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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 …
James M. Cannon Papers, 1974-1979 Extent 16 linear feet (ca. 32,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The papers of James M. Cannon, 1974-79, relate to his brief service as an assistant to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and to his dual role of Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the Domestic Council, 1975-77. Well documented topics include Vice President Rockefeller's role in the Ford Administration, a small number of key issues (especially those Cannon Worked on toward …
James H. Cavanaugh Files, 1974-1976 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. James H. Cavanaugh joined the Domestic Council staff in 1971 to assist in the development of health policy and programs. Appointed in 1973 as Associate Director for Human Resources, he helped to develop and coordinate the President's domestic policy in the areas of health, education, welfare, labor and veterans affairs. His duties were again augmented the following year when he was appointed Deputy …
Leo Cherne Papers, (1969) 1973-1977 (1986) Extent 3.6 linear feet (ca. 7,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Leo Cherne's career spanned more than fifty years. Cherne, an economist, first gained prominence in the private sector, as Executive Director of the Research Institute of America, founded to translate complex government legislation for the businessman; Chairman of the Executive Committee of Freedom House, established to advance the struggle for freedom at home and abroad; and Chairman of the …
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Application Case File of Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 1941-1942 (1974-1976) Extent 0.1 linear feet (83 pages) Scope and Content Note Gerald R. Ford, a recent Yale Law School graduate and partner in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, law firm Ford and Buchen, completed the FBI special agent application on June 14, 1941. In order to determine the suitability of Gerald Ford for a special agent position, the FBI conducted a thorough background …
U.S. Energy Resources Council Records, 1974-1976 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note LIST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Members mandated by law Secretary of Interior* Secretary of State* Director, Office of Management and Budget* Administrator, Federal Energy Administration* Administrator, Energy Research and Development Administration* Members by presidential appointment Attorney General Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce* Secretary of Defense Secretary of Health, Education, …
U.S. National Security Agency Non-Record Copies of Helicopter Radio Messages During Evacuation of U.S. Embassy in Saigon, 4/29-30/1975 Extent Less than 1 linear foot (ca. 250 pages) Scope and Content Note In his letter donating this collection to the Gerald R. Ford Library, Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, described the materials as follows: “The enclosed file represents messages pertaining to the evacuation of Saigon, 29 and 30 April 1975. As a classified file, it was in …
Carla Hills Speeches, 1975-1977 Extent Less than 1 linear foot (ca. 800 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, June, 1998 Copyright Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Last Modified Date Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Photocopies of the final texts of public speeches and statements by Carla A. Hills while she was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, March 1975 - …
Everett Ray Holloway Papers, 1971-1977 Extent Less than 1 linear foot (ca. 30 pages) Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by William H. McNitt, July 2002 Copyright Everett Holloway 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 …