The Ford Library has extensive audiovisual holdings in many formats. Most items are among the historical materials donated to the U.S. Government by President Ford, but material has come from many other sources as well. The audiovisual reference staff can help you find, purchase, and use copies of what you need.
Much of the Library's audiovisual holdings, including all White House-produced photographs, motion picture films, and audiotapes, are in the public domain. Other material, such as donated items and White House Communications Agency news videotapes, are subject to copyright law (see "How does copyright law affect research?").
Descriptions available through the links below summarize the library's audiovisual holdings and provide a basis for requesting further help from library staff.
Audiovisual Collection Descriptions
- Key Ford White House Collections, 1974-1977
- Key Ford Pre-Presidential Collections, 1879-1974
- Key Ford Post-Presidential and Funeral Collections, 1977-2006
- Oral History Audiotapes and Videotapes
- All Audiovisual Collections
Ordering Reproductions of Audiovisual Materials
Key Ford White House Collections, 1974-1977
White House Photographic Office Photographs
- Ford Digital Library portal to images of White House photographs
- Series descriptions and finding aids
White House Communications Agency Audiotapes, 1974-77
- Presidential speeches, remarks and news conferences
- Listen to selected speeches (digitized audio)
- First Lady speeches, remarks and news conferences
- Staff press briefings, pool reports, and miscellaneous speeches
- President and Jack Ford miscellaneous, August 1976
- Vice President Nelson Rockefeller speeches, remarks and news conferences
White House Communications Agency Videotapes of Public Affairs, News, and other Television Broadcasts, 1974-77
Naval Photographic Center Film of Presidential Events
President Ford Committee Records: Audiovisual Materials (1976 election committee)
- Actualities audiotapes
- Audiovisual material transferred from the textual records
- Radio spot audiotapes - general election
- Radio spot audiotapes - primary elections
- Television commercials videotapes
- Working files of raw footage and interim edits (unprocessed)
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