PA (Parks-Monuments) (White House Central Files: Subject Files)

The subject category is composed of correspondence, drafts of speeches, letters and Presidential messages, petitions, notes, cross references, printed material, newspaper clippings, maps, charts and photographs concerning administration policy toward national parks, monument and historic sites. Major correspondents include John D. Ehrlichman, John C. Whitaker, H.R. Haldeman, Anne Armstrong, Leonard Garment, Tom C. Korologos, Bryce N. Harlow, Herbert G. Klein, Dwight L. Chapin, Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth E. BeLieu, William E. Timmons, James D. Hughes, Peter M. Flanigan, Rose Mary Woods, David N. Parker, John R. Brown, III, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Noble M. Melencamp, Michael B. Smith, Richard K. Cook, Hugh W. Sloan, Jr., Daniel P. Moynihan, Rogers C.B. Morton and Walter J. Hickel. Related subject categories in the White House Central Files include Federal Government (FG) files for concerned agencies, commissions and White House staff; Indian Reservations (IN), Natural Resources (NR), Public Relations (PR), Real Property (RA), Recreation (RE) and Veterans Affairs (VA). The Staff Member and Office Files, particularly those of John Whitaker, also hold materials related to this subject category.

The Executive files typically contain communications among White House staff members and with heads of agencies, members of Congress and other important correspondents. Although General file material overlaps in type that of the Executive files, most notably in that both files usually contain exchanges with members of Congress, it is likely to be composed primarily of communications with state and local officials, representatives of concerned organizations and the general public.

PA PARKS-MONUMENTS

Topics covered include defining administration policy concerning urban area parks; Gateway National Recreation Area; Federal lands in Alaska; implementation of an Executive Order on "Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment"; the President's statement on historic preservation; the President's 1971 environmental message; the impact of revenue sharing programs on preservation; the convention concerning the protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage; the preservation of historic places and buildings; the establishment of new national park areas; national historic landmarks and sites; and the National Register of Historic Places.

PA CEMETERIES

Topics covered include the projected expansion of the national cemetery system; a proposed new necropolitan land use policy; the inspection by the American Battle Monument Commission of cemeteries and monuments in Europe; the role of states and municipalities concerning the establishment of national cemeteries; the desegregation of national cemeteries; legislation concerning cemeteries-the National Cemeteries Act of 1972 and 1973; surplus land disposal; the transfer of miscellaneous cemeteries from the Department of the Army to the Veterans Administration; the condition of Jewish cemeteries in Poland; the condition of the Polish cemetery at Monte Cassino; and the national cemetery in Manassas.

PA 1-1 ARLINGTON NATIONAL

Topics covered include the President's participation in annual Memorial and Veterans days ceremonies at Arlington cemetery; the granting of a permit to the Vietnam Veterans against the War to conduct a memorial service at Arlington; administration policy respecting the 1967 regulations governing burial at the cemetery; space limitations and numerous requests for burial in Arlington cemetery; the dedication of the Navy Seabee Memorial; Federal funds for public access to a permanent gravesite for Robert F. Kennedy; and requests for Presidential wreaths at grave sites in the cemetery.

PA 2 MEMORIALS-MONUMENTS

Topics covered include the condition of the Cham monuments in South Vietnam; the preservation of cultural monuments in Cambodia; invitations to the President to deliver speeches/addresses at various memorial/dedication services; memorials to Dwight D. Eisenhower; a proposal to have the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission sponsor a fundraising drive for a West Coast Statue of Liberty; the preservation of various historic sites - Rhodes Taverns, Andersonville, Antietam battlefield, etc. The A to Z subcategory files material concerning Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mary McLeod Bethune, Vincent T. Lombardi, Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, and other prominent figures; the General file has extensive correspondence from individuals protesting the expenditure of federal funds for a permanent gravesite for Robert F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery.

PA 3 PARKS-RESERVATIONS

Topics covered include the dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson Grove; land for small urban parks; acquisition of Federal park and recreational land; Point Reyes National Seashore area; the development of administration policy on parks and recreational facilities; activities and functions of the Property Review Board; Voyageurs National Park; Gateway East and Gateway West; law enforcement problems in Yosemite National Park; GSA surplus properties; Bicentennial parks; Legacy of Parks transfers; San Onofre Beach; uses of land and water conservation funds; parks and recreational areas in urban committees; and a proposed Executive Order for the preservation of wilderness areas in the national parks and forests.

PA 4 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PLANS

Topics covered include the President's message to Congress on the District of Columbia, April 28, 1969; legislation implementing Pennsylvania Avenue redevelopment; the establishment of a Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; the preservation and rehabilitation of the Willard Hotel; the revitalization of downtown Washington, and the preservation of the Old Post Office Building.