HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

An Inventory of His Additional Files: Staff Members: Martin J. McNamara, Jr. at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, creator.
Title:Additional Files: Staff Members: Martin J. McNamara, Jr.
Dates:1963-1968.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files of the staff assistant in charge of advance and scheduling operations during the latter part of the 1964 Presidential campaign, and subsequently in the Vice President's office.
Quantity: 1.0 cubic feet (1 box).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Martin James McNamara, a native of Washington state, received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1948. McNamara died April 11, 2012, in Kensington, Maryland, at the age of 90.


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Nearly all of the materials in these files are photocopies, and are probably found elsewhere in Humphrey's Vice Presidential papers, but as a group they give insight into the planning of Humphrey's travel and appearance schedules.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hubert H. Humphrey Papers. Additional Files: Staff Members: Martin J. McNamara, Jr. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,563

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990069516070104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
141.I.13.8F101964 Presidential campaign:
Prospective advancemen, 1963-1964.
Advancemen and staff listings, 1964. 2 folders.
Correspondence, November-December 1964.
Mainly regarding advancemen and advance work.
Humphrey Day, Minnesota, September 5, 1964. 2 folders.
Election Day, Minnesota, November 3, 1964. 2 folders.
Logistics, photographs, press kits.
Inauguration, January 20, 1965.
Humphrey travel itineraries and schedules, August 1966-April 1968. 9 folders.
Photocopies, presumably duplicated in Humphrey's Vice Presidential trip files. Many of the itineraries are presented in the form of memos to Humphrey from McNamara, indicating the extent of his involvement in the Vice President's travel arrangements.
Trip list November 1964-July 1968, revised August 1, 1968.
Compiled by Advance Operations, Martin J. McNamara.
Advancemen instructions and checklists, 1967.
"Press Comments on 1967 Official Travels of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey: News and Editorials," January-September 1967.
Scheduling Committee planning materials, 1967.