Memorandum for President Gerald Ford from James E. Connor Regarding a Second Ford Administration
11/2/1976
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The memorandum bears an annotation made by Richard Cheney on January 20, 1977.
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Just days before the 1976 election, James E. Conner, Secretary to the Cabinet, wrote this cover letter (page one of two) to President Gerald Ford. The attached papers offered strategies for evading pitfalls traditionally experienced in the transition to a second term. Ford was not reelected, however, and the papers were never delivered—as White House Chief of Staff Richard Cheney noted at the bottom.
This primary source comes from the Collection GRF-0005: Richard B. Cheney Files.
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595178Full Citation: Memorandum for President Gerald Ford from James E. Connor Regarding a Second Ford Administration; 11/2/1976; Collection GRF-0005: Richard B. Cheney Files. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/memorandum-for-president-gerald-ford-from-james-e-connor-regarding-a-second-ford-administration, May 5, 2024]