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.
Details
6.7 linear feet (approximately 13,400 pages)
William S. Ballenger (81-NLF-46)
Access
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Copyright
William S. Ballenger donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
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Prepared by Jeff Senger, 11/17/2015
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