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DOROTHY DOWNTON FILES, (1972) 1974-77 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 …
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 …
WILLIAM S. BALLENGER PAPERS, 1971-77 Extent 6.7 linear feet (approximately 13,400 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS Related materials can be found in the White House Central Files Subject Files categories FG 23 and 23/A (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), Presidential Personnel Office Files, and the David Mathew Papers. Record Type Textual Access Open. File units are available as review-on-request. Researchers wishing to view files should consult with an archivist prior to their …
WILLIAM J. BAROODY, JR., FILES, 1974-77 Extent 21.0 linear feet (ca. 42,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William J. Baroody, Jr., began his career in Washington as an aide to Republican congressman Melvin Laird. As Laird moved to other positions, including Secretary of Defense and then White House Counsellor, Baroody continued to assist him. Soon after joining the White House staff, Baroody began to do some liaison work with interest groups, although his was not the only office serving this function. He …
ROBERT QUARTEL PAPERS, 1975-76 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 …
Michael Kelley Political Campaign Ephemera Collection 1896-2008 Extent 19.5 linear feet (approximately 39,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Michael Kelly is an avid collector of political memorabilia and Editor of The Keynoter , the primary publication of the American Political Items Conservators. The Michael Kelly Political Campaign Ephemera Collection consists of printed material and other memorabilia related to presidential campaigns from 1896 to 2008. The collection is divided into six series: …
BOBBIE GREENE KILBERG FILES, 1974-77 Extent 10 linear feet (ca. 20,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Bobbie Kilberg came to the Ford White House with a background as an attorney, college administrator, Republican activist, and board member of interest groups supporting the rights of Native Americans and women. She also had served in the Nixon administration as a White House Fellow and Domestic Council staff assistant. Kilberg served as Associate Counsel to the President from July 1975 to January 1977. Her …
C. WILLIAM KONTOS PAPERS, 1976-82 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Scope and Content Note C. William Kontos was named first Director of the United States Sinai Support Mission on January 15, 1976. This independent body was formed by joint resolution of Congress to organize, coordinate and provide overall management of an American early-warning system in the Sinai, and to maintain the UN buffer zone between Egyptian and Israeli forces. Kontos, as the Director of the Mission, was designated a Special …
MARVIN KOSTERS FILES, 1974-75 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. Marvin H. Kosters, an economist who had been involved in the planning and analysis of wage and price controls with the Cost of Living Council during the Nixon administration, joined the Ford administration as consultant to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy in December 1974. He remained with the administration until May 1975 when he returned to a position as resident scholar at the American …
MYRON B. KUROPAS PAPERS, (1963) 1975-77 Extent 9.8 linear feet (ca. 19,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Myron B. Kuropas joined the White House staff in January 1976 as Special Assistant for Ethnic Affairs. The purpose of this newly created position was to maximize communication between government officials and ethnic communities, a key demographic group for the upcoming election. As part of the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) this position reported directly to William J. Baroody, Jr. Kuropas had …
ROBERT GOLDWIN FILES, 1974-76 Extent 2 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Long-time confidant of Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Goldwin served in the White House as Special Consultant to the President. Congressmen Rumsfeld and Gerald Ford attended conferences run by Goldwin when he was director of the Public Affairs Conference Center. In 1973 he went to Brussels to aid Rumsfeld, then Ambassador to NATO. When Rumsfeld took over from Alexander Haig as Ford's chief of staff, Goldwin accompanied him …
SHANA GORDON PAPERS, 1975-77 Extent 0.2 linear feet (ca. 400 pages) Scope and Content Note Shana Gordon held various positions at the National Institute of Education before coming to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). At HEW she was Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, U.S. Office of Education (OE), from December 1975 to August 1976, when President Ford appointed her Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Gordon's role at the Office of Education was to formulate, direct, and …
WILLIAM GREENER, JR., PAPERS, 1975-1976 Extent 7 linear feet (ca. 14,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William Greener had a long career in public affairs positions with the United States Air Force until 1970. After that he handled media relations for civilian agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Cost of Living Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Office of Management and Budget. In April 1975, Greener joined the White House staff as Deputy …
MILDRED V. LEONARD FILES, 1974-76 Extent 8.4 linear feet (ca. 16,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Mildred Leonard joined the Ford congressional staff in 1951 and remained on his staff through December 31, 1976. She began her career with Ford as his personal secretary, a position she held until 1972 when she became his administrative assistant. During the vice presidential and presidential years her title was personal assistant. While Ford was President, Miss Leonard headed the President’s personal …
MILDRED V. LEONARD PAPERS, 1965-91 (1993) Extent Less than 1 linear foot (ca. 435 pages) Scope and Content Note Mildred Leonard joined the Ford congressional staff circa 1950 and remained on Ford's staff through December 1976. She began her career with Ford as his personal secretary, a position she held until 1972 when she became administrative assistant. During the vice presidential and presidential years her title was personal assistant. While Ford was president, Miss Leonard headed a staff of five in …
PATRICIA LINDH and JEANNE HOLM FILES, 1974-77 Extent 20.8 linear feet (ca. 41,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Special Assistant to the President for Women advised the President on women's issues, handled White House liaison with women's organizations and oversaw the work of the Office of Women's Programs (OWP) headed by Karen Keesling. Presidential Counsellor Anne Armstrong created the small office in the Nixon White House in February 1973 and brought it into the Ford administration. The office …
VERNON C. LOEN and CHARLES LEPPERT FILES, 1974-77 Extent 17.6 linear feet (ca. 35,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Loen and Leppert files document White House liaison with the House of Representatives, 1974-1977. Max Friedersdorf was in charge of House liaison through December 1974, and he was succeeded by Vernon Loen (Jan. 1975 - March 1976) and then Charles Leppert (April 1976 - Jan. 1977). This collection includes material produced by all three and their assistants. The Congressional Relations …
JAMES T. LYNN PAPERS, (1971-73) 1974-77 Extent 35 linear feet (approximately 64,000 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS (July 2015) Records related to James Lynn service during the Nixon administration are located at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. Materials related to housing include the David O. Meeker Papers (Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD), Tod R. Hullin Files, F. Lynn May Files, and White House Central Files Subject File category HS (Housing) and FG …
JAMES M. CANNON FILES, 1975-77 Extent 35.6 linear feet (ca. 71,200 pages) Scope and Content Note James M. Cannon, a former journalist and aide to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, joined the Ford administration in January 1975 as an assistant to Vice President Rockefeller. Soon thereafter, President Ford assigned the Vice President a major role in the formulation of domestic policy. On February 13, 1975, President Ford announced that Rockefeller would serve as vice chairman of the Domestic Council …
WILLIAM E. CASSELMAN FILES, 1974-75 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3200 pages) Scope and Content Note William E. Casselman developed a good working relationship with Congressman Gerald Ford and his staff during his tenure as Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations in the Nixon White House. On the strength of this relationship, Casselman was invited to work on the Ford Vice Presidential staff. When Ford became President, Casselman moved with him to the White House, as a Counsel to the …