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Juliette C. "Judy" McLennan Papers, 1976 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Scope and Content Note As a young activist in the Republican Party, Juliette C. “Judy” McLennan served in several campaign volunteer positions before becoming the director of the National Volunteer Desk of People for Ford (PFF) during the 1976 general election campaign. PFF was the volunteer unit of the President Ford Committee (PFC), President Ford’s 1976 election campaign committee. Developed in the wake of the party’s …
Michael H. Moskow Papers, 1969-92 Extent 7.2 linear feet (ca. 14,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Moskow Papers contain materials from his positions in Federal departments and agencies during the Nixon, Ford and George H.W. Bush administrations. Among the agencies in which he worked were the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Council on Wage and Price Stability. The papers focus on such matters as labor, collective bargaining, …
President Ford Committee Records, Series J: Delegate Office Files, 1976 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Delegate Office coordinated efforts to solicit support for President Ford among uncommitted delegates selected to attend the Republican National Convention. Since the race for the Republican nomination between Ford and Ronald Reagan remained close at the end of the primary season, this effort proved crucial in providing the President with enough votes to receive the nomination. President Ford's …
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 …
Paul Theis And Robert Orben Files, 1974-1977 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 …
James L. Trimpe 30-30 Club Scrapbook, (1931) 1965-2005 Extent 1 linear inch (117 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (August 2012) The Grand Rapids Oral Histories Collection contains an interview with 30-30 Club member Arthur G. Brown, in which he describes his friendship with Gerald Ford, the South High School football teams of the late 1920's and early 1930's and subsequent meetings of the 30-30 Club. Materials documenting the 30-30 Club reunion at the White House can be found in several …
Gwen A. Anderson Files, 1974-1977 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 …
American Citizens Concerned For Life, Inc., Records, (1968) 1974-1982 (1986) Extent 50 linear feet (ca. 100,000 pages) Scope and Content Note American Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. (ACCL) was formed and incorporated in 1973 as a national membership association engaged in educational, legislative, research and service activities that promoted respect for human life in contemporary society. Specific issues addressed by the ACCL’s programs included increased legal protection for life, maternal and child …
Charles H. McCall Files, 1974-1977 Extent 89 linear feet (ca. 178,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The McCall files document the work of editorial staff researchers throughout the Ford administration. The bulk of the file is material drawn together or created during Agnes Waldron's tenure as director of research from August 1974 to June 1976, subsequently inherited and augmented by Charles McCall. McCall joined the White House staff as a consultant to assist Waldron with the research office operation in …
Spencer Johnson Files, 1976-1977 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 …
Domestic Council Computer Office Files, 1975-1976 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 …
Elizabeth M. O'Neill Files, 1974-1977 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, 1975-1977 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 …
Robert P. Visser Papers, 1972-1978 Extent 8.9 linear feet (ca. 8,900 pages) Scope and Content Note In August 1975, the President Ford Committee (PFC) hired attorney Robert Visser as General Counsel. In October, Visser hired Tim Ryan, a Baltimore attorney who had been a volunteer advanceman for the White House and the Assistant Director of the 1972 Inaugural Parade, to work as his assistant. Unlike most PFC offices, there was no staff turnover during the campaign, so Visser and Ryan handled the PFC's legal …
John C. Vickerman Files, 1974-1977 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 …
Benjamin F. Bailar Papers, 1973-1978 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1600 pages) Scope and Content Note Benjamin Franklin Bailar was named the sixty-first Postmaster General of the United States by the Postal Service Board of Governors on February 16, 1975, succeeding Elmer T. Klassen. In 1970, the Postal Service was created as a semi-independent establishment of the executive branch under an eleven-member Board of Governors. The purpose of the reorganization was to bring a more business-oriented …
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 …
Shirley Peck Barnes Papers, 1967-2005 Extent 5.25 linear feet (ca.10,500 pages) Scope and Content Note Shirley Peck Barnes was a hospital administrator in Denver, Colorado, during the Vietnam War, and offered her facility and services to the Friends of Children of Vietnam (FCVN) adoption agency in April and May, 1975. FCVN was a participating agency in Operation Babylift, a coordinated evacuation of Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American babies and children during the fall of Saigon and the withdrawal of …
William J. Baroody, Jr., Papers, 1961-1988 Extent 200 linear feet (ca. 400,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William J. Baroody, Jr., began his career in Washington in 1961 as legislative assistant and press secretary to Republican congressman Melvin Laird. He also served as research director for the House Republican Conference in 1968 and 1969. Baroody followed Laird to the Pentagon in 1969 and served as his aide during Laird's post as Secretary of Defense. In 1973, Laird resigned from the post and …
Ron Brandon Papers, 1975-1977 Extent Less than one linear foot (ca. 300 pages) Scope and Content Note On November 19, 1975, President Gerald Ford learned that Ronald Reagan would challenge him for the Republican nomination for President in the 1976 election. This meant that the approaching primary season would be much more grueling than had been anticipated and the contest for delegates had now commenced. Prior to Reagan’s announcement, Ron Brandon, a psychologist active in the Republican Party, sought …