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Audiovisual Records Related to Milton Mitler's Role as White House Coordinator for Bicentennial Affairs

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This series consists of photographic materials, audio recordings, and moving images related to Milton Mitler’s role as White House Coordinator for the Bicentennial and Special Assistant to the President for Human Resources within the Public Liaison Office. A majority of the photographic materials relate to the Bicentennial: gifts sent to or presented at the White House; various exhibitions, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology; the Bicentennial Band and Chorus; the American Freedom Train; and the United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Caravan. Other subjects include the White House Miniature Program, Milton Mitler’s meeting with National School Volunteers, the Defense Appropriations Bill Signing, and the Federal Council on Aging. Audio recordings include the President’s remarks on the Bicentennial, “In God We Trust,” a musical cantata performed by the Michigan Heights Baptist Church Choir; “‘Voices of Freedom:’ The Story of America's Citizen Soldier in the National Guard;” and “One Land” by Skelly Oil Company. The films consist of the President’s Bicentennial Message, as well as Skelly Oil’s commercial “Circle of Hands.”

Collection: Milton E. Mitler Files

Audiovisual Records Related to Milton Mitler's Role as White House Coordinator for Bicentennial Affairs … This series consists of photographic materials, audio recordings, and moving images related to Milton Mitler’s role as White House Coordinator for the Bicentennial and Special Assistant to the President for Human Resources within the Public Liaison Office. A majority of the photographic materials relate to the Bicentennial: gifts sent to or presented at the White House; various exhibitions, including …

This series consists of photographic materials, audio recordings, and moving images related to Milton Mitler’s role as White House Coordinator for the Bicentennial and Special Assistant to the President for Human Resources within the Public Liaison Office. A majority of the photographic materials relate to the Bicentennial: gifts sent to or presented at the White House; various exhibitions, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bicentennial Exposition on Science and Technology; the Bicentennial Band and Chorus; the American Freedom Train; and the United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Caravan. Other subjects include the White House Miniature Program, Milton Mitler’s meeting with National School Volunteers, the Defense Appropriations Bill Signing, and the Federal Council on Aging. Audio recordings include the President’s remarks on the Bicentennial, “In God We Trust,” a musical cantata performed by the Michigan Heights Baptist Church Choir; “‘Voices of Freedom:’ The Story of America's Citizen Soldier in the National Guard;” and “One Land” by Skelly Oil Company. The films consist of the President’s Bicentennial Message, as well as Skelly Oil’s commercial “Circle of Hands.”