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Paul O'Neill Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 2.6 linear feet (ca. 5100 pages) Scope and Content Note The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was established in July 1970. The Office's primary responsibility was to assist the President in preparing the budget and to keep the President informed on the progress of government agencies with respect to legislation proposed, and projects initiated or completed. OMB also provided coordination so that overlapping legislation was reviewed by all Federal organizations …
Larry and Pauline Asmus Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3200 pages) Scope and Content Note In 1975, as the Bicentennial of the American Revolution neared, people began planning a bevy of events to mark the occasion. One such event was the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage. The plan was to have covered wagons embark from each state, travel along the well-known trails (Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, Appalachian Trail, etc.) of their ancestors, and converge together at the Valley Forge National …
Roderick M. Hills Papers, 1975-2005 Extent 34 linear feet (ca. 68,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Roderick M. Hills Papers, 1975-1990, contain materials from Hills’ positions as Counsel to President Gerald R. Ford and as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and his post-governmental career with various companies and law firms. After working privately in the corporate and law worlds, Roderick Hills assumed the position of Counsel to the President in March 1975. Filling the vacancy …
Howard H. "Bo" Callaway Papers, (1979) 1972-1977 Extent 1.9 linear feet (ca. 3,800 pages) Scope and Content Note President Richard Nixon appointed Howard H. "Bo" Callaway as Secretary of the Army in 1973, Callaway continued in that position into the Ford administration. Callaway, a Georgia businessman and Republican politician, had served as a civilian aide to previous Army Secretaries. During his tenure with the Army, his major accomplishment was to "sell" the concept of an all-volunteer army and then …
Edward Hutchinson Papers, 1959-1976 Extent 173 linear feet (ca. 425,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Most of the material listed below is still housed in the original boxes and folders that Congressman Hutchinson’s office used to ship them to the Bentley Historical Library. The Ford Library staff has not done any arrangement or description work. These boxes are available for research only on a review-on-request basis – researchers interested in using them should contact the Library well in advance of a …
Robert Horn Papers, 1974-1975 Extent 8.8 linear feet (ca. 17,600 pages) Scope and Content Note On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced the formation of the Presidential Clemency Board, charged with creating a program of conditional clemency for those accused of draft or military absence offenses during the Vietnam War. The Board, chaired by former New York Senator Charles Goodell immediately began to develop the program and hire a staff. They borrowed Robert Horn from the Department of …
Michael Raoul-Duval Papers, 1974-1977 Extent 13.0 linear feet (ca. 26,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Michael Raoul-Duval papers document his political activities on behalf of President Ford's election campaign in 1976, and portions of his Domestic Council staff work in 1974 and 1975 and intelligence policy coordination in 1975 and 1976. Throughout the Ford administration, Raoul-Duval often worked in several major policy areas simultaneously, with no clean break from one duty to the next. Additional …
John Robson Papers, 1970-1993 Extent 8.0 linear feet (ca. 16,000 pages) Scope and Content Note John E. Robson has had a varied professional career in law practice, management, academia, and government service. He began his career in government in 1966 with the Office of Management and Budget. He has worked, as both unofficial and official advisor, for each administration since Lyndon Johnson's, mostly in economic and transportation matters. A highlight of Robson's government service came when he was …
Edward L. Schapsmeier and Frederick H. Schapsmeier Manuscript Draft, 1987 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 700 pages) Scope and Content Note Political historians, Edward and Frederick Schapsmeier, have co-authored several works on politicians of the twentieth century including books on Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen, journalist Walter Lippman, and Vice-President Henry Wallace. In 1987 they drafted a biography of President Ford and submitted it to him for comments and corrections. President Ford made several …
Alexander M. Schmidt Papers, 1967-1990 Extent 48.1 linear feet (approximately 85,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. Alexander M. Schmidt began his career in medicine at the University of Utah College of Medicine, where he held several academic positions. He first entered government service in 1967 as Chief of the Education and Training Branch in the Regional Medical Programs (RMP) at the National Institutes of Health. The RMP, created during the Johnson Administration as a "Great Society" project, …
Robin B. Martin Papers, (1969, 1973) 1974 - 1976 Extent 3.9 linear feet (ca. 7,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Robin B. Martin came to work for Vice President Ford in February 1974, from his position as Executive Vice President of Regional Broadcasters Group. He served as a Staff Assistant in the Vice Presidential Advance Office until August 1974, when he was appointed to a similar position in the White House Advance Office, reporting directly to Advance Office Director Byron M. (Red) Cavaney. Mr. Martin …
David Meeker Papers, 1971-1984 Extent 9.6 linear feet (ca. 19,200 pages) Scope and Content Note David O. Meeker had a long career in public service for both the city of Indianapolis, Indiana and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In Indianapolis, Meeker served several positions: Acting Director and Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development, Director of the Indianapolis Model Cities Program; member of the Mayor’s Task Forces on Housing and Relocation, Model Cities, Black …
Charles T. Miller Captain, SS Mayaguez: Telegrams , April-June 1975 Extent 0.035 linear feet (ca. 75 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (January 2012) Related materials documenting the U.S. government response to the seizure of the Mayaguez appear in the White House Central Files Subject File category ND-18/CO-26 (Wars/Cambodia) as well as several National Security Adviser subcollections, including the Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, NSC East Asian and Pacific Affairs …
Paul A. Miltich Papers, (1972) 1973-1977 Extent 3.6 linear feet (ca. 7200 pages) Scope and Content Note Paul Miltich became press secretary to House Minority Leader Gerald Ford in 1966 and continued in that role through the remainder of the congressional years and the Ford vice presidency. When Mr. Ford became President in August 1974, he appointed Jerald terHorst as his press secretary and named Miltich as an assistant press secretary (his title also appears as Special Assistant to the President for …
Roy Wetzel Papers , 1952-2011 Extent 47.3 linear feet (approximately 94,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Roy Wetzel grew up in southeastern Michigan and developed an interest in American politics at an early age. He began making audio recordings related to presidential elections in 1952 as a hobby, starting with national party conventions and election night coverage. Between elections he continued recording news conferences, speeches, and significant political news stories, as well as collecting …
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 …
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, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary …
Gerald R. Ford: Materials from the Writing of "A Time to Heal" , 1977-1979 Extent 15 linear feet (ca. 30,000 pages) Scope and Content Note While writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), Gerald R. Ford composed a series of personal reflections on twenty-seven topics ranging from "How I make decisions" to "Advice to a teen-age daughter." Most deal with personal principles: the value of competition, of loyalty, of ambition. Others concern politics and governance: making …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Campaign File Sub-Group, 1948-1974 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Series List Campaign Files, 1948-74. (Boxes G1‑G37, 14.8 linear feet) Materials relating to Gerald R. Ford's thirteen biennial congressional campaigns from 1948 through 1972 were maintained as a separate file. Because of the need to consult these materials in succeeding campaigns, campaign files were saved when other files were discarded. Although there is …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Committee File Sub-Group, 1948-1965 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Series List Committee File, 1948-65. (Boxes H1‑H8, 3.2 linear feet) GRF served on the Committee on Public Works, which reviewed legislation on federal construction projects from 1949 to 1950. Beginning in 1951 and continuing until his election as Minority Leader in 1965 ended his committee service, GRF served on the Committee on Appropriations. Because of the …