3 linear inches, 1 container

The material in this series contains a Manual for working as an advance man in a campaign, newspaper articles and political cartoons. The material relates to the duties of advance men who were responsible for handling the daily logistics of a candidate’s campaign: getting hotel rooms, booking venues, working with the Secret Service for security, and for attracting crowds to attend events.

Christopher Lyth Davis was born May 28, 1949, Buffalo, New York. He was an attorney and served with the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, in 1977 and 1978, then as Special Assistant to the President from 1979 to 1981.

Textual

The records of the Christopher L. Davis Papers contains one series.

Subject Files

This series was opened in October 2019. The series contains a Manual for working as an advance man in a campaign, newspaper articles and political cartoons. The material relates to the duties of advance men who were responsible for handling the daily logistics of a candidate’s campaign: getting hotel rooms, booking venues, working with the Secret Service for security, and for attracting crowds to attend events. 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.

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307

Campaigning

The collection was opened in October 2019.

1979-1980

Subject Files

Container 1

[Campaign Manual - The Advance Man]