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White House Photographic Office Photographs, 1974-1977 Extent Approximately 323,600 images on ca. 14,000 contact sheets and ca. 293,600 negatives. Scope and Content Note The office provided still-photographic coverage of Gerald Ford's day-to-day activities as Vice President and President. David Kennerly, a photojournalist whom Ford met while Vice President, and four other photographers, shot approximately 290,000 photos of Mr. Ford and his staff and family. They took the photos in White House meeting …
ARTHUR A. FLETCHER FILES, 1976 Extent 3.2 linear feet (ca. 6,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Arthur Fletcher assumed the position of Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs in February, 1976. Prior to this appointment, Fletcher had gained national recognition through service in private and public sectors. His activity in the Republican Party earned him the position of State Vice-Chairman of the Kansas Republican State Committee, 1954-1956. From 1965 to 1966, he served as Director of the …
MAX FRIEDERSDORF FILES, 1974-77 Extent 6.4 linear feet (ca. 12,800 pages) Scope and Content Note When Gerald R. Ford became president in August 1974, Max L. Friedersdorf was serving as deputy assistant to the president 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 Relations Office. In January 1975 Friedersdorf became the assistant to the president for …
DAVID R. GERGEN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 12.4 linear feet (ca. 24,800 pages) Scope and Content Note David Gergen, a former Nixon speechwriter, as a speechwriter for Secretary of the Treasury, William Simon in December returned to the White House as special assistant to Ford's chief of staff, Richard Cheney, leaving his position in the Treasury Department 1975. His title was changed to Special Counsel to the President for Communications and until July 1976 his primary responsibility was drafting presidential …
MILTON MITLER FILES, 1972-77 Extent 16.4 linear feet (ca. 34,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Milton E. Mitler joined the White House staff as coordinator for Bicentennial matters on April 17, 1975, leaving his post as assistant to the national chairman for the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Mitler replaced Richard Lukstat, who had resigned on April 3, 1975, and took over Lukstat's duties as liaison between the White House and the American Revolution Bicentennial …
GWEN A. ANDERSON FILES, 1974-77 Extent 11.6 linear feet (ca. 23,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Gwen A. Anderson, Washington State Republican Party official and former Republican National Committeewoman, joined Vice President Ford's staff in January 1974. In this capacity her major duties were to coordinate Ford's appearances at political events and fundraisers; to act as liaison with Republican groups; and to handle requests for messages, photographs and auction items. Upon Ford's succession to the …
SPENCER JOHNSON FILES, 1976-77 Extent 5.2 linear feet (ca. 10,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Johnson was appointed to the Domestic Council in February 1976 as Associate Director for Health, Social Security, and Welfare, remaining until the end of the Ford Administration. He replaced Arthur F. Quern who became Deputy Director for Policy and Planning. Johnson's primary responsibilities were in health issues. He assisted in the formulation of policy and as White House liaison with government agencies and …
JOHN C. VICKERMAN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 15.2 linear feet (ca. 30,400 pages) Scope and Content Note John C. Vickerman joined the White House staff in 1973. Early in the Ford administration he served as Executive Assistant to Counsellor Anne Armstrong and as Executive Secretary of the Federal Property Council. He was appointed to the Office of Public Liaison as Director for Business and Trade Associations on December 18, 1974. In this position he reported directly to William J. Baroody, Jr., Assistant to the …
DOMESTIC COUNCIL COMPUTER OFFICE FILES, 1975-76 Extent 13.6 linear feet (ca. 27,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Computer Office provided the Domestic Council staff with correspondence control, priority tracking, enrolled bill status and coordination, along with the White House staff, of Presidential - Congressional mail. In the fall of 1975, the Council began to organize its paperwork by computer. After January 1976, the computer functioned to control correspondence and track the status of enrolled …
JERALD F. TERHORST FILES, 1974 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Jerald terHorst was named Press Secretary to the President on August 9, 1974, the day Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States. He was Ford's first presidential appointment. TerHorst was a Michigan newspaperman who had covered Ford's political career since the 1948 Congressional race. As Press Secretary to President Ford, terHorst was responsible for conveying information on the President's …
DENNIS BARNES FILES, 1976 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. Dennis Barnes is a graduate of the College of Wooster, University of Wisconsin and the University of Virginia. He joined the Domestic Council staff in May 1976 and served the remainder of the year. He served as Assistant Director for Energy and Science under Associate Director Glenn Schleede and inherited a number of duties associated with general sciences that had previously been the responsibility of Kathleen …
PHILIP W. BUCHEN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 47.6 linear feet (ca. 95,200 pages) Scope and Content Note When Gerald Ford succeeded to the Presidency on August 9, 1974, one of his first acts was to appoint his long-time friend and former law partner Philip Buchen as chief White House legal advisor and give the position Cabinet status. During his administration, Ford relied upon Buchen for advice on a wide range of issues, legislation, and actions. Like Counsellors to the President John Marsh and Robert Hartmann, …
DEAN BURCH FILES, 1974 Extent 2.8 linear feet (ca. 5,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Dean Burch Files reflect the work of Burch and his staff from August to December 1974 on White House liaison with the Republican National Committee and other party organizations, political advice to the President on such topics as legislation and appointments to positions, and the President's involvement in the 1974 election campaign. Burch joined the White House staff as Counsellor to the President in February 1974 …
PAUL THEIS AND ROBERT ORBEN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 41 linear feet (ca. 82,000 pages) Scope and Content Note These are the combined files of Paul Theis and his successor Robert Orben, who were the immediate heads of the White House speechwriting unit. Until Theis departed in January 1976, he had additional responsibilities as executive editor for the entire Office of Editorial Staff. Discussed below under separate headings are: organization and function of the Office of Editorial Staff; the speechwriting …
ELIZABETH M. O'NEILL FILES, 1974-77 Extent 3.6 linear feet (ca. 8,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Elizabeth O'Neill files consist of press releases, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, carbons of outgoing public correspondence, and occasional memoranda compiled by O'Neill and her predecessors, Marba Perrott, Thomas McCoy, and Mrs. Ford's personal assistant, Nancy Howe. The East Wing correspondence unit handled the First Lady's mail, answering most routine letters themselves and drafting letters …
DEAN OVERMAN FILES, 1975-77 Extent 2.6 linear feet (ca. 5,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The files of Dean L. Overman cover the period September 1975 - January 1977. They reflect Overman's activities as an assistant to the Vice President during his tenure as a White House Fellow, and his subsequent service on the Domestic Council staff as an associate director for policy and planning. From September 1975 to late August 1976, Overman was a White House Fellow assigned as an assistant to Vice President …
PAUL LEACH FILES, 1974-76 Extent 16.0 linear feet (ca. 32,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Leach was a lawyer, with a M.B.A. from Stanford University, who came to the Domestic Council from a private investment banking firm in Chicago. Paul Leach was appointed to the Domestic Council as Associate Director for Agriculture, Economic Development, and Commerce during the reorganization of the Council in May 1975. The position that Leach assumed was created following the resignation of Norman E. Ross, who …
JOHN T. CALKINS FILES, 1975-76 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The John T. Calkins Files consist primarily of correspondence prepared by him during his one year tenure as executive assistant to presidential counsellor Robert T. Hartmann. The files document his numerous contacts with local, state, and national Republican Party officials and members of the general public. The files are arranged as subject and general correspondence series. Calkins, formerly executive director …
JOHN G. CARLSON FILES, 1972-77 Extent 4.2 linear feet (ca. 8,400 pages) Scope and Content Note John Carlson served in the White House Press Office during the last two years of the Nixon administration and then was carried over by the Ford administration as assistant press secretary for domestic affairs. In this post his major responsibilities were preparing Press Secretary Ron Nessen for his daily press briefings and answering press queries on domestic matters. Additional responsibilities included …
BYRON M. "RED" CAVANEY FILES, (1969-73) 1974-77 Extent 77 linear feet (ca. 142,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Advance Office was tasked with visiting foreign and domestic sites a few weeks before scheduled Presidential trips in order to plan and coordinate logistical matters. These responsibilities encompassed creating the Air Force One manifest, designating hotel room and banquet seating assignments, diagramming site locations, organizing and vetting proposed schedules through protocol …