Composite Oral History Accessions

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Accession Number 86-NLF-027

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Jerrold Schechter, 1986

photocopy from Composite General Accessions

Transcript of an interview with former President Ford concerning American policy toward South Vietnam during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Schecter is co-author of The Palace File (Harper & Row, 1986).

(1 audio cassette and 21 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 91-NLF-016

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Phil Jones of CBS, 1984

Video cassette interview of former President Gerald R. Ford concerning his years in public service. Interview was done by CBS News as part of the pre-demise planning and kept closed until President Ford’s death.

(4 video cassettes, 138 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 91-NLF-049

HADDIX, CHASE: Interviews about presidential speechwriting, 1991.

Interviews conducted by University of Michigan undergraduate Chase Haddix for a school project. Both of these interviews pertain to the development of particular speeches and the strengths and weaknesses of President Ford's speechwriting process. They also compare the speech styles of different presidents, including Presidents Reagan and Bush. The interviews specifically analyze speeches involving legislative initiatives or political campaigning; the 1974 address to the Joint Session of Congress on the economy; Ford's address at the Yale Law School sesquicentennial in 1975; the 1976 State of the Union address; and Ford's remarks on accepting the Republican nomination in 1976. The Joint Session address launched Ford's Whip Inflation Now (WIN) program and the Yale Law School speech introduced his anti-crime program.

HARTMANN, ROBERT: Interview, 1991. Mr. Hartmann was a senior adviser to President Ford, oversaw the work of the White House Editorial Staff, and served as White House liaison with Republican Party organizations.

(12 pages) OPEN

RUSTAND, WARREN: Interview, 1991. Mr. Rustand worked in President Ford’s scheduling and advance office. He served as Director of Scheduling and also Cabinet Secretary.

(15 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 93-NLF-035

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS PROJECT: Interviews, 1974 and 1988

Transcripts of selected "exit" interviews conducted with departing Nixon White House staff in 1974 and oral history interviews conducted in 1988 by the Nixon Presidential Materials staff. The interviews are a portion of a much larger collection belonging to the Nixon Project. They were reproduced for the Ford Library in the expectation that they overlapped the Ford administration in topics covered.

ASH, ROY L.: oral history interview, January 13, 1988. Mr. Ash was Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 1973 to February 1975. Interview covers organization and staffing of the Nixon White House, especially OMB and the Domestic Council.

(81 pages) OPEN

ASH, ROY L.: oral history interview, August 4, 1988. Basically a continuation of the earlier interview, with references to the Nixon-Ford transition and President Ford's exceptional grasp of the federal budget.

(62 pages) OPEN

KING, GWENDOLYN B.: oral history interview, May 24, 1988. Mrs. King was on the White House staff for twenty years, serving in five administrations. She started in the scheduling and advance office and then was director of correspondence on the First Lady's staff. The transcript at the Ford Library is the continuation of an earlier interview with Mrs. King, and contains reminiscences of events from the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon presidencies. She also shares her memories of the First Ladies. There is only a passing reference to the Fords, as Mrs. King retired in October 1974.

(45 pages) OPEN

PATTERSON, BRADLEY H.: exit interview, September 10, 1974. Bradley Patterson held various positions in the Nixon and Ford administrations: executive assistant to Leonard Garment, who was a special consultant to President Nixon; assistant for staff coordination for the First Lady's staff; assistant director for operations of the Presidential Personnel Office; and special assistant to the President for Native American programs. The interview deals primarily with Patterson's role as an assistant to Leonard Garment during the Nixon administration, especially in the areas of civil rights, planning for the bicentennial, and concerns of Native Americans.

(52 pages) OPEN

SHEPARD, GEOFFREY C.: exit interview, September 11, 1974. Geoffrey Shepard was on the Domestic Council staff from 1970- 75. The interview concerns Shepard's Domestic Council assignments dealing with the Department of Justice, especially regarding the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, drug abuse policy, and criminal justice legislation.

(29 pages) OPEN

WARREN, GERALD L.: exit interview, October 24, 1974. Warren was Deputy Press Secretary from 1969-75. He discusses the operation of the White House Press Office and his role in it during the Nixon administration.

(22 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 94-NLF-009

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Andrew Moran, 1993

Audio recording and abridged transcript of telephone interview with former President Ford about economic policy. Interview was conducted as part of Mr. Moran’s research for his dissertation (London Guildhall University), "The American Political Economy in the Age of Limits: The Ford Administration, the Democrats and the Great Stagflation,” and an article, “Gerald R. Ford and the 1975 Tax Cut,” (Presidential Studies Quarterly, Summer 1996).

(1 audio cassette and 7 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 94-NLF-054

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Jeffrey King, 1994

Audio recording and transcript of telephone interview conducted with former President Ford by University of Michigan undergraduate Jeffrey King concerning the Ford administration's anti-crime legislative proposals. Interview was done as part of research for history honor's thesis, "Gerald R. Ford and the Problem of Street Crime."

(1 audio cassette and 7 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 95-NLF-024

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Jack Lessenberry, 1995

Interview conducted by journalist Jack Lessenberry with former President Ford for the purpose of writing an article for the July-August 1995 issue of Michigan Alumnus. Interview is a brief retrospective of the Ford administration with references to American involvement in Vietnam, the Nixon pardon, and the 1976 presidential campaign. President Ford also discusses the current political situation and federal budget deficit.

(1 audio cassette and 12 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 95-NLF-032

LEVI, EDWARD: Interviewed by Victor Kramer, 1989

Notes of two telephone conversations between Kramer and Levi concerning the appointments of Levi to be Attorney General and John Paul Stevens to be a justice of the Supreme Court. Conversations were part of research for and reaction to a draft of an article written by Kramer, "The Case of Justice Stevens: How to Select, Nominate and Confirm a Justice of the United States Supreme Court," (Constitutional Commentary, Summer 1990).

(4 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 96-NLF-011

JONES, SIDNEY L.: Interviewed by Terry Good of the Office of Presidential Papers and Archives Staff, 1971

photocopy from Sidney Jones Papers

Transcript of a debriefing interview conducted on Jones's last day on the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) staff. Jones was a special assistant to Chairman Paul McCracken and a senior staff economist from August 1969 to August 1971. In the interview Jones discusses the role and operation of the CEA, and his responsibilities as a staff member. He also talks about the preparation of the Economic Report of the President.

(22 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 96-NLF-025

FORD, GERALD R. and BUCHEN, PHILIP: Interviewed by Jay Foonberg and Walter Russell, 1995

Foonberg and Russell conducted the interview for American Bar Association’s Special Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners. Interview with Ford and Buchen concerns their experiences in starting a law practice right out of law school. Included are initial transcription, the final edited transcript, and an article, “Grassroots Lessons,” (ABA Journal, Feb. 1997) by James Podger based on the interview. Also included is a letter from an attorney who was practicing in Grand Rapids at this time, recalling his contacts with Gerald Ford.

(100 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 98-NLF-023

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Paul W. Goldstein, 1998

Recording of a telephone interview with Gerald R. Ford by University of Michigan undergraduate Paul Goldstein for a history honors thesis, “School Integration and Busing Policy During the Ford Administration.”

(1 audio cassette and 3 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 2004-NLF-025

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Robert Hardesty of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, 2003

One video cassette of raw footage titled, “Video History Project; President Gerald Ford; Tape 1 of 1.” Interview was part of a non-profit oral history project and was created to provide a public domain video and audio archive relating to stories told by the people who knew and worked with President Lyndon B. Johnson.

(1 video cassette) CLOSED

Accession Number 2004-NLF-026

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Vicki Daitch of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, 2003

Transcript of an interview of Gerald R. Ford concerning Ford’s years in the House with Representative John Kennedy, Ford’s relationships with both Kennedy and Nixon, and Ford’s service on the Warren Commission.

(24 pages) OPEN

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Accession Number 2004-NLF-033

POLLOCK, DAVID S.: Interviews about University of Michigan student Gerald Ford, 1983

Interviews conducted by Ann Arbor resident David Pollock for his article, “Jerry Ford at Michigan,” which ran in the Ann Arbor senior citizens newsmagazine, Independent Times, September 2004.

KEEN, CLIFF: Interview, 1983. Mr. Keen was a University of Michigan wrestling and football coach when Gerald Ford was a student.

(1 audio cassette and transcript 8 pages) OPEN

OOSTERBAAN, BENNIE: Interview, 1983. Mr. Oosterbaan was an assistant football coach when Gerald R. Ford was playing for the University of Michigan.

(1 audio cassette and transcript 16 pages) OPEN

RAAB, ELMER: Interview, 1983. Mr. Raab was a former University of Michigan acquaintance of Gerald R. Ford.

(1 audio cassette and transcript 7 pages) OPEN

WARD, WILLIS: Interview, 1983. Mr. Ward was a friend and University of Michigan football teammate of Gerald R. Ford.

(1 audio cassette and transcript) OPEN

Accession Number 2004-NLF-044

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Joseph Patrick Allsen, 2003

Interview conducted for a senior thesis at the University of Minnesota by Joseph Allsen with Gerald R. Ford concerning America’s transformation from isolationism to internationalism, and Ford’s relationship with Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

(1 audio cassette and transcript 4 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 2008-NLF-007

FRIEDERSDORF, MAX: Interviewed by Andrew Moran, 1994

Transcript of an interview with Max Friedersdorf, Assistant to President Ford for Legislative affairs, concerning the Ford administration’s relationship with Congress. Interview was conducted as part of Andrew Moran’s research for his dissertation (London Guildhall University), "The American Political Economy in the Age of Limits, 1974 - 1976: Gerald Ford, the Democrats and the Great Stagflation,” and an article, “Gerald R. Ford and the 1975 Tax Cut,” (Presidential Studies Quarterly, Summer 1996).

(4 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 2008-NLF-007

SIMON, WILLIAM: Interviewed by Andrew Moran, 1994

Transcript of interview with William Simon, former Secretary of the Treasury, concerning the Ford administration’s economic policy. Interview was conducted as part of Andrew Moran’s research for his dissertation (London Guildhall University), "The American Political Economy in the Age of Limits, 1974-1976: Gerald Ford, the Democrats and the Great Stagflation,” and an article, “Gerald R. Ford and the 1975 Tax Cut,” (Presidential Studies Quarterly, Summer 1996).

(4 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 2008-NLF-014

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Robert Drury, 2004

Audio recording and transcript of a telephone interview of Gerald R. Ford concerning Ford’s experience in 1944 onboard the USS Monterey during Typhoon Cobra, or Halsey’s Typhoon as it has been known to be called. This interview was used for a book co-authored by Drury and Tom Clavin, Halsey’s Typhoon. Transcript was provided by the Naval Historical Foundation.

(1 audio cassette, 1 CD [electronic transcript], 16 pages) OPEN

Accession Number 2008-NLF-080

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Michael Zalewski, 1994

Audio recorded telephone interview with Gerald R. Ford concerning the twentieth anniversary of the Nixon resignation. The interview was conducted for an article, “Ford’s Job: Reunite U.S.: Ex-president recalls post-Watergate era,” The Times, Gainesville, Georgia by Michael Zalewski, a Grand Rapids native, and reporter for the The Times.

(1 audio cassette, 1 newspaper article, transcript) OPEN

Accession Number 2009-NLF-016

FORD, GERALD R.: Interviewed by Frank Jamison and Huan Le, 1998

Video recorded interview with Gerald R. Ford conducted by Frank R. Jamison and Huan Le as part of a Vietnamese immigration history project led by Grand Rapids City Historian Gordon Olson and funded by the Grand Rapids Historical Commission. The project resulted in a book, Flight to Freedom, and a documentary, From Saigon to Sanctuary.

(1 DVD) OPEN

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