The Transition From Ford to Carter


211. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to President Ford

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, KissingerScowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 2, Carter, Jimmy—Intelligence Briefings. Secret; Sensitive. Scowcroft wrote “President has seen” on the memorandum.


212. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 329, Department of State, Carter, Jimmy Transition Papers—Chronological File, Feb.–November 1976. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.


214. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 329, Department of State, Carter, Jimmy Transition Papers—Chronological File, Feb.–Nov. 1976. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in Kissinger’s office at the Department of State.


215. Action Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of State (Robinson) to Secretary of State Kissinger

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transition Records of the Executive Secretariat 1959–1977, Entry 5338, Box 1, Transition/Admin. No classification marking. Drafted by Bridges and concurred in by Habib and Eagleburger. The memorandum was initialed by Robinson on November 4.


216. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 329, Department of State, Carter, Jimmy Transition Papers—Chronological File, Feb.–November 1976. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.


217. Memorandum for the Record

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transition Records of the Executive Secretariat, 1959–1977, Entry 5338, Box 1, Transition/Admin. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Bridges. Robinson initialed the memorandum.


218. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 346, Department of State, Memoranda of Conversations, Internal, November 1976. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.


219. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 329, Department of State, Carter, Jimmy Transition Papers, Meeting, 20 Nov. 1976, Chronological File, November 1976. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Eagleburger.


220. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 21, November 23, 1976, Ford, Kissinger. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office. All brackets are in the original.


221. Memorandum for the Record

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transition Records of the Executive Secretariat, 1959–1977, Entry 5338, Box 1, Transition/Admin. No classification marking. Drafted by Bridges.


223. Briefing Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transition Records of the Executive Secretariat, 1959–1977, Entry 5338, Box 1, Transition Material to S/CL—Mr. Lake from Bureaus. No classification marking. Ortiz forwarded the paper to Lake under a December 27 covering memorandum. Ortiz’ memorandum, sent through Eagleburger, indicates that the paper was to be included in the transition books being prepared for the incoming Carter administration. (Ibid.) The paper was among those requested by Lake on November 24. See Document 221.


224. Memorandum From the Secretary to the Cabinet and Staff Secretary to the President (Connor) to Heads of Departments and Agencies

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transition Records of the Executive Secretariat, 1959–1977, Entry 5338, Box 1, Code T—1976–1977 S/S Borg to Eagleburger. No classification marking. Borg forwarded the memorandum to Eagleburger under a January 12 covering memorandum, which asked Eagleburger to consider Connor’s second and third points closely and questioned whether it was appropriate for resignation letters addressed to President Ford to be turned over to the new President.