Register of the Ed Clark papers, 1972-1994
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Register of the Ed Clark papers, 1972-1994
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
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Collection Summary
Title: Ed Clark papers
Dates: 1972-1994
Collection Number: 2002C2
Creator: Clark, Ed, 1930-
Collection Size:
12 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 1 film reel
(5.26 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The collection includes correspondence, speeches and writings, press releases, clippings, election campaign literature, polling
data, minutes, financial records, video tapes, sound recordings, and photographs related to Libertarian Party electoral activity,
especially in the presidential election of 1980.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
The collection is in English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ed Clark papers, 1972-1994, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2002.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
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Biographical/Historical Note
| 1930 May 4 |
Born, Middleboro, Massachusetts |
| 1952 |
B.A. in international relations, Dartmouth College |
| 1952-1954 |
Lieutenant (junior grade), gunnery officer and destroyer escort, United States Navy |
| 1954-1965 |
Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve |
| 1957 |
Graduated from Harvard Law School |
| 1970 |
Married Alicia Garcia Cobos |
| 1972- |
Founding state chair of the Libertarian Party of New York State |
| 1972-1974 |
Vice chair, Libertarian Party |
| 1972-1978 |
Member, National Committee, Libertarian Party |
| 1974, circa |
Elected state chair of the Libertarian Party of California |
| 1974- |
Attorney for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), specializing in anti-trust law |
| 1977 |
Elected to area governing council of the Health Systems Agency in Los Angeles County |
| 1978 |
Candidate for governor of California, nominated by the Libertarian Party of California |
| 1980 |
Candidate for president of the United States on the Libertarian ticket |
| 2000 |
Received Thomas Jefferson Award from Libertarian Party |
Scope and Content of Collection
Ed Clark was the Libertarian Party candidate for governor of California in 1978 and for president of the United States in
1980. His papers, which predominately document these two campaigns, include correspondence, speeches and writings, press releases,
clippings, election campaign literature, polling data, minutes, financial records, video tapes, sound recordings, and photographs.
In his gubernatorial campaign, Clark received more than 5 percent of the popular vote. Although he campaigned as a Libertarian
candidate and was the nominee of the Libertarian Party of California, Clark appeared on the ballot as an independent candidate.
Important issues in his campaign included education, taxes, and job growth. He supported Proposition 13, which sought to limit
property taxation, and campaigned against Proposition 6, also known as the Briggs Initiative, a proposition that would have
limited gay and lesbian rights. The
California gubernatorial campaign of 1978 file, which documents Clark's campaign, includes his correspondence and statements on issues.
In 1980, Clark campaigned for president of the United States as the Libertarian Party candidate. He appeared on the ballot
in all fifty states and received more than 1 percent of the popular vote. In his campaign, Clark argued for curbing inflation,
reducing taxes, and providing tax credits for education. He supported a non-interventionist foreign policy and opposed the
draft and energy subsidies. The campaign ran national television advertisements that were largely funded by Clark's running
mate, David Koch. The
United States presidential campaign of 1980 file includes a clippings scrapbook covering Clark's campaign; correspondence between Clark and David Nolan, who was the founder
of the Libertarian Party; and files of Alicia Clark, who campaigned for her husband, Ed Clark. The
Audiovisual material includes a sound recording of Clark's speech upon accepting the presidential nomination as the candidate for the Libertarian
Party, as well as other sound recordings and films related to his presidential campaign.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Libertarian Party.
Libertarianism--United States.
Presidents--United States--Election--1980.
Free enterprise.
Videotapes
Phonotapes
Collection Contents
Box: 1-2
California gubernatorial campaign of 1978 file
1972-1981
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, speeches, and printed matter related to Clark's campaign for governor of California. Arranged alphabetically
by format.
Box/Folder: 1 : 2-5
General,
1978-1979
Scope and Content Note
Includes post-election correspondence
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Form 720: statement of economic interests,
1977-1978
Scope and Content Note
Includes instruction manual
Box/Folder: 1 : 8
Nomination forms for independent candidate,
1978
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
Libertarian Party News newspapers,
1978
Box/Folder: 1 : 11
Speeches,
1978, undated
Scope and Content Note
Statements on issues
Box/Folder: 1 : 12
Advertisements,
circa 1978
Box/Folder: 1 : 13
Analysis of the vote,
1978
Box/Folder: 1 : 14
Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO),
1977
Box/Folder: 1 : 15
California politics,
1972-1978, undated
Box/Folder: 1 : 16
Contributors,
1978-1979, undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Finance Committee,
1974-1978, undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 2
Fundraising,
1977-1978
Scope and Content Note
Includes MacBride for President materials
Box/Folder: 2 : 4
Organization of campaign,
1977-1981
Scope and Content Note
Includes statements and campaign proposal
Box/Folder: 2 : 5
Political Strategy Committee,
1977
Box/Folder: 2 : 6
Proposition 13,
1977, undated
Box: 2-10
United States presidential campaign of 1980 file
1975-1982
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, clippings, speeches, press releases, campaign literature, scrapbooks, and files of Alicia Clark related
to Clark's campaign for president of the United States as the Libertarian candidate. Arranged alphabetically by format.
Box/Folder: 2 : 8
Biographical summary,
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 9
Campaign literature and drafts in Spanish,
1980, undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 13
Itineraries and calendar,
1980
Box/Folder: 3 : 1
Press releases,
1980, undated
Box/Folder: 3 : 2
Ballot status report (map),
undated
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
Biographical summary of Clark,
undated
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
Campaign book
A New Beginning by Ed Clark,
1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes introduction by Eugene McCarthy
Box/Folder: 3 : 6
Campaign critique by David Nolan,
1980
Box/Folder: 3 : 7
Campaign literature,
undated
Box/Folder: 3 : 12
December 1979-January 1980
Box/Folder: 6 : 1
September-October 1980 (Contd.)
Box/Folder: 7 : 1-2
General,
1979-1981
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters to or from Edward Crane, Milton Friedman, Eric O'Keefe, Roger MacBride, and Murray Rothbard
Box/Folder: 7 : 4
Declarations of candidacy for Clark and Koch,
1980
Box/Folder: 7 : 5
Financial documents,
1979-1981
Scope and Content Note
Includes balance sheets
Box/Folder: 7 : 6
Invitations to Clark,
1980
Box/Folder: 7 : 7
Interview of Ed Clark by Bob Clark and James Wooten,
1980
Box/Folder: 7 : 8
Interview of Ed Clark for
Update, typescript,
undated
Box/Folder: 7 : 11
Miscellany,
1980, undated
Box/Folder: 7 : 12
Newsletters,
1980
Scope and Content Note
Internal campaign newsletter
The Insider
Box/Folder: 7 : 14
Press kit,
1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes annotated speeches and notes
Box/Folder: 7 : 15
Press releases,
1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes statements of Clark
Box/Folder: 7 : 16
Printed matter,
1975-1981
Box/Folder: 8 : 1-3
Photographs,
1979-1980, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes images of Clark campaigning, the KYW-TV studio in Philadelphia, a portrait of Clark, and a photograph from Al [Weiney]
Box/Folder: 8 : 4
Research and statistics on issues,
1980
Box/Folder: 8 : 5
"Marketing and Promotional Strategy for the Libertarian Party in 1980" by David Nolan
1980
Box/Folder: 8 : 6-8
"Public Attitudes Toward Current Political Issues" study by Opinion Research Corporation,
1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes public attitudes survey
Box: 9
Speaking engagements and events file
Box/Folder: 9 : 5
Flyers and programs,
1980, undated
Box/Folder: 9 : 8
Press releases,
1980, undated
Box: 9-10
Speeches
Scope and Content Note
See also press releases and press kit
Box/Folder: 9 : 9
"Acceptance Speech,"
1979
Scope and Content Note
Clark's speech accepting presidential nomination at the Libertarian Party presidential convention
Box/Folder: 9 : 10
"Banquet Speech,"
circa 1979
Box/Folder: 9 : 11
"New Jersey Statement,"
1980
Box/Folder: 9 : 13
"Speech #2 (Business),"
undated
Box/Folder: 9 : 14
"Speech #3 (Liberals),"
undated
Box/Folder: 9 : 15
Speech about Reagan Administration,
circa 1981
Box/Folder: 9 : 16
Speech about education,
undated
Box/Folder: 9 : 17
Speech given in Alaska,
undated
Box/Folder: 9 : 18
Speech given in London,
1980
Box/Folder: 9 : 19
Speech given in Los Angeles,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Fragment
Box/Folder: 10 : 2
"Statement of Ed Clark,"
1979
Box/Folder: 10 : 3
Statement of Ed Clark given in Des Moines,
1979
Box/Folder: 10 : 4
Bergland for Senate campaign,
1980
Box/Folder: 10 : 5-6
Delegates to Libertarian Party conventions,
1978-1979
Box/Folder: 10 : 7
Fundraising,
1980, undated
Box/Folder: 10 : 8
Media contacts,
1978-1982
Box/Folder: 10 : 9
Television advertisements,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes script
Box: 10-11
Libertarian Party file
1972-1988
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials related to the campaigns of Dan Dougherty and Gene Burns, correspondence of Alicia Clark, and Libertarian
Party pamphlets.
Box/Folder: 10 : 11
Alicia Clark workshops,
1988
Box/Folder: 10 : 12
Dan Dougherty campaign for governor,
1982, undated
Box/Folder: 10 : 13
Gene Burns presidential campaign, draft booklet,
circa 1983
Box/Folder: 11 : 1
Libertarian Party national convention,
1987
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence of Alicia Clark
Box/Folder: 11 : 2
Libertarian Party pamphlets,
undated
Box/Folder: 11 : 3
Libertarian Party platform,
1972
Box/Folder: 11 : 4
Speakers Bureau manual,
undated
Box: 11-13, film shelf
Audiovisual material,
1979-1994, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes video tapes, compact sound cassettes, sound disc, and motion picture film. Includes sound recording of Clark's acceptance
speech at the Libertarian Party convention after being nominated as the presidential candidate. Descriptions are transcribed
from labels on media; accuracy may vary.
Box/Folder: 11 : 5
"Clark and Issues. Clark and News. Good Morning AM, Sun. Morning, Jim Berns,"
undated
Box/Folder: 11 : 6
"Jim Berns, Barishni Kov, and Ed Clark. CBS News,"
undated
Film shelf
"Clark for President,"
undated
Box: 12
"Project Flex, Ed Clark for President,"
1994
Box: 12
Reel from the American Broadcasting Company,
undated
Box: 12
Reel #2, Ed Clark,
undated
Box: 12
"Cane Creek Song. Blackberry Brambles," with Phil Busby and Steve Gronback,
1979
Box: 13
Alicia Clark. Children's songs and games in Spanish,
undated
Box: 13
Bill Hunscher presidential nominee campaign speech at the Libertarian Party convention,
1979
Box: 13
"Ed Clark. 1988: What Was Accomplished & Learned," California/Nevada Libertarian Party, Las Vegas,
1989
Box: 13
Ed Clark acceptance speech at the Libertarian Party convention,
1979
Box: 13
"Ed Clark Acceptance Speech. Libertarian Party National Convention,"
8 September 1979
Box: 13
"Ed Clark Address to Commonwealth Club in San Francisco,"
1981
Box: 13
"Ed Clark, LBT, KOY,"
3 August 1979
Box: 13
"For President Vote Clark. Ed Clark Is the Man. Craig Franklin Is the Man,"
29 July 1980
Box: 13
"ISI Interview. Portland, Oregon,"
undated
Box: 13
"Libertarian Spots,"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes note from Craig Franklin
Box: 13
Radio show in Dallas, Texas,
30 July 1980
