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Alexander M. Haig Files, 1973-1974 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 …
Warren Rustand and William Nicholson Files, (1973) 1974-1977 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 …
Norman Ross Files, 1974-1975 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 …
Presidential Personnel Office Files, (1953-1973) 1974-1977 Extent 273 linear feet (ca. 500,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Overview of the Office The mission of the Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) was to provide the President with outstanding candidates for appointment for all Presidentially-appointed positions in the Federal Government. Also, from time to time, the Office provided the President with recommended policy guidance for his use in instructing Federal department and agency heads on …
President's Telephone Logs, 1974-1977 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 …
President's Daily News Summaries, 1974-1977 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 …
L. William Seidman Files, 1974-1977 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 …
Edward Savage Files, 1974-1975 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, 1974-1977 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 …
Milton Mitler Files, 1972-1977 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 …
White House Press Release Unit: Key Phrase and Word Index to Presidential Statements, 1974-1977 Extent 31.2 linear feet (ca. 200,000 cards) Scope and Content Note The White House Press Release Unit is one of the permanent White House support operations which serve each President. Supervised during the Ford administration by Mary E. Hooper, Editorial Clerk, the unit worked with the Office of the Press Secretary, receiving draft press releases, reproducing, and distributing them. They compiled a keyword …
White House Special Files Unit Presidential Files, 1974-1977 Extent 4.8 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages) Scope and Content Note These files of the Special Files Unit consist of miscellaneous items accumulated by Gertrude B. Fry on President Ford's preparations for his debates with Jimmy Carter, his review of federal agency budget requests, and selected issues considered sensitive by Fry. Also included is a small file on the administration of the Special Files Unit. The Presidential Handwriting File and other …
White House Social Office Name Files, 1974-1976 Extent 170.8 linear feet (ca. 341,600 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS (December 2012) Individual staff office files document the activities of the First Lady’s staff. These include the files of: Russell Armentrout, Maria Downs, Elizabeth O’Neill, Susan Porter, Frances Pullen, and Sheila Weidenfeld. The Library also holds the personal papers of Betty Ford, Maria Downs, Peter Sorum, and Sheila Weidenfeld (unprocessed). The White House Social …
Gerald L. Warren and Margita E. White Files, 1974-1977 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 …
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, 1974-1977 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 …
Pamela Needham Files, 1974-1975 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 …
National Security Adviser White House Situation Room: Former President Nixon's Intelligence Briefings 1974-1977 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 Adviser, International Economic Affairs Staff Files, (1973) 1975-1976 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 …