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ANNE ARMSTRONG FILES, 1973-74 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1600 pages) Scope and Content Note Anne Armstrong was named Counsellor to the President with Cabinet rank by Richard Nixon in 1973, becoming the first woman to hold that position. She remained as Counsellor when Ford took office, providing assistance in established areas of responsibility as well as assuming new roles in the Ford White House. She resigned in December, 1974 because of family health problems which entailed a return to Texas, but she …
DAWN BENNETT-ALEXANDER FILES, 1974-77 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander began working on the Domestic Council as Staff Assistant to Associate Director and Counsel Richard Parsons in March 1976 and continued in that post until the end of the Ford Administration. Appointed as an assistant in the general areas of justice, civil rights, and drugs, Bennett-Alexander's duties were greatly augmented with Kathleen Ryan's resignation in April 1976 and her …
ARTHUR QUERN FILES, 1975-77 Extent 9.3 linear feet (ca. 18,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Arthur F. Quern held several positions with the Domestic Council and the White House between March 1975 and January 1977, but his files provide only sketchy documentation on many of his activities during this period. He transferred files to other members of the Domestic Council staff when his duties changed and materials from his work as James Cannon's deputy often appear in Cannon's files rather than his own. …
JANE DANNENHAUER FILES, (1953) August 1974 – December 1974 Extent 1.6 linear feet (4,010 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. In 1992, the FBI released this redacted version under the Freedom for Information Act. A copy is open to research at the Ford Library. The Ford White House’s full text version remains closed, as does the remainder of the Dannenhauer Files. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, December 2000 Copyright Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his …
PATRICK E. O'DONNELL and JOSEPH S. JENCKES FILES, (1969) 1974-76 Extent 6.8 linear feet (ca. 13,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Patrick E. O'Donnell joined the Congressional Relations Office in August 1973, during the Nixon administration. He held the position of special assistant for legislative affairs (Senate) until resigning in February 1976, and Joseph S. Jenckes succeeded him. Both men served directly under the deputy assistant for legislative affairs (Senate), Tom C. Korologos through 1974 and …
ANNE KAMSTRA FILES, 1974-77 Extent 6.9 cubic feet (approximately 47,000 cards) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Eryn C. Killian, October 2013 Copyright Gerald Ford 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 in the public …
VIRGINIA H. KNAUER FILES, (1967-68) 1969-77 Extent 34.1 linear feet (approximately 62,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Virginia H. Knauer joined the Nixon administration staff in April 1969 as Chairman of the President’s Committee on Consumer Interests (PCCI) and Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs. President Nixon named Knauer Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) when it replaced PCCI in 1971. Knauer remained head of the OCA after it was absorbed by the Department of …
KENNETH A. LAZARUS FILES, 1974-77 Extent 23.6 linear feet (ca. 47,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Kenneth Lazarus joined the White House staff in December 1974 as Associate Counsel to the President. Lazarus reviewed a wide array of issues and topics for possible legal problems. He facilitated, evaluated, or assessed substantive policy, legislative programs, enrolled bills, proclamations, executive orders, agency actions where law required presidential approval, executive privilege, and staff dealings …
JONATHAN D. HOORNSTRA FILES, 1975 Extent 7.9 linear feet (ca. 15,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Jonathan D. Hoornstra joined the news summary staff in February 1972. The President’s daily news summary was an objective compilation of television and national wire services’ news reports covering foreign and domestic events. In the Nixon White House, the news summary was under the direction of the communications office. Mr. Hoornstra’s primary responsibility was to review 35-40 daily newspapers from across …
GEORGE HUMPHREYS FILES, 1975-77 Extent 11.6 linear feet (ca. 23,200 pages) Scope and Content Note George Humphreys joined the Domestic Council as associate director for environment in August 1975 and served in that post until the end of the Ford administration. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Humphreys held posts as Assistant Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and President and Director of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation …
KENNETH RUSH FILES, 1974 Extent 0.25 linear feet (ca. 500 pages) Scope and Content Note As Counsellor for Economic Policy to President Nixon, a position of Cabinet rank, Rush became the President's "primary adviser for and the coordinator of foreign and domestic economic policy". He was often called upon to mediate disputes between other presidential economic advisers, particularly Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon and Office of Management and Budget Director Roy L. Ash. His responsibilities …
FOSTER CHANOCK FILES, 1975-76 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Foster Chanock joined the White House staff as a consultant on October 14, 1975 and handled special projects for White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld, including the preparation of background materials for Mr. Rumsfeld's confirmation hearings as Secretary of Defense. Virtually no materials from this period appear in this collection. After Richard Cheney became Assistant to the President for White House …
DUDLEY CHAPMAN FILES, 1974-1976 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dudley H. Chapman moved from the Justice Department to the White House Legal Counsel's Office during the Nixon administration and stayed on in that office when Gerald R. Ford became president. During the Ford administration, Chapman received most of his work assignments from Rod Hills and later Edward Schmults. As much as sixty percent of Chapman's time was spent in routine services, which meant answering legal …
PAUL W. McCRACKEN FILES, 1974 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note In September and October 1974, Paul W. McCracken served a three-week appointment as consultant to Kenneth Rush, Counsellor to the President for Economic Policy. Rush was also Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Conference on Inflation, formed jointly from the executive and congressional branches. L. William Seidman was executive director of the Conference on Inflation and became the Assistant to the …
ROGERS C.B. MORTON FILES, 1975-76 Extent 2.4 linear feet (ca. 4,800 pages) Scope and Content Note When Rogers Morton was appointed as Counsellor to the President on February 2, 1976, the White House stated that he would serve as Counsellor to the President with Cabinet rank responsible for providing advice on domestic and economic issues; member of the Economic Policy Board, Energy Resources Council, and Domestic Council; and principal White House liaison with the President Ford Committee (PFC) and the …
PAUL J. MYER FILES, 1974-76 Extent 6 linear feet (ca. 12,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Paul Myer, former administrative assistant to U.S. Congressman Herman Badillo, began working for the Domestic Council on August 1, 1975, was promoted to Assistant Director on November 23, 1975, and then to Associate Director on September 30, 1976. Myer was part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, headed by Stephen G. McConahey. Myer's area of responsibility was almost entirely in General Revenue Sharing, but …
National Security Adviser Extent 0.5 linear feet (ca. 600 pages) Scope and Content Note The National Security Decision Memoranda and National Security Study Memoranda is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance and nature of the National Security Adviser Files as a whole are described in Appendix A . The National Security Council (NSC) had dual functions during the Ford administration. Under the direction of the Assistant to the President for National …
National Security Adviser KISSINGER REPORTS ON USSR, CHINA AND MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSIONS, 1974-76 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files and an explanation of the designations “Presidential” and “Institutional” are provided in Appendix A . This subcollection consists of ribbon …
National Security Adviser WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM EVENING REPORTS FROM THE NSC STAFF June 1976-January 1977 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Situation Room: Evening Reports from the NSC Staff is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files and an explanation of the designations “Presidential” and “Institutional” are provided in Appendix A . Beginning on June 11, …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. KISSINGER-SCOWCROFT WEST WING OFFICE FILES, 1969-77 Extent 18.4 linear feet (ca. 36,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Kissinger-Scowcroft West Wing Office Files is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. These files were maintained in the National Security Adviser's West Wing Office or in offices by the Situation Room in the White House basement. They were kept available for ready access because they contained sensitive, high level …