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Connor was one of several young assistants brought into the Ford White House by Assistant to the President for White House Operations Donald Rumsfeld. Originally detailed from the Atomic Energy Commission, Connor's first assignment was to review the presidential scheduling and advance operations. When Connor became Cabinet Secretary in January 1975, he continued to supervise the…
Staff Secretary and Secretary to the Cabinet; Staff Secretary's Office The Connor files document his responsibilities as Staff Secretary and Cabinet Secretary, especially White House administrative matters; the flow of presidential paperwork; and the planning, preparation and follow-up of Cabinet meetings. Connor's office oversaw the flow of paperwork to and from the president, and communicated presidential decisions and comments to the Cabinet and White House staff. His special expertise in energy policy …
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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 …
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The presidential paperwork logs (daily item by item listings of material crossing the President's desk) were compiled in the office of the Staff Secretary. That office coordinated the routine flow of paperwork to and from the President. Log entries were primarily made by staff assistant Dianna Gwin through early June 1975 and thereafter by Trudy Fry, head of the Special Files Unit.…
Staff Secretary's Office Daily item-by-item listings compiled by the Staff Secretary's Office of documents submitted to the President and those received from him in his outbox. They include both items officially logged in by the Staff Secretary's Office before being routed to the President and those items handed to the President by other persons during meetings or while he was away on trips. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword Filter by Series All Series President's …
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The Michael Raoul-Duval papers document his political activities on behalf of President Ford's election campaign in 1976, and portions of his Domestic Council staff work in 1974 and 1975 and intelligence policy coordination in 1975 and 1976. Throughout the Ford administration, Raoul-Duval often worked in several major policy areas simultaneously, with no clean break from one duty to the next…
Domestic Council Associate Director; Executive Director, Intelligence Coordinating Group; Special Counsel to the President Notes from presidential meetings and other materials concerning Duval's work on energy, natural resources, transportation and other issues. Also files on the 1976 general election, including campaign strategy and preparations for the Ford-Carter debates, and files on Ford's campaign for the Republican nomination, especially the California primary. Also small files on congressional …
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John E. Robson has had a varied professional career in law practice, management, academia, and government service. He began his career in government in 1966 with the Office of Management and Budget. He has worked, as both unofficial and official advisor, for each administration since Lyndon Johnson's, mostly in economic and transportation matters.A highlight of Robson's government…
Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1975-77 Materials primarily covering Robson's tenure as Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board and his activities as an advisor to the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Bush administrations. Topics include regulatory reform, civil aviation, Civil Aeronautics Board, transportation issues, and economic matters. A later accession 96-NLF-004 (20 feet) is still unprocessed and not available for research. View in NARA catalog Series Description and Container List Filter by Keyword …
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Dr. Alexander M. Schmidt began his career in medicine at the University of Utah College of Medicine, where he held several academic positions. He first entered government service in 1967 as Chief of the Education and Training Branch in the Regional Medical Programs (RMP) at the National Institutes of Health. The RMP, created during the Johnson Administration as a "Great Society" project, promoted…
Chief, Education and Training Branch, Regional Medical Programs, National Institutes of Health; Commissioner of Food and Drugs; Academia The collection contains materials relating primarily to the administration of food and drug regulatory policy in the United States on such topics as the drug approval process; the introduction of new drugs into the marketplace; over-the-counter drugs and self-medication; new treatments and therapies for cancer, stroke, diabetes, and influenza; food safety; and food …
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The White House Situation Room: Noon and Evening Notes is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files.This collection especially includes briefing books prepared for President Ford in anticipation of his meetings with foreign leaders during his trips overseas. It also includes briefing books for President Ford’s trips to the United Nations, a summit in Puerto…
The collection nucleus is briefing books prepared for President Ford in anticipation of his meetings with foreign leaders during his trips overseas. The collection also includes materials pertaining to advance work and trip planning. In addition there is White House and State Department cable traffic to and from the presidential travel party, including Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft, on important diplomatic and security developments unrelated to the trips. View in NARA catalog Series Description and …
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This collection mostly comprises White House letterhead memoranda submitted by National Security Advisers Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft to President Ford on virtually a daily basis. These highly-classified memoranda are labeled “Information Items” and are usually two to three pages in length. They contain information and analysis on developments in various countries,…
National Security Advisers Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft sent to President Ford, almost daily, a short highly-classified memo of disparate “Information Items” drawn from intelligence and diplomatic sources ( click here for an example ). These often were supplemented by other memos. They tell of developments in various countries, international negotiations, important events, and high-level conversations and correspondence. The information is primarily reportive and analytical rather than a briefing …
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This collection consists of two series: KARDEX Directories and Outgoing Correspondence Indexes. KARDEX Directories (Boxes 1-3, 1 linear foot). This series consists of computer printouts of KARDEX directories. There are five directories: last name; state or country, thereunder by last name; category, thereunder by last name; first name; and state or country, thereunder by first name. Each directory includes information on presidential acquaintances, athletes, celebrities, politicians, and other prominent …
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The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) recorded President Ford's speeches, news conferences, and other public statements. The table below lists these recordings and is based on WHCA’s daily inventory log. Actual tape times may differ from what was indicated by the White House staff. Use the search capabilities in your PDF reader program to locate specific people or keywords in this table.…
Series Description and Container List Legacy Finding Aid (PDF) Container List Collection Overview Scope and Content Note The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) recorded President Ford's speeches, news conferences, and other public statements. The table below lists these recordings and is based on WHCA’s daily inventory log. Actual tape times may differ from what was indicated by the White House staff. Use the search capabilities in your PDF reader program to locate specific people or keywords in this …