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The Ford Library has two Robert Hartmann collections - the Hartmann Files and the Hartmann Papers. The Hartmann Papers consist of historical materials from throughout his career that the Ford Library received in 1992. Described below under separate headings are Hartmann's career, the scope and contents of the collection, and related materials in the Ford Library. Hartmann's…
Reporter; Assistant to Representative Gerald R. Ford; Chief of Staff to the Vice President; Counsellor to the President Materials concerning Hartmann's early life; his career as a reporter and bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times , public relations aide for the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives, and senior advisor to Gerald R. Ford (1969-77); and the drafting of his memoir Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years . Series Description and Container List Filter by …
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Melvin R. Laird, Jr. was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in the town of Marshfield in central Wisconsin where his family moved when he was a year old. His family had deep roots in Wisconsin politics and business, with both of his parents and his maternal grandfather all holding elective office. After his father's death in 1946, Laird ran for his father's seat in the state senate…
… of Gerald Ford as Republican Minority Leader of the House. He then succeeded Ford as chairman of the House Republican Conference, an organization consisting of all of the Republican members of the House. In this position, he created task … the beginning of the second Nixon term in January 1973. Several years after he left office, the members of the Washington Press Corps who covered national security and defense issues voted Laird the best Secretary of Defense in the history of the … File Housing Program, 1983-1984 Box A159 - American Enterprise Institute Papers: Baroody Subject File Miscellaneous, 1981-1985 Box A159 - American Enterprise Institute Papers: Baroody Subject File National War College Alumni Directory, 1979 Box …
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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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Andre Buckles, a former assistant general counsel of the United States Information Agency, began working for the Domestic Council as Staff Assistant for Housing and Community Affairs in May 1974. He was promoted to Assistant Director in October 1975 and left the administration in July 1976. During his tenure as Staff Assistant, Buckles reported directly to Tod…
Staff Assistant for Community Development, Domestic Council Materials primarily concerning his work as Domestic Council liaison with the District of Columbia government. Other topics include the Bicentennial Celebration, disaster relief, and the Congressional Black Caucus. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Chronological File, 1974. Subject File, 1974-75. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List …
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The papers of James M. Cannon, 1974-79, relate to his brief service as an assistant to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and to his dual role of Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the Domestic Council, 1975-77. Well documented topics include Vice President Rockefeller's role in the Ford Administration, a small number of key issues (especially those…
Assistant to Vice President Rockefeller; Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs; Executive Director, Domestic Council Material on the Nelson Rockefeller vice presidency, management of the Domestic Council, many domestic policy issues, drafting of the 1976 and 1977 State of the Union addresses, and Ford's FY1978 budget. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Assistant to Vice President Rockefeller File, 1974‑75. Chronological File, …
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Dr. James H. Cavanaugh joined the Domestic Council staff in 1971 to assist in the development of health policy and programs. Appointed in 1973 as Associate Director for Human Resources, he helped to develop and coordinate the President's domestic policy in the areas of health, education, welfare, labor and veterans affairs. His duties were again augmented the following year when he was…
Associate Director for Human Resources; Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, Domestic Council A fragmentary subject file on emergency preparedness, social security, option memoranda to the president, and other matters. Also an extensive chronological file of correspondence on all aspects of Cavanaugh's duties. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Chronological Series, 1974-77. Subject Series, 1974-76. Filter Folders by …
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Leo Cherne's career spanned more than fifty years. Cherne, an economist, first gained prominence in the private sector, as Executive Director of the Research Institute of America, founded to translate complex government legislation for the businessman; Chairman of the Executive Committee of Freedom House, established to advance the struggle for freedom at home and abroad; and Chairman of the…
Member and Chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board; Member, Intelligence Oversight Board Materials on the origins and administration of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the Intelligence Oversight Board, and Cherne's activities on both. Also, information documenting Cherne's informal exchanges of advice and comments with prominent people in the intelligence community, and his interest in the collection of economic intelligence. View in NARA catalog Series Description …
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In July 1974, President Nixon appointed Fernando E. C. De Baca as Counsellor Anne Armstrong's Deputy for Hispanic Affairs, but De Baca did not arrive at the White House until the following September. He received the new title of Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs from President Ford and served under Armstrong in the newly-created Office of…
Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs, Office of Public Liaison Material related to De Baca's liaison with Hispanic groups and individuals, their issues and goals, and the federal government's role in assisting their development in areas of civil rights, education, equal employment opportunity and technical aid. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Chronological File, 1974 - 76. Federal Programs, 1974 - 76. General …
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L. Patrick Devlin interviewed political media specialists while researching presidential campaign commercials. In April 1976, he spoke with Bruce Wagner of the President Ford Committee (PFC). He also interviewed Tony Schwartz, an experienced Democratic media specialist, who was unaffiliated with a candidate at the time. The interviews proved to be timely…
Professor of Speech Communication Interviews about 1976 campaign advertising with Bruce Wagner, Douglas Bailey, media advisers to President Ford, and with Tony Schwartz, a media consultant who later joined the Carter campaign. TRANSCRIPTION The Ford Library contracted the transcription of the Wagner and Schwartz interviews and staff edited the transcripts. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized …
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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.As First Lady, Mrs. Ford's staff, often referred to as the East Wing staff, numbered 26 to 28 and were…
First Lady This collection documents Betty Ford’s activities during her time as the wife of Vice President Gerald Ford and then First Lady. It includes correspondence and other materials related to trips, local events, state dinners, activities, family activities, and personal interests during the White House period. It also includes Christmas cards that the Fords received during the 1973 holiday season. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All …