Heather Campion Papers | Jimmy Carter Library

1 linear foot, 9 linear inches, 4 containers

The material in this collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, resumes, printed materials, bound reports, invitations, and newspaper articles, and briefing material. The materials relate to her work in Anne Wexler’s Office of Public Outreach. This included reaching out to student leaders from high schools and college campuses via White House briefings to discuss the proposed draft registration, and other issues affecting persons 18 years old and older. The majority of the material consists of White House memoranda and correspondence to and from various people and youth oriented organizations.

Heather Campion

Heather Pars Campion was born May 26, 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Campion graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College. She first served as an intern in the Carter White House from January 1978 to June 1978 in the Speechwriting Office, where she worked for James Fallows. She then continued her work in the Carter White House as a staff member in the Office of Public Liaison working for Anne Wexler from August 1979 to January 1981. She held numerous positions at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, helping to build the School’s Center for Business and Government, and serving as director of the Public Liaison office from 1981-1988. She was director of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, and associate director of the Institute of Politics from 1990-1998.

Textual

Series I: Heather Campion's Subject Files - NAID 2023660

Scope and Content: Containers 1-4. This series was opened in December 2008. This series consist of memoranda, correspondence, invitations, thank you notes, and newspaper articles commemorating noteworthy points of the Carter administration. The material relates to her work doing briefings with various student leaders from high schools and college campuses to discuss the proposed draft registration for persons 18 years old and older. The majority of the material consists of White House memoranda and correspondence to and from various people and youth oriented organizations. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with applicable executive order(s), which governs National Security policies, applicable statutes/agency restrictions, and material which has been closed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift.

Copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government. Some of the records may be subject to copyright restrictions (i.e. newspapers, publications, etc.). Researchers should contact the publisher for further information.

Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

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Draft registration

Youth

Youth Employment Act

Campion, Heather Pars (1947- )

Wexler, Anne (1930-2009)

Carter, Annette (1952-2021)

Boy Scouts of America

American Student Association

Vocational Industrial Clubs of America

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)