The daily diary of President Gerald Ford (1913–2006) reveals that on Sunday Sept. 8, 1974, he took breakfast at 7 a.m., attended an early service at nearby St. John’s Episcopal Church, and then spent approximately two hours in the Oval Office speaking by phone with certain members of Congress, including luminaries like Tip O’Neill and Barry Goldwater.
Shortly after noon, he departed for the Burning Tree Country Club, where he spent approximately six hours playing golf and visiting with friends. On his return to the White House, he retired for the rest of the evening to his private quarters, dining with his wife Betty, his teenage daughter Susan, and one of her friends.
