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William J. Baroody, Jr., began his career in Washington in 1961 as legislative assistant and press secretary to Republican congressman Melvin Laird. He also served as research director for the House Republican Conference in 1968 and 1969.Baroody followed Laird to the Pentagon in 1969 and served as his aide during Laird's post as Secretary of Defense. In 1973, Laird resigned from the…
Aide to Congressman and Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird; Assistant to the President for Public Liaison; President of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Material from this collection encompasses Baroody's work for Melvin Laird in Congress and at the Defense Department, 1961-73; and for Presidents Nixon and Ford as head of the White House Office of Public Liaison, 1973-77. Republican Party activities, policy positions, and presidential campaigns (especially 1964 and 1976) are also …
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On November 19, 1975, President Gerald Ford learned that Ronald Reagan would challenge him for the Republican nomination for President in the 1976 election. This meant that the approaching primary season would be much more grueling than had been anticipated and the contest for delegates had now commenced.
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President Ford Committee Chairman for Bell County, Texas A fragmentary collection of campaign literature, press releases, correspondence, and central Texas newspapers and news clippings from the 1976 Texas primary and general election. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Photograph, ca. 1976 Subject File, 1975‑77. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List Collection Overview Scope and Content Note On …
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When Gerald Ford succeeded to the Presidency on August 9, 1974, one of his first acts was to appoint his long-time friend and former law partner Philip Buchen as chief White House legal advisor and give the position Cabinet status. During his administration, Ford relied upon Buchen for advice on a wide range of issues, legislation, and actions. Like…
Counsel to the President, Office of Counsel to the President Material on advice given to the President, First Family, and White House staff on legal matters, foreign and domestic issues, conflicts of interest, presidential powers, personal matters and campaign law. Major topics include: clemency program for draft evaders, presidential pardons (especially Richard Nixon), judicial appointments (including John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court), 1976 presidential campaign (especially the role of the Federal …
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The Dean Burch Files reflect the work of Burch and his staff from August to December 1974 on White House liaison with the Republican National Committee and other party organizations, political advice to the President on such topics as legislation and appointments to positions, and the President's involvement in the 1974 election campaign…
Counsellor to the President for Political Affairs, Counsellors to the President Materials reflecting the work of Burch and his staff from August to December 1974 on White House liaison with the Republican National Committee and other party organizations, political advice to the President on such topics as legislation and appointments to positions, and the President's involvement in the 1974 election campaign. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All …
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Attorneys Gerald Ford joined this Grand Rapids firm upon discharge from the Navy in 1946. Most of the collection is Ford's correspondence with friend Philip Buchen and others in the firm, 194552. The correspondence, most concerning routine matters, was donated by a successor firm. Also included is a 1998 history of Law, Weathers & Richardson - the successor firm - that includes information on the work of both Ford and Buchen with the firm. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter …
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The John T. Calkins Files consist primarily of correspondence prepared by him during his one year tenure as executive assistant to presidential counsellor Robert T. Hartmann. The files document his numerous contacts with local, state, and national Republican Party officials and members of the general public. The files are arranged as subject and general…
Executive Assistant to Robert T. Hartmann, Counsellors to the President Primarily correspondence prepared by Calkins documenting his contacts with local, state, and national Republican Party officials and members of the general public. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series General Correspondence, 1975-76. Photographs, 1975-76. Political Affairs Subject File, 1975-76. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container …
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John Carlson served in the White House Press Office during the last two years of the Nixon administration and then was carried over by the Ford administration as assistant press secretary for domestic affairs. In this post his major responsibilities were preparing Press Secretary Ron Nessen for his daily press briefings and answering press queries on domestic matters. Additional…
Assistant Press Secretary for Domestic Affairs; Deputy Press Secretary to the President, Office of the Press Secretary Files concerning various domestic and a few foreign policy issues, the 1976 campaign, the operation of the press office, and domestic and foreign press guidance. Includes Carlson's minutes of Cabinet meetings and presidential meetings with congressional leaders and others. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Domestic …
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The White House Advance Office was tasked with visiting foreign and domestic sites a few weeks before scheduled Presidential trips in order to plan and coordinate logistical matters. These responsibilities encompassed creating the Air Force One manifest, designating hotel room and banquet seating assignments, diagramming site locations, organizing and vetting proposed schedules through protocol…
Director, White House Advance Office; Special Assistant to the President Materials concerning the operation of the White House Advance Office and its logistical planning for foreign and domestic Presidential and First Family trips. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative File, 1974-76. Domestic Trips, (1969-73) 1974-76. First Family, 1974-76. International Trips, 1974-76. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset …
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Miscellaneous very small collections of papers, audiovisual media and/or artifacts donated by various individuals. The collections were solicited by Ford Library staff, obtained by the design firm of Staples & Charles in the course of planning exhibits for the Ford Museum, or received at the Ford Library unsolicited. Audiovisual materials were transferred to the audiovisual department and objects were transferred to the Ford Museum. Collections are arranged in order of receipt. New collections are added as …
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The Computer Office provided the Domestic Council staff with correspondence control, priority tracking, enrolled bill status and coordination, along with the White House staff, of Presidential - Congressional mail. In the fall of 1975, the Council began to organize its paperwork by computer. After January 1976, the computer functioned to control correspondence and track the status of…
Domestic Council Domestic Council administrative staff tracked memoranda, letters, and enrolled bills by computer after November 1975. Document inventories (print-outs) in box 1 provide awkward access to succeeding boxes of material arranged by control number. Much of this material is duplicated in collections of Domestic Council staff. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Computer Office Administrative File, 1975-76. Correspondence File, …