Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

Materials relating primarily to the recommendation, application, and appointment of individuals to senior positions, advisory committees, and councils within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). Also included are documents regarding the process, politics, and policies of appointments to the committees and councils, as well as background information about organizations. This collection also documents the continuing relationships cultivated by William Ballenger with his former constituents and colleagues as he dealt with Michigan-related issues.

In addition, Ballenger acquired the files of Marcia Myers, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of HEW. Her files constitute the following series: Agency Appointment Files; Advisory Committees and Councils Appointment Files; and Candidate Files. Myers supervised and handled personnel issues as well as the processing of recommendations for, and appointments to, HEW advisory committees and councils.

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    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.

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    6.7 linear feet (approximately 13,400 pages)

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    William S. Ballenger (81-NLF-46)

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    Biography

    William S. Ballenger

    March 28, 1941 - Born in Flint, MI

    1958-62 - A.B., Princeton University

    1963-64 - Reporter, Evansville Press, Evansville, IN

    1965-70 - Director of Research for the Michigan Republican State Central Committee

    1969-70 - Michigan State House Representative, 87th District (R)

    1971-74 - Michigan State Senator, 30th District (R)

    1975-77 - Assistant to the Secretary of HEW, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation HEW, Deputy Assistant Secretary of HEW

    1977 - MPA, Harvard University

    1977-81 - Director, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation

    1982-86 - Michigan State Racing Commissioner

    1987- - Founder, Editor, and contributor to Inside Michigan Politics

    1993-2004 - Radio Talk Show Host, WKAR-AM

    2003-07 - Robert P. & Marjorie Griffin Professor in American Government, Central Michigan University