telegram Monterey Peninsula-
Herald Eureka Times Standard Oxnard Press-Courier San Gabriel Valley-
Tribune San Diego Union San Diego Tribune San Pedro News-Pilot South Bay Daily Breeze Los Angeles Times Sacramento Union
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George Baker Washington correspondent McClatchy Newspapers Lee Roderick Washington correspondent Banning Record-Gazette
(Scripps League) Grass Valley Union Hanford Sentinel Napa Register Nevada City Nevada County-
Nuggett Petaluma Argus-Courier Santa Maria Times Santa Paula Daily Chronicle Taft Midway Driller Tahoe Daily Tribune Truckee Sierra Sun and
Truckee Republican Wasco News
Dan Thomasson Washington correspondent Fullerton Daily (Scripps Howard)
Terry Wade Washington correspondent Ontario Daily Report (Donrey) Pomona Progress Bulletin
Red Bluff Daily News
June 1 Don Wayne WHIO-TV Dayton, Ohio Oval Office
June 1 Jeff Maynor WJW-TV Cleveland, Ohio Map Room
June 1 Nick Clooney WKRC-TV Cincinnati, Ohio Map Room
June 2 New Jersey media 62 members of press New Jersey and East Room
Philadelphia areas
June 3 Ohio Newspapers William Amos Mrs. Mary Behrens Winfield Behrens James Blount Vernon Bowling Bob Boyd Maynard Buck Monroe Courtright Robert Crater James E. Davis Raymond Dix Angela Dodson H. Luther Emery Charles Flora Walter Goshorn Ken C. Gove Harry Horvitz Arthur D. Hudnutt Bernard Judy Elbert Lampson Richard Maloy Ann Williamson Rhyan William B. Rogers Arnold S. Rosenfeld Thomas J. Scheiber LaVern R. Shaull Richard G. Thomas Thomas Vail Lewis A. Von Bergen Betty An Williams Steve Wolfrom George Embrey
Dave Kraslow Loris C. Troyer Warren Wheat
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Cox Newspapers Record-Courier Cincinnati Inquirer
Sidney, Ohio Marysville, Ohio Marysville, Ohio Hamilton, Ohio Tipp City, Ohio (Knight- Washington) Cadiz, Ohio Westerville, Ohio (Scripps-Howard - DC) New Philadelphia, Ohio Wooster, Ohio (Gannet - Washington) Massillon, Ohio (Scripps-Howard - DC) Galion, Ohio Shelby, Ohio Valley View, Ohio Elyria, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Jefferon, Ohio (Thomson - Washington) Troy, Ohio Newark, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Tiffin, Ohio Wapakoneta, Ohio Washington DC Cleveland, Ohio Washington, DC Washington, DC Fostoria, Ohio Washington bureau Washington bureau Ra venne, Ohio Washington bureau
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Frank Cormier Walter Mears
Los Angeles Times
Ohio Radio Stations .. ,,
Dick Carlson
Face the Nation
Robert Brann
Tom Atkins
Albert Schottelcotte
Terry Martin
Hugh Sidey
Jim Brasher
Gordon White
Robert Case
Kenneth 0. Gilmore William Schulz
Edward T. Thompson Jerry Dole
White House correspondent Political correspondent
Washington Bureau
79 representatives
KFMB-TV
CBS
WLWT-TV
WLWT-TV
WCPO-TV
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Time Magazine
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Managing Editor Washington Editor
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Associated Press Associated Press
(breakfast)
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Official publication of U.S. Jaycees
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CBS studio
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Indianapolis, Indiana
Oval Office
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1976
July 30
July 30
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August 13
August 14
Tom DeFrank Newsweek Magazine
Strobe Talbot Time Magazine
Helen Thomas United Press International Dick Growa1d United Press International Howard Benedict Associated Press Dick Barnes Associated Press
US News and World Report Marvin Stone Editor John Adams Executive Editor Lex Tanzer Managing Editor John Mashek White House correspondent J. Michael Wright Correspondent Joseph Fromm NSC, State, Defense correspon.
Washington Post
Ed Walsh Murray Marder. Hobart Rowan
Chicago Tribune Aldo Beckman William Neikirk Jim Coates
White House correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent Economic correspondent
White House Correspondent Economic Writer Pentagon and military affairs writer
Air Force One Wash. - Jackson, Miss'.
Air Force One Jackson, Miss - Wash.
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Oval Office
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1976
September 6
September 11
September 14
September 16
September 16
September 29
October 4
October 5
October 7
Harry Reasoner
TV Guide Roger Youman Neil Hickey John Weisman Michael Ryan
Today Show
ABC
Executive Editor New York Bureau Chief Washington Bureau Chief Political Writer
NBC Tom Brokaw Catherine Mackin
Kathy Osbeck Arthur Matthews
Bob Walters Cody Shearer
Tom DeFrank
Tom DeFrank
Joseph Kraft
Sam Yorty
National Religious Broadcasters A sso. Editor - Christianity Today
Parade Magazine Parade Magazine
Newsweek
Newsweek
Field Newspapers
KCOP-TV
Oval Office
Oval Office
Oval Office (Brokaw and Mackin in
New York)
Oval Office
Oval Office
Oval Office
Air Force One Washington - San Francisco
San Francisco, California
USC Campus - Los Angeles
1976
October 10
October 13
OCtober 13
October 14
October 14
October 15
October 16
Reg Murphy
Barbara Walters
Walter Cronkite
Ethnic Press Stanley Francz:yk Zenon Snylyk Grazina Krivickas Gerald Kainz Kung-Lee Wang Peter R. Cella
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San Francisco Examiner
ABC Evening News
CBS Evening News
Pol-Am Eagle (Polish) Svoboda (Ukrainian) Draugas (Lithuanian) Washington Journal (German) Organization of Chinese Americans UNICO Magazine (Italian)
Jewish Press (41 members)
Des Moines Register Editorial Michael Gartner David Kruidenier Gil Granberg Kenneth MacDonald James Risser James Blansburg
Board Editor President and Publisher Editor, Editorial Page Editorial Chairman Washington Bureau Chief Chief political writer
Illinois and Midwest local press Robert Secter St. Louis Globe Democrat Bob Crawford WBBM Radio - Chicago Barry Hanson AP - Springfield, Illinois bureau Dave Haake Bloomington Pantagraph Alan Sender WJBC Radio - Bloomington Barry Klif Daily Illini (U of Ill student paper) Marty Heires Belleville News Democrat
Dallas, Texas
New York City
New City, New York
Oval Office
Blue Room
Air Force One Des Moines - Chicago
''Honest Abe" train- Bloomington to Lincoln
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October 16,
October 16
October 20
October 24
October 26
October 26
Betsy Bruce KMOX-TV - St. Louis
Nancy Becker WLS- TV - Chicago
Panax Newspapers Robert· Berg Clement Brossier Michael Brunson Harry Buckle Don Hoenschell Mitchell K ehetian Bob Diepprandt John McGoff Tom Ochiltree Jerry Schiappa Frank Shepherd Robert Skuggen
Murray Gart Dean Fischer Strove Talbot
Time Magazine
Fahey Flynn Joel Daly John Coleman MikE; Nolan
Phil Walters
WLS- TV Evening News
WBBM-TV
"Honest Abe 11 train - Springfield to Carlinville, Illinois
11 Honest Abe 11 train - Springfield to Carlinville, Illinois
New Republic Air Force One - Grand Junction- Wash. DC
Washington Post Oval Office
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Associated Press Oval Office
Christian Science Monitor Oval Office
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September 18, 1974
October 19, 1974
October 25, 1974
November 8, 1974
November 14, 1974
November 20, 1974
PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONTACTS
Filmed remarks for Radio/TV Directors Association Conference in Montreal
Attended swearing-in of Ron Sarro as President of the Washington Press Club
Address on dedication of the Anderson Independent and Daily Mail Building
Officers and Freedom of Information Committee American Society of Newspaper Editors
Lunch with Washington journalists on 11 deep background•• basis
David Broder James Reston Howard K. Smith John Osborne Charles Bartlett
Washington Post New York Times ABC New Republic Chicago Sun-Times
Q&A Session with Sigma Delta Chi Group
Address to Japanese Press Club
Sheraton-Carlton Hotel
Anderson, South Carolina
Cabinet Room
First floor family dining room
Phoenix, Arizona
Tokyo, Japan
1974 (con.)
December 19, ·1974
December 27, 1974
President• s Christmas party for White House press
Reunion of Air Force II press who covered President as Vice President
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Vail, Colorado
1975
January 11, 1975
January 15, 1975
January 16, 1975
January 23, 1975
January 24, 1975
January 26, 1975
January 28, 1975
January 29, 1975
Drop-by of Roland Evans - syndicated columnist
Evans had lunch with Ron Nessen in RN's office, and afterward RN took him in to see the President briefly
Hugh Sidey Sidey had appointment with Ron Nessen, who afterward took him around to see the President
Presentation of membership card in National Press Club Ken Scheibel Washington Bureau News and
Outgoing President, NPC Bill Broom Ridder Publications, and
Incoming President, NPC
Drop-by follow-up briefing on State of the Union for 150 members of the National Newspaper Publishers Asso.
Drop-by follow-up briefing on State of the Union for 100 members of Radio/Television News Directors Association
Attended inauguration of Bill Broom as President, National Press Club
Congressional Breakfast - National Religious Broadcasters
Walter Cronkite - CBS
"Get acquainted" session
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Oval Office
Oval Office
Oval Office
Room 450 EOB
Room 450 EOB
National Press Club building
Washington Hilton
Oval Office
1975 (con.)
January 29, 1975
February l, 197.5
February 4, 1975
February 5, 1975
February 11, 1975
February 12, 1975
February 15, 1975
February 15, 1975
February 26, 1975
Drop-by briefing on Energy and Economic proposals for economic writers
Opened Fiscal Year 1976 Budget Briefing for the Media
Media breakfast with 50 members of the media from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama
Jerry terHorst - Detroit News To accept a copy of terHorst' s book on the President
Media breakfast with 65 members of media from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi
Time Inc. Middle East Tour Group (also Nessen, Scowcroft)
Robert Page - UPI Vice President and General Manager RN took him in for a handshake
John Osborne - New Republic Osborne was seeing RN for a piece on White House PR effort. Nessen took him in for a brief chat
Media breakfast with 55 members of media from Florida and those unable to attend previous breakfasts in Houston
and Atlanta
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Roosevelt Room
State Department Auditorium
Hyatt Regency House Atlanta, Georgia
Oval Office
Hyatt Regency House Houston, Texas
Oval Office
Oval Office
Hollywood, Florida
1975 (COlh)
March 7, 1975
March 12, 1975
March 13, 1975
March 14, 1975
March 14, 1975
Officials of Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Accepted book of cartoons from 16 representatives
Briefing and White House reception with 20 Chief Executive Officers of group broadcasting companies
Drop-by Radio and Television Correspondents Asso. dinner
Photograph with winners of White House Press Photographers Association photo contest
Bernie Boston Ken Heinen Linda Wheeler Margaret Thomas Charles Tasnadi James L. Amos Steve Raymer Fred Ward George Tames Hal Hoiland Lee Parker George Romley Tad Duckhart Paul Fine Clyde Roland
President Photographer of the Year Washington Post
Associated Press National Geographic National Geographic Black Star New York Times
ABC cameraman
White House reception for National Newspaper Association members attending 14th annual Government Affairs Conference
Oval Office
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East Room
1975 (con.)
March 14, 1975
March 17, 1975
March 19, 1975
March 22, 1975
April 3 , 1 9,7 5
April 6, 1975
April 7, 1975
Executive Committee of the Gridiron Club To e.xtend to the President, Mrs. Ford, and Susan an invitation to the Gridiron Club
Lucian Warren Buffalo News Rudolph Kaufman Washington Star Jack Steele Scripps-Howard Richard Wilson Cowles Publications Robert Roth Philadelphia Bulletin Jerald terHorst Detroit News Peter Lisagor Chicago Daily News Robert Boyd Knight Newspapers
President Vice Pres. Secretary Treasurer Historian
Media luncheon for 35 members of media from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin
Photograph with Henry Dorman - Publisher, National Enquirer
Gridiron Club Dinner
Media breakfast with 50 media from California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Arizona
Reception for White House Press Corps accompanying President
Address to National Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention
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Oval Office
Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana
Oval Office
Statler Hilton
San Diego, California
Palm Springs, California
Las Vegas, Nevada
1975 (con.)
April ? , 1975
April 16 , 19 7 5
April 16, 1975
April 18, 1 9 7 5
May 3, 1975
May 8, 1975
May 9, 1975
May 12, 1975
Charles Baildy - Editor, Minneapolis Tribune
Bailey was in to see RN, who took him in to shake hands with the President
American Society of Newspaper Editors panel discussion and question and answer session
White House reception for 600 American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention
Media reception for 35 media from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, New York
White House Correspondents Association dinner
Reception for Michigan Association of Broadcasters
President dropped by reception hosted by Ron Nessen
Fred Ward - Black Star Photographs Hugh Sidey - Time Magazine
Presented a copy of their book to the President
Ralph Davidson Publisher - Time Magazine Lane Fortenberry Assistant Publisher - Time Magazine Dean Fischer White House correspondent
Presentation of Bicentennial is sue of Time Magazine
Page 7
Oval Office
Shoreham Hotel
Concord, New Hanp shire
Washington Hilton
Tayloe House
Oval Office
Oval Office
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1975 ~--on.)
May 16, 1975
June 11, 1975
June 13, 1975
June 14, 1975
June 18, 1975
June 25, 1975
July 18, 1975
August 19, 1975
August 23, 1975
Hugh Sidey off-the-record interview - Time Magazine
White House briefing and luncheon with 20 directors and officers of American Newspaper Publishers Association board
James F. Chambers - Chairman of the Board, Dallas TimesHerald
Conversation having to do with politics - not interview
Leonard Evans Jr. - President of Tuesday Publications
White House reception for 65 (members and wives) of Board of Directors of National Association of Broadcasters
Regional media briefing and White House reception for 50 members of local media from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and District of Columbia
Paul Miller - Gannett Newspapers
To discuss his recent trip with the ASNE to PRC
Media breakfast with 95 members of media from Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, and Lee Enterprises
Party in honor of the President, given by the White House press in Vail
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Oval Office
Oval Office
Oval Office
Oval Office
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vail, Colorado
1975 (con.)
August 27, 1975
Septennber 11, 1975
Septennber 26, 1975
October 14, 1975
October 18, 1975
October 25, 1975
Tonn Vail - Publisher, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Carroll Kilpatrick - Washington Post Farewell visit on Carroll's retirennent
Peter Agris - Hellenic Chronicle of Boston Conversation on Turkish Aid issue (Only newspaper serving Greek-Annericans
in New England)
Briefing for colunnnists.
Holnnes Alexander Bill Anderson Charles Bartlett Ray Cronnley Alan Ennory Joseph Kraft Louis Kohlnneier Peter Lisagor John Osborne
(Also briefed by Sec. Sinnon)
David Mazie Joseph Slevin Frank VanderLinden John Anderson Marquis Childs Harry Ellis Don Oberdorfer Hobart Rowan Roscoe Drunnnnond
Reunion party for Air Force II nnennbers of press when President was Vice President
Steve Bell - ABC Farewell call as he leaves White House to beconne news connnnentator on AM Annerica
Page 9
Oval Office
Air Force One New Hannpshire - D. C.
Oval Office
Roosevelt Roonn
Maggie Hunter honne
Oval Office
1975 (con.)
October 29, 1975
November 5, 1975
November 7, 1975
November 8, 1975
November 12, 1975
December 12, 197 5
December 19, 1975
December 19, 1975
December 19, 1975
Address to National Press Club Luncheon
Briefing and White House reception for 65 members of American Business Press Washington Editorial Conference
Page 10
National Press Club
Q&A session with New England Society of Newspaper Editors Springfield, Massachusetts (125 members)
Conversation with Lowell Thomas Oval Office - White House (To talk about foreign matters - Middle East etc. not interview)
Briefing and White House reception for 60 members of the Magazine Publishers Association Board of Directors meeting
Frank Johnston - Washington Post photographer Haynes Johnson - Washington Post
To present to the President a copy of their book, The Working White House
Bill Theis - Hearst Newspapers Farewell call as Bill leaves Hearst Newspapers
Henry Burroughs -Associated Press photographer Farewell call as Henry Burroughs retires
President's Christmas party for White House press corps
Oval Office - White House
Oval Office - White House
Oval Office - White House
State Rooms
January 5, 1976
January ZO, 1976
January 30, 1976
February 16, 1976
February ZZ, 1976
February 25, 1976
March 12, 197 6
March 19, 1976
March 25, 1976
Meeting with 25 newspaper editors from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Southern Illinois
Briefing on the Budget Message
Radio/Television News Directors Association Briefing and White House reception (ZOO people)
Page 11
St. Louis, Missouri
State Department Auditorium
White House
Photograph with 12 winners of White House News Photographers Oval Office Association picture contest
Remarks to National Religious Broadcasters Convention Shoreham Hotel
Question and Answer session for Inland Press Association - East Room followed by reception (125 people)
News Conference and reception for members of Northern Chicago, Illinois Illinois Editors Association (250 people)
Reception and question and answer session for 350 members of The State Floor National Newspaper Association participating in 15th annual Government Affairs Conference
Dinner of Radio-Television Correspondents Association Washington Hilton Hotel
March 30, 1976
March 30, 19T6
April 2, 1976
• April 3, 1976
April 13, 1976
April 20, 1976
April 20, 1976
April 23, 1976
May 1, 1976
May 5, 1976
Question and Answer session for 82 members of the American Agriculture Editors Association
Dean Lesher - Publisher of Contra Costa (California) Times and 6 other California newspapers
Reception for Milwaukee Press Club (following press con£)
Gridiron Club Dinner
Question and answer session and reception for American Society of Newspaper Editors
John Osborne - New Republic Chat for a piece Osborne is writing
Pose for Newsweek photo for upcoming cover story
Remarks and Q&A to Indiana Broadcasters Convention
White House Correspondents Association Dinner
Mississippi Broadcasters Association - handshake and photos following signing ceremony and briefing by Administration spokesmen
Page 12
Family Theatre
Oval Office
Marc Plaza Hotel Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statler-Hilton Hotel
Rose Garden (Q&A) State Floor (Reception)
Oval Office
Oval Office
Indianapolis, Indiana
Washington Hilton Hotel
Rose Garden
May 6, 1976
May6,1976
May 14, 1976
• May 15, 1976
May 24, 1976
May 25, 1976
May 25, 1976
May 26, 1976
Page 13
Reception for Michigan Association of Broadcasters Madison Hotel
Reception for Association of American Editorial Cartoonists State Floor following State Department briefing (115 cartoonists, 105 wives)
Media reception for media of East Tennessee Johnson City, Tennessee
Chat with Walter Cronkite while on Presidential Express
Brief interviews with Las Vegas media: Penny Levin Las Vegas Sun Jack Brieger Las Vegas Review-Journal Mal Harris KDWN Radio Andrea Boggs KORK-TV Darryl Dreyer KBMI Radio
Los Angeles Press Club - Reception for Board of Directors and breakfast and Q&A for members
Reception for 40 Bay Area~Newspaper Executives
William J. Keating - President and Editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer
Michigan
Las Vegas, Nevada
Los Angeles, California
San Jose, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
May 28, 1976
June 9, 1976
July 13, 1976
July 2 9, 1 9 7 6
August 9, 1976
September 10, 1976
September 25, 1976
September 30, 1976
November 13, 1976
Moishe Zack - Editor-Designate of MAARIV (Israeli newspaper with offices in New York and WashingtonP
Reception for National Broadcast Editorial Association
Guests of the President1 s to accompany him to the All-Star Baseball Game:
John Underwood David Israel Jim Murray
Sports Illustrated Washington Star Los Angeles Times
Farewell call by Tom and Meredith Brokaw, prior to Tom's going to New York to be anchorman on the Today Show
Photographed all day by Tim Bieber, Detroit News
Peter Lisagor and Charlie Bartlett - chat with the President
Southern Editors and Publishers
Meeting with Religious Broadcasters
Attended party given by White House Press and International
Hotel in Palm Springs
Page 14
Oval Office
State Floor
Philadelphia, Penn.
Oval Office
White House
Oval Office
Aboard steamboat Natchez
Oval Office
Palm Springs
December 19, 1976_
December 27, 1976
December 31, 1976
Hosted White House Press Christmas Party
Attended press party of White House press cove ring the President in Vail
September 25, 1976 Southern Newspaper editors and Publishers
Flint, Michigan
Portland, Oregon
Columbus, Ohio
Roosevelt Room
Aboard the Natchez IX Lutcher-New Orleans
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Q&A Session
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1976 (Con.)
October 12, 1976
October 15, 1976-
• October 16, 1976
October 16, 1976
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October 29, 1976
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Executives and editors of media in New York area (nati onal and regional)
Des Moines Register Editorial Board (INTERVIEW) Michael Gartner Editor David Kruidenier Gil C ran berg Kenneth MacDonald James Risser James Flansburg
President and Publisher E:ditor, Editorial Page Editorial Chairman Washington Bureau Chief Chief political writer
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New York City
Air Force One Des M oines - C hicago
Dune an Bauman Publisher, St. Louis Globe Democrat Honest Abe t ra in
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Illinois Newspaper Publishers, Executive Editors, and state media executives (lunch)
Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board (Breakfast) Thomas Vail Publisher and Edi tor Alex Machaskee Thomas Guthrie Bill Barnard Robert Caldwell Dave Hopcraft
Cleveland Press Editorial Thomas Boardman Herb Kann Roy Meyer
Assistant to the Publisher Executive Editor Chief Editorial Writer Associate Editor Managing Editor
Board Editor Associate Editor Political Editor
Lincoln, Illinois
C l e veland, Ohio
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TO:
FROM:
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
~ January 11, 197)1
CONNIE GERRARD
"S,L ~/ SUSAN YOWELL~v-~
I did promise you that I would send you a list of interviews since November 1. Here it is.
I have included all tapings, but doubt that you will be really interested in all of them.
Could you fill in the complete information for me on the Dec. 28 interview with U.S. News ? /Also, what was the party at the Mark on December 31?
Thank you, again X703Q
November 1, 1976
Motorcade enroute from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Wonderland Shopping Center, Detroit, Michigan (4:10- 4:33p.m.):
November 3, 1976
The President The First Lady Burke Hulley, correspondent for radio station WJR, Detroit Ronald H. Nessen, Press Secretary
Press party-Ramada Inn International,JPalm Springs, California
also chatted with press at the Rancho Mirage Fire Department
November 22, 1976
Exchange of remarks with Jimmy Carter - South Driveway 4:45-4:48 p.m.
November 24, 1976
Taped message for dinner in honor of retiring Governor Daniel J. Evans to be played a dinner in Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1976.
December 1, 1976
Interview with Jo~ Grant, KTLA radio, the Map Room 11:55-12:10 --recorded for "Toys for Tots" campaign "'D:JT
Los Angeles, California broadcast as part of the annual
December 4, 1976
Interview with Barbara Walters, ABC 3:34 - 5:15 p.m. Recorded for broadcast on January 2, 1977.
December 7, 1976
Taped message for Saints and S~ners Club luncheon honoring Gen. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle.
Met with:
5:12-5:15 p.m.
Douglas B. O'Connell, Managing Editor of the Winchester Evening Star, Winchester, Virginia
Mike Carrey, photographer for the Winchester Evening Star ·John 0. Marsh, Jr., Counsellor
December 8, 1976
Interview with: Richard Growald, UPI I Ronald H. Nessen (10:35 - 11:15 a.m.)
December 9, 1976
Press briefing area - exchange of r~arks with Vice President Rockefeller and John Connally 5:25-5:37 p.m.
December 10, 1976
taped message for dinner honoring retiring Congressman F. Edward Hebert (D-Louisiana) to be held in New Orleans, La., Dec. 17, 1976.
taped message for CBS "Bicentennial Minute" to be televised December 31, 1976.
interview with Phyllis George, sportscaster for CBS---also Paul Waigner, Producer, CBS, Television City, California and Robert J. Markell, Executive Producer, CBS, New York, New York
December 15, 1976
Christmas reception for ptess corps.
December 17, 1976
Interview with Hugh Sid,, Washington Bureau Chi.ef, TIME / Ron Nessen (2:05- 2:50p.m.)
December 28, 1976
Vail, Colorado - Interview with U.S. News and World R~port ??? (9:30 - 10:15 a.m.)
December 31, 1976
Vail, Colorado -The Mark -Tom DeFrank party (7:10 - 7:45 p.m.)
???
January 7, 1977
Interview with:
January 8, 1977
Lou Cannon, Washington Post Haynes Johnson, WP Richard Harwood, WP Frank Johnston, WP Ronald H. Nessen
Q and A session following Physicial exam at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
