1. BOB GOODWIN (IDS CODE 145-2535) IS IN CHARGE AND GREG NEWELL (TELEPHONE: [phone]) IS THE ASSISTANT. GOODWIN MAY NOT BE HERE FRIDAY AND NEWELL WILL RUN SHOW.

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1. Bob Goodwin (IDS Code 145-2535) is in charge and Greg
Newell (telephone: [phone]) is the Assistant. Goodwin
may not be here Friday and. Newell will run show.
2. President will arrive at 11:00 a.m., and will probably
have in his motorcade Cheney, Duval, Marsh and four or
five others.
3. Bush should meet President at..his limousine in front of
auditorium.
4. Seated on stage at that time should be General Walters,
Mrs. Bush, Justice Potter Stewart, and Mrs. Ford, if
she comes.
5. White House will mark on stage in front of chairs who
sits where. We will also brief locally.
6. Rostrum and microphone and seal being provided by White
House, as well as flags.
7. Rostrum will be on left side of stage as you face it.
8. Bush and President should walk down right aisle and o
g immediately to seats. A White House "barker" will
announce-"The President of the United States" as Bush
and the President enter the auditorium
9. After they are on stage and seated, the following sequence
of events will take place:
a.
Gen.
very
Walters should go to microphone, make
brief reference to presence of President
and
reason why assemblage taking place.
b.
Gen.
and
will
and
Walters
party to
mark on
in what
then asks the President and Mr. Bush
step forward to be sworn (White House
stage where this party should'stand
order). Mrs. Bush will hold Bible.
c. When swearing is over, President will go to micro-
phone and others will return to their seats and
President will speak. White House estimates Presi-
dent's speech will be about 10 minutes. Knoche and
Lehman are furnishing themes to White House by
Close of Business 28 January.
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d. President will introduce Bush who, it is believed,
will choose to make remarks of two-three minutes
duration.
e. At conclusion of Bush's remarks, General Walters
will approach microphone and state the ceremony
is over.
10. "Presidential Party" (exact members yet to be determined),
will then leave stage by opposite aisle from which they
walked in. They will proceed out front door, turn right,
walk to.main entrance of building, enter building, turn
immediately right and walk in "roped-corridor" around
right-hand side of main lobby. As they approach steps
will turn left to center of steps and mount steps to
first floor.
11. Agency employees will be assembled in main lobby area and
first floor, right and left of main entrance steps.
12. Goodwin will determine if President will choose to make
brief remarks to Agency employees. If so determined,
White House will furnish podium, microphone and public
address system for use in lobby. Alternatively,
President may wish only to mingle amongst. employees. We
will be advised.
13. -It is assumed, but not definitely known at the moment,
that the President will then depart. Blake will discuss
this matter with Mr. Bush.
14. We may or may not have a bit of a problem with Congres-
sional representatives and other VIP's who, on their
own, may wish to come into the building lobby to hear the
President's remarks. We are working this problem.
15. The above represents the sequence of events as now known.
There now follows additional considerations:
a. In the main building, the White House, Secret Service
and Communications will be using part of the Security
Duty Office and also the small waiting room adjacent
to the Director's elevator. A White House phone will
be installed in both locations as well as other
communications gear.
b. No plans for helicopter -- Presidential party will
come in motorcade
c. Guest Lists and Seating Arrangements -- at this time
the following is known:
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1) Mr. Bush is having about 80 guests.
2) The White House invitation list has not
yet been drawn up and I stressed to
Goodwin the necessity of getting it at
the earliest moment. It is anticipated
it will run about 50 or 60 names.
The IC Staff will invite about 60 from
the Community.
20 seats will be reserved for newspaper
reporters. This will leave approximately
300 seats for Agency employees. We will
prorate amongst the five major components
and request components to select a
representative cross-sampling of`personnel.
d. Media Coverage -- It was agreed no representatives of
the foreign press will be invited or allowed to
attend. It is estimated, all up, there may be about
80 media personnel, including. technicians, etc.
1) 20 newsmen by name will be designated to
sit in the auditorium.
2) Camera crews, both White House and commercial,
will be in the right and left hand corners of
the auditorium.
3) We will film and tape from projection booth.
4) It was stressed to White House representatives
that if major media wants live transmission,
we must be notified soonest because of electrical
and logistical problems involved.
4) Words spoken from the stage will be piped real-
time to the White House Press Room.
5) The White House will release to press on
28 January, President.Ford's visit;.to CIA.
16. Questions to Discuss with Mr. Bush:
a. Do you wish to have a printed program?
b. Details concerning 10:00 a.m. coffee hour.
c. Details concerning President's departure from
building.
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d. Verify that he will make some remarks from the
stage.
e. Detailed annexes to this overall scenario will
be developed by the Directors of Logistics, Person-
nel, Communications, Security and Mr. Angus
Thuermer, Asst. to the DCI.
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