6 linear feet, 2 linear inches, 14 containers
The material in this collection consists of the 1980 presidential campaign files of James Free between 1979-1981. This material relates to his involvement as the Deputy Campaign Manager over thirteen southern states. This collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, lists of state campaign managers, supporter lists, and campaign strategies. Also included are daily political reports, delegate selection information, election data, and numerous state political files.
James Free was born in Columbia, Tennessee on January 17, 1947. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Masters degree in Public Administration from Middle Tennessee State. After working as Chief Clerk of the Legislature in Tennessee, he served as Tennessee Campaign Coordinator with the Carter presidential campaign in 1975. He later served as a Regional Coordinator, running campaigns in Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Following Carter’s election, Free served as Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Liaison mainly working on energy, transportation, and environmental issues. During the last year of the Carter administration, he was the Deputy Campaign Manager for thirteen southern states.
The records of the James Free Papers consists of one series:
Scope and Content: Containers 1-14. This series was opened in 2010. This series includes correspondence, memoranda, supporter lists, daily political reports, and lists of state campaign managers. Topics include political campaign strategies, election data, and delegate selection information. The material mainly relates to Free’s involvement in the 1980 presidential campaign in southern states. 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.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307
This collection was opened in 2010.
1976-1981
James Free’s Subject Files
Container 1
- Alabama - Data Intelligence
- Alabama - Delegate Selection
- Alabama - Lists
- Anderson, John
- Appointment Positions
- Arkansas - Briefing Papers
- Arkansas - Campaign Events
- Arkansas - Data Intelligence
- Arkansas - Delegate Selection
- Arkansas - Lists
- Black Minister’s Event, 11/25/80
Container 2
- Calendar of Events
- Campaign, 1976
- Campaign, 1980
- Campaign Manager’s Budget
- Campaign Manager’s Lists
- Campaign Manager’s Press Releases
- Campaign Scheduling Team [1-2]
Container 3
- Carter Administration Accomplishments [1-2]
- Carter-Mondale Re-Election Committee and State Coordinators
- Carter, President Jimmy
- Carter’s Transition, 1976
- Congressional Charity Tennis Championship
Container 4
- Daily Political Report, 9/3-18/80
- Daily Political Report, 9/19-30/80
- Daily Political Report, 10/1-20/80
- Daily Political Report, 10/21-30/80
- Davidson County Delegation Inaugural Trip Group
- Deputy Campaign Managers Memoranda
- Donilon, Tom’s Reports and Memoranda
- Employment Data
- Florida - Data Intelligence [1-2]
Container 5
- Florida - Delegate Selection
- Florida - Lists
- Florida - Polk County
- Florida - Staff
- Frank, Martin’s Memoranda
- Free, Jim’s Campaign Travel
- Free, Jim’s Christmas Card List
- Free, Jim’s Regional and Political Memoranda
- Fundraising
- General Reference Data Studies of Voters
- Georgia Campaign Workers
- Georgia Data Intelligence
- Georgia Lists
Container 6
- Gospel Music Event, 9/9/79
- Get out the Vote (GOTV)
- Hofstra University Conference, 10/90
- Jackson, Jesse
- Kamarck, Elaine’s Memoranda
- Kentucky - Campaign Correspondence
- Kentucky - Congressional District Delegates
- Kentucky - Data Intelligence
- Kentucky - Delegate Selection
- Kentucky - Election Evaluation, 1978
- Kentucky - Events and Trips
- Kentucky - Key People
- Kentucky - Lists
- Kentucky - Staff
Container 7
- Labor
- Legislative Agenda
- List of Attendees to Various State Functions [1-2]
- Louisiana - Briefing Report
- Louisiana - Congressional District Delegates
Container 8
- Louisiana - Data Intelligence
- Louisiana -Delegate Selection
- Louisiana - General Correspondence
- Louisiana - General Information
- Louisiana - Lists [1-4]
- Louisiana - Press Clippings and Press Information
Container 9
Container 10
- Maryland - Congressional District Delegates
- Maryland - Data Intelligence
- Maryland - Delegates
- Mississippi - Data Intelligence
- Mississippi - Delegates and Alternates
- Mississippi - Lists
- Missouri
- Montana
- National Building Museum
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York - Campaign Correspondence
- North Carolina - Data Intelligence
- North Carolina - Workers and Campaign Lists
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Piney Point Campaign Conference, 8/20 -22/1980
- Platform Committee
- Pope Visit, 6/7/77
- Powell, Jody and Linda Peek’s Press
- Primary Election Data by State, 1/80
- Reagan File
Container 11
- South Carolina - Correspondence
- South Carolina - Data Intelligence
- South Carolina - Delegate Selection
- South Carolina - Lists
- Southeast Region - State Delegate Selection Calendars
- Southern States Reference
- Speeches
- State Presidential Phone Calls
Container 12
- Tennessee - Data Intelligence [1-2]
- Tennessee - Delegate Selection [1-3]
- Tennessee - Democratic Party Volunteers
- Tennessee - Key People
- Texas
Container 13
- Trip - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 5/22/78
- Trip - West Virginia, 5/26/78
- Trip - Florida, 10/1/78
- Trip - Florida and Tennessee, 10/26/78
- Trip - Montgomery, Alabama - James Free’s Inauguration, 1/14-16/79
- Trip - New York City, New York, 2/2/79
- Trip - Oklahoma and Texas, 3/24-25/79
- Trip - Louisiana, 3/25-26/80
- Trip - Tennessee, 4/14-18/80
- Trip - First Lady to Tennessee, 4/25/80
- Trip - First Lady to Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Carolina, 5/27-28/80
- Trip - New York, 7/11/80
- Trip - Tuscumbia, Ohio, 9/1/80
- Trip - First Lady to North Carolina and Alabama, 9/10/80
- Trip - Texas, Ohio, Georgia, and South Carolina, 9/15-16/80
- Trip - Tennessee and North Carolina, 10/9-10/80
- Trip - Tennessee and North Carolina, 10/14/80
- Trip - Alabama and Louisiana, 10/10-20/80
- Trip - Louisiana, 10/21/80
- Trip - Southern States, 10/24-27/80
- Trip - Huntington, West Virginia, 10/27/80
- Trip - Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee, 10/28-31/80
Container 14