Core
Collection
on
the
Presidency
of
Richard
Nixon
August 2007
Many
Ford
Library
collections
contain
substantive
materials
from
the
presidency
of
Richard
M.
Nixon.
The
more
notable
are
cited
and
summarized
below.
This
summary
does
not
include
files
that
concern
Nixon
after
he
left
the
presidency,
such
as
those
relating
to
the
Nixon
pardon,
disposition
of
the
Nixon
papers,
or
transition
expenditures.
Anyone
is
welcome
to
use
these
collections,
and
Library
staff
can
provide
assistance
in
finding
material
on
specific
topics.
The
reference
desk
may
be
reached
by
telephone
at
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205-0555
or
via
e-mail
at
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Research
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hours
are
8:45
am
to
4:45
pm
,
Monday
through
Friday
except
Federal
holidays.
View detailed inventories of the archival
collections summarized below by clicking on the collection titles.
AMERICA
SINCE HOOVER: Selected documents
from the Presidential libraries,
1929-1980 (3
feet)
Photocopies
of 1200
pages
from
the
Nixon
Presidential
Materials
Project
concerning
abortion
policy,
President
Nixon’s
trip
to the
People’s
Republic
of China,
his
relationship
with
the
press,
inflation,
wage-price
controls,
the
Pentagon
Papers,
revenue
sharing,
Watergate,
the
Students
for
a Democratic
Society,
the
War
Powers
Act,
arms
control,
and
the
Vietnam
War.
The
materials
on the
Vietnam
War
concern
the
antiwar
movement,
the
bombing
of Cambodia
, and
the
Paris
Peace
Talks. This artificial collection was created in 1992 as a resource for teaching
and student papers.
BAROODY, WILLIAM J.: Papers, 1961-1988 (202 feet)
The collection contains much on his work as an aide to Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird, 1969-73, and on the White House staff handling liaison with
interest groups in the Nixon and Ford administrations, 1973-77. The
Department of Defense materials focus on Secretary Laird’s public
appearances, long-range planning, and such topics as Vietnam, military
spending, NATO, and national security. Nixon White House files concern
interest groups, the 1972 campaign, and a White House program to generate
support for the President as the threat of impeachment arose. Included
is some material that Baroody inherited from his predecessor Charles Colson.
BURNS,
ARTHUR F.: Papers, 1969-1987 (239
feet)
Included
are
14 feet
of White
House
files
from
Burns’ service
as Counsellor
to President
Nixon
for
domestic
affairs,
1969-70,
and
extensive
files
on his
work
as Chairman
of the
Board
of Governors
of the
Federal
Reserve
System,
1970-78.
The
Federal
Reserve
materials
concern
such
topics
as domestic
and
international
monetary
policy,
banking
industry
regulation
and
reform,
the
Nixon
Economic
Stabilization
Program
(wage-price
controls),
Federal
Open
Market
Committee
meetings,
and
administration
and
reform
of the
Federal
Reserve
System.
FORD,
GERALD R.: Congressional Papers,
1948-1973 (921
feet)
Included
is material
on such
topics
as President
Nixon’s
legislative
initiatives,
the
1968
and
1972
Republican
conventions
and
presidential
campaigns,
and
interactions
between
Ford
and
the
Nixon
White
House.
FORD,
GERALD R.: Vice Presidential Papers,
1973-1974 (105
feet)
The
collection
concerns
Ford’s
nomination,
confirmation,
and
service
as Vice
President
under
President
Nixon
following
the
resignation
of Vice
President
Spiro
Agnew
in October
1973.
HARTMANN,
ROBERT T.: Papers, 1934-1983 (96
feet)
Hartmann
served
as an
aide
during
Gerald
Ford’s
service
as House
Minority
Leader,
Vice
President,
and
President.
Included
are
case
files
on weekly
liaison
meetings
of the
Republican
leaders
of Congress
with
President
Nixon
and
his
staff,
information
on other
Ford
contacts
with
the
White
House,
and
materials
on legislation
introduced
by the
Nixon
administration.
HUTCHINSON,
EDWARD: Papers, 1959-1976 (173
feet)
Republican
U.S.
Representative
from
Michigan
and
ranking
Republican
on the
House
Judiciary
Committee.
The
collection
contains
extensive
materials
on the
Judiciary
Committee’s
investigations
into
the
Watergate
affair
and
attempts
to impeach
President
Nixon.
Other
files
concern
the
confirmation
of Gerald
Ford
as Vice
President
and
legislation
considered
by the
Judiciary
Committee.
JONES,
SIDNEY L.: Papers, (1954) 1969-1992
(1995) (8
feet)
Included
is material
on his
work
as senior
economist
and
special
assistant
to the
chairman,
Council
of Economic
Advisers
(1969-71);
minister-counselor
for
economic
affairs,
U.S.
Mission
to NATO,
Brussels,
Belgium
(1972-73);
and
assistant
secretary
for
economic
affairs,
Department
of Commerce
(1973-74).
LAIRD,
MELVIN R.: Papers, (1941) 1953-2004 (124
feet)
This
collection
spans
Mr.
Laird’s
distinguished
career,
especially
from
1961
onward.
It also
includes
files
of Mr.
Laird’s
long-time
aide
William
J. Baroody,
Jr.
Materials
from
the
Nixon
administration
concern
Laird’s
work
as Secretary
of Defense
(1969-73)
and
the
work
of both
Laird
and
Baroody
on the
Nixon
White
House
staff
(1973-74).
Prominent
topics
include
the
1972
presidential
campaign;
the
Vietnam
War;
a wide
range
of Defense
Department
procurement,
planning,
and
policy
issues,
both
regional
and
global;
many
domestic
policies;
and
Nixon
White
House
efforts
to avoid
impeachment.
Portions
of the
collection
remain
closed
pending
declassification.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. Memoranda of
Conversations, 1973-1977 (8
feet)
Transcript-like
records,
and
the
notes
from
which
they
were
prepared,
of presidential
conversations
with
heads
of state
and
foreign
officials,
senior
intelligence
and
national
security
officials,
American
ambassadors,
Cabinet
members,
members
of Congress,
and
other
distinguished
foreign
and
American
visitors.
The
collection
includes
almost
170
memoranda
from
the
Nixon
administration,
covering
January
1973
to August
1974.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. Kissinger-Scowcroft
West Wing Office Files, 1969-1977 (16
feet)
Although
the
bulk
of this
collection
remains
unprocessed
and
closed
to research,
the
Library
has
opened
several
segments.
These
relate
primarily
to the
Vietnam
War
(including
Cambodia
). Materials
from
the
Nixon
administration
concern
such
topics
as secret
peace
talks
(1968-73)
and
troop
withdrawals
in 1971.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. Legislative
Interdepartmental Group Files,
1971-1974 (1976) (1
foot)
This
group
coordinated
congressional
liaison
activities
on foreign
affairs
and
defense
matters
for
the
White
House,
NSC,
CIA,
and
the
Departments
of State,
Justice
and
Defense.
The
bulk
of the
collection
dates
from
1971
and
1972,
with
fewer
meetings
and
less
documentation
for
later
periods.
Some
folders
are
unprocessed
and
closed
to research.
Open
materials
focus
on the
Vietnam
War.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. NSC East Asian
and Pacific Affairs Staff Files,
(1969) 1973-1977 (17
feet)
Although
the
bulk
of this
collection
remains
unprocessed
and
closed
to research,
the
Library
has
opened
segments
relating
primarily
to the
Vietnam
War
and
negotiations
on the
status
of Micronesia.
Some
materials
on both
topics
date
from
the
Nixon
administration,
including
documents
on trips
by Alexander
Haig
and
Henry
Kissinger
to southeast
Asia
or Paris
in 1972
and
1973
and
on several
meetings
of the
Washington
Special
Actions
Group
in 1973
and
1974.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. NSC Press and
Congressional Liaison Staff: Files,
1973-1976 (3
feet)
Materials
concerning
the
work
of NSC
staff
members
Leslie
Janka
and
Margaret
Vanderhye
on press
and
congressional
relations.
Included
from
the
Nixon
administration
is foreign
affairs
press
guidance
provided
to the
White
House
Press
Secretary
plus
outgoing
letters
and
memoranda.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. Saigon Embassy
Files Kept by Ambassador Graham
Martin: Copies Made for the
NSC, (1963) 1970-1975
(3
feet)
Copies
of State
Department
telegrams
and
White
House
backchannel
messages
between
U.S.
ambassadors
in Saigon
(primarily
Ellsworth
Bunker
and
Graham
Martin)
and
White
House
national
security
advisers,
talking
points
for
meetings
with
South
Vietnamese
officials,
intelligence
reports,
drafts
of peace
agreements,
and
military
status
reports.
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISER. Vietnam Information
Group: Intelligence and Other
Reports, 1967-1975 (5
feet)
Mostly
Department
of State
cables
and
CIA
intelligence
information
cables
concerning
North
and
South
Vietnam
dating
from
the
Nixon
administration.
Topics
include
the
Vietnam
War,
U.S.-South
Vietnam
relations,
South
Vietnam
's political
climate,
opposition
groups,
religious
sects,
ethnic
groups,
labor
unions,
corruption,
press
censorship,
the
North
Vietnam ’s
military
and
economy,
peace
negotiations,
and
events
in Cambodia
and
Laos
.
POTTINGER,
J. STANLEY: Papers, 1968-1981 (56 feet)
Materials relating primarily to his work as Director of the Office of Civil
Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1970-1973) and
Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the
Department of Justice (1973-1977). The collection documents the investigation
and enforcement of various civil rights issues, including: desegregation,
busing, women’s rights, affirmative action, education, employment,
government surveillance, Kent State, and Wounded Knee.
REICHLEY,
A. JAMES: Research Interviews,
1977-1981 (1
foot)
Notes
on interviews
conducted
with
former
Nixon
and
Ford
administration
officials
from
the
White
House
staff,
Cabinet
departments,
National
Security
Council,
Office
of Management
and
Budget,
and
the
Council
of Economic
Advisers
about
White
House
operations,
issues
faced
by the
administrations,
and
the
philosophies
of the
Presidents
and
their
staffs.
Also
included
are
interviews
with
members
of Congress
about
their
experiences
with
these
administrations.
SCOTT,
STANLEY S.: Papers, (1969) 1971-1977 (20 feet)
Materials
relating
to
Scott’s
work
in
the
White
House
Office
of
Communications
(1971-1973)
and
as
the
White
House
liaison
with
minorities
(1973-1975).
The
bulk
dates
from
the
Nixon
administration,
but
significant
materials
from
the
first
year
of
the
Ford
administration
also
appear.
The
documents
concern
such
matters
as
minority
business,
civil
rights,
equal
employment
opportunity,
White
House
contacts
with
the
Congressional
Black
Caucus,
the
role
of
African-Americans
in
the
Republican
Party,
and
the
role
of
Mr.
Scott
and
other
Black
appointees
in
the
two
administrations.
SIMON,
WILLIAM E.: Microfiche of Papers,
1972-1977 (ca.
4,000 fiche and ca. 1,000 pages)
Copies
of the
Simon
Papers
and
an oral
history
interview
at Lafayette
College
. The
collection
concerns
his
work
as Deputy
Secretary
of the
Treasury,
1973-74,
and
Secretary
of the
Treasury,
1974-77.
While
Deputy
Secretary,
he also
served
as Director
of the
Federal
Energy
Office
and
was
often
referred
to as
the
Nixon
administration’s “Energy
Czar.” His
collection
focuses
primarily
on economic
and
energy
matters.
TEETER,
ROBERT: Papers, 1972-1977 (25
feet)
Teeter
directed
public
opinion
polling
for
the
1972
Nixon
presidential
campaign.
His
collection
contains
memoranda
to
other
campaign
officials
along
with
extensive
polling
data.
U.S.
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS:
Records, 1974-1977 (70
feet)
CEA
members
Gary
Seevers
and
William
Fellner
were
appointed
by President
Nixon
in 1973,
although
their
files
include
some
documents
from
earlier
years.
Their
Nixon
administration
files
concern
various
economic
and
energy
issues,
especially
the
Economic
Stabilization
Program
(wage-price
controls).
U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: Institutional Files
(1969) 1974-1977 (47 feet)
Although the focus of this collection is on the Ford administration, many
files contain documents dating back into the Nixon years. Nixon-era
documents concern the organization and operation of the NSC plus a wide range
of issues, including environmental warfare, chemical munitions, arms control,
port security, Civil defense, and Law of the Sea.
Please contact the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library for information about their holdings.
Researchers interested in the Nixon Presidency may also wish contact the Bentley Historical Library (1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 734-764-3482). The Bentley Library, located next door to the Ford Library, holds the Nixon administration files of George Romney, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Paul McCracken, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman; Wendell Hulcher, Office of Intergovernmental Relations; and Virginia Allen, Department of State Public Affairs Office. In addition, the Bentley Library has the papers of Michigan Governor William Milliken, U.S. Senator Philip Hart, and several members of the U.S. House of Representatives, all of whom interacted frequently with the Nixon White House.