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PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES AND STATEMENTS: READING COPIES, 1974-77 Extent 16.8 linear feet (ca. 33,600 pages) Scope and Content Note This file consists almost entirely of the reading copies of President Ford's 1,051 public messages. They are arranged chronologically. Related and supporting materials appear occasionally and include preliminary drafts and, less frequently, background material. In addition to speeches there are veto messages, legislative messages to Congress, statements accompanying bill signing, …
GERALD L. WARREN FILES, 1974-75 (1984) Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Gerald Warren Papers concern his work as Deputy Press Secretary and Director of the White House Communications Office between August 1974 and August 1975. He joined the White House Communications Office in 1969 as Deputy Press Secretary to Ron Ziegler in the Nixon administration, often delivering the daily press briefings as the Watergate scandal intensified in 1974. Following the resignation of …
BIRGE S. WATKINS FILES, 1974-77 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Birge S. Watkins, a 1971 graduate of Alma College, began working for L. William Seidman in 1972 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In September 1974, he volunteered to aid Seidman with the Economic Summit and was then appointed to Seidman's office as staff assistant for scheduling. As staff assistant, Watkins drafted replies to requests for appointments, appearances and White House tours. He also drafted responses to …
ROY WETZEL PAPERS, 1952-2011 Extent 47.3 linear feet (approximately 94,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Roy Wetzel grew up in southeastern Michigan and developed an interest in American politics at an early age. He began making audio recordings related to presidential elections in 1952 as a hobby, starting with national party conventions and election night coverage. Between elections he continued recording news conferences, speeches, and significant political news stories, as well as collecting …
I. DAVID WHEAT, JR., FILES, 1974-75 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note David Wheat joined the White House Staff in March 1973, as assistant to Anne Armstrong, Counsellor to the President. Although Armstrong departed the White House in December 1974, Wheat remained through May 1975 and provided assistance to the Economic Policy Board staff. The majority of his files concern his work for Anne Armstrong. As staff assistant, Wheat aided Armstrong on routine office correspondence; …
WHITE HOUSE USHER'S OFFICE FILES, 1974-77 Extent 3.3 linear feet (approximately 1,925 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS (October 2015) Additional material related to the Executive Residence are found primarily in the White House Central Files Subject File, category WH (White House), as well as FG-100 (Committee for the Preservation of the White House) and FG-180 (National Park Foundation) categories. Materials pertaining to the swimming pool specifically can be found in the John Stiles and …
WHITE HOUSE TELEGRAPH & TRAVEL SECTION: SAMPLE OF TELEGRAMS, 1974-77 Extent 1.5 linear feet (ca. 3,000 pages) Scope and Content Note As a permanent operating unit of the Office of the Chief Executive Clerk [ 1 ], the White House Telegraph and Travel Section arranged travel for White House staff, assisted with travel arrangements for the White House press corps, and received and dispatched all telegrams for the White House Office. The collection has no information on these duties, but does contain a sample …
JAMES H. FALK FILES, 1974-75 (1976) Extent 14 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pages) Scope and Content Note James H. Falk joined the Domestic Council staff in March 1971 as a staff assistant to Edward Morgan, Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs. Falk was promoted to Associate Director in 1973 and assumed responsibility for activities associated with intergovernmental affairs, reporting directly to the director of the Domestic Council. He remained in this position until leaving the White House …
MICHAEL J. FARRELL FILES, (1969-73) 1974-77 Extent 24.8 linear feet (52,500 pages) Scope and Content Note Michael Farrell joined the White House staff on March 24, 1969, and became Director of the White House Visitors Office in 1974 during the Nixon administration, a post he held through the entire Ford administration. Most of the collection dates from the Ford administration, but includes some Nixon administration materials, most notably the group tour calendar books, going back as far as 1969. The …
WILLIAM L. FISHER PAPERS, 1976-77 Extent 2.4 linear feet (ca. 4,800 pages) Scope and Content Note William Fisher joined the Department of the Interior as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals in April 1975. Upon the departure of Assistant Secretary Jack Carlson in February 1976, Fisher moved up to that position. The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Energy and Minerals had oversight over the following offices: Alaska Power Administration Bonneville Power Administration Bureau of Mines …
GERALD R. FORD CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1949-73 CAMPAIGN FILE SUB-GROUP, 1948-74 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00 Series List Campaign Files, 1948-74. (Boxes G1‑G37, 14.8 linear feet) Materials relating to Gerald R. Ford's thirteen biennial congressional campaigns from 1948 through 1972 were maintained as a separate file. Because of the need to consult these materials in succeeding campaigns, campaign files were saved when other files were discarded. Although there is little …
GERALD R. FORD CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1949-73 COMMITTEE FILE SUB-GROUP, 1948-65 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00 Series List Committee File, 1948-65. (Boxes H1‑H8, 3.2 linear feet) GRF served on the Committee on Public Works, which reviewed legislation on federal construction projects from 1949 to 1950. Beginning in 1951 and continuing until his election as Minority Leader in 1965 ended his committee service, GRF served on the Committee on Appropriations. Because of the …
GERALD R. FORD CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1949-73 LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT (JOSEPHINE WILSON) FILES SUB-GROUP, 1965-73 Extent . Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00 Series List Legislative Assistant (Josephine Wilson) Files, 1965-73. (Boxes I1‑I24, 9.6 linear feet) Josephine E. Wilson served on the staff of the House Minority Leader as a legislative assistant from 1956 to 1973, under Joseph W. Martin, Charles A. Halleck, and Gerald R. Ford. In 1973, Ms. Wilson …
GERALD R. FORD CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1949-73 SPECIAL FILES SUB-GROUP, 1948-73 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Ford Congressional Papers main page Alphabetical order title FORD, GERALD R., CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS, 1949-73 SPECIAL FILES SUB-GROUP, 1948-73 Digitized Status Partially …
GERALD R. FORD PERSONAL FINANCIAL PAPERS, 1942-2004 Extent 134.6 linear feet (ca. 269,200 pages) Record Type Textual Access Closed. This collection is temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256). Researchers may contact the Library for information about how to appeal the access restriction decision of individual documents. Processed by John J. O'Connell, …
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 …
National Security Adviser WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFINGS, 1974-77 Extent 7.6 linear feet (ca. 6,000 pages) Scope and Content Note This collection mostly comprises White House letterhead memoranda submitted by National Security Advisers Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft to President Ford on virtually a daily basis. These highly-classified memoranda are labeled “Information Items” and are usually two to three pages in length. They contain information and analysis on developments …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN LEADERS, 1974-77 Extent 1.5 linear feet (ca. 3,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance and nature of the National Security Adviser Files as a whole are described in Appendix A . The subcollection described here concerns letters and telegrams exchanged between President Ford and leaders from sixty-four …
National Security Adviser. Trip Briefing Books and Cables of President Ford, 1974-76 Extent 8.8 linear feet (ca. 17,600 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. This collection especially includes briefing books prepared for President Ford in anticipation of his meetings with foreign leaders during his trips overseas. It also includes briefing books for President Ford’s trips to the …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. NSC EUROPE, CANADA, AND OCEAN AFFAIRS STAFF FILES, 1974-77 Extent 30.8 linear feet (ca. 61,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The “NSC Europe, Canada, and Ocean Affairs Staff Files” is a sub-collection of the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance of the Ford Library’s National Security Adviser Files is described in Appendix A. The NSC Europe, Canada, and Ocean Affairs staff provided foreign policy support to the President, Vice President, and National Security Adviser on …