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Counsellors to the President

ROBERT T. HARTMANN

Counsellor to the President:

Files, 1974‑77

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Hartmann, a senior adviser to the President, oversaw the work of the White House Editorial Staff and White House liaison with Republican Party organizations. His files concern the drafting of presidential speeches, statements, messages, and correspondence; political affairs, especially Republican Party liaison and the 1976 presidential election; presidential appointments to federal government positions; the appointment of a new Vice President in 1974; and a wide variety of issues.

QUANTITY

38.4 linear feet (ca. 76,800 pages)

DONOR

Gerald R. Ford (accession numbers 77‑63 and 77‑107)

ACCESS

Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).

COPYRIGHT

Gerald R. Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

Prepared by William McNitt, February 1984

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Robert Trowbridge Hartmann

1917 Born, Rapid City, South Dakota

1938 B.A., Stanford University

1939‑41 Reporter, Los Angeles Times

1941‑45 Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve; served in Pacific operations in public relations and press censor posts; ordered to inactive duty as Lt. Commander

1945‑54 Reporter, editorial and special feature writer, Los Angeles Times

1954‑63 Washington bureau chief, Los Angeles Times

1963‑64 Middle East and Mediterranean bureau chief, Los Angeles Times

1964‑65 Information adviser, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

1966‑69 Editor, Republican Conference, U.S. House of Representatives

1968 and 1972 Assistant to permanent chairman Gerald R. Ford, Republican National Convention

1969‑73 Minority Sergeant-at-Arms and Legislative Assistant to the Minority Leader (Gerald R. Ford), U.S. House of Representatives

1973‑74 Chief of Staff to Vice President Gerald R. Ford

1974‑77 Counsellor to the President, The White House

1980 Author, Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years

INTRODUCTION

Discussed below under separate headings are: Robert Hartmann's role in the Ford White House, the scope and content of the Hartmann files, and related collections at the Ford Library.

Hartmann's Role in the Ford White House

Gerald R. Ford appointed his long-time aide Robert Hartmann as Counsellor to the President (with Cabinet status) as one of the first official acts of his Presidency. In this position Hartmann's main responsibility was to supervise the White House Office of Editorial Staff in the preparation of presidential speeches, statements, messages, and correspondence. He was also responsible for White House liaison with Republican Party organizations and advised President Ford on a wide variety of matters that went beyond his formal duties.

In the early months of the Ford administration Hartmann continued to draft a number of President Ford's speeches, as he had done for several years, but as time passed he did less speechwriting (except for a few major addresses) and concentrated on his other duties. Although Paul Theis and then Robert Orben headed the day-to-day work of the Office of Editorial Staff, Hartmann supervised the work and often edited material prepared by that office.

After Dean Burch left the White House in 1974, Hartmann became responsible for White House liaison with the Republican Party and various Republican organizations. Burch's aide Gwen Anderson joined Hartmann's staff to assist with these duties. During 1975 John Calkins also assisted Hartmann with political matters. While Hartmann and Anderson continued to handle liaison with the Republican Party in 1976, they did not play a key role in the campaign. Richard Cheney and his staff in the White House Operations Office handled most of the campaign work, including liaison with the President Ford Committee. With the exception of the President's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Hartmann did not write any campaign speeches. The Office of Editorial Staff and David Gergen of the Press Secretary's Office were responsible for most campaign speeches.

In his role as an adviser to the President, Hartmann spent a considerable amount of time in the Oval Office assisting the President and attending meetings with various groups and individuals, regularly attended Cabinet meetings, and received copies of White House staff and federal agency memoranda to the President for his input or editing before they were submitted to the President.

Scope and Content of the Hartmann Files

The Hartmann collection is strongest on speechwriting, the administration of the Office of Editorial Staff, political affairs, the selection of a new Vice President in 1974, personnel matters, and his editing or input on documents submitted to the President.

Hartmann's materials on speechwriting include case files on most, but not all, of the speeches and statements that he drafted for the President. Memoranda and multiple drafts appear for the Bicentennial speeches, the Republican Convention acceptance speech, and the 1977 State of the Union address. Smaller, but often significant, amounts of material appear for other speeches. Some major speeches, such as the 1975 and 1976 State of the Union addresses, are not represented.

The collection also documents the administration of the Office of Editorial Staff, including reports on speechwriting, message, and correspondence activity; schedules; and memoranda exchanged between Hartmann and Theis, Orben, or their staff. There are but few speech drafts by Hartmann's staff, the exceptions occurring when Hartmann took over the drafting of a speech and used another speechwriter's draft as a basis for his own work.

Hartmann's political files concern both his own work and the work of his assistants Gwen Anderson and John Calkins. Included is material on President Ford's activities in the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns, ongoing liaison with the Republican National Committee and other Republican organizations, and the 1976 presidential campaign. Although Hartmann handled some aspects of political affairs for most of the administration, White House Chief of Staff Richard Cheney had primary responsibility for White House liaison with the President Ford Committee. Hartmann's materials on the campaign relate to the drafting or editing of speeches and statements (especially the Republican Convention acceptance speech), his contacts (mostly routine) with the President Ford Committee, and documents received from Republican officials with whom he had long-time working relationships.

One special assignment which generated a significant file was to compile and report to the President on all suggestions from members of Congress, governors, the Cabinet, and others concerning the nomination of a new Vice President in August 1974. Hartmann's files contain the original incoming letters from these officials, along with tabulations and related documents.

Included in the collection are large files of documents submitted to Hartmann for his clearance and/or editing by the Domestic Council, National Security Council, White House Staff Secretary, and Presidential Personnel Office. While many of these bear only routine comments by Hartmann or his staff, some contain extensive editing or comments.

Since Hartmann was a long-time aide to Gerald Ford and had frequent access to the President, much of his advice on specific actions and issues may have been submitted orally rather than in writing. Much of the material on specific issues is routine in nature and duplicates materials found in other collections.

Related Materials (May 1987):

Other available collections on speechwriting include White House Central Files category SP (Speeches), the files of Paul Theis and Robert Orben of the Editorial Staff and David Gergen of the Press Secretary's Office, and the Reading Copies of Presidential Speeches.

The files of Hartmann's aides Gwen Anderson and John Calkins, the Dean Burch files, and White House Central Files category PL concern White House liaison with Republican Party organizations. Collections concerning the 1976 presidential campaign are listed on the Ford Library handout "The 1976 Presidential Campaign: A Guide to Manuscript Collections Available for Research."

Other material on the nomination of a new Vice President in 1974 appears in White House Central Files categories FG 38 and FG 38/A.

Hartmann's files from his work as an aide to Gerald Ford prior to August 1974 appear in the Ford congressional and vice presidential papers. Hartmann has donated some additional materials concerning his career to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Hartmann's association with Gerald Ford is recounted in his 1980 memoir Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years.

List of Series

1‑8 Presidential Speeches and Statements

9‑23 General Subject File

24‑29 Political Subject File

30‑35 Survey Research Program File

36‑42 White House Memoranda

43‑54 General Correspondence

55‑72 Domestic Council Memoranda

73‑75 National Security Council Memoranda

75‑77 Staff Secretary Memoranda

78‑89 Personnel Decision Memoranda

90‑93 Personnel Correspondence

94‑96 Speechwriter Job Applications

Series Descriptions

1-8 Presidential Speeches and Statements, 1974‑77. (3.2 linear feet)

Case files on presidential speeches containing drafts by Hartmann and other speechwriters; memoranda from the White House staff and others including suggestions on theme and contents or comments on drafts; and briefing papers and background information. Included are files on several speeches per month for the first seven months of the administration, but only scattered ones thereafter. Occasional changes in President Ford's handwriting appear on the drafts of some of the important speeches. Scattered speech drafts and other materials on the speechwriting process also appear in the General Subject File.

Arranged chronologically by the date of the speech.

9‑23 General Subject File, 1974‑77. (6.0 linear feet)

Memoranda exchanged between Hartmann and the President, White House staff, or departmental and agency officials; reports; briefing materials; speeches and speech drafts; messages; schedules; press releases; and occasional correspondence and clippings. One major focus of this series is the speechwriting process and the Hartmann's oversight of the White House Editorial Staff. Another important focus is the selection of an new Vice President in August 1974. Materials on economic and energy matters are abundant, but documents tend to be few and/or routine on other topics such as the Bicentennial, federal budget, appointments to government positions, and presidential trips.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

24‑29 Political Subject File, 1974‑77. (2.4 linear feet)

Memoranda and correspondence between Hartmann and the President, White House staff, Republican Party officials, or President Ford Committee officials; reports; schedules; speeches; briefing papers; and publications. This series concerns White House liaison with Republican organizations, the 1976 presidential campaign, President Ford's activities in the 1974 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns, campaign trips, fundraising, and other political matters.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

30‑35 Survey Research Program File, Oct. 1974-Apr. 1975. (2.4 linear feet)

Polling data and correspondence relating to a January 1975 proposal for a White House contract with Decision Making Information, Inc. (headed by Richard B. Wirthlin) to establish an ongoing White House program to survey changes in public opinion. The series includes results from two national surveys and five local surveys, the latter concerning changes in perceptions of President Ford and his programs after presidential visits to those locales. The major focus of these surveys was on issues, especially economic and energy questions, rather than on politics. After a brief test of the program it was apparently discontinued as no materials from a later period have been discovered.

Arranged alphabetically by survey title.

36‑42 White House Memoranda, 1974‑77. (2.8 linear feet)

Memoranda exchanged between Hartmann and the President, Vice President, or White House staff on a wide variety of matters. Topics frequently discussed include: presidential speeches and messages, scheduling and trips, political affairs (including the 1976 campaign), and appointments to government positions. Large files of memoranda exchanged by Hartmann with his own staff are included.

Arranged alphabetically by name. Memoranda exchanged with junior members of the White House staff are often filed under the name of the head of their office.

43‑54 General Correspondence, 1974‑77. (4.8 linear feet)

Correspondence exchanged between Hartmann and government officials, Republican leaders, businessmen, friends, and the general public on a variety of matters. While small amounts of material on a variety of issues appear scattered throughout the series, one of the most common topics is political affairs, especially the 1976 presidential campaign.

Arranged alphabetically, with correspondents who wrote frequently having their own separate case files.

55‑72 Domestic Council Memoranda, Nov. 1974-Jan. 1977. (7.2 linear feet)

Copies of Domestic Council memoranda circulated to senior White House staff members for comment and editing before being submitted to the President. Included are enrolled bill and resolution reports; proposed budget and appropriations requests and budget rescissions; and drafts of decision memoranda, signing and veto statements, proclamations, proposed legislation, executive orders, messages to Congress, policy statements, and occasional letters and memoranda. Many documents contain evidence of editing by Hartmann or his staff or reflect the work of the Editorial Staff's research office in checking for factual accuracy.

Arranged chronologically.

73‑75 National Security Council Memoranda, Feb. 1976-Jan. 1977. (1.0 linear feet)

Drafts of outgoing head of state and head of government correspondence along with scattered drafts of messages to Congress concerning international agreements and drafts of letters to American citizens concerning foreign policy and defense matters. The NSC submitted these drafts to Hartmann for his editing. While some of the head of state correspondence is substantive, the bulk consists of routine messages concerning birthdays, national day celebrations, or the American Bicentennial celebration.

Arranged chronologically.

75‑77 Staff Secretary Memoranda, 1974‑77. (1.0 linear feet)

Copies of draft memoranda circulated to senior White House staff members for comment and editing prior to being submitted to the President. They relate in part to issues and legislation, but more frequently concern presidential decisions on administrative matters, issuance of Executive orders, proposed studies, approval of staff projects, decisions on presentation of medals and awards, and proposed letters. Nearly half of the documents in this sequence were drafted by the Office of Management and Budget.

Arranged chronologically.

78‑89 Personnel Decision Memoranda, 1974‑76. (4.8 linear feet)

Hartmann's copies of decision memoranda drafted by the Presidential Personnel Office and circulated to the White House senior staff for comments. Most of these documents bear annotations by Hartmann or one of his assistants, but such notes are usually brief (often "No comment" or "OK"). The memoranda concern the appointment of department and agency officials, federal judges, U.S. attorneys and marshals, and appointments to advisory councils, delegations, boards, and commissions.

Arranged chronologically.

90‑93 Personnel Correspondence, 1968‑1976. (1.6 linear feet)

Correspondence between Hartmann and persons seeking positions in the White House or the federal departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. Much of the material in this series actually dates from Gerald Ford's congressional and vice presidential service, but Hartmann's staff continued to add some material throughout the Ford presidency.

Arranged alphabetically.

94‑96 Speechwriter Job Applications, 1974‑76. (1.2 linear feet)

Case files containing correspondence, resumes, and writing samples from persons interested in joining the speechwriting staff. While material from throughout the administration is included, many of the applications date from the early months of 1976 when several new speechwriters were sought and hired.

Arranged alphabetically by name of the applicant.

Container List

Box 1 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1974/08/09 ‑ Swearing‑in Ceremony

1974/08/12 ‑ Address to Congress

1974/08/19 ‑ Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chicago, IL (1)‑(2)

1974/08/30 ‑ Ohio State University

1974/09/06 ‑ Dinner Honoring Reconvening of the First Continental Congress, Philadelphia, PA (1)‑(3)

1974/09/08 ‑ Announcement of the Nixon Pardon

1974/09/18 ‑ United Nations General Assembly

1974/10/03 ‑ Congressional Retirees Dinner

1974/10/08 ‑ Economic Address to Congress (1)‑(2)

1974/10/15 ‑ Future Farmers of America, Kansas City, MO

1974/11/04 ‑ Election Day Statement

Box 2 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1974/11/08 ‑ Address to Congress (1)‑(2)

1974/12/02 ‑ Opening Remarks to Press Conference

1974/12/03 ‑ American Conference on Trade

1974/12/09 ‑ American Freedom Train Certification

1974/12/11 ‑ Business Council

1974/12/13 ‑ Statement on the Canonization of Mother Seton

1975/01/28 ‑ National Religious Broadcasters

1975/01/30 ‑ National Prayer Breakfast

1975/02/13 ‑ Salute to Vice President Rockefeller Dinner (1)‑(2)

1975/02/21 ‑ Reserve Officers Association

1975/03/04 ‑ Remarks Upon Vetoing the Energy Bill (1)‑(3)

1975/03/13 ‑ Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner

Box 3 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1975/03/17 ‑ University of Notre Dame (1)‑(3)

1975/03/22 ‑ Gridiron Club (1)‑(2)

1975/04/15 ‑ Republican Senate ‑ House Dinner

1975/05/03 ‑ U.S.S. Nimitz Commissioning

1975/05/26 ‑ Unknown Soldier Wreath ‑ Laying Ceremony

1975/05/27 ‑ Energy Address on Television (1)‑(2)

1975/06/09 ‑ Opening Statement re CIA for Press Conference

1975/06/19 ‑ Crime Message Briefing

1975/07/24 ‑ Phone Call to Apollo Crew

1975/07/25 ‑ Americans of Eastern European Background

1975/12/15 ‑ Remarks to White House Staff Christmas Party

1976/04/05 ‑ American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) (1)‑(2)

1976/05/08 ‑ Dedication of Harry S. Truman Statue

Box 4 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1976/07 ‑ Bicentennial Speeches: Correspondence and Memoranda (1)‑(4)

1976/07 ‑ Bicentennial Speeches: Correspondence Received After Delivery (1)‑(2)

1976/07 ‑ Bicentennial Speeches: Publication of (1)‑(3)

1976/07/01 ‑ Air and Space Museum Dedication: Background

1976/07/01 ‑ Air and Space Museum Dedication: Drafts

1976/07/02 ‑ National Archives: Background

Box 5 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1976/07/02 ‑ National Archives: Drafts (1)‑(2)

1976/07/03 ‑ Bicentennial Television Message

1976/07/03 ‑ Kennedy Center

1976/07/04 ‑ Independence Hall: Background

1976/07/04 ‑ Independence Hall: Drafts (1)‑(3)

1976/07/04 ‑ Operation Sail, New York City

1976/07/04 ‑ Valley Forge

1976/07/05 ‑ Monticello: Background

1976/07/05 ‑ Monticello: Drafts (1)‑(2)

Box 6 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 1

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 2 (1)‑(2)

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 3 (1)‑(2)

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 4

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 5 (1)‑(2)

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 6 (1)‑(4)

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Composite Draft 7

Box 7 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Hartmann Draft

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Memoranda

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Past Acceptance Speeches, 1948‑72

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Press Release and Printed Versions

1976/08/19 ‑ Convention Acceptance Speech: Suggestions and Drafts by Staff and Others (1)‑(7)

1976/12/08 ‑ Les Arends Portrait Unveiling

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Background and Memoranda

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 1

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 2 (1)‑(2)

Box 8 Presidential Speeches and Statements

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 3

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 4 (1)‑(3)

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 5 (1)‑(2)

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 6 (1)‑(2)

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Draft 7 (1)‑(2)

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Reading Copy ‑ 2nd Edition

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Reading Copy ‑ 2nd Edition Changes

1977/01/12 ‑ State of the Union: Reading Copy ‑ Final Edition

Box 9 General Subject File

Advancemen ‑ Requests To Be

American Revolution Bicentennial Administration ‑ Advisory Council

Amnesty (1)‑(2)

Bicentennial

Bicentennial Coins

Bicentennial Sound and Light Show

Biographies ‑ President, First Lady, and Susan Ford

Blacks

Budget ‑ FY1975 (1)‑(3)

Budget ‑ FY1976

Budget ‑ FY1977 (1)‑(2)

Budget ‑ FY1978

Busing Legislation

Busing Policy Paper

Box 10 General Subject File

Cabinet

Cabinet And Key White House Staff ‑ Out of Town Schedules

Cabinet Dinner Honoring the President and First Lady, 1977

Camp David ‑ History

China ‑ Trade Delegation

Common Situs

Congress ‑ New Members (94th)

Congressional Black Caucus Meeting, 1974/08/21 (1)‑(4)

Congressional Recess Schedule, 1975

Congressional Relations Office

Congressional Staff Reception, 1974/09/24

Council of Economic Advisers Memoranda to the President (1)‑(4)

Box 11 General Subject File

Defense Officials Dinner

Domestic Council

Doral Celebrity Dinner Videotape

Editorial Staff Activity

Education and Work Initiative

Eisenhower, Dwight D. ‑ Farewell Address

Energy

Energy Policy and Conservation Act

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

First Lady

Fletcher, Arthur

Foreign Policy Speech ‑ Materials (1)‑(5)

Foreign Visitors ‑ 1974/08/16: King Hussein of Jordan

Foreign Visitors ‑ 1974/09/10: Prime Minister Rabin of Israel

Foreign Visitors ‑ 1975/01/30: Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain

Foreign Visitors ‑ 1976/12/06 ‑ Prime Minister Andreotti of Italy

Box 12 General Subject File

Freedom of Information Act Amendments

General Revenue Sharing

Grain Sales to the Soviet Union

Hartmann, Robert ‑ Interview by Sarah McClendon and Others

Hartmann, Robert ‑ National Press Club Speech, 1975/01/16

Hebert, F. Edward ‑ Message

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Dedication

Housing

Independence Day Message, 1975

Inflation, Conference on (1)‑(2)

International Economic Report, 1977

International Economic Summit ‑ Puerto Rico, 1976

International Monetary Fund Meeting, 1974

Issues

Jackson, Marvin

Kriegsman, William E.

Laird, Melvin R.

McCrary, John Reagan

Medal of Freedom

National Endowment for the Arts

National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Dinner, 1974/12/10

National Governors' Conference, 1975

Box 13 General Subject File

National Religious Broadcasters Convention

Natural Gas Shortage (1)‑(2)

Navy

New York City (1)‑(2)

Nixon Papers

Nixon Pardon

Office ‑ Christmas Card Lists

Office ‑ Christmas Vacation Schedules

Office ‑ Organization

Office ‑ Personnel Matters (1)‑(3)

Office ‑ Requests for Equipment and Supplies (1)‑(2)

Box 14 General Subject File

Office ‑ Requests for Equipment and Supplies (3)‑(4)

Office ‑ Sequoia Cruise

Oil Cargo Preference Legislation

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development

Oval Office Objects

Panama Canal Treaty

Personnel

‑ Ambassadorial Status Report

‑ Appointments Pending at the Transition

‑ Boards and Commissions Vacancy Reports (1)‑(2)

‑ Executive Level Vacancy Reports (1)‑(4)

‑ General

‑ Position Specification Sheets

President

‑ Briefing Book

Box 15 General Subject File

President

‑ Christmas Presents (1)‑(2)

‑ Economic and Energy Proposals (1)‑(4)

‑ House Votes by Subject

‑ Interview with U.S. News and World Report

‑ Mail Summaries

‑ Messages to Groups and Individuals (1)‑(2)

‑ Official Picture

‑ Papers (Publication)

‑ Proposed Interviews by Groups of Columnists

‑ Recommended Telephone Call Procedures

‑ Report: One Year (1)‑(2)

Box 16 General Subject File

President

‑ Report: Two Years (1)‑(3)

‑ Telephone Calls to Put Through Immediately

‑ Vacation in Vail

Presidential Spokesman Schedules (1)‑(5)

Press Conferences (1)‑(2)

Public Liaison Office

Regulatory Reform

Richardson, Elliot

Saturday Evening Post ‑ Special Bicentennial Issue

Scouter of the Year Dinner, 1974/12/02

Secchia, Peter

Senior Economic Advisers Meetings

Sikes, Bob ‑ Tribute

Small Business Administration ‑ GAO Audit

Box 17 General Subject File

Society of Security Analysts Speech

Speech Material ‑ General

Speech Materials ‑ Law and Order

Speeches ‑ Basic Speeches on Various Issues

Speeches Often Requested (1)‑(6)

Speechwriting Schedules

Status Magazines (1)

Box 18 General Subject File

Status Magazines (2)

Swimming Pool ‑ White House

Tax Cut Bill ‑ H.R.2166 (1)‑(3)

Tax Reduction and Spending Restraint Program

Television News Items

Transition

Transition ‑ Helpful Suggestions

Transition Team Meetings

U.S. News and World Report Interview ‑ Hartmann, Marsh, and Buchen (1)‑(2)

USS Monterey Reunion

Unemployment

Uranium Enrichment (1)‑(2)

Box 19 General Subject File

Veterans Day Address

Vice President

‑ Announcement of Rockefeller Nomination

‑ Cabinet Suggestions

‑ Comments on the Rockefeller Nomination

‑ Friends' Suggestions

‑ Governors' Suggestions

‑ Hartmann News Conference, 1974/08/20

‑ House Suggestions, A‑Mh (1)‑(9)

Box 20 General Subject File

Vice President

‑ House Suggestions, Mi‑Z (1)‑(7)

‑ Letter to Congress

‑ Other Suggestions (1)‑(5)

Box 21 General Subject File

Vice President

‑ Republican National Committee Suggestions

‑ Rockefeller Statement to the Senate Rules Committee

‑ Rockefeller Swearing‑in

‑ Senate Suggestions, A‑Z (1)‑(3)

‑ Suggestions Received After the Final Tabulation

‑ Survey of New York Political Climate

‑ Tabulations and Summaries of Suggestions (1)‑(2)

‑ White House Staff Suggestions

Vice Presidential Staff

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act

Box 22 General Subject File

WIN Campaign ‑ Citizens Action Committee Book

WIN Campaign ‑ General (1)‑(3)

WIN Campaign ‑ Meeting with American Automobile Association Board (1)‑(2)

Washington Cathedral Dedication

Washington International Horse Show

Washington METRO

Welfare Reform

White House Communications Agency Videotape News Summary

White House Conference, 1975/07/03 ‑ Cincinnati, OH

White House Conference, 1975/08/19 ‑ Peoria, IL (1)‑(2)

Box 23 General Subject File

White House Conference, 1975/08/26 ‑ Milwaukee, WI (1)‑(2)

White House Conference, 1975/09/05 ‑ Seattle, WA (1)‑(2)

White House Conference, 1975/09/12 ‑ St. Louis, MO (1)‑(2)

White House Conference, 1975/10/01 ‑ Omaha, NE

White House Conference, 1975/10/07 ‑ Knoxville, TN

White House Fellows

White House Photographic Office ‑ Duty Photographic Officer

White House Staff Organization

White House Summer Intern Program

White House Telephone Listing

World Golf Hall of Fame Dedication

Zeoli, Billy

Box 24 Political Subject File

AFL‑CIO

Burch, Dean

Campaign ‑ 1974 (1)‑(2)

Campaign ‑ 1975

Campaign ‑ 1976

Campaign Schedule, 1974 (1)‑(2)

Campaign Speeches and Debates ‑ Speechwriters' Recommendations

Campaign Travel Committee Thank You Letters, 1974

Capitol Hill Club

Champion, Jackson (1)‑(2)

Chowder and Marching Club Directory

Connally, John B.

Conservative Caucus

Democratic Party

Democratic Presidential Candidates (1)‑(2)

Dole, Robert

Federal Election Campaign Laws

Federal Election Commission

First Monday

Ford Announcement of Candidacy

Box 25 Political Subject File

Ford Appearances on Behalf of Republican Members of Congress, 1972‑1975 (1)‑(2)

Ford National Convention Speeches, 1968‑1976

Box 26 Political Subject File

Gubernatorial Candidates, 1974

Issue Papers

Mondale/Dole/Ford Congressional Voting Records

Political Activities of Presidential Appointees

Political Mail Procedures

Political Scheduling Recommendations

President Ford Committee (1)‑(6)

Presidential Trips ‑ Scheduling Procedures (Political Office Input)

Reagan, Ronald

Reagan, Ronald ‑ Speech, 1976/03/31

Republican Almanac, 1975

Box 27 Political Subject File

Republican Candidate Taping Sessions, 1974

Republican Congressional Committee

Republican Convention (1)‑(2)

Republican Convention ‑ Site Selection

Republican Fundraisers ‑ Presidential Participation

Republican Governors Association (1)‑(5)

Republican National Associates Reception, 1975/06/24

Republican National Committee (1)‑(2)

Box 28 Political Subject File

Republican National Committee (3)‑(5)

Republican National Committee ‑ Reception, 1975/09/08

Republican National Finance Committee

Republican National Hispanic Assembly Meeting, 1975/12/11 (1)‑(3)

Republican Party Rules

Republican State Central Committees Meetings

The Right Report

Third Parties

Box 29 Political Subject File

Trips ‑ 1974/10/07: Burlington, VT

Trips ‑ 1974/10/10: Detroit, MI

Trips ‑ 1974/10/16: Kansas City, MO

Trips ‑ 1974/10/29: Grand Rapids, MI

Trips ‑ 1974/10/31: California, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas

Trips ‑ 1976/10/15‑16: Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri (1)‑(3)

Trips ‑ 1976/10/29: Indiana and Ohio (1)‑(2)

Unauthorized Campaign Committees

Young Republican Leadership Conference, 1975

Young Republican National Convention Resolutions, 1975

Box 30 Survey Research Program File

California Impact Study

Economic Issues: The Public's Perception (1)

Box 31 Survey Research Program File

Economic Issues: The Public's Perception (2)

Houston Impact Study

Box 32 Survey Research Program File

Miami Impact Study and a Retrospective View of National, Houston, and Topeka

Attitudes

National Issues Study (1)

Box 33 Survey Research Program File

National Issues Study (2)

President Ford's Anti‑Inflation Program

Box 34 Survey Research Program File

Presidential Survey Research Proposal (1)‑(2)

Roper Reports

South Bend Impact Study (1)

Box 35 Survey Research Program File

South Bend Impact Study (2)

Topeka Impact Study

Box 36 White House Memoranda

Anderson, Gwen and Research Office staff (1)‑(7)

Armstrong, Anne

Baroody, William and staff

Barrett, Robert

Beal, Theodore

Bennett, Douglas (1)‑(5)

Block, Edward

Box 37 White House Memoranda

Buchen, Philip and staff (1)‑(2)

Burch, Dean

Burress, Richard

Calkins, Jack

Cannon, James and staff (1)‑(2)

Cavaney, Byron ("Red")

Cheney, Richard

Cole, Kenneth and staff

Conger, Clem

Connor, James

Dunlop, John

Elliott, Roland and staff (1)‑(4)

First Lady's Staff

Box 38 White House Memoranda

Flanigan, Peter

Freeburg, Russell

Friedersdorf, Max and staff

Goldwin, Robert

Greenspan, Alan

Gulley, W.L.

Haig, Alexander

Hasek, Eliska

Hoopes, David

Hosmer, Susan

Jenkins, Wilbur

Jones, Jerry (1)‑(2)

Kamstra, Anne

Kuropas, Myron

Leonard, Mildred

Lukash, William

Lynn, James

Marsh, John and staff (1)‑(3)

McCracken, Paul

Messersmith, Neta

Nessen, Ron and staff (1)‑(4)

Box 39 White House Memoranda

Nicholson, William (1)‑(5)

O'Donnell, Terence

Orben, Robert (1)‑(2)

Pagnotta, Frank

President

Raoul‑Duval, Michael

Roussel, Peter

Rumsfeld, Donald

Rush, Kenneth

Rustand, Warren (1)‑(3)

Box 40 White House Memoranda

Rustand, Warren (4)‑(8)

Schmults, Edward

Scott, Stanley S. (1)‑(3)

Scowcroft, Brent (1)‑(2)

Scranton, William

Seidman, William (1)‑(2)

Box 41 White House Memoranda

Smith, Douglas

Speechwriters (1)‑(8)

terHorst, Jerald

Theis, Paul (1)‑(4)

Box 42 White House Memoranda

Theis, Paul (5)‑(9)

Timmons, William

Veneman, John

Vice President

Waldron, Agnes

Walker, William and staff (1)‑(2)

White House Mail Room

White House Photographic Office

White House Staff

Wicklein, Marjorie

Wilson, Joann

Wimer, David

Zarb, Frank

Box 43 General Correspondence

A

Albert, Carl

Anonymous (1)‑(7)

Ba

Banowsky, William S.

Barnett, Frank R.

Bartlett, Joe

Box 44 General Correspondence

Bb‑Bh

Belin, David (1)‑(3)

Bi‑Bo

Bowers, A. Houston (1)‑(2)

Bp‑Bz

Ca

Calkins, Jack

Carroll, Wallace

Box 45 General Correspondence

Cb‑Con

Chennault, Anna

Coo‑Cz

Da‑Dh

Dawkins, Maurice A.

Di‑Dz

E

Fa‑Fk

Fernandez, Benjamin

Fl‑Foq

Box 46 General Correspondence

For‑Fz

Frisby, Owen

G

Ha

Hanes, R. Philip

Hb‑Hn

Hillings, Patrick J.

Box 47 General Correspondence

Ho

Hosmer, Craig

Howell, Joe L.

Hp‑Hz

Hynes, Robert D.

I

J

Ka‑Kn

Kilic, Altemur

Knight, Frances G.

Box 48 General Correspondence

Ko‑Kz

L

Ma‑Mb

Maki, Hideshi

Mc‑Mz

Murphy, George

Box 49 General Correspondence

N

O

Obenshain, Richard D.

Pa‑Pi

Pike, Thomas P.

Pinkley, Virgil

Pj‑Pz

Q‑Rh

Rhodes, John J.

Ri‑Rz

Box 50 General Correspondence

Sa‑Seb

Scott, Hugh

Sec‑Sh

Sheehan, Donald T.

Shipley, Carl L.

Si‑Sl

Sims, Edward H.

Slonim, Gilven M.

Sm‑Stam

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

Stan‑Sz

Box 51 General Correspondence

T

Town, Edwin C.

U

Unanswered, A‑E

Box 52 General Correspondence

Unanswered, F‑M

Box 53 General Correspondence

Unanswered, N‑Z

Box 54 General Correspondence

V

Wa‑Wd

Washburn, Abbott

We‑Wn

Wilson, Fred C.

Wo‑Wz

X‑Z

Yeomans, Pat

Yorty, Sam

Younger, Evelle (1)‑(3)

Zorkin, Mladen G.

Box 55 Domestic Council Memoranda

1974/11 ‑ 1975/05/15

Box 56 Domestic Council Memoranda

1975/05/16 ‑ 1975/10/06

Box 57 Domestic Council Memoranda

1975/10/07 ‑ 1976/02/10

Box 58 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/02/11 ‑ 1976/03/02

Box 59 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/03/03 ‑ 1976/03/28

Box 60 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/03/29 ‑ 1976/04/13

Box 61 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/04/14 ‑ 1976/05/05

Box 62 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/05/05 ‑ 1976/05/12

Box 63 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/05/13 ‑ 1976/05/25

Box 64 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/05/26 ‑ 1976/06/24

Box 65 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/06/25 ‑ 1976/07/19

Box 66 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/07/20 ‑ 1976/08/17

Box 67 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/08/18 ‑ 1976/09/16

Box 68 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/09/17 ‑ 1976/09/25

Box 69 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/09/26 ‑ 1976/10/11

Box 70 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/10/12 ‑ 1976/10/18

Box 71 Domestic Council Memoranda

1976/10/19 ‑ 1977/01/02

Box 72 Domestic Council Memoranda

1977/01/03 ‑ 1977/01/19

Box 73 National Security Council Memoranda

1976/02 ‑ 1976/05

Box 74 National Security Council Memoranda

1976/06 ‑ 1976/10/20

Box 75 National Security Council Memoranda

1976/10/21 ‑ 1977/01

Box 75 Staff Secretary Memoranda

1974/08 ‑ 1975/07

Box 76 Staff Secretary Memoranda

1975/08 ‑ 1976/05

Box 77 Staff Secretary Memoranda

1976/06 ‑ 1977/01

Box 78 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1974/08 ‑ 1974/09

Box 79 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1974/10 ‑ 1974/11

Box 80 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1974/12 ‑ 1975/01/19

Box 81 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/01/20 ‑ 1975/02

Box 82 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/03 ‑ 1975/04/24

Box 83 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/04/25 ‑ 1975/06/11

Box 84 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/06/12 ‑ 1975/08/25

Box 85 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/08/26 ‑ 1975/11

Box 86 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1975/12 ‑ 1976/02

Box 87 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1976/03 ‑ 1976/05

Box 88 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1976/06 ‑ 1976/08/17

Box 89 Personnel Decision Memoranda

1976/08/18 ‑ 1976/12

Box 90 Personnel Correspondence

A ‑ General

Ackemann, Andrew C.

Agor, Weston

Alexander, Hugh Q.

Angle, John E.

B ‑ General (1)‑(3)

Barbuto, Robert A.

Beckett, Forest

Bell, Terrel H.

Blanchard, June P. and James A.

Bolling, Barbara S.

Brady, Donley L.

Brown, Bertram S.

Buchanan, Wiley T.

Bultman, Ronald J.

Butler, Charles F.

C ‑ General

Capaldi, Albert G.

Carter, W. Minor

Casselman, William E.

Clark, Paul S.

Coleman, Mary S.

Cooper, William H.

Cotton, Norris

D ‑ General

Daane, J. Dewey

Davis, Mrs. David M.

Day, James V.

De Mesones, Pedro

Deeb, Joseph F.

Del Castillo, Juan

Densen‑Gerber, Judianne

Dickinson, William B.

Dowhan, Vera

Drago, Charles ("Buddy")

Box 91 Personnel Correspondence

E ‑ General

Ehlers, Vernon J.

Elliott, George A.

F ‑ General

Fagaly, Robert

Fast, Glen

Fay, Albert B.

Finch, Robert

Fletcher, Arthur

Ford, Vince

Frederick, Robert M.

Freed, Lyle C.

Frizzell, Kent

Fuller, Ronald K.

G ‑ General (1)‑(2)

Garlock, Lyle S.

Golubin, Nicholas M.

Gordon, Britton L.

Gordon, Paula D.

Graf, Joseph A.A.

Grant, Lynne M.

Green, Roy G.

Grubb, H. Dale

H ‑ General (1)‑(2)

Hanzlik, Rayburn D.

Hatcher, Richard G.

Hatton, Joyce

Healy, Patrick

Heck, Gene W.

Hittle, James D. ("Don")

Hochstetter, Leo D.

Holcomb, Luther

Hostler, Charles

Hunt, Gordon B.

Box 92 Personnel Correspondence

I‑K ‑ General

Jackson, Arthur D.

Keith, Hastings

Koster, Herb

Krzisnik, William A.

Kulp, Earl

L ‑ General

Lee, Robert E.

Lee, T. Kong

Lillard, John F.

Lodge, John D.

Lowrey, H. Douglas

Luna, Charles

Lupton, John M.

M ‑ General

MacIntyre, Malcolm A.

Margolis, Lawrence S.

Marshall, Sylvan M.

Martineau, Glenn B.

Matthews, Joe G.

McConnell, A. Mitchell

McIntire, Clifford G.

McMillen, Donald F.

Meskill, Thomas J.

Meyer, Louis C.

Miles, Wendell A.

Murrell, Robert

N‑O ‑ General

Nicholson, D.D.

Nickerson, Herman

Niemczyk, Jay

Nitze, Paul H.

P ‑ General

Petersen, John L.

Potter, Charles E.

Prendergast, William B.

Prina, L. Edgar

Quartel, Donald R.

Quello, James H. (1)‑(2)

Box 93 Personnel Correspondence

R ‑ General

Rauch, Victor W.

Rex, James

Rundvold, Inga

S ‑ General (1)‑(2)

Sands, David

Sawyer, Harold

Sebesta, James A.

Sharood, Richard N.

Shipley, Nancy

Simms, John M.

Simpson, Olga

Smith, Margaret Chase

Spiro, Herbert T.

Stingel, Donald

Studebaker, Jack

T‑V ‑ General

Taylor, Hobart

Thomas, George R.

W‑Z ‑ General

Walsh, Albert A.

Warden, Phil

Ware, Richard S.

Washington, Robert B.

Weinstein, Maurice

Wilbur, Richard C.

Wilks, John

Wong, Chung‑Ming (1)‑(3)

Younger, Mildred

Box 94 Speechwriter Job Applications

Agnew, Patricia P.

Bauman, Sam

Best, William H.

Bird, Frederick H.

Boulay, Peter C. (1)‑(4)

Brownfeld, Allan C.

Bryant, Jay

Burke, Nicholas R.

Carberry, James R.

Conzelman, James K.

Cook, Ted

Cox, Suzie

Crane, Howard C.

Davenport, Buster

Day, C. Williamson

Elbel, Wilfred L.

Elliott, George A.

Emmert, Kirk R.

Evans, Steed

Flamberg, Daniel

Frandsen, Carl

Glick, Edward M.

Goldstein, Martin M.

Gray, Andrew

Grogan, Bill

Hannon, Stuart L.

Hendry, Georganne W.

Holden, Jack

Johnson, Michael

Jones, C.W.

Kadarsky, Arpad A.

Keenan, John L.

King, Terry M.

Knox, J. Douglas

Luery, Darrell A.

Box 95 Speechwriter Job Applications

Manson, Frank A.

Martel, Myles (1)‑(2)

McCarthy, Bruce E.

McDonald, Mitties

McNulty, George A. (1)‑(2)

Meek, George D.

Mino, Keith E.

Morgan, Carol Lee

Neville, Anthony E.

Ogden, Terence L.

Parsons, Alpheus B. (1)‑(3)

Paszek, Lawrence J. (1)‑(2)

Peck, Lawrence J.

Persico, Michael P.

Prager, Mark L.

Box 96 Speechwriter Job Applications

Reichley, A. James

Reifers, Suzanne

Reilly, Martin W.

Rice, C.S.

Ritcheson, Charles

Roth, Linda E.

Rummel, Harold E. (1)‑(2)

Schlegel, Laurence

Sell, Ted

Selover, William C.

Sharp, Stephen A.

Siddon, Sally

Smith, Benjamin L.

Smith, Carney

Smith, Craig R.

Stephenson, Avonale L.

Stokeley, Hugh

Stull, Ray E.

Thomajan, P.K.

Tongerson, Don A.

Tonkin, Dean

Voss, Earl H.

Waugh, Jack

Weikel, Joseph R.

Wham, David

Winston, Mark S. (1)‑(2)

Zacharias, Donald W.