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White House Central Files, Central Reference Unit Files Extent 25 linear feet (approximately 46,240 pages) Scope and Content Note This collection consists of address directories of prominent individuals and indexes of outgoing White House correspondence. Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Prepared by Jeremy P. Schmidt, August 2013 Copyright Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to …
Helen M. Collins Files, 1974-1977 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Helen Mary Collins was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 1, 1935, and subsequently attended State Teachers Colleges in Lowell and Salem. She began her career as a secretary and, in 1961, joined Columbia Broadcasting Systems in New York City. By 1963 she had advanced to CBS production secretary in Los Angeles. From 1963 to 1971 she held various production positions in California. In July 1971 she joined …
Robert Horn Papers, 1974-1975 Extent 8.8 linear feet (ca. 17,600 pages) Scope and Content Note On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced the formation of the Presidential Clemency Board, charged with creating a program of conditional clemency for those accused of draft or military absence offenses during the Vietnam War. The Board, chaired by former New York Senator Charles Goodell immediately began to develop the program and hire a staff. They borrowed Robert Horn from the Department of …
Charles T. Miller Captain, SS Mayaguez: Telegrams , April-June 1975 Extent 0.035 linear feet (ca. 75 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (January 2012) Related materials documenting the U.S. government response to the seizure of the Mayaguez appear in the White House Central Files Subject File category ND-18/CO-26 (Wars/Cambodia) as well as several National Security Adviser subcollections, including the Presidential Country Files for East Asia and the Pacific, NSC East Asian and Pacific Affairs …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Special Files Sub-Group, 1948-1973 Record Type Photographs Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 06/09/2026 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Ford Congressional Papers main page Alphabetical order title Ford, Gerald R.: Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Special Files Sub-Group, 1948-1973 Digitized Status Partially …
Pamela A. Powell Files, 1973-1976 Extent 8.4 linear feet (ca. 16,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Pamela Powell came to the Nixon White House in February 1973 as an assistant to Counsellor Anne Armstrong. She remained on the staff through the Ford administration. In both administrations, and under both job titles, her responsibilities were very similar. President Nixon had charged Counsellor Armstrong with responsibility for youth affairs, and as her assistant, Powell participated in the activities she …
President Ford Committee Records, Series L: Treasurer's Office Files, 1975-1976 Scope and Content Note The Treasurer’s Office Files document the fiscal and budgetary issues handled by Robert Moot and his successor, Royston Hughes. The Treasurer’s Office initially reported to the PFC Finance Committee headed by David Packard. In April 1976, the PFC reorganized and the Treasurer’s Office then reported directly to PFC Chairman James Baker. After the Republican National Convention in August 1976, Royston …
Robert T. Hartmann Papers, (1884) 1930-1981 Extent 86 linear feet (ca. 172,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Ford Library has two Robert Hartmann collections - the Hartmann Files and the Hartmann Papers. The Hartmann Papers consist of historical materials from throughout his career that the Ford Library received in 1992. Described below under separate headings are Hartmann's career, the scope and contents of the collection, and related materials in the Ford Library. Hartmann's Career Although born …
Peter H. Sorum Papers, 1973-1977 Extent 5.7 linear feet (ca. 10,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Peter H. Sorum Papers consist of materials relating to the work done by Sorum and other members of the White House Advance Office (part of the Scheduling and Advance Office) in preparation for out-of-town trips taken or events attended by members of the First Family.The collection focuses primarily on events attended by Mrs. Ford and the Ford children but there are materials relating to President Ford's …
Fernando De Baca Files, 1974-1976 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 …
L. Patrick Devlin Interview Transcripts, 1976-1977 Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 88 pages) Scope and Content Note L. Patrick Devlin interviewed political media specialists while researching presidential campaign commercials. In April 1976, he spoke with Bruce Wagner of the President Ford Committee (PFC). He also interviewed Tony Schwartz, an experienced Democratic media specialist, who was unaffiliated with a candidate at the time. The interviews proved to be timely: Wagner resigned the day before his …
Jeffrey P. Eves and John Shlaes Files, 1974-1977 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 …
Russell H. Armentrout Files, (1973) 1974-1977 Extent 30 linear feet (ca. 60,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The collection encompasses the Ford White House files of Social Entertainments Office directors Sanford L. Fox and his March 1975 successor, Russell H. Armentrout. Supervised by Maria Downs, Mrs. Ford’s Social Secretary, Fox and Armentrout oversaw two assistant chiefs (William T. Gemmell for calligraphy, and Janice M. Ingersoll for arrangements), one calligrapher/graphic designer (John J. …
America Since Hoover: Selected Documents From Presidential Libraries, 1929-1980 Extent 3 linear feet (ca. 4,500 pages) and 14 cassette recordings. Record Type Textual Access Open. Copyright For copyright information on any given document, contact the presidential library which holds the original. Prepared: January 1992 Last Modified Date Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Photostatic copies of memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, diary entries, oral …
William E. Timmons Files, 1969-1974 Extent 9.2 linear feet (ca. 18,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The William E. Timmons Files consist of memoranda, correspondence, briefing papers, notes and reports on legislation compiled by Timmons and his assistant Powell Moore from August to December 1974, and Timmons' routine personal correspondence from 1969 to 1974. During the first five months of the Ford administration, Timmons continued to head the White House Congressional Relations Office, as he had done …
Sidney L. Jones Paper, (1954) 1969-1992 (1995) Extent 8.0 linear feet (ca. 16,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Sidney Jones started his career as a professor of finance at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. In 1969, Council of Economic Advisers chairman Paul McCracken (a former colleague on the Michigan faculty) recruited him to serve as a CEA senior economist and special assistant to the chairman. Over the next 23 years, Jones served as a Federal government official in a variety of …
Myron B. Kuropas Files, 1976-1977 Extent 5.2 linear feet (ca. 10,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Myron B. Kuropas joined the White House staff in January 1976 as Special Assistant for Ethnic Affairs. This newly created position was assigned to the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) and reported directly to William J. Baroody, Jr. Kuropas was responsible for White House liaison with leaders of major ethnic organizations, including fraternal, civic, religious and academic associations. He met with …
Andre M. Buckles Files, 1974-1975 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 …
David R. Gergen Files, 1974-1977 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 …
William Gorog Files, 1975-1976 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 …