Office of the Assistant to the President for Women’s Affairs (Sarah Weddington)

Series I: Sarah Weddington's Briefings Files - NAID 146292

This series mainly consists of background material and publications in preparation for events. Also included are briefing schedules and lists of participants invited to the events. Arranged chronologically.

Series II: Sarah Weddington's Office Files - NAID 146358

This series consists of correspondence, invitations, reports, briefing papers, notes, speeches, press materials, and clippings. Most of the material relates to Weddington's involvement with the National Advisory Committee for Women and its successor, the Presidential Advisory Committee for Women. Some of the correspondence and memoranda are high-level for the period August through September 1979. Drafts of Weddington's speeches with staff notes are also included.

Series III: Interdepartmental Task Force on Women Files - NAID 146475

This series consists of correspondence, notes, work plans, and background material concerning the Task Force's white papers on women's issues. Most of the material gathered by the Task Force consists of backup material such as publications and articles. The bulk of the Task Force files were returned to the Department of Labor when the task force was terminated at the end of 1980.

Series IV: Equal Rights Amendment Files - NAID 146526

This series consists of background material, correspondence, memoranda, notes, press materials, state files, and press clippings. The material relates to the progress of the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) ratification process and the White House strategy regarding ERA issues.

Series V: Alicia Smith's Files - NAID 146608

The series consists of correspondence, background material, memoranda, card files, and clippings. The material related to Weddington's increased involvement in political affairs following the White House reorganization in the late summer of 1979. The material concerns her liaison activities with the Democratic National Committee, preparation of material for domestic trips by President Carter, and phone calls (mainly of a political nature) made by members of the Carter family. Also included is a card file of nationwide political contacts.

Series VI: Publication Files - NAID 146686

The series consists of copies of publications, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and press clippings. Much of the material in this series contains copies of publications produced by Weddington's office. Other material contains background information used to produce the publications. Most of the folder titles in this series were supplied by the library staff during processing. 

Series VII: Bill Albers' Files - NAID 146756

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, speech drafts, reports, and press clippings. This material relates to Alber's role as the lead of political matters section which dealt with the implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the Speaker's Bureau. This series reflects his work on the following teams: public information, personnel, political correspondence, troubleshooting, new problems, and scheduling.

Series VIII: Dennis Tapsak's Files - NAID 146833

The series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and briefing papers. Tapsak was assigned to Weddington's staff on February 4th, 1980 and most of his material contains publications, speeches, and special interest group correspondence. The material concerns political administration issues unrelated to women.

Series IX: President's Speakers Bureau Files - NAID 146988

The series consists of agenda, notes, briefings, computer lists, forms, schedules, biographical sketches, and speeches. This material relates to administration accomplishments, positions on various issues, speaker-tracking reports, convention calendars, and reports on and to the states. In addition, this material concerns the Speakers Bureau responsibility for locating and assigning speakers for the administration including invitations declined by the President, First Lady, Vice President, and senior White House staff.

Series X: President's Speakers Bureau Subject Files - NAID 147289

This series consists of notes, memoranda, and press clippings relating to current issues and biographical descriptions of speakers available to speak on such issues. Also included are requests for speakers and information on the Speakers Program.

Series XI: Scott Burnett's President's Speakers Bureau Personal Files - NAID 147363

This series consists of 1980 campaign material including newspaper clippings, computer printouts, subject files, mailing lists, maps, address books, and area surveys. The series was rearranged and many folder titles were supplied by the Library staff during processing.

Series XII: Scott Burnett's President's Speakers Bureau Miscellaneous Files - NAID 7330275

This series consists of correspondence, notes, clippings, and memoranda. The material relates to subjects reflecting Burnett's liaison responsibilities between the White House and the public.

Series XIII: Tom Beard's Files - NAID 147450

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, case files, and resumes. This material primarily deals with the political appointments process, particularly ambassadorial appointments. For this reason, substantial portions of this series were closed in accordance with the donor's deed of gift.

Series XIV: Sarah Weddington's Personnel Files - NAID 596700

The series consists of resumes and notes both solicited and unsolicited by Weddington's office. The material relates to Weddington's concern with the appointment of women to federal offices. Arranged alphabetically by job title.

Series XV: Sarah Weddington's Correspondence Files - NAID 76508417

The series consists of correspondence received and acknowledged by Sarah Weddington's office. The correspondence pertains to issues of Judge Marion Callister presiding over the legality of the Equal Rights Amendment extension case. Arranged alphabetically and thereunder chronologically.