COLLECTION FINDING AID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS SUMMARIES, 1974-77
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Publications in this collection were prepared by the Air Force for the Department of Defense and published for internal departmental use. They were designed to bring to the attention of Department of Defense personnel news items that might be of interest to them in the course of their official duties. The White House routinely received a copy of each issue.
QUANTITY
14 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pages)
DONOR
Gerald R. Ford (accession number 78-26)
ACCESS
Open.
COPYRIGHT
Gerald Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Prepared by Leesa E. Tobin, March 1982
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Current News, 1974-77.
(Boxes 1‑25, 10.0 linear feet) Published daily in two editions, Current News is a compilation of article reprints from major national newspapers relating to defense issues or Defense Department personnel. Editions vary from five to ten pages in length.
Arranged chronologically.
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Current News - Special Edition, 1975-77. (Boxes 26‑28, 1.0 linear feet)
Published irregularly beginning April 1975, Current News - Special Edition reprinted articles, some of them lengthy, from major national magazines. Also included occasionally were texts of speeches given by Department of Defense officials.
Arranged chronologically.
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Radio-TV Defense Dialog, 1974-77.
(Boxes 29‑34, 2.4 linear feet) Summaries of the major network news shows, published and distributed the following day.
Arranged chronologically.
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Equal Opportunity - Current News, 1974-77. (Boxes 35‑36, 0.5 linear feet)
Reprints of articles from major newspapers published irregularly and relating to civil rights issues in the government.
Arranged chronologically.
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Friday Review of Defense Literature, 1974-77.
(Box 37, 0.4 linear feet) Reviews and summaries of major articles and books published weekly.
Arranged chronologically.
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CONTAINER LIST
Box 1 - Current News
Box 2 - Current News
Box 3 - Current News
Box 4 - Current News
Box 5 - Current News
Box 6 - Current News
Box 7 - Current News
Box 8 - Current News
Box 9 - Current News
Box 10 - Current News
Box 11 - Current News
Box 12 - Current News
Box 13 - Current News
Box 14 - Current News
Box 15 - Current News
Box 16 - Current News
Box 17 - Current News
Box 18 - Current News
Box 19 - Current News
Box 20 - Current News
Box 21 - Current News
Box 22 - Current News
Box 23 - Current News
Box 24 - Current News - Dec. 21, 1976 ‑ Jan. 23, 1977
Box 25 - Current News
Box 26 - Current News - Special Edition
Box 27 - Current News - Special Edition
Box 28 - Current News - Special Edition - Sept. 1976 ‑ Feb. 1, 1977
Box 29 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 30 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 31 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 32 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 33 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 34 - Radio-TV Defense Dialog
Box 35 - Equal Opportunity - Current News
Box 36 - Equal Opportunity - Current News
Box 37 - Friday Review of Defense Literature
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