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Biography of Jack Casserly

John J. Casserly, a journalist, was bureau chief for the International News Service, United Press International and ABC Television News in Rome from 1955-1964. He was the Washington, D.C. general correspondent for ABC from 1964-1968 before serving as senior editor of President Ford's speechwriting staff from 1975-1976.

Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence (1953-1968, 1975-1977); subject files on Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI (1958-1965); 6 scrapbooks; miscellaneous memorabilia and artifacts; 14 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews conducted by Casserly, including interviews with Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy and with the participants of a civil rights demonstration in Louisville, Kentucky (1963-1967); the manuscript for "The Ford White House: The Diary of a Speechwriter;" 4 16 mm films of the Vatican and Rome; and 1 16 mm film of Casserly covering a civil rights demonstration in Louisville, Kentucky (1967); and 4 photocopies of speeches for President Ford written by Casserly (1975).

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Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Jack Casserly at the date of processing.

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Access Terms

Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990.

Artifacts.

Audiotapes.

Casserly, Jack -- Ford White House.

Casserly, Jack J., 1927- -- Ford White House.

Civil rights demonstrations -- Kentucky -- Louisville.

Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006.

Interviews.

John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.

Journalism -- Italy -- Rome.

Journalism -- Kentucky -- Louisville.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Louisville (Ky.)

Memorabilia.

Motion pictures.

Papacy -- History -- 20th century.

Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.

Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1945-

Scrapbooks.

Speeches.

Vatican City.

Journalists.

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