Presidents -- United States -- Photographs

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

Scope and Contents The Dwight Eisenhower VIP File includes black and white photographs from visits by President Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower to Dayton and Cincinnati, as well as Eisenhower's 1953 inauguration.Notable individuals photographed with President Eisenhower include: Katharine Kennedy Brown, a Democratic Party leader and Daytonian; Senator John W. Bricker; Charles P. Taft, candidate for Ohio governor; Congressman Paul F. Schenck; Senator Robert A. Taft; Neil McElroy; Senator...

Scope and Contents The Gerald R. Ford VIP File includes black and white photographs, as well as a few color photographs, from several visits by President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford to Dayton, as well as elsewhere in Ohio. In addition to Dayton, cities include Cincinnati, Columbus, and Middletown. Notable individuals photographed with President Ford included: Congressman Charles W. Whalen, Jr.; Robert Taft; James H. McGee, Dayton mayor; Charles Simms, Montgomery County Commissioner; James A....

Scope and Contents The Lyndon B. Johnson VIP File includes black and white photographs from visits by President Johnson and wife Lady Bird Johnson to Ohio, including Dayton, Cincinnati, and Athens.Notable individuals photographed with President Johnson include: James A. Rhodes, Ohio governor; Dr. Vernon Alden, Ohio University president; and Jerry A. Graham, Kettering resident and Congressional candidate. (Other notables are certainly present in the photos but are not readily identified.)...

Scope and Contents The John F. Kennedy VIP File includes black and white photographs from several visits by President Kennedy to Ohio and Indiana, as well as Kennedy's 1961 inauguration. There are visits to Dayton, Vandalia, Springfield, Miamisburg, West Carrollton, Middletown, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as Richmond, Indiana.Notable individuals photographed with President Kennedy include: R. William Patterson, Dayton mayor; James M. Cox, Jr.; Dan Mahoney; Michael DiSalle,...

Scope and Contents The Richard M. Nixon VIP File includes black and white photographs from visits by President Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and occasionally daughters Tricia and Julie, to Dayton and other cities in Ohio. This sub-series spans a larger number of years than most of the presidential VIP Files, on account of Nixon's many campaigns for national office.There are visits to Dayton, Troy, Bellefontaine, Sidney, Middletown, Springfield, Cincinnati, and Columbus. Most are obviously campaign...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

Scope and Contents The Franklin D. Roosevelt VIP File includes black and white photographs from several visits by President Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Dayton, as well as Hamilton, Marietta, and Lima, Ohio. There are multiple photographs of FDR with James M. Cox, Ohio governor and 1920 presidential candidate (for whom FDR was the VP candidate), including photos at Cox's mansion Trailsend. Other notable individuals photographed with President Roosevelt include: James Farley,...