---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500000 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... ROBERT J. HORN PAPERS (Presidential Clemency Board) ...DESCRIPTION... On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Frod announced the appointment of the Presidential Clemency Board, chaired by former Senator Charles Goodell, to create a program of conditional clemency for those accused of draft or military absence offenses during the Vietnam War. Goodell and the rest of the Board immediately began to develop the program and hire a staff. They borrowed Robert Horn from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as Executive Secretary to the Board. According to the Board's final report, the Executive Secretary did not direct the work of the staff, but was part of what it referred to as the "Senior Staff." While Horn's exact role is not clear, he appears to have handled administrative matters such as access lists, budget and finance, personnel matters, office space, parking and supplies. He also suggested procedures for expediting case processing and maintaining case records. The Horn Papers cover the period from October 1974 to August 1975. While portions of the collection concern rules, regulations and procedures developed by board members and staff, the bulk documents administrative matters such as budget, finance, personnel, and office space. Very little concerns the handling of specific cases by the Board. ...ABSTRACT... Materials concerning the operation of the Presidential Clemency Board, including rules, regulations and procedures developed by the board members and staff, and administrative matters such as budget/finance, personnel, and office space. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Amnesty, Presidential Clemency Board LC SUBJECT TERM............ AMNU, UNPCB, UNPOB, Amnesty--United States, United States. Presidential Clemency Board, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977 BEGINNING DATE............. 1974 ENDING DATE................ 1975 VOLUME..................... 0.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... The papers of Clemency Board Chairman Charles Goodell contain extensive materials on the Board and the clemency program, as do White House Central Files categories FG 6-28 (Presidential Clemency Board) and JL 1 and its subdivisions (Amnesties - Clemencies - Pardons). White House staff files containing significant documentation include those of Philip Buchen, Bobbie Kilberg, Theodore Marrs, John Marsh, and Geoffrey Shepard. ADDL UNDESC. ACCRETIONS.... Y ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in a single series: Presidential Clemency Board Subject File. PREFERRED CITATION......... Robert J. Horn Papers, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 1A-10-04-2 DATE OF OPENING............ 10/1991 CREATORS NAME.............. Horn Robert J. CONFORMING NAME............ Horn, Robert J. CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. P CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... Executive Director of the Presidential Clemency Board CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... Director, Washington Office, Detroit Edison ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... August 23, 1943 - Born, New York, NY 1964 - B.B.A. in Public Administration, City College of New York 1967 - J.D., Fordham University Law School 1967-68 - Part-time legislative aide to Congressman Theodore R. Kupferman of New York 1968-69 - Attorney with Perrin, Nachman and Stella of New York, NY 1969-71 - Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 1971-72 - Senior program analyst, Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Programs, Housing Production and Mortgage Credit of the Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development 1972-74 - Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development 1974-75 - Executive Secretary, Presidential Clemency Board (on detail from HUD) 1976-Present - Named Special Assistant to Governor William G. Milliken of Michigan and head of the state's Washington office. He subsequently became director of the Washington office of Detroit Edison. DONORS NAME................ Horn Robert J. DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... SELF SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Horn retained these materials when he left the Clemency Board in 1975. The materials were picked up from Mr. Horn's office and shipped to the Library by NL staff. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of Mr. Horn'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. Horn 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........................ ******* HORN FILES --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500001 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Presidential Clemency Board Subject File, {This is a Series Title} ...DESCRIPTION... Memoranda, correspondence, press releases and publications. The materials concern the operation of the Board, including rules, regulations and procedures developed by the board members and staff, and administrative matters such as budget/finance, personnel, and office space. Arranged alphabetically by subject. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 1974 ENDING DATE................ 1975 VOLUME..................... 0.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... MEM, COR, REP, Memorandum, Correspondence, Report BOX........................ 1-2 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500002 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Access List/Passes SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 07/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 85 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500003 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... American Civil Liberties Union Comments on Proposed Clemency Board Procedures and Substantive Standards SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 25 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500004 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Board Members SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 11/1974 ENDING DATE................ 07/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 30 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500005 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Budget/Finance SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Federal Budget BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 08/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 65 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500006 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Clemency Law Reporter (1)-(2) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty, Legal Matters BEGINNING DATE............. 06/1975 ENDING DATE................ 07/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 125 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500007 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Miscellaneous SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500008 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Personnel SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500009 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Precedents for Aggravating and Mitigating Factors SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 35 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500010 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Presidential Pardoning Power SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Pardons, Presidential Powers BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 25 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500011 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Report to the President (Publication) ...DESCRIPTION... Publication SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 225 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500012 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Rules, Regulations and Procedures - Briefing Book, December 1974 (1)-(6) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 350 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500013 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Space/Parking/Office/Supplies SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 07/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 30 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ---------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 024500014 ACCESSION.................. 91-NLF-038 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Submissions to the President SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Clemency Board, Amnesty BEGINNING DATE............. 11/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 20 HORN CLEMENCY BOARD SUBJECT FILE ----------------