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Gerald R. Ford Library1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov |
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Gerald R. Ford Library1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov |
Domestic Council
TOD
R. HULLIN
Associate
Director for Housing and Community Affairs:
Files,
1974-76
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Hullin's chronological file of outgoing letters, memoranda
and other documents primarily concerning his work on housing, urban affairs,
disaster relief, growth policy, and sports (especially the Olympic Games). Also included are two briefing books. The bulk of his files were dispersed to other
Domestic Council staff members upon his departure from the White House.
QUANTITY
1 linear foot
(ca. 2,000 pages)
DONOR
Gerald R. Ford
(accession number 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 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unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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 Dale Harley Whitaker,
September 1980
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INTRODUCTION
In 1969, Tod Hullin began working at the White House as a staff
assistant to the President. When the
Domestic Council was organized, he joined it as Executive Assistant to the
Director. He was appointed Associate
Director for Housing and Community Affairs in May 1974 and remained in this
position until his departure in January 1976.
Within his area
of responsibility, Hullin received communications
from executive departments, Congress, interest groups, and the public and
coordinated the flow of information among the White House staff. He assembled information for the Domestic
Council and executive departments, organized meetings, solicited
representatives to appear before conferences and conventions, and drafted
replies to letters to the President.
Correspondence and memoranda in his files indicate the advice he
provided on various topics (such as, talking points for Presidential meetings
and information for the President's State of the Union Address) as well as his
involvement in the decision‑making process (especially concerning issues
affecting the President's Commission on Olympic Sports). Hullin also was
responsible for managing requests and recommendations for federal disaster
assistance.
This collection
primarily reflects Hullin's concern for housing and
community affairs. He contributed to the
passage of the Community Development Act of 1974 and the Emergency Housing Acts
of 1974 and 1975. Lynn May inherited Hullin's most significant files including materials on the
Community Development Act of 1974; the Emergency Housing Acts; home financing
assistance; federal disaster assistance; Olympic sports; Detroit; and the
national Growth Report. Miscellaneous
office records on housing, community affairs and general issues which were
completed by Hullin before his departure have been
retained in this collection.
Related
Materials (September 1980):
Related materials can be found in the Domestic
Council files of Hullin's successor F. Lynn May and
in White House Central Files Subject File category HS (Housing). Extensive files on housing and community
development issues documenting the service of George Romney as Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development during the first term of the Nixon administration
(1969‑72) are available at the Bentley Historical Library of The
University of Michigan.
Series
Descriptions
1‑3 Chronological Files,
1974-76. (0.9 linear feet)
Correspondence,
memoranda, talking points, weekly reports, schedule proposals, invitations, and
letters of appreciation. This series
includes requests and recommendations for disaster assistance. Materials regarding the Housing Urban
Development (HUD) regional activities appear in all folders. There is a great deal of discussion about
community development, such as aid to Detroit for development of International
Towers on the Detroit River and memoranda on the New York City financial
crisis.
Arranged
chronologically.
3 Briefing Books,
1974-75. (0.1 linear feet)
Two
briefing books. One concerns a 1974 visit
of HUD Secretary Lynn to Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). The other concerns the 1975 National
Association of Home Builders Convention in Dallas, Texas and activities and
programs for which HUD provided financial assistance in the city of Dallas.
Arranged
chronologically.
Container List
August 1974‑March
1975
April‑October
1975
November 1975‑January
1976
Briefing Books
Seattle, WA:
Nov. 7‑13, 1974
National Association of Home Builders Convention, Dallas, TX: Jan.19‑23, 1975
