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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Meghan Lyon, March 2007 Copyright Hortense Klebe donated to the United States of America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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 …
President Ford Committee Records, Series D: General Counsel's Office Files, 1975-77 Extent . Scope and Content Note The General Counsel's Office Files are an important resource for examining the legal issues involved in the operation of a presidential campaign committee. In addition the collection extensively documents the development of the Federal Election Commission, its role in regulating campaign finances, and PFC receipts and expenditures. Smaller, but important, segments concern aspects of PFC …
President Ford Committee Records, Series F: People for Ford Office Files, 1971-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note People for Ford (PFF) was the volunteer arm of the President Ford Committee formed during the general election to develop outreach efforts to special voter groups. Directed by long-time Republican National Committee activist Elly Peterson, the PFF staff targeted women, African-Americans, professional groups, ethnics, farmers, Jews, senior citizens, and young people for particular attention. …
President Ford Committee Records, Series G: Press Office Files, 1975-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note Press Secretary Peter Kaye formed the PFC's small in-house Press Office in October, 1975. Kaye directed the organization's radio, television, and news activities through the primary campaign, reporting to the PFC Chairman. He resigned in July, 1976, when the Press Office was subsumed under a larger Communications Division, headed by newly-appointed Deputy Chairman for Communications William I. Greener, …
President Ford Committee Records, Series K: Vice Presidential Campaign Files, 1976 Scope and Content Note The Vice Presidential Campaign Office collection is primarily a reference file. It consists almost entirely of several small, routine, and likely incomplete, files, the bulk of which is contained in a large background book. Material of interest to researchers are selected Dole speech and interview transcripts, the Senator's voting record, and position papers on various campaign topics.The collection is …
Robert Orben Paper, 1947-2005 Extent 39 linear feet (ca. 69,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Robert Orben began his comedy career as a magician and played a prominent role in the magic community through the 1950s. In 1946, he produced his first magic book, The Encyclopedia of Patter . Later he wrote for Magic is Fun and Genii magazine and for the magic TV show Fun with Felix . Following this early success, Orben transitioned away from magic and applied his humor to other fields. As his popularity …
William G. Hyland Papers, 1960-1968, 1970-1992 Extent 38.8 linear feet (ca. 77,600 pages) Scope and Content Note William G. Hyland, a noted expert on U.S.-Soviet relations, had a distinguished career in government service, which began during the 1950s as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and culminated with his tenure as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs during the Ford administration. In between, Hyland served on the National Security Council staff and as …
Charles Goodell Papers, 1973-1977 Extent 9.2 linear feet (ca. 18,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Charles Goodell first reached prominence as a Republican U.S. Representative, Senator, and Vietnam War critic from the state of New York between 1959 and 1971. None of his papers from that phase of his career are included in his Ford Library collection, however. Goodell donated his congressional papers to the New York Public Library in 1974. Of the Goodell papers at the Ford Library, approximately two-thirds …
Robert E. Barrett Extent 3.35 linear feet (approximately 6,700 pages) Scope and Content Note Major Robert Barrett served in the United States Army before being appointed as Military Aide to President Gerald R. Ford in August 1974. When Ford left office following his loss in the 1976 presidential campaign, Barrett resigned his military commission to serve as a member of Ford's post-presidential transition team and then his Executive Assistant in his California office from 1977-1981. In 1982 Barrett left …
David W. Belin Papers, (1961) 1963-1998 Extent 27.8 linear feet (ca. 55,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Soon after President Lyndon Johnson appointed the members of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (the Warren Commission), they began hiring a staff to assist them. The Commissioners and Executive Director J. Lee Rankin recruited a mixture of both experienced attorneys and promising younger attorneys. One of the young attorneys was David W. Belin of Des Moines, Iowa. …
Charles J. Orlebeke Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 9.3 linear feet (ca. 18,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Charles J. Orlebeke was nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to the position of Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on July 24, 1975. In this position Orlebeke spearheaded programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstrations concerned with improving the nation’s communities. Research topics included: testing the …