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FREDERICK T. STEEPER PAPERS, 1983-2006 Extent 41 linear feet (ca. 75,000 pages) Scope and Content Note Frederick T. Steeper is a nationally recognized expert in electoral research and political behavior. He also designed testing research in the areas of polling, focus groups, and political advertisements in more than 100 U.S. Senate and gubernatorial campaigns. Mr. Steeper directed polling programs for President Richard Nixon in 1972 and President Gerald Ford in 1976 and served as the senior polling …
H. GUYFORD STEVER PAPERS, (1930) 1936-93 Extent 124 linear feet (ca. 250,000 pages) Scope and Content Note H. Guyford Stever rose to a prominent position in the scientific and engineering community through his work in aeronautical research, including development of guided missiles and space craft as well as basic flight research. He gained a reputation as an able administrator and served on many important government committees related to science and technology issues of national concern.The Stever Papers …
JOHN R. STILES AND MERRILL MUELLER FILES, 1974-75 Extent 7.0 linear feet (ca. 14,000 pages) Scope and Content Note John Stiles, a longtime friend of President Ford from Grand Rapids, served as Mr. Ford's campaign manager during the 1948 campaign for Congress and helped him during the Warren Commission's investigation of the Kennedy assassination. Soon after Gerald Ford became President, Stiles began working part-time in the White House. Working under the supervision of White House Counsellor John Marsh, …
WILLIAM A. SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS, 1984-85 Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 150 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Some items are 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 Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256). Processed by Leesa Tobin, August 1987 Copyright William Syers donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives …
FREDERICA PANTLIND Grand Rapids friend of Gerald Ford: Papers , 1933-38 (1982) Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 200 pages) Scope and Content Note Frederica “Freddy” Pantlind grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her parents, Frederic J. Pantlind and Hilda W. (Hummer) Pantlind, owned the Pantlind Hotel, the leading hotel in the city (upon the completion of major renovations and an addition in 1981 it became known as the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel). The Pantlinds lived near the Ford family in Grand Rapids and both …
BRADLEY H. PATTERSON, JR. FILES, (1973) 1974-76 Extent 2.2 linear feet (ca. 4,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Bradley Patterson served throughout the Nixon and Ford administrations in a variety of positions, most notably as the White House official closely monitoring the concerns of Native Americans from 1969 to 1974 and again in 1976. The files described here consist of correspondence and memoranda generated or accumulated by Patterson in 1976 as Special Assistant to the President for Native American …
WANDA M. PHELAN FILES, 1974-76 Extent 23.6 linear feet (ca. 47,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Wanda Phelan served in the White House press office at two different times during the Nixon and Ford administrations. From February 1970 to October 1974 she handled routine correspondence for press secretaries Herb Klein, Ron Ziegler and Jerald ter Horst. She returned to the White House press secretary's office on detail in August 1976 and worked as a staff assistant under Agnes Waldron. In this role, she …
SUSAN PORTER FILES, 1974-77 Extent 9.6 linear feet (ca. 19,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Susan Porter files include correspondence, memoranda, schedules, calendars, fact sheets and scenarios compiled by Porter during her tenure as appointments secretary to Mrs. Ford and the Ford children from August 1974 until January 1977. Porter began working in the White House in 1971. As appointments secretary Porter and her assistant, Sally Runion, organized schedules for Mrs. Ford and the Ford children. All …
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 …
WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. WHITE HOUSE BUDGET FILES, 1974-76 Extent 0.8 linear feet (ca. 1,600 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Administrative Office was one of the permanent operating offices which remained in the White House even as Presidents changed. The Administrative Office was divided into four areas: White House budget, payroll, personnel, and supply activities. Leave records, time and attendance reports, personnel records, and the purchase of supplies and equipment necessary …
JAMES M. WILSON PAPERS, (1952) 1958-77 Extent 2.4 linear feet (ca. 4,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The James M. Wilson papers mainly concern his career in the State Department, 1958‑77. The topics most completely documented are Micronesian status negotiations and State Department human rights and humanitarian affairs policies and activities. Wilson joined the State Department on detail from the Department of Defense in 1958 to work on the foreign aid program. He became a foreign service officer in 1961 …
WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL OFFICE CHRONOLOGICAL FILES, 1974-76 Extent 5.6 linear feet (ca. 11,200 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS (December 2012) Individual staff office files document the activities of the First Lady’s staff. These include the files of: Russell Armentrout, Maria Downs, Elizabeth O’Neill, Susan Porter, Frances Pullen, and Sheila Weidenfeld. The Library also holds the personal papers of Betty Ford, Maria Downs, Peter Sorum, and Sheila Weidenfeld (unprocessed). The White House Social …
WHITE HOUSE RECORDS OFFICE: LEGISLATION CASE FILES, 1974-76 Extent 28 linear feet (ca. 56,000 pages) Scope and Content Note SUMMARY OF FORD ACTION ON CLEARED LEGISLATION Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed 1974 - 278 1975 - 201 1976 - 379 Total - 858 Private Bills Signed 1974 - 35 1975 - 27 1976 - 115 Total - 177 Public Bills Vetoed 1974 - 24 (4 Overridden by Congress) 1975 - 17 (4 Overridden by Congress) 1976 - 20 (4 Overridden by Congress) Total - 62 (12 Overridden by Congress) Private Bills Vetoed …
WHITE HOUSE GIFT UNIT FILES, 1974-77 Extent 13 linear feet (ca. 20,800 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Gift Unit is one of several permanent operating offices that provide support services to each administration. Marjorie Wicklein headed the office in the Ford administration, supervising a staff of eight. Wicklein reported to Robert Lindner, the Permanent Operations Offices' chief executive clerk, who in turn reported to the staff secretary, through David Hoopes, special assistant to the …
WHITE HOUSE CONGRESSIONAL MAIL FILES, 1974-77 Extent 37.6 linear feet (ca. 75,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Congressional Relations Office received and responded to dozens of letters addressed to the President from members of Congress each day. To control this mail and allow for easy reference, the Congressional Relations staff created a single centralized file of logs of incoming mail and copies of their outgoing letters. Copies of congressional letters drafted by other White House offices were …
PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS: Actualities Audiotapes Scope and Content Note PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS: Actualities Audiotapes Record Type Audio Last Modified Date Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Legacy Finding Aid (PDF) PFCactualities.pdf Alphabetical order title PRESIDENT FORD COMMITTEE RECORDS: Actualities Audiotapes Digitized Status Non …
MARK J. ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS, 1989-90 Extent 0.1 linear feet (ca. 125 pages) Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Nancy Mirshah, November 1992 Copyright Mr. Rozell donated to the United States of America his copyrights in the unpublished contents of the interview transcripts. The interviewees' copyrights presumably remain with them. Last Modified Date Mon, 03/17/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Research interviews conducted by Rozell while writing The Press …
National Security Adviser. Memoranda of Conversations, 1973-1977 Extent 8.4 linear feet (ca. 8,700 pages) Scope and Content Note The Memoranda of Conversations (memcons) is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance and nature of the Ford National Security Adviser Files as a whole are described in Appendix A . The bulk of the memcons are based on Brent Scowcroft’s notes from meetings he attended in his capacity as Deputy Assistant to the President for …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. BRENT SCOWCROFT'S MORNING NEWSPAPER SUMMARIES, 1976-77 Extent 1.1 linear feet (ca. 2,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The White House Situation Room: Brent Scowcroft’s Morning Newspaper Summaries 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. In January 1976, for reasons not apparent, the staff of the White House Situation Room began …
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR. PLANNING AND COORDINATION STAFF FILES, 1972-75 Extent 1.9 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The NSC Planning and Coordination Staff Files is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The Planning and Coordination Staff, headed by Richard Kennedy from 1973 to 1975, dealt primarily with politico-military matters but also handled an array of issues including foreign assistance and arms transfer policy. Its officers were …