Guide to the Robert Clark papers 1940s-2005 Robert Clark papers C0292

Guide to the Robert Clark papers 1940s-2005

Robert Clark papers
C0292


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November 22, 2016

Finding aid prepared by Brittney Falter

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection Number
C0292
Title
Robert Clark papers 1940s-2005
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/robertclark.html
Physical Characteristics
7.5 linear ft.
Creator
Clark, Robert, 1922-2015
Language
English
Abstract
Articles and papers from Robert Clark's life and time working at ABC News.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Robert Clark Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Robert Clark Papers, C0292, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Douglas and Sandra First on October 7, 2016.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Brittney Falter in November 2016. EAD markup completed by Brittney Falter in December 2016.


Biographical Information

Robert (Bob) Clark was born in May 1922 in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a B.S. and M.A. while studying journalism and politics. He went on to become a Washington and White House correspondent for ABC News throughout the 1950s and 1970s, but continued to work for ABC until the 1990s. Most notably, he covered the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. He was a witness to both assassinations. Later in his life, around the 1990s, he was a guest commentator on C-SPAN. Bob Clark passed away in December 2015.

Scope and Content

Series 1: JFK assassination, 1959-2005 contains articles and on-air drafts regarding the JFK assassination and the 25th anniversary of the event. There are reports of the assassination by the Review Board, autopsy reports, investigative reports, statements, and assassination theories. Included is also a binder filled with articles and reports about Kennedy's campaign and the election coverage for ABC News.

Series 2: Politics, 1950s-2004 contains articles, correspondence and on-air drafts about politicians. These include Kennedy family members, Eisenhower, Reagan, Nixon, George H.W.Bush, Billy Graham, and others.

Series 3: Foreign relations, 1965-1999 has articles and on-air drafts on topics such as Iran-Contra, relations with Cuba, Japan, Israel, Korea, India, Soviet Union, Africa and Pakistan.

Series 4: Domestic issues, 1948-1999 has articles and commentary on domestic issues such as women's rights, Medicare, religion, homosexuality, and social security.

Series 5: Personal files: 1940s-1989 has some papers written by Clark while he was a student in the 1940s as well as other materials from his life, a duplicate manuscript, and his personal correspondence.

Series 6: ABC files, 1957-1993 contains most of the drafts Clark wrote for ABC that cover a variety of topics. This series has press messages and articles, drafts from on-air commentary for ABC from the 1960s to the 1990s, perspectives written for ABC, "Issues and Answers" for ABC, negative images of the White House from 1956, radio scripts, drafts from C-SPAN shows (1990s), and interviews.

Arrangement

Organized into six series by subject. Doug First arranged the materials before donating them to SCRC.

Series 1: JFK assassination, 1959-2005 (Boxes 1-4) Series 2: Politics, 1950s-2004 (Boxes 5-9) Series 3: Foreign relations, 1965-1999 (Box 9) Series 4: Domestic issues, 1948-1999 (Box 10) Series 5: Personal files, 1940s-1989 (Box 10) Series 6: ABC files, 1957-1993 (Boxes 11-19)

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center also holds many other collections on 20th century political history.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Eisenhower, Dwight D. , (Dwight David), 1890-1969
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004
  • Subjects:

  • Journalism--United States.
  • Presidents--United States.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Clark, Robert, 1922-2015
  • Eisenhower, Dwight D. , (Dwight David), 1890-1969
  • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
  • Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

Contents List

Series 1: JFK assassination
1959-2005 (Boxes 1-4)

This series contains articles and on-air drafts regarding the JFK assassination and the 25th anniversary of the event.

  • Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Log of ABC News Nov.22-25, 1963,
    1963

  • Box: 1 Folder: 2
    JFK 25th Anniversary 1 of 2,
    1960-2003

  • Box: 1 Folder: 3
    JFK 25th Anniversary 1 of 2,
    1963-2001

  • Box: 1 Folder: 4
    JFK Assassination Investigation,
    1962-1998

  • Box: 1 Folder: 5
    JFK Assassination ,
    1964-1999

  • Box: 1 Folder: 6
    JFK Articles,
    1959-1996

  • Box: 1 Folder: 7
    JFK Assassination Articles,
    1961-1996

  • Box: 2 Folder: 1
    JFK Assassination Review Board 1 of 3,
    1978-1997

  • Box: 2 Folder: 2
    JFK Assassination Review Board 2 of 3,
    1996-1998

  • Box: 2 Folder: 3
    JFK Assassination Review Board 3 of 3,
    1996

  • Box: 2 Folder: 4
    JFK Assassination, Cuba 1 of 2,
    1963-1998

  • Box: 2 Folder: 5
    JFK Assassination, Cuba 2 of 2,
    1979

  • Box: 3 Folder: 1
    JFK Investigation of Assassination, Exhibits V.1- V.3 1 of 2,
    1963

  • Box: 3 Folder: 2
    JFK Investigation of Assassination, Supplemental Report 2 of 2,
    1963

  • Box: 3 Folder: 3
    JFK Miscellaneous,
    1988-2005

  • Box: 3 Folder: 4
    JFK Assassination, Theories, Articles and Reports,
    1978-2001

  • Box: 3 Folder: 5
    JFK Assassination, Review Board to Bob Clark,
    1964-1999

  • Box: 3 Folder: 6
    Assassination Records Review Board 1 of 3,
    1962-2003

  • Box: 3 Folder: 7
    Assassination Records Review Board 2 of 3,
    1957-2003

  • Box: 3 Folder: 8
    Assassination Records Review Board 3 of 3,
    1962-1996

  • Box: 4 Folder: 1
    RFK Election Night 1964,
    1960s

  • Box: 4 Folder: 2
    Press Tags, Kennedy Campaign,
    1964

Series 2: Politics
1950s-2004 (Boxes 5-9)

This series contains articles, correspondence and on-air drafts about politicians. These include Kennedy family members, Eisenhower, Reagan, Nixon, George H.W.Bush, Billy Graham, and others.

  • Box: 5 Folder: 1
    Ted and Robert F. Kennedy,
    1968-2004

  • Box: 5 Folder: 2
    Robert Kennedy,
    1965-1998

  • Box: 5 Folder: 3
    Ted Kennedy,
    1962-1990

  • Box: 5 Folder: 4
    Kennedy, Chappaquiddick,
    1969-1980

  • Box: 5 Folder: 5
    Articles - Joe Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy,
    1969-1970s

  • Box: 6 Folder: 1
    Eisenhower "Fact Sheet",
    1969

  • Box: 6 Folder: 2
    Eisenhower File for TV Special,
    1950s-1960s

  • Box: 6 Folder: 3
    Eisenhower 1 of 2,
    1950s-1960s

  • Box: 6 Folder: 4
    Eisenhower 2 of 2,
    1950s-1960s

  • Box: 6 Folder: 5
    Eisenhower, Articles,
    1968-1970, 1979

  • Box: 7 Folder: 1
    Eisenhower and Illness,
    circa 1950s

  • Box: 7 Folder: 2
    Life and Funeral of Eisenhower,
    1969-1980

  • Box: 7 Folder: 3
    Profiles of Presidential Candidates and Results, Articles,
    1990-1992

  • Box: 7 Folder: 4
    Assassination Attempts on Presidents,
    1975-1982

  • Box: 7 Folder: 5
    Bush, Iran (Called 5-1-85),
    1977-1994

  • Box: 7 Folder: 6
    Bush, White House Campaign,
    1987-1991

  • Box: 7 Folder: 7
    H.W. Bush Administration 1 of 3,
    1989-1995

  • Box: 7 Folder: 8
    H.W. Bush Administration 2 of 3,
    1987-1992

  • Box: 7 Folder: 9
    H.W. Bush Administration 3 of 3,
    1988-1992

  • Box: 7 Folder: 10
    Nixon, Articles and Documents,
    1971-1999

  • Box: 7 Folder: 11
    Reagan,
    1984-1999

  • Box: 7 Folder: 12
    Hank Duel,
    circa 1980s

  • Box: 7 Folder: 13
    William Buckley,
    1986-1989

  • Box: 7 Folder: 14
    Memoirs of an American Communist Lawyer,
    circa 1993

  • Box: 8 Folder: 1
    Ford Library, Conversations with Billy Graham,
    1975-1976

  • Box: 8 Folder: 2
    Billy Graham - Correspondence and Names,
    1991-1993

  • Box: 8 Folder: 3
    Billy Graham - Correspondence ,
    1977-1980, 1991

  • Box: 8 Folder: 4
    Billy Graham,
    1975-1995

  • Box: 8 Folder: 5
    Billy Graham 1 of 2,
    1990-1992

  • Box: 8 Folder: 6
    Billy Graham 2 of 2,
    1979-1991

  • Box: 8 Folder: 7
    Wendell Willkie,
    1992-1993

  • Box: 8 Folder: 8
    Supreme Court,
    1987-1999, 1979, 1960

  • Box: 8 Folder: 9
    Supreme Court Confirmation,
    1986-1994

  • Box: 9 Folder: 1
    Politics - Past Years,
    1988-1998

  • Box: 9 Folder: 2
    Politics - 2000, Articles,
    1996,1999

Series 3: Foreign relations
1965-1999 (Box 9)

This series has articles and on-air drafts on topics such as Iran-Contra, relations with Cuba, Japan, Israel, Korea, India, Soviet Union, Africa and Pakistan.

  • Box: 9 Folder: 3
    Pakistan,
    1965-1969, 1988-1990

  • Box: 9 Folder: 4
    Terrorism - Foreign and Domestic,
    1995-1996

  • Box: 9 Folder: 5
    White House - Articles,
    1994, 1988

  • Box: 9 Folder: 6
    Africa, Articles,
    1976-1996

  • Box: 9 Folder: 7
    Israeli Lobby (Called 5-2-85),
    1970s-1990s

  • Box: 9 Folder: 8
    Miscellaneous,
    1979-1992

  • Box: 9 Folder: 9
    India, Articles,
    1991, 1995

  • Box: 9 Folder: 10
    Korea, Articles,
    1975-1994

  • Box: 9 Folder: 11
    Japan,
    1970s-1995

  • Box: 9 Folder: 12
    Soviet,
    1987-1996

  • Box: 9 Folder: 13
    Iran Contra, Reports and Roundups,
    1986-1994

  • Box: 9 Folder: 14
    Israel - News Articles and Reports,
    1981-1999

  • Box: 9 Folder: 15
    Background Briefing on Cuban Situation,
    October 22, 1962

  • Box: 9 Folder: 16
    Castro Memorandum,
    1963

  • Box: 9 Folder: 17
    USS Indianapolis Testimonies,
    1999

Series 4: Domestic issues
1948-1999 (Box 10)

This series has articles and commentary on domestic issues such as women's rights, Medicare, religion, homosexuality, and social security.

  • Box: 10 Folder: 1
    Annotated Article About World War II,
    Unknown

  • Box: 10 Folder: 2
    Women's Rights - Commentary ABC,
    1975

  • Box: 10 Folder: 3
    Social Security,
    1987-1999

  • Box: 10 Folder: 4
    Homosexuals (Including Military),
    1990-1994

  • Box: 10 Folder: 5
    Religion 1 of 2,
    1980-1985

  • Box: 10 Folder: 6
    Religion 2 of 2 ,
    1990-1991

  • Box: 10 Folder: 7
    Medicare,
    1999

  • Box: 10 Folder: 8
    Broadcasting and Press,
    1987-1998

  • Box: 10 Folder: 9
    Articles,
    1948, 1950s

  • Box: 10 Folder: 10
    "The VIP's" manuscript and article,
    1980

  • Box: 10 Folder: 11
    "Not Called",
    1970s-1980s

Series 5: Personal files
1940s-1989 (Box 10)

This series has some papers written by Clark while he was a student in the 1940s as well as other materials from his life, a duplicate manuscript, and his personal correspondence.

  • Box: 10 Folder: 12
    School Assignments,
    1940s, 1947

  • Box: 10 Folder: 13
    Duplicate Manuscript,
    1985

  • Box: 10 Folder: 14
    Correspondence,
    1948

  • Box: 10 Folder: 15
    Correspondence,
    1988-1989

Series 6: ABC files
1957-1993 (Boxes 11-19)

This series contains most of the drafts Clark wrote for ABC that cover a variety of topics.

  • Box: 11 Folder: 1
    Press Message and Articles,
    circa 1957

  • Box: 11 Folder: 2
    Press Message and Articles 1 of 4,
    circa 1956, 1969

  • Box: 11 Folder: 3
    Press Message and Articles 2 of 4,
    circa 1956

  • Box: 11 Folder: 4
    Press Message and Articles 3 of 4,
    circa 1956

  • Box: 11 Folder: 5
    Press Message and Articles 4 of 4,
    circa 1957

  • Box: 12 Folder: 1
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1963-1966, undated

  • Box: 12 Folder: 2
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1990,1988

  • Box: 12 Folder: 3
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1992-1993

  • Box: 12 Folder: 4
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1991

  • Box: 12 Folder: 5
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1991

  • Box: 12 Folder: 6
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1990

  • Box: 12 Folder: 7
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC: Berlin, Saigon, Seoul,
    1967, 1970

  • Box: 12 Folder: 8
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1988,1990,1993

  • Box: 12 Folder: 9
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 4,
    1961-1973

  • Box: 12 Folder: 10
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 4,
    1969-1973

  • Box: 12 Folder: 11
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 3 of 4,
    1969-1970

  • Box: 12 Folder: 12
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 4 of 4,
    1969-1970

  • Box: 12 Folder: 13
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1969

  • Box: 13 Folder: 1
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1960s-1970s

  • Box: 13 Folder: 2
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1970s

  • Box: 13 Folder: 3
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1979

  • Box: 13 Folder: 4
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1978

  • Box: 13 Folder: 5
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1975-1977

  • Box: 13 Folder: 6
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1979

  • Box: 13 Folder: 7
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1975-1979

  • Box: 13 Folder: 8
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1974-1976, 1986

  • Box: 13 Folder: 9
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1973-1974

  • Box: 13 Folder: 10
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1968, 1964

  • Box: 13 Folder: 11
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1966-1967

  • Box: 14 Folder: 1
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1982

  • Box: 14 Folder: 2
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1981

  • Box: 14 Folder: 3
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1981

  • Box: 14 Folder: 4
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1980

  • Box: 14 Folder: 5
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1982-1984

  • Box: 14 Folder: 6
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1983-1984

  • Box: 14 Folder: 7
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1982-1984

  • Box: 14 Folder: 8
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1982

  • Box: 14 Folder: 9
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1981-1982

  • Box: 14 Folder: 10
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1981-1982

  • Box: 15 Folder: 1
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 3,
    1987, 1989

  • Box: 15 Folder: 2
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 3,
    1987

  • Box: 15 Folder: 3
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 3 of 3,
    1981-1984

  • Box: 15 Folder: 4
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1974, 1976-1978

  • Box: 15 Folder: 5
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1970-1976

  • Box: 15 Folder: 6
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1980-1984

  • Box: 15 Folder: 7
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 1 of 2,
    1980

  • Box: 15 Folder: 8
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC 2 of 2,
    1980

  • Box: 15 Folder: 9
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1979-1981

  • Box: 15 Folder: 10
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1987-1989, 1993-1995

  • Box: 16 Folder: 1
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    1982

  • Box: 16 Folder: 2
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    July-December 1981

  • Box: 16 Folder: 3
    Drafts On-Air Commentary ABC,
    February-June 1981

  • Box: 16 Folder: 4
    Perspectives,
    1976-1979

  • Box: 16 Folder: 5
    Perspectives,
    1974-1975

  • Box: 16 Folder: 6
    Perspectives,
    1972-1973

  • Box: 16 Folder: 7
    Perspectives 1 of 3,
    1988-1993

  • Box: 16 Folder: 8
    Perspectives 2 of 3,
    1990-1991

  • Box: 16 Folder: 9
    Perspectives 3 of 3,
    1988-1989

  • Box: 17 Folder: 1
    Issues and Answers,
    1976-1980

  • Box: 17 Folder: 2
    Issues and Answers,
    November 1960-April 1975

  • Box: 17 Folder: 3
    Issues and Answers 1 of 6,
    1975-1976

  • Box: 17 Folder: 4
    Issues and Answers 2 of 6,
    1974-1977

  • Box: 17 Folder: 5
    Issues and Answers 3 of 6,
    1978-1980

  • Box: 17 Folder: 6
    Issues and Answers 4 of 6,
    1979-1980

  • Box: 17 Folder: 7
    Issues and Answers 5 of 6,
    1976, 1978

  • Box: 17 Folder: 8
    Issues and Answers 6 of 6,
    1977-1978

  • Box: 17 Folder: 9
    Issues and Answers,
    1979

  • Box: 17 Folder: 10
    Issues and Answers,
    1974, 1979-1980

  • Box: 17 Folder: 11
    Negatives from White House,
    January 26, 1959

  • Box: 17 Folder: 12
    Radio Spots - Copies,
    April 25 - July 25, 1989

  • Box: 17 Folder: 13
    C-SPAN Shows,
    1990

  • Box: 18 Folder: 1
    Radio Scripts 1 of 3,
    1991, 1994

  • Box: 18 Folder: 2
    Radio Scripts 2 of 3,
    1990

  • Box: 18 Folder: 3
    Radio Scripts 3 of 3,
    1990

  • Box: 18 Folder: 4
    ABC Scripts (Perspectives, etc.),
    1972-1989

  • Box: 18 Folder: 5
    Radio Spots; Women's Rights Spot,
    November 30, 1988-March 30, 1989; 1975

  • Box: 18 Folder: 6
    Scripts,
    1983-1985

  • Box: 18 Folder: 7
    Clark Spots,
    July 27-December 5, 1989

  • Box: 18 Folder: 8
    ABC Spots,
    November 8, 1988

  • Box: 18 Folder: 9
    Spots,
    July 28-November 29, 1988

  • Box: 18 Folder: 10
    Original Radio Spots,
    1987

  • Box: 19 Folder: 1
    Commentaries,
    1978-1980

  • Box: 19 Folder: 2
    News one Scripts,
    1987-1990

  • Box: 19 Folder: 3
    Spots,
    January 14-March 11, 1988

  • Box: 19 Folder: 4
    Spots,
    May 10-July 26, 1988

  • Box: 19 Folder: 5
    Spots,
    April 25-July 25, 1989; July 27-December 5, 1989

  • Box: 19 Folder: 6
    ABC Interviews; Issues and Answers,
    1975-1982