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The National Security Council was established by the National Security Act of 1947 in recognition of the need for coordination of political, military, and economic considerations in the development of national security policy in the post-World War II period. By the Reorganization Plan of 1949, the NSC was placed in the Executive Office of the President…
These are the formal, institutional records of the Ford-era NSC and its committees, working groups, panels, and administrative staff. The NSC had retained them for continuity of government until the Clinton administration. That portion of the collection which pertains to intelligence matters remains unprocessed and is in the physical custody of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative …
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The National Study Commission on Records and Documents of Federal Officials, also known as the Public Documents Commission, was established by Title II of the Presidential Records and Materials Preservation Act (Public Law 93‑526), signed December 19, 1974. Events during the last years of the Nixon Presidency aroused controversy concerning the traditional practice of a president treating…
The Public Documents Commission, as it was popularly known, studied and recommended action on the control, disposition, and preservation of documents produced by federal officials, particularly the President. Transcripts of public hearings, commissioned studies and reports, and print material compose the bulk of the collection. The complete Commission records are part of Record Group 220 at the National Archives. Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Duplicate …
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This collection contains records created by the Executive Protective Service in the performance of their duties of securing the White House and Old Executive Office Building facilities and grounds, and protection of the President and the First Family. The records document the visitors to the Oval Office, President's Private Study, and Cabinet Room, and the movement and activities of the President and the First Family at the White House. The bulk of this collection consists of group lists and individual …
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Wayne Valis joined the White House staff during President Nixon's second term and performed duties in areas of public liaison, recruitment, legislative tracking and speechwriting under the direction of Melvin Laird and William J. Baroody. He continued to perform many of the same duties during the Ford administration and was given the title of Director of Planning and…
Director of Planning and Research, Office of Public Liaison Files concerning the planning of Office of Public Liaison meetings with groups and individuals in the private sector, various other transmissions of information from the public to the government, President Ford's consumer initiatives, and presidential personnel appointments. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Consumer Representation Plan File, 1974-76. Personnel File, 1973-76. …
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The White House Administrative Office was one of the permanent operating offices which remained in the White House even as Presidents changed. The Administrative Office was divided into four areas: White House budget, payroll, personnel, and supply activities. Leave records, time and attendance reports, personnel records, and the purchase of supplies and equipment necessary for the operation of…
Permanent Operating Offices The White House Budget Files are a fragmentary collection of materials relating to White House Office budget and appropriations hearings for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977. The collection primarily documents costs of White House Office staff. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series White House Budget Files, 1974-76. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List Collection Overview …
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The Congressional Relations Office received and responded to dozens of letters addressed to the President from members of Congress each day. To control this mail and allow for easy reference, the Congressional Relations staff created a single centralized file of logs of incoming mail and copies of their outgoing letters. Copies of congressional letters drafted by other White House offices were…
Congressional Relations Office Detailed logs and abstracts of incoming congressional mail plus carbon copies of outgoing correspondence arranged alphabetically by the name of the Representative or Senator. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Log of Incoming Mail by Date, 1974-77. Log of Incoming Mail by Name, 1974-77. Log of Mail Pending a Response, 1974-76. Log of Outgoing Presidential Letters by Name, 1974-76. Office of Management and …
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The White House Gift Unit is one of several permanent operating offices that provide support services to each administration. Marjorie Wicklein headed the office in the Ford administration, supervising a staff of eight. Wicklein reported to Robert Lindner, the Permanent Operations Offices' chief executive clerk, who in turn reported to the staff secretary, through David…
Permanent Operating Offices Records related to the disposition of gifts exchanged between members of the First Family and foreign and domestic donors. Included are a head of state gift exchange register, declarations of receipt, gift lists, card catalogs, letters of acknowledgement, and packing lists. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Administrative Files, 1974-1977. Domestic Gifts Subject File, 1974-1977. Foreign Gifts Subject File, …
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Passenger lists for all air and helicopter flights made by President Ford and the First Family, and an invitations file of Richard L. Lawson, head of the Office of the Military Aide from July 1973, until his resignation in March 1975. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List Collection Overview Details Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Record Type Textual Donor …
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SUMMARY OF FORD ACTION ON CLEARED LEGISLATIONPublic Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed1974 - 2781975 - 2011976 - 379Total - 858Private Bills Signed1974 - 351975 - 271976 - 115Total - 177Public Bills Vetoed1974 - 24 (4 Overridden by Congress)1975 - 17 (4 Overridden by Congress)1976 - 20 (4 Overridden by Congress)Total - 62 (12 Overridden by Congress)Private Bills Vetoed1974 - 31975 - 01976 -…
Permanent Operating Offices Case files on both public and private bills passed by Congress and sent to President for signature or veto. The case files contain recommendations from the agencies interested in the legislation, the Office of Management and Budget, the Domestic Council, and the White House staff along with summaries of the bills and draft signing or veto statements. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Legislation Case Files, …
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RELATED MATERIALS (December 2012)Individual staff office files document the activities of the First Lady’s staff. These include the files of: Russell Armentrout, Maria Downs, Elizabeth O’Neill, Susan Porter, Frances Pullen, and Sheila Weidenfeld. The Library also holds the personal papers of Betty Ford, Maria Downs, Peter Sorum, and Sheila Weidenfeld (unprocessed).The White House Social Office…
Permanent Operating Offices This collection consists primarily of outgoing correspondence with the general public by First Lady Betty Ford, her children, and her staff. The material concerns views on public issues, expressions of support or criticism, holiday greetings, invitations, schedule requests, and plans, assistance requests and offers, and other matters. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Filter Folders by Status Open Closed …