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GEORGE HUMPHREYS FILES, 1975-77 Extent 11.6 linear feet (ca. 23,200 pages) Scope and Content Note George Humphreys joined the Domestic Council as associate director for environment in August 1975 and served in that post until the end of the Ford administration. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Humphreys held posts as Assistant Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and President and Director of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation …
A. JAMES REICHLEY INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS, (1967) 1977-81 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The James Reichley interview transcripts result from his interviews with over 160 government officials in conjunction with the writing of his book Conservatives in an Age of Change: The Nixon and Ford Administrations (Brookings Institution, 1981). They focus primarily on the personalities, philosophies, and issues of the Nixon and Ford administrations, although one series concerns the …
JOHN W. "BILL" ROBERTS PAPERS, 1973-77 Extent 14 linear feet (ca. 28,000 pp.) Scope and Content Note John W. "Bill" Roberts's background was in radio and television news reporting. He was a newscaster for radio and television stations in Iowa and then Washington bureau chief for stations owned by Time, Inc. and McGraw-Hill. When McGraw-Hill closed its Washington bureau, Roberts joined Vice President Ford's staff. As Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President, Roberts assisted in planning media …
KENNETH RUSH FILES, 1974 Extent 0.25 linear feet (ca. 500 pages) Scope and Content Note As Counsellor for Economic Policy to President Nixon, a position of Cabinet rank, Rush became the President's "primary adviser for and the coordinator of foreign and domestic economic policy". He was often called upon to mediate disputes between other presidential economic advisers, particularly Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon and Office of Management and Budget Director Roy L. Ash. His responsibilities …
ROBERT L. PEABODY RESEARCH INTERVIEW NOTES, 1964-67 Extent 0.6 linear feet (ca. 1200 pages) Scope and Content Note Soon after suffering severe losses in the 1964 elections, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives began discussing organizational and leadership changes. As a political scientist specializing in the study of Congress, Professor Robert Peabody of Johns Hopkins University became interested in studying these potential changes. Beginning in late December 1964, Peabody conducted …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE FILES, 1975-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Chairman's Office Files provide documentation of administrative, fiscal and strategic issues handled by Howard (Bo) Callaway and his immediate staff from the formation of the election committee in June 1975 until Callaway resigned in March 1976. These extant files do not reflect the activities of Roger C.B. Morton, chairman from April to August 1976, and James Baker, chairman during the general election …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS POLITICAL OFFICE FILES, 1974-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note The Political Office Files document strategic and organizational issues during the primary and general presidential campaigns. The files are particularly valuable for documentation on PFC organizing and campaign activities at the state and local levels. They are less reflective of campaign planning at the national level. The deputy chairman for political organization (the political director) was responsible for …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FILES, 1975-76 Scope and Content Note The Administrative Office Files document management and budgetary issues involved in the operation of the President Ford Committee. To a lesser degree, the extant files reflect the deputy chairman of administration's auxiliary responsibility to coordinate the Committee's support operations. In terms of reporting relationships, the deputy chairman had oversight responsibility for the PFC's research, scheduling, …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS. CAMPAIGN '76 MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., OFFICE FILES, (1968, 1972) 1975-77 Extent . Scope and Content Note The President Ford Committee's in-house advertising agency, Campaign '76 Media Communications, Inc., incorporated in December 1975. The agency's records document the creative inception, production, and placement of advertising on behalf of President Ford, from the design of a campaign logo in September 1975 until agency staff filed final reports with the Federal …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS. RESEARCH OFFICE FILES, 1973-76 Extent . Scope and Content Note Fredric W. Slight left the White House staff on September 22, 1975, and very shortly thereafter took up the newly created position of PFC research coordinator. Although he initially worked alone, by the heart of the primary season Slight had a staff of four assistants. The Research Office, which at various times reported administratively to either the Deputy Chairman for Administration or the Political Office, …
FRANCES KAYE PULLEN FILES, 1974-77 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Frances Kaye Pullen (usually know as Kaye) joined the White House staff as a speechwriter for President Ford in the Editorial Staff Office in November 1974. One year later she informally began assisting with Mrs. Ford's speech preparation and transferred to the First Lady's staff in February 1976. Pullen remained on the First Lady's staff as her speechwriter, reporting directly to Sheila Weidenfeld, Mrs. …
National Security Adviser. Trip Briefing Books and Cables of President Ford, 1974-76 Extent 8.8 linear feet (ca. 17,600 pages) Scope and Content Note 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 …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN LEADERS, 1974-77 Extent 1.5 linear feet (ca. 3,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders is one of many subcollections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance and nature of the National Security Adviser Files as a whole are described in Appendix A . The subcollection described here concerns letters and telegrams exchanged between President Ford and leaders from sixty-four …
GERALD L. WARREN FILES, 1974-75 (1984) Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Gerald Warren Papers concern his work as Deputy Press Secretary and Director of the White House Communications Office between August 1974 and August 1975. He joined the White House Communications Office in 1969 as Deputy Press Secretary to Ron Ziegler in the Nixon administration, often delivering the daily press briefings as the Watergate scandal intensified in 1974. Following the resignation of …
BIRGE S. WATKINS FILES, 1974-77 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Birge S. Watkins, a 1971 graduate of Alma College, began working for L. William Seidman in 1972 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In September 1974, he volunteered to aid Seidman with the Economic Summit and was then appointed to Seidman's office as staff assistant for scheduling. As staff assistant, Watkins drafted replies to requests for appointments, appearances and White House tours. He also drafted responses to …
ROY WETZEL PAPERS, 1952-2011 Extent 47.3 linear feet (approximately 94,600 pages) Scope and Content Note 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 …
White House Communications Agency Audiotapes: First Lady Betty Ford's Public Remarks, 1974-76 Scope and Content Note The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) recorded audio of First Lady Betty Ford’s public remarks at the White House and a few other locations. The table below is based on WHCA’s 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. There are …
White House Communications Agency Audiotapes: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Speeches, Remarks, and News Conferences, 1947-77 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 …
National Security Adviser WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFINGS, 1974-77 Extent 7.6 linear feet (ca. 6,000 pages) Scope and Content Note 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 …
WHITE HOUSE TELEGRAPH & TRAVEL SECTION: SAMPLE OF TELEGRAMS, 1974-77 Extent 1.5 linear feet (ca. 3,000 pages) Scope and Content Note 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 …