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Margita E. White Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Margita White Papers concern her work as White House Assistant Press Secretary between January 1975 and July 1976. During the early months of her service, she worked as deputy to Gerald Warren, Director of the Office of Communications. When he left the White House in the summer of 1975, she succeeded him as Director. The Office of Communications handled relations with media beyond the White House Press …
Bruce S. Wagner Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 2.4 linear feet (ca. 4,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Bruce Wagner came to Campaign ’76 Media Communications at the behest of Chairman Peter H. Dailey in November of 1975. On extended leave from Grey Advertising, Inc., the eighth largest advertising agency in the United States, the 32 year-old Wagner was charged with overseeing the staff and daily operations of the agency, a corporation specifically established to handle President Ford’s advertising for the 1976 …
Betty Ford: Post-White House Papers, 1977-2010 Extent 169.9 linear feet (ca. 339,800 pages) Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Access Open in part. Researchers wishing to view this collection 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. 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 …
Gerald R. Ford Papers Relating to His U.S. Navy Service, 1941-1975 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Gerald Ford initially applied for a commission in the active Naval Reserve less than a week after the Japanese bombing of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941. His first choice was to serve in the intelligence branch, so the Navy began a background check to see if he qualified. This process took several months and Ford had no promises that a position would be offered, so …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Grand Rapids Office File Sub-Group, 1960-1974 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Series List Grand Rapids Office File, 1960-74. (Boxes L1‑L9, 3.6 linear feet) The Grand Rapids staff assumed much of the constituent caseload as well as providing assistance to the Washington Office. Additionally, the Grand Rapids district office handled scheduling for GRF's home visits, represented the Congressman at local functions, prepared routine …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Warren Commission File Sub-Group, 1963-1964 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Series List Warren Commission File, 1963-76. (Boxes E1‑E42, 16.8 linear feet) On November 29, 1963, President Lyndon Johnson signed Executive Order 11130 appointing a commission of seven, including Congressman Ford, to investigate the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald. From December 1963 to September 1964, the President's …
Clifford Ericson Scrapbook On The American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 90 pages) Record Type Photographs Textual Access Open. Processed by Meghan Lyon, March 2007 Copyright Hortense Klebe donated to the United States of America her copyrights in all of her 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 …
Frank G. Zarb Papers, (1970) 1974-1977 (1979) Extent 4.8 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages) of textual material, 148 photographs, 2 audiotapes, and 6 framed cartoons Scope and Content Note Frank G. Zarb was appointed as administrator of the Federal Energy Administration by President Ford in December 1974. He replaced John Sawhill, who resigned in October 1974 after conflicts over his support of an increased gasoline tax and mandatory energy conservation measures. Zarb, then serving as executive director of …
Paul A. Theis Papers, (1949) 1960-1975 (1990) Extent 8.4 linear feet (ca.16,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Paul A. Theis Papers are mainly a collection of materials accumulated during Theis’ 1960-74 tenure with the Republican National Congressional Committee where he served first as director of the radio-television division and subsequently as Director of the Division of Public Relations. Paul Theis served as Executive Editor in the White House Editorial Office from August, 1974 until January, 1976. …
James D. Haldaman Photographs and Papers, 1980-1981 Extent 1 linear inch (ca. 150 pages), 48 contact sheets, 1178 negatives, 18 slides, and 2 photographic prints Scope and Content Note Related Materials (January 2012) Several collections document the Ford Presidential Museum including: Gerald R. Ford Commemorative Committee: Records, 1977-84; Gerald R. Ford Museum Re-dedication Committee: Records, 1996-97; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Dedication Committee, Inc.: Financial Records, 1981-82. These …
Sea-Land Service, Inc.: Collected Materials Concerning the Mayaguez Incident, 1975 Extent 1.0 linear foot (ca. 1000 pages, 20 audio tapes) Record Type Audio Textual Access Open. Processed by Jennifer Sternaman, September 1995 Copyright Copyright is presumed to remain with Sea-Land Service, Inc, and Roy Rowan. Last Modified Date Tue, 06/09/2026 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Audio tapes and photocopies of interview transcripts and notes relating to the Mayaguez incident.The bulk …
Robert Anderson Papers, (1946) 1965-1995 Extent 16.4 linear feet (approximately 32,800 pages) Scope and Content Note During his long career in the Foreign Service, Robert Anderson served in a succession of posts both overseas and in Washington, culminating in his work as Special Assistant for Press Relations to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and as U.S. Ambassador to three different countries. His papers cover mostly the public face of diplomacy - speeches, remarks, testimony, trips, and events. The …
Melvin R. Laird Papers, (1941) 1953-2004 Extent 132 linear feet (ca. 264,000 pages), 224 microfilm cartridges, 7 microfilm reels, and 4 oversize volumes. Scope and Content Note Melvin R. Laird, Jr. was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in the town of Marshfield in central Wisconsin where his family moved when he was a year old. His family had deep roots in Wisconsin politics and business, with both of his parents and his maternal grandfather all holding elective office. After his father's death in …
Juliette C. "Judy" McLennan Papers, 1976 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Scope and Content Note As a young activist in the Republican Party, Juliette C. “Judy” McLennan served in several campaign volunteer positions before becoming the director of the National Volunteer Desk of People for Ford (PFF) during the 1976 general election campaign. PFF was the volunteer unit of the President Ford Committee (PFC), President Ford’s 1976 election campaign committee. Developed in the wake of the party’s …
Michael H. Moskow Papers, 1969-92 Extent 7.2 linear feet (ca. 14,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Moskow Papers contain materials from his positions in Federal departments and agencies during the Nixon, Ford and George H.W. Bush administrations. Among the agencies in which he worked were the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Council on Wage and Price Stability. The papers focus on such matters as labor, collective bargaining, …
President Ford Committee Records, Series J: Delegate Office Files, 1976 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Delegate Office coordinated efforts to solicit support for President Ford among uncommitted delegates selected to attend the Republican National Convention. Since the race for the Republican nomination between Ford and Ronald Reagan remained close at the end of the primary season, this effort proved crucial in providing the President with enough votes to receive the nomination. President Ford's …
Robert P. Visser Papers, 1972-1978 Extent 8.9 linear feet (ca. 8,900 pages) Scope and Content Note In August 1975, the President Ford Committee (PFC) hired attorney Robert Visser as General Counsel. In October, Visser hired Tim Ryan, a Baltimore attorney who had been a volunteer advanceman for the White House and the Assistant Director of the 1972 Inaugural Parade, to work as his assistant. Unlike most PFC offices, there was no staff turnover during the campaign, so Visser and Ryan handled the PFC's legal …
Butterfield, Keeney and Amberg Papers, 1943-1964 Extent 250 pages Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Leesa Tobin, August 1987; revised by William H. McNitt, April 2012 Copyright Roger Law 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 …
Robert Goldwin Papers, 1973-1978 Extent 12 linear feet (ca. 24,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Robert Goldwin, a former professor of political science and director of public affairs conferences at the University of Chicago and Kenyon College, served in the White House as Special Consultant to the President. Before assuming that position, Goldwin was an assistant to Donald Rumsfeld, Ambassador to NATO. When Rumsfeld took over from Alexander Haig as Ford's chief of staff, Goldwin assisted him at the White …
Grand Rapids Oral History Collection Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 200 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William McNitt, May 1996 Copyright The interviewees have donated to the United States of America their copyrights in the interviews. Last Modified Date Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Seven people who knew Gerald Ford as a young man discuss their acquaintanceships, Grand Rapids politics in the 1930's and 1940's, and Ford's 1948 congressional …