--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400000 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... U.S. PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON OLYMPIC SPORTS RECORDS MSG: At present time, none of the folders in this collection have been described in PRESNET. Please consult the finding aid for folder listings. ...DESCRIPTION... The Commission's work consisted of three phases. Phase I was a study and evaluation of the organization and activities of the United States Olympic Committee and its present and former membership groups as they related to international competition in the Olympic sports. At the conclusion of this phase, a report, dated February 9, 1976, was submitted to the President. Among the conclusions drawn in the first report were that: other countries have improved both the quality and quantity of their participation far in excess of the US; amateur sports were not competing effectively with professional sports; and conflicts between governing bodies (AAU, NCAA, USOC) hurt US athletic development. The preliminary report called for: arbitration to resolve disputes; protection against unreasonable restrictions upon an athlete's right to compete; certification of national governing bodies; promotion of financial resources, and qualified and objective managers and technical support. Phase II was a sport by sport evaluation of the development of athletes in Olympic sports at all levels of participation. The evaluations were drawn up in the "Final Report of the President's Commission on Olympic Sports," and presented to the President on January 13, 1977. The report, in two volumes, called for the creation of a Central Sports Organization, resolution of jurisdictional disputes, protection of an athlete's right to compete in any games, more adequate funding, development of world class athletes through organized training and rules, utilization of military personnel and facilities, and development of women's athletics, organization of sports for the handicapped, and the better use of the Commission in the implementation of their recommendations, as required. PCOS records include correspondence, speech transcripts, interview notes, sport by sport studies, contracts, legislation, press releases, notes, and related materials. At the time of its transfer to the Archives, the material was appraised and some was disposed of as valueless. The records of the Administrative Manager, including personnel and fiscal records, were retained by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. ...ABSTRACT... President Gerald R. Ford created the commision in response to continuing conflicts among U.S. amateur sports organizations and declining performance by the U.S. in the Olympic games and other international competitions. There are extensive files on individual sports and related organizations, especially the Amateur Athletic Union, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the Unites States Olympic Committees. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Recreation, Olympic Games LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNPOB, OLYG, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977, Olympic games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1976 VOLUME..................... 45.2 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... A key related collection is the Domestic Council files of F. Lynn May. ADDL UNDESC. ACCRETIONS.... N ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in fourteen series: Office of the Executive Director - Speech File, Office of the Executive Director - Meetings File, Office of the Executive Director - Commissioners Files, Office of the Executive Director - Subject File, Legal Division - Subject File, Communications Division - Hearings File, Communications Division - Correspondence File, Communications Division - Subject File, Communications Division - Press File, Research Division - Subject File, Research Division - Correspondence File, Research Division - Project File, Research Division - Final Report, and Research Division - Clippings. PREFERRED CITATION......... U.S. President's Commission on Olympic Sports Records, Gerald R. Ford Library. CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 2-37-01-2 to 2-37-03-4 DATE OF OPENING............ 09/1979 CREATORS NAME.............. U.S. President's Commission on Olympic Sports CONFORMING NAME............ U.S. President's Commission on Olympic Sports CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. A CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... U.S. President's Commission on Olympic Sports CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... U.S. President's Commission on Olympic Sports ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... The President's Commission on Olympic Sports (PCOS), was created by Executive Order 11868 on June 19, 1975. According to its First Report to the President, it was formed "partly in response to the continuing conflicts among various organizations involved with amateur sports in this country and partly in response to declining performance by the United States in international competition such as the Olympic Games." In his signing statement, President Ford directed the Commission to make a "full and complete study and evaluation of the Unites States Olympic Committee," investigate the jurisdictional problems which keep the US from consistently placing the best athletes into international competitions, and study all matters related to US participation in international competition. The Commission in the beginning consisted of 13 presidential appointees, two Congressmen appointed by the House Speaker, and two Senators appointed by the Senate President Pro Tem. On July 21, 1975, Executive Order 11873 increases to four the number appointed from each house of Congress. The other appointees were either former athletes or involved in amateur or professional sports in some way. In early 1975, before PCOS was officially established, Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN, Ret., worked with future Executive Director Michael Harrigan on the PCOS budget and other administrative activities. When PCOS was formally created, however, Ford designated as chairman Gerald R. Zornow, Chairman of the Board of the Eastman Kodak Company, and a former athlete at the University of Rochester. The problems the Commission was designed to investigate were not new. Since 1923 there had been disputes between the three major governing bodies overseeing amateur sports in the United States, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Unites States Olympic Committee (USOC), the officially recognized national governing body for international amateur competition in the United States. These disputes centered around athletes' rights and jurisdiction over what games an athete could compete in. In 1973, President Nixon proposed the creation of a commission to study amateur sports, but for various reasons the concept was dropped. Revived again in July 1974, the commission failed to materialize before Nixon's resignation in August. In September, President Ford proposed a commission to be funded with reprogrammed funds from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Due to inadequate funding and professional staffing, plus congressional delays, the Commission was slow to come into existence. An executive order was signed on December 28, 1974, but not formally issued pending appointment of the commissioners. After many delays, a new executive order (11868) was drafted and the Commission was officially created on June 19, 1975. The Commission staff consisted of four divisions under an Executive Director, Michael Harrigan, whose responsibility it was to oversee the activities of the staff and to serve as liaison between the staff and the Commissioners. An athlete in college, Harrigan had previously served as a consultant to the White House and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and as a Presidential staff assistant. The Legal Division was directed by John A. McCahill, previously assistant to Special Counsel James D. St. Clair during the Nixon impeachment hearings. The division's function was to study and report on all legal and financial aspects of US Olympic sports organizations and prepare and assist in the passage of needed legislation. The Communications Division, under Beverly L. Dobb, was responsible for public information and public affairs plans. The Research Division consisted of Director Kent A. Maxfield and six consultants, each of whom studied on a sport by sport basis the structure and activities of the organizations responsible for governing and controlling the 27 Olympic sports. The consultants were aided by two research assistants, who investigated non-governing organizations covering more than one sport, such as Boys Club. The consultants were assisted by a "consulting group" for each sport, consisting of three to seven athletes, coaches, and other persons knowledgeable in a particular sport. The Office Manager Lois Finkelstein, served as liaison between the Commission and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Commission's supporting organization, and also supervised the clerical staff. PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON OLYMPIC SPORTS -- MEMBERS: Gerald B. Zornow, Chairman Chairman of the Board, Eastman Kodak Co. J. Glenn Beall, Jr. Senator (R), Maryland John C. Culver Senator (D), Iowa Donna DeVarona Olympic gold medal winner-- Swimming W. Michael Elliot National cross country ski champion Barbara Ellen Forker Director of women's physical education, Iowa State University Jerome H. Holland Director, New York Stock Exchange Lamar Hunt President, Kansas City Chiefs Football Team Rafer L. Johnson Gold medal winner, Decathalon, 1960 Olympics Jack Kemp Congressman (R), New York, former professional football player Micki King Captain USAF and former Olympic diving gold medal winner James A. McCain Kansas State Commissioner of Labor Ralph H. Metcalfe Congressman (D), Illinois, Member US Olympic Team, 1932, 1936 Robert H. Michel Congressman (R), Illinois Norman Y. Mineta Congressman (D), California Howard K. Smith News commentator and analyst for the American Broadcasting Corporation Ted Stevens Senator (D), Florida William A. Toomey Gold medal winner, Decathalon 1968 Olympics Ernest M. Vandeweghe Member of US Olympic Committee on Basketball Willye White Woman's track coach, Chicago State University Charles "Bud" Wilkinson Former football coach, University of Oklahoma and Special Consultant on physical fitness for Presidents Kennedy and Nixon DONORS NAME................ National Archives and Records Administration DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... Archival Repository SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... FR, Federal records ...PROVENANCE... When the Commission finished its works, it turned over its files to the National Archives as federal records. The National Archives placed the records at the Ford Library in 1978. Originally accessioned as 78-NLF-036. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256). ...LITERARY RIGHT... Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. WRITTEN PERMISSION......... N BOX........................ ******* OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400001 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Office of the Executive Director - Speech File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Speeches, background information, travel orders, correspondence, itineraries, and agendas concerning speeches and appearances of Michael Harrigan. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 0.4 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... SPE, BRP, COR, AGE, Speech, Briefing Paper, Correspondence, Agenda BOX........................ 1 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400002 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Office of the Executive Director - Meetings File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Correspondence, agendas, notes, talking points, remarks and statements, reports, fact sheets, budget information, press releases and summaries dealing with the five public hearings held by the President's Commission on Olympic Sports, plus other meetings. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 0.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, AGE, NOT, TAP, STA, REP, PRR, SUM, Correspondence, Agenda, Note, Talking Paper, Statement, Report, Press Release, Summary BOX........................ 2-3 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400003 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Office of the Executive Director - Commissioners File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Questionnaires concerning a commissioner's availability to appear at meetings and conferences, correspondence, and remarks, pertaining to the appointed members of the Commission. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 0.3 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, Correspondence BOX........................ 3-4 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400004 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Office of the Executive Director - Subject File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Membership lists, correpondence, brochures, printed materials, budget and finance information, interview notes, information on international organizations, and sport by sport information pertaining to research done by the Commission. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games, Recreation BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 1.5 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... LIS, COR, NOT, List, Correspondence, Note BOX........................ 4-7 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400005 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Legal Division - Subject File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Legal briefs, correpondence, brochures, printed materials, Justice Department guidelines, minutes of Commission meetings, schedules and agendas, notices, hearings, material from meetings of the Commisson, the Amateur Athletic Union, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, press releases, transcripts, finance information, interview notes, and related material dealing with the legal aspects of the Commission or used as general background material. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games, Recreation BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 4.4 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, MIN, SCH, AGE, PRR, TRA, NOT, Correspondence, Minute, Schedule, Agenda, Press Release, Transcript, Note BOX........................ 8-18 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400006 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Communications Division - Hearings File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Transcripts, statements, reports, and exhibits from the five public hearings held by the Commission at various locations throughout the U.S. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 2.2 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... TRA, STA, REP, Transcript, Statement, Report BOX........................ 19-24 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400007 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Communications Division - Correspondence File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Correspondence and follow-up, interoffice memos, letters sent to outside supporters of the Commission and of amateur sports in general, and requests for speakers. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 1.4 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, MEM, Correspondence, Memorandum BOX........................ 24-28 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400008 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Communications Division - Subject File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Biographical information, clippings, copies of Executive Order 11868, preliminary and final reports of the Commission, contracts, consulting group notes, press conferences, speeches, press releases, history and status of the Commission, and other information used to inform the public of the progress of the Commission. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 1.0 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... BIO, CLI, REP, CON, NOT, SPE, PRR, Biography, Clipping, Report, Contract, Note, Speech, Press Release BOX........................ 28-30 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400009 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Communications Division - Press File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Clippings dealing with the activities of the Commission, plus press releases put out by the Commission. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 0.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... C, Arranged chronologically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... CLI, PRR, Clipping, Press Release BOX........................ 30-31 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400010 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Research Division - Subject File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Correspondence, reports, directories, multi-sport organization data, programs, rulebooks, convention notes, interview notes, questionnaires, drafts of bills, printed materials and related materials, used by the research staff in their studies of the 27 Olympic sports and the organizations that govern them. The Subject File is divided into 17 subseries, some of which are: Amateur Athletic Union, Congressional Legislation, International Organizations, Major Multi-Sport Organizations, Miscellaneous Multi-Sport Organizations, Sport by Sport, College Conferences, Military Sports, Government Efforts, the Finance Consulting Group, and the United States Olympic Committe. Arranged alphabetically under each subseries. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games, Recreation BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 25.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... SS, Arranged in subseries. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, REP, NOT, COB, Correspondence, Report, Note, Congressional Bill BOX........................ 32-95 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400011 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Research Division - Correspondence File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Photocopies of outgoing correspondence, memoranda, agendas, reports, interoffice memos, interview notes, and related materials. The file is divided in three subseries: Correspondence, containing alphabetically arranged photocopies of outgoing correspondence generated by the Commission; Interoffice Communications between staff members, arranged chronologically; including chronologically arranged copies and originals of most of the correspondence generated by the Commission. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 1.8 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... SS, Arranged in subseries. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, MEM, AGE, REP, NOT, Correspondence, Memorandum, Agenda, Report, Note BOX........................ 96-99 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400012 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Research Division - Project File, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Agendas, correspondence, finance information, questionnaires, staff files, transcripts, background/briefing information, contracts and contract proposals, and related materials, dealing with consulting groups, meetings, briefings, and several research reports undertaken by the Commission. The files are divided in to three subseries: Consulting Groups, Hearings, and Contracts. Arranged alphabetically under each subseries. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 3.4 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... SS, Arranged in subseries. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... AGE, COR, TRA, BRP, CON, Agenda, Correspondence, Transcript, Briefing Paper, Contract BOX........................ 99-107 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400013 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Research Division - Final Report, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Correspondence, drafts, galley prints, material sent to the printers, and related material dealing with the completion of the Final Report to the President, and showing substantive corrections, additions, and deletions. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 1.8 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... COR, REP, Correspondence, Report BOX........................ 108-112 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 018400014 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-403 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Research Division - Clippings, {This is a Series Title} MSG: Folder-level PRESNET description for this series is not yet complete. Please consult the finding aid for container listings. ...DESCRIPTION... Newspaper and magazine clippings dealing with Olympic sports plus other amateur and professional athletics. Arranged alphabetically. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Commissions, Olympic Games, Recreation BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1977 VOLUME..................... 0.4 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... CLI, Clipping BOX........................ 113 OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMISSION ---------------