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WILLIAM GOROG FILES, 1975-76 Extent 3.8 linear feet (ca. 7,600 pages) Scope and Content Note William F. Gorog, a businessman and developer of the computerized legal research system, LEXIS, joined the Ford administration as deputy to L. William Seidman, Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs in May 1975. In March 1976 his title was changed from Deputy Director for Domestic Economic Policy to Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs. From November 1976 until the end of the …
JAMES H. CAVANAUGH FILES, 1974-76 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. James H. Cavanaugh joined the Domestic Council staff in 1971 to assist in the development of health policy and programs. Appointed in 1973 as Associate Director for Human Resources, he helped to develop and coordinate the President's domestic policy in the areas of health, education, welfare, labor and veterans affairs. His duties were again augmented the following year when he was appointed Deputy …
ANDRE M. BUCKLES FILES, 1974-75 Extent 2.4 linear feet (ca. 4,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Andre Buckles, a former assistant general counsel of the United States Information Agency, began working for the Domestic Council as Staff Assistant for Housing and Community Affairs in May 1974. He was promoted to Assistant Director in October 1975 and left the administration in July 1976. During his tenure as Staff Assistant, Buckles reported directly to Tod Hullin, Associate Director. The Buckles papers do …
JEFFREY P. EVES and JOHN SHLAES FILES, 1974-77 Extent 12 linear feet (ca. 24,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Jeffrey P. Eves and his successor John B. Shlaes oversaw White House conferences and briefings organized by the Office of Public Liaison during the last portion of the Nixon administration and the entire Ford presidency. Eves also served as liaison with business special interest groups in 1974. The materials described here consist partly of correspondence and topical files from Eves' work with …
FERNANDO DE BACA FILES, 1974-76 Extent 6.6 linear feet (ca. 13,200 pages) Scope and Content Note In July 1974, President Nixon appointed Fernando E. C. De Baca as Counsellor Anne Armstrong's Deputy for Hispanic Affairs, but De Baca did not arrive at the White House until the following September. He received the new title of Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs from President Ford and served under Armstrong in the newly-created Office of Hispanic Affairs (OHA) until her resignation in …
ALEXANDER M. HAIG FILES, 1973-74 Extent 3.0 linear feet (ca. 6,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Alexander Haig first joined the White House staff in 1968 as an aide on the National Security Council staff to incoming national security assistant Henry Kissinger. He continued on the White House staff as an assistant to the president and chief of staff under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford until 1974, absent January-May 1973 when he served as Army Vice Chief of Staff at the Pentagon. In the spring of 1973 when …
NORMAN ROSS FILES, 1974-75 Extent 5.8 linear feet (ca. 11,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Ross collection covers the period August 1974 to June 1975 and details his work on environmental matters, agriculture, Indian affairs, and territorial matters. Frequently, earlier materials from the Nixon administration appear in the files. Although Ross divided his files among several successors when he left the Domestic Council, his collection now includes most of this material. After his successors finished …
WARREN RUSTAND AND WILLIAM NICHOLSON FILES, (1973) 1974-77 Extent 28.6 linear feet (approximately 52,000 pages) Scope and Content Note These are the combined files of the Directors of the Presidential Scheduling Office, Warren Rustand, and his successor, William Nicholson. Rustand previously served as Vice President Ford's Director of Scheduling and Advance. A small number of documents are included in this collection from this earlier post. In November 1975, Nicholson, who was the Deputy Director of the …
EDWARD SAVAGE FILES, 1974-75 Extent 2.8 linear feet (ca. 5,600 pages) Scope and Content Note A veteran press officer in the foreign affairs field, Edward Savage came to the White House press office as a consultant on detail from the State Department. In December 1974 he was named assistant press secretary for foreign affairs, a position he held until his resignation in June 1975. In this capacity Savage met daily with press secretary Ron Nessen to discuss developments in foreign affairs and served as …
GLENN R. SCHLEEDE FILES, 1974-77 Extent 28.0 linear feet (ca. 56,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The bulk of the files of Glenn R. Schleede cover the period August 1974 - January 1977. They reflect his activities as a staff member of the Domestic Council in the areas of energy, environment, science and technology. Although his titles changed, Schleede served during the entire Ford administration in the same general subject area. Initially he worked under the direction of Michael Raoul-Duval, associate …
L. WILLIAM SEIDMAN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 128 linear feet (ca. 256,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The L. William Seidman Files document all aspects of his work as Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs and executive director of the Economic Policy Board (EPB), 1974-77, including: the operation of the EPB, the administration's handling of specific economic issues, interactions with other agencies handling economic questions, and Seidman's trips and speeches. Described below under separate …
PRESIDENT'S DAILY NEWS SUMMARIES, 1974-77 Extent 17.2 linear feet (ca. 34,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The news summary was a compilation and distillation of printed and electronic media news articles and editorial opinion, distributed daily to the President and about 130 White House staff. During the Ford administration the news summaries were edited successively by Lyndon Allin, Philip Warden, James Shuman and Agnes Waldron. Details on the summary and its production can be found in the finding aids …
PRESIDENT'S TELEPHONE LOGS, 1974-77 Extent 1.3 linear feet (ca. 2,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Most telephone calls placed or received at the White House were handled by the main White House switchboard. Calls could also be made or received over a signal line (the White House Communications Agency switchboard). In addition, the White House Communications Agency maintained a separate secure line for handling security sensitive calls. Both switchboards kept their own separate logs of calls which they …
National Security Adviser WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM: FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON'S INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS 1974-77 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Situation Room: Former President Nixon's Intelligence Briefings 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 . Soon after …
National Security Adviser. Trip Briefing Books and Cables of Henry Kissinger, 1974-76 Extent 18.4 linear feet (ca. 36,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Situation Room: Noon and Evening Notes is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. Most of the files in this collection are for foreign trips, but files for travel to speaking engagements in the United States, consultations at the United Nations, and vacations are also included. The materials relate to …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AFFAIRS STAFF FILES, (1973) 1975-76 Extent 5.6 linear feet (ca. 11,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The NSC International Economic Affairs Staff Files is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files and is a valuable source of materials on a wide range of international economic issues. Scope and Content of the Collection Gerald Ford became President as the United States and numerous other countries were experiencing severe …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. SAIGON EMBASSY FILES KEPT BY AMBASSADOR GRAHAM MARTIN: COPIES MADE FOR THE NSC STAFF, 1963-75 (1976) Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Saigon Embassy Files Kept by Ambassador Graham Martin is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. In January 1978, the North Carolina State Police found a cache of classified documents in the trunk of a car that had been stolen from former U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. STAFF ASSISTANT PETER W. RODMAN FILES, (1970) 1974-77 Extent 0.6 linear feet (ca. 1,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Staff Assistant Peter W. Rodman Files is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. Peter Rodman served as a staff assistant to National Security Advisers Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft from 1969 to 1977. His duties ranged from the routine (drafting farewell and thank you letters for Kissinger and Scowcroft) to the …
PAMELA NEEDHAM FILES, 1974-75 Extent 4 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Pamela Needham came to the White House as a summer intern while attending Mount Holyoke College. Later, she returned as a member of the speech writers' research staff. Needham was promoted to Director of Research before joining the Domestic Council. In 1973, Pamela Needham was appointed Staff Assistant for Health, Social Security and Welfare in the Human Resources area of the Domestic Council. Under the supervision …
GERALD L. WARREN AND MARGITA E. WHITE FILES, 1974-77 Extent 14.0 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pages) Scope and Content Note This collection contains the working files of two directors of the White House Office of Communications, Gerald Warren and Margita White, concerning news media liaison and coordination of Federal Government public relations efforts. Discussed below under separate headings are the organization and functions of the White House Office of Communications, the scope and content of the Warren and …