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Nils A. Boe (White House Central Files: Staff Member and Office Files)

Date Start
1969
Date End
1971
Abstract

The Presidential historical materials of Nils A. Boe are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Act of 1974 (44 U.S.C. 2111 note) and implementing regulations. In accordance with the act and regulations, archivists reviewed this file group to identify personal and private materials (including materials outside the date span covered by the act) as well as nonhistorical items. These materials have been returned to the individual who has primary proprietary interest.

Materials covered by the act have been archivally processed and are described in this register. Items that are security classified or otherwise restricted under the act and regulations have been removed and placed in a closed file. A Document Withdrawal Record (NA Form 14021) marks the original position of the withdrawn items. Employees of the National Archives will review periodically the unclassified portions of closed materials for the purpose of opening those which no longer require restriction. Certain classified documents may be reviewed for declassification under authority of Executive Order 13526 in response to a Mandatory Review Request (NA Form 14020) submitted by the researcher.

  • Linear feet of materials:  15
  • Approximate number of pages:  30,000
Biographical Note

Nils Andreas Boe

September 10, 1913 Born, Baltic, South Dakota

1935 B.A., University of Wisconsin

1937 L.L.B., University of Wisconsin Law School

1938-1942 Legal practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

1946-1965 Member, law firm of Stordahl, May, Boe, and Johnson

1951-1959 Member, South Dakota House of Representatives from Minnehaha County

1955-1959 Speaker of the House, South Dakota House of Representatives

1963-1965 Lieutenant Governor, State of South Dakota

1965-1969 Governor, State of South Dakota

1969-1971 Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the Vice-President

1971-1977 Chief Judge, U.S. Customs Court

Scope and Content Note

The Nils A. Boe file group documents the activities of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR) from 1969 through late 1971. During much of this period, its Deputy Director was Wendell E. Hulcher, former mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Assistant Director was Robert P. Janes, former Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Janes was later succeeded by J. Marsh Thomson.

The Office of Intergovernmental Relations was created as part of the Office of the Vice President by Executive Order 11455 of February 14, 1969. The purpose of the office was to strengthen Federal, State, and local relations.

The OIR served as a clearinghouse for the prompt handling and solution of Federal-State-local problems brought to the attention of the President or the Vice-President by executive and legislative officers of State and local governments.

The Office identified and reported to the Vice-President on recurring intergovernmental problems of a Federal interdepartmental and interprogram nature as well as on the ways and means of strengthening the headquarters and interagency relationships of Federal field offices as they related to intergovernmental activities.

The Nils A. Boe file is subdivided into the Correspondence [Intergovernmental] Series, the Agency Series, the Alpha Subject Series, the Meetings and Conferences Series, and the Public Interest Group Series. As one might suspect, there is only a limited amount of correspondence with the White House. The chief correspondents are the chief executives of the states, cities, and counties, as well as the executive directors of their several public interest groups (the National Governors' Association, the National League of Cities, etc.). Other Federal agencies are represented as they were contacted to more fully answer questions asked of the OIR.

Series Description

Boxes:   1-15
Series:   Correspondence [Intergovernmental]
Description:   Composed of original and xeroxed incoming correspondence and carbons of replies. The correspondents are officials of various units of government (e.g. governors, mayors, county executives, etc.), as well as members of Congress and the general public. As the OIR was the Federal "contact" for these officials the subjects of the correspondence vary widely depending on the individual needs and concerns of the correspondent. The correspondence is sorted chronologically by year and alphabetically within the year. The gubernatorial correspondence is sorted alphabetically by state. The Vice-Presidential and White House correspondence is sorted chronologically.

Boxes:   16-32
Series:   Agency
Description:   This series consists largely of correspondence from the OIR's "clients" which was referred to another agency for reply. The Office retained a xerox of the original correspondence and often received a carbon of the reply. Also contained in this series is correspondence relating to some specific subjects clearly under the jurisdiction of other Federal agencies (e.g. Revenue Sharing-Treasury, etc.). The correspondence is sorted alphabetically by receiving agency.

Boxes:   33-39
Series:   Alpha Subject
Description:   This series contains alphabetically arranged correspondence on subjects which do not directly come under the aegis of another specific agency, such as invitations to speak, employment requests, and subjects not requiring referral to another agency.

Boxes:   40-44
Series:   Meetings and Conferences
Description:   This series consists of chronologically arranged correspondence relating to every phase of various meetings and conferences at which a member of the OIR was in attendance. For the larger conferences, such as the National League of Cities and the National Governors' Conferences, the file generally contains a copy of the program, copies of resolutions passed, and reports of various committees.

Boxes:   44-47
Series:   Public Interest Groups
Description:   While this series contains some of the same headings as the meetings and conferences series (Republican Governors' Conference, U.S. Conference of Mayors, etc.), it contains mostly correspondence, arranged alphabetically, with the public interest group's Executive Secretary as well as their newsletters and other mailings.

Folder Title List

Series I: Correspondence [Intergovernmental]

Box 1

"A" Correspondence, 1969
"B" Correspondence, 1969
"C" Correspondence, 1969
"D" Correspondence, 1969
"E" Correspondence, 1969
"F" Correspondence, 1969
"G" Correspondence, 1969
"H" Correspondence, 1969

Box 2

"J" Correspondence, 1969
"K" Correspondence, 1969
“L" Correspondence, 1969
"M" Correspondence, 1969
"N" Correspondence, 1969
"O" Correspondence, 1969
"P" Correspondence, 1969
“R" Correspondence, 1969

Box 3

"S" Correspondence, 1969
"T" Correspondence, 1969
"W" Correspondence, 1969
"Y" Correspondence, 1969
"A" Correspondence, 1970
"B" Correspondence, 1970

Box 4

"C" Correspondence, 1970
"D" Correspondence, 1970
"E" Correspondence, 1970
“F" Correspondence, 1970
"G" Correspondence, 1970
“H" Correspondence, 1970

Box 5

"I" Correspondence [1970]
"J" Correspondence, 1970
"K" Correspondence, 1970
"L" Correspondence, 1970
"M" Correspondence, 1970
"Mc" Correspondence [1969-70]
"N" Correspondence, 1970

Box 6

"O" Correspondence, 1970
"P" Correspondence, 1970
"Q" Correspondence [1969-1970, Empty Folder]
“R" Correspondence, 1970
"S" Correspondence, 1970
"T" Correspondence, 1970
"U" Correspondence, 1969-70
"V" Correspondence, 1970

Box 7

"W" Correspondence, 1970
"X" Correspondence [1969-1970, Empty Folder]
"Y" Correspondence, 1970
"Z" Corresp6ndence, 1969-70
"A" Correspondence, 1971
"B" Correspondence, 1971
"C" Correspondence, 1971
"D" Correspondence, 1971
"E" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"F" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"G" Correspondence, 1971
"H" Correspondence, 1971
"J" Correspondence, 1971
"K" Correspondence, 1971
"L" Correspondence, 1971
"M" Correspondence, 1971

Box 8

"Mc" Correspondence, 1971
"N" Correspondence, 1971
"O" Correspondence, 1971
"P" Correspondence, 1971
"Q" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"R" Correspondence, 1971
"S" Correspondence, 1971
"T" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"U" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"V" Correspondence, 1971
"W" Correspondence, 1971
"X" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
"Y" Correspondence, 1971
"Z" Correspondence, 1971 [Empty Folder]
Governors' Responses to Nixon Vietnam Speech 5/14/69
Governors' Responses to President's August 8, 1969 Message (Welfare and Revenue Sharing)
Governors' Responses to Gov. Boe's August 20 [1969] letter re Postal Savings
Mailings to All Governors 1969-70-71
Alabama--Albert P. Brewer [1969-1970]
A1abama--George Wallace, 1971
A1aska--Keith H. Miller [1969-1970]
A1aska--William Egan, 1971

Box 9

American Samoa--John P. Haydon, 1969-[1971]
Arizona--Jack Williams, 1969-[1971]
Arkansas--Winthrop Rockefeller [1969-1970]
Arkansas--Dale Bumpers, 1971
Ca1ifornia--Rona1d Reagan [1969-1971]
Colorado--John A. Love, 1969-[1971]
Connecticut--John Dempsey [1969-1970]
Connecticut--Thomas J. Meskill, 1971
Delaware--Russell w. Peterson, 1969-[1971]

Box 10

Florida--Claude Roy Kirk, Jr., [1969-1970]
Florida--Reuben Askew, 1971
Georgia--Lester G. Maddox [1969-1970]
Georgia--Jimmy Carter, 1971
Guam--Manuel Flores Leon Gurrero [1969]
Guam--Carlos G. Camacho, 1969-[1970-1971]
Hawaii--John Anthony Burns, 1969-[1971]
Idaho--Don w. Samuelson [1969-1970]
Idaho--Cecil Andrus, 1971
Illinois--Richard B. Ogilvie, 1969-[1971]
Indiana--Edgar D. Whitcomb, 1969-[1971]
Iowa--Robert D. Ray, 1969-[1971]
Kansas--Robert B. Docking, 1969-[1971]

Box 11

Kentucky--Louie B. Nunn [1969-1971]
Louisiana--John J. McKeithen, 1969-[1971]
Maine--Kenneth M. Curtis, 1969-[1971]
Maryland--Marvin Mandel, 1969-[1971]
Massachusetts--Francis Sargent, 1969-[1971]
Michigan--William G. Milliken, 1969-[1971]
Minnesota--Harold LeVander [1969-1970]
Minnesota--Wendell R. Anderson, 1971
Mississippi--John Bell Williams, 1969-[1971]
Missouri--Warren E. Hearnes, 1969-[1971]

Box 12

Montana--Forrest H. Anderson, 1969-[1971]
Nebraska--Norbert T. Tiemann [1969-1971]
Nebraska--J. J. Exon, 1971
Nevada--Paul Laxalt [1969-1970]
Nevada--D. N. O'Callaghan, 1971
New Hampshire--Walter Peterson, 1969-[1971]
New Jersey--[Richard J. Hughes, 1969] William T. Cahill, 1970-[1971]
New Mexico--David Cargo [1969-1970]
New Mexico--Bruce King, 1971
New York--Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969-[1971]
North Carolina--Robert W. Scott, 1969-[1971]
North Dakota--William L. Guy, 1969-[1971]
Ohio--James A. Rhodes [1969-1970]
Ohio--John Gilligan, 1971
Ok1ahoma--Dewey F. Bartlett [1969-1970]
Oklahoma--David Hall, 1971

Box 13

Oregon--Tom McCall, 1969-[1971]
Pennsylvania--Raymond P. Schafer [1969-1970]
Pennsylvania--Milton Shapp, 1971
Puerto Rico--Luis A. Ferre, 1969-[1971]
Rhode Island--Frank Licht, 1969-[1971]
South Carolina--Robert E. McNair [1969-1970]
South Carolina--John C. West, 1971
South Dakota--Frank L. Farrar [1969-1970]
South Dakota--Richard F. Knelp, 1971
Tennessee--Buford Ellington [1969-1970]
Tennessee--Winfield Dunn, 1971
Texas--Preston Smith, 1969-[1971]
Utah--Calvin L. Rampton, 1969-[1971]
Vermont--Deane C. Davis, 1969-[1971]
Virginia--[Mills Godwin, Jr., 1969] Linwood Holton 1970-[1971]
Virgin Islands--Melvin H. Evans, 1969-[1971]

Box 14

Washington--Daniel J. Evans, 1969-[1971]
West Virginia--Arch A. Moore, 1969-[1971]
Wisconsin--Warren P. Knowles [1969-1970]
Wisconsin--Patrick J. Lucey, 1971
Wyoming--Stanley K. Hathaway, 1969-[1971]
Miscellaneous Memoranda to the Vice President's Staff
Recommendations Re Vice-President Holding or Attending Meetings
Vice-President's Briefing Book
OIR Memoranda to the Vice-President's Staff-1970
OIR Memoranda to the Vice-President's Staff-197l
Miscellaneous VP Material-Press Releases, etc.

Box 15

White House Memos to Staff 1969-1970
White House Memos to Staff 1971
OIR Memoranda to White House Staff June 1969-Dec. 1970
OIR Memoranda to White House Staff 1971
OIR Recommendations re: President
Holding or Attending Meetings
OIR Recommendations re: Transmittal of Presidential Messages
The Domestic Council [1970]
White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health
The New Federalism

Series II: Agency

Box 16

Agriculture--Correspondence, 1969
Department of Agriculture--Correspondence, 1970
Department of Agriculture--Correspondence, 1971

Box 17

President's Cabinet Committee on the Environment--Subcommittee on Pesticides (Agriculture) [1969-1971, Folder 1 of 4]
President's Cabinet Committee on the Environment--Subcommittee on Pesticides (Agriculture) [1969-1971, Folder 2 of 4]
President's Cabinet Committee on the Environment--Subcommittee on Pesticides (Agriculture) [1969-1971, Folder 3 of 4]
President's Cabinet Committee on the Environment--Subcommittee on Pesticides (Agriculture) [1969-1971, Folder 4 of 4]

Box 18

Atomic Energy Commission--Correspondence
Bureau of the Budget January 1969-June 1969
Bureau of the Budget July 1969-Dec. 1970
Bureau of the Budget 1970 [January 1970-June 1970]
Office of Management and Budget June 1970-Dec. 1970

Box 19

Office of Management and Budget 1971
Comments on BOB S.J. Resolutions & Bills by OIR +etc. [1969-1970, Folder 1 of 2]
Comments on BOB S.J. Resolutions & Bills by OIR +etc. [1969-1970, Folder 2 of 2]
OMB-Comments on S.J. Resolutions and Bills by OIR [1970]
OMB-Comments on S.J. Resolutions and Bills by OIR [1971, Folder 1 of 4]
OMB-Comments on S.J. Resolutions and Bills by OIR [1971, Folder 2 of 4]

Box 20

OMB-Comments on S.J. Resolutions and Bills by OIR [1971, Folder 3 of 4]
OMB-Comments on S.J. Resolutions and Bills by OIR [1971, Folder 4 of 4]
OMB Bulletins and Circulars 1969-70
OMB Bulletins and Circulars 1971
SODA [Southern Oklahoma Development Association]
Commerce--Correspondence 1969
Department of Commerce—Correspondence 1970
Department of Commerce—Correspondence 1971
Commerce--The Census

Box 21

Department of Commerce--1972 Census
Commerce--EDA Application Grant, City of Milwaukee, 1969
Defense--Correspondence 1969
Department of Defense—Correspondence 1970
Department of Defense—Correspondence 1971
Defense--ABM System
Department of Defense Domestic Action Council [12/22/69-3/19/70]
Office of Economic Opportunity--1969

Box 22

Office of Economic Opportunity--1970
Office of Equal [Economic] Opportunity-- Correspondence 1971
Office of Economic Opportunity for Gov. Nils Boe Congressional/Governmental Relations Ronald Peterson
Community Action Program (CAP-OEO)
OEP [Office of Emergency Preparedness]--Correspondence, 1969
OEP Correspondence--1970
OEP Correspondence--1971

Box 23

OEP Disasters, etc.
OEP--Gen. Nelson's Committee on Disaster Asst. and Civil Defense Activities
HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare] 1969 [Folder 1 of 2]
HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare] 1969 [Folder 2 of 2]
Dept. of HEW--Correspondence 1970
Dept. of HEW--Correspondence 1971 [Empty Folder]

Box 24

June 18, 1970 Mailing re Social Services Reform Amendments to Family Assistance Act
HEW--Welfare 1969
AFDC Freeze (HEW)
HUD [Department of Housing and Urban Development] 1969 [Folder 1 of 2]
HUD [Department of Housing and Urban Development] 1969 [Folder 2 of 2]
Department of HUD--Correspondence 1970

Box 25

Department of HUD--Correspondence 1971
HUD Model Cities Plan
OIR Reply of 5/8/70 re Diversion of Funds from Model Cities Program
[Independent Agencies and Councils]
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1969
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1970

Box 26

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1971
Council for Urban Affairs--Daniel P. Moynihan, 1969
Council for Urban Affairs--John R. Price, 1970
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) 1970-1971
Civil Service Commission 1969-71
Corp [Corps] of Engineers 1969-71
Council of Economic Advisors 1970-71
Council on Enviornmenta1 Quality [1970-71]
Federal Communications Commission 1969-71

Box 27

General Services Administration 1970-71
NASA 1969-71
President's Commission on Consumer Interests 1970-71
President's Council on Youth Opportunity (PCOYO) 1970-71
Securities and Exchange Commission 1970-71
Veterans' Administration 1969-71
[Dept. of] Interior 1969
Department of the Interior--Correspondence 1970
Department of the Interior--Correspondence 1971

Box 28

Department of Interior--Federal Water Pollution Control
[Dept. of] Justice 1969
Department of Justice—Correspondence 1970
Department of Justice—Correspondence 1971
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Dept. of Labor 1969 [Folder 1 of 2]
Dept. of Labor 1969 [Folder 2 of 2]

Box 29

Department of Labor 1970 [Folder 1 of 2]
Department of Labor 1970 [Folder 2 of 2]
Department of Labor--Correspondence 1971
Dock Strikes (Labor) [1969]
Post Office Correspondence [1969-1970]
Post Office Correspondence 1971 [Empty Folder]
Office of Science and Technology 1970
Office of Science and Technology 1971

Box 30

Intergovernmental Science Relations Committee [Folder 1 of 2]
Intergovernmental Science Relations Committee [Folder 2 of 2]
Department of State--Correspondence [1969-1970]
Department of State--Correspondence 1971
International Joint Commission (IJC) (Dept. of State)
[Dept. of] Transportation-- Correspondence 1969

Box 31

Department of Transportation--Correspondence 1970
Department of Transportation--Correspondence 1971
Treasury--Correspondence 1969
Department of Treasury—Correspondence 1970
Department of Treasury—Correspondence 1971
Revenue Sharing (Treasury) 1970 [Folder 1 of 2]
Revenue Sharing (Treasury) 1970 [Folder 2 of 2]

Box 32

Revenue Sharing (Treasury) 1971
1971--Department of Treasury Revenue
Sharing
Treasury--Tax Reform
Treasury--Tax Exempt Bonds

Series III: Alpha Subject

Box 33

Pending Actions [Empty Folder]
Proposed Catalogue Federal Programs, Congressman Roth, et. al.
Cutback in Federal Construction Costs
Employment Requests January-March 1969

Box 34

Employment Requests March 1969 [Folder 1 of 2]
Employment Requests March 1969 [Folder 2 of 2]
Employment Requests April-December 1969 [Folder 1 of 2]
Employment Requests April-December 1969 [Folder 2 of 2]

Box 35

Employment Requests January-December 1970
Employment Requests (Secretarial)
Employment Requests (Summer)
Moses Lennon--A Man and His Work(s) [Employment Application]
Executive Reorganization--Ash Committee, etc.
Education Committee of the States
Federal Assistance Review, Steering Group Activities [Folder 1 of 2]
Federal Assistance Review, Steering Group Activities [Folder 2 of 2]

Box 36

Federal Grants
Federal Research Grants
Fire Research and Safety Act
Georgia Planning
Golden Eagle Problem (Temporary File)
Invitations (Regretted) 1969
Invitations (Accepted) 1969
Invitations Regretted 1970
Invitations Accepted 1970
Intergovernmental Affairs Fellowship Program

Box 37

Mailings to Mayors
National Center for Voluntary Action
City of Oakland--OEO Matter 1969-1970
Press Releases
Regional Development Planning Commission
Reorganization of 5 Regions (Labor, HUD, HEW, OEO, SBA) 1

Box 38

Reorganization of 5 Regions (Labor, HUD, HEW, OEO, SBA) 2
Southern Regional Environmental Conservation Council
Tahoe Regional Planning
Tampa Harbor Project (Drawdy, Henson, etc.)
Task Forces--1970
Telephone Conversations
Telecommunications [Folder 1 of 2]
Telecommunications [Folder 2 of 2]
Telephone Communication System
Tulsa Area, Planning and Review District Designation

Box 39

UAC [Urban Affairs Council]—Research Strategy for 1970
Under Secretaries Group 1969
Under Secretaries Group 1970
Urban Affairs--Responses to VPs Letter June 24 ltr.
Urban Development and Policy, Boe's Letters to Governors Aug. 5
VP's Trip to Cape Kennedy May 18, 1969
Welfare
White House Fellows

Series IV: Meetings and Conferences

Box 40

Meetings and Conferences Pending [Empty Folder]
Bureau of the Budget April 30 [1969] Meeting
BOB Meeting April 30 "Intergovernmental Task Force Information Systems"
Meeting with Corinth, Mississippi Urban Renewal Agency, May 8, 1969
Meeting with Mayors Apr. 24, '69
Conference of Mayors, Pittsburgh, June 15-18, 1969
Advisory Committee Meeting of Republican Governors Assn.
President's Meeting with the Governors, December 3, 1969

Box 41

Meetings and Conferences, Reports of 1969
Clean Water Meeting--Jan. 30, 1970 conducted by OIR-BOB
Mid-winter's Governor's Conference, Wash. D.C., Feb. 25, 26, and 27
Meeting on N.C. Blackbird Problem, March 13, 1970
4/14/70--Meeting with Mich. Delegation re Mercury Contamination—Great Lakes
Southern Governors' Conference Advisory Committee Meeting, Puerto Rico, April 16-17, 1970
Meeting of April 29, 1970 re Floyd Bennett Fie1d--New York

Box 42

Republican Governors' Association Conference, Santa Fe, May 7-9
Areawide Planning and Coordination, May 26, 1970, Indian Treaty Room
Western Governors' Conference Park City, Utah, June 7-11, 1970
US Conference of Mayors, Denver, Colorado, June 14-17, 1970
Meeting--June 17, 1970, Indian Treaty Room: Streamlining Federal Programs

Box 43

Midwest Governors' Conference, Columbus, Ohio, July 19-21, 1970
1970 National Governors Conference
Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, August 10-12, 1970
Meeting with App1achian Governors' Task Force, September 14, 1970
Southern Governors' Conference, Biloxi, Miss. September 19-22, 1970
Meeting with PIG [Public Interest Group] Executive Directors, October 7, 3:00 PM
Cong. Bennett's "Government and the Businessman" Seminar, Nov. 6, 1970
National League of Cities Conference, Atlanta, Ga., December 6-10, 1970

Box 44

Republican Governors' Conference Winter
Meeting, Idaho, Dec. 12-15, 1970
Meetings and Conferences, Reports of 1970
Meeting February 5, 1971, re Hackensack Meadowlands Project--N.J.
Mid-Winter Governors' Conference, Washington D.C., Feb. 22-25, 1971
Meetings and Conferences, Reports of 1971

Series V: Public Interest Groups

1969-70 Council of State Governments
Council of State Governments 1971
International City Managers' Association [1969-70]
International City Managers' Association 1971
NACO-National Association of Counties 1969-70

Box 45

National Association of Counties 1971
National Governors' Conference 1969
National Governors' Conference 1970
National Governors' Conference 1971
National League of Cities [1969-70]

Box 46

National League of Cities 1971
National Legislative Conference
National Service to Regional Councils 1970
National Service to Regional Councils 1971
Public Interest Groups
Republican Governors' Association [1969-1970]
Republican Governors' Association 1971
State-County-City Service Center [1969-1970]

Box 47

State-County-City Service Center 1971 [Empty Folder]
National Conference of State Legislative Leaders [1970]
U.S. Conference of Mayors [1969-70]
U.S. Conference of Mayors 1971
Press Clippings
Hold [Empty Folder]
Names and Addresses