4 linear feet, 10 linear inches, 11 containers
The material in this collection consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, interview transcripts (30 audio tapes), press clippings, book chapter drafts, background research materials, and opinion poll results. The materials relate to the research and writing of Dan Caldwell’s book, The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and Arms Control. The collection also contains four dissertations relating to his book; White House and National Security Council (NSC) evaluations of Senators’ positions on SALT II; and government manuals of SALT II treaties and hearings
Dan Caldwell
Dr. Dan E. Caldwell is a distinguished professor of international relations at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, since 1978. Dr. Caldwell served for three years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. During his tour, he held positions at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and in the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C. Dr. Caldwell is the author of several books including American-Soviet Relations, The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and Arms Control: The SALT II Treaty Ratification Debate (The University of South Carolina Press, 1991), World Politics and You (Prentice-Hall Publishers, Inc., 2000), and (with Robert Williams), Seeking Security in an Insecure World, (Rowman and Littlefield, 2006).
Dr. Caldwell earned his AB, MA, and PhD degrees at Stanford University and a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has held visiting faculty appointments at the University of Southern California, UCLA, and Brown University. Among the awards that Dr. Caldwell has received are the Professor of the Year at Pepperdine University, the Charles and Harriet Luckman Teaching Award, the Pew Faculty Fellowship inInternational Affairs at Harvard University, and a United States Institute of Peace Fellowship. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chair of the Council's Academic Outreach Initiative.
The records of the Dan Caldwell Papers are divided into two series.
Series I: Dan Caldwell's Book Research File - NAID 4051462
Scope and Content: Containers 1-10. This series was opened in August 2017. The series includes correspondence, handwritten notes, interview transcripts, press clippings, book chapter drafts, background research materials and opinion polls. The materials relate to the research and writing of his book: The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and Arms Control. The series also contains White House and National Security Council evaluations of Senators’ positions on SALT II and government manuals on SALT II treaties and hearings. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series II: Dan Caldwell's Audiovisual Files - NAID 73985499
Scope and Content: Container 11. This series was opened in August 2017. The series consists of thirty (30) auto taped interviews on the SALT II Treaty Ratification. Arranged alphabetically.
Restrictions on Access: 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction: 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 Presidential Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307
SALT II Treaty Ratification
Foreign policy
1977-1980
Dan Caldwell’s Book Research Files
Container 1
- Americans for SALT
- [Book - The Dynamics of Domestic Politics and Arms Control] - Dan Caldwell
- Chapter I - Historical Context
- Chapter II - Negotiation of Salt II
- Chapter III - Organization of Ratification Effort
- Chapter IV - Materials
- Chapter IV - Salt II and Public Opinions
- Chapter V - Anti - Interest Groups
Container 2
- Chapter V - Pro Interest Groups
- Chapter VI - Debates in the Senate
- Chapter VII - Outcome and Implications
- Chapter VIII - Conclusions-Constitutional Question
- Committee on Danger
- Conference - SALT II and the Growth of Mistrust, 5/6-9/94 [1]
Container 3
- Conference - SALT II and the Growth of Mistrust, 5/6-9/94 [2-3]
- [Department of Defense Documents]
- Duffy, Gloria: Crisis Polities: The Carter Administration and Soviet Troops in Cuba, 1979, Dissertation, Columbia University [1-2]
- [Interview Notes]
Container 4
- Manual - Government Manual 1976-1977
- Manual - Koontz, Theodore James - The SALT II Debate: An Analysis of Senatorial Decision Making, Dissertation, 1985, Harvard
- Manual - Kupperman, Charles Martin - The SALT II Debate, Dissertation, 1980, University of South Carolina
- Manual - Kurkowski, David Carl - The Role of Interest Groups in the Domestic Debate on SALT II, Dissertation, 1982, Temple University.
Container 5
- Manual - Military Implications of SALT II Treaty - Senate Hearings Part [1-4]
- Manual - Senate Hearings on the SALT II Treaty - Part [1-2]
Container 6
Container 7
- Miscellaneous News Articles and Publications [1-3]
- Public Opinion Polls
- SALT Bibliographies
- SALT II - 1974-1976
Container 8
- SALT II - 1977
- SALT II - 1986
- SALT II - Administrative Arm Control
- Initiative, 6/20/78
- SALT II - Articles
- SALT II - Articles 1979 - May, 1979
- SALT II - Newspapers
- SALT II - Articles 1979 - May, 1979
- SALT II - Ratification
- SALT II - State Polls
Container 9
- SALT II - United States Government Publications [1-2]
- State and National Security Council (NSC) and Carter
- United States Government Documents [1-2]
- Verification
Container 10
- Verification and SALT II Treaty
- White House - NSC Evaluation of Senators’ Positions on SALT II (Alphabetical) [1-4]
Dan Caldwell’s Audiovisual Files
Container 11
- Aaron, David - Scoville Lecture, 3/6/89
- Atwood, J. Brian - United States State Department, Washington, D.C., 7/12/88
- Bader, William B. - Senate Staff, Washington, D.C., 10/20/87
- Blechman, Barr - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Staff, Washington, D.C., 10/23/87
- Chanin, Michael - White House Staff, 10/27/88
- Cranston, Senator, 6/5/87
- Cutler, Lloyd - White House Counsel, 10/26/88
- Earle, Ralph - SALT Delegation Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), Washington, D.C., 10/23/88
- Frye, Alton - Senate Staff and Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., 7/12/88
- Garrison, Mark - State Department Foreign Service Office, Telephone Interview, 2/4/88
- Hyland, William - Former Editor Foreign Affairs, New York, New York, 7/14/88
- Inderfurth, Rick - National Security Council (NSC) Washington, D.C.,10/22/87
- Isaacs, John - Council for a Livable World, Washington, D.C., 6/2/87
- Kincade, Bill - President Arms Control Association, 7/13/88
- Miller, Bill Senate Staff, Washington, D.C., 10/21/87
- Nimetz, Matthew - Counselor State Department, New York City, 7/15/88
- Perry, William - Deputy Secretary of Defense, Menlo Park, 1/15/88
- Proxmire, William and Ron Tammen - United States Senator Senate Staff, 6/14/87
- Rafshoon, Gerald and Anne Wexler - White House Staff, 10/26/88
- Ramsey, Nancy - Senate Staff, 6/5/87
- Rostow, Eugene - National Security Council (NSC) Committee on the Present Danger, Washington, D.C.,10/28/88
- Rowny, General Edward - SALT II Delegation, 6/3/87
- Seignious, George - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Director, Washington, D.C., 10/22/87
- Stocombe, Walter - Department of Defense (DOD) 6/4/87
- Stone, Senator - DC ASA Practice, 10/20/88
- Tarnoff, Peter - State Department Official, New York, New York, 7/14/88
- Timbie, Jim - State Department Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Washington, D.C., 6/4/87
- Turner, Admiral Stansfield - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director, 7/13/88
- Utgoff, Victor - National Security Council (NSC) and Department of Defense (DOD), Arlington, Virginia, 7/11/88
- Warnke, Paul - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 5/20/87