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Roy Wetzel grew up in southeastern Michigan and developed an interest in American politics at an early age. He began making audio recordings related to presidential elections in 1952 as a hobby, starting with national party conventions and election night coverage. Between elections he continued recording news conferences, speeches, and significant political news stories, as well as collecting…
Broadcast Journalist and NBC News Executive This collection contains the supporting materials collected by Roy Wetzel over the years while making audio and video recordings of presidential national conventions and elections and other political events. The papers also document Wetzel’s activities as an NBC News executive and leader and innovator in the field of news media and political analysis. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series …
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Permanent Operating Offices The WHCF Name File served two purposes. It was used to file routine materials which were not classified by subject and it was also used as a cross reference or finding aid to material filed in the Subject File, indexing not only correspondents but also names mentioned in documents. Material is filed alphabetically by name of the individual, company, or organization. Where names (e.g., Federal agencies or officials) have been assigned a Subject File file code, cross references …
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Permanent Operating Offices This collection consists of official statements of departing White House staff on the disposition of their files, records of changes and additions made by White House Central Files staff to their filing manual, and a collection of White House staff rubber name stamps. Also included in the collection are copies of the White House Central Files Subject Files filing manual and the White House East Wing / Social Office filing manual. The log books for oversized attachments, …
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David Wheat joined the White House Staff in March 1973, as assistant to Anne Armstrong, Counsellor to the President. Although Armstrong departed the White House in December 1974, Wheat remained through May 1975 and provided assistance to the Economic Policy Board staff. The majority of his files concern his work for Anne Armstrong.As staff assistant, Wheat aided Armstrong on routine office…
Staff Assistant, Office of Economic Affairs Small subject and chronological files concerning his work as an aide to White House Counsellor Anne Armstrong and later with the Economic Policy Board. Topics include: Council on Wage and Price Stability, Federal Property Council, World Food Conference, economics, and the organization and operation of the Economic Policy Board. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Subject and Chronological File, …
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As a permanent operating unit of the Office of the Chief Executive Clerk [1], the White House Telegraph and Travel Section arranged travel for White House staff, assisted with travel arrangements for the White House press corps, and received and dispatched all telegrams for the White House Office. The collection has no information on these duties, but does contain a sample of telegrams taken from…
Office of the Chief Executive Clerk A random 3% sample of carbon copies of telegrams received and dispatched by the White House Telegraph and Travel Section. The collection contains no information on the operation of the Telegraph and Travel Section. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Incoming Telegrams File, 1974-77. Outgoing Telegrams File, 1974-77. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List Collection …
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RELATED MATERIALS (October 2015)Additional material related to the Executive Residence are found primarily in the White House Central Files Subject File, category WH (White House), as well as FG-100 (Committee for the Preservation of the White House) and FG-180 (National Park Foundation) categories. Materials pertaining to the swimming pool specifically can be found in the John Stiles and Merrill…
Permanent Operating Offices The White House Usher's Office, headed by Rex Scouten, was responsible for White House Executive Residence operations. This collection includes materials pertaining to staff appointments, events, swimming pool construction, Christmas preparations, budgets and expenditures, and construction of a warehouse for storage of furnishings. Also included in the collection is material related to the production of a film on the history of the White House. View in NARA catalog Series …
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The White House Central Files (WHCF) was a filing and retrieval system shared by President Ford and his staff. It includes many of their communications with each other, federal agencies, Members of Congress, and individuals and institutions across the spectrum of American public and private life. Some routine foreign government correspondence is included as well. A president's WHCF begins the day he takes office and ends the day he leaves (for Ford, August 9, 1974-January 20, 1977). The Ford Domestic …
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Beginning in January 1976, Hendriks served as Director of the Presidential Spokesmen’s Office. This office handled event invitations that the President had to decline, but which were considered important enough that the administration should be represented at the event. The office coordinated the schedules of administration spokesmen such as Cabinet officers and agency heads and…
Material concerning White House efforts to identify administration spokesmen to fill key speaking invitations that the President could not accept. The bulk of the collection dates from 1976. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series Boxes 1-5 Subject File, 1975-76. Boxes 5-8 State File, 1975-76. Filter Folders by Status Open Closed Digitized Reset Filters Container List Collection Overview Scope and Content Note Beginning in January 1976, …
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Most of the material listed below is still housed in the original boxes and folders that Congressman Hutchinson’s office used to ship them to the Bentley Historical Library. The Ford Library staff has not done any arrangement or description work. These boxes are available for research only on a review-on-request basis – researchers interested in using them should contact the Library…
Republican U.S. Congressman from Michigan's 4th District; Ranking Minority Member of the Judiciary Committee Papers concerning his work as a Congressman, especially his activities as a member of the House Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary Committee files relate not only to legislation, but also to such topics as the 1970 attempt to impeach Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, the Nixon impeachment hearings, and the confirmation hearings for the nominations of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller as …
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Robert Orben began his comedy career as a magician and played a prominent role in the magic community through the 1950s. In 1946, he produced his first magic book, The Encyclopedia of Patter. Later he wrote for Magic is Fun and Genii magazine and for the magic TV show Fun with Felix. Following this early success, Orben transitioned away from magic and applied his humor to other fields.As his…
Comedy Writer; Speechwriter; Special Assistant to the President and Director, White House Speechwriting Staff This collection contains materials relating to Robert Orben's comedy writing career encompassing his work as a humor consultant and speechwriter for television personalities, corporate clients, and politicians. Materials compiled during his tenure as speechwriter for President Ford are also included. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All …