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President's Daily Diary, 1974-1977 Extent 48.8 linear feet (ca. 97,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The Daily Diary is a minute‑by‑minute log of President Ford's official and social activities, noting attendees at meetings and persons to whom he spoke by telephone, and where and when these contacts took place. The sections below describe the Daily Diary, the index compiled by the Ford Library staff, the electronic version of the Diary, and related materials among the Ford Library's holdings. The Daily …
Robert M. Teeter Papers, 1967-2004 Extent 114 linear feet (ca. 228,000 pages) Scope and Content Note For nearly 40 years Robert M. Teeter was a leader in survey research and involved in campaign strategy for Republican presidential campaigns, and gubernatorial and senatorial candidates in nearly every state. Teeter participated in the senior management of seven Republican presidential campaigns, from Richard M. Nixon in 1968 to the George H. W. Bush re-election bid in 1992, of which he was national …
Stanton D. Anderson Papers, (1972) 1975-1976 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Stanton D. Anderson, an international lawyer, long-time Republican political activist, and White House staff member during the Nixon administration, was the President Ford Committee's (PFC) convention operations director in 1976.He was the PFC's principal liaison with the Republican National Committee during planning of the party's national convention in Kansas City in August 1976.Anderson was also …
Thomas Aranda, Jr., Files, 1976-1977 Extent 5.5 linear feet (ca. 11,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Thomas Aranda was appointed Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs on July 29, 1976, three months after Fernando De Baca resigned the position. Working in the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) under the direction of William J. Baroody, Jr., Aranda provided liaison to Hispanics during the 1976 campaign and the last six months of the Ford administration. In the remaining weeks after the …
Robert Quartel Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 3.8 linear feet (ca. 7,600 pages) Scope and Content Note While working as a Presidential Clemency Board (PCB) staff member and volunteering for the President Ford Committee (PFC), Fred Slight, Research Director of the PFC, offered Robert Quartel the position of Answer Desk Coordinator in the Research Office. Quartel accepted the position and held it until the end of the campaign. Quartel’s responsibilities involved vetting all policy statements for the campaign. When …
Dorothy Downton Files, (1972) 1974-1977 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dorothy Downton joined the Ford congressional staff as a secretary in January 1967, becoming Mr. Ford's personal secretary in 1972, and remaining his personal secretary throughout the Ford Vice Presidency, the Presidency, and for three years after the Presidency in the Ford Office in California. During her tenure as secretary to the President, Downton worked in the Office of the President, reporting …
Roland L. Elliott Files, 1974-1977 Extent 17.8 linear feet (ca. 35,600 pages) Scope and Content Note Roland L. Elliott became a special assistant to President Nixon and director of the Correspondence Office in 1971. He continued those duties through the end of the Ford Administration. As director of the Correspondence Office, he supervised the flow of mail to and from the White House, including presidential correspondence. One exception was correspondence between President Ford and his friends and family, …
Bobbie Greene Kilberg Files, 1974-1977 Extent 10 linear feet (ca. 20,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Bobbie Kilberg came to the Ford White House with a background as an attorney, college administrator, Republican activist, and board member of interest groups supporting the rights of Native Americans and women. She also had served in the Nixon administration as a White House Fellow and Domestic Council staff assistant. Kilberg served as Associate Counsel to the President from July 1975 to January …
C. William Kontos Papers, 1976-1982 Extent 0.4 linear feet (ca. 800 pages) Scope and Content Note C. William Kontos was named first Director of the United States Sinai Support Mission on January 15, 1976. This independent body was formed by joint resolution of Congress to organize, coordinate and provide overall management of an American early-warning system in the Sinai, and to maintain the UN buffer zone between Egyptian and Israeli forces. Kontos, as the Director of the Mission, was designated a Special …
Marvin Kosters Files, 1974-1975 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Dr. Marvin H. Kosters, an economist who had been involved in the planning and analysis of wage and price controls with the Cost of Living Council during the Nixon administration, joined the Ford administration as consultant to the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy in December 1974. He remained with the administration until May 1975 when he returned to a position as resident scholar at the American …
Myron B. Kuropas Papers, (1963) 1975-1977 Extent 9.8 linear feet (ca. 19,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Myron B. Kuropas joined the White House staff in January 1976 as Special Assistant for Ethnic Affairs. The purpose of this newly created position was to maximize communication between government officials and ethnic communities, a key demographic group for the upcoming election. As part of the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) this position reported directly to William J. Baroody, Jr. Kuropas had …
Wayne H. Valis Files, 1973-1977 Extent 6.6 linear feet (ca. 13,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Wayne Valis joined the White House staff during President Nixon's second term and performed duties in areas of public liaison, recruitment, legislative tracking and speechwriting under the direction of Melvin Laird and William J. Baroody. He continued to perform many of the same duties during the Ford administration and was given the title of Director of Planning and Research for the Office of Public Liaison …
Robert Goldwin Files, 1974-1976 Extent 2 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Long-time confidant of Donald Rumsfeld, Robert Goldwin served in the White House as Special Consultant to the President. Congressmen Rumsfeld and Gerald Ford attended conferences run by Goldwin when he was director of the Public Affairs Conference Center. In 1973 he went to Brussels to aid Rumsfeld, then Ambassador to NATO. When Rumsfeld took over from Alexander Haig as Ford's chief of staff, Goldwin accompanied …
Shana Gordon Papers, 1975-1977 Extent 0.2 linear feet (ca. 400 pages) Scope and Content Note Shana Gordon held various positions at the National Institute of Education before coming to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). At HEW she was Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, U.S. Office of Education (OE), from December 1975 to August 1976, when President Ford appointed her Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Gordon's role at the Office of Education was to formulate, direct, and …
William Greener, Jr., Papers, 1975-1976 Extent 7 linear feet (ca. 14,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William Greener had a long career in public affairs positions with the United States Air Force until 1970. After that he handled media relations for civilian agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Cost of Living Council, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Office of Management and Budget. In April 1975, Greener joined the White House staff as Deputy …
William S. Ballenger Papers, 1971-1977 Extent 6.7 linear feet (approximately 13,400 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS Related materials can be found in the White House Central Files Subject Files categories FG 23 and 23/A (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), Presidential Personnel Office Files, and the David Mathew Papers. Record Type Textual Access Open. File units are available as review-on-request. Researchers wishing to view files should consult with an archivist prior to their …
William J. Baroody, Jr., Files, 1974-1977 Extent 21.0 linear feet (ca. 42,000 pages) Scope and Content Note William J. Baroody, Jr., began his career in Washington as an aide to Republican congressman Melvin Laird. As Laird moved to other positions, including Secretary of Defense and then White House Counsellor, Baroody continued to assist him. Soon after joining the White House staff, Baroody began to do some liaison work with interest groups, although his was not the only office serving this function. He …
James M. Cannon Files, 1975-1977 Extent 35.6 linear feet (ca. 71,200 pages) Scope and Content Note James M. Cannon, a former journalist and aide to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, joined the Ford administration in January 1975 as an assistant to Vice President Rockefeller. Soon thereafter, President Ford assigned the Vice President a major role in the formulation of domestic policy. On February 13, 1975, President Ford announced that Rockefeller would serve as vice chairman of the Domestic Council …
William E. Casselman Files, 1974-1975 Extent 1.6 linear feet (ca. 3200 pages) Scope and Content Note William E. Casselman developed a good working relationship with Congressman Gerald Ford and his staff during his tenure as Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations in the Nixon White House. On the strength of this relationship, Casselman was invited to work on the Ford Vice Presidential staff. When Ford became President, Casselman moved with him to the White House, as a Counsel to the …
Composite Oral History Accessions 1971-Present Extent Less than one linear foot (includes pages, audio cassettes, video cassettes, DVD, CD) Record Type Electronic Records Videos Access See notation for each interview. Copyright Copyright status varies. Consult with Library staff for further information about particular interviews. Last Modified Date Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Transcripts and/or recordings of research interviews with former President Ford and …