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B510-35 600 President Ford boards the Michigan Wagon at the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage Encampment, Where Covered Wagon Trains Converged After Crossing the Nation on Historical Trails, Valley Forge State Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 7/4/1976 (White House photograph B510-35 600) The United States Bicentennial was a series of events in celebration of the nation’s 200th birthday. The American Freedom Train , carrying artifacts, documents, and artwork for public view, began its 21-month tour of …
Biography Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Bloomer was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 8, 1918 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the third child and only daughter of Hortense Neahr and William Stephenson Bloomer. Mr. Bloomer, a factory parts salesman, passed away in 1934; when Betty was sixteen years old. Mrs. Bloomer, remembered by her daughter as “strong and kind and principled," survived him until 1948. At an early age, Betty Bloomer developed a passion for dance. Upon graduation from Central High …
A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974. A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974. A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974. A1813-05 - President Ford and his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office. November 7, 1974. President Gerald Ford died at his California home on December 26, 2006. He was 93 years old. Funeral services for …
Robert M. Teeter Papers, 1967-2004 Extent 114 linear feet (ca. 228,000 pages) Scope and Content Note For nearly 40 years Robert M. Teeter was a leader in survey research and involved in campaign strategy for Republican presidential campaigns, and gubernatorial and senatorial candidates in nearly every state. Teeter participated in the senior management of seven Republican presidential campaigns, from Richard M. Nixon in 1968 to the George H. W. Bush re-election bid in 1992, of which he was national …
Stanton D. Anderson Papers, (1972) 1975-1976 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Stanton D. Anderson, an international lawyer, long-time Republican political activist, and White House staff member during the Nixon administration, was the President Ford Committee's (PFC) convention operations director in 1976.He was the PFC's principal liaison with the Republican National Committee during planning of the party's national convention in Kansas City in August 1976.Anderson was also …
Thomas Aranda, Jr., Files, 1976-1977 Extent 5.5 linear feet (ca. 11,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Thomas Aranda was appointed Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs on July 29, 1976, three months after Fernando De Baca resigned the position. Working in the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) under the direction of William J. Baroody, Jr., Aranda provided liaison to Hispanics during the 1976 campaign and the last six months of the Ford administration. In the remaining weeks after the …
Robert Quartel Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 3.8 linear feet (ca. 7,600 pages) Scope and Content Note While working as a Presidential Clemency Board (PCB) staff member and volunteering for the President Ford Committee (PFC), Fred Slight, Research Director of the PFC, offered Robert Quartel the position of Answer Desk Coordinator in the Research Office. Quartel accepted the position and held it until the end of the campaign. Quartel’s responsibilities involved vetting all policy statements for the campaign. When …
Dorothy Downton Files, (1972) 1974-1977 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dorothy Downton joined the Ford congressional staff as a secretary in January 1967, becoming Mr. Ford's personal secretary in 1972, and remaining his personal secretary throughout the Ford Vice Presidency, the Presidency, and for three years after the Presidency in the Ford Office in California. During her tenure as secretary to the President, Downton worked in the Office of the President, reporting …
Roland L. Elliott Files, 1974-1977 Extent 17.8 linear feet (ca. 35,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Roland L. Elliott became a special assistant to President Nixon and director of the Correspondence Office in 1971. He continued those duties through the end of the Ford Administration. As director of the Correspondence Office, he supervised the flow of mail to and from the White House, including presidential correspondence. One exception was correspondence between President Ford and his friends and family, …