6 linear feet, 2 linear inches; 14 containers

The material in this collection consists of campaign files collected by Phil Wise from 1970-1981. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, clippings, schedules, polling results, canvassing project documentation, issue statements, speeches and campaign staff training manuals. This material relates to the 1976 and 1980 Florida Primary Campaign and the 1976 and 1980 General Election Campaign.

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.

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The material in the Phillip Wise Papers has been divided into series by year and subsequently by election campaign.

Series I: 1976 Florida Primary Campaign Files - NAID 593098

This series includes media contacts and voter lists, campaign schedules for Jimmy Carter and the Carter Family, and fundraising initiatives. The materials in this series also contain campaign field guides for staff and supporters, weekly reports from the field office, canvassing initiatives including the “Hi Neighbor” project, and the Florida Democratic Convention information, and delegate lists. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series II: 1976 General Election Campaign Files - NAID 6037298

This series includes campaign memorabilia, schedules, manuals, correspondence, Democratic National Committee information, budget materials issue statements, polling results, and campaign strategy papers from various states. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series III: 1980 Florida Primary Campaign Files - NAID 6037317

The material in this series consists of issue statements, campaign memorabilia, and Florida Caucus and Florida Democratic Convention information. Also included in the series are voter contact lists and materials related to voter identification projects, campaign schedules, and press clippings. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 

Series IV: 1980 General Election Campaign Files - NAID 6037319

This series includes campaign memorabilia, schedules, issue point summaries, voter lists, and memos. Also, a multivolume series of binders called “The Orange Book,” which details media market and demographic reports. In addition to campaign files, this series contains a number of folders regarding tasks leading up to the 1981 transition and other information related to Phil Wise’s years in the White House. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

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.

Fundraising; Primaries; Presidential Transitions; Presidential Campaigns; Political Campaign Strategies

Wise, Phil (1951- )

Florida; Atlanta (Ga.)

1970-1981

Records of the Appointments/Scheduling/Advance Office, 1977-1981 - NAID 1100

Records of the 1980 Campaign Committee to Elect Jimmy Carter - NAID 593160

Records of the 1976 Campaign Committee to Elect Jimmy Carter  - NAID 561323

Carter White House Photographs Collection, 1977-1981 - NAID 1120

1976 Florida Primary Campaign Files

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1976 General Election Campaign Files

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1980 Florida Primary Campaign Files
 

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1980 General Election Campaign Files
 

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