SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Transcripts, audio and video recordings for oral histories conducted by staff members of the Ford Library with Ford administration officials, White House staff members, journalists, and others.
QUANTITY
0.9 linear feet (approximately 1,800 pages); 51 audiocassettes, 14 microcassettes, 1 Beta SP, and 3 DVDs
DONOR
The various interviewees (accession numbers 1999-NLF-001, 2000-NLF-018, 2001-NLF-010, 2009-NLF-029, 2010-NLF-018, and 2011-NLF-010)
ACCESS
Open. Some interviews remain restricted pending completion of transcriptions and deeds of gift.
COPYRIGHT
Most interviewees have donated to the United States of America their copyrights in the interview transcripts and audiotapes. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Prepared by William H. McNitt, February 2009; revised May 2012, September 2017, and August 2019
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Oral History Interview Transcripts, 1981-2009.
(Boxes 1-3, 0.9 linear feet)
Arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
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Oral History Interview Audio and Video Recordings, 1981-2009. (Boxes AV1-AV4, 51 audiocassettes, 14 microcassettes, 1 Beta SP, and 3 DVDs)
Arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
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Box 1 - Oral History Interview Transcripts
(Interviews with titles struck through are not yet open to research)
- Armstrong, Anne, April 9, 1997 - Counsellor to the President; Ambassador to Great Britain
- Ash, Roy, March 26, 1997 - Director, Office of Management and Budget
- Babcock, Nina, ca. 1981 - Editor, Cedar Springs Clipper (Cedar Springs, Michigan); involved in early Ford campaigns
- Barrett, Robert, September 14, 1998 - Military Aide to the President
- Brockett, Bill, January 20, 2006 - White House Communications Agency staff member who assisted with the Ford’s dog Liberty
- Broder, David, February 25, 1997 - Journalist, The Washington Post
- Butz, Earl, February 26, 1997 - Secretary of Agriculture
Cavaney, Red, October 21, 1998- Cederberg, Elford, September 16, 1998 - U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Coleman, William T., Jr., March 27, 1997 - Secretary of Transportation
Downs, Maria, October 27, 1998)Downton, Dorothy, January 29, 1997 Fazio, James, October 28, 1998 - Fletcher, Arthur, September 17, 1998 - Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs
- Friedman, Milton, August 31, 1998 - Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter
Box 2 - Oral History Interview Transcripts
(Interviews with titles struck through are not yet open to research)
Gergen, David, October 19, 1998 Hardy, Timothy S., October 21, 1998 - Hartmann, Robert, September 2, 1998 - Senior Adviser to Ford as House Minority Leader, Vice President, and President
Hills, Carla, April 8, 1997 Hills, Rod, February 26, 1997 - Hyland, William, October 26, 1998 - Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
- Kleppe, Thomas, April 25, 1997 - Administrator, Small Business Administration; Secretary of the Interior
- Lindh, Patricia, June 24, 1996 - Special Assistant to the President for Women
- Lynn, James, February 24, 1997 - Secretary, Housing and Urban Development; Director, Office of Management and Budget
Mathews, David, March 14, 1997 - Matson, Patti, March 31, 2009 - Assistant Press Secretary to the First Lady
McFarlane, Robert, February 25, 1997 - Moynihan, Daniel, April 23, 1997 - Ambassador to India; Ambassador to the United Nations
- Richardson, Elliot, April 25, 1997 - Attorney General; Secretary of Commerce
Rumsfeld, Donald, March 26, 1997
Box 3 - Oral History Interview Transcripts
- Saxbe, William, February 7, 1997 - Attorney General; Ambassador to India
- Scouten, Rex, September 1, 1998 - White House Chief Usher
- Scranton, William, ca. October 20, 1997 - U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania Governor, Transition Advisor, United Nations Ambassador
- Sherman, Col. Tom, December 8, 1999 - Military officer involved in the planning of the Vietnam clemency program
- Sidey, Hugh, April 22, 1997 - Journalist, Time Magazine
- Simon, William, November 11, 1998 - Secretary of the Treasury
- Smith, Mary Louise, April 4, 1997 - Chair of the Republican National Committee
- Teeter, Robert, May 5, 1997 - Political strategist; public opinion pollster
- Theis, Paul, September 1, 1998 - Director of Public Relations, Republican National Congressional Committee; Executive Director, White House Editorial Staff
- Usery, W.J., September 15-16, 1999 (1)-(5) - Secretary of Labor
- Weinberger, Caspar, June 3, 1997 - Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Box AV1 - Oral History Interview Audio and Video Recordings
Items are audio recordings unless noted otherwise.
(Interviews with titles struck through are not yet open to research)
- 0318-001: Armstrong, Anne, April 9, 1997
- 0318-002: Ash, Roy, March 26, 1997
- 0318-003: Babcock, Nina, July 19, 1982 - Tape 1
- 0318-004: Babcock, Nina, July 19, 1982 - Tape 2
- 0318-005: Barrett, Robert, September 14, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-006: Barrett, Robert, September 14, 1998 - Tape 2
- 0318-007: Brockett, Bill, January 20, 2006 - Tape 1
- 0318-008: Brockett, Bill, January 20, 2006 - Tape 2
- 0318-009: Broder, David, February 25, 1997
- 0318-010: Butz, Earl, February 26, 1997
0318-011: Cavaney, Red, October 21, 1998 - 0318-012: Cederberg, Elford, September 16, 1998
- 0318-013: Coleman, William T., Jr., March 27, 1997
0318-014: Downs, Maria, October 27, 1998 - Tape 1 0318-015: Downs, Maria, October 27, 1998 - Tape 2 0318-016: Downton, Dorothy, January 29, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-017: Downton, Dorothy, January 29, 1997 - Tape 2 0318-018: Fazio, James, October 28, 1998 - Tape 1 0318-019: Fazio, James, October 28, 1998 - Tape 2 - 0318-020: Fletcher, Arthur, September 17, 1998
- 0318-021: Friedman, Milton, August 31, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-022: Friedman, Milton, August 31, 1998 - Tape 2
0318-023: Gergen, David, October 19, 1998
Box AV2 - Oral History Interview Audio and Video Recordings
Items are audio recordings unless noted otherwise.
(Interviews with titles struck through are not yet open to research)
0318-024: Hardy, Timothy S., October 21, 1998 - 0318-025: Hartmann, Robert, September 2, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-026: Hartmann, Robert, September 2, 1998 - Tape 2
0318-027: Hills, Carla, April 8, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-028: Hills, Carla, April 8, 1997 - Tape 2 0318-029: Hills, Rod, February 26, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-030: Hills, Rod, February 26, 1997 - Tape 2 - 0318-031: Hyland, William, October 26, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-032: Hyland, William, October 26, 1998 - Tape 2
- 0318-033: Kleppe, Thomas, April 25, 1997
- 0318-034: Lindh, Patricia, June 24, 1996
- 0318-035: Lynn, James, February 24, 1997 - Tape 1
- 0318-036: Lynn, James, February 24, 1997 - Tape 2
0318-037: Mathews, David, March 14, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-038: Mathews, David, March 14, 1997 - Tape 2 - 0318-039-02: Matson, Patti, March 31, 2009 [Video recording - DVD (copy 1)]
- 0318-039-03: Matson, Patti, March 31, 2009 [Video recording - DVD (copy 2)]
- 0318-039-04: Matson, Patti, March 31, 2009 [Video recording - DVD (copy 3)]
0318-040: McFarlane, Robert, February 25, 1997 - 0318-041: Moynihan, Daniel, April 23, 1997
- 0318-042: Richardson, Elliot, April 25, 1997
0318-043: Rumsfeld, Donald, March 26, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-044: Rumsfeld, Donald, March 26, 1997 - Tape 20318-045: Rumsfeld, Donald, March 26, 1997 - Tape 3
Box AV3 - Oral History Interview Audio and Video Recordings
Items are audio recordings unless noted otherwise.
(Interviews with titles struck through are not yet open to research)
0318-046: Saxbe, William, February 7, 1997 - Tape 1 0318-047: Saxbe, William, February 7, 1997 - Tape 2 - 0318-048: Scouten, Rex, September 1, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-049: Scouten, Rex, September 1, 1998 - Tape 2
- 0318-050: Scranton, William, October 20, 1997 (?)
- 0318-051: Sherman, Col. Tom, December 8, 1999
- 0318-052: Sidey, Hugh, April 22, 1997
- 0318-053: Simon, William, November 11, 1998 - Tape 1
- 0318-054: Simon, William, November 11, 1998 - Tape 2
- 0318-055: Smith, Mary Louise, April 4, 1997 - Tape 1
- 0318-056: Smith, Mary Louise, April 4, 1997 - Tape 2
- 0318-057: Teeter, Robert, May 5, 1997
- 0318-058: Theis, Paul, September 1, 1999 - Tape 1
- 0318-059: Theis, Paul, September 1, 1999 - Tape 2
- 0318-060: Usery, W.J., September 15, 1999 - Tape 1
- 0318-061: Usery, W.J., September 15, 1999 - Tape 2
- 0318-062: Usery, W.J., September 15, 1999 - Tape 3
- 0318-063: Usery, W.J., September 16, 1999 - Tape 1
- 0318-064: Usery, W.J., September 16, 1999 - Tape 2
- 0318-065: Usery, W.J., September 16, 1999 - Tape 3
- 0318-066: Weinberger, Caspar, June 3, 1997
Box AV3 - Oral History Interview Audio and Video Recordings
- 0318-039-01: Matson, Patti, March 31, 2009 [Video recording - Beta SP]