Dates: 1948-1977
The papers of Martin L. Friedman consist of speeches, itineraries and schedules, press clippings, photographs, memorabilia and other items related to his work as a special assistant to President Truman. Also included are biographical sketches, correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, White House stationery, and programs and materials related to the 1961 inauguration of John F. Kennedy.
Size: Less than one linear foot (about 400 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donor gave the United States all her copyrights in the unpublished materials in this or any other collection of papers received by the United States and deposited in any depository administered by an agency of the United States. Documents created by U. S. Government officials in the course of their duties are also in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Rochelle Caruthers, David Clark (2008).
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1918 ( December 22) |
Born, Omaha, Nebraska |
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1939 |
A.B., in Political Science and Public Administration, Rutgers University |
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1939-1940 |
Professorial Assistant and graduate student in Political Science, Rutgers University |
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1940-1941 |
Research Analyst, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department |
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1941-1943 |
Management Specialist, War Department |
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1942-1946 |
U.S. Army and Army Air Force, rising to rank of Captain |
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1946-1949 |
Chief, Technical Staff, Army Air Force Wage Board |
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1949-1953 |
Special Assistant to President Harry S. Truman |
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1952-1968 |
Active as aide and advance man for Democratic Candidates for President |
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1953-1970 |
Engaged in private practice of law as partner of Oscar Chapman |
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1970-1977 |
Sole practitioner, counsel to Phillips Petroleum Company |
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1968-1970 |
President, National Democratic Club, Washington, D.C. |
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1977 (March 23) |
Died, Washington, D.C. |
The papers of Martin L. Friedman consist of memorabilia, speeches, itineraries and schedules, press clippings, photographs, correspondence, biographical sketches, invitations, materials from the 1961 Inauguration, newspaper clippings, and White House stationery and other items related to his work as a special assistant to President Truman. Part of the collection was originally opened for research in 1977 as part of the Truman Library’s Miscellaneous Historical Documents Collection (MHDC 285).
The memorabilia in the Subject File includes tickets, programs, and invitations for many events, such as the 1948 Democratic National Convention; the 1949 Inaugural; the Army- Navy football game in Philadelphia on December 2, 1950; the 1951 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner; and the showing of the Army Signal Corps film "Midwest Flood Disaster of 1951.” The collection also includes press clippings concerning the 1952 Democratic National Convention and scandals in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Other materials include four speeches, two of which were given by President Truman, and itineraries for several trips taken by the President. There are also several documents that show Friedman's involvement with the Democratic Presidential campaign of Governor Adlai Stevenson. There is a detailed memo and itinerary for Governor Stevenson's first trip west in September 1952 as well as information concerning Governor Stevenson's visit to the White House in August of 1952.
The series also contains correspondence related to the donation of Friedman’s papers to the Truman Library, a conference on President Truman’s administration, and Friedman’s membership as a Harry S. Truman Library Institute Honorary Fellow. Also included are biographical sketches, invitations to White House events, materials from the 1961 John F. Kennedy Inauguration, newspaper clippings, and White House stationery.
The Truman Library also has the Martin L. Friedman Files, which are part of the Harry S. Truman Papers, and an oral history interview with Martin L. Friedman.
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SUBJECT FILE, 1948-1977 Speeches, itineraries and schedules, press clippings, photographs, memorabilia, correspondence, biographical sketches, invitations, materials from the 1961 Inauguration, newspaper clippings, and White House stationery. Arranged alphabetically. |
Box 1
- Correspondence
- Invitations
- John F. Kennedy Inauguration, 1961
- Newspaper Clippings
- White House Souvenirs Scrapbook [1 of 2]
- White House Souvenirs Scrapbook [2 of 2]
- White House Stationery