--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100000 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... KENNETH R. COLE FILES (Domestic Council) ...DESCRIPTION... Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. assumed the position of Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs in January 1974 while also serving as Executive Director of the Domestic Council, a post he had held since December 1972. Cole reported directly to the President. His major responsibility was the formulation of domestic policy and he reviewed legislation, conducted studies and held meetings designed to further that purpose. He also served as the President's representative with state governors and other local government officials. While Cole was a Nixon appointee, he stayed with the Ford administration until March 1975 in order to assist with the transition and aid in the completion of the 1974 legislative program. He was replaced by James Cannon. Cole did not leave behind any subject files when he left the White House. Although this collection consists only of Cole's chron file and notes from miscellaneous presidential and staff meetings, the content is often substantive. The collection consisted only of the Chron File when first opened, but Cole's meeting notes were added in November 1983 to facilitate their use. The notes had been part of White House Central Files OA 2117. A small body of additional Cole material remains in the Central Files at FG 6-11-1/Cole. ...ABSTRACT... Topic lists and brief notes from senior staff meetings, notes from several presidential and other meetings on domestic and political issues, and a chronological correspondence file. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNPOB, LEGU, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977, Legislation--United States BEGINNING DATE............. 1974 ENDING DATE................ 1975 VOLUME..................... 1.2 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... A small body of additional Cole material remains in the Central Files at FG 6-11-1/Cole. ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in three series: Chronological File, Notes from Meetings with the President, and Notes from White House Staff and other Meetings. PREFERRED CITATION......... Kenneth R. Cole Files, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 2-20-05-1 DATE OF OPENING............ 04/1982 CREATORS NAME.............. Cole Kenneth R. CONFORMING NAME............ Cole, Kenneth R. CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. P CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... Domestic Council: Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs; Executive Director, Domestic Council CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... Unknown ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. assumed the position of Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs in January 1974 while also serving as Executive Director of the Domestic Council, a post he had held since December 1972. Prior to those appointments he served as Deputy Director of the Domestic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs. Before entering government service, Cole was an executive with the J. Walter Thompson Company in New York City from 1965 to 1968 and joined President Richard Nixon's campaign in February 1968. DONORS NAME................ Ford Gerald R. DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... President SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Upon his departure from the White House staff, Cole turned these materials over to the White House Central Files. The Ford Library received them in January 1977 as part of the WHCF oversize attachments. During processing archivists removed the Cole materials and returned them to the White House Staff Files. The collection consisted only of the chron file when first opened, but Cole's meeting notes were removed from Central Files and added in November 1983 to facilitate their use. Originally accessioned as 77-NLF-107. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of President Ford's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request. ...LITERARY RIGHT... Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. In addition, Mr. Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyright interest in any other of his writings that might be included in this collection. The copyright interest to materials written by other individuals or organizations is presumed to remain with them. WRITTEN PERMISSION......... N BOX........................ ******* COLE FILES --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100001 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Chronological File, {This is a Series Title} ...DESCRIPTION... Memoranda, briefing papers, agenda and other correspondence from Cole to especially the President, but also to White House staff; federal, state and local officials; and the public. There is no incoming correspondence. The materials reflect numerous domestic and some administrative concerns, particularly energy policy, draft amnesty, mass transit, Freedom of Information Act amendments, Title IX re sex discrimination, and revenue sharing. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 1974 ENDING DATE................ 1975 VOLUME..................... 0.8 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... MEM, BRP, AGE, COR, Memorandum, Briefing Paper, Agenda, Correspondence BOX........................ 1-2 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100004 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, August 1974 (1) - (2) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Political Reform, Amnesty, Disaster Relief, Health, Insurance, Intergovernmental Relations, Agriculture BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 100 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100005 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, September 1974 (1) - (3) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Energy, Youth, Maritime Carriers, Food Aid, Disaster Relief, Agriculture, Appropriations BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 200 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100006 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, October 1974 (1) - (6) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Appropriations, Mass Transit, Disaster Relief, Maritime Carriers, Freedom of Information, Energy, Busing, Drug Abuse, Vocational Rehabilitation, Agriculture, Labor Disputes, Coal, Public Lands BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 400 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100007 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, November 1974 (1) - (2) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Disaster Relief, Appropriations, Minority Business, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Public Lands BEGINNING DATE............. 11/1974 ENDING DATE................ 11/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 125 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100008 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, December 1974 (1) - (6) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Social Security, Transportation, Energy, State of the Union Addresses, Housing, Surface Mining, Appropriations, Public Lands BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 400 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100009 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, January 1975 (1) - (5) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Public Lands, Energy, Health, Insurance, State of the Union Addresses, Welfare, Disaster Relief BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 325 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100010 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Chronological Series, February 1975 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation, Food Stamps, Surface Mining BEGINNING DATE............. 02/1975 ENDING DATE................ 02/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 60 COLE CHRONOLOGICAL FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100002 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Notes from Meetings with the President, {This is a Series Title} ...DESCRIPTION... Cole's notes from various presidential meetings he attended. The notes vary greatly in detail, the best being a sequential record of participant comments. Arranged by meeting date. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 VOLUME..................... 0.2 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... NOT, BRP, Note, Briefing Paper BOX........................ 3 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100011 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 8/14/74 - Governors, Mayors, County Officials SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Intergovernmental Relations, Revenue Sharing BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 14 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100012 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 8/20/74 - Bi-partisan Leadership SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Economics BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 3 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100013 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/4/74 - Russell Train SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Environmental Protection BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 3 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100014 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/17/74 - Cabinet SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Indian Affairs BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 1 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100015 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/17/74 - Food for Peace SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Food Aid BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 4 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100016 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/19/74 - Guy Stever SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Science and Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 30 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100017 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/19/74 - Puerto Rican Governor Hernandez-Colon SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Puerto Rico BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 7 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100018 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 9/30/74 - Russell Peterson SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 4 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100019 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 10/3/74 - Selected GOP Leaders SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Reform, Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 16 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100020 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 10/4/74 - GOP Leadership SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Energy, Taxes, Legislation, Federal Budget BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 6 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100021 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 10/12/74 - Re Miscellaneous Legislative Matters SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 1 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100022 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 10/14/74 - Small Business Leaders SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Small Business, Minority Business BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 9 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100023 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 10/15/74 - Re Mortgage Legislation SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Credit, Legislation, Housing BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 10/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 3 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100024 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 12/17/74 - GOP Congressional Leadership SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... State of the Union Addresses BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 6 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100025 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 1/4/75 - Pre-SOTU Economic Review SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... State of the Union Addresses, Economics BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 12 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100026 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Meeting, 1/6/75 - Pre-SOTU Energy Policy Meeting SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... State of the Union Addresses, Energy BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 10 COLE PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100003 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Notes from White House Staff and Other Meetings, {This is a Series Title} ...DESCRIPTION... Cole's notes from almost daily White House staff meetings and from a few other meetings. The staff meeting notes tend to be checklists of matters discussed, with brief additional comments in many instances. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 VOLUME..................... 0.2 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... NOT, Note BOX........................ 3 COLE MEETINGS FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100027 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Miscellaneous Meeting Notes, 1974 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... OPEC, Busing, Economics, Mass Transit BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 20 COLE MEETINGS FILE --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 009100028 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-134 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Staff Meeting Notes SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Domestic Affairs, Legislation BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1975 BOX........................ 3 PAGE COUNT................. 250 COLE MEETINGS FILE ---------------