PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES PLANNING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP10T01930R000500110006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 2012
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 18, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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EMWK FORt ifs
concerning
c iteriia for Agency a
have tried in vain to stoma
that none will be f o h cog before
The A and Dawrti ents of Agrict
positive plame and psograw for the continuing
and holding, of docnta for the Presidential
contacted, with negative re> .ts, worst Da rt
And ? 0 4118 DIA, MAO and AID were not return
20 Natioml ~rohives - Dr. Rhoads, ,
Dr C ll raked .th me Deputy office o
problem of P s .dentia Libraries ims one
a continuing pgr .
ceilings, They have Mr. Jol
President in the Fkeouti 01
National AM
said the
aid that there
by each President and k eould nc
could operate without some wasted effort,
President Johnson's suggestion ;
He mentioned that the Nixon Libx
because Whittier does net have a
r continuing program
considered legally binding.
Le current debating a new site.,
support a large PresidentW Library.
Wednesdays I t
Live on the Pside
said they am
. Dr. Reed, in charge,
,something soon with a of r papers, but he
until the Po
graduate program to
Libraries Staff on
firm guidance or
he hopes to stir up
t look for action
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words Officer, rry Neudorfer (319-4516)
is most family with this operation. Only top .el maters
considered appropriate for se ction. No f WA imludad.
The AEG feels It better have a continuing proms than a "crash"
reaction. They feel the ASO has a ann understanding of the type material
that is regularly rem red of thy. larr told to h d that the
wem n vas doing the analysis retired recently anA is not certain
who ban pike up this respon .bt. . few it will be cont .ue d.
4. Aftm-wtment of. _ c.~altw ?- Rem too the Socretariate is
ible for a canu vrow*m to idea material and to
Fro- vidential
features;
aw
the
aside for
?. ble to advise each new Secretary
Program and the fact that there
to papem most eretaries
rotary emtan had an
to did,
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which simplifies the anticipated requirement. Mrs Ivy P
on the Records Off cares Staff (Bob Jordon, 189-3743) tells me at
collection from the Executive Secretariat* a few dom.
to handles all the VIP correspondence and oem tteee reports
y keep a copy on file.. Other oreetarlales in other
are equally cooperative.
The Department of Commere does not have pert
h. a continuing program. They a ,r late the announcement to the
cr et late and pick up the ut i but n one time.
6. Rmament of Ha?v -- They ha no fennel program for collecting
mat*r al for Presidential Libraries. Records Officer Willtm ncali
(11-67545) said they take no initiative for such a program, They respond
when the call comes in. He agrees with the advisability of a continuing
program but hem not heard of arrpne doing it. He said they do have an
active Naval. History Pro.
7. R tment of A 1 met with Col, P naa,.: ,s
He said the ecoz Staff as not have a continuing program for the
Presidential Libraar' . Ire than ninety percent of the Aftq records
are re ire within two ram and are National chives o tody.
reason for any of it to be moved from branch of National
(Records Centers) teas another branch (Presidents Libraries)*
be to researchers. If ay transfer is done
AnW w. have to do it. The specie;l arrangernento
made by the Off : of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are not know.
8. RMAMMt- of Staff - on Thursday I talked with r 1r, 3 Sinan
and he said he h si u a t:hw problem of a continm g program for
Presidential Library support but they do not have one. They 4ook no
action because succeeding Presidents change the guidelines for State
Department ree sments. President Johnson differed drastically from
Kennedy and Kennedy .ffered from the others,
Don said that State spent a lot of time and money on
files for President Join and they came back with more requests.,
has. doubled the on . of 'o and at a higher 2# "1, They a no*,
waiting for reactions
State keeps in Suit; the citizen letters they get from the
White House for action. They e- entually turn this pablio correspondence
over to the P sidential Libraries.
Don .i els they would establish a Program if they knew what was
want . They would prefer not to stork on a "cx h" beds. They do not
want to put manpower on a project that may be reversed when the announcement
comes out o The WUte House has not ywt issued S te a guidelines.
STAT
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