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RICHARD A. FORD: FORD PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANY SCRAPBOOK, 1929-1962 (1970) Extent 1 volume (488 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Donna Lehman, July 2002 Copyright Richard A. Ford gives and assigns to the United States of America all copyrights which he has in such of the Materials as are unpublished. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Last Modified Date Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary …
MAX L. FRIEDERSDORF PAPERS, (1971) 1974-1977 Extent 4.4 linear feet (ca. 3,500 pages) Scope and Content Note When Gerald R. Ford became President in August 1974, Max L. Friedersdorf was serving as Deputy Assistant to President Nixon for Legislative Affairs. His special responsibility was coordination of White House liaison with the House of Representatives. He worked directly under William E. Timmons, the head of the Congressional Liaison Office. In January 1975 Friedersdorf became the Assistant to the …
GERALD R. FORD POST-PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE FILES, 1977-2007 Extent 750.2 linear feet (ca. 1,500,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Material concerning the work and activities of former President Gerald Ford after he left the White House in 1977. The collection includes Ford’s speeches, schedules, correspondence, trips and events, and materials related to the transition from the White House and the operation of the Office of Gerald Ford in Rancho Mirage, California. It also documents Ford’s involvement in the …
DAVID W. BELIN PAPERS, (1961) 1963-98 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. …
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 …
ARTHUR BURNS PAPERS, (1957) 1969-87 (1988-90) Extent 264 linear feet (ca. 480,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Origin and Arrangement of the Burns Papers The papers were created and accumulated by Dr. Burns while he was Counsellor to President Nixon, 1969 70, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, 1970 78, Distinguished Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1978-81 and 1985-87, and U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, 1981-85. Dr. Burns donated the papers to the Ford Library in 1981. The Library has …
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 …
JAMES L. TRIMPE 30-30 CLUB SCRAPBOOK, (1931) 1965-2005 Extent 1 linear inch (117 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (August 2012) The Grand Rapids Oral Histories Collection contains an interview with 30-30 Club member Arthur G. Brown, in which he describes his friendship with Gerald Ford, the South High School football teams of the late 1920's and early 1930's and subsequent meetings of the 30-30 Club. Materials documenting the 30-30 Club reunion at the White House can be found in several …
ROBERT GOLDWIN PAPERS, 1973-78 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, 03/06/2025 - 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 …
EDWARD H. LEVI SCRAPBOOKS AND SPEECHES, 1975-77 Extent 16 Volumes Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William McNitt, May 1996 Copyright Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Last Modified Date Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:00 Biography Edward H. Levi June 26, 1911 - Born, Chicago, IL 1932 - Ph.B., University of Chicago 1935 - …
PATRICIA LINDH PAPERS, (1970) 1974-76 Extent 0.3 linear feet (ca. 600 pages) Scope and Content Note Patricia S. Lindh served as Special Assistant to the President for Women during the administration of Gerald Ford. Lindh’s work in the federal government began in 1974 under the direction of Anne Armstrong, Counsellor to Richard Nixon, and continued after her appointment by President Ford in December 1974. In both administrations Lindh was responsible for liaison with women’s organizations and overseeing the …
BENJAMIN F. BAILAR PAPERS, 1973-78 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1600 pages) Scope and Content Note Benjamin Franklin Bailar was named the sixty-first Postmaster General of the United States by the Postal Service Board of Governors on February 16, 1975, succeeding Elmer T. Klassen. In 1970, the Postal Service was created as a semi-independent establishment of the executive branch under an eleven-member Board of Governors. The purpose of the reorganization was to bring a more business-oriented administration …
SHIRLEY PECK BARNES PAPERS, 1967-2005 Extent 5.25 linear feet (ca.10,500 pages) Scope and Content Note Shirley Peck Barnes was a hospital administrator in Denver, Colorado, during the Vietnam War, and offered her facility and services to the Friends of Children of Vietnam (FCVN) adoption agency in April and May, 1975. FCVN was a participating agency in Operation Babylift, a coordinated evacuation of Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American babies and children during the fall of Saigon and the withdrawal of …
WILLIAM J. BAROODY, JR., PAPERS, 1961-88 Extent 200 linear feet (ca. 400,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William J. Baroody, Jr., began his career in Washington in 1961 as legislative assistant and press secretary to Republican congressman Melvin Laird. He also served as research director for the House Republican Conference in 1968 and 1969. Baroody followed Laird to the Pentagon in 1969 and served as his aide during Laird's post as Secretary of Defense. In 1973, Laird resigned from the post and …
RON BRANDON PAPERS, 1975-1977 Extent Less than one linear foot (ca. 300 pages) Scope and Content Note On November 19, 1975, President Gerald Ford learned that Ronald Reagan would challenge him for the Republican nomination for President in the 1976 election. This meant that the approaching primary season would be much more grueling than had been anticipated and the contest for delegates had now commenced. Prior to Reagan’s announcement, Ron Brandon, a psychologist active in the Republican Party, sought …