James H. Falk joined the Domestic Council staff in March 1971 as a staff assistant to Edward Morgan, Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs. Falk was promoted to Associate Director in 1973 and assumed responsibility for activities associated with intergovernmental affairs, reporting directly to the director of the Domestic Council. He remained in this position until leaving the White House staff in December 1975 to accept a job with Touche Ross & Co., an accounting firm in Washington, D.C.
Michael Farrell joined the White House staff on March 24, 1969, and became Director of the White House Visitors Office in 1974 during the Nixon administration, a post he held through the entire Ford administration. Most of the collection dates from the Ford administration, but includes some Nixon administration materials, most notably the group tour calendar books, going back as far as 1969.
Richard L.
H. James Field, Jr., joined the White House staff in February 1976 as Associate Director of the Presidential Personnel Office, filling human resources, housing and transportation positions. In July 1976 he was appointed Staff Assistant to Richard B.
William Fisher joined the Department of the Interior as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals in April 1975. Upon the departure of Assistant Secretary Jack Carlson in February 1976, Fisher moved up to that position.The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Energy and Minerals had oversight over the following offices:
Arthur Fletcher assumed the position of Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs in February, 1976. Prior to this appointment, Fletcher had gained national recognition through service in private and public sectors. His activity in the Republican Party earned him the position of State Vice-Chairman of the Kansas Republican State Committee, 1954-1956. From 1965 to 1966, he served as Director of the Washington Manpower Development Project in Pasco, Washington. Fletcher worked at the Hanford Atomic Energy facility in Richmond, Washington, from 1967-1969, as an Emp
Betty Ford hired friend Nancy Howe as her personal assistant not long after Gerald Ford was nominated as Vice President. Mrs. Howe was in charge of guide book sales at the White House Historical Association and had been helping Mrs. Ford for several weeks prior to being officially hired.
This collection contains letters, photographs, and books that were set apart by Gerald Ford, Betty Ford or their staff and deemed to have special value. The bulk of the collection was donated by The Ford Family Trust (the estate of Betty Ford) following her death, but some materials were received during Mrs. Ford's lifetime.
Gerald Ford initially applied for a commission in the active Naval Reserve less than a week after the Japanese bombing of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941. His first choice was to serve in the intelligence branch, so the Navy began a background check to see if he qualified.
The Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers were produced or accumulated by Ford and his staff during Ford's twenty-five years as a United States Representative from Michigan's Fifth Congressional District. The papers primarily document the information and constituent services provided by Ford, and his handling of legislative issues in the House. The largest portion dates from 1963, when the Ford office ceased disposing of most two year old materials from lack of storage space. The papers are arranged into sub-groups based largely on the original filing scheme of the Ford office.
FILE HEADINGSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLetters acknowledged in Mr. Ford’s absence; also letters which were acknowledged by Ford without commenting on the specific question raised. (1966-1973)AGRICULTURE BULLETINSRequests for bulletins from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (1963-1973)AGRICULTURE YEARBOOKSRequests for copies of the yearbooks published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (1963-1973)ANGELSCorrespondence with Mr. Ford's financial supporters. (1964-1973)
FILE HEADINGSAGED (1972-1973)See also Citizens,SeniorAGRICULTURE (1963-1973)See also WheatALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (1963-1973)ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FISH (1972-1973)See also Humane Treatment of AnimalsANTITRUST (1972-1973)See also Trusts, Mergers, etc.APPALACHIA (1965)See also PovertyAPPORTIONMENT (1965-1967, 1969, and 1971-1973)APPROPRIATIONS (1963-1973)AREA REDEVELOPMENT (1963-1966)ARTS AND HUMANITIES (1972-1973)See also HumanitiesASSASSINS (1968-1969)See also Crime
Former President Gerald R. Ford died peacefully at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, on December 26, 2006. The following day, President George W. Bush issued a proclamation announcing President Ford’s death and directing US flags on all federal facilities be flown at half-staff. On December 28, 2006, President Bush issued Executive Order 13421 proclaiming January 2, 2007, a day of respect and remembrance for the former President and ordered the closing of federal offices and agencies.
This collection consists of memoranda, letters, and occasional other items by and about Gerald Ford, 1949-71, especially his contacts with the White House staffs of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, and Nixon. The major portion is from the Johnson administration. A notable segment of the Johnson Library materials is a transcript of selected telephone conversations between President Johnson and various individuals concerning the formation of the Warren Commission. Cassette recordings of the conversations are available in the Ford Library's audiovisual department. Th
Material concerning the work and activities of former President Gerald Ford after he left the White House in 1977. The collection includes Ford’s speeches, schedules, correspondence, trips and events, and materials related to the transition from the White House and the operation of the Office of Gerald Ford in Rancho Mirage, California. It also documents Ford’s involvement in the 1980 presidential campaign, the AEI World Forum, the New Leadership Committee, and his work on various corporate boards.
On October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned from office. Under investigation for multiple charges of alleged conspiracy, extortion and bribery, Agnew agreed to resign, pleading no contest to a single charge of federal income tax evasion. Two days later, President Richard M. Nixon nominated Gerald Ford to become the 40th vice president of the United States.
The Gerald R. Ford Scrapbooks provide an overview of Ford's public life from high school through his post-presidential years. The seventy-four large bound volumes and over 80,000 pages of unbound material consist mostly of newspaper and magazine clippings, but also include photographs, souvenir programs, invitations, holiday and courtesy messages, notes, correspondence, and assorted other memorabilia collected by Ford and others. Some of the contents from the period 1929-78 are reproduced on 35 mm microfilm.
The Ford Vice Presidential Papers include materials created and received by Gerald R. Ford and his staff between October 13, 1973 and August 9, 1974. During the first two months Ford was still House Minority Leader, but his staff decided to begin the Vice Presidential file upon nomination rather than waiting until he was sworn in. Therefore the collection documents the last few weeks of Ford's Congressional career and his eight months as Vice President.
While writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), Gerald R.
The papers and books that constitute the Thomas Ford collection include materials originally belonging to Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, Sr., Dorothy Ford, and other members of the family, as well as Thomas Ford himself.The collection is arranged in three parts: a small amount of correspondence and autographed banquet programs; books belonging to members of the Ford family, many of which are inscribed or autographed; and a scrapbook compiled by Tom Ford covering his career as a Michigan state representative and brother of the president.
The Jay T. French Files concern his work in the Counsel's Office, primarily his role as White House liaison with the Presidential Clemency Board. Described below under separate headings are French's role in the White House, the scope and content of his files, and related materials in other Ford Library collections.
When Gerald R. Ford became president in August 1974, Max L. Friedersdorf was serving as deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs. His special responsibility was coordination of White House liaison with the House of Representatives. He worked directly under William E.
When Gerald R. Ford became President in August 1974, Max L. Friedersdorf was serving as Deputy Assistant to President Nixon for Legislative Affairs. His special responsibility was coordination of White House liaison with the House of Representatives. He worked directly under William E.