--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400000 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... MARK J. ROZELL RESEARCH INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS (Political Scientist) ...DESCRIPTION... Research interviews conducted by Rozell while writing "The Press and the Ford Presidency" (The University of Michigan Press, 1992). The interviews focus on President Ford's media image, public relations strategies, and press relations. The interviewees include President Ford, Counsellor Robert Hartmann, and Press Secretaries Jerald terHorst and Ron Nessen. Also interviewed were White House Deputy Press Secretaries John G. Carlson, William Greener, and Gerald Warren; Assistant Press Secretaries John W. "Bill" Roberts, Larry Speakes, and Louis M. Thompson, Jr.; and Margita White (Assistant Press Secretary, then Director of the Office of Communications). ...ABSTRACT... Research interviews conducted by Rozell while writing "The Press and the Ford Presidency" (The University of Michigan Press, 1992). The interviews focus on President Ford's media image, public relations strategies, and press relations. The interviewees include President Ford, Counsellor Robert Hartmann, and Press Secretaries Jerald terHorst and Ron Nessen. Also interviewed were White House Deputy Press Secretaries John G. Carlson, William Greener, and Gerald Warren; Assistant Press Secretaries John W. "Bill" Roberts, Larry Speakes, and Louis M. Thompson, Jr.; and Margita White (Assistant Press Secretary, then Director of the Office of Communications). SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNPOB, GOVPU, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977, Government and the press--United States BEGINNING DATE............. 1989 ENDING DATE................ 1990 VOLUME..................... 0.1 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... The files of the staff of the Press Secretary's Office and the Ron Nessen Papers are the most important related collections. ADDL UNDESC. ACCRETIONS.... N ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in a single alphabetical sequence. PREFERRED CITATION......... Mark J. Rozell Interview Transcripts, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 2-01-14-5 DATE OF OPENING............ 01/1993 CREATORS NAME.............. Rozell Mark J. CONFORMING NAME............ Rozell, Mark J. CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. P CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... Author, political science professor CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... Professor of Political Science ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... Rozell is a professor of political science. He conducted these interviews as part of the research for his book "The Press and the Ford Presidency." DONORS NAME................ Rozell Mark J. DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... SELF SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Interviews conducted by the donor in 1989 and 1990 as part of the research for his book, "The Press and the Ford Presidency (University of Michigan Press, 1992). The donor mailed the interview transcripts to the Library in 1992. Accessioned as 93-NLF-003. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. ...LITERARY RIGHT... Mr. Rozell has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in the unpublished contents of the interview transcripts. The interviewees' copyrights presumably remain with them. WRITTEN PERMISSION......... N BOX........................ ******* ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400002 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Carlson, John G. (Deputy Press Secretary) - Interview, 5/2/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Schedule, Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 10 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400003 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Ford, Gerald R. - Interview, 12/13/89 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 5 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400004 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Greener, William I., III (Deputy Press Secretary) - Interview, 1/23/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1976 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 6 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400005 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Hartmann, Robert (Counsellor to the President) - Interview, 12/15/89 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 04/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 15 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400006 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Nessen, Ron (Press Secretary) - Interview Excerpts, 7/5/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 4 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400007 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Roberts, John W. "Bill" (Assistant Press Secretary) - Interview, 11/29/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 12 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400008 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Speakes, Larry (Assistant Press Secretary) - Interview, 2/6/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 15 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400009 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... terHorst, Jerald F. (Press Secretary) - Interview, 6/27/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 09/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 17 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400010 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Thompson, Louis M., Jr. (Assistant Press Secretary) - Interview, 11/20/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... White House Staff, Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 11/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 22 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400011 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Warren, Gerald (Deputy Press Secretary) - Interview, 3/15/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 07/1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 10 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 027400012 ACCESSION.................. 93-NLF-003 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... White, Margita (Assistant Press Secretary, Director of Office of Communications) - Interview, 6/7/90 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Media, Public Relations BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 07/1976 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 7 ROZELL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS ---------------