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William Greener, Jr., Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 7 linear feet (ca. 14,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William Greener had a long career in public affairs positions with the United States Air Force until 1970. After that he handled media relations for civilian agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Cost of Living Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Office of Management and Budget. In April 1975, Greener joined the White House staff as Deputy …
President Ford Committee Records, Series A: Chairman's Office Files, 1975-1976 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Chairman's Office Files provide documentation of administrative, fiscal and strategic issues handled by Howard (Bo) Callaway and his immediate staff from the formation of the election committee in June 1975 until Callaway resigned in March 1976. These extant files do not reflect the activities of Roger C.B. Morton, chairman from April to August 1976, and James Baker, chairman during the …
President Ford Committee Records, Series B: Administrative Office Files, 1975-76 Scope and Content Note The Administrative Office Files document management and budgetary issues involved in the operation of the President Ford Committee. To a lesser degree, the extant files reflect the deputy chairman of administration's auxiliary responsibility to coordinate the Committee's support operations. In terms of reporting relationships, the deputy chairman had oversight responsibility for the PFC's research, …
President Ford Committee Records, Series C: Political Office Files, 1974-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Political Office Files document strategic and organizational issues during the primary and general presidential campaigns. The files are particularly valuable for documentation on PFC organizing and campaign activities at the state and local levels. They are less reflective of campaign planning at the national level. The deputy chairman for political organization (the political director) was …
President Ford Committee Records, Series E: Campaign '76 Media Communications, Inc., Office Files, (1968, 1972) 1975-77 Extent . Scope and Content Note The President Ford Committee's in-house advertising agency, Campaign '76 Media Communications, Inc., incorporated in December 1975. The agency's records document the creative inception, production, and placement of advertising on behalf of President Ford, from the design of a campaign logo in September 1975 until agency staff filed final reports with the …
President Ford Committee Records, Series H: Research Office Files, 1973-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note Fredric W. Slight left the White House staff on September 22, 1975, and very shortly thereafter took up the newly created position of PFC research coordinator. Although he initially worked alone, by the heart of the primary season Slight had a staff of four assistants. The Research Office, which at various times reported administratively to either the Deputy Chairman for Administration or the …
Gerald and Betty Ford Special Materials, (1841, 1851) 1941-2007 Extent 39.75 linear feet (ca. 79,500 pages) Scope and Content Note This collection contains letters, photographs, and books that were set apart by Gerald Ford, Betty Ford or their staff and deemed to have special value. The bulk of the collection was donated by The Ford Family Trust (the estate of Betty Ford) following her death, but some materials were received during Mrs. Ford's lifetime. The two most significant series in this collection …
Ron Nessen Papers, 1974-1977 Extent 121 linear feet (ca. 242,000 pages), 59 photographs, 1 16mm motion picture film strip, 40 audio cassettes, and 1 audio microcassette Scope and Content Note The Ron Nessen Papers consist of materials which Nessen took home from the White House at the end of the Ford administration presumably to assist in writing his memoir It Sure Looks Different From the Inside (Chicago: Playboy Press, 1978). Mr. Nessen donated the bulk of his papers to the Ford Library on January 22, …
Dale Van Atta Papers, 1968-1978 Extent 6.3 linear feet (ca. 8,300 pages) Scope and Content Note Dale Van Atta is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines nationwide, including Reader’s Digest where he was a contributing editor, as well as The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Harper’s, the Washingtonian, and many others. He is co-author, with Jack Anderson, of The New York Times best-selling biography Stormin’ Norman: An American Hero (1991), …
Gordon E. Vander Till Papers, (1959-60) 1968-1976 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Gordon Vander Till Papers consist of files from Gerald R. Ford's Grand Rapids office. Vander Till was the office director from 1969-74. The initial gift of papers was opened to research in May 1985. An accretion of papers was received and opened in February 1994. The largest portion of these papers relates to Ford's 1970 and 1972 congressional election campaigns. Correspondence, memoranda, …
George Denison Papers, 1976-1977 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The George Denison Papers consist of case files on his speechwriting activities in the White House Office of Editorial Staff between May 1976 and January 1977. During this period Denison shared the speechwriting duties with several other individuals. They were all supervised by Robert Orben, Special Assistant to the President and director of the Editorial Staff. Many of the speeches produced by Denison dealt …
Maria A. Downs Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Maria Downs replaced Nancy Lammerding Ruwe as White House Social Secretary in October 1975, remaining in that position until the end of the administration. The Downs Papers partially document some aspects of her role in planning White House social activities. Unique to the collection are several unpublished manuscripts written by Ms. Downs after leaving the White House which describe in unusual detail the role …
John W. Barnum Papers, 1971-1978 (1979-1999) Extent 91.4 linear feet (ca. 166,400 pages) Scope and Content Note John W. Barnum began his career in public service as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation in July of 1971. During his tenure he provided legal advice and counsel to the Secretary of Transportation on a multitude of initiatives within the Department. Barnum’s time as the General Counsel culminated in his nomination as Undersecretary of Transportation, a position he assumed …
Alexander P. Butterfield Papers, 1973 Extent ca. 150 pages Scope and Content Note The Alexander Butterfield Papers exclusively concern Butterfield's July 13, 1973 interview with staff of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Ervin Committee), which was investigating the Watergate burglary and related illegal activities. During the interview in response to direct questions, Butterfield made his historic disclosure that presidential conversations in the Oval Office and elsewhere …
Philomena Sparano Jurey Papers, 1961-1989 Extent 11.3 linear feet (ca. 20,800 pages) Record Type Textual Access File units are available as review-on-request. Researchers wishing to view files should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the Library's review-for-access queue. Even after the completion of this review some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or …
Philip W. Buchen Papers, (1962) 1973-1992 Extent 2 linear feet (ca. 4000 pages) Scope and Content Note One of President Ford’s initial acts after taking his oath of office, on August 9, 1974, was to name longtime friend and former law partner, Philip W. Buchen, chief White House Counsel. Ford elevated this position to Cabinet status one month later. As Counsel to the President, Buchen provided legal advice to the President and the White House staff, supervised a staff of attorneys in handling legal matters …
Arthur F. Burns Handwritten Journals, 1969-1974 Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 235 pages) Scope and Content Note After serving as an economic adviser to presidential candidate to Richard Nixon, Arthur Burns served as Counsellor to President Nixon from 196970. In 1970, Dr. Burns was appointed Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and served in that role for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter until 1978. The Board determines general monetary, credit, and operating policies for the Federal …
Warren “Bill” L. Gulley Papers, 1974–1977 Extent 3 linear inches (ca. 400 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (June 2012) Passenger lists for all air and helicopter flights made by President Ford and the First Family are included in the collection White House Military Aide’s Office: Files, 1973-77. Record Type Textual Access Open. Some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records …
Martin R. Hoffmann Papers, (1962) 1971-1977 (1991) Extent 25.6 linear feet and 9 volumes (ca. 52,000 pages) Scope and Content Note In 1971, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman James Schlesinger asked Martin Hoffmann, who had previous Washington experience as a congressional staff member, to leave a private sector position to serve as AEC General Counsel. Hoffmann served in this role until 1973 when Schlesinger became Secretary of Defense. Hoffmann joined him at the Department of Defense and served …
United States-China Business Council Records, 1973‑1978 (1983) Extent 170.3 linear feet (ca. 340,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The National Council for United States-China Trade (NCUSCT) was formed in 1973 to promote and facilitate trade between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Although trade between the two countries had resumed on June 10, 1971, after a 22 year hiatus, the impetus for a trade council came from President Nixon's visit to China in February 1972. At the end of the …