drafts of his books. In addition, folders dealing with the following individuals have been made available: Bobby Baker, Tom Clark, John Connally, Tom Corcoran, Abe Fortas, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, General Douglas MacArthur, Richard Nixon, Leland Olds, General George Patton, Adam Clayton Powell, Sam Rayburn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Jim Rowe.

JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY

The Jimmy Carter Library recently opened 33 cubic feet of Hamilton Jordan White House files. Hamilton Jordan served as Assistant to the President until 1979, when he was named Chief of Staff. He left the White House in May 1980 to run the CarterMondale Reelection Campaign. These files, created during his service in the White House, reflect his role as political advisor to the President, particularly in the selection of highlevel executive branch personnel. After being named Chief of Staff, he also coordinated communication between the White House staff, Cabinet members, and Congress.

The Library also opened 50 cubic feet of White House files relating to Louis Martin. As a Special Assistant to the President, Martin was responsible for liaison with the American black community. The files document this liaison work and provide information on issues relating to black Americans.

One cubic foot of White House material relating to Hedley Donovan was recently opened. Serving as Senior Advisor to the

President from August 1979 to August 1980, his role was to

provide advice based on his lengthy journalistic experience.
Mr. Donovan also assisted in the creation and development of The
President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties and
A Study of United States Foreign Policy Objectives and

Priorities.

Sixty-one cubic feet of material from the Counsel's Office
Including the files of

was recently opened by the Library.

Counsels Robert Lipshutz and Lloyd Cutler and Deputy Counsel Margaret McKenna, this material documents the activities of the leadership of the White House Office of Counsel to the President. The office provided legal advice to the President and White House staff; served as liaison to the Department of Justice and the legal counsels of government agencies; dealt with ethical matters, conflicts of interest, and security clearances concerning Presidential appointees and the White House staff; advised the President on official and personal legal affairs, legislation and Supreme Court cases; and coordinated appointments to the Federal judiciary.

Files of the Press Advance Office documenting its role in coordinating the logistical arrangements for press coverage of Presidential trips, press conferences, and press briefings have been opened by the Library. The primary goal of the office was to ensure that the press had requisite support facilities for writing and filing stories. The Ray Jenkins files cover the

period from September 1979 to the end of the Carter

administration, during which Mr. Jenkins served as Special

Assistant to the President. He handled administrative details in the White House, served as chief press spokesman for the President in Jody Powell's absence, coordinated White House press responses during the Billy Carter-Libyan investigation, and was liaison with national media organizations. Dale Leibach dealt

daily with the White House Press Corps and his files include

various types of press handouts from throughout the

administration.

(25 cubic feet.)

Materials relating to civil rights and justice and the activities of the Domestic Policy staff were also opened by the Library. During the Carter administration, Annie Gutierrez, Franklin White, and Robert Malson conducted research and advised the President and White House staff on issues concerning civil rights and justice. Topics documented include immigration and naturalization, prison reform, class action suits, Equal Employment Opportunity, the Bakke case, minority business issues, reorganization of the Justice Department, FBI charter revision, criminal code reform, LEAA reorganization, labor issues, and postal service matters. (50 cubic feet.)

The Library also opened four donated collections:

George D. Moffett Collection, five cubic feet. Mr. Moffett served as Director of Research for the Committee of Americans for the Canal Treaties (COACT), a private organization designed to

mobilize public support for ratification of the Panama Canal treaties. COACT was formed in October 1977, and disbanded after Congress ratified the treaties in the spring of 1978. In April 1978, Moffett was appointed Staff Assistant to President Carter, and later that year he became an assistant to Hamilton Jordan, providing staff support on such foreign policy issues as the SALT II Treaty.

Gerald M. Rafshoon Collection, four cubic feet of papers and hundreds of audiovisual items. These files of Gerald Rafshoon Advertising, Inc., 1970-80, reflect his role as media advisor to Jimmy Carter from 1966 through the 1980 election campaign. The material supplements the previously-opened Rafshoon White House files.

Anthony M. Solomon Collection, five cubic feet. The files reflect Anthony Solomon's service as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs from January 1977 to February 1980. Topics include international trade, energy, and international monetary matters.

Robert Ash Wallace Collection, four cubic feet. Mr. Wallace served as Research Director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress's 1977-1980 Special Study on Economic Change (SSEC). Congress established the SSEC to conduct long-range studies of the consequences of the economic, social, political, international, and technological changes which had taken place since the end of World War II.

The Library also opened three collections of Federal

records:

Cuban-Haitian Task Force, 16 cubic feet.

Established

formally on July 15, 1980, at the direction of the White House and disbanded on June 1, 1981, the task force was created to manage and coordinate the processing and resettlement of the mass Cuban and Haitian migration into the United States.

Japan-U.S. Economic Relations Group, six cubic feet.

On May

2, 1979, President Carter and Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira agreed to establish a committee to submit recommendations for maintaining healthy bilateral economic relations between the United States and Japan. The committee submitted its final report in January 1981 and a supplemental report in October 1981. President's Management Improvement Council (PMIC), two cubic Executive Order 12157 on September 14, 1979, established the PMIC to advise the President and agency heads on ways to improve management practices and program performance in the Federal government.

feet.

The Council was co-chaired by the Directors

of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management. Council membership included eighteen executives from Federal, state, and local government and the

private sector. The Council submitted its final report on December 30, 1980.