His media expertise and these political connections assisted him in obtaining a position as an editor and public relations consultant for the Republican Conference of the U.S. After leaving the Times in 1964, he spent a brief stint as a public affairs officer for the United National Food and Agriculture Organization.ĭuring Hartmann's newspaper career, he developed friendships with Richard Nixon and other California Republican leaders. In 1951, he spent a year reporting from the Middle East as the recipient of an Ogden Reid fellowship. Returning to the Times after the war, he worked for many years as a reporter, editorial and special writer, and bureau chief in Washington and Rome. During World War II, he served in the Pacific in Navy public relations and press censor posts. He then took a job with the Los Angeles Times. After his college graduation in 1938, he took an extended trip to Japan, Manchuria, and Korea, returning via Europe. Described below under separate headings are Hartmann's career, the scope and contents of the collection, and related materials in the Ford Library.Īlthough born in South Dakota, Hartmann spent most of his early years in southern California, graduating from Beverly Hills High School and Stanford University. The Hartmann Papers consist of historical materials from throughout his career that the Ford Library received in 1992. The Ford Library has two Robert Hartmann collections - the Hartmann Files and the Hartmann Papers. Ford Foundationġ980 - Author, Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years Fordġ974‑77 - Counsellor to the President, The White Houseġ977-Present - Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Trustee, Gerald R. House of Representativesġ973‑74 - Chief of Staff to Vice President Gerald R. House of Representativesġ969‑73 - Minority Sergeant-at-Arms and Legislative Assistant to the Minority Leader (Gerald R. Naval Reserve served in Pacific operations as command press officer and naval censorġ945‑54 - Reporter and editorial/special feature writer, Los Angeles Timesġ954‑63 - Washington bureau chief, Los Angeles Timesġ963‑64 - Middle East and Mediterranean bureau chief, Los Angeles Timesġ964‑65 - Information adviser for North America, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizationġ966‑69 - Editor, Republican Conference, U.S. Prepared by William McNitt, February 1994ġ917 - Born, Rapid City, South Dakota the family moved to Beverly Hills, California when he was young.ġ934 - Graduated from Beverly Hills High Schoolġ941‑45 - Active duty from Ensign to Lieutenant Commander, U.S. ![]() Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Robert Hartmann has retained during his lifetime his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in this collection. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (). ![]() The Hoover Institution at Stanford University - transferred to the Ford Library at the request of Robert T. Ford (1969-77) and the drafting of his memoir Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years. House of Representatives, and senior advisor to Gerald R. Materials concerning Hartmann's early life his career as a reporter and bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, public relations aide for the Republican Conference of the U.S. View digitized contents of folders titled " White House - Congressional Leadership Meetings" Staff to the Vice President Counsellor to the President: Reporter Assistant to Representative Gerald R.
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