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President Ford Committee Records, Series D: General Counsel's Office Files, 1975-77 Extent . Scope and Content Note The General Counsel's Office Files are an important resource for examining the legal issues involved in the operation of a presidential campaign committee. In addition the collection extensively documents the development of the Federal Election Commission, its role in regulating campaign finances, and PFC receipts and expenditures. Smaller, but important, segments concern aspects of PFC …
President Ford Committee Records, Series F: People for Ford Office Files, 1971-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note People for Ford (PFF) was the volunteer arm of the President Ford Committee formed during the general election to develop outreach efforts to special voter groups. Directed by long-time Republican National Committee activist Elly Peterson, the PFF staff targeted women, African-Americans, professional groups, ethnics, farmers, Jews, senior citizens, and young people for particular attention. …
President Ford Committee Records, Series G: Press Office Files, 1975-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note Press Secretary Peter Kaye formed the PFC's small in-house Press Office in October, 1975. Kaye directed the organization's radio, television, and news activities through the primary campaign, reporting to the PFC Chairman. He resigned in July, 1976, when the Press Office was subsumed under a larger Communications Division, headed by newly-appointed Deputy Chairman for Communications William I. Greener, …
President Ford Committee Records, Series K: Vice Presidential Campaign Files, 1976 Scope and Content Note The Vice Presidential Campaign Office collection is primarily a reference file. It consists almost entirely of several small, routine, and likely incomplete, files, the bulk of which is contained in a large background book. Material of interest to researchers are selected Dole speech and interview transcripts, the Senator's voting record, and position papers on various campaign topics.The collection is …
Robert Orben Paper, 1947-2005 Extent 39 linear feet (ca. 69,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Robert Orben began his comedy career as a magician and played a prominent role in the magic community through the 1950s. In 1946, he produced his first magic book, The Encyclopedia of Patter . Later he wrote for Magic is Fun and Genii magazine and for the magic TV show Fun with Felix . Following this early success, Orben transitioned away from magic and applied his humor to other fields. As his popularity …
William G. Hyland Papers, 1960-1968, 1970-1992 Extent 38.8 linear feet (ca. 77,600 pages) Scope and Content Note William G. Hyland, a noted expert on U.S.-Soviet relations, had a distinguished career in government service, which began during the 1950s as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and culminated with his tenure as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs during the Ford administration. In between, Hyland served on the National Security Council staff and as …
Charles Goodell Papers, 1973-1977 Extent 9.2 linear feet (ca. 18,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Charles Goodell first reached prominence as a Republican U.S. Representative, Senator, and Vietnam War critic from the state of New York between 1959 and 1971. None of his papers from that phase of his career are included in his Ford Library collection, however. Goodell donated his congressional papers to the New York Public Library in 1974. Of the Goodell papers at the Ford Library, approximately two-thirds …
Grand Rapids South High School Publications, 1927-1931 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The collection includes multiple copies of the student yearbooks, The Pioneer, dating from 1927 to 1931, when Gerald R. Ford, Jr. was a student at the school (the building contained both a middle school and a high school so he was there for six years). He appears in each of the yearbooks. Also included are many scattered issues of the student literary magazine, also entitled The Pioneer, …
Robert E. Barrett Extent 3.35 linear feet (approximately 6,700 pages) Scope and Content Note Major Robert Barrett served in the United States Army before being appointed as Military Aide to President Gerald R. Ford in August 1974. When Ford left office following his loss in the 1976 presidential campaign, Barrett resigned his military commission to serve as a member of Ford's post-presidential transition team and then his Executive Assistant in his California office from 1977-1981. In 1982 Barrett left …
David W. Belin Papers, (1961) 1963-1998 Extent 27.8 linear feet (ca. 55,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Soon after President Lyndon Johnson appointed the members of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (the Warren Commission), they began hiring a staff to assist them. The Commissioners and Executive Director J. Lee Rankin recruited a mixture of both experienced attorneys and promising younger attorneys. One of the young attorneys was David W. Belin of Des Moines, Iowa. …
William T. Kendall Files, (1971) 1974-1977 Extent 6.6 linear feet (ca. 13,200 pages) Scope and Content Note William T. Kendall came to the White House in February 1975 directly from the staff of Senator Charles Mathias, Jr. He was appointed deputy assistant for legislative affairs (Senate) and reported to Max L. Friedersdorf, head of the Congressional Relations Office. His predecessor, Tom C. Korologos, had served President Nixon since 1971 and remained on President Ford's staff from August through …
Terrence O'Donnell Files, 1974-1977 Extent 14.4 linear feet (ca. 25,900 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Material Significant related materials are located in White House Central Files (WHCF) subject file categories FG (Federal Government) and TR (Trips), and the White House Scheduling and Advance Office staff files. Record Type Textual Access Open. Researchers wishing to view papers should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the …
Charles J. Orlebeke Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 9.3 linear feet (ca. 18,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Charles J. Orlebeke was nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to the position of Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on July 24, 1975. In this position Orlebeke spearheaded programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstrations concerned with improving the nation’s communities. Research topics included: testing the …
Office of White House Central Files, (1971) 1974-1977 Extent 3.3 linear feet (ca. 2,700 pages) Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, November 1992, revised by J.P. Schmidt, September 2012 Copyright Mr. Ford 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. …
Paul O'Neill Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 2.6 linear feet (ca. 5100 pages) Scope and Content Note The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was established in July 1970. The Office's primary responsibility was to assist the President in preparing the budget and to keep the President informed on the progress of government agencies with respect to legislation proposed, and projects initiated or completed. OMB also provided coordination so that overlapping legislation was reviewed by all Federal organizations …
Presidential Handwriting File Documents Annotated by the President, 1974-1977 Extent 41.4 linear feet (ca. 82,800 pages) Scope and Content Note History of the Presidential Handwriting File President Lyndon Johnson's staff started the practice of maintaining a separate handwriting file. Gertrude Fry copied the practices of the Johnson White House when she joined the Nixon staff and continued to be responsible for the file under President Ford. Ms. Fry and her staff filed the documents chronologically by the …
Judith A. Johnston Files, 1973-1977 Extent 1.4 linear feet (ca. 2,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Judith Ann Johnston, a former legal secretary, joined the Domestic Council staff as a secretary in February 1973. She first worked in the office of the Executive Director, Kenneth Cole, but from October 1974 on she was staff secretary for the Domestic Council under the Deputy Director for Operations. As staff secretary, Johnston was responsible for maintaining the Domestic Council administrative files. She …
Jerry Jones Files, 1974-1977 Extent 23.6 linear feet (ca. 47,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Jerry Jones began his White House career during the Nixon administration and remained on staff for the entire Ford presidency. He held several positions in the White House Personnel Office from 1971-74, and in April 1974 was appointed Staff Secretary. He continued as Staff Secretary in the Ford administration until June 1975 when he was appointed Director of the Scheduling and Advance Office. The Jones Files are …
David Lissy Files, 1974-1977 Extent 18.8 linear feet (ca. 37,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Lissy joined the Domestic Council in September 1975 as Associate Director where he assumed Roger Semerad's responsibilities for labor, veterans and education issues, along with his active files. In this capacity, he monitored legislation in the Congress, drafted presidential statements, and prepared briefing papers and memoranda for the President and Domestic Council staff. Lissy worked closely with the …
Samuel Halper Files, 1974-1976 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Samuel Halper, a journalist with lengthy ties to Puerto Rico, served as a consultant to the Domestic Council from May 1975 to April 1976, responsible for reviewing the proposed Compact of Permanent Union between Puerto Rico and the United States and making recommendations to the President. The Halper files consist of a small number of documents he accumulated as well as a working file inherited from Domestic …