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National Security Adviser, Information Liaison with Commissions and Committees Files, 1975-1976 Extent 16.4 linear feet (ca. 32,800 pages) Scope and Content Note For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . Record Type Textual Access Only a portion of this collection has been processed and opened to research. The rest of the collection is still unprocessed and closed. In the processed portions, some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed …
National Security Adviser, Presidential Files of NSC Logged Documents: Select Documents Arranged by Log Number, 1974-1977 Extent 25.8 linear feet (ca. 51,600 pages) Scope and Content Note For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files. Record Type Textual Access Only a portion of this collection has been processed and opened to research. The rest of the collection is still unprocessed and closed. In the processed portions, some items are temporarily restricted under …
National Security Adviser, Presidential Transition File, 1974 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Presidential Transition File is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files. On August 7, 1974, after having been informed by Alexander Haig that Richard Nixon's decision to resign the office of the presidency was near, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger began …
National Security Adviser White House Situation Room Evening Reports from the NSC Staff June 1976-January 1977 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Situation Room: Evening Reports from the NSC Staff is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files. Beginning on June 11, 1976, the National Security Council (NSC) instituted a new reporting system to …
National Security Adviser White House Situation Room Noon and Evening Notes, May 1975-January 1977 Extent 4.2 linear feet (ca. 8,400 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. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . The National Security Council created the White House Situation Room in May 1961 to monitor the world situation and provide …
National Security Adviser, NSC Vietnam Information Group: Intelligence and Other Reports, 1967-1975 Extent 4.8 linear feet (ca. 12,900 pages) Scope and Content Note The NSC Vietnam Information Group: Intelligence and Other Reports is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . The Vietnam Information Group consisted of NSC staff members responsible for monitoring cable traffic from …
National Security Adviser, Presidential Agency File, 1974-1977 Extent 8.8 linear feet (ca. 16,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Presidential Agency File is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files. The Agency File is one component of the material collected and maintained by the National Security Council as a “Presidential Acquisition” file for eventual deposit in the President’s …
National Security Adviser Presidential Briefing Material for VIP Visits, 1974-1976 Extent 9.2 linear feet (ca. 18,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Presidential Briefing Material for VIP Visits is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . This collection contains materials relating to over 50 official visits to the United States by foreign heads of state and government officials. The …
National Security Adviser Kissinger Reports on USSR, China and Middle East Discussions, 1974-1976 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . This subcollection consists of ribbon copies of memoranda of conversations (memcons) and related materials …
National Security Adviser National Security Council Meetings File, 1974-1977 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The NSC Meetings File is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The National Security Council was created in 1947 in response to the increased complexity of national security issues in the post-World War II period and the necessity for coordination of political, military and economic factors in developing and implementing a …
Anne Armstrong Files, 1973-1974 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1600 pages) Scope and Content Note Anne Armstrong was named Counsellor to the President with Cabinet rank by Richard Nixon in 1973, becoming the first woman to hold that position. She remained as Counsellor when Ford took office, providing assistance in established areas of responsibility as well as assuming new roles in the Ford White House. She resigned in December, 1974 because of family health problems which entailed a return to Texas, but she …
John W. Barnum Papers, 1971-1978 (1979-1999) Extent 91.4 linear feet (ca. 166,400 pages) Scope and Content Note John W. Barnum began his career in public service as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation in July of 1971. During his tenure he provided legal advice and counsel to the Secretary of Transportation on a multitude of initiatives within the Department. Barnum’s time as the General Counsel culminated in his nomination as Undersecretary of Transportation, a position he assumed …
Philip W. Buchen Papers, (1962) 1973-1992 Extent 2 linear feet (ca. 4000 pages) Scope and Content Note One of President Ford’s initial acts after taking his oath of office, on August 9, 1974, was to name longtime friend and former law partner, Philip W. Buchen, chief White House Counsel. Ford elevated this position to Cabinet status one month later. As Counsel to the President, Buchen provided legal advice to the President and the White House staff, supervised a staff of attorneys in handling legal matters …
Maria A. Downs Files, 1974-1977 Extent 12 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Maria Downs joined Mrs. Ford's staff as Social Secretary in October 1975, replacing Nancy Lammerding Ruwe who had held the position for one year. Lucy Winchester, formerly Mrs. Nixon's Social Secretary had remained in the White House as assistant to Mrs. Ford until October 1975. Most of the material in the Downs Files was generated during her own tenure as Social Secretary but portions document Social Office …
Gerald R. Ford Scrapbooks, 1929-2007 Extent 74 volumes; 168 linear feet (ca. 150,000 pages); 27 reels (15,318 frames) Scope and Content Note The Gerald R. Ford Scrapbooks provide an overview of Ford's public life from high school through his post-presidential years. The seventy-four large bound volumes and over 80,000 pages of unbound material consist mostly of newspaper and magazine clippings, but also include photographs, souvenir programs, invitations, holiday and courtesy messages, notes, …
John W. "Bill" Roberts Papers, 1973-1977 Extent 14 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pp.) Scope and Content Note John W. "Bill" Roberts's background was in radio and television news reporting. He was a newscaster for radio and television stations in Iowa and then Washington bureau chief for stations owned by Time, Inc. and McGraw-Hill. When McGraw-Hill closed its Washington bureau, Roberts joined Vice President Ford's staff. As Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President, Roberts assisted in planning media …
Sheila R. Weidenfeld Files, (1924) 1974-1977 Extent 26.4 linear feet (ca. 52,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Sheila Weidenfeld files consist of memoranda, correspondence, briefing papers, agenda, notes, newsclippings, press releases and sundry background material compiled by Weidenfeld and her assistant, Patti Matson, during her tenure as press secretary to the First Lady from November 1974 to January 1977. First Lady Pat Nixon's press secretary, Helen M. Smith, briefly served in that capacity for …
Gerald R. Ford Library Oral History Projects, 1981-2009 Extent 0.9 linear feet (approximately 1,800 pages); 51 audiocassettes, 14 microcassettes, 1 Beta SP, and 3 DVDs Scope and Content Note . Record Type Audio Textual Videos Access Open. Some interviews remain restricted pending completion of transcriptions and deeds of gift. Processed by William H. McNitt, February 2009; revised May 2012, September 2017, and August 2019 Copyright Most interviewees have donated to the United States of America their …
National Security Adviser, Kissinger-Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, 1969-1977 Extent 18.4 linear feet (ca. 36,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The Kissinger-Scowcroft West Wing Office Files is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. For more information, see the Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files . These files were maintained in the National Security Adviser's West Wing Office or in offices by the Situation Room in the White House basement. …