CONTAINER LIST -- America Since Hoover
Collection
Box 1 - Herbert Hoover Library
Bonus March on Washington, 1932
Correspondence and presidential statements regarding
increasingly violent demonstrations in Washington, DC, in
July 1932. Includes a request for federal troops from the
District of Columbia, HH's statement and message to Douglas
MacArthur authorizing the use of the Army, Grand Jury
testimony about mob violence, statements disparaging the
marchers as "radicals," and reports from the War Department
on action to restore order.
Depression--Letters from the Public to the White House
Letters to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover from citizens
appealing for money and clothing to help them cope with
hardship, 1929-32. White House responses generally recommend
local charities. Two cases, however, illustrate personal
intervention by the Hoovers.
Depression--Relief Policies
Reports designed to show the extent of government action to
combat the Depression; statements and news clippings
supporting HH's Organization on Unemployment Relief or
indicating administration policy to work with the private
sector toward economic recovery.
Disarmament
Forty-nine page excerpt of a State Department report,
2/22/33, concerning naval disarmament and a summary of
efforts to reduce land forces in western Europe since the end
of World War I.
Manchurian Crisis
State Department reports on Fall 1931 Japanese invasion of
Manchuria; efforts to coordinate U.S. response with that of
Britain; various interpretations of Japan's intentions;
suggestions of American interest in Manchurian railroads; a
ten-page analysis of the Chinese government's capabilities,
2/13/33, accounting for the fortunes of Chinese communists
and the impact of the Japanese invasion; a reflection on the
Manchurian episode from W. Cameron Forbes, who represented
the United States during part of it, expressed in a six-page
personal note to HH in 1952.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Explanation of the program to relieve unemployment by
financing the construction of public works; recapitulation of
funds distributed to states under the program by February
1933; examples of specific projects funded; clipping about
the relief program.
Relief and Construction Act of 1932
HH address to the Senate, 5/31/32, calling for a balanced
budget and modest relief legislation; HH statement of 6/24/32
criticizing congressional action to approve relief spending
without providing corresponding revenues.
Stock Market Crash
Two detailed analyses of the health of the stock market in
late October 1929 prepared for HH by two prominent private
financiers.
Box 2 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Atomic Bomb
Correspondence with Albert Einstein, including Einstein's
letter to FDR, 8/2/39, reporting on the newly-discovered
energy potential of the nuclear chain reaction; complaints
from Britain in 1943 about the U.S. developing the atomic
bomb without joint cooperation; a March 1945 recommendation
to FDR that he appoint a panel to investigate the progress of
the Manhattan Project, which had recently passed $2 billion
in spending.
Banking Crisis
Annotated script in FDR's hand of his radio address, 5/7/33,
reporting on the banking crisis and administration actions
since the Inauguration.
Civil Rights--Blacks and Chicanos During World War II
Petition to city of Los Angeles to develop rehabilitation
programs for Chicanos; Army Air Force memo, 12/23/42,
restricting access to portions of Amarillo, Texas, occupied
by minorities; investigation of racist incidents against
Chicanos and gang activity in Los Angeles in Summer 1943; a
December 1943 report on racial tensions across the country; a
16-page report from the Office of War Information on the
Harlem race riot in August 1943; correspondence regarding
racial discrimination in the armed forces.
Foreign Policy, 1933-38
Marked draft in FDR's hand of his message to the London
Economic Conference, July 1935 (?); FDR's major foreign
policy speech, 10/5/37, alerting Americans to the threat of
war but pledging to "adopt every practicable measure to avoid
involvement in war"; correspondence between FDR and socialist
Norman Thomas on the U.S. response to the Spanish civil war;
excerpts from a letter from Charles Lindbergh to Joseph
Kennedy expressing admiration for the German aviation
industry in 1938.
Foreign Policy, 1939-41
Transcript of a presidential press conference, 2/3/39,
including a lengthy exchange regarding the degree of U.S.
involvement with Britain and France and FDR's view of the
press's right to know privileged information; documents
bearing on congressional action on neutrality; information
about the evolving relationship between the U.S. and her
future allies, including FDR's notes from a Cabinet meeting
regarding the sale of destroyers to Great Britain and notes
of Harry Hopkins's meeting with Stalin in June 1941; a
recommendation that Charles Lindbergh's offer to serve the
Army Air Corps be turned down because of his fascist
sympathies.
Labor Unions
Documents concerning labor violence and labor response to New
Deal programs; UAW actions to organize General Motors in
1937; negotiations between operators and coal miners in 1939,
including a recommendation that FDR call John L. Lewis to
"give him a little flattery"; information about American
labor union financial support of unions associated with
communists in Mexico.
New Deal--Black Americans
June 1934 minutes of an inter-department group "concerned
with the special problems of Negroes," especially in labor
and skilled employment; National Recovery Administration
report on efforts to help Blacks; a speech by Colonel C.W.
Stiles, M.D., "Medico Zoological Aspects of the Race
Problem," and a resulting, vehement complaint to FDR from the
NAACP; letters and memoranda concerning the government
service of Clark Foreman, who was allegedly removed as
Director of the Defense Housing Division because of his
advocacy of fair treatment for Blacks.
New Deal--Civilian Conservation Corps
April 3, 1933 memo establishing procedures for the Civilian
Conservation Corps; a report from someone employed by CCC
applauding the program; FDR's hand-drawn organizational chart
for the CCC and a note indicating his personal interest in
the program.
New Deal--Cultural Programs
Letters requesting support of artists; correspondence
regarding a WPA project in which FDR takes a personal
interest; correspondence between FDR and Nelson Rockefeller
revealing the lack of public appreciation for federal support
of the arts.
New Deal--Labor
Correspondence regarding fair wages for work conducted under
New Deal programs.
New Deal--Opposition
1933 memo from Father Charles E. Coughlin criticizing FDR and
the New Deal; a March 1934 letter from Huey Long criticizing
FDR and notes regarding a reply; a transcript of Father
Coughlin's radio address describing the Townsend Plan.
New Deal--Public Works Administration
July 1936 memo from Harold Ickes describing problems in
setting up the Public Works Administration; September 1935
status report on PWA, and FDR's notes on same.
New Deal--Rural Programs
1939 memo to FDR suggesting ways to meet the needs of rural
families; a handwritten note to FDR from Rexford Tugwell,
November 1939, expressing concern over the administration's
position on the farm-tenant bill in Congress; a nine-page
summary of farm policy in 1932-33 prepared for Tugwell by the
Department of Agriculture in 1939.
New Deal--Social Security
FDR's August 1938 radio address assessing the Social Security
program after three years; notes from Frances Perkins
expressing thanks for FDR's acknowledgment of her role.
New Deal--Supreme Court
Recommendation by the Attorney General that FDR seek to
expand and reform the federal judiciary to speed up the
courts' work; FDR's explanation of why he seeks to expand the
Supreme Court through legislation rather than by
constitutional amendment.
New Deal--Urban Programs
A December 1933 report on the impact of New Deal relief
programs in New York City; an undated report on problems
faced by relief efforts in several cities in New York.
Works Progress Administration
Correspondence and notes regarding the use of the WPA for
flood control projects in 1936; draft of a telegram to the
Comptroller General from FDR urging prompt action on WPA
projects.
World War II--Holocaust
Correspondence regarding FDR's meeting in December 1942 with
representatives of various Jewish organizations to receive a
memorandum documenting Hitler's decision to exterminate Jews,
with memorandum; an entry from the Morgenthau diaries,
12/23/43, indicating a State Department coverup of Hitler's
atrocities to prevent U.S. action; a request by the Executive
Director of the War Refugees Board, November 1944, that the
War Department authorize bombing Auschwitz and Birkenau to
prevent further atrocities, and a reply indicating why such
action would not be feasible.
World War II--Japanese Relocation
Reports and comments on "handling the Japanese question on
the coast"; the Executive Order establishing the War
Relocation Authority on 3/18/42; complaints about the program
and FDR's response; excerpts from the June 1943 report of the
War Relocation Authority dealing with relocation progress,
evacuee reaction to the program, and operational details; a
flyer with instructions to evacuate; a "Japanese Hunting
License," as an example of anti-Japanese sentiment.
World War II--Pearl Harbor
December 8, 1941, cable reporting on the attack; excerpts
from the report of the presidential commission which
investigated the attack containing 21 findings related to
American preparedness for the attack.
World War II--Roosevelt/Churchill Correspondence, 1939-41
Examples of letters and messages exchanged by the two leaders
on such issues as the course of the war, American support of
Britain, a November 1941 modus vivendi reached by the United
States with Japan to ease relations, and the status of the
British Empire after the war. To preserve secrecy, these
exchanges refer to Churchill as "the Former Naval
Person."
World War II--Roosevelt/Stalin Correspondence, 1943-45
Topics: 1943 meeting of FDR, Stalin, and Churchill in
Teheran; Stalin's charge in April 1945 that Britain and the
United States reached an independent agreement on peace terms
with Germany, and FDR's disavowal.
World War II--Operation Overlord
Secretary of War Henry Stimson's 12/20/43 letter to FDR
making the case for United States military command of the
invasion of Europe; 6/14/44 "Eyes Only" message to the
President and Secretary of War recounting progress of
invasion; the text of FDR's "D-Day Prayer" broadcast to the
nation on June 6.
World War II--United Nations
Findings of an October 1944 public opinion poll on
international organizations; FDR letter, 3/29/45, expressing
his hopes for the United Nations; correspondence with Senator
Tom Connally about Senate ratification of the agreement;
FDR's 4/13/45 radio address regarding world peace; annotated
draft of the Atlantic Charter.
Box 3 - Harry S. Truman Library
Berlin Airlift
April 2, 1948, War Department cables regarding possible
evacuation of Berlin; summaries of telegrams expressing
various assessments of the Berlin blockade through the Summer
of 1948; a report to the National Security Council, 7/28/48,
on the U.S. military course of action with respect to Berlin;
memoranda and other documents regarding American, British,
French proposals to the Soviet Union to end the blockade.
Civil Rights--Blacks in the Military
Recommendations for appointments to the Committee on Equality
of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services; the
Executive Order establishing the Committee; an October 1949
report to HST from the Committee evaluating the Army's "new
racial program" which called for "equality of treatment and
opportunity for all persons...."; HST's statement of 5/22/50
receiving the final report of the Committee.
Israel--U.S. Recognition (2 folders)
HST's handwritten comments and correspondence, news
clippings, and presidential statements regarding the position
of the United States in the United Nations regarding
Palestine, and U.S. recognition of Israel. Includes HST's
annotated statement of 5/14/48, recognizing the provisional
government of Israel; information from the Jewish Agency for
Palestine regarding the security of Israel; an undated
complaint (ca. May 1949) from the U.S. to Israel regarding
its treatment of Palestinian refugees and occupation of lands
in violation of United Nations agreements, and Israel's
response.
Labor--Steel Industry Dispute
Documents dating from late 1951 into 1952 regarding wage and
price issues in the steel industry, and the federal
government's involvement in them. Includes notes on the
opening session of a meeting of steel company and union
representatives in the White House on 5/3/52 and assessments
of the advantages and disadvantages of invoking the national
emergency provision of the Taft-Hartley Act to resolve
labor's dispute with the industry over wages.
Labor--Taft-Hartley Act
Analyses of the "Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947"
prepared for HST; presidential statement promising to enforce
the law, even though it was passed over HST's veto.
Marshall Plan
Draft outline notes for Dean Acheson's speech before the
Delta Council, 5/8/47, expressing the administration's
intention "to seek through a judicious use of its economic
resources to help lay the basis for political stability in
the world"; initial press and radio reaction to the speech; a
memo describing the development of Secretary of State George
Marshall's 6/5/47 address at Harvard University where he
announced what became known as the "Marshall Plan"; a
description of the plan, 7/10/47; and two reports on
"European Recovery and American Aid," November 1947.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Draft of the "North Atlantic Security Arrangement," 1/14/49;
recommendations from HST's advisers about U.S. policy toward
NATO; briefing on NATO given to Dwight Eisenhower, 1/5/51;
notes of a meeting with Eisenhower, HST, and HST's Cabinet,
1/31/51, in which Eisenhower reports on the situation in
Europe; subsequent HST correspondence with Eisenhower
reflecting the relationship between the two as well as
conditions in Europe and NATO.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Ideological Basis for the Cold War
Detailed, reflective, and analytical cable messages from the
American Embassy in Moscow to the State Department
characterizing the Soviet situation and stance toward the
West. Many of these messages were composed by George F.
Kennan in 1946; an analysis of the Soviet Navy's threat to
the U.S., 1946; a paper on the background of Soviet foreign
policy; excerpts from the Office of Intelligence Research's
July 1949 report, "Soviet Internal Situation"; analyses of a
Stalin interview in 1951; various other assessments of Soviet
policy.
World War II--Potsdam Conference
HST's handwritten notes of 7/25/45, regarding the conference
and his reflections on the potential of the atomic bomb,
tested recently in New Mexico; HST letter to Bess, 7/20/45,
on negotiations and arrangements; a description of HST's
preparation for, and participation in, the Potsdam
conference; radio address upon HST's return from Berlin,
8/9/45.
World War II--Use of the Atomic Bomb
Translation of a leaflet dropped to the Japanese people
informing them that the U.S. had dropped a bomb on Hiroshima
and asking them to pressure the Emperor to end the war; HST's
response to a citizen critical of the use of the bomb;
memoranda recalling the chronology of HST's actions in
deciding to use the bomb; White House Press Release, and
related documents, announcing the dropping of the bomb.
Box 4 - Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Civil Rights
DDE letter, 7/22/57, articulating his assumptions about how
to involve the federal government in civil rights issues;
telegram, 9/24/57, from the Mayor of Little Rock requesting
federal troops; DDE's handwritten notes about sending troops
to Little Rock; telegram of support from Martin Luther King;
correspondence regarding DDE's actions with Senators Russell
Long and John Stennis, Jackie Robinson, and King; a June 1958
memo of a meeting between DDE and Black leaders.
Congo Crisis
Minutes of administration officials deliberating the U.S.
position in the Congo in July and August, 1960; synopsis of
State Department and CIA material reported to DDE; notes of a
National Security Council meeting concerning national
security implications of future developments in Africa.
Eisenhower Doctrine and Lebanon
Notes from a 1/1/57 meeting with the congressional leadership
assessing the U.S. position in the Middle East; other
documents on the Middle East, including a letter from DDE to
William F. Knowland complaining about actions to reduce
economic and military assistance to the region; several
memoranda regarding possible U.S. action or intervention in
Lebanon in 1958. These documents deal with such issues as
Arab nationalism, the Soviet threat, and the importance of
oil.
Eisenhower--Leadership and Personality
DDE letter, 8/3/56, containing personal reflections;
expressions of DDE's principles for the United Nations and
U.S. world leadership; 1/1/57 statement to congressional
leaders on the nature of politics and governing.
Indochina--Vietnam, SEATO
Sixteen-page National Security Council memorandum, 4/7/54,
regarding possible U.S. intervention in Indochina, the
situation in Dien Bien Phu, and the consequences of a French
defeat; notes of a briefing for members of Congress given by
DDE; personal letters in April 1954 from DDE giving his
estimation of the situation and possible repercussions;
information about conditions for U.S. action; DDE's
instructions to General J. Lawton Collins, Special United
States Representative to Saigon, 11/3/54.
Loyalty Issues and McCarthy
Memoranda, correspondence, and staff and DDE diary entries on
such issues as the Rosenberg conviction, Earl Warren's
nomination to the Supreme Court, the conduct of Joseph
McCarthy, and scientist Robert Oppenheimer as a security
risk.
Suez Canal Crisis
Memoranda of presidential meetings and telephone calls,
July-October 1956 about
the British decision to challenge Nasser
and the administration's assessment of it; the action France,
the Soviet Union, Israel and other nations might take in the
event of hostilities; and, possible use of the United
Nations.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Massive Retaliation Doctrine
Undated National Security Council summary of basic national
security policy; memoranda regarding the containment of the
Soviet Union and U.S. security responsibilities throughout
the world; DDE's assessment of collective and national
security requirements, September 1953; meeting summaries and
staff diary entries documenting DDE's articulation of the
"massive retaliation" doctrine.
Box 5 - John F. Kennedy Library
Civil Rights--Presidential Recordings Transcripts, Integration
of the University of Mississippi, 1962
Transcripts of four meetings and twenty telephone
conversations related to James Meredith's enrollment at the
University of Mississippi. Participants in these
conversations include John and Robert Kennedy, White House
and Justice Department staff, the Governor of Mississippi,
and others.
Civil Rights--Presidential Recordings Transcripts, 1963
Logs and transcripts of conversations about civil rights
demonstrations and proposed legislation. Participants
include John and Robert Kennedy, White House and Justice
Department staff, other administration officials, Martin
Luther King, and members of Congress.
Cuba--Bay of Pigs
June 1961 report from the Cuban Study Group, commissioned by
JFK, about the lessons learned from Bay of Pigs. Includes
these sections: narrative of the anti-Castro Operation
Zapata, a description of the causes of the operation's
failure, and recommendations from the group.
Cuba--Missile Crisis
Letters exchanged between JFK and Chairman Khrushchev after
the U.S. discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba; JFK doodlings,
apparently done during meetings on the crisis.
Cuba--Missile Crisis, Presidential Recordings Transcripts (2
folders)
Transcripts (87 pages) of 10/16/62 meetings of JFK, RFK,
Robert McNamara, Maxwell Taylor, Dean Rusk, LBJ, and other
administration officials regarding the discovery of missiles
in Cuba and the nature of the U.S. response. Transcripts (82
pages) of five meetings on 10/27/62 of the President's
Executive Committee of advisers regarding the U.S. and Soviet
handling of the crisis.
Economy--Wage and Price Controls--Steel Industry
White House press releases regarding steel industry and labor
negotiations in March 1962; JFK's press conference remarks
about steel industry price hikes and subsequent rollbacks in
April.
Kennedy--Humor
Exchange of letters regarding the market value of JFK's
presidential signature.
Kennedy--Miscellaneous
Letter from Michael Dukakis, 1/19/54, about the Bricker
Amendment and the St. Lawrence Seaway; JFK doodling where the
word "decesion" appears repeatedly.
Presidential Campaign, 1960--Catholicism as an Issue
JFK's remarks before a meeting of the Association of
Ministers of Greater Houston and before the American Society
of Newspaper Editors regarding his religious views as a
campaign issue; newspaper clipping, church bulletins, and
correspondence reflecting the campaign issue.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Berlin Crisis
Memoranda of conversations between JFK and Khrushchev in June
1961 at their meeting in Vienna regarding their respective
assumptions about foreign policy, relations between the two
countries generally, and the issue of Berlin more
specifically.
Vietnam
State Department, Saigon embassy, and White House cable
traffic regarding the overthrow of President Diem in November
1963; a draft National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM)
stating the U.S.'s objectives in Vietnam and position toward
the provisional government; draft instructions from JFK to
Maxwell Taylor, who was sent to Vietnam to appraise the
situation; NSAM 273 indicating JFK intended to withdraw 1000
U.S. advisers by the end of 1963; document concerning the
relationship of Laos to the crisis in South Vietnam, 1961.
Box 6 - John F. Kennedy Library
This box contains 13 audio tape cassettes about civil rights
and one about the Cuban missile crisis. The transcripts in the
previous box were drawn from these tapes.
Box 7 - Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Civil Rights--Civil Rights Act of 1964
Memoranda for LBJ outlining administration strategy for
passing civil rights legislation in late 1963 and 1964; "whip
counts" indicating legislators' likely votes; documents
concerning the relationship between the White House and
Senate leaders over the cloture vote to permit action on the
legislation; a memo on a possible civil rights backlash.
Civil Rights--Voting Rights Act of 1965 (2 folders)
White House memoranda and notes on legislative strategy;
voter registration and education programs in the South; civil
rights demonstrations in Alabama, including the march on
Selma and the federal response; steps to ensure that the
Democratic National Convention would be conducted without
regard to racial considerations; meetings with Black
leadership groups; a meeting with George Wallace; and, the
funeral services for Reverend Mr. Reeb.
Detroit Riot (9 folders)
Memoranda and reports from May 1967 speculating on the
potential for racial violence in the Summer in Detroit and
elsewhere; transcripts of telephone conversations between
local officials and the administration as the Detroit Riot
unfolded concerning the federal role in quelling the riot;
notes from presidential meetings with advisers and members of
Congress; telegram from Martin Luther King to LBJ;
expressions of support and criticism of LBJ's action to
dispatch federal troops to Detroit; a detailed chronology of
events, 7/23-26; letters, memoranda, and notes regarding
possible federal assistance to Detroit in the wake of the
riot, including statements from many Cabinet Secretaries;
request from the City of Detroit outlining specific dollar
needs; detailed information on LBJ's decision to send
substantial aid to Detroit; minutes of its first meeting and
other information about the work of the National Advisory
Commission on Civil Disorders; documentation regarding
Governor George Romney's request for federal assistance;
final report of Cyrus Vance, sent by LBJ to Detroit to study
federal activities there from 7/23 through 8/2; interview
transcripts with the following: Warren Christopher, Cyrus
Vance, Ramsey Clark, Charles Diggs, and Jerome
Cavanaugh.
Johnson--Personality
Excerpts from oral histories describing LBJ's personality and
techniques.
Kennedy Assassination and Transition (3 folders)
Letters regarding JFK's invitation to Texas; daily logs
showing LBJ's activities, 11/22-30/63; LBJ's and staff notes
regarding events of the day; arrangements and talking points
for LBJ's first Cabinet meeting; FBI's first report on
assassination, 11/23/63, and subsequent information on the
investigation of the assassination; documents about the
Warren Commission's membership, operation, and credibility;
and, a 1966 transcript of a tape prepared by LBJ staffer Liz
Carpenter recounting the events surrounding the assassination
(27 pages).
Martin Luther King Assassination (5 folders)
Presidential daily logs showing LBJ's activities, 4/4-9/68;
message informing LBJ that King is dead; memoranda,
correspondence, and other information regarding post-assassination
racial
violence, especially in Washington, DC;
memoranda for the President and White House statements
regarding federal action as a response; notes from LBJ's
meting with Black leaders at the White House; notes from
information fed to the White House Situation Room regarding
racial violence; advice to LBJ about his attendance at the
King funeral and his address to the nation, with occasional
LBJ annotations; documents regarding the administration's
legislative efforts; minutes and other information regarding
meetings of the "Washington, D.C. Riot and Future Planning"
group; oral history transcripts from Clark Clifford and Harry
McPherson.
Vietnam--Gulf of Tonkin Incidents (2 folders)
Presidential daily logs showing LBJ's activities, 8/2-6/64;
cables and messages to LBJ describing torpedo boat attacks on
the U.S.S. Maddox, including a message from Khrushchev
expressing concern; log entries and taped conversations from
August 4-5 regarding action in the Tonkin Gulf and
communications with Washington; notes taken during LBJ's
meeting with congressional leaders on 8/4.
Box 9 - Richard M. Nixon Presidential Materials
Staff
Abortion--Roe v. Wade
Letter from Congressman Lawrence Hogan criticizing the 1973
decision; memorandum from Patrick Buchanan to RN urging him
to capitalize on the public sentiment against the
decision.
China--Nixon's trip
RN letter to actor John Wayne, 1/13/72, and radio commentator
Paul Harvey, 3/15/72, explaining the administration's
position on the People's Republic of China; itinerary,
briefing material, and information about logistics;
miscellaneous documents.
Economy--Inflation
Memoranda about wage-price guidelines and control, 1969-73;
congressional testimony from the Council of Economic
Advisers; recommendations on how the administration can take
the initiative on economic matters; reports on the status of
the economy; memoranda concerning public disenchantment with
wage and price controls in early 1972; presidential talking
points about the economy and Commerce Department assessment,
1973.
Nixon--Personality and Character
RN memoranda to staff and daughters suggesting human interest
angles to improve press coverage, giving directions on how
dinner is to be served, instructing staff to seat Henry
Kissinger next to someone other than "the most glamorous
woman present" at State dinners, complaining about the
quality of art in U.S. embassies; a 5/13/70 memorandum from
RN to Bob Haldeman giving Nixon's version of his "secret"
trip to the Lincoln Memorial in May 1970 (10 pages); RN's
handwritten notes to Caroline and John Kennedy following
their 1971 visit to the White House (Nixon's note to Caroline
expresses his belief that "History is the best foundation for
almost any profession....") and a reply from Jacqueline
Kennedy.
Nixon--Relationship with the Press
Extensive memoranda from RN to his staff describing his
preferences for dealing with the press and suggesting actions
to influence press coverage of the administration; memoranda
about media "fairness" and administration efforts to combat
"media bias"; a memorandum from John Dean, 9/14/71,
apparently submitting the first version of the White House
"enemies" list; a study of media coverage of RN's Vietnam
initiatives. These documents reveal the depth of Nixon's
distrust of the media.
Nixon--Pentagon Papers
RN and staff memoranda outlining White House response to New
York Times publication of the Pentagon Papers in June 1971
and how to take political advantage of it; poll results
describing public awareness of the controversy; a memorandum
describing Lyndon Johnson's break with Democratic
presidential candidates on this issue.
Revenue Sharing
Memorandum about the geographic distribution of revenue
sharing funds, 1970; RN's instructions to senior
administration officials to improve the program; options
memorandum for implementing revenue sharing, 1971; the tax
credit contrasted to revenue sharing; a report on the
activities of the National Citizens Committee for Revenue
Sharing; arrangements for the October 1972 White House
signing ceremony for revenue sharing.
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Reports and memoranda on student demonstrations and violence,
1969-72; information about White House efforts to discredit
SDS through congressional hearings and media coverage;
memoranda on methods to acquire information about student
organizations and to set up an internal security
organization; FBI reports and directives; information about
plans to disrupt the Republican and Democratic National
Conventions; SDS, "Vietnam: No Mistake!"
Vietnam War--Antiwar Movement (2 folders)
Memoranda on administration's response to the 10/15/69
Moratorium protest; documents about plans for the Moratorium
and for the anti-war Washington Action Project, 11/13-15/69;
suggestions for ways to use students to support the
administration; memorandum of RN's meeting with eight
university presidents in the wake of the Kent State
shootings, 1970; a published report from organizers on the
5/9/70 march on Washington, a police report on violence
during the demonstration, and information on damage costs; a
report expressing Secret Service concerns for the RN's
safety; memoranda and reports concerning May 1971 and Fall
anti-war demonstrations, especially those in Washington,
10/25-26/71; examples of anti-war literature; heavily
annotated memoranda concerning amnesty, 1972; memoranda
concerning possible demonstrations at the Republican National
Convention and at Inaugural ceremonies in 1973.
Vietnam War--Bombing of Cambodia
Henry Kissinger letter, 6/10/70, indicating that Americans
will avoid bombing cultural sites in Cambodia; RN letter to
House Speaker Carl Albert, 8/3/73, stating personal
reservations about the congressional requirement to end the
bombing in Cambodia.
Vietnam War--Paris Peace Talks (2 folders)
RN's annotated reading copies of his addresses to the nation
(12/15/69, 4/20/70, 4/30/70) reporting on efforts toward
Vietnamization of the military effort and the lack of
progress to negotiate an end to the war; Kissinger reports
(declassified in July 1990) on break-through and continuing
progress in negotiations, January 1973, and administration
plans to follow up; RN's address to the nation announcing a
cease fire and an agreement with Hanoi to end the war; copy
of the agreement, 1/24/73, released by the White House; draft
of RN's remarks recapitulating his administration's handling
of Vietnam.
Box 10 - Richard M. Nixon Presidential Materials
Staff
Vietnam War--War Powers Act (2 folders)
Memoranda describing the administration's position on war-making
powers;
congressional testimony on the issue; comment
on congressional efforts to set up a commission to study the
allocation of the war power; detailed analyses of Senate
Foreign Relations Committee hearings in 1971 on war powers
legislation; memoranda on response to war powers legislation
in Congress, 1972-73; draft and final veto message for HJR
542--the War Powers Resolution, 10/22/73; information
regarding override attempt.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Arms Control
Memorandum outlining pre-SALT press strategy, 5/26/71; plan
of action for ratification of SALT agreement, 5/18/72; copy
of SALT Treaty, 5/26/72, and related documents; RN's remarks
to the people of the Soviet Union, 5/28/72; proposals from
Charles Colson to capitalize on the treaty to RN's political
advantage; copy of Henry Kissinger's congressional briefing
on SALT.
Watergate (2 folders)
Transcripts of the "smoking gun" tape, 6/23/72;
correspondence in June 1972 about the use of a Special
Prosecutor; handwritten notes from John Ehrlichman, April
1973, summarizing his investigation into the Watergate
burglary and possible administration staff involvement; memo,
5/1/73, indicating RN's refusal to put certain staff files
under FBI protection; advice on how to distance RN from the
investigation; memorandum from George Bush describing the
mood of the Republican party in July 1973; briefing on John
Dean's congressional testimony; memoranda and draft
presidential statements regarding the Ervin committee's and
Special Prosecutor's requests for White House tapes, 1973;
draft statement for RN about gaps in the tapes.
Box 11 - Gerald R. Ford Library
Clemency Program for Vietnam Draft Evaders and Deserters
Summary of reactions of veterans groups to GRF's amnesty
position, 8/26/74; sample case summaries of Presidential
Clemency Board considerations of individual appeals; GRF
letter, 1/19/77, explaining his refusal to grant blanket
amnesty to Vietnam-era draft evaders and deserters.
Economy
Minutes of GRF's meeting with Republican congressional
leaders, 10/7/75, regarding tax and spending cut legislation;
GRF's annotated veto statement on a temporary tax cut
extension bill sent by Congress, 12/17/75.
Investigations of the U.S. Intelligence Community
CIA report on alleged domestic intelligence activities by the
agency, 12/24/74; request for documentation from the Senate
Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with
Respect to Intelligence Activities (the Church Committee),
3/12/75; memorandum for GRF discussing options for handling
issues relating to the intelligence community, 9/18/75; CIA
evaluation of the Church Committee's report on
assassinations, 10/20/75; information about Church Committee
hearings on covert activities in Chile; analyses of
recommendations to reorganize the intelligence community.
Mayaguez Crisis
"Possible Scenarios for Recovery of Ship and Crew," May 1975
(12 pages); memorandum regarding the Mayaguez episode and the
application of the War Powers Resolution; talking points for
GRF when notifying members of Congress; summary of National
Security Council meeting, 5/13/75.
Nixon Pardon
Eighteen-page memo prepared by Benton Becker, 9/9/74,
summarizing the history and background of the pardon
negotiations; draft of Nixon's statement acknowledging the
pardon.
Nixon Resignation
Briefing paper prepared for Nixon's meeting with his Cabinet,
8/6/74, based on the assumption that Nixon would not resign;
annotated copy of GRF's remarks at that meeting, distancing
himself from RN; documents prepared for the transition; GRF's
remarks upon learning of RN's resignation.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Arms Control
Henry Kissinger press conference remarks on the Vladivostok
Agreement, 1974; memorandum for GRF regarding Henry
Kissinger's meeting with General Secretary Brezhnev, 1/22/76,
on arms reduction; a memorandum for GRF on remaining issues
for SALT negotiations, 2/15/76.
U.S.-Soviet Relations--Conference on Security and Cooperation
in Europe (Helsinki)
Mailgram expressing opposition by the Nationalities Council
of Michigan to the conference; GRF remarks at a meeting with
Americans of Eastern European background at the White House,
7/25/75, explaining the value of the conference; Kissinger
briefing paper for GRF about Ford's participation; advice to
Ford on how to defend the Helsinki Agreement; GRF's
handwritten query of Brent Scowcroft on the interpretation of
the agreement.
Vietnam War--Fall of Saigon
Memoranda and cables from April 1975 assessing the situation
in South Vietnam and analyzing various evacuation
contingencies. Includes a special report to GRF on Vietnam
from General Fred Weyand, dispatched by GRF to investigate
the political and military situation in late March and early
April (23 pages).
Vietnam War--Refugees Program
Memoranda on the use of the parole power to admit refugees;
expressions of congressional and public opinion on GRF's
program to resettle 130,000 Vietnamese and Cambodians in the
U.S.; script of a slide show depicting "Operation New Life"
at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; administration response to a
request to help arrange the departure of Vietnamese still in
Vietnam; 6/5/75 status report on the resettlement program.
Box 12 - Jimmy Carter Library
Camp David Accords
Handwritten letter from JC to Anwar Sadat, 10/21/77,
requesting his help in advancing the cause of peace;
handwritten letter from JC to Prime Minister Begin, 8/3/78,
seeking progress in peace talks and offering to meet with him
and Sadat at Camp David; documents about discussions of
Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza; memoranda
following up Camp David to implement the agreement and to
report progress.
Carter--Personality and Character
JC's annotated copy of general instructions to the White
House staff on JC's preferences for procedures; JC's
annotated instructions to improve efficiency in government;
JC' personal messages to staff about such issues as
employment of women and minorities in the White House,
paperwork flow, reducing the cost of travel for staff, and
reducing staff levels; memorandum raising considerations for
JC's farewell address.
China--Normalization of Relations
Excerpt from JC's 5/22/77 speech at Notre Dame calling for
normalization; memoranda about efforts to notify Congress in
December 1978; memorandum to departments and agencies on
procedures for dealing with the People's Republic of China
and the Republic of China (Taiwan); talking points for use in
discussing the meaning of normalization, 1/16/79; JC's
remarks, 1/30/79, signing agreements with China to effect the
normalization; miscellaneous documentation.
Deregulation (2 folders)
Staff memoranda on the administration's regulatory reform
efforts, 1977-80, with emphasis on the Environmental
Protection Agency's ozone rule, and railroad and trucking
deregulation. Many of the memoranda contain JC's
annotations. Also included is information about legislation
and talking points about the issue.
Environment
Assessment of concerns raised by environmental leaders at a
meeting with JC on 5/11/78; memoranda on such topics as the
relationship between inflation and environmental and health
regulations, the preservation of Alaskan lands, the federal
response to the Three Mile Island episode 1979, hazardous
waste disposal, and Love Canal; talking points for JC's
meeting with environmental leaders, 11/6/79.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Fall 1979 memoranda on Iranian demonstrations, security
precautions to protect Americans, congressional sentiment,
and the deportation of Iranian students; JC's annotated
announcement about the Iranian situation, 4/7/80; Cyrus
Vance's resignation, 4/21/80; announcement of failed rescue
operation.
Panama Canal
Memoranda about a meeting with Gerald Ford where he indicated
his support for JC; actor John Wayne's statement on the
Panama Canal, 10/12/77; handwritten letter from JC to
"Senator" urging his support of the treaties; information
about Senate consideration of the treaties; handwritten JC
letter to Senators who voted for the treaties, April 1978; JC
remarks upon the ratification of the treaties.