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Dale Van Atta Papers, 1968-1978 Extent 6.3 linear feet (ca. 8,300 pages) Scope and Content Note Dale Van Atta is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines nationwide, including Reader’s Digest where he was a contributing editor, as well as The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Harper’s, the Washingtonian, and many others. He is co-author, with Jack Anderson, of The New York Times best-selling biography Stormin’ Norman: An American Hero (1991), …
Gordon E. Vander Till Papers, (1959-60) 1968-1976 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Gordon Vander Till Papers consist of files from Gerald R. Ford's Grand Rapids office. Vander Till was the office director from 1969-74. The initial gift of papers was opened to research in May 1985. An accretion of papers was received and opened in February 1994. The largest portion of these papers relates to Ford's 1970 and 1972 congressional election campaigns. Correspondence, memoranda, …
Jane Dannenhauer Files, (1953) August 1974 – December 1974 Extent 1.6 linear feet (4,010 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. In 1992, the FBI released this redacted version under the Freedom for Information Act. A copy is open to research at the Ford Library. The Ford White House’s full text version remains closed, as does the remainder of the Dannenhauer Files. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, December 2000 Copyright Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his …
George Denison Papers, 1976-1977 Extent 1.0 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The George Denison Papers consist of case files on his speechwriting activities in the White House Office of Editorial Staff between May 1976 and January 1977. During this period Denison shared the speechwriting duties with several other individuals. They were all supervised by Robert Orben, Special Assistant to the President and director of the Editorial Staff. Many of the speeches produced by Denison dealt …
Maria A. Downs Files, 1974-1977 Extent 12 linear feet (ca. 9,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Maria Downs joined Mrs. Ford's staff as Social Secretary in October 1975, replacing Nancy Lammerding Ruwe who had held the position for one year. Lucy Winchester, formerly Mrs. Nixon's Social Secretary had remained in the White House as assistant to Mrs. Ford until October 1975. Most of the material in the Downs Files was generated during her own tenure as Social Secretary but portions document Social Office …
Maria A. Downs Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Maria Downs replaced Nancy Lammerding Ruwe as White House Social Secretary in October 1975, remaining in that position until the end of the administration. The Downs Papers partially document some aspects of her role in planning White House social activities. Unique to the collection are several unpublished manuscripts written by Ms. Downs after leaving the White House which describe in unusual detail the role …
John W. Barnum Papers, 1971-1978 (1979-1999) Extent 91.4 linear feet (ca. 166,400 pages) Scope and Content Note John W. Barnum began his career in public service as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation in July of 1971. During his tenure he provided legal advice and counsel to the Secretary of Transportation on a multitude of initiatives within the Department. Barnum’s time as the General Counsel culminated in his nomination as Undersecretary of Transportation, a position he assumed …
Dawn Bennett-Alexander Files, 1974-1977 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander began working on the Domestic Council as Staff Assistant to Associate Director and Counsel Richard Parsons in March 1976 and continued in that post until the end of the Ford Administration. Appointed as an assistant in the general areas of justice, civil rights, and drugs, Bennett-Alexander's duties were greatly augmented with Kathleen Ryan's resignation in April 1976 and her …
Alexander P. Butterfield Papers, 1973 Extent ca. 150 pages Scope and Content Note The Alexander Butterfield Papers exclusively concern Butterfield's July 13, 1973 interview with staff of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Ervin Committee), which was investigating the Watergate burglary and related illegal activities. During the interview in response to direct questions, Butterfield made his historic disclosure that presidential conversations in the Oval Office and elsewhere …
Philomena Sparano Jurey Papers, 1961-1989 Extent 11.3 linear feet (ca. 20,800 pages) Record Type Textual Access File units are available as review-on-request. Researchers wishing to view files should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the Library's review-for-access queue. Even after the completion of this review some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or …
Philip W. Buchen Papers, (1962) 1973-1992 Extent 2 linear feet (ca. 4000 pages) Scope and Content Note One of President Ford’s initial acts after taking his oath of office, on August 9, 1974, was to name longtime friend and former law partner, Philip W. Buchen, chief White House Counsel. Ford elevated this position to Cabinet status one month later. As Counsel to the President, Buchen provided legal advice to the President and the White House staff, supervised a staff of attorneys in handling legal matters …
Arthur F. Burns Handwritten Journals, 1969-1974 Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 235 pages) Scope and Content Note After serving as an economic adviser to presidential candidate to Richard Nixon, Arthur Burns served as Counsellor to President Nixon from 196970. In 1970, Dr. Burns was appointed Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board and served in that role for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter until 1978. The Board determines general monetary, credit, and operating policies for the Federal …
Gerald R. Ford Library Oral History Projects, 1981-2009 Extent 0.9 linear feet (approximately 1,800 pages); 51 audiocassettes, 14 microcassettes, 1 Beta SP, and 3 DVDs Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Access Open. Some interviews remain restricted pending completion of transcriptions and deeds of gift. Processed by William H. McNitt, February 2009; revised May 2012, September 2017, and August 2019 Copyright Most interviewees have donated to the United States of America their copyrights in the …
Warren “Bill” L. Gulley Papers, 1974–1977 Extent 3 linear inches (ca. 400 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (June 2012) Passenger lists for all air and helicopter flights made by President Ford and the First Family are included in the collection White House Military Aide’s Office: Files, 1973-77. Record Type Textual Access Open. Some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records …
Kenneth A. Lazarus Files, 1974-1977 Extent 23.6 linear feet (ca. 47,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Kenneth Lazarus joined the White House staff in December 1974 as Associate Counsel to the President. Lazarus reviewed a wide array of issues and topics for possible legal problems. He facilitated, evaluated, or assessed substantive policy, legislative programs, enrolled bills, proclamations, executive orders, agency actions where law required presidential approval, executive privilege, and staff dealings …
Cabinet Meetings Files, 1974-1976 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,000 pages) Scope and Content Note President Ford's Cabinet met 35 times during his administration, from August 1974 to November 1976. Most meetings took place in the morning in the White House Cabinet Room and lasted from one to two hours. Notable meetings that deviated from this routine include the May 7, 1975 meeting aboard the Presidential yacht Sequoia, which sailed in the evening; the Cabinet dinner on the evening of November 6, 1975; and …
Foster Chanock Files, 1975-1976 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Foster Chanock joined the White House staff as a consultant on October 14, 1975 and handled special projects for White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld, including the preparation of background materials for Mr. Rumsfeld's confirmation hearings as Secretary of Defense. Virtually no materials from this period appear in this collection. After Richard Cheney became Assistant to the President for White House …
Dudley Chapman Files, 1974-1976 Extent 4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dudley H. Chapman moved from the Justice Department to the White House Legal Counsel's Office during the Nixon administration and stayed on in that office when Gerald R. Ford became president. During the Ford administration, Chapman received most of his work assignments from Rod Hills and later Edward Schmults. As much as sixty percent of Chapman's time was spent in routine services, which meant answering legal …
Martin R. Hoffmann Papers, (1962) 1971-1977 (1991) Extent 25.6 linear feet and 9 volumes (ca. 52,000 pages) Scope and Content Note In 1971, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman James Schlesinger asked Martin Hoffmann, who had previous Washington experience as a congressional staff member, to leave a private sector position to serve as AEC General Counsel. Hoffmann served in this role until 1973 when Schlesinger became Secretary of Defense. Hoffmann joined him at the Department of Defense and served …
Jonathan D. Hoornstra Files, 1975 Extent 7.9 linear feet (ca. 15,800 pages) Scope and Content Note Jonathan D. Hoornstra joined the news summary staff in February 1972. The President’s daily news summary was an objective compilation of television and national wire services’ news reports covering foreign and domestic events. In the Nixon White House, the news summary was under the direction of the communications office. Mr. Hoornstra’s primary responsibility was to review 35-40 daily newspapers from across …