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National Security Adviser, Temporary Parallel File of Items Opened from Unprocessed Collections, 1974-1977 Extent 0.3 linear feet (ca. 600 pages) Scope and Content Note This file temporarily accumulates items that archivists have removed from larger file groups for early processing. These materials include miscellaneous items declassified or sanitized under mandatory review. Types of documents include: memoranda, telegrams, correspondence, biographies, reports, briefing papers, memoranda of conversations, …
White House Communications Agency Audiotapes: First Lady Betty Ford's Public Remarks, 1974-76 Scope and Content Note The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) recorded audio of First Lady Betty Ford’s public remarks at the White House and a few other locations. The table below is based on WHCA’s inventory log. Actual tape times may differ from what was indicated by the White House staff. Use the search capabilities in your PDF reader program to locate specific people or keywords in this table. There are …
White House Communications Agency Audiotapes: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Speeches, Remarks, and News Conferences, 1947-77 Scope and Content Note The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) recorded President Ford's speeches, news conferences, and other public statements. The table below lists these recordings and is based on WHCA’s daily inventory log. Actual tape times may differ from what was indicated by the White House staff. Use the search capabilities in your PDF reader program to locate specific …
The White House Central Files Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Thu, 10/31/2024 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description The White House Central Files (WHCF) was a filing and retrieval system shared by President Ford and his staff. It includes many of their communications with each other, federal agencies, Members of Congress, and individuals and institutions across the spectrum of American public and private life. Some routine foreign government correspondence is included as well. A …
Naval Photographic Center (NPC): Film, 1974-1977 Scope and Content Note The NPC filmed many of President Ford’s activities, especially ceremonial and public events. These included, for example, bill signings, speeches, announcements, photo-opportunity events, state dinners and entertainment, and some domestic and foreign trips. In a few instances, the NPC filmed public events featuring the First Lady or the Ford children. Record Type Film Last Modified Date Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:00 Content Available Online …
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 …
Arthur Burns Papers, (1957) 1969-1987 (1988-1990) Extent 264 linear feet (ca. 480,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Origin and Arrangement of the Burns Papers The papers were created and accumulated by Dr. Burns while he was Counsellor to President Nixon, 1969 70, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, 1970 78, Distinguished Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1978-81 and 1985-87, and U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, 1981-85. Dr. Burns donated the papers to the Ford Library in 1981. The Library has …
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 …
Benton L. Becker Papers, (1967) 1973-1976 (1980) Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1600 pages) Scope and Content Note Although not a member of Ford's congressional or White House staff, Benton L. Becker played an integral role in some of the most important events of Gerald Ford's career, including the investigation of Associate Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Ford's confirmation as Vice President, the Nixon pardon, and the disposition of Nixon's papers. The Benton Becker Papers provide unique and …
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 …