Papers, 1953-1977.

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Papers, 1953-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29718133

Collection contains correspondence (1953-1968, 1975-1977); subject files on Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI (1958-1965); 6 scrapbooks; miscellaneous memorabilia and artifacts; 14 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews conducted by Casserly, including interviews with Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy and with the participants of a civil rights demonstration in Louisville, Kentucky (1963-1967); the manuscript for "The Ford White House: The Diary of a Speechwriter;" 4 16 mm films of the Vatican and Rome; and 1 16 mm film of Casserly covering a civil rights demonstration in Louisville, Kentucky (1967); and 4 photocopies of speeches for President Ford written by Casserly (1975).

8.53 cubic ft. (15 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7274190

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Casserly, Jack.

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John J. Casserly, a journalist, was bureau chief for the International News Service, United Press International and ABC Television News in Rome from 1955-1964. He was the Washington, D.C. general correspondent for ABC from 1964-1968 before seving as senior editor of President Ford's speechwriting staff from 1975-1976. From the description of Papers, 1953-1977. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29718133 ...

Casserly, Jack.

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John J. Casserly, a journalist, was bureau chief for the International News Service, United Press International and ABC Television News in Rome from 1955-1964. He was the Washington, D.C. general correspondent for ABC from 1964-1968 before seving as senior editor of President Ford's speechwriting staff from 1975-1976. From the description of Papers, 1953-1977. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29718133 ...