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Butterfield, Keeney and Amberg Papers, 1943-1964 Extent 250 pages Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Leesa Tobin, August 1987; revised by William H. McNitt, April 2012 Copyright Roger Law donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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 …
John T. Calkins Files, 1975-1976 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 …
James M. Cannon Research Interviews and Notes, 1989-1994 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) and 120 audiocassettes Scope and Content Note James M. Cannon, who worked for many years as a journalist and aide to Nelson Rockefeller, joined the Ford White House staff as Executive Director of the Domestic Council in February 1975 and served until the end of the Ford administration. Many years later he approached President Ford with a plan to write a book about the President’s life and career. That …
John G. Carlson Files, 1972-1977 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, (1969-1973) 1974-1977 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 …
Composite General Accessions, 1902-2013 Extent 5.8 linear feet (ca. 10,000 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. At any point in time, some recently received items not described in this finding aid may be temporarily unavailable pending archival processing. Processed by Sandra Raub, August 1982; revised by Helmi Raaska, July 1996; revised by William McNitt, July 2002; revised by Hannah Brookhart, December 2014 Copyright Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are …
Philip W. Buchen Files, 1974-1977 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 …
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 …
Robert Goldwin Papers, 1973-1978 Extent 12 linear feet (ca. 24,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Robert Goldwin, a former professor of political science and director of public affairs conferences at the University of Chicago and Kenyon College, served in the White House as Special Consultant to the President. Before assuming that position, Goldwin was an assistant to Donald Rumsfeld, Ambassador to NATO. When Rumsfeld took over from Alexander Haig as Ford's chief of staff, Goldwin assisted him at the White …
Grand Rapids Oral History Collection Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 200 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William McNitt, May 1996 Copyright The interviewees have donated to the United States of America their copyrights in the interviews. Last Modified Date Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Seven people who knew Gerald Ford as a young man discuss their acquaintanceships, Grand Rapids politics in the 1930's and 1940's, and Ford's 1948 congressional …
Paul Leach Files, 1974-1976 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 …
Edward H. Levi Scrapbooks and Speeches, 1975-1977 Extent 16 Volumes Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William McNitt, May 1996 Copyright Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Last Modified Date Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:00 Biography Edward H. Levi June 26, 1911 - Born, Chicago, IL 1932 - Ph.B., University of Chicago 1935 - …
Patricia Lindh Papers, (1970) 1974-1976 Extent 0.3 linear feet (ca. 600 pages) Scope and Content Note Patricia S. Lindh served as Special Assistant to the President for Women during the administration of Gerald Ford. Lindh’s work in the federal government began in 1974 under the direction of Anne Armstrong, Counsellor to Richard Nixon, and continued after her appointment by President Ford in December 1974. In both administrations Lindh was responsible for liaison with women’s organizations and overseeing …
U.S. Department of Defense News Summaries, 1974-1977 Extent 14 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Leesa E. Tobin, March 1982 Copyright Gerald Ford has 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 …
U.S. Department of the Army Military District of Washington Directorate of Ceremonies and Special Events: Photocopies of Selected Records Regarding President Kennedy, 1963-1977 Extent 1.4 linear feet (ca. 2,800 pages) Scope and Content Note In 1983 the Gerald R. Ford Library accessioned the records of the Department of the Army, Military District of Washington, Directorate of Ceremonies and Special Events (part of Record Group 338). The collection contained case files on inaugurations, head of state …
Sarah C. Massengale Files, 1974-1977 Extent 14.8 linear feet (ca. 29,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Sarah C. Massengale, a former management analyst for a Washington, D.C. consultant firm, joined the Domestic Council in June 1975 as assistant director for health, social security and welfare, replacing Pamela Needham. After April 1976, when assistant director for consumer and cultural affairs Kathleen A. Ryan resigned, Massengale also coordinated cultural affairs, which comprised the arts, humanities and …
David Mathews Papers on Microfilm, 1975-1977 Extent 8.3 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pages) Scope and Content Note This finding aid was drafted by the Special Collections Library staff at The University of Alabama. It has been modified by the Ford Library staff to match the format of the Library's other finding aids. The papers of the Honorable David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (August 8, 1975-January 20, 1977), have been arranged chronologically within correspondence or record …
Melvin Medema: Correspondence with Gerald Ford, 1949-1977 Extent 0.05 linear feet (21 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William H. McNitt, December 2008 Copyright David Medema donated to the United States of America copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections and President Ford did likewise in his deed of gift. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government …
University of Michigan Law School: Gerald R. Ford Student File, 1937-1974 Extent Less than 1 linear foot (ca. 15 pages) Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Access Open. President Ford released access restrictions on his University of Michigan student records. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, June, 1998 Copyright Gerald R. Ford has 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 …
Barry N. Roth Files, 1973-1977 Extent 42.8 linear feet (ca. 85,600 pages) Scope and Content Note When Barry Roth joined Gerald Ford’s vice presidential staff in January 1974, he was only twenty-four years old and had yet to complete his law degree. In spite of his youth, he had already worked as a legal assistant to the General Counsel of the General Services Administration (GSA.) William Casselman. When Casselman became General Counsel to Vice President Ford, he brought Roth along as his …