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This collection consists of condolence books from the U.S. Department of State and its various diplomatic missions around the world commemorating the death of former President Gerald R. Ford. The collection was originally created by the Department of State’s Ceremonials division within Office of the Chief of Protocol and transferred to the National Archives as part of Record Group 59. During processing at the National Archives, the condolence books were transferred to the Ford Library.
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Mail from the general public sent to First Lady Betty Ford, or to both President and Mrs. Ford, on a variety of topics. It includes public opinion mail related to Betty Ford's 60 Minutes interview, her breast cancer surgery, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the Nixon pardon, and Mrs. Ford's prayer for Dr. Maurice Sage. It also includes holiday and occasion cards addressed to the Fords and requests for greetings for special occasions.
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Daily reports from each section of the National Security Council staff summarizing important foreign affairs/national security developments, afternoon summaries produced by the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and the Evening Notes compiled by White House Situation Room duty officers. The Situation Room collected these reports and forwarded them to National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft. They cover most major world events from the last seven months of the Ford administration, but not in great detail.
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This collection contains extensive materials collected by Gerald Ford, his family, and his staff. It contains newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, invitations and programs, certificates, correspondence, and other memorabilia. The Scrapbooks date from Ford's high school years through his public life to a few months following his death.
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Fragmentary office files of speeches and memoranda of Armstrong and her administrative assistant Beth Gordon, August-December 1974; and routine personal correspondence, 1973-74.
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This is an artificial collection of photocopies of original documents scattered among many individual collections at the Ford Library. It was created as a directed field experience by a student in the University of Michigan's School of Information and Library Studies.The collection documents Ford Cabinet meetings in two ways. Firstly, materials such as agendas, briefing papers, and talking points reflect the preparation for each Cabinet meeting. Secondly, minutes, personal notes, press conference transcripts, and follow-up memoranda provide valuable insight into the meetings…
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Material on advice given to the President on presidential powers, domestic and foreign issues. The most prominent topic relates to review of Civil Aeronautics Board decisions and airline regulatory reform. Other issues include: coyotes, classification review, political campaign funds, Japanese uranium stored in the United States, oil import fees, and creation of an Energy Independence Authority.
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The bulk of the Dannenhauer collection remains closed to research. This open segment contains the FBI’s public release/sanitized version of records compiled in connection with its background investigation of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller for the position of Vice President, including summary material from applicant-type investigations of Rockefeller conducted in 1950, 1953 and 1969. Included are interview reports and summaries, memoranda, correspondence, legal documents, financial statements and news clippings.
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The collection consists of case files for Presidential speeches and other remarks that Denison wrote or helped write from May 1976 to January 1977. Included are Denison's notes, speech drafts and reference materials for a variety of speeches, including President Ford's Republican Convention acceptance speech and Bicentennial speeches.
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Material compiled by NSC Staff Secretary Jeanne Davis in response to requests by congressional committees and presidential commissions for access to documents held by the NSC, CIA, Department of Defense, Department of State, and other agencies. The major focus is the 1975-1976 investigations of abuses by the intelligence community, but other series concern the Murphy Commission and the General Accounting Office investigation of the Mayaguez incident.Most of this collection is unprocessed and closed to research. The container list shows what is currently open.