155 linear feet (130 linear feet open for research), 281 containers

The material in this collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, reference notebooks, scheduling logs, speeches, briefing papers, press releases, travel documents, and gate lists. These materials illustrate how this office accounted for the President’s day to day schedule, and how the staff planned and organized the President’s travel, daily schedules, and appointments. The collection is divided into two parent offices: the Diary Office and the Staff Advance Office.

Francis Voorde

Francis Mary Voorde was born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1939, and was a graduate of St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, where she received a B.A. She received an M.A. in history and diplomatic history from George Washington University. From 1961 to 1964, she worked as personal and appointments secretary to Representative J. Edward Roush, and from 1965 to 1971, she was Executive Secretary to Senator Birch Bayh. She also served as director of scheduling and assistant political director in Bayh's 1971 Presidential campaign. She was scheduling and advance coordinator in Sargent Shriver's 1972 Vice Presidential campaign.

Voorde was Assistant Chief of the Office of Records and Registration of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1975, and from 1975 to 1976; she was a Special Assistant in the Office of Disclosure and Compliance of the Federal Election Commission. In August of 1976, she served as Deputy Director of the office of voter registration at the Democratic National Committee.

Francis Voorde served as Director of Scheduling at the White House from January 1977 until mid-1978. President Carter appointed her as Deputy Appointments Secretary on May 11, 1978. She served in this capacity until the end of the administration in 1981.

She died in Washington, D.C. on October 7th, 1988.


Phil Wise

Phillip J. Wise, Jr. was born in Plains, Georgia in 1951 and graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1973 with a BS in industrial management. He worked on Jimmy Carter’s gubernatorial staff. He served as Carter’s field manager for the Florida campaign office during the 1976 Presidential Election. Florida was considered a pivotal state for the winning campaign strategy designed by Hamilton Jordan, and was therefore a center of action during the Florida Primary and General Election. Wise became Carter’s Appointments Secretary from 1977-1981 and simultaneously served in an advisory role to the 1980 Carter/Mondale re-election campaign, especially in the state of Florida. Since 1994, Wise has been affiliated with the Carter Center.

Textual

The collection is divided into two parent offices: the Diary Office and the Staff Advance Office.

 
Collection I: Diary Office

The Diary Office was responsible for both recording names of participants in Presidential meetings or activities, and accounting for the President's time on a twenty-four hour basis. The office also produced studies of how the President spent his time at different activities and with various staff members. The Scheduling Office established a hypothetical fifty-five hour work week for the President and, with his approval, set goals and limits for time devoted to the categories established by that office. The Diary Office was responsible for this report, in addition to answering inquiries and requests from White House and Congressional offices about Presidential contacts and activities which appeared in the diary. Susan D. Yowell served as the official Diarist, and Ellen M. Jones, a member of the National Archives staff, was detailed to the White House and worked in the Presidential Diary Office from January 1977 until January 1981.

To understand the terms, abbreviations, and names that are referred to in the daily diary, a meeting type index and name index were created. These indexes are located in the Jimmy Carter Library’s research room. Please refer to Appendix 1 for further explanation

 

Series I: Presidential Daily Diary Files - NAID 150242


Containers 1-98. This series contains the original Daily Diary including background material, schedules, appendices, memoranda, and reports. The material documents the President's activities from the time he arose until he retired for the day during each day of his administration. A typical entry includes: location of Presidential activity, date, time and day; meeting times; telephone calls placed/received; description of the activity; and lists of participants with appropriate titles. Supporting material for the diary generally includes: annotated tentative and revised schedules; annotated copies of the Daily Diary with appendices; original copies of appendices; an Oval Office log; Secret Service reports; and telephone memoranda. The supporting material may also contain reports from the President's military aide; scheduling requests and proposals; speeches; briefing memoranda; press releases; and Secret Service gate lists. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series II: Presidential Daily Diary Subject Files - NAID 150341

Containers 99-111. This series contains reference notebooks according to topics, memoranda, and reports. These files primarily document the Presidential Diary Office's functions as a reference and report-producing organization. Also included are index cards arranged by surname. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 


Collection II: Staff Advance Office

The Staff Advance Office was responsible for the planning, organization, and implementation of the President's daily and long-range schedules. All requests for appointments, meetings, or time with the President were directed through this office. In addition to scheduling the President's time, this office was responsible for the design and structure of President and First Lady’s activities at each location outside the White House complex. In addition, the office was responsible for travel arrangements including lists for hotel rooms and Air Force One plane manifests.

 

Series I: Marie Keech LeGrande's Presidential Trip Files - NAID 585964

 This series consists of handwritten notes and lists regarding event point of contacts, thank-you letters, airport greeters, press credentials, participant lists at events, set-up supply lists, information for stage set-ups, and hotel room lists for staff. Also included are trip itineraries, plane manifests, event diagrams, press clippings, and correspondence relating to domestic visits and trips outside the White House. In addition, a few of the First Lady’s trip itineraries are included. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series II: Francis Voorde's Domestic Trips Briefing Files - NAID 585972

 This series contains background political and state overviews, schedules, political profiles on politicians, and background information on state specific issues and congressional delegations. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series III: President Carter's Domestic Trips Briefing Files - NAID 583186

 This series contains material relating to presidential trips including summary schedules, diagrams of buildings or venues where the president was appearing; political overviews of state and city issues; profiles on politicians; background information on specific issues; correspondence, press clippings, and memorandums. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series IV: Staff Advance's Presidential Trip Files - NAID 5956453

 This series contains material relating to presidential trips including schedules, itineraries, diagrams of buildings or venues where the president was appearing; plane manifest lists, lists of people in attendance, correspondence, press clippings, and thank-you letters. Arranged alphabetically by state and there under chronologically.

 

Series V: President Carter's Foreign Trips Briefing Files - NAID 5956453

This series contains material relating to the President’s foreign trips including schedules, manifest notifications, memoranda, diagrams of buildings or venues where the President is appearing, plane manifests, lists of people in attendance, press clippings, and thank-you letters. A few of the First Lady’s foreign trip itineraries are also included. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series VI: Phil Wise's Subject Files - NAID 585971

This series contains correspondence, memorandums, appointments and schedules, resumes, and handwritten notes. This material relates to his work as Appointments Secretary; involvement in the 1980 campaign; and other miscellaneous work. These papers also include greeting and photo requests of President Carter; event invitations, briefings, and casework. In addition, the series contains press clippings regarding 1980 campaign efforts, and public opinions regarding the states of Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Florida. Also included are various grant requests, endorsements, voting data on blacks, personnel matters, Carter’s supporter information, telephone movement logs, and rolodexes with contributor information. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series VII: Phil Wise's Trip Files - NAID 6004198

This series consists of correspondence, memorandum, schedules, itineraries, manifest notifications and news clippings. Also included in the series are lists of delegate selections, list of invitees, cables, expense reports, and seating diagrams. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series VIII: Sandy Dockery's and Bob Dunn's Subject Files - NAID 6884051

This series consists of press releases, background briefings and reports, notes, talking points, reference guides, Air Force One guest lists, travel plans, memorandums, correspondence, pool reports, pamphlets, brochures, and newspaper and magazine clippings. The material relates to the 1980 campaign trips. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series IX: Mario Cooper's Trip Files - NAID 6883944

This series consists of handwritten notes and lists regarding point of contacts, thank-you letters, airport greeter lists, and hotel room lists for staff. Also included are trip itineraries, plane manifests, news clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to domestic visits outside the White House and international trips. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series X: Helen Donaldson's Scheduling Files - NAID 6883981

This series contains weekly scheduling proposals for the President, memoranda, and time budget records. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XI: Janet de Michaelis' Trip Files - NAID 585963

This series consists of travel vouchers, handwritten notes, travel logs, state maps, and travel receipts, forms and itineraries. The material is related to trips taken during the 1980 campaign. The series also contains general guidelines covering official and political travel by the White House staff. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series XII: Karen Russell's Personnel Files - NAID 24331150

This series consists of White House Personnel Action requests, biographical information, evaluations, resumes, travel vouchers, memorandums, and correspondence. The materials contains vital information on consultants, volunteers, seminar participants, and part-time workers who provided service to the 1980 campaign. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series XIII: Karen Russell's Office Files - NAID 585973

 This series consists of biographical sheets, evaluation forms, applications for administrative positions, staff thank you drafts and letters, potential consultants lists, background information on seminar attendees, notes, memorandums, correspondence, and photos. Also included is Air Force One’s flight times and menus. The material relates to the 1980 campaign trips. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series XIV: Ed Maddox's Trip Files - NAID 728059

This series consists of correspondence, background trip information, motorcade formats, manifests, trip itineraries, diagrams, pamphlets, and photographs. The material relates to Ed Maddox’s trips between 1977-1979. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series XV: Francis Voorde's Chron Files - NAID 148062901

 The series consists of invitations and correspondence requesting speakers, government representatives, and the President to events, fundraisers, university programs, civic organizations, and businesses. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XVI: Francis Voorde's Subject Files - NAID 7280594

 The series consists of correspondence, requests and invitations for meetings and appointments with the President, and form responses to the requests. Also included are invitations to the White House in support of attendance at outside events. A few memorandums between the Advance Office staff and White House staff members is also contained. The majority of materials was received at the White House right after the election between November, 1976 and January, 1977. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

 

Series XVII: Joe Murphy's Scheduling Files - NAID 7280595

The series contains trip schedules and itineraries including background briefings and political overviews relating to the 1980 campaign. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XVIII: Scott Douglas' Scheduling Files - NAID 7280597

The series consists of trip schedules, correspondence, guest, volunteer, and participant lists; advance type information such as stage diagrams and table settings; and remarks or speeches for events. The materials relate to 1980 campaign trips. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XIX: In Town and Domestic Scheduling Files - NAID 585968

The series contains schedules and itineraries for local and state events. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XX: President and First Lady's Scheduling Files - NAID 7347154

 The series contains daily schedule summaries that include annotations and notes for the White House staff photographers. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XXI: Nancy Gemmell's Correspondence Files - NAID 585965

The series consists of correspondence mainly sent to Phil Wise and is related to requests for President Carter’s attendance at events, the 1980 campaign, and general correspondence related to state activities and events. Other correspondence was handled by Francis Voorde and consists of outgoing regret letters in response to personal invitations to President Carter. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

 

Series XXII: Nancy Gemmell's Subject Files - NAID 170539327

The series consists of correspondence, memos, invitations, schedules, itineraries, calendars, press releases, telephone logs, and resumes. The material mainly relates to President Jimmy Carter's daily schedules, 1980 campaign state correspondence, and foreign trip files. The series contains the files of several staff members including Phil Wise, Tim Smith, Dan Lee, and Ralph Hamilton. Also included in the foreign trip files are background briefings and notes, State Department briefing books, and scheduling requests and recommendations. Of special note, the series contains the President's original schedules along with his handwritten comments. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

 

Series XXIII: Phil Wise's Telephone Memos and Presidential Movement Logs - NAID 585967

The series contains Phil Wise's telephone memo notes and President Jimmy Carter's movement logs. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series XXIV: Marie Keech LeGrande's Visit of Deng Xiaoping Files - NAID 178828964

 The series consists of correspondence and planning schedules relating to Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States. Arranged alphabetically by subject.  

 

Restrictions on Access:

These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with Executive Order 12958, which governs National Security policies, 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.

The records are held at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, 441 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.

Presidential trips

Presidential schedules

Presidential Daily Diaries

Carter, President Jimmy (1924-2024)

Voorde, Frances (1939-1988)

Wise, Phil (1951- )

Gemmell, Nancy 

Kraft, Tim (1941-2024)

Smith, Timothy G. (1948?- )

Douglass, Clifton "Scott" (1957-1992)

1977-1981

Collection I: Diary Office Summary

To understand the terms, abbreviations, and names that are referred to in the daily diary, a meeting type index and name index were created. These indexes are located in the Jimmy Carter Library’s research room. Please refer to Appendix 1 for further explanation.

 

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Presidential Diary Meeting Type Index

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Presidential Diary Name Index

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Marie Keech LeGrande’s Presidential Trip Files 

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  • Correspondence – General – Phil Wise, 1977 -1978, S
  • Correspondence – General – Phil Wise, 1977 -1978, T - Z
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977 -1980, A - C
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977 -1980, D - F
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977 -1980, G - J
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977 -1980, K - M
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977 -1980, N - R
  • Correspondence – General - Phil Wise, 1977-1980, S-Z
  • Correspondence – Graduation Exercise Invitations, A-D


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  • Boeing-Jetfoil Demonstration
  • Deng’s Official Visit Files [1]
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  • Deng’s Visit to Atlanta, Georgia, 1/31/79-2/1/79
  • Deng’s Visit to Houston and Los Angeles, California
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  • Deng’s Visit to Seattle, Washington [2]
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  • Logistics
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  • Travel Receipts – Menus

 


APPENDIX 1

PRESIDENTIAL DIARY: MEETING TYPE INDEX, 1977-1981 VOLUME: 5"

This portion of the Presidential Diary index consists of eleven microfiche cards which have been copied to paper and sanitized. The files are arranged chronologically by year. Each year is further subdivided into types of activities (see APPENDIX 1) and further divided under each activity by date. The fiche was generated by Susan Yowell's office in conjunction with the Appointments Office. This project was concerned with allocating, accounting for, and productively using the President's time.


The date of a particular meeting displays the subject of the meeting; where it was held (if outside the Oval Office); mode of travel (if applicable); names of participants (although not always detailed: e.g. et al., members of the press); duration in total number of hours and minutes; and any special notations (e.g. See List with Diary). Travel mode no tat ions also include method of movement" · (motored, Marine One, Air Force One); departure point; destination; and purpose of travel.


At the end of each year, the total amount of time which the President spent at a particular meeting type was compiled and computed in total number of hours, percentage of the President's total time for the year, and percentage of deviation from the allotted time for that activity.


The index also displays the total number of pages which any particular activity occupies on that year's compilation. This index allows access to the Presidential Diary according to meeting type and provides statistics concerning Presidential time allocation. It does not provide a comprehensive list of meeting participants, which is furnished by the Diary itself, nor does it supply name access to the Diary, which is derived from the Name Index.


FOLDER TITLE LIST

  • 1. Index by Meeting Type, 1977
  • 2. Index by Meeting Type, 1978 [1]
  • 3. Index by Meeting Type, 1978 [2]
  • 4. Index by Meeting Type, 1979 [1]
  • 5. Index by Meeting Type, 1979 [2]
  • 6. Index by Meeting Type, 1980-81 [1]
  • 7. Index by Meeting Type, 1980-81 [2]


Types of Meetings

  • AO 1. Alone in Office/Private Working Time
  • CE 2. Cabinet and Executive Ranch
  • CG 3. Constituency Group
  • CT 4. Campaign/Political Domestic Travel (Outside Washington, D.C.)
  • FA 5. Fixed Appointment
  • FO 6. Foreign Visitors
  • FT 7. Foreign Travel
  • MC 8. Members of Congress
  • ME 9. Media/Press
  • OT 10. Official Domestic Travel (Outside Washington, D.C.)
  • PR 11. Personal Time in Residence
  • PT 12. Personal Time outside D.C.
  • PW 13. Personal Time in Washington (Outside Washington, D.C.)
  • TC 14. Telephone Calls – Completed
  • TN 15. Telephone Calls – Not Completed
  • WH 16. White House Staff
  • XX 17. Other

 

Meeting Locations

  • AF Air Force One
  • AU Motorcade (State indicator within state)
  • BA Bowling Alley
  • CD Camp David, MD
  • CR Cabinet Roam DC Washington, D.C.
  • EW Other East Wing
  • EX Old Executive Office Building
  • FO Foreign Country
  • FT Family Theater
  • GF Ground Floor
  • GR Other White House Grounds
  • MI Marine 1 MR Map Room
  • OO Oval Office
  • PB Press Briefing Area
  • RE Second Floor Residence
  • RG Rose Garden
  • RR Roosevelt Room
  • SF State Floor Residence
  • WW Other West Wing Two-letter Postal Abbreviation for States


Catalog Abbreviations

  • AGE Senior Citizens/Aging
  • AGR Farmer/Agriculture
  • AMB U.S. Ambassador
  • AMI Personal Friend ART Arts/Humanities
  • ADV Advocacy Group/Consumers
  • AWD Award Recipient
  • BLK Black
  • BOR Housewife
  • BUS Businessman/Business Leader
  • CAB Cabinet Member
  • CAN US Political Candidate
  • CEA Council of Economic Advisers
  • CFH Carter Family Host
  • CON Contributor
  • COS Congressional Staff
  • CWO Campaign Worker
  • DED Deceased
  • DEL Delegate or Alternate
  • DNC National Committee Member
  • DOC Medical Profession/Health
  • DPL Other US Diplomat
  • DPS Domestic Policy Staff
  • EBC Executive Boards/Commissions
  • ECN Economist
  • ECO Ecologist/Conservationist
  • EMP State Employee (Not elected)
  • EDU Educator ENT Entertainer
  • EXE Executive Department or Agency
  • FAB Foreign Ambassador
  • FAM Family FHS Foreign Head of State/Chief of Government
  • FMN Foreign Minister
  • FOF Friend of Family
  • FPC Foreign Private Citizen
  • GIV Charitable/Philanthropic
  • GOP Republican National Committee
  • GOV Governor
  • GUE Guest of VIP
  • HAN Handicapped
  • HOW American Indian
  • HSP Hispanic
  • INT International Organization
  • ITA Italian
  • INV Personnel candidate/Interviewee
  • JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JOC Athlete
  • JWH Jewish
  • JUD Judiciary
  • KID Youth
  • LAB Labor Leader
  • LAW Legal Profession
  • MAY Mayors
  • MED Media
  • MIL Military
  • NCA No Applicable Category
  • NSC National Security Council
  • NSP Non-specific Special Interest
  • NUN Catholic
  • OET Other Ethnic
  • OFO Other Foreign Government Officials
  • OMB Office of Management and Budget
  • OPS Other Political Supporter
  • ORL Other Religious
  • OSL Other State and Local Officials
  • PNB Peanut Brigade
  • POL Other National Political Leader
  • PRT Protestant
  • REF Reference
  • REP US House of Representatives
  • REL Relative of VIP
  • SCI Scientist
  • SEE See Reference (Other Title Field)
  • SEN U.S. Senator SLE State Legislator
  • SOC Social/Fraternal/Civic Organization
  • SSR Social Science Research Organization
  • SUP Support Staff
  • URB Urban Interest Group
  • USS Secret Service
  • VET Veteran
  • VPS Vice President's Staff
  • WGN List Not Entered/See Diary
  • WHO Unidentified
  • WHS White House Staff
  • WOM Women's Leader

 


PRESIDENTIAL DIARY: NAME INDEX, 1977-1981

VOLUME: 2’9"

This portion of the Presidential Diary index consists of fifty microfiche cards which have been copied to paper and sanitized. The index is arranged alphabetically. Each entry lists such information as: last name, first name, middle initial, three letter descriptor (e.g. White, John Exe; see also note in the next paragraph) if no middle initial is available; nickname, marital status, spouse's name if applicable; date file created, date· of last update; job title or job description of the individual, including business and home addresses, political party and government agency if applicable.

Meeting dates (year/month/day) are displayed in reverse chronological order and display whether an individual's attendance was confirmed (C), not confirmed (N), or not present (X). Each date also lists the duration of an event using the 24 hour clock and include beginning and ending time, the type of event and where it was held, type of meeting (using a two-letter abbreviation from APPENDIX 1) or if the contact was by telephone, and includes a three-letter descriptor to assist in identification of individuals with similar names (see list of catalog abbreviations in Appendix 1).

There are multiple listings for individuals who occupied varied positions in the administration and cross-references if other entries for an individual include an incomplete name. The index does list some organizations by title, but is not as complete as the information for an individual entry.

This index allows access to the Presidential Diary by name of participant and indicates the number of times an individual met with the President. This name index is the only name access to the Diary, and it appears to be both accurate and thorough.

The index ceases with January 13, 1981, however. The entries are also marred by typographical errors and entries for such subjects as: Approximately, Attendees, for complete list see Diary, etc.


CONTAINER LIST

  1. Diary Name Index, A through Ck.
  2. Diary Name Index, Cl through Fz.
  3. Diary Name Index, G through Kline.
  4. Diary Name Index, Klinef through Moody, G.
  5. Diary Name Index, Moody, J. through Rz.
  6. Diary Name Index, S through V
  7. Diary Name Index, W through Z


Types of Meetings

  1. Alone in Office/Private Working Time
  2. Cabinet and Executive Branch
  3. Constituency Groups
  4. Fixed Appointment
  5. Foreign Visitors
  6. Foreign Travel
  7. Members of Congress
  8. Media/Press
  9. Official Domestic Travel (Outside Washington, D.C.)
  10. Personal Time in Residence
  11. Personal Time outside D.C.
  12. Personal Time in Washington (Outside White House Grounds)
  13. Telephone Calls - Completed
  14. White House Staff
  15. Other

 

Preferred citation:

[Type of Document], [Names of Sender and Recipient or Title of Document], [Date], [Collection Title], [Series Title], [Folder Title], [Box Number], Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

Acquisition information:

These historical materials were received under provisions of the instrument of gift that Jimmy Carter signed January 31, 1981.

Processing information:

The first series of the collection was opened in January 1987. Subsequent series in the collection were op