Ask the Scholar
Page 1 of 3
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Meeting with the Cabinet
Cabinet Room
10:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 10, 1974
The main purposes of this meeting are to:
(1) Reassure the Cabinet of your respect for their
abilities, your need for their help, and the
importance of an orderly continuation of the
work of the government.
(2)
Inform the Cabinet of the transition staff
arrangements over the next few weeks and how
they should interact with the transition staff
and you.
We recommend that this should be a fairly short meeting,
covering the following general points:
1.
The importance of keeping the government
functioning and retaining the appearance of
reality of movement on the most pressing
problems we face.
2.
The confidence that you have in their individual
abilities and their collective abilities as a
Cabinet to advice and work with you. Your
need for help from them and the need for them
to stay in place, despite any personal desires
to leave, at least for the time being.
3.
A description of the transition team, including
the areas of responsibility of the four team
members -- Rumsfeld, Morton, Marsh. Scranton.
Mention ter Horst's responsibilities as part
of the transition team. Point out that the
transition team will advise you on organizing the
new Administration.
4.
Request written reports from each Cabinet member
within the next few days. The reports should be
written for you and will go directly to you.
The reports should contain a status report on their
activities, the problems they face and any comments
or suggestions they have. You realize that the
1 1 1
reports will be only summaries, but you intend to
meet with them personally after you have the reports.
Page data
- Page
- 1
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- 326f15c302494e8a
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 16626162
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "16626162",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Memorandum for President Gerald R. Ford Regarding the First Cabinet Meeting of His Administration",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162",
"collections": [
"Philip W. Buchen Files",
"Philip Buchen's General Subject Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"imageCount": 3,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "16626162",
"label": "Memorandum for President Gerald R. Ford Regarding the First Cabinet Meeting of His Administration",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "16626162",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Memorandum for President Gerald R. Ford Regarding the First Cabinet Meeting of His Administration",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162",
"collections": [
"Philip W. Buchen Files",
"Philip Buchen's General Subject Files"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"imageCount": 3,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16626162",
"naId": 16626162,
"levelOfDescription": "item",
"productionDates": [
{
"day": 6,
"logicalDate": "1974-08-06",
"month": 8,
"year": 1974
}
],
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 1,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/6261/16626162/content/arcmedia/presidential-libraries/ford/gallery/001900360-001_Page_1.jpg",
"mediaId": "326f15c302494e8a",
"ocrText": "MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nMeeting with the Cabinet\nCabinet Room\n10:00 a.m.\nSaturday, August 10, 1974\nThe main purposes of this meeting are to:\n(1) Reassure the Cabinet of your respect for their\nabilities, your need for their help, and the\nimportance of an orderly continuation of the\nwork of the government.\n(2)\nInform the Cabinet of the transition staff\narrangements over the next few weeks and how\nthey should interact with the transition staff\nand you.\nWe recommend that this should be a fairly short meeting,\ncovering the following general points:\n1.\nThe importance of keeping the government\nfunctioning and retaining the appearance of\nreality of movement on the most pressing\nproblems we face.\n2.\nThe confidence that you have in their individual\nabilities and their collective abilities as a\nCabinet to advice and work with you. Your\nneed for help from them and the need for them\nto stay in place, despite any personal desires\nto leave, at least for the time being.\n3.\nA description of the transition team, including\nthe areas of responsibility of the four team\nmembers -- Rumsfeld, Morton, Marsh. Scranton.\nMention ter Horst's responsibilities as part\nof the transition team. Point out that the\ntransition team will advise you on organizing the\nnew Administration.\n4.\nRequest written reports from each Cabinet member\nwithin the next few days. The reports should be\nwritten for you and will go directly to you.\nThe reports should contain a status report on their\nactivities, the problems they face and any comments\nor suggestions they have. You realize that the\n1 1 1\nreports will be only summaries, but you intend to\nmeet with them personally after you have the reports."
}