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Gerald R. Ford Library1000 Beal Avenue,
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MICHAEL
RAOUL-DUVAL
Domestic
Council Associate Director;
Executive
Director, Intelligence Coordinating Group;
Special
Counsel to the President:
Papers,
1974-77
SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION
Notes
from presidential meetings and other materials concerning Duval's work on
energy, natural resources, transportation and other issues. Also files on the 1976 general election,
including campaign strategy and preparations for the Ford‑Carter debates,
and files on Ford's campaign for the Republican nomination, especially the
QUANTITY
13 linear feet
(ca. 26,000 pages)
DONOR
Michael
Raoul-Duval (accession number 80-7)
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
Michael
Raoul-Duval has donated to the
Prepared by Paul Conway, February
1984 (Revised 1986)
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BIOGRAPHICAL
INFORMATION
Michael
Raoul-Duval
1957‑61 Graduate,
1961‑64 Officer, United
States Marine Corps
1964‑72
1964‑67 Student,
1967‑70 Lawyer, Office of
General Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
1970‑72 Staff Assistant to
the President (scheduling of trips and planning President Nixon's foreign
trips)
1972‑73 Consultant on
detail to the Inaugural Committee
March‑Oct.
1973 Aide to HUD Secretary
James Lynn in his role as Counsellor to the President for Community Development
Oct. 1973‑May
1974 Staff Assistant, Domestic
Council
May 1974‑Oct.
1975 Associate Director for
Natural Resources and Associate Director for Energy and Transportation, Domestic
Council
Aug. 1975‑April
1976 Assistant Counsellor and
Executive Director of the White House Intelligence Coordinating Group
April 1976‑Jan.
1977 Special Counsel to the
President
1977‑ President, Industrial
Products Group, Mead Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, then Managing Director, The
First Boston Corporation, New York
INTRODUCTION
The Michael Raoul‑Duval papers
document his political activities on behalf of President Ford's election
campaign in 1976, and portions of his Domestic Council staff work in 1974 and
1975 and intelligence policy coordination in 1975 and 1976. Throughout the Ford administration, Raoul‑Duval
often worked in several major policy areas simultaneously, with no clean break
from one duty to the next. Additional
Raoul‑Duval files are available as part of the Ford presidential papers
(White House Staff Files ‑ Domestic Council).
Raoul‑Duval's
White House Responsibilities
Continuing from
the Nixon to the Ford Domestic Council staffs, Raoul‑Duval handled
energy, environment, and transportation issues under successive executive
directors Kenneth Cole and James Cannon.
He had frequent access to President Ford, often sitting in on meetings
between the President and members of Congress, cabinet officers, or
representatives of business, industry, and labor. Raoul‑Duval continued to monitor major
energy legislation after leaving the Domestic Council staff in 1975.
In 1975 both the
Senate and House set up special committees to investigate alleged intelligence
community abuses of authority. President
Ford established a White House Intelligence Coordinating Group (ICG) and
appointed Raoul‑Duval to serve as executive director under John
Marsh. The ICG served in part as a problem
management task force to handle congressional relations strategy and respond to
adverse press and public reactions. The
ICG also prepared a set of recommendations on intelligence community reform and drafted an Executive Order implementing
President Ford's decisions.
As the ICG
completed its work in early 1976, Raoul‑Duval began working closely with
Richard Cheney, David Gergen and other senior advisers concerned about Ronald
Reagan's successes in spring primary elections.
In May Raoul‑Duval campaigned for President Ford prior to the
A key part of
both the strategy memo and the strategy plan was a series of debates with
Democratic Party candidate Jimmy Carter.
Raoul‑Duval coordinated President Ford's preparations for the three
debates that took place in:
Raoul‑Duval
helped negotiate with Carter's staff and the League of Women Voters on debate
sites and logistics, pulled together numerous suggestions and issues papers,
prepared briefing papers for the president, and oversaw technical operations.
In October Raoul‑Duval
drafted plans to smooth Ford's transition to a second term. Following Jimmy Carter's November victory, he
served under John Marsh as a liaison to Carter's transition team. He also handled the administration's review
of the Peterson Commission's report, which recommended substantial pay
increases for federal executives.
Strengths and
Weaknesses of the Papers
Overall, Raoul‑Duval's
papers are a very good resource for the study of important policy decisions on
energy and the environment, and of President Ford's election campaign. Raoul‑Duval's notes from meetings
between the president and his advisers or special interest representatives are
of particular value. While not verbatim
accounts of the meetings, the notes sometimes vividly portray the give‑and‑take
of the president's decision making process.
Raoul‑Duval's deep involvement in general election campaign
planning is well documented through notes and drafts of both his key campaign
strategy memo and the fall campaign plan.
President Ford's debate preparations are highlighted in notes from
strategy meetings and negotiating sessions, in briefing materials, and in
rehearsal notes and transcripts. Raoul‑Duval's
post‑election review of the Peterson Commission report is also well
documented.
The fragmented
nature of the domestic policy material and the incomplete papers on Raoul‑Duval's
work on the Republican platform and the Intelligence Coordinating Group are the
primary weaknesses of these papers.
Researchers should consult Raoul‑Duval's files among the Ford
Papers for additional material on these and other topics.
Related
Materials (February 1984):
The Raoul‑Duval
papers described here are closely related to additional Raoul‑Duval files
in the Ford Presidential papers. Among
the latter, the series on domestic policy issues are available for research as
are the numerous related files of colleagues on the Domestic Council
staff. A portion of the Raoul‑Duval
files from his work on the Republican Party platform, the 1976 debates,
Peterson Commission report, and the 1976 State of the Union address will soon
be made available.
Almost all
significant materials on the Intelligence Coordinating Group, including Raoul‑Duval's
files and those of John Marsh and the national security adviser, Brent
Scowcroft, are currently unprocessed and will not be available for some
time. An exception is White House
Central Files category ND 6 Intelligence.
Currently
available materials on the 1976 election campaign and presidential debates vary
widely in scope and quality. A listing
of these materials and important reference books in the Library is available
from the reference archivist.
Significant files now available include WHCF categories PL Political
Affairs and PL 7 Debates.
The library's
audiovisual collection includes videotapes of the three Ford‑Carter
debates, tapes of President Ford's rehearsals prior to the first debate, and
copies of various Ford campaign radio and television spot advertising. Researchers should consult the audiovisual
archivist for information on availability.
Series
Descriptions
1‑10 Domestic Policy Papers,
1974-76. (4.0 linear feet)
Primarily
material on Raoul‑Duval's Domestic Council work, but also his continuing
involvement with energy legislation. Of
particular value are schedules, talking points, and especially notes from
meetings with the President, his advisors, and others. The wide variety of topics includes energy,
environmental, and transportation programs and legislation. The series also contains vouchers, schedules,
reference materials, and copies of remarks, from Raoul‑Duval's various
official engagements outside the White House; miscellaneous copies of
presidential speeches, press conferences and messages to Congress; and material
on Raoul‑Duval's work on the 1975 State of the Union address.
Arranged
alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically.
11 Intelligence
Coordinating Group Papers, 1975-76. (0.4
linear feet)
Miscellaneous
notes, memoranda, agendas, and schedules primarily on the ICG's organization,
meetings with the President, and routine work with the House and Senate
intelligence committees. Most of Raoul‑Duval's
ICG files are in the Ford Presidential Papers and are currently unprocessed and
unavailable for research (March 1984).
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
12‑24 Election Campaign Papers, 1976. (5.2 linear feet)
Memoranda,
meeting notes, draft reports, correspondence, and press statements accumulated
by Raoul‑Duval during his senior‑level involvement in President
Ford's election campaign. His work on
the
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
25‑31 Ford ‑ Carter Debates Papers,
1976. (2.8 linear feet)
Memoranda,
correspondence, meeting notes, briefing papers on policy issues, polling
information, press clippings, background reports and other materials
accumulated by Raoul‑Duval as coordinator of President Ford's
preparations for debates with Jimmy Carter.
Of particular high quality are notes and memos from strategy sessions
with Ford and his advisors, rehearsal materials, including issue summaries,
rehearsal transcripts, and draft remarks; and suggestions received from a
variety of people both within the White House and outside government.
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
32‑33 Post Election Papers, 1976-77. (0.8 linear feet)
Memoranda,
correspondence, meeting notes, draft reports, and press clippings, primarily on
three of Raoul‑Duval's final responsibilities in the Ford administration:
pre‑election plans for smoothing Ford's transition to a second term;
liaison with the Carter transition team; and review of the Peterson Commission
report.
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
26‑28 Debate Working Papers, 1976. (1.2 linear feet)
Working papers
concerning preparations for the debates, briefing materials, practice sessions,
and the debate outcomes.
Arranged by
debate and thereunder alphabetically.
Container List
Biographical
Information ‑ Ford Administration, A‑Z
Brinegar, Claude
Broder, David
Civil
Aeronautics Board
Clean Air Act
Amendments
Cargo Preference
Legislation (1)‑(6)
Duval Speeches
and Travel
‑
Miscellaneous Travel Vouchers
‑ Undated,
CSC Seminar
Duval Speeches
and Travel ‑
‑ 1974,
National Association of Truck Stop Operators
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‑ 2/75,
Association National Affairs Conference
‑
‑ 2/75,
‑
Duval Speeches
and Travel
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‑ 5/75,
‑
‑ 7/75,
‑ 8/75,
‑
Economic Policy
Board ‑ Notes and Papers
Energy ‑
Miscellaneous Items
Energy Proposals
Briefing Book (1)‑(2)
Energy Resources
Council Monthly Report, 9/76
Federal Energy
Administration
Fortune Magazine
Article on White House Management
Greenspan, Alan
International
Oil Developments Statistical Survey
Kissinger ‑
Remarks on Energy
Kissinger ‑
Remarks on
Legislation ‑
White House Staffing
Maritime
Industry
Meeting with the
President
: Domestic
Council Staff,
: Energy,
: Earl Butz,
: George L.
Cordova,
:
:
: Claude
Brinegar,
: Russ Train,
: Walter Hickel,
: Food for Peace
Program,
: Brinegar,
Simon et. al.,
: Guy Stever,
: Energy Issues,
: Coleman Young,
: Russ Peterson,
: Abraham Beame
et. al.,
: Henry Bellmon,
: Max Fisher,
:
: Nicholas
Camicia,
: James
Fletcher,
: Craig Hosmer,
Meeting with the
President
: Coastal
Governors,
: Russ Train,
: Morton, et.
al.,
: Morton and
Butz,
: Claude
Brinegar,
: Russ Peterson,
et. al.,
: Auto
Executives,
: Zarb, et.al.,
: Farm Bureau,
: Morton,
et.al.,
:
: Ash, et.al.,
: Morton,
et.al.,
: Schlesinger,
Morton, et.al.,
: Morton, Train,
et.al.,
: Pete Peterson,
: Robert
Seamans, et.al.,
: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission,
: Northeast
Governors,
: Religious
Leaders,
: Republican
Congressmen,
: Claude S.
Brinegar,
: Dick Herman,
: Marsh, et.al.,
: Butz, et.al.,
: Oil Industry,
: Russ Train,
: American
Petroleum Institute,
: Maritime
Industry,
: Morton,
: Congressional
Leaders,
: Frank
Fitzsimmons,
: William T.
Coleman,
: Coal Industry,
: National
Science Board,
: Seidman,
et.al.,
: Dunlop,
et.al.,
Meeting with the
President
: Goddard
Memorial Trophy,
: American
Railroads Association,
: Butz, et.al.,
:
: Senators
McClellan and Bartlett,
: Zarb, et.al.,
: Greenspan,
et.al.,
:
: Senator
Pastore,
: William
Coleman, et.al.,
: John Miller,
: Senator Beall
and Congressman Gude,
: Eddie Hebert,
: Environmental
Leaders,
: Coleman,
et.al.,
: Claude
Brinegar,
:
: Gov. Jay
Hammond,
: Mayor Tom
Bradley,
: Economic
Policy Board,
: Attorney
General,
National Coal
Association (1)‑(2)
OPEC Objectives ‑
FEA Study (1)‑(2)
Peterson, Pete
President ‑
Political
Presidential
Interviews
Presidential Management
Initiatives
Presidential
Messages to Congress (1)‑(3)
Presidential
Press Conferences (1)‑(3)
Presidential
Speeches (1)‑(2)
Presidential
Speeches (3)‑(4)
Presidential
Trips
‑ World
Energy Conference,
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Press Clippings
on Raoul‑Duval
Press Office
Press Office
Briefings
