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The Elizabeth O'Neill files consist of press releases, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, carbons of outgoing public correspondence, and occasional memoranda compiled by O'Neill and her predecessors, Marba Perrott, Thomas McCoy, and Mrs. Ford's personal assistant, Nancy Howe.The East Wing correspondence unit handled the First Lady's mail, answering most routine letters themselves and…
Director of Correspondence, First Lady's Staff Material compiled by O'Neill and her predecessors as the First Lady's director of correspondence. Routine in nature, the file includes carbons of the outgoing letters to the general public and a subject file of items compiled to assist the correspondence staff in answering mail. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Chronological File, 1974-76. Subject File, 1974-77. Filter Folders by Status …
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The collection encompasses the Ford White House files of Social Entertainments Office directors Sanford L. Fox and his March 1975 successor, Russell H. Armentrout. Supervised by Maria Downs, Mrs. Ford’s Social Secretary, Fox and Armentrout oversaw two assistant chiefs (William T. Gemmell for calligraphy, and Janice M. Ingersoll for arrangements), one calligrapher/graphic designer (John J.…
Director of the Social Entertainments Office, Office of the First Lady Material accumulated by the Social Entertainments Office including the memorandums, correspondence, invitations, entertainment programs, menus, guest lists, and seating arrangements for all of the social events at the White House, Camp David, aboard the Presidential yacht, and occasionally during State visits abroad. In addition, the Social Entertainments Office answered public requests for popular forms, handouts, and photos, as well …
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The Susan Porter files include correspondence, memoranda, schedules, calendars, fact sheets and scenarios compiled by Porter during her tenure as appointments secretary to Mrs. Ford and the Ford children from August 1974 until January 1977. Porter began working in the White House in 1971.As appointments secretary Porter and her assistant, Sally Runion, organized schedules for Mrs. Ford and…
Appointments Secretary, First Lady's Staff Material compiled by Porter and her assistant during the scheduling of activities and domestic trips for Mrs. Ford and the Ford children. Included are files concerning invitations extended to Betty Ford and the Ford children, presidential primary campaign activity, honorary affiliations, and scenarios and fact sheets on First Family activities. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative …
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Maria Downs replaced Nancy Lammerding Ruwe as White House Social Secretary in October 1975, remaining in that position until the end of the administration. The Downs Papers partially document some aspects of her role in planning White House social activities. Unique to the collection are several unpublished manuscripts written by Ms. Downs after leaving the White House which describe in…
WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY Fragmentary files and items removed from scrapbooks compiled by the Social Secretary which partially document selected luncheons, dinners, and other social events hosted by the President and his family. Items unique to this collection include the unpublished manuscripts for a book and article on White House social planning and an article on Christmas at the White House. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series …
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The Sheila Weidenfeld files consist of memoranda, correspondence, briefing papers, agenda, notes, newsclippings, press releases and sundry background material compiled by Weidenfeld and her assistant, Patti Matson, during her tenure as press secretary to the First Lady from November 1974 to January 1977. First Lady Pat Nixon's press secretary, Helen M. Smith, briefly served in that capacity for…
Press Secretary to the First Lady, Office of the First Lady Material compiled by Weidenfeld and the East Wing Press Office staff documenting Mrs. Ford's activities and the press office operation. Included are files concerning daily events, trips, plans for head of state visits, Mrs. Ford's campaign involvement and activities and background on the Ford children. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative Subject File, (1969-73) …
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Maria Downs joined Mrs. Ford's staff as Social Secretary in October 1975, replacing Nancy Lammerding Ruwe who had held the position for one year. Lucy Winchester, formerly Mrs. Nixon's Social Secretary had remained in the White House as assistant to Mrs. Ford until October 1975. Most of the material in the Downs Files was generated during her own tenure as Social Secretary but portions…
Social Secretary, First Lady's Office Material accumulated by the Social Secretary during the planning, coordination, and direction of all official and private social events hosted by the President and his family. Included are all breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, receptions and state dinners held in the Residence and occasionally, during trips abroad. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative Subject File, 1974-77. Decor File, …
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Frances Kaye Pullen (usually know as Kaye) joined the White House staff as a speechwriter for President Ford in the Editorial Staff Office in November 1974. One year later she informally began assisting with Mrs. Ford's speech preparation and transferred to the First Lady's staff in February 1976. Pullen remained on the First Lady's staff as her speechwriter, reporting directly to Sheila…
Staff Assistant/Speechwriter, First Lady's Staff Material compiled by Kaye Pullen during the preparation of Mrs. Ford's speeches and public statements. Included are speeches given during the 1976 presidential campaign, the Bicentennial and concerning cancer, women's issues, and the arts. Many were annotated by Mrs. Ford. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Pullen Working File, 1975-77. Speech Reading Copies, 1974-76. Filter Folders by …