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Gerald R. Ford Library1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov |
Public Liaison Office
WILLIAM
J. BAROODY, JR.
Assistant
to the President for Public Liaison:
Files,
1974‑77
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Material concerning the operation of the Public Liaison Office,
liaison with interest groups, White House briefings and conferences, the
issuance of presidential proclamations, and issues (especially business‑related
issues such as consumerism). The
bulk of the file dates from August 1974 to December 1975; in several series
only scattered later items appear.
QUANTITY
21.0 linear feet
(ca. 42,000 pages)
DONOR
Gerald R. Ford
(accession numbers 77‑2 and 77‑107)
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).
COPYRIGHT
Gerald R. Ford
has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his
unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other
individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees
as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Prepared by William McNitt,
February 1992
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
William J. Baroody, Jr.
November 5, 1937 Born, Manchester, NH
1959 B.A., Holy
Cross College
1959‑61 U.S.
Navy
1961‑63 Graduate
studies in political science, Georgetown University
1961‑64 Staff assistant, U.S.
Representative Melvin Laird; staff member, House Appropriations Committee
1965‑69 Legislative
and press assistant, U.S. Representative Melvin Laird
1968‑69 Research
Director, House Republican Conference
1969‑73 Assistant to Secretary
of Defense Melvin Laird
1973‑74 Special
Assistant to the President, White House
1974‑77 Assistant
to the President for Public Liaison, White House
1977‑78 Executive
Vice President, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
1978‑86 President,
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
INTRODUCTION
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 presented President Nixon
with a plan to consolidate all liaison offices within a single umbrella
organization in January 1974, but they made little progress before the end of
the administration.
Baroody's Role in the Ford White House
Upon the
departure of Anne Armstrong from the White House in December 1974, President
Ford merged the liaison functions of her office with those of Baroody's office and several independent liaison efforts to
form a consolidated Office of Public Liaison (OPL). Baroody and his
staff handled most interest group liaison for the remainder of the
administration, although for periods of time White House staff members from
other offices handled some liaison efforts (e.g., David Lissy's
work with Jewish organizations and Bradley Patterson's with Native Americans).
The OPL listened
to group concerns and communicated them to the President or the appropriate
agency. They also explained to groups
the administration's positions and programs and pursued a media outreach effort
to make the public aware that there were people in the White House ready and
eager to listen to their views. This
helped to project an image of an open White House. In contrast to the more
political nature of the liaison efforts headed by Chuck Colson during the early
1970s, the Ford OPL tried to be more inclusive and avoid even the appearance of
impropriety.
Key tools
employed by Baroody and his staff included White
House briefings and conferences and staff appearances at interest group
meetings. A series of "Tuesday at
the White House" and "Wednesday at the White House" meetings
brought about 80 to 250 representatives of various interest groups to the White
House for meetings with administration officials and an exchange of views.
The OPL also
organized White House conferences on domestic and economic affairs between
November 1974 and October 1975 and conferences on consumer representation plans
in January 1976. These 24 conferences, held in various cities around the
country, consisted of day‑long sessions usually attended by 1400‑1600
people. Administration officials
(sometimes including President Ford) made presentations at these meetings and took
questions from the attendees.
Scope and
Content of the Baroody Files
The Baroody Files are useful for studying White House liaison
with interest groups, especially White House briefings and White House
conferences. The collection contains
extensive information on the "Tuesday at the White House" and
"Wednesday at the White House" briefings, the White House Conferences
on Domestic and Economic Affairs, and the White House Conferences on Consumer
Representation Plans.
A significant
amount of material on a small number of issues such as consumer affairs,
economics, and energy appears in the collection, but relatively little on most
other issues. A large series of White
House memoranda documents Baroody's interactions with
other members of the White House staff.
One major
weakness of the collection is the absence of much documentation on the work of Baroody and the OPL during the last year of the
administration. Many folders end late in
1975 and others contain only a few items from 1976. For example, the collection contains little
on Baroody's suggestions for the 1976 presidential
campaign. These missing materials do not
appear among the other collections in the Ford Library.
Related
Materials (February 1992):
The collections
received from other staff members in the Office of Public Liaison are all
closely related. The most complete
information on White House conferences appears in the Jeffrey Eves Files, while
the Theodore Marrs Files contain much on White House
briefings. Other OPL staff files concentrate
on liaison with specific interest groups.
Scattered material on public liaison appears in a number of other White
House collections, including those of Baroody's
supervisor John Marsh.
Series
Descriptions
1‑20 Subject File, 1974‑76. (8.0 linear feet)
Correspondence,
memoranda, reports, briefing papers, logs, schedules, speeches, lists, and
clippings. The material concerns the
operation of the Public Liaison Office, liaison with interest groups,
legislation, White House briefings, economics, energy, and business issues
(especially consumerism). The bulk of
the file dates from 1974 and 1975; only scattered folders cover 1976.
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
21‑27 White House Memoranda, 1974‑76. (2.8 linear feet)
Memoranda exchanged
with other members of the White House staff concerning the work of the Public
Liaison Office and Baroody's interactions with
individuals in other White House offices.
Major topics include consumerism, legislation, liaison
with interest groups, the White House staff, and White House briefings for
various groups. The bulk of the file
dates from 1974 and 1975. Some folders
contain a few memoranda from 1976, but many do not.
Arranged
alphabetically by staff member name.
28‑33 General Correspondence, 1974‑76. (2.2 linear feet)
Correspondence
between Baroody and government officials,
businessmen, journalists, academics, and the general public. The letters concern a variety of topics,
especially interest groups and such business issues as common situs picketing and consumer affairs.
Arranged
alphabetically.
34‑36 Proclamations File, 1974‑76. (1.2 linear feet)
Ceremonial
copies of presidential proclamations for a variety of holidays and special
occasions, along with some correspondence and memoranda concerning requests
that proclamations be issued or distribution of the ceremonial copies. The President issued proclamations for both
standard holidays and occasions (Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day) and for
special days or weeks requested by various groups (Country Music Month,
National Tennis Week, Women's Equality Day).
Arranged
alphabetically by name of the occasion.
37‑41 Weekly Briefing Notes on U.S.
Domestic Developments, 1975‑76.
(2.0 linear feet)
Weekly briefing
books showing U.S. social, demographic, and economic statistics. Vice President Rockefeller distributed copies
of these books to the President and various White House staff members. Baroody did not annotate his copies.
Arranged
chronologically.
42 Mary Featherall Secretarial Notebooks, 1975‑76. (0.4 linear feet)
Notebooks
containing Featherall's notes on routine work
assignments, requests for information, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.
Arranged
chronologically.
43‑53 Publications Reference File, 1971‑76. (4.4 linear feet)
Published
reports and studies concerning issues which were prominent during the Nixon and
Ford administrations. While
a few government publications and books published by commercial publishers are
included, the bulk are publications of the American
Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. The Ford Library staff transferred many of
the publications to the Library's book collection during processing.
Arranged
alphabetically by subject.
Container
List
Address Changes
(1)‑(2)
Agency for
Consumer Advocacy (1)‑(4)
Association
Liaison Log (1)‑(4)
Bicentennial
Bicentennial ‑
Federal Bicentennial Fact Book (1)
Bicentennial ‑
Federal Bicentennial Fact Book (2)‑(5)
Biographies ‑
Baroody, William J.
Biographies ‑
Miscellaneous
Briefing Book,
5/75 ‑ Chicago (Clippings)
Briefing Book,
10/16/75 ‑ Cox Newspapers
Briefing Book,
10/30/75 ‑ Metromedia Anchormen Interview
Briefing Book,
11/6/75 ‑ New England
Briefing Book,
2/19‑20/76 ‑
Briefing Book,
3/5‑6/76 ‑
Briefing Book,
10/76 (1)‑(3)
Budget in Brief
(Publication)
Business ‑
Government Relations Council Meeting, 11/22/74
Cabinet ‑
Agriculture
Cabinet ‑
Commerce
Cabinet ‑
Defense
Cabinet ‑
HEW
Cabinet ‑
HUD
Cabinet ‑
Interior
Cabinet ‑
Justice
Cabinet ‑
Labor
Cabinet ‑
State
Cabinet ‑
Transportation
Cabinet ‑
Treasury (1)‑(3)
Campaign
Cargo Preference
Carter, Jimmy ‑
Republican National Committee Quote Book (1)‑(3)
Chronological
File, 8/74‑7/75 (1)‑(3)
Condolences
Conference on
Inflation ‑ Catalogue of Economic Policy Recommendations (1)‑(3)
Congratulations From Baroody
Congratulations To Baroody
Consumer
Representation Plans ‑ Federal Register (Publication)
Conventions
Crime Message
Domestic Council
‑ Decision Papers (1)‑(2)
Economic Address
to Congress,
Economic and
Energy Proposals, 1/75
Economic Policy
Board (1)‑(2)
Energy, 5/75
Energy ‑
Federal Energy Administration Summary, 9/17/75
Farm Bill
Ford Presidency ‑
Two Year Report (1)‑(2)
Inflation
Booklet By Frank and Mary Fishburne (1)‑(2)
Invitations (1)‑(3)
Invitations ‑
State Dinners
Labor (1)‑(3)
Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration (1)‑(2)
Legislation
Livestock and
Poultry Growers Meeting With the President, 10/30/74
Mailing Lists (1)‑(5)
Mailing Lists
(6)
Mailings
‑ General (1)‑(3)
‑ 2/13/74: Comprehensive Health
Insurance Plan
‑ 2/16/74: Transportation Message
‑ 2/22/74: Economic Adjustment Act
‑ 2/26/74: Controlled Substances
Trafficking Act
‑ 2/26/74: Ethnic Leaders
‑ 3/8/74: Disabled Veterans Compensation
‑ 3/9‑21/74: Energy Legislation
‑ 3/14/74: Campaign Reform Proposal
‑ 3/20/74: Bicentennial Administration
‑ 3/25/74: Clean Air Act Amendments
‑ 3/28/74: Education
‑ 4/5/74: Vietnam Veterans Day
‑ 4/30/74: President's Response to the
Judiciary Committee
‑ 5/6/74: Economic Stabilization
Program
‑ 5/23/74: Comprehensive Health
Insurance Plan
‑ 5/28/74: Statement on Educational
Amendments
‑ 6/2/75: Budget Report and Energy
Program
Miscellaneous (1)‑(2)
Miscellaneous
Reference Material
National
Association of Arab Americans (1)‑(2)
National
Association of Manufacturers
National
Industrial Council Briefing, 6/10/75
Natural Gas
Shortage ‑ Federal Energy Administration Report, 8/75
Newspaper
Clippings (1)‑(2)
No Fault
Insurance ‑ Meeting with the President, 5/3/75
Office of
Education
Office of
Management and Budget
Personal
Correspondence (1)‑(2)
Personnel
Pittron ‑ Wayne
Alderson
Privacy ‑
Levi Speech, 4/28/75
Public Liaison
Office ‑ Concepts
Public Liaison
Office ‑ General (1)‑(4)
Public Liaison
Office ‑ Media Relations
Public Liaison
Office ‑ Meeting Log
Record of Calls
Returned (Empty)
Referrals (1)‑(5)
Referrals (6)‑(8)
Regulatory
Reform
Requests for Letters
and Messages from the President
Requests for
Meetings (1)‑(5)
Schedules ‑
Baroody
Scheduling ‑
President (1)‑(3)
Scheduling ‑
President (4)‑(14)
Scheduling ‑
Presidential Spokesmen
Scrapbook
Material (1)‑(3)
Scrapbook
Material (4)‑(5)
Senior Citizens
Organizations ‑ Meeting with the President, 8/23/74
Small Business
Administration
Special
Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs
Speeches ‑
Baroody, William (1)‑(3)
Speeches ‑
Nitze, Paul
Speeches ‑
Others
Speeches ‑
Weidenbaum, Murray
Speeches ‑
Wriston, Walter
State of the
Union Address, 1975 (1)‑(2)
State of the
Union Address, 1975
‑ Briefings: Correspondence (1)‑(4)
‑ Briefings: Invitations (1)‑(2)
‑ Briefings: Memoranda
‑
Briefings: Transcripts (1)‑(2)
Tax Cut/Spending
Proposals (1)‑(2)
Travel ‑
General
Travel ‑
Requests (1)‑(3)
Tuesday Meetings
‑ General (1)‑(3)
‑
‑
‑ 7/1/75: Citizen Involvement
Veterans
Administration
Wednesday
Meetings
‑ General
‑ Lists of Attendees
Wednesday
Meetings
‑ 11/20/74: Electric Utilities
‑ 12/4/74: Printing Industry
‑ 12/11/74: Professional Service Firms
‑ 12/11/74: Professional Service Firms
‑ 1/8/75: Food Processing Industry
‑ 2/5/75: Women Business/Financial
Leaders
‑ 2/15/75: Home Economists in Business
‑ 2/21/75: Grocery Manufacturers
‑ 3/5/75: Federation of Americans
Supporting Science and Technology
‑ 3/19/75: Insurance Industry
‑ 4/29/75: Forest Products Industry
‑
‑ 6/18/75: U.S. Catholic Conference
‑ 7/2/75: American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
‑ 7/30/75: Wholesale Distribution
Industry
‑ 9/24/75: American Chamber of Commerce
Executives
‑ 9/24/75: Chemical Industry
White House
Conferences on Consumer Representation Plans
‑ General (1)‑(2)
White House
Conferences on Consumer Representation Plans
‑ 1/13/76: Evanston, IL
‑ 1/14/76: Kansas City, MO
‑ 1/16/76: Boston, MA
‑ 1/19/76: Atlanta, GA
‑ 1/21/76: Houston, TX
‑ 1/23/76: Philadelphia, PA
‑ 1/26/76: Denver, CO
‑ 1/29/76: Stanford, CA
‑ 1/30/76: Los Angeles, CA
White House Conference
on Domestic and Economic Affairs ‑
‑ 11/1/74: Portland, OR
‑
‑
White House
Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs
‑
‑ 2/25/75: Hollywood, FL
‑ 4/3/75: San Diego, CA
‑
‑
White House
Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs
‑ 7/3/75: Cincinnati, OH ‑
Transcript
‑ 8/19/75: Peoria, IL
‑ 8/26/75: Milwaukee, WI ‑ News
Clippings
‑ 8/26/75: Milwaukee, WI ‑ Press
Comments
‑ 8/26/75: Milwaukee, WI ‑
Transcript
‑ 9/4/75: Seattle, WA
‑ 9/12/75: St. Louis, MO
‑
‑ 10/7/75: Knoxville, TN ‑
Appalachian Magazine
‑
‑
White House
Conference on Domestic and Economic Affairs
‑
‑
‑
‑ 10/7/75: Knoxville, TN ‑
Proceedings
White House
Security
White House
Staff Reorganization, 12/18/74 (Press Releases)
WIN Program (1)‑(2)
Zonta International
Anderson, Gwen
Armstrong, Anne
Ash, Roy
Bennett,
Buchen, Philip
Byington, John
Calhoun, John
Cannon, James
Cavanaugh, James
Cavaney, Red
Chapman, Dudley
Cheney, Richard
Connor, James
De Baca,
Fernando
Duval, Michael
Elliott, Roland
Eves, Jeffrey
Falk, James
First Lady and
Staff
Friedersdorf, Max
Gemmell, William
Greenspan, Alan
Gulley, Bill
Hartmann, Robert
(1)‑(2)
Hasek, Eliska
Janka, Les
Jones, Jerry (1)‑(6)
Krolik, Richard
Leonard, Mildred
Lichenstein, Chuck
Linder, Robert
Lindh, Patricia
Loen, Vernon
Lynn, James (1)‑(2)
Marrs, Theodore (1)‑(3)
Marsh, John
Miller, Robert
Mitler, Milton
Nessen, Ron (1)‑(2)
