Charles E. Goodell papers

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1950

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1979

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1950

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1950

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1979

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charles E. Goodell papers"}

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charles Ellsworth Goodell (1926-1987), lawyer, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from upstate New York, 1959-1968, and U.S. Senator, 1968-1971. Although at first he was a conservative Republican, he adopted increasingly liberal views on public policy. After being defeated in his bid to return to the Senate because of his opposition to the Vietnam War, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. and served as chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board which reviewed applications for clemency by Vietnam War resisters. Collection consists of papers documenting Goodell's public career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 43rd and 38th Congressional Districts in New York State and as U.S. Senator from New York, records of his chairmanship of the Presidential Clemency Board, personal papers, photographs, and audio-video materials. Congressional papers include general correspondence; case and committee files; congressional district files; bills and resolutions; files relating to politics, publicity and Goodell's public activities; and files of his legislative and administrative assistants. Photographs and audio-video materials, including recordings of oral history interviews, reflect Goodell's public career. Personal papers consist of correspondence and materials related to the publication of his book Political Prisoners in America (1973), general and family correspondence, and press clippings. Records, 1974-1975, of the Presidential Clemency Board contain administrative memoranda concerning the formation and operation of the Board, memoranda to and from President Gerald Ford, case summaries, status reports, and printed matter."}

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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Charles E. Goodell papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charles Ellsworth Goodell (1926-1987) was born and raised in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, in western New York State. He was graduated from Williams College where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, from the Yale School of Government where he received a master's degree, and from the Yale Law School. During W. W. II he served as a seaman in the U. S. Navy, and during the Korean conflict he was a lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force. Following a stint (1954-55) as a liaison assistant in the Department of Justice, he practiced law in Jamestown. In a special election held on May 23, 1959, he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, 98th Congress, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Daniel Alden Reed. In the four successive Congresses during which he represented the 43rd Congressional District (86th-87 Congress) and, subsequently, the 38th Congressional District (88th-89 Congress), Goodell acquired the reputation of an able debater and a tireless worker. Although he was, at first, a conservative Republican, he adopted increasingly liberal views on public policy. As a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, he became a consistent supporter of civil rights, school desegregation, open housing, and fair employment practices legislation. He authored two major pieces of legislation: the Manpower Development and Training Act (1962) and the Equal Pay for Women Act (1963). In 1965 he was appointed chairman of the House Republican Committee on Planning and Research.</p> <p>In September of 1968 Goodell was appointed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller to the U. S. Senate to fill the vacancy created by the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Although brief, his Senate career was productive and politically controversial. He served on the Banking and Currency Committee, the Commerce Committee, the District of Columbia Committee, and on the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. He authored some 37 bills and resolutions (co-sponsoring numerous others) in diverse fields, including aircraft hijacking, family assistance, and drug abuse, education of criminal offenders, low-and-moderate-income housing, environmental reclamation, and revenue sharing. In foreign policy he opposed the arms race, voted against the deployment of the Safeguard ABM, and supported the suspension of all nuclear testing by both superpowers. A critic of Pentagon spending, he voted against the 1969 Military Procurement Bill and the Military Appropriations Act of 1970. It was his opposition to the Vietnam War, however, which generated the most political controversy and which led, ultimately, to the destruction of his political career. In September of 1969 he introduced the first congressional bill (The Vietnam Disengagement Act) requiring the withdrawal of all American military personnel from Vietnam by a specified date, and in May of 1970 he coauthored with Senators McGovern, Hatfield, Cranston, and Hughes the Amendment to End the War which was based upon his original bill. His opposition to the Nixon Administration's war policy resulted in his being castigated by more conservative Republicans as a \"radical liberal\", and to the loss of his senate seat. In the 1970 electoral campaign he was defeated by James L. Buckley, the nominee of the Conservative Party, in a political campaign which saw his public repudiation by Vice-president Agnew, and the siphoning off of much of the liberal vote by a strong Democratic candidate (Richard L. Ottinger).</p> <p>After leaving the Senate Goodell practiced law in Washington, D. C. He was appointed by President Ford chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board which reviewed applications for clemency by Vietnam War resisters. His book Political Prisoners in America was published by Random House (1973).</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the papers document Goodell's public career as member (1959-68) of the United States House of Representatives from the 43rd and 38th Congressional Districts in New York; and as United States Senator from New York (1968-70). Included in the congressional papers are general correspondence, case and committee files, congressional district files; bills and resolutions; files relating to politics, publicity and his public activities; and files of legislative and administrative assistants. Also included are numerous photographs, tape recordings, and video tapes; and personal papers including general and family correspondence and records of his chairmanship of the Presidential Clemency Board.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Charles E. Goodell papers are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037042'>I. Papers as Member of the U. S. House of Representatives</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037138'>II. Papers as Member of the U. S. Senate</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037309'>III. Photographs and Audio-Video Materials</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037323'>IV. Personal Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence and papers relative to the publication of Goodell's book Political Prisoners in America (New York, Random House, 1973). Included is a typescript draft of the book; galley and page proofs; notes made by Goodell during its preparation; copies of the contract with the publisher; and Goodell's correspondence with his editor, Charlotte Leon Mayerson, and with friends and political associates who received inscribed copies of the book.</p> <p>Included also is a transcript copy of an oral history interview made by Goodell (November 27, 1978 and June 6, 1979) for Former Members of Congress, Inc., for a project entitled \"The Modern Congress in American History\".</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037324'>V. Miscellaneous & Unsorted Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The miscellaneous papers consist mainly of records (1970) of the Ad Hoc Committee for a Vote on the War, which was formed to enlist public support for the End the War Amendment sponsored in Congress by Senators Goodell, McGovern, Hatfield and Hughes. Most of the records consist of advertisements of the Committee which were clipped from newspapers and other periodicals by persons responding to its appeal for support. Some of the clipped advertisements bear the respondents' annotations. Included is correspondence of Susan Goff, Goodell's press secretary, relating to donations to the Committee; and a few bank statements and cancelled checks. There is also one carton of unsorted papers.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/1172#c1037327'>VI. Additional Papers (92M3)</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Papers consist of papers kept by Goodell as Member of the House of Representatives and of the U. S. Senate; Personal Papers; records of the Presidential Clemency Board; and Audio-Video Materials.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Six series: I. Papers as Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; II. Papers as Member of the U.S. Senate; III. Photographs and Audio-Video Materials; IV. Personal Papers; V. Miscellaneous and Unsorted Papers; VI. Additional Papers</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Charles Ellsworth Goodell, 1974</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>John D. Stinson, February 1992</p>"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Certain case files; medical records; and a few records of the Presidential Clemency Board have been restricted. The following files have been restricted until the date indicated: Medical records in Container #22 are restricted until 2019; Case files in Containers #29-36 are restricted until 2019; Case files in Containers #123-147 are restricted until 2047; Case files (1 folder) in Container #299 are restricted until 2019; and one folder of records of the Presidential Clemency Board in Container #301 is restricted until 2050.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>The Gerald R. Ford Library at 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan contains papers of Charles E. Goodell relating especially to his chairmanship of the Presidential Clemency Board. Official records of the Presidential Clemency Board are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C. and are open to research subject to Freedom of Information Act exemptions.</p>"}

extent_statement

303.5 linear feet (305 boxes)

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1. I. Papers as Member of the U. S. House of Representatives [10/1]
2. II. Papers as Member of the U. S. Senate [10/1]
3. III. Photographs and Audio-Video Materials [3/1]
4. IV. Personal Papers
5. V. Miscellaneous & Unsorted Papers [2/1]
6. VI. Additional Papers (92M3) [5/1]