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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Leonard Garment, lawyer and government official, were given to the Library of Congress by Garment in 1984 and 1998.
The papers of Leonard Garment were first processed by Michael Spangler in 1992. Additional material was incorporated and the entire collection reprocessed in 1999 by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Patrick Kerwin and Brian McGuire.
Sound recordings and motion picture films have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Leonard Garment in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved.
Restrictions apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions.
Government regulations control the use of security classified material in this collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information concerning access to and use of classified items.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Leonard Garment Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Leonard Garment (1924- ) span the years 1949-1997, with the bulk of the material dating from 1969 to 1997. Garment's work at the White House during the administration of Richard M. Nixon is documented by memoranda, correspondence, appointment books, press releases, and other papers. There is also material from his short tenure with the Gerald R. Ford administration. The majority of the papers is composed of correspondence, writings, book drafts, news clippings, and material from his work as a private practice attorney in Washington, D.C. The papers are organized in series designated as a White House File, Speeches and Writings, a Subject File, Miscellany, and Classified.
The White House File series pertains primarily to the Nixon administration, though material from the Ford administration is also included. Of particular importance are memoranda to and from White House staff members. Many are addressed to presidential assistants Kenneth R. Cole, John Ehrlichman, and H. R. Haldeman as well as to Nixon and Ford. The “Chronology for 1973" is a single document typed in two columns with some attachments. One column gives a daily accounting of Garment's activities from March to December 1973, and the other lists daily White House activities for the same period, especially in regard to the Watergate investigation. Material from Garment's work at the White House can also be found in the Subject File in folders on Indian affairs, Jewish issues, Legal Services Corporation, presidential campaigns, school desegregation, and the Watergate Affair.
The Subject File is the largest series in the papers and covers a wide range of personal and professional topics.. Most items date from the 1980s and 1990s when Garment worked in Washington, D.C., as an attorney involved with a number of high profile cases and clients such as the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), Inslaw, Inc., the Jonathan Pollard spy case (filed under “Israel”), and the Ras Burka massacre (filed under “Middle East”). Garment represented Robert C. McFarlane during the Iran-Contra congressional investigation. They were personal friends and business associates in McFarlane's international trade consultant business, “McFarlane Associates.” The McFarlane file is extensive and includes material from the Iran-Contra Affair, litigation material concerning the alleged “October surprise” regarding possible release of American hostages held in Iran during the 1980 presidential election, McFarlane's correspondence with Garment and others, including Richard Nixon, drafts of writings by McFarlane, and miscellaneous business papers.
The Speeches and Writings series includes magazine and newspaper articles, op-eds, columns, book reviews, letters to the editor, and speeches by Garment. Garment often wrote about Israel and the Middle East, jazz music, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The largest part of the series, however, is composed of drafts, early draft fragments, research files, and other material from his 1997 memoir
The Miscellany series is composed of general correspondence and clippings from newspapers and magazines about Garment.
The collection is arranged in five series:
Appointment books, a chronology of events for 1973, job description for Garment, memoranda, and miscellany from Garment's service in the White House during the administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, legal papers, writings by others, printed matter, biographical material, business papers, and miscellaneous files.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or name of person or organization and chronologically therein.
Garment's articles from magazines and newspapers, drafts and supporting material for his 1997 memoir
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
Magazine and newspaper clippings and miscellaneous correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
Memorandum and correspondence.
Organized and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.