--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400000 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... WILLIAM A. SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS (Scholar) ...DESCRIPTION... Transcripts of interviews conducted by scholar William Syers in the course of his research on the effect of Gerald Ford's Congressional career on his approach to the Presidency. Interviewees include: William Baroody Jr., Philip Buchen, Pat Butler, Richard Cheney (closed), Barber Conable, Glenn Davis, Max Friedersdorf, Charles Goodell, Bryce Harlow, Robert Hartmann, Joseph Jenckes, William Kendell, Tom Korologos, Melvin Laird, Charles Leppert, Thomas Loeffler, Patrick O'Donnell, Roger Porter, Patrick Rowland, Hugh Scott, and L. William Seidman. ...ABSTRACT... Transcripts of interviews conducted by scholar William Syers in the course of his research on the effect of Gerald Ford's Congressional career on his approach to the Presidency. Interviewees include: William Baroody Jr., Philip Buchen, Pat Butler, Richard Cheney (closed), Barber Conable, Glenn Davis, Max Friedersdorf, Charles Goodell, Bryce Harlow, Robert Hartmann, Joseph Jenkes, William Kendall, Tom Korologos, Melvin Laird, Charles Leppert, Thomas Loeffler, Patrick O'Donnell, Roger Porter, Patrick Rowland, Hugh Scott, and L. William Seidman. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison, House of Representatives, Republican Party, White House Administration, White House Staff LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNCON, UNCONH, REPU, UNPOB, PREUS, United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House, Republican Party, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977, Presidents--United States--Staff BEGINNING DATE............. 1984 ENDING DATE................ 1985 VOLUME..................... 0.15 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... Related materials include the Ford Congressional Papers and the White House Staff Files of the Congressional Relations Office. ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in a single series alphabetically by name of the interviewee. PREFERRED CITATION......... William A. Syers Interviews, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 2-01-14-5 DATE OF OPENING............ 08/1987 CREATORS NAME.............. Syers William A. CONFORMING NAME............ Syers, William A. CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. P CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... Scholar CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... Congressional staff member ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... Syers was a graduate student in political science at the University of Oklahoma at the time he conducted these interviews as part of the research for his never completed dissertation. DONORS NAME................ Syers William A. DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... SELF SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Syers conducted these interviews and transcribed them. He donated them to the Ford Library in February 1987. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open except for the interview with Richard Cheney. ...LITERARY RIGHT... Mr. Syers 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........................ ******* SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400001 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ S TITLE...................... Interview Transcripts, {This is a Series Title} ...DESCRIPTION... Interviews with the following individuals: Baroody, William J., Jr. (February 6, 1985) Buchen, Philip W. (March 13, 1985) Butler, Pat (June 27, 1985) Cheney, Richard (May 19, 1985) Conable, Barber (February 1, 1985) Davis, Glenn R. (March 6, 1985) Friedersdorf, Max L. (September 26, 1985) Goodell, Charles (February 27, 1985) Harlow, Bryce ( July 27, 1985) Hartmann, Robert T. (May 3, 1985) Jenckes, Joe (August 8, 1985) Kendall, William T. (June 26, 1985) Laird, Melvin (June 6, 1985) Leppert, Charles (July 10, 1985) Loeffler, Thomas (December 17, 1984) O'Donnell, Pat (September 27, 1985) Porter, Roger B. ( (May 13, 1985) Rowland, Patrick (June 27, 1985) Scott, Hugh (June 3, 1985) Seidman, L. William (June 12, 1985) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... White House Staff, Congressional Liaison, White House Administration, Republican Party, House of Representatives BEGINNING DATE............. 1984 ENDING DATE................ 1985 VOLUME..................... 0.15 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RESTRICTIONS... The Richard Cheney interview transcript was marked "unedited", consequently it will have to be submitted to Cheney before it can be opened. No restrictions on the other interviews. BASIS OF ARRANGEMENT....... A, Arranged alphabetically. TYPE OF MATERIAL........... TRA, Transcript(s) BOX........................ 1 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400002 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Baroody, William J., Jr. - Interview, Feb. 6, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Interest Groups, Administration Goals and Achievements, White House Staff BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 7 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400003 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Buchen, Philip W. - Interview, March 13, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, White House Staff, White House Administration, Energy, Legal Matters BEGINNING DATE............. 1948 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 12 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400004 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Butler, Pat - Interview, June 27, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Addresses, White House Staff BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 9 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400005 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Cheney, Richard - Interview, May 19, 1985 (closed to research) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 11 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400006 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Conable, Barber - Interview, Feb. 1, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... House of Representatives, Republican Party BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1965 ENDING DATE................ 10/1973 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400007 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Davis, Glenn R. - Interview, March 6, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... House of Representatives, Republican Party BEGINNING DATE............. 03/1949 ENDING DATE................ 10/1973 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 6 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400008 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Friedersdorf, Max L. - Interview, Sept. 26, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 6 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400009 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Goodell, Charles - Interview, Feb. 27, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... House of Representatives, Republican Party, Presidential Clemency Board BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1963 ENDING DATE................ 1975 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 11 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400010 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Harlow, Bryce - Interview, July 27, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1953 ENDING DATE................ 07/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 11 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400011 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Hartmann, Robert T. - Interview, May 3, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... White House Administration, White House Staff BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 9 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400012 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Jenckes, Joe - Interviews, Aug. 8, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison, Vetoes BEGINNING DATE............. 02/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 10 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400014 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Kendall, William T. - Interview, June 26, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 10 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400013 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Korologos, Tom - Interview, July 3, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1971 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400015 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Laird, Melvin R. - Interview, June 6, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... House of Representatives, Republican Party, White House Administration BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1965 ENDING DATE................ 12/1974 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400016 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Leppert, Charles - Interview, July 10, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison, Vetoes BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 11 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400017 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Loeffler, Tom - Interview, Dec. 17, 1984 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 07/1975 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 6 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400018 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... O'Donnell, Pat - Interview, Sept. 27, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1973 ENDING DATE................ 01/1976 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 10 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400019 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Porter, Roger B. - Interview, May 13, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... White House Administration BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 6 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400020 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Rowland, Patrick - Interview, June 27, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Liaison BEGINNING DATE............. 04/1976 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400021 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Scott, Hugh - Interview, June 3, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congress, Republican Party BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1955 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004400022 ACCESSION.................. 87-NLF-023 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Seidman, L. William - Interview, June 12, 1985 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... White House Administration BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 8 SYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS ---------------